17th April 2010

Railway Touring Company
The Hadrian

Locos Used 47804, 57601 & steam: 6201 'Princess Elizabeth'
Stock Used 35465+5487+4951+99311+99350+99352+99348+99121+99316+3093+99304

Route :
1Z70 : Stevenage to Carlisle
1Z71 : Carlisle to Stevenage

Loco(s) Route
57601 (1) Stevenage - (via ECML) - Doncaster - Adwick - South Kirkby Jn - Hare Park Jn - Calder bridge Jn - Turners Lane Jn - Altofts Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Whitehall Jn - Shipley - Hellifield Goods Loop
6201 (1) Hellifield Goods Loop - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
6201 (1) Carlisle - Hexham - Low Fell Jn - (via ECML) - York
57601 (1) York - (via ECML) - Stevenage

Notes :
(1) 47804 on rear.
(2) Mike Richmond comments: It ran pretty much to time northbound, catching up the few minutes it was behind with the stop in Hemsworth loop. Departure from Carlisle was delayed by a late running Pendolino to London, and then more time was lost at Low Fell and in the loop at Tursdale. Departure from York was about 1 hour down, but 57601 made up some time to be about 40mins late on return to Huntingdon.

Sources : Mike Richmond (joined/left the train at Huntingdon),
Howard Parker (viewed the train at Carlisle), Roger Geach & Shaun Courtnage

Photo Review


57601 passes Eaton Lane, Retford, on the outward run (photo: Roger Geach)


6201 waits to leave Carlisle for York (photo: Mike Richmond)


Timings (Booked Only)
(from various including Mike Richmond)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Stevenage 06.10d [P4] [SL] ?   22.49 [P1] ?
Hitchin 06/16 ?   22/42 ?
Sandy 06/26 ?   22/31 ?
Huntingdon 06.39a ~ 06.41d [P3] ??.?? ~ ??.?? [P3] [DS]   22.14a ~ 22.16d [P2] ??.?? ~ ??.??
Connington South Jn   22/05 ?
Holme Jn 06/51 [FL] ?  
Fletton Jn ? ?   21/58 [FL] ? [UF]
Peterborough 06.58a ~ 07.00d [P5] ??.?? ~ ??.?? [P5]   21.43a ~ 21.46d [P2] ??.?? ~ ??.?? [P2]
Helpston Jn ? ? [DS]  
Tallington Jn 07/10 [SL] ?   21/33 ?
Stoke Jn 07/25 ?   21/22 [FL] ? [UF]
Grantham 07.30a ~ 07.33d [P2] ??.?? ~ ??.?? [P2]   21.12a ~ 21.15d [P1] ??.?? ~ ??.?? [P1]
Claypole Loop 07/42 ?   21/03 ?
Newark Northgate 07.47a ~ 07.50d [P1] ??.?? ~ ??.?? [P1]   20.50a ~ 20.56d [P3] ??.?? ~ ??.?? [P2]
Newark Flat Crossing 07/52 ?   20/48 ?
Retford 08/05 ? [P2]   20/35 ?
Loversall Carr Jn 08/18 ?   20/25 ?
Doncaster 08.28a ~ 08.30d [P4] ??.?? ~ ??.?? [P4]   20.17a ~ 20.19d [P1] ? [Through Line]

 

Location Booked Actual
Adwick 08/38 ?
Adwick Jn 08/39 ?
South Kirkby Jn 08/47 ?
Hemsworth Loop 08.52 ~ 09.11 ??.?? ~ ??.?? [Loop]
Hare Park Jn 09/18 ?
Crofton Westk Jn 09/27 ?
Calder Bridge Jn 09/40 ?
Turners Lane Jn 09/45 ?
Altofts Jn 09/51 ?
Methley Jn 09/54 ?
Stourton Jn 10/02 ?
Engine Shed Jn 10/10 [DWC] ?
Whitehall Jn 10/16 [DS] ?
Armley Jn 10/17 ?
Dockfield Jn 10/27 ?
Shipley 10/28 [P2] ?
Keighley 10/38 ?
Skipton 10/51 [P3] ?
Hellifield 11/05 ?
Hellifield Goods Loop 11.07 ~ 11.50 ??.?? ~ ??.??
Settle Jn 11/57 ?
Horton In Ribblesdale 12/11 ?
Ribblehead 12/23 ?
Blea Moor 12/26 ?
Garsdale 12/40 ?
Kirkby Stephen 12/53 ?
Appleby 13w08a ~ 13w23d ??.?? ~ ??.??
Kirkby Thore Signal Box 13/31 ?
Culgaith Signal Box LC 13/35 ?
Lazonby & Kirkoswald 13/45 ?
Low House Crossing SB 13/54 ?
Howe & Co Sdgs 13/58 ?
Petteril Bridge Jn 14/06 ?
London Road Jn 14/07 ?
Carlisle [P4] 14.10a ~ 16.05d [P4] [P4] ??.?? ~ ??.?? [P4]
London Road Jn 16/09 ?
Petteril Bridge Jn 16/10 ?
Corby Gates SB 16/16 ?
Brampton Fell 16/24 ?
Low Row SB 16/30 ?
Haltwhistle 16/42 ?
Haydon Bridge 16/54 ?
Hexham 17/04 ?
Prudhoe 17/15 ?
Wylam 17/18 ?
Blaydon 17/23 ?
MetroCentre 17/26 ?
Norwood Jn 17/31 ?
Low Fell Royal Mail 17w34 ~ 17w56 ??.?? ~ ??.??
Low Fell Jn 17/59 [SL] ?
Birtley Jn 18/05 ?
Durham 18/13 [P1] ?
Tursdale Jn 18/21 ??.?? ~ ??.?? [Loop]
Ferryhill S Jn 18/24 ?
Darlington 18/38 [UML] ? [UM]
Northallerton 18/51 ? [UF]
Thirsk 18/58 ?
Tollerton Jn 19/08 ? [US]
Skelton Jn 19/14 ?
York 19.17a ~ 19.47d [P10] ??.?? ~ ??.?? [P11]
Colton Jn 19/54 ?
Hambleton N Jn 20/00½ ?
Temple Hirst Jn 20/05 ?
Shaftholme Jn 20/12 ?

Timings continue in first table

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