20th May 2010

Kirklees Green Party
East Coast Edinburgh Express / Forth & Tay Bridges to Royal Dundee

Locos Used 47804 & 57601
Stock Used 99680+3431+3352+3359+99318+99311+99327+5035

Route :
1Z47 : Spondon to Dundee
1Z48 : Dundee to Spondon

Loco(s) Route
57601 (1) Spondon - Long Eaton - Trent - Toton Jn - Toton Centre - Trowell Jn - Pye Bridge jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Tapton Jn - Barrow Hill North Jn - Beighton Jn - Masborough Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Swinton - Moorthorpe - Ferrybridge North Jn - Milford Jn - Church Fenton - York - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Dalmeny Jn - Inverkeithing - Burntisland - Kirkcaldy - Thornton North Jn - Leuchars - Dundee
47804 (2) Dundee - (reverse of outward route) - Spondon

Notes :
(1) 47804 on rear.
(2) 57601 on rear.


47804 waits to leave Dundee on the return leg (hopefully the tail lamp was
removed before departure!) (photo: Kev Heath)

Source : Kev Heath

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Kev Heath)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Spondon 05.39d ?   23.20a ?
Long Eaton 05.47a ~ 05.50d 05.47 ~ 05.51   23.11a ~ 23.14d 23.05 ~ 23.14
Sheet Stores Jn 05/52 05/52   23/07 ?
Trent 08/54 05/54   23/00 ?
Toton Jn 06/00 05/56   22/53 ?
Toton Centre 06/01 05/57   22/47 ?
Trowell Jn 06/05 05/59   22/43 ?
Langley Mill 06.11a ~ 06.14d 06.04 ~ 06.14   22.33a ~ 22.36d 22.45 ~ 22.48
Ironville Jn 06/18 06/19   22/29 ?
Alfreton & Mansfield Parkway 06.22a ~ 06.25d 06.23 ~ 06.25   22.22a ~ 22.25d ?
Clay Cross North Jn 06/36 06/33   22/14 ?
Chesterfield South Jn 09/41 06/39   22/07 ?
Chesterfield 06.45a ~ 06.48d 06.45 ~ 06.48   22.02a ~ 22.05d 22.18 ~ 22.20
Tapton Jn 06/50 06/50   22/01 22/13
Barrow Hill North Jn 06/54 06/53   21/58 ?
Beighton Jn 07/01 06/59   21/46 ?
Treeton Jn 07/05 07/01   21/38 21/54
Masborough Jn 07/12 07/06   21/32 21/50
Aldwarke Jn 07/16 07/16   21/28 ?
Swinton 07/17 ?   21/25 21/30
Moorthorpe 07/23 07/28   21/16 21/10
Ferrybridge North Jn 07/34 07/39   20/56 ?
Milford Jn 07/47 07/46   20/48 ?
Church Fenton 07/52 07/50   20/42 ?
Colton Jn 07/58 07/54   20/35 20/36
York 08.04a ~ 08.08d 08.01 ~ 08.06   20.28a ~ 20.30d 20.28 ~ 20.30
Skelton Jn 08/10 08/09   20/25 20/12
Tollerton Jn 08/18 08/16   20/17 ?
Thirsk 08/27 08/25   20/02 20/01
Northallerton 08/34 08/29   19/54 19/56
Darlington 08/45 08/38 [DM]   19/44 19/46 [UM]
Ferryhill South Jn 08/55 08/48   19/35 19/38
Tursdale Jn 08/57 08/49   19/32 ?
Durham 09/03 08/54 [DF]   19/25 19/31 [UF]
Birtley Jn 09/13 09/00   19/17 19/20
King Edward Bridge South Jn 09/18 09/05   19/06 19/06
Newcastle 09.21a ~ 09.23d 09.07 ~ 09.13   19.01a ~ 19.04d 18.55 ~ 19.05
Heaton South Jn 09/26 09/26   18/57 18/48
Morpeth 09/37 ?   18/40 18/35
Morpeth North Jn 09.39 ~ 09.53 ?   ? ?
Alnmouth 10/09 10/01   18/26 ?
Berwick-upon-Tweed 10/35 10/24   18/01 17/58
Reston 10/44 ?   17/53 ?
Grantshouse 10.51 ~ 11.19 10.41 ~ 11.16   17/48 ?
Dunbar 11/31 11/26   17/36 17/34
Drem 11/39 11/34   17/25 17/26
Prestonpans UPL ? 11/46   17.13 ~ 17.18 17.14 ~ 17.18
Monktonhall Jn 11/52 11/52   17/09 ?
Portobello Jn 11/54 11/54   17/07 17/07
Edinburgh Waverley 11.59a ~ 12.03d 12.00 ~ 12.05   16.53a ~ 17.03d 16.53 ~ 17.02
Princes Street Gardens 12/04 12/06   16/51 16/52
Haymarket 12/07 12/08   16/49 ?
Haymarket West Jn 12/09 12/09   16/45 16/44
Dalmeny Jn 12/14 ?   16/36 16/39
Inverkeithing 12/22 12/23   16/28 16/33
Burntisland 12/32 12/33   16/18 16/25
Kirkcaldy 12/42 12/41   16/11 16/18
Thornton South Jn 12/46 12/45   16/06 16/08
Thornton North Jn 12/47 12/46   16/05 16/00
Ladybank 12/55 12/56   15/54 ?
Cupar 13/05 13.05 ~ 13.08   15/44 ?
Leuchars 13/12 13/15   15/36 15/38
Tay Bridge South 13/24 13/22   15/29 15/30
Dundee Central Jn 13/28 13/28   15/25 15/25
Dundee 13.29a 13.29   15.23d 15.23


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