30th August 2010

Compass Tours
The Western & Eastern Coastal Express / Mini-Tour of County Durham. Cleveland and Tyne Coast

Loco Used 55022 'Royal Scots Grey'
Stock Used ????

Route :
1Z44 : 04.28d Crewe to Newcastle
1Z46 : 16.45d Newcastle to Crewe

Loco Route
55022 Crewe - ??? - Hooton - Ellesmere Port - Helsby - Runcorn East - Acton Grange Jn - (via WCML) - Carnforth - Arnside - Barrow-in-Furness - Foxfield - Ravenglass - Sellafield - Workington - Currock Jn - London Road Jn - Petteril Bridge Jn - Haltwhistle - Hexham - Gateshead Metro Centre - Low Fell Jn - Durham - Ferryhill South Jn - Darlington South Jn - Dinsdale - Eaglescliffe - Stockton - Norton South Jn - Norton West Jn - Ferryhill South Jn - (via ECML) - Newcastle
55022 Newcastle - (via ECML) - York - Church Fenton - Cross Gates - Leeds - Shipley - Keighley - Skipton - Hellifield - Settle Jn - Clapham - Carnforth - (reverse of outward route) - Hooton - ??? - Crewe

Notes :
(3) The mini-tour was an add-on option for those on the main tour as well as a stand-alone option and it commenced and finished at Durham (12.39 to 17.xx). Train was delayed between Carnforth and Preston owing to three TPWS activations.


55022 on arrival at Newcastle around 2.30pm (photo: John Cowlishaw)

Source : John Cowlishaw

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Cowlishaw)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Crewe 04.28d ?   00.09a ?
Hooton ??.??a ~ 05.40d ??.?? ~ 05.45   ??.??a ~ 22.47d 23.20½ or 23.23 ~ ??.??
Ellesmere Port ??.??a ~ 05.49d 05.54 ~ 05.55   ??.??a ~ 22.37d 23.04 ~ 23.05
Ince ? 06/02   ? ?
Helsby ? 06/05   ? 22/55½
Frodsham ??.??a ~ 06.04d 06.10 ~ 06.11   ??.??a ~ 22.21d 22.47 ~ 22.50
Frodsham Jn ? 06/14½   ? ?
Runcorn East ? 06/17   ? 22/43
Acton Grange Jn ? 06/19   ? 22/36
Warrington Bank Quay ??.??a ~ 06.19d 06.22 ~ 06.24   ??.??a ~ 22.05d 22.29½ ~ 22.31½
Winwick Jn ? 06/29   ? 22/26
Golborne Jn ? 06/32   ? ?
Springs Branch Jn ? 06/35   ? ?
Wigan North Western ? 06.36½ ~ 06.38½   ? 22.16 ~ 22.18
Balshaw Lane Jn ? 06/48½   ? 22/07
Euxton Jn ? 06/49½   ? ?
Farington Jn ? 06/51   ? ?
Farington Curve Jn ? 06/52   ? ?
Preston ??.??a ~ 06.54d 06.54½ ~ 06.58½   ??.??a ~ 21.26d 21.38½ ~ 21.59
Lancaster ??.??a ~ 07.17d 07.17½ ~ 07.19½   ??.??a ~ 21.01d 21.12 ~ 21.15
Morecambe South Jn ? 07/23   ? 21/04
Carnforth South Jn ? 07/28½   ? ?
Carnforth 07.26d or 07.43d ??? 07.31½ ~ 07.35   ??.??a ~ ??.??d 20.42½ ~ 20.54

 

Location Booked Actual
Arnside ? 07/44½
Grange-over-Sands ? 07/49½
Ulverston ? 08/00
Dalton Jn ? 08/08
Barrow-in-Furness ? 08/18½
Park South Jn ? 08/27½
Askham ? 08/31
Foxfield ? 08/39
Millom ? 08/46½
Bootle ? 08/57
Ravenglass ? 09/00½
Sellafield ? 09/08
St Bees ? 09/20
Corkickle ? 09.30 ~ 09.32
Whitehaven ? 09/32
Workington ? 09/51
Maryport ? 10/02
Aspatria ? 10/13
Wigton ? 10/23½
Currock Jn ? 10/42
Bog Jn ? 10/43
London Road Jn ? 10/46
Petteril Bridge Jn ? 10.47 ~ 10.54
Wetheral ? 10/59
Brampton Fell ? 11/07½
Low Row ? 11/11
Haltwhistle ? 11/21
Bardon Mill ? 11/27½
Haydon Bridge ? 11/33
Hexham ? 11/42
Corbridge ? 11/45
Prudhoe ? 11/53
Wylam ? 11/55½
Blaydon ? 12/00½
Gateshead MetroCentre ??.??a ~ 11.55d 12.09 ~ 12.11
Low Fell Jn ? 12/18
Birtley Jn ? ??.?? ~ 12.27
Durham ??.??a ~ 12.39d 12.41 ~ 12.44½
Ferryhill South Jn ? 12/54
Darlington South Jn ? 13/05
Dinsdale ? 13/10½
Eaglescliffe ? 13/20
Stockton ? 13/24½
Norton South Jn ? 13/27
Norton West Jn ? 13/28
Ferryhill South Jn ? 13.43 ~ 13.54½
Durham ? 14/03
Birtley Jn ? 14/12½
Newcastle 14.31a ~ 16.45d 14.32 ~ 17.00
Birtley Jn ? 17/07½
Durham ??.??a ~ 17.02d 17.16½ ~ 17.21½
Ferryhill South Jn ? 17/31½
Darlington ? 17/40
Northallerton ? 17/54½
Thirsk ? 17/59½
Tollerton ? 18/08½
Skelton Jn ? 18/23
Yotk ? 18.28½ ~ 18.31
Colton Jn ? 18/37½
Church Fenton ? 18/41
Micklefield ? 18/45½
Cross Gates ? 18/50
Neville Hill East Jn ? 18/52
Leeds ? 18.58 ~ 19.00½
Whitehall Jn ? 19.02½ ~ 19.13
Shipley ? 19/28½
Keighley ? 19/35
Skipton ? 19/51½
Hellifield ? 20/01
Settle Jn ? 20/07½
Clapham ? 20/18
Wennington ? 20/26

Timings continue in first table.

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