20th September 2014

N.E.N.T.A. Traintours
Settle, Carlisle & Cumbrian Coast Circular

Locos Used 47786 'Roy Castle OBE' & 47804
Stock Used 3431+3395+'Windermere'+3326+3313+3350+6724+6022+6103+6000+????

Route : 
1Z63 : Norwich to Carlisle
1Z64 : Carlisle to Norwich

Loco(s) Route
????? (1) Norwich - Diss - Haughley Jn - Stowmarket - Ipswich
????? (1) Ipswich - Stowmarket - Haughley Jn - Bury-St-Edmunds - Chippenham Jn - Soham - Ely - March - Whittlesea - Peterborough - (via ECML) - Doncaster - Adwick - South Kirkby Jn - Hare Park Jn - Crofton West Jn - Calder Bridge Jn - Turners Lane Jn - Normanton - Altofts Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Whitehall Jn - Dockfield Jn - Shipley - Keighley - Skipton - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - London Road Jn - Carlisle
????? (1) Carlisle - Currock Jn - Maryport - Workington - St Bees - Sellafield - Ravenglass - Foxfield - Park South Jn - Dalton Jn - Ulverston - Carnforth - Carnforth North Jn - (via WCML) - Farington Curve Jn - Lostock Hall Jn - Cherry Tree - Blackburn - Accrington - Rose Grove - Gannow Jn - Copy Pit - Hall Royd Jn - Hebden Bridge - Milner Royd Jn - Greetland Jn - Bradley Wood Jn - Heaton Lodge East Jn - Mirfield - Thornhill LNW Jn - Horbury Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Calder Bridge Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Ipswich
????? (1) Ipswich - (reverse of outward route) - Norwich

Notes: 
(1) Confirmation is required as to which loco led each leg is required (was offered as 47786 leading throughout from Norwich to Carlisle and 47804 leading throughout on the return but that does not allow for the reversal at Ipswich each way...)

Source : Gareth Kelly

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gareth Kelly)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Norwich 05.05d 05.05   01.01a 01.16
Thorpe Jn 05/06 ?   00/59½ ?
Trowse Swing Bridge 05/06½ ?   00/59 ?
Trowse Jn 05/07½ 05/08½   00/58 01/12
Diss 05.27a ~ 05.29d 05.26 ~ 05.28½   00.36a ~ 00.38d 00.51 ~ 00.53
Haughley Jn 05/40 05/41   00/23 00/35½
Stowmarket 05/43 05/42½   00/20 00/33
Europa Jn 05/53 ?   00/11 ?
East Suffolk Jn 05/54 05/50   00/10 00/21
Ipswich 05.56a ~ 06.04d 05.52 ~ 06.06½   23.58a ~ 00.08d 00.10 ~ 00.19
East Suffolk Jn 06/06 06/08½   23/56 00/06½
Europa Jn 06/07 ?   23/55 ?
Stowmarket 06.18a ~ 06.21d 06.20½ ~ 06.21   23.40a ~ 23.42d 23.52 ~ 23.55½
Haughley Jn 06/27 06/29   23/36 23/47
Elmswell 06/31 ?   23/31 ?
Thurston 06/36½ ?   23/24½ ?
Bury-St-Edmunds 06.42a ~ 06.45d 06.45 ~ 06.46   23.16a ~ 23.18d 23.26 ~ 23.31
Kennett Redland GF 06/55½ ?   23/05½ ?
Kennett 06/57 ?   23/04 ?
Chippenham Jn 07/00 07/02   23/01 23/10½
Soham 07/10 07/08½   22/53 23/01½
Ely Dock Jn 07/18 ?   22/46 ?
Ely 07.19a ~ 07.22d 07.17½ ~ 07.23½   22.43a ~ 22.45d 22.50½ ~ 22.54
Ely North Jn 07/25 07/25½   22/40 22/46½
Ely West Jn 07/26 ?   22/39 ?
Third Drove 07/29½ ?   22/35½ ?
Manea 07/34 ?   22/31 ?
Stonea 07/36 ?   22/29 ?
March East Jn 07/40½ ?   22/25 ?
March 07.41a ~ 07.44d 07.42 ~ 07.45   22.22a ~ 22.24d 22.30 ~ 22.32
March West Jn 07/45 ?   22/21½ ?
Three Horse Shoes 07/50½ ?   22/16½ ?
Whittlesea 07/54½ 07/55   22/13 22/21
Peterborough East Jn 08/02 ?   22/05 ?
Peterborough 08.04a ~ 08.07d 08.03 ~ 08.07½   22.01a ~ 22.03d 22.08 ~ 22.13
Werrington Jn 08/11½ ?   21/57 ?
Helpston Jn 08/14 08/15   21/54½ 22/02½
Tallington Jn 08/19 08/20   21/51 22/01
Stoke Jn 08/35 08/36   21/40½ 21/50
Highdyke Jn 08/37 ?   21/38½ ?
Grantham 08/41 08/41   21/35 21/43½
Nottingham Branch Jn 08/41½ ?   21/34½ ?
Barkston South Jn 08/44 ?   21/32 ?
Claypole Loop 08/48 08/47   21/27 21/34
Newark Northgate 08/51 08/51   21/23 21/31
Newark Flat Crossing 08/52 08/51   21/22 21/30
Retford 09/05 09/04   21/09 21/12
Loversall Carr Jn 09/16 09/13   20/59 20/58
Black Carr Jn 09/17½ ?   20/57½ ?
Potterick Carr Jn 09/18½ ?   20/56½ ?
Decoy North Jn 09/19 ?   20/56 ?
Bridge Jn 09/21 ?   20/54½ ?
Doncaster 09.22a ~ 09.30d 09.24 ~ 09.28   20.51 ~ 20.53 20.49½ ~ 20.53
Bentley 09/33½ ?   20/48 ?
Adwick 09/37½ 09/37   20/44 20/44
Carcroft Jn 09/37½ ?   20/44 ?
Adwick Jn 09/38½ 09/38   20/43 20/43
South Elmsall 09/43½ ?   20/40 ?
South Kirkby Jn 09/45 09/45   20/39 20/39
Fitzwilliam 09/49 ?   20/34½ ?
Hare Park Jn 09/52 09/54½   20.24 ~ 20.30 ??.?? ~ 20.33½
Crofton West Jn 09/56 ?   20/20 20/21
Oakenshaw Jn 09/59 ?   20/18½ ?
Calder Bridge Jn 10/03 09/59   20/17 20/17

 

Location Booked Actual
Turners Lane Jn 10/06 ?
Normanton 10/09½ ?
Altofts Jn 10/11 10/09
Methley Jn 10/13½ 10/14
Woodlesford 10/17 ?
Stourton Jn 10/20 10/23
Hunslet South Jn 10/22 ?
Hunslet Station Jn 10/23½ ?
Engine Shed Jn 10/26 10/27½
Whitehall Jn 10.29 ~ 10.32 ??.?? ~ 10.34
Armley Jn 10.35 ~ 10.36 ??.?? ~ 10.36
Apperley Jn 10/44 10/43
Dockfield Jn 10/48 ?
Shipley East Jn 10/48½ ?
Shipley 10/49 10/49
Shipley West Jn 10/49 ?
Saltaire 10/50 10/50
Bingley 10/53½ 10/53
Crossflats 10/54½ ?
Keighley 10/58 10/57
Steeton & Silsden 11/02½ 11/00
Cononley 11/07½ 11/04
Skipton 11/12 11/09
Gargrave 11/16½ ?
Hellifield 11/24 11/24
Long Preston 11/25½ ?
Settle Jn 11/28 11/30
Settle 11/30½ ?
Helwith Bridge 11/35½ ?
Horton-in-Ribblesdale 11/38 ?
Ribblehead 11/45 11/47
Blea Moor 11/48 11/51
Dent 11/54½ ?
Garsdale 11/59 12/02
Ais Gill 12/02 ?
Mallerstang 12/05½ ?
Kirkby Stephen 12/09 12/12
Crosby Garrett 12/11½ ?
Helm Tunnel 12/16 ?
Ormside 12/18½ ?
Appleby 12.21 ~ 12.26 ?
Long Marton 12/30 ?
Kirkby Thore SB 12/32 12/35
Culgaith SB LC 12/35 12/37
Langwathby 12/39½ ?
Lazonby & Kirkoswald 12/43 ?
Armathwaite 12/48½ ?
Low House Crossing SB 12/50 12/52
How & Co Sidings 12/54 12/56
Petteril Bridge Jn 13/01 13/01
London Road Jn 13/02 ?
Carlisle 13.04a ~ 14.42d 13.04 ~ 14.42
Currock Jn 14/46 14/46
Dalston 14/51 14/51
Rosewain LC 14/57½ ?
Wigton 15/01 15/01
Brayton 15/10 ?
Aspatria 15/12½ ?
Maryport 15/23 15/26
Flimby 15/25½ ?
Siddick Jn 15/29 ?
Derwent Jn 15/30 ?
Workington 15/31 15/34
Harrington 15/35 ?
Parton North Jn 15/38 ?
Parton 15/42 ?
Whitehaven 15.46 ~ 15.49 15.51 ~ 15.53
Corkickle 15/51 ?
Mirehouse Jn 15/52 ?
St Bees 15.57 ~ 16.01 6.01 ~ 16.03
Nethertown 16/07 ?
Braystones 16/09½ ?
Sellafield 16.14 ~ 16.16 16.14 ~ 16.15
Seascale 16/18½ ?
Drigg 16/21 16/21
Ravenglass 16/23½ ?
Eskmeals 16/25½ ?
Bootle 16/29 16/28
Silecroft 16/36½ ?
Millom 16/41 16/37
Green Road 16/45 ?
Foxfield 16/48 16/47
Kirkby-in-Furness 16/51½ ?
Askam 16/56 16/55
Park South Jn 17/01 ?
Dalton Jn 17/04 ?
Dalton 17/05 ?
Ulverston 17/12 ?
Plumpton Jn 17/14 ?
Cark 17/19 ?
Kents Bank 17/22 ?
Grange-over-Sands 17.25 ~ 17.29 ?
Arnside 17/34 ?
Silverdale 17/38½ ?
Carnforth F&M Jn 17/43 ?
Carnforth 17/44 17/58½
Carnforth North Jn 17/45 17/59
Hest Bank 17/49½ ?
Morecambe South Jn 17/51 18/05½
Lancaster 17/54 18/09
Lancaster South Jn UGL 17.56 ~ 18.02 ?
Garstang & Catteral 18/12 18/18½
Barton & Broughton PL 18/17½ ?
Fylde Jn 18/22 ?
Preston 18.23 ~ 18.25 18.28 ~ 18.30
Preston South Jn 18/26 ?
Ribble Jn 18/26½ ?
Skew Bridge 18/28 ?
Farington Curve Jn 18/29 18/34
Lostock Hall 18/31½ 18/37
Lostock Hall Jn 18/32 ?
Bamber Bridge 18/33 18/38½
Pleasington 18/40 18/46
Cherry Tree 18/41½ 18/48
Mill Hill 18/42½ 18/48
Bolton Branch Jn 18/43½ ?
Blackburn 18/44 18/50
Daisyfield Jn 18/45 18/51
Rishton 18/48 18/54
Church & Oswaldtwistle 18/50 18/56
Accrington 18/51 18/58
Huncoat 18/53½ 19/02
Hapton 18/56 19/04
Rose Grove West Jn 18/57½ ?
Rose Grove 18/58 19/05½
Gannow Jn 18/59 19/06½
Burnley Manchester Road 19/00½ 19/08
Copy Pit 19/09 ?
Stansfield Hall 19/19 ?
Hall Royd Jn 19/20 19/24½
Hebden Bridge 19/27 19/29
Mytholmroyd 19/28½ ?
Sowerby Bridge 19/33 ?
Milner Royd Jn 19/34 19/36
Greetland Jn 19/42 19/39½
Elland 19/43½ ?
Brighouse 19/47½ 19/45
Bradley Wood Jn 19/50 19/46
Heaton Lodge Jn 19/54 ?
Heaton Lodge East Jn 19/55 19/50
Mirfield 19/56½ 19/55
Mirfield East Jn 19/58 ?
Thornhill LNW Jn 19/59 ?
Dewsbury East Jn 20/01 ?
Healey Mills A Jn 20/01½ ?
Healey Mills B Jn 20/03½ ?
Horbury Jn 20/06 20/06
Wakefield Kirkgate 20.13 ~ 20.15 20.15 ~ 20.16

Timings continue in first table.

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