3rd October 2015

UK Railtours
The Magnificent Settle & Carlisle

Locos Used 90037 'Spirit of Dagenham' & D9009 'Alycidon'
Stock Used 35469+3123+3097+1691+3120+3068+3069+1651+3119+1832+4927+5292

Route :
1Z50 : London Kings Cross to Carlisle
1Z51 : Carlisle to London Kings Cross

Loco Route
90037 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Loversall Carr Jn - Decoy South Jn - Decoy North Jn - Belmont Down Yard
D9009 Belmont Down Yard - Bridge Jn - Doncaster - Adwick - Hare Park Jn - Crofton West Jn - Calder Bridge Jn - Turners Lane Jn - Altofts Jn - Methley Jn - Stourton Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Whitehall Jn - Armley Jn - Shipley - Keighley - Skipton - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
D9009 Carlisle - Petteril Bridge Jn - Haltwhistle - Hexham - Blaydon - Norwood Jn - Low Fell Jn - Durham - (via ECML) - York - Colton Jn - Church Fenton - Sherburn Jn - Gascoigne Wood Jn - Hambleton West Jn - Hambleton South Jn - Temple Hirst Jn - Shaftholme Jn - Doncaster
90037 Doncaster - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Sources : David Lodwick & Nigel Benning (both on the tour)

Photo Review


90037 on the outward run (photo: Nigel Benning)


D9009 on arrival at Carlisle (photo: Nigel Benning)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Lodwick, Nigel Benning & Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 London Kings Cross 08.18d [P1] 08.18   22.51a [P1] 22.52 630.50
? Belle Isle 08/20 [FL1] 08/19   22/48 [FL2] 22/50 ?
2.41 Finsbury Park 08/22 [P5] [DF] 08/22   22/46 [P4] [UF] 22/48 627.09
4.78 Alexandra Palace 08/24 [DF] 08/24   22/43 [UF] 22/46 625.52
12.57 Potters Bar 08.31a ~ 08.34d [P4] [DS] 08.31 ~ 08.34   22.34a ~ 22.37d [P1] [UF] 22.37 ~ 22.40 617.73
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 08/41½ [P3] [DS] 08/42   22/27 [P2] [US] 22/28 610.25
21.20 Digswell Jn 08*43 ~ 08*47 ??.?? ~ 08.47   22/24 [US] 22/27 ?
23.73 Woolmer Green Jn 08/50½ [DF] 08/50   22/23 [UF] 22/25 606.57
27.45 Stevenage 08.54a ~ 08.57d [P3] [DF] 08.54 ~ 08.57   22.15a ~ 22.19d [P2] [UF] 22.18 ~ 22.21 603.05
31.74 Hitchin 09/01 [DF] 09/01   22/11 [UF] 22/12 598.56
44.10 Sandy 09/09 [DF] 09/08   22/00 [UF] 22/00 586.40
58.70 Huntingdon 09/18 [DF] 09/17   21/51 [UF] 21/51 571.60
? Connington South Jn 09/23½ ?   21/45 [UF] 21/45 563.47
69.26 Holme Jn 09/24½ 09/23   21/43½ ? ?
? Fletton Jn 09/29½ ?   21/39 [US-UF] ??.?? ~ 21.39 ?
76.29 Peterborough 09.31a ~ 09.34d [P4] [DS] 09.30 ~ 09.34   21.32a ~ 21.36d [P1] [US] 21.30 ~ 21.33 554.21
? Helpston Jn 09/42 [DS] 09/40 [DS]   21/26 21/17 ?
84.64 Tallington Jn 09/46 [DS] 09/44 [DS]   21/23 [US] 21/15 545.66
99.61 Stoke Jn 09/58 09/59   21/10 [US] 21/02 530.69
105.38 Grantham 10/05 [P2] 10/05   21/06 [P1] 20/59 525.12
115.27 Claypole Loop 10/11 10/11   20/59 20/53 515.23
120.08 Newark North Gate 10/14 [P1] 10/14   20/55 [P2] 20/50 510.42
? Newark Flat Crossing 10/14½ 10/15   20/54 20/49 ?
138.49 Retford 10/25½ 10/25   20/43 20/39 492.01
152.00 Loversall Carr Jn 10/36 [WSL] 10/33   20/34 20/30 478.50
? Decoy South Jn 10/38 10/35   - - -
? Decoy North Jn 10/40 10/36   - - -
155.02 Belmont Down Yard 10L44 ~ 11L07 10.39 ~ 11.00   - - -
- Black Carr Jn - -   20/30 [ESL] ? ?
- Potteric Carr Jn - -   20/29 [ESL] ? ?
? Bridge Jn 11/12 [WS1] 11/07   - - -
155.77 Doncaster 11.14a ~ 11.16d [P4] 11.17 ~ 11.20   20L05a ~ 20L25d [P1] [ESL] 20.08 ~ 20.25 474.53

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
? Adwick 11/21 [P2] 11/25
160.65 Adwick Jn 11/22 11/26
165.74 South Kirkby Jn 11/27 11/30
171.73 Hare Park Jn 11/34 11/38
173.22 Crofton West Jn 11/37 11/40
174.34 Calder Bridge Jn 11/40 11/44
175.04 Turners Lane Jn 11/44 11/46
178.26 Altofts Jn 11/49 11/52
179.63 Methley Jn 11/52 11/53
? Stourton Jn 11/58 11/59
187.46 Engine Shed Jn 12/02 [UWC] 12/01
187.78 Whitehall Jn 12*05 ~ 12*14 [DS] 12.05 ~ 12.14
? Armley Jn 12/17 12/17
194.23 Apperley Jn 12/23 12/23
197.69 Dockfield Jn 12/31 12/29
198.15 Shipley 12/32 [P2] 12/30
204.30 Keighley 12/39 [P2] 12/37
213.45 Skipton 12/54 [P3] 12/51
223.39 Hellifield 13/05 13/02
226.64 Settle Jn 13/09 13/06
234.61 Horton-in-Ribblesdale 13/18 13/15
239.44 Ribblehead 13/24 13/21
240.63 Blea Moor 13/27 13/24
248.79 Garsdale 13/37 13/35
258.64 Kirkby Stephen 13/47 13/45
269.46 Appleby 13/57 13/55
? Kirkby Thore SB 14/03 14/03
276.79 Culgaith SB 14/06 14/06
? Lazonby & Kirkoswald 14/14 ?
291.79 Low House SB 14/21 14/22
? Howe & Co Sidings 14/25 14/25
299.36 Petteril Bridge Jn 14/31 14/31
? London Road Jn 14/32 ?
300.28 Carlisle 14.35a [P3] ~ 16.13d [P3] 14.34 [P3] ~ 16.14 [P3]
? London Road Jn 16/15 ?
301.20 Petteril Bridge Jn 16/16 16/18
? Corby Gates SB 16/22 ?
311.25 Brampton Fell SB 16/28 16/31
314.22 Low Row SB 16/33 16/34
323.33 Haltwhistle 16/44 16/44
332.11 Haydon Bridge 16/54 16/57
339.58 Hexham 17/01 [P1] 17/05
? Prudhoe 17/14 17/15
? Wylam 17/17 ?
356.43 Blaydon 17/22 17/22
358.35 Metrocentre 17/24 [P1] 17/25
360.05 Norwood Jn 17/31 17/28
361.47 Low Fell Jn 17/35 [SL] 17/30
363.55 Birtley Jn 17*41 ~ 17*51 17.35 ~ 17.51
372.71 Durham 18/01 [P1] 18/02
380.11 Tursdale Jn 18/07 18/09
382.67 Ferryhill South Jn 18/09 18/11
394.74 Darlington 18/18 [UM] 18/20
409.08 Northallerton 18/28 [US] 18/31 [US]
416.68 Thirsk 18/36 [P1] [US] 18/38 [US]
? Tollerton Jn 18/49 [US] 18/49 [US]
435.73 Skelton Bridge Jn 18*55 ~ 18*57  18.57 ~ 18.58
? Skelton Jn 19/00 19/02
439.04 York 19c03a ~ 19c21d [P10] 19.05 ~ 19.24
444.45 Colton Jn 19/30 [NNL] 19/30
449.62 Church Fenton 19/37 [P1] 19/35
452.25 Sherburn Jn 19/40 ?
453.33 Gascoigne Wood Jn 19/43 19/40
455.17 Hambleton West Jn 19/45 19/46
456.40 Hambleton South Jn 19/47 ?
461.34 Temple Hirst Jn 19/53 19/55
470.34 Shaftholme Jn 20/00 20/01

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

02/10/15 : 
5M61 : (66109 + tour stock) : Eastleigh T&RSMD to Wembley Yard

Location Booked
Eastleigh T&RSMD 21.26d
Eastleigh 21/36
Winchester 21/43
Basingstoke 22/00
Bramley 22/08
Reading 22C22 ~ 22C28
Twyford 22/39
Maidenhead 22/46
Slough 22/52
Heathrow Airport Jn 23/03
Southall 23/11
West Ealing 23/16
Acton West 23/22
Acton Main Line 23/24
Acton Wells Jn 23/27
Acton Canal Wharf 23/37
Willesden No.7 Jn 23/40
Wembley Yard 23.48a

03/10/15 : 
5N50 : (90037 with 90034 on rear) : Wembley Yard to Bowes Park
5N50 : (90034 with 90037 on rear) : Bowes Park to London Kings Cross

Location Booked
Wembley Yard 05.25d
Harlesden Jn 05/41
Willesden West London Jn 05/43
Camden Jn 05/47
Camden Road Jn 05/52
Camden Road Central Jn 05/54
York Way North Jn 05/56
Copenhagen Jn 06/01
Finsbury Park 06/06
Alexandra Palace 06/13
Bowes Park R.R.L. 06.18 ~ 06.59
Alexandra Palace 07/04
Finsbury Park 07/12
Holloway South Jn 07/17
Belle Isle 07/19
London Kings Cross 07.21a [P1]

0Z49 : (D9009) : York N.R.M. to Belmont Down Yard

Location Booked
York N.R.M. 08.55d
York Fuelling Point 09.00 ~ 09.03
York 09.06 ~ 09.08 [P9]
Colton Jn 09/14
Hambleton North Jn 09/20
Temple Hirst Jn 09/25
Shaftholme Jn 09/34
Doncaster 09*42 ~ 09*54 [2WG]
Bridge Jn 09/56
Belmont Down Yard 10.01a

0Z50 : (90037) : Belmont Down Yard to Doncaster

Location Booked
Belmont Down Yard 10.49d
Bridge Jn 10/56
Doncaster 10.58 ~ 11.02 [P3b]
Doncaster Sig.D269 11.04 ~ 11.08
Doncaster 11.10a [P2]

5Z50 : (D9009 + tour stock) : Carlisle to Carlisle N.Y.
5Z51 : (D9009 + tour stock) : Carlisle N.Y. to Carlisle

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn)
Carlisle 14.43d [P3]   15.27a [P3]
Caldew Jn 14/46   15/24
Carlisle N.Y. 14.56a   15.15d

0Z52 : (D9009) : Doncaster to York N.R.M.

Location Booked
Doncaster 20.10d [P1]
Doncaster C.H.S. 20.12 ~ 20.42
Doncaster 20.44 ~ 20.45
Shaftholme Jn 20/52
Temple Hirst 20/59
Hambleton North Jn 21/04
Colton Jn 21/11
York 21.18 ~ 21.19 [P11]
York Fuelling Point 21.22 ~ 21.25
York N.R.M. 21.30a

5M50 : (90034? with 90037 on rear) : London Kings Cross to Hornsey
5M50 : (90037 with 90034? on rear) : Hornsey to North Pole Jn
5M50 : (90034? with 90037 on rear) : North Pole Jn to Wembley Yard

Location Booked
London Kings Cross 23.17d [P1]
Belle Isle 23/19
Holloway South Jn 23/21
Finsbury Park 23/25
Hornsey Sig. K440 23.30 ~ 23.49
Harringay 23/54
Finsbury Park 23/56
Holloway South Jn 23/58
Copenhagen Jn 00/01
York Way North Jn 00/02
Camden Road Central Jn 00.05 ~ 00.09
Camden Road Jn 00/11
Gospel Oak 00/15
Kensal Green Jn 00/27
Willesden Junction HL 00/29
Mitre Bridge Jn 00/32
North Pole Jn 00.34 ~ 00.42
Mitre Bridge Jn 00/45
Willesden West London Jn 00/46
Willesden No.7 Jn 00/49
Wembley Yard 00.55a

05/10/15 : 
5O61 : (Cl.66? + tour stock) : Wembley Yard to Eastleigh T&RSMD

Location Booked
Wembley Yard 09.53d
Willesden No.7 Jn 10/03
Acton Canal Wharf 10/17
Acton Wells Jn 10/19
South Acton Jn 10/24
Kew East Jn 10/27
Brentford 10/30
Hounslow 10/37
Feltham 10/41
Staines 10/47
Virginia Water 10/57
Addlestone Jn 11/08
Byfleet & New Haw 11/10
Woking 11/15
Farnborough Main 11/27
Basingstoke 11/53
Worting Jn 11/58
Winchester 12/16
Eastleigh 12/25
Eastleigh South Jn 12/27
Eastleigh T&RSMD 12.39a


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