18th March 2017

Branch Line Society
Bound for Craigy

Locos Used 08441, 08472, & 08670
HST Used 43082 'Railway Children - The Voice For Street Children Worldwide' & 43300 'Craigentinny 100'
Stock Used 44073+42210+42205+42123+42335+42125+40705+41154+41062

Route :
1Z40 : London Kings Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z43 : Edinburgh Waverley to London Kings Cross

Loco(s) Route
43300 + 43082 London Kings Cross - Finsbury Park - Alexandra Palace - Bowes Park RRL
08670 + 08441 (2) Bowes Park RRL - Bounds Green T.&.R.S.M.D. (Maintenance Shed Road 9)
43300 + 43082 Bounds Green T.&.R.S.M.D. - Bowes Park - Gordon Hill - Hertford North - Molewood Jn - Bragbury Jn - Langley Jn - Stevenage - Peterborough - Grantham - Claypole Loop - Newark Northgate - Retford - Ranskill Loop - Decoy North Jn - Doncaster - Shaftholme Jn - Temple Hirst Jn - Hambleton North Jn - Colton Jn - York Holgate Loop - York Yard South Jn - Skelton Jn - Thirsk - Darlington - Durham - Newcastle - Benton North Jn - Bedlington North - Hepscott Jn - Morpeth North Jn - Alnmouth - Crag Mill Loop - Berwick-upon-Tweed - Reston - Grantshouse - Drem - Prestonpans - Monktonhall Jn - Millerhill S.S. - Niddrie South Jn - Portobello Jn - Craigentinny T.&.R.S.M.D. (East Depot Line - Bypass Line - Reception Road 2)
08472 (3) Craigentinny T.&.R.S.M.D. (Reception Road 2 - Bypass Line - Repair Shed Sdg)
43300 + 43082 Craigentinny T.&.R.S.M.D. (Repair Shed Sdg - Bypass Line - Reception Road 2) - Craigentinny Jn - Abbeyhill Jn - Edinburgh Waverley - Princes Street Gardens - Haymarket - Gorgie Jn - Craiglockhart Jn - Niddrie West Jn - Niddrie South Jn - Millerhill S.S. - Monktonhall Jn - Prestonpans UPL - Drem - Grantshouse Loop - Berwick-upon-Tweed UGL - Alnmouth - Morpeth - Newcastle
43082 + 43300 Newcastle - High Level Bridge Jn - Greensfield Jn - King Edward Bridge East Jn - King Edward Bridge South Jn - Durham Up Loop - Darlington UGL - Thirsk - York - Colton Jn - Hambleton North Jn - Temple Hirst Jn - Shaftholme Jn - Doncaster - Potteric Carr Jn - Retford - Newark Northgate - Claypole Loop - Grantham - Peterborough - Conington Loop - Huntingdon - Stevenage - Welwyn Garden City - Alexandra Palace - Finsbury Park - London Kings Cross

Notes: 
(1) Joint Venture between Virgin Trains East Coast, Branch Line Society, PLEG & 125 Group raising funds for Railway Children.
(2) 08670 & 08441 hauling 43082-HST Set-43300.
(3) 08472 hauling 43082-HST Set-43300.
(4) 08596 could not be used as planned at Craigentinny.

Source : Alan Sheppard

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard on the train from Kings Cross to Edinburgh and return to Peterborough)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual

M.C
0.00
London Kings Cross 05.30d [P1] [FL1] 05.33d [P2]   22.52a [P8]  ?
802.14
?
Belle Isle 05/52 [FL] 05/34½   22/50[SL2]  ?
?
1.64
Holloway South Jn 05/33 [GL] 05/36   22/47½ [SL]  ?
800.50
2.42
Finsbury Park 05/37 [P8] [SL] 05/41½ [P8]   22/46 [P4] [SL]  ?
  ?
4.79
Alexandra Palace 05/41½ [P4] 05/45½ [P4]   22/44½ [FL]  ?
797.16
6.01
Bowes Park RRL 05.46½ ~ 06.15½ 05.51 ~ 06.08   - - -
6.60
6.71
Bounds Green T&RSMD 06.20½ ~ 06.57½ 06.19 ~ 06.30 [Shed Rd.9]   - - -
7.36
Bowes Park 07/02½ [P2] 06/49   - - -
11.50
Gordon Hill 07/09½ [P3] 06/56 [P3]   - - -
21.29
Hertford North 07/17 [P2] 07/14 [P2]   - - -
21.75
Molewood Jn ? 07/17 [Dn-Up]   - - -
? Bragbury Jn ? 07/22 [Up-Dn]   - - -
- Potters Bar - -   22/36½ [P2] [FL]  ?
788.33
- Welwyn Garden City - -   22/28½ [FL]  ?
780.65
- Woolmer Green Jn - -   22/25½ [FL]  ?
777.22
29.76
Langley Jn 07/24 [SL] 07/24½   ?  ?
?
30.62
Stevenage 07/25½ [P4] [SL] 07/25½ [P4]   22/23½ [P2] [FL]  ?
  ?
35.11
Hitchin 07/29 [P2] [SL] 07/29 [P2]   22/21½ [FL]  ?
  ?
47.27
Sandy 07/38½ [P2] [SL] 07/38½ [P2]   22/15½  ?
  ?
62.07
Huntingdon 07/52½ [P3] [SL] 07/53 [P3]   22/08 [FL]  ?
  ?
- Conington Loop - -   22*00 ~ 22*01  ? 733.70
?
Conington South Jn ? 07/59   21/58 [SL]  ?
  ?
?
 Holme LC 08/02 [FL] 08/02½   ?  ?
  ?
79.46
Peterborough 08.09a ~ 08.11d [P4] [FL] 08.10a ~ 08.12d [P4]   21.47½a ~ 21.49½ [P3] [FL] 21.45½a ~ 21/52d
724.61
88.01
Tallington Jn 08/18 [FL] 08/19   21/36½ [SL]  ?
?
102.77
Stoke Jn 08/26½ 08/27   21/24½ [SL] ?
701.30
104.63
Highdyke Jn - -   21/22½ ?
  ?
108.55
Grantham 08/29½ [P2] 08/30 [P2]   21/11½ [P1] [SL] 21/18 [P1]
695.52
118.44
Claypole Loop 08*37½ ~ 08*45½ [DPL] 08.38½ ~ 08.45½ [DPL]   20/58½ 20/54 [UPL]
  ?
123.25
Newark Northgate 08/49½ [P1] 08/50 [P1]   20/54 [P2] 20/49 [P2]
  ?
124.00
Newark Flat Crossing 08/50 08/50½   20/53 20/48
  ?
?
Carlton Loops ? 08/55½   ? ?
  ?
142.66
Retford 09/01½ [P2] 09/06 [P2]   20/42½ 20/39
662.41
?
Retford North Jn ? 09/07½   ? ?
  ?
148.16
Ranskill Loop 09*07 ~ 09*12 [DPL] 09/12 [DPL]   ? ?
  ?
156.17
Loversall Carr Jn 09/19 [WSL] 09/20 [WSL]   20/35½ 20/29½
?
159.61
Decoy South Jn 09/21 09/22½   - - -
160.56
Decoy North Jn 09/22 [WSL] 09/23½ [Dn WS Recp2]   - - -
 ?
Doncaster Sig.D.249 09*24 ~ 09*30½ 09.24½ ~ 09.26½   - - -
- Black Carr Jn - -   20/31½ [ESL] 20/28½
  ?
- Potteric Carr Jn - -   20/31 [ESL] 20/28
  ?
162.01
Bridge Jn 09/32½ [WS1] 09/29   ? ?
?
162.40
Doncaster 09*35 ~ 09*39 [P8] 09.32 ~ 09.40 [P8]   20*21 ~ 20*25 [P1] [ESL] 20.22½a ~ 20.24d [P1]
645.13
? Arksey Loop ? 09/45 [DPL]   - - -
166.59
Shaftholme Jn 09/43 09/48   20/13½ 20/16
  ?
176.35
Temple Hirst Jn 09/47½ 09/54   20/09 20/11
  ?
182.14
Hambleton North Jn 09/50½ 09/57½   20/06 20/07½
  ?
190.18
Colton Jn 09/54½ [NNL] 10/01½ [DN]   19/59½ [NNL] 20/01
  ?
?
Colton North Jn 09/55½ [LSL] 10/02½ [DL]   ? 20/00
 ?
195.26
Holgate Jn ? 10/07½   ? 19/57
613.03
? York Holgate Loop 09*59½ ~ 10*01 10.08½ ~ 10.10½   - - -
195.47
York Yard South Jn 10/02½ 10/13   - - -
- York - -   19.45a ~ 19.54d [P3] [NNL] 19.51a ~ 19.56d [P3]
612.52
197.04
Skelton Jn 10/06½ [FL] 10.14½ ~ 10.16½ [DS]   19/42½ (sig.314) 19.44½ ~ 19.46
611.02
?
Skelton Bridge Jn ? 10/20 [DS]   ? ?
  ?
205.13
Tollerton Jn 10/11½ [FL] 10/28½ [DS-DF]   19/37½ [FL] 19/38
  ?
217.50
Thirsk 10/17½ [FL] 10/36½ [DF]   19/31 [FL] 19/31
  ?
225.30
Northallerton 10/21½ 10/42   19/27½ [FL] 19/28
?
239.44
Darlington 10/30 [DM] 10.57 ~ 11.06 [Up/Dn Stn Loop]   18*54½ ~ 19*18 [UGL] 18.59 ~ 19.17½ [UGL]
568.27
251.51
Ferryhill South Jn 10/37½ 11/15 [DF]   18/45 18/47
  ?
254.25
Tursdale Jn 10/39 11/16½ [DF]   18/43½ 18/45½
  ?
261.47
Durham 10/43½ [DM] 11/21½ [DM]   18/37½ [P1] 18/40½ [P1]
546.39
270.63
Birtley Jn 10/51 11/26   18/32 18/34½
?
274.76
King Edward Bridge South Jn 10/57 11/29½   18/26 18/31
533.10
? King Edward Bridge North Jn ? 11.30½ ~ 11.37   - - -
- King Edward Bridge East Jn - -   18/25½ 18/30½
532.72
- Greensfield Jn - -   18/24½ 18/30
532.51
- High Level Bridge Jn - -   18/23½ 18/29
532.35
275.50
Newcastle 10*59 ~ 11*03 [P2] [SL] 11.39 ~ 11.42½ [US]   18.17 ~ 18.22 [P4] 18.22a ~ 18.27d [P4]
531.73
277.39
Heaton South Jn 11/11½ 11/47 [US-UM]   18/14½ 18/20½
?
279.78
Benton North Jn 11/15½ 11/51 [UM-Dn B+T]
 
? 18/11½
527.49
288.08
Newsham L.C. 11/33 12/08   - - -
291.31
Bedlington North L.C. 11/38 12/14½   - - -
295.07
Hepscott Jn 11/47 12/23½   - - -
- Morpeth - -   18/00½ [P1] 18/09½ [P1]
515.23
296.09
Morpeth North Jn 11*50½ ~ 12*11 [DHP] 12.25½ ~ 12.27   ? 18/08
514.43
313.48
Alnmouth for Alnwick 12/28 [P2] 12/40½ [P2]   17/49 [P1] 17/58 [P1]
  ?
330.24
Belford L.C. 12/37½ 12/52   17/40 17/48
  ?
331.27
Crag Mill Loop 12*40½ ~ 12*41½ [DPL] 12/54 [DPL]   ? [UM]
 ?
345.59
Berwick-upon-Tweed 12/52½ [DGL] 13/07 [P2] [DM]   17/31 [P1] 17/38½ [P1]
464.79
?
 Berwick-upon-Tweed Goods ? [DGL] DIV   17*29 ~ 17*30 [UGL] 17.36½ ~ 17.37 [UGL]
464.35
  ?
 Reston Sig.EG.403 12/55 13/09½   - - -
  -
 Reston Sig.EG.402 - -   17/26 17/30
  ?
356.02
Reston 12/59½ 13/15   17/19 17/25½
  ?
362.08
Grantshouse 13/04 13/19½ [DM]   17*13 ~ 17*14 [UPL] 17/20½ [UPL]
448.03
371.76
Oxwellmains Crossover 13/10½ 13/27   17/05 17/10½
  ?
374.11
Dunbar 13/16½ 13/28½ [DM]   17/03½ 17/09 [UM]
  ?
384.75
Drem Loops 13*21 ~ 13*23 [DPL] 13/35½ [DM]   ? 17/00 [UPL]
  ?
385.36
Drem 13/24½ [P2] 13/36 [P2]   16/57 [P1] 16/59½ [P1]
?
- Prestonpans Up Loop - -   16*49 ~ 16*50 [UPL] 16/52 [UPL]
?
393.56
Prestonpans 13/29 [P2] 13/45 [P2]   16/48½ [P1] 16/51 [P1]
416.76
397.18
Monktonhall Jn 13/33 13/54   16/43½ 16/47½
?
397.56
Millerhill S.S. 13*41 ~ 13*51 13.58½ ~ 14.00 [F4]   16*32½ ~ 16*37½ [6] 16.38 ~ 16.39 [F4]
?
398.63
Niddrie South Jn 13/56 14/11   16/29 16/30
411.69
399.79
Portobello Jn 13/59 14/15   - - -
400.34
Craigentinny T&RSMD 14.14 ~ Bypass Line 14.17 ~ 14.21   - - -
?
 Craigentinny T&RSMD   Recp.2 14.32½ ~ 14.45   - - -
  ?
 Craigentinny T&RSMD ~ 15.11 Repair Shed Sdg 14.52 ~ 15.01½   - - -
401.13
Craigentinny Jn 15/15 15/14   - - -
- Niddrie West Jn - -   16/28 16/29
411.20
- Craiglockhart Jn - -   16/18 16/20
405.78
- Gorgie Jn - -   16/17 16/19
405.26
- Haymarket Central Jn - -   16/16 16/18
405.15
- Haymarket - -   16/15 [P2] 16/16½ [P2]
404.48
- Princes Street Gardens - -   16/12 [DS] 16/14½
403.45
402.42
Abbeyhill Jn 15/16½ [NL] 15/17   - - -
403.29
Edinburgh Waverley 15.19a [P19] 15.21a [P19]   16.11d [P19] [Z] 16.12½d [P19]
403.29

Mileages taken from Tour Brochure.

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