31st March 2017

Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
Settle & Carlisle Re-opening Special

Locos Used 47854 'Diamond Jubilee' & steam: 60103 'Flying Scotsman'
Stock Used 99953+99304+4960+5032+4940+4994+99311+4905+4951+5035+99722

Route :
1Z72 : Oxenhope to Carlisle
1Z74 : Carlisle to Kirkstall Up Loop
1Z76 : Kirkstall Up Loop to Keighley

Loco(s) Route
60103 Oxenhope - Haworth - Keighley - Skipton - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
60103 Carlisle - (reverse of outward route) - Skipton
60103 (1) (4) Skipton - Keighley - Shipley - Apperley Jn - Kirkstall [Up Loop]
47854 (2) Kirkstall [Up Loop] - Apperley Jn - Shipley - Keighley Station Jn
60103 (1) Keighley Station Jn - Keighley?

Notes :
(1) 47854 on rear.
(2) 60103 on rear?
(3) This tour marked the re-opening of the Settle & Carlisle line, after the landslip at Eden Brows near Armathwaite in 2016.
(4) Confirmation required - 47854 on rear from Skipton, on return leg?

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Oxenhope 08.30d ?   - -
Haworth ??.??a ~ 08.35d ?   - -
Keighley  ??.??a ~ 09.21d [P4] ? ~ 09.21 [P4]   20.48a [P4] 20.29
Keighley Station Jn - -   20.39 ~ 20.44 ?
Keighley - -   20/37 [P2] 20/21
Shipley - -   20/26 20/11
Dockfield Jn - -   20/20 ?
Apperley Jn - -   20/09 20/05
Kirkstall [Up Loop] - -   19.46 ~ 20.02 19.49 ~ 20.00
Apperley Jn - -   19/40 19/43
Dockfield Jn - -   19/36 ?
Shipley - -   19/34 [P1] 19/39
Keighley - -   19.20a ~ 19.22d [P1] 19.21 ~ 19.30 [P1]
Skipton 09.45a ~ 09.50d [P3] 09.43 ~ 09.51   18.44a ~ 19.06d [P2] 18.43 ~ 19.06
Gargrave 09/57 ?   18/38 ?
Hellifield 10/07 10/08   18/29 18/29
Hellifield [Goods Loop] 10w08 ~ 10w45 [DGL] 10.09 ~ 10.44   17w48 ~ 18w28 [UGL] 17.57 ~ 18.28 [UGL]
Settle Jn 10/53 10/53   17/42 17/50
Helwith Bridge 11/06½ ?   17/36 ?
Horton-in-Ribblesdale 11/11 ?   17/34 ?
Ribblehead 11/23 11/16   17/28½ 17/36
Blea Moor 11/27 11/19   17/25½ 17/34
Garsdale 11/38 ?   17/14½ 17/23
Ais Gill Summit 11/42 ?   17/12½ ?
Mallerstang 11/46½ ?   17/07½ ?
Kirkby Stephen 11/51 11/42   17/02½ 17/01
Crosby Garrett 11/54 ?   16/58½ ?
Ormside 12/01 ?   16/51 ?
Appleby 12w04a ~ 12w23d 11.54 ~ 12.23   16w24a ~ 16w43d 16.20 ~ 16.43
Kirkby Thore SB 12/30 ?   16/17 16/14
Culgaith SB 12/33 12.32   16/14 16/11
Lazonby & Kirkoswald 12/41 ?   16/02½ ?
Low House Crossing SB 12/50 12/48   15/53 15/53
Howe & Co Sidings 12/54 12/54   15/48½ 15/49
Petteril Bridge Jn 13/01 12/59   15/40 15/40
London Road Jn 13/02 ?   15/39 ?
Carlisle 13.05a [P1] 13.04   15.35d [P1] 15.36


Associated Working on K.&W.V.R.

???? : (steam: 90733 banked by 37075) : Keighley to Oxenhope

Location Booked
Keighley ?d
Haworth ?
Oxenhope ?a


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Moves

5Z72 : (60103 + tour stock) : Carlisle to Carlisle Sidings
5Z?? : (60103 + tour stock) : Carlisle Sidings to Carlisle

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Carlisle 13.36d [P1] 15.24a [P1]
Carlisle Sig.CE335 13.17 ~ 13.22 15.18 ~ 15.22
Carlisle Sidings 13.25a [A] 15.15d [A]

5Z73 : (60103 + 99953) : Carlisle - Petteril Bridge Jn - Upperby - Carlisle
(Loco turning trip)

Location Booked
Carlisle Sidings 13.36d [A]
London Road Jn ?
Petteril Bridge Jn 13.41 ~ 13.44
London Road Jn ?
Upperby Jn ?
Upperby  13.53 ~ 14.50 [UTGL]
Upperby Jn ?
Carlisle Sidings 14.55a [A]


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