21st October 2017

Vintage Trains
The Cumbrian Express

Locos Used 47773 & steam: 45690 'Leander'
Stock Used (17025)+9101+5212+5191+5198+17018+99353?+99361+99349?+35470

Route :
1Z50 : Tyseley Warwick Road to Carlisle
1Z52 : Carlisle to Tyseley Warwick Road

Loco Route
47773 Tyseley Warwick Road - Small Heath South Jn - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Coleshill Parkway - Whitacre Jn - Kingsbury Jn - Tamworth HL - Burton-on-Trent - Stenson Jn - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Chesterfield - Barrow Hill North Jn - Beighton Jn - Treeton Jn - Masborough Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Swinton - Moorthorpe - South Kirkby Jn - Hare Park Jn - Crofton West Jn - Calder Bridge Jn - Turners Lane Jn - Normanton - Altofts Jn - Methley Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Whitehall Jn - Armley Jn - Shipley - Keighley - Skipton - Hellifield [Goods Loop]
45690 Hellifield [Goods Loop] - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
45690 Carlisle - (reverse of outward route) - Hellifield [Goods Loop]
47773 Hellifield [Goods Loop] - (reverse of outward route) - Tyseley Warwick Road

Notes :
(1) 17025 was only in the consist when 45690 was on the train.


45690 waits to leave Carlisle on the return leg (photo: Al Wallace)

Source : Al Wallace (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Tyseley Warwick Road 05.55d 05.54?   23.20a 23.15
Small Heath South Jn 06/05 06/00   23/11 23/10
Bordesley Jn 06/09 06/06   23/03 23/02
St Andrews Jn 06/10 06/08   23/01 23/01
Landor Street Jn 06/15½ 06/10   22/55 23/00
Water Orton 06/22½ 06/23   22/49½ 22/52
Coleshill Parkway 06.26a ~ 06.31d [P2] 06.26 ~ 06.28   22.45a ~ 22.47d [P1] 22.46 ~ 22.48
Whitacre Jn 06/33½ 06/31   22/42 22/44
Kingsbury Jn 06/44½ 06/44   22/37½ 22/40
Tamworth HL 06.49a ~ 06.52d [P3] 06.51 ~ 06.56   22.29a ~ 22.31d [P4] 22.31 ~ 22.33
Wichnor Jn 06/59 07/03   22/22½ 22/24
Burton-on-Trent 07.04a ~ 07.06d [P1] 07.08 ~ 07.10   22.13a ~ 22.15d [P2] 22.16 ~ 22.18
Clay Mills Jn 07/08½ 07/13   22/10½ 22/13
North Stafford Jn 07/11 07/16   22/07½ 22/10
Stenson Jn 07/11½ 07/16   22/07 22/10
Derby 07.17a ~ 07.27d [P1] 07.22 ~ 07.26   21.51a ~ 22.00d [P4] 21.50 ~ 22.02
Ambergate Jn 07/39½ 07/37   21/42 21/40
Clay Cross North Jn 07/48 07/47   21/33 21/31
Chesterfield South Jn 07/50 07/51   21/30 21/28
Chesterfield 07.52a ~ 07.54d [P3] 07.53 ~ 07.55   21.20a ~ 21.28d [P3] 21.18 ~ 21.26
Tapton Jn 07/56 07/56   21/18½ 21/17
Barrow Hill North Jn 07/59 ?   21/13½ ?
Beighton Jn 08/04½ 08/08   21/05½ 21/04
Treeton Jn 08/10½ ?   21/02½ ?
Masborough Jn 08/17 ?   20/57 ?
Aldwarke Jn 08/20 08/24   20/53 20/53
Swinton 08.22a ~ 08.24d [P1] 08.27 ~ 08.29   20.47a ~ 20.49d [P2] 20.48 ~ 20.49
Moorthorpe 08/28½ [P2] 08/42   20*31 ~ 20*37 [GL] 20.31 ~ 20.36
South Kirkby Jn 08/30½ 08/42   20/29 20/28
Hare Park Jn 08/36½ 08/51   20/20 20/23
Crofton West Jn 08/43 08/53   20/17 20/19
Calder Bridge Jn 08/46½ 08/56   20/15 20/16
Turners Lane Jn 08/51 08/58   20/13 20/13
Normanton 08/54½ ?   20/08½ ?
Altofts Jn 08/55½ 09/03   20/07 20/05
Methley Jn 08/58 09/05   20/04 19/59
Stourton Jn 09/03½ 09/09   19/59 19/55
Engine Shed Jn 09/09½ 09/11   19/52 19/51
Whitehall Jn 09/11½ 09/20   19/50 19/50
Armley Jn 09/16½ 09/21   19/46½ 19/45
Apperley Jn 09/22½ 09/27   19/37½ 19/40
Dockfield Jn 09/26½ ?   19/34 ?
Shipley 09/31½ [P2] 09/31   19/33 [P1] 19/36
Keighley 09/43 [P2] 09/39   19/21 [P1] 19/30
Skipton 09/56½ [P4] 09/55   19/11½ [P2] 19/21
Hellifield 10/09 10/09   18/59 19/10
Hellifield [Goods Loops] 10L11 ~ 11L04 [DGL] 10.10 ~ 10.58   18L38 ~ 18L58 [UGL] 18.42 ~ 19.09
Settle Jn 11/14 11/05   18/32 18/39
Helwith Bridge 11/25½ ?   18/26 ?
Horton-in-Ribblesdale 11/29 [P2] ?   18/24 [P1] ?
Ribblehead 11/41 [P2] ?   18/19 18/28
Blea Moor 11/45 11/29   18/16 18/25
Garsdale 11/58 [P1] ?   18/04 [P2] 18/14
Ais Gill Summit 12/01½ ?   18/00 ?
Mallerstang 12/05½ ?   17/55 ?
Kirkby Stephen 12/09 11/51   17/49 17/57
Crosby Garrett 12/11½ ?   17/45 ?
Ormside 12/18½ ?   17/34½ ?
Appleby 12w21a ~ 12w31d 12.02 ~ 12.30   17w21a ~ 17w30d 17.25 ~ 17.38
Kirkby Thore SB 12/39 12/38   17/15 17/18
Culgaith SB 12/42 12/40   17/11 17/13
Lazonby & Kirkoswald 12/51 ?   17/02 ?
Low House SB 12/58½ 12/56   16/53 16/56
Howe & Co Sidings 13/02 12/59   16/48 16/50
Petteril Bridge Jn 13/09 13/04   16/39 16/40
London Road Jn 13/12½ ?   16/37 ?
Carlisle 13.15a [P3] 13.15 [P3]   16.35d [P3] 16.37 [P3]


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Moves

5Z50 : (45690 with 17025) : Carnforth to Hellifield
5Z52 : (45690 with 17025) : Hellifield to Carnforth

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Carnforth Steamtown 06.55d 21.11a
Carnforth H.S. 07.05 ~ 07.10 20.56 ~ 21.01
Carnforth 07.15 ~ 07.20 20.48 ~ 20.53
Carnforth North Jn 07/21 20/46
Carnforth [U&DGL] 07.23 ~ 07.32 20.38 ~ 20.43
Carnforth North Jn 07/35 20/36
Carnforth 07/37 20/35
Wennington 07/57 20/14
Bentham 08/04 20/08
Giggleswick 08/26 19/47
Settle Jn 08/30 19/43
Hellifield [Goods Loop] 08.40 ~ 09.43 [UGL] 19.10 ~ 19.35 [DGL]
Hellifield 09.46 ~ 09.49 19.03 ~ 19.07
Hellifield [Goods Loop] 09.53a [DGL] 19.00d [UGL]

5Z51 : (45690 with 17025) : Carlisle - Petteril Bridge Jn - Upperby - Carlisle
(Loco turning trip)

Location Booked
Carlisle 13.53d [P3]
Carlisle Sig.CE335 13.54 ~ 13.58
Carlisle 14.03 ~ 14.15 [A]
Carlisle Sig.CE335 14.16 ~ 14.19
Carlisle 14.21 ~ 14.26 [C]
London Road Jn 14/27
Petteril Bridge Jn 14.29 ~ 14.33
London Road Jn 14/35
Upperby Jn 14/39
Upperby 14w42 ~ 15w32 [UTGL]
Upperby Jn 15/35
Carlisle 15.38a [A]


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