21st April 2018

NENTA Traintours
 The Lakes, Shap & Cumbrian Coast Circular

Locos Used 68001 'Evolution' & 68023 'Achilles'
Stock Used 9526+5961+6051+6067+1200+3333+3345+3386+1657+3397+3390

Route : 
1Z88 : Norwich to Carlisle
1Z89 : Carlisle to Norwich

Loco(s) Route
68023 (1) Norwich - Diss - Stowmarket - Ipswich
68001 (2) Ipswich - Stowmarket - Bury St Edmunds - Chippenham Jn - Soham - Ely - March - Peterborough - (via ECML) - Doncaster - Adwick - South Kirkby Jn - Hare Park Jn - Crofton West Jn - Calder Bridge Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Mirfield East Jn - Heaton Lodge Jn - Brighouse - Greetland Jn - Hebden Bridge - Hall Royd Jn - Copy Pit - Gannow Jn - Accrington - Blackburn - Farington Curve Jn - Preston - (via WCML) - Carlisle
68023 (1) Carlisle - Currock Jn - Maryport - Workington - Whitehaven - Sellafield - Millom - Park South Jn - Dalton Jn - Ulverston - Grange-over-Sands - Carnforth - Preston - Crewe - (via WCML) - Nuneaton - Hinckley - Leicester - Syston South Jn - Syston East Jn - Oakham - Stamford - Peterborough - March - Ely - Soham - Chippenham Jn - Bury St Edmunds - Stowmarket - Ipswich
68001 (2) Ipswich - Stowmarket - Diss - Norwich

Notes : 
(1) 68001 on rear.
(2) 68023 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Norwich 04.00d [P1] 04.00   00.16a [P1] 00.05
Thorpe Jn 04/01 [W] 04/01   00/14 [W] 00/04
Trowse Swing Bridge 04/02 [D] 04/02   00/13 [D] 00/03
Trowse Jn 04/04 04/03   00/12 00/12
Diss 04.20a ~ 04.23d 04.20 ~ 04.24   23.50a ~ 23.52d 23.46 ~ 23.47
Haughley Jn 04/32½ 04/34   23/37 23/37
Stowmarket 04/35 [P1] 04/35   23/34 [P2] 23/36
Europa Jn 04/41 04/42   23/25 23/27
East Suffolk Jn 04/43 04/44   23/24 23/26
Ipswich 04.46a ~ 04.58d [P2] 04.46 ~ 04.58   23.11a ~ 23.22d [P2] 23.11 ~ 23.24
East Suffolk Jn 05/00 05/00   23/09 23/09
Europa Jn 05/02 05/01   23/08 23/06
Stowmarket 05.11a ~ 05.13d [P2] 05.11 ~ 05.14   22.55a ~ 22.57d [P1] 22.56 ~ 22.59
Haughley Jn 05/17 05/19   22/51 22/53
Bury St Edmunds 05.33a ~ 05.37d [P1] 05.33 ~ 05.37   22.34a ~ 22.36d [P2] 22.29 ~ 22.32
Chippenham Jn 05/51 05/51   22/16 22/14
Soham 05/59 05/59   21/57½ 21/55
Ely Dock Jn 06/11 06/12   21/50½ 21/49
Ely 06.13a ~ 06.16d [P1] 06.13 ~ 06.17   21.47a ~ 21.49d [P1] 21.45 ~ 21.48 [P1]
Ely North Jn 06/19 06/21   21/43½ 21/42
March 06.34a ~ 06.37d [P1] 06.36 ~ 06.38 [P1]   21.24a ~ 21.26d [P2] 21.22 ~ 21.25
Whittlesea 06/48 06/47   21/14½ 21/14
Peterborough East Jn 06/57½ 06/54   21/07 21/08
Peterborough 07.00a ~ 07.03d [P5] [DS] 06.56 ~ 07.02   21.03a ~ 21.05d [P4] 21.01 ~ 21.06

 

Location Booked Actual
Helpston Jn 07/10½ 07/11
Tallington Jn 07/14 07/15
Stoke Jn 07/25½ 07/26
Grantham 07/31 [P2] 07/31
Claypole Loop 07/37 07/36
Newark North Gate 07/44 [P1] 07/42
Newark Flat Crossing 07/45 07/43
Retford 07/58 [P2] 07/57
Babworth Loop 08*00 ~ 08*07 [DS] ?
Loversall Carr Jn 08/16 08/14
Doncaster 08.27 ~ 08.30 [P4] 08.28 ~ 08.30
Adwick 08/39 [P2] 08/37
Adwick Jn 08/39½ 08/38
South Kirkby Jn 08/46 08/44
Hare Park Jn 08/53 08/54
Crofton West Jn 08/56 08/57
Calder Bridge Jn 08/58 09/00
Wakefield Kirkgate 09/00 [P3] [FL] 09/01
Horbury Jn 09/05½ 09/05
Mirfield East Jn 09/15 [SL] 09/11
Heaton Lodge Jn 09/17½ 09/14
Bradley Wood Jn 09/20½ 09/16
Greetland Jn 09/26½ 09/21
Milner Royd Jn 09/38 09/23
Hebden Bridge 09/47½ [P1] 09/30
Hall Royd Jn 09/51½ 09/38
Copy Pit 10/00 09/46
Gannow Jn 10/08 09/55
Accrington 10/16 [P2] 10/06
Daisyfield Jn 10/23 10/18
Blackburn 10/24 [P4] 10/20
Lostock Hall Jn 10/33 10/30
Farington Curve Jn 10/36 [DS] 10/33
Ribble Jn 10/40 [DF] 10/40
Preston 10.42 ~ 10.47 [P3] 10.42 ~ 10.51
Garstang & Catteral 10/57 11/00
Lancaster 11/07 [DF] 11/11 [DF]
Morecambe South Jn 11/08 11/12
Carnforth North Jn 11/12 11/14
Oxenholme Sig.CE45 11*25 ~ 11*33 ?
Oxenholme Lake District 11.35a ~ 11.38d [P2] 11.32 ~ 11.36
Tebay 11/54½ 11/47
Shap Summit 11/59½ 11/51
Penrith North Lakes 12/11½ [P2] 12/02
Carlisle 12.29a [P4] ~ 14.13d [P1] 12.18 ~ 14.13
Currock Jn 14/17 14/17
Wigton 14/29 14/29
Maryport 14/51 14/50
Workington 14/59 14/58
Parton North Jn 15/06 ?
Parton 15/10 ?
Whitehaven 15.14 ~ 15.15 15.26 ~ 15.28
St Bees 15t23 ~ 15t24 [P2] 15.35 ~ 15.36
Sellafield 15t37 ~ 15t38 15.46 ~ 15.46
Drigg 15/44 [P1] 15/50
Ravenglass 15/46½ ?
Bootle 15/52 ?
Millom 16/01½ 16/11
Foxfield 16/08½ [P1] 16/19
Askam 16/16½ 16/26
Park South Jn 16/19½ 16/29
Dalton Jn 16/22½ 16/53
Ulverston 16/30½ 17/08
Grange-over-Sands 16.44a ~ 16.47d [P1] 17.21 ~ 17.22
Arnside 16/56½ 17/27
Carnforth 17.05a ~ 17.07d [P1] 17.35 ~ 17.38
Carnforth North Jn 17/08 17/39
Morecambe South Jn 17/11 17/44
Lancaster 17/12½ [UF] 17/47
Garstang & Catteral 17/22 17/55
Preston 17.33 ~ 17.40 [P6] [UF] 18.04 ~ 18.13
Farington Curve Jn 17/42½ 18/17
Euxton Jn 17/47 18/21
Balshaw Lane Jn 17/49 18/22
Wigan North Western 17/55½ [P4] 18/28
Wigan South Jn 17/56 18/28½
Springs Branch Jn 17/56½ 18/29
Golborne Jn 18/00 18/31
Winwick Jn 18/02 18/33
Dallam Jn 18/04 18/35
Warrington Bank Quay 18/09 [P1] 18/36
Acton Grange Jn 18/10½ 18/37
Weaver Jn 18/20 18/41
Acton Bridge 18/22 18/42
Hartford Jn 18/24 18/43
Winsford 18/28 [US] 18/47
Crewe Coal Yard 18/37 18/53
Crewe 18/41½ [UF] 18/54
Basford Hall Jn 18/45½ 18/56
Madeley 18/49½ [UF] 19/01
Norton Bridge 19/00 [UF] 19/08
Stafford 19/03½ [UF] 19/12
Colwich 19/08½ [UF] 19/16
Rugeley North Jn 19/11½ [UF] 19/18
Lichfield North Jn 19/17 [UF] 19/22
Amington Jn 19/24 [UF] 19/27
Nuneaton 19.40 ~ 19.45 [P5] 19.38 ~ 19.41
Hinckley 19/52 19/46
Croft 19/57 19/51
Wigston North Jn 20/02½ 19/56
Leicester 20.07 ~ 20.08 [P2] 20/03?
Syston South Jn 20/14½ 20/09
Syston East Jn 20/15½ 20/10
Frisby-on-the-Wreake 20/21½ 20/16
Melton Mowbray 20/26 20/20
Whissendine LC 20/32 20/24
Ashwell LC 20/34½ 20/28
Langham Jn 20/36 ?
Oakham 20/37 20/29
Manton Jn 20/41 20/32
Luffenham 20/44½ ?
Ketton SB 20/46½ 20/38
Stamford 20/50½ ?
Uffington 20/53½ 20/43
Helpston Jn 20/57½ 20/45

Timings continue in first table.

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