5th July 2021

Branch Line Society
The Summer Syphons - Zuzzy Syphons

Locos Used 66041, 66066 'Geoff Spencer' & 66137
Stock Used 3115+1730+3096+3150+13229+35185+5028+1859+4856+4831

Route :
1Z44 : York to Hartlepool Dock Area
1Z45 : Hartlepool Dock Area to Falkirk Grahamston

Loco(s) Route
66041 (2) York - Leeds - Harrogate Through Road - York No 1 Independent
66066 (3) York No 1 Independent - Darlington Dn Passenger Loop - Darlington Up Goods - Darlington Up Sidings (EoL)
66041 (2) Darlington Up Sidings - Dinsdale - Dn Cliff House Loop - Hartlepool Docks
66066 (3) Hartlepool Docks - Hartlepool - Seaton Carew - Billingham - Norton-on-Tees East - Norton-on-Tees West - Ferryhill South Jn - Tursdale Jn - Durham - Birtley Jn - Low Fell Jn - Low Fell Royal Mail Tyneside - Norwood Jn - Metrocentre - Hexham - Haltwhistle - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
66137 (3) Carlisle - Kingmoor Dn Goods - Quintinshill DPL - Abington DPL - Motherwell - Uddingston - Glasgow Central
66041 (4) Glasgow Central - Rutherglen East Jn - Langloan Jn - Garnqueen North Jn - Greenfoot DGL - Cumbernauld - Falkirk Grahamston

Notes:
(1) The Branch Line Society raising funds for Martin House Hospice.
(2) 66066 on rear.
(3) 66041 on rear.
(4) 66137 on rear.
(5) This leg of the tour was originally advertised as 'The Great Corby Syphon'.

Source : Alan Sheppard (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard & Colin Ward)

M.C

 Location Booked Actual
0.00
 York 08.57d [P11] [LSL] 10.21½d [P11] [UL]
5.39
 Colton Jn 09/04 [LSL] 10/27½ [UL]
6.38
 Colton South Jn ? 10/28½
?
 Church Fenton North ? 10.31½ ~ 10.35
10.56
 Church Fenton 09/10 [TL] 10/38
15.66
 Micklefield 09/16 [P2] 10/43 [P2]
21.08
 Cross Gates 09/22 [P2] 10/48 [P2]
23.22
 Neville Hill East Jn ? 10/51
23.71
 Neville Hill West Jn 09/26 [FL] 10/52
25.44
 Leeds East Jn ? 10/54
25.57
 Leeds 09.33a ~ 09.37d [P11] [B] 10.57a ~ 10.59½d [P8] [B]
26.02
 Leeds West Jn 09/39 [DH] 11/01 [B]
26.24
 Whitehall Jn ? ? [B-DH]
26.73
 Armley Jn 09/41 11/03
31.33
 Horsforth 09/51 [P2] 11/09 [P2]
38.67
 Rigton L.C. 10/01 11/17½
43.76
 Harrogate 10.12 ~ 10.13 [TL] 11/29 [TL]
46.07
 Starbeck 10/18 [P2] 11/32 [P2]
47.64
 Knaresborough 10x22 ~ 10x37 [P2] 11.36 ~ 11.37 [P2]
54.17
 Cattal 10.46 ~ 10.46½ [P1] 11/45
55.53
 Hammerton 10.50½ ~ 10.51 [P1] 11/48½ [P1]
61.42
 Poppleton 11.00 ~ 11.00½ [P1] 11/58
62.64
 Skelton Jn (York) 11/05 [York Yard North 1] 12/06½ [US]
 ?
 York Yard North Jn 11/08 [No.1 Ind] 12/08½ [US]
63.72
 York No.1 Independent 11.10 ~ 11.20 [No.1 Ind] DIV
-
 York Yard South Jn DIV 12/11 [US-DS]
-
 Sig.Y.241 DIV 12.13½ ~ 12.20 [DS]
 ?
 York Yard North Jn 11/23 [York Yard North 2] 12.24½ ~ 12.27 [DS]
65.00
 Skelton Jn (York) 11/26 [DS] 12/30 [DS]
66.53
 Skelton Bridge Jn ? [DS] 12/32½ [DS]
73.09
 Tollerton Jn 11/35 [DS] 12/39 [DS]
85.46
 Thirsk 11/46 [P2] [DS] 12/50 [P2]
92.17
 Longlands Jn 11/56 [DF] 12/57½ [DF]
93.26
 Northallerton 11/57 [P2] [DM] 12/59 [P2]
106.22
 Croft Jn ? [DnPL] 13/11 [DM]
107.11
 Darlington South DPL 12*13 ~ 12*23 [DPL] 13/15 [DM-UGL]
107.40
 Darlington 12.26 ~ 12.28 [UGL] 13/16½ [UGL]
107.75
 Darlington Up Sdgs 12.31 ~ 12.41 [Up Sdgs] 13.27½ ~ 13.34 [Sdg 3 (former Sdg 4)]
 ?
 Darlington 12.44 ~ 12.45 [UGL] 13/44 [UGL]
112.15
 Dinsdale 12/51 [P2] 13/50½ [P2]
117.13
 Eaglescliffe 12/58 [P2] 13/58½ [P2]
118.43
 Stockton Cut Jn 13/00 14/03
119.27
 Hartburn Jn 13/01 14/04
122.00
 Norton-on-Tees South Jn 13/05 14/06½
122.28
 Norton-on-Tees East Jn ? 14/07½
123.78
 Billingham Jn 13/08 14/16½
127.37
 Greatham 13/12 14/20½
128.69
 Seaton Snook Jn ? ?
129.39
 Seaton Carew ? 14/26
130.17
 Cliff House Jn 13.19 ~ 13.28 [DCHL] 14.27½ ~ 14.31½ [DCHL]
131.31
 Stranton Jn ? 14.36 ~ 14.41
131.64
 Hartlepool 13/35 [P2] 14/44½ [P2]
132.29
 Lancaster Road Jn ? 14/50 [UM]
133.11
 Hartlepool Docks 13.41 ~ 14.14 15.02 ~ 15.16½ [P1]
 ?
 Lancaster Road Jn ? 15.28 ~15.33
134.38
 Hartlepool 14/20 [Up Sund] 15/36 [P2]
 ?
 Stranton Jn ? 15/38
 ?
 Seaton Carew ? ?
 ?
 Seaton Snook Jn ? 15/41½
 ?
 Greatham 14/28 15/42½
 ?
 Billingham Jn 14/32 15/47½
143.74
 Norton-on-Tees East Jn 14/35 15.50 ~ 15.55
144.23
 Norton-on-Tees West Jn 14/36 15/56½
 ?
 Morden L.C. Sig.NF.7195 14/44 ?
154.67
 Ferryhill South Jn 14/55 [SL] 16/12½ [DS]
157.22
 Tursdale Jn 14/58 16.16½ ~ 16.26½
164.44
 Durham 15/06 [DM] 16/37 [DM]
170.23
 Chester-le-Street ? 16/41 [P2]
171.63
 Ouston Crossovers ? 16/43 [DM]
173.60
 Birtley Jn 15/16 [SL] 16/46 [UDS]
175.71
 Low Fell Jn 15/21 16/50
176.41
 Low Fell Royal Mail Terminal 15.25 ~ 15.35 DIV
 ?
 Low Fell Jn 15/39 [Dn/Up Goods] DIV
178.51
 Tyne Yard / Tyne S.S. 15.44 ~ 16.20 [Dn Dep 2] DIV
 ?
 Lamesley Crossover ? [Dn/Up SLow] DIV
180.11
 Low Fell Jn 16/25 DIV
 ?
 Low Fell Royal Mail Terminal 16.28 ~ 16.28 16.53½ ~ 16.58½
181.53
 Norwood Jn 16/32 17/02
181.79
 Dunston ? [P2] 17/02½ [P2]
183.15
 Metrocentre 16.36a ~ 16.39d [P2] 17.05½a ~ 17.06½d [P2]
185.15
 Blaydon 16/44 [P2] 17/10 [P2]
189.47
 Wylam 16/49 [P2] 17/15 [P2]
191.59
 Prudhoe 16/52 [P2] 17/18 [P2]
196.47
 Riding Mill ? [P2] 17/24 [P2]
198.71
 Corbridge ? [P2] ? [P2]
201.78
 Hexham 17/06 [P2] 17.30 ~ 17.33½
209.44
 Haydon Bridge 17/16 [P2] 17/45 [P2]
218.32
 Haltwhistle 17/26 [P2] 17/58 [P2]
227.31
 Low Row S.B. 17/37 18/09
231.22
 Brampton Fell S.B. 17/42 18/13
236.66
 Corby Gates S.B. 17/48 18/19½
237.08
 Wetheral 17.49a ~ 17.52d [P2] 18/20 [P2]
240.38
 Petteril Bridge Jn 18/01 18/26
240.57
 London Road Jn 18/02 18/28
241.36
 Carlisle 18.05a ~ 18.07d [P3] 18L30a ~ 18L54d [P4]
242.09
 Caldew Jn 18/10 [DGL] 18/58 [DGL]
243.35
 Carlisle Kingmoor Sdgs (DRS) 18L20 ~ 18L53 [DGL] 19/00 [DGL]
 ?
 Kingmoor Jn ? 19/02½ [DM]
250.13
 Gretna Jn 19/04 19/07
251.28
 Quintinshill Pass Loops 19*08 ~ 19*27 [DPL] 19.14 ~ 19.31 [DPL]
254.28
 Kirkpatrick Sig.MC.863 19/31 19/34½
267.22
 Lockerbie Down Loop [DM] 19/43 [DM]
 ?
 Lockerbie 19/43 [P1] 19/45½ [P1]
281.16
 Beattock 19/55 [DM] 19/57 [DM]
291.20
 Beattock Summit 20/08 [DM] 20/07½ [DM]
299.26
 Abington 20*17 ~ 20*24 [DPL] 20.17½ ~ 20.23 [DPL]
314.44
 Carstairs South Jn 20/39 [DF] 20/37 [DM]
315.05
 Carstairs 20/40 [DM] 20/38 [DM]
317.44
 Lanark Jn 20/42 20/42
325.42
 Law Jn 20/48 20/49½
329.15
 Shieldmuir 20/51 [P1] 20/52½ [P1]
330.74
 Motherwell 20.54a ~ 20.56d [P2] 20.56a ~ 20.58½d [P2]
335.27
 Uddingston Jn 21/01 21/03
336.51
 Newton East Jn 21/02 [DM] 21/04 [DM]
337.61
 Newton West Jn 21/04 [DM] 21/05 [DM]
339.59
 Rutherglen East Jn 21/06 [DF] 21/08 [DF]
 ?
 Shawfield 21/08 [DF] 21/09 [DF]
 ?
 Larkfield Jn 21/09 [DF] 21/10 [DF]
342.75
 Eglinton Street Jn 21/12 [1D] 21/10½ [2]
343.12
 Glasgow Bridge St Jn 21/13 [2A] 21/11½ [2A]
343.60
 Glasgow Central 21.15a ~ 21.26d [P2] [A1] 21.14½a ~ 21.25d [P2] [A]
 ?
 Glasgow Bridge St Jn 21/28 [1U] 21/27 [A][1]
 ?
 Eglinton Street Jn 21/29 [US] 21/28 [US]
 ?
 Larkfield Jn 21/31 [US] 21/29 [US]
 ?
 Shawfield 21/32 [US] 21/31½ [US]
 ?
 Rutherglen West Jn ? 21/32½ [US]
 ?
 Rutherglen Central Jn ? 21/33½ [US]
347.43
 Rutherglen East Jn 21/34 [US] 21/34 [US]
349.01
 Carmyle 21/38 [P2] 21/36 [P2]
353.62
 Langloan Jn 21/50 [UCC] 21/45 [UCC]
354.42
 Coatbridge Jn ? 21/46½
354.56
 Coatbridge Central 21/52 [P1] [DM] 21/47 [P1]
355.57
 Gartsherrie South Jn 21/53 [DP] 21/49
358.68
 Garnqueen North Jn 21/55 21/56½
359.43
 Greenfoot G.L. 21.58 ~ 21.58 [DGL] 21/57½ [DGL]
363.01
 Cumbernauld 22/03 [P2] 22/03½ [P2]
368.46
 Greenhill Lower Jn 22/08 22/10
370.57
 Carmuirs West Jn 22/11 22/14
371.19
 Carmuirs East Jn 22/13 22/15
373.22
 Falkirk Grahamston 22.17a [P1] 22.20a [P1]
Mileages taken from Tour Brochure.


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

05/07/21 :
5Z44 : York Yard North R.S. to York Holgate Sidings Skelton Jn
5Z44 : York Holgate Sidings Skelton Jn to York : 66041 with 66066 on rear

Location Booked Actual
York Yard North R.S. 08+20 ?
York Yard North Jn ? ?
York Yard South Jn 08/24 DIV
Skelton Jn DIV ?
York Holgate Sdg (GBRf)
08+26 ~ 08+38 [Holgate Recp. No.3]
 DIV
York 08+41 [P10] 09+32 [P11]

5Z45 : Falkirk Grahamston to Bo'ness G.F. : 66041 with 66137 on rear
5Z45 : Bo'ness G.F. to Manuel Exchange Siding : 66137 with 66041 on rear
5Z?? : Manuel Exchange Siding to Bo'ness : 27001
 

Location Booked Actual
Falkirk Grahamston 22+19 [P1] 22+23 [P1]
Grangemouth Jn 22/21 ?
Sig.EPJ.494 ? 22+31 ~ 22+38
Polmont UPL (North) 22*28 ~ 22*47 [UPL] 22+41 ~ 22+46 [UPL]
Polmont 22/49 [P1] 22/49 [P1]
Bo'ness G.F. 22+55 ~ 23+00 22+55½ ~ 22+58
Manuel Exchange Siding 23+10 ~ NR Side : 23+02 ~ 23+05
Platform : 23+20 ~ 23+35
Birkhill ? 23/40
Kinneil Halt ? ?
Bo'ness ? 00+02 [RT1]

06/07/21 :
0Z45 : Manuel Exchange Siding to Bo'ness G.F.
0Z45 : Bo'ness G.F. to Craiglockhart Jn
0Z45 : Craiglockhart Jn to Mossend North Exit
0Z45 : Mossend North Exit to Mossend TMD

Location Booked
Manuel Exchange Siding 00+10
Bo'ness G.F. 00+14 ~ 00+20
Linlithgow 00/25 [P1]
Winchburgh Jn 00/30
Newbridge Jn 00/35
Haymarket West Jn 00/41
Gorgie Jn 00/42
Craiglockhart Jn 00+45 ~ 00+55
Slateford 00/58 [P2]
Midcalder Jn 01/10
Cobbinshaw Sig.EJ.712 01/24
Auchengray 01/29
Carstairs East Jn 01/35
Carstairs 01/38 [P1]
Lanark Jn 01/43
Law Jn 01/54
Wishaw 01/57 [P1]
Holytown Jn 02/00
Mossend East Jn 02/02
Mossend North Jn 02/03
Mossend North Exit 02+06 ~ 02+10
Mossend TMD 02+20

Back to "The Railtour Files"