23rd October 2021

Statesman Rail
The Edinburgh Explorer Statesman

Locos Used (1) 47805 'Roger Hosking MA 1925-2013' & 47828
Stock Used (2) 'Statesman Rail coaches'

Route :
1Z61 : Leicester to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z63 : Edinburgh Waverley to Leicester

Loco(s) Route
47805 + 47828 Leicester - Syston South Jn - Loughborough - East Midlands Parkway - Trent South Jn - Toton Centre - Trowell Jn - Ilkeston - Alfreton - Clay Cross North Jn - Chesterfield - Dore Station Jn - Sheffield - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Meadowhall - Aldwarke Jn - Swinton - Moorthorpe - Pontefract Baghill - Ferrybridge North Jn - Milford Jn - Church Fenton - Colton Jn - York - (via ECML) - Birtley Jn - Low Fell Jn - Norwood Jn - Blaydon - Hexham - Haltwhistle - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle - (via WCML) - Carstairs South Jn - Carstairs North Jn - Auchengray - Midcalder Jn - Slateford - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
47828 + 47805 Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Carlisle - Petteril Bridge Jn - (via S&C) - Settle Jn - Hellifield - Skipton - Keighley - Shipley - Armley Jn - Whitehall Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Stourton Jn - Woodlesford - Methley Jn - Altofts Jn - Normanton - Turners Lane Jn - Calder Bridge Jn - Crofton West Jn - Hare Park Jn - South Kirkby Jn - Moorthorpe - (reverse of outward route) - Leicester

Notes :
(1) 47805 running as D1935.
(2) Consist confirmation required.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Leicester 05.23d [P1] [DF] 05.22   23.47a [UF] [P4] 23.45
Syston South Jn 05/29 05/28   23/42 23/39
Sileby Jn 05/32 05/30   23/40 23/37
Loughborough 05.37a ~ 05.40d [P1] [DF] 05.34 ~ 05.39   23.33a ~ 23.35d [P2] [UF] 23.30 ~ 23.32
East Midlands Parkway 05.49a ~ 05.52d [P1] [DF] 05.47 ~ 05.55   23.22a ~ 23.24d [P2] [UF] 23.19 ~ 23.22
Trent South Jn 05/56 05/57   23/20 [UF] 23/17
Trent East Jn 05/57 05/58   23/19 23/16
Toton Jn 05/59 [ML] 06/02   23/17 23/13
Toton Centre 06/00 06/03   23/16 [ML] 23/12
Trowell Jn 06/04 06/05   23/12 23/09
Ilkeston 06.06a ~ 06.08d [P1] 06.08 ~ 06.11   23.06a ~ 23.08d [P2] ? ~ 23.07
Langley Mill 06/12 [P1] 06/15   23/02 [P2] 23/00
Ironville Jn 06/14½ 06/18   22/59½ [ML] 22/57
Alfreton 06.18a ~ 06.20d [P1] 06.22 ~ 06.24   22.53a ~ 22.55d 22.51 ~ 22.54
Clay Cross North Jn 06/27 [EL] 06/32   22/45 22/44
Chesterfield South Jn 06/29 [ML] 06/34   22/43 [EL] 22/42
Chesterfield 06.31a ~ 06.33d [P1] 06.35 ~ 06.39   22.38a ~ 22.41d [P3] 22.37 ~ 22.40
Tapton Jn 06/35 06/40   22/36 [DBH] 22/36
Dore Station Jn 06/42½ 06/49   22/26½ 22/28
Sheffield 06.48a ~ 06.51d [P5] 06.55 ~ 06.59   22.18a ~ 22.21d [P6] 22.19 ~ 22.22
Nunnery Main Line Jn 06/53 07/01   22/16 22/17
Wincobank Jn 06/56½ 07/05   22/11½ 22/14
Meadowhall 06.57a ~ 06.59d [P2] 07.06 ~ 07.08   22.09a ~ 22.11d [P1] 22.10 ~ 22.13
Holmes Jn 07/02 07/11   22/06 22/05
Masborough Jn 07/02½ 07/12   22/04½ 22/03
Aldwarke Jn 07/05 07/14   22/00 21/59
Swinton 07/07 07/16   21/58 21/52
Moorthorpe 07c26 ~ 07c28 [P2] 07.23 ~ 07.25   21c41 ~ 21c43 [P1] 21/40?
Pontefract Baghill 07/38 07/33   - -
Ferrybridge North Jn 07/41 07/35   - -
Milford Jn 07/49 07/41   - -
Church Fenton 07/54 [P2] [NNL] 07/47   - -
Colton Jn 08/05 [NNL] 07/51   - -
York 08/10 [P5] 07/57   - -
Skelton Jn 08/12½ [DF] 07/59   - -
Tollerton Jn 08/20 [DF] 08/06   - -
Thirsk 08/30 [DF] 08/13   - -
Northallerton 08/37 08/19   - -
Darlington 08/48 [DM] 08/36   - -
Ferryhill South Jn 08/58 08/52   - -
Tursdale Jn 09/00 08/54   - -
Durham 09/06 [DM] 09/02   - -
Birtley Jn 09/15 [DS] 09/13   - -
Low Fell Jn 09c21 ~ 09c29 ?   - -
Norwood Jn 09/34 09/35   - -
Metrocentre 09/37 [P2] 09/40   - -
Blaydon 09/40 09/44   - -
Wylam 09/47 ?   - -
Prudhoe 09/52 09/54   - -
Hexham 10/06 [P2] 10/05   - -
Haydon Bridge 10/16 ?   - -
Haltwhistle 10/27 10/31   - -
Low Row SB 10/38 ?   - -
Brampton Fell SB 10/43 ?   - -
Corby Gates SB 10/49 ?   - -
South Kirkby Jn - -   21/39 21/38
Hare Park Jn - -   21*17 ~ 21*29 ? ~ 21.32
Crofton West Jn - -   21/13 21/12
Calder Bridge Jn - -   21/10 21/09
Turners Lane Jn - -   21/06½ 21/06
Normanton - -   21/02 21/01
Altofts Jn - -   21/00½ 20/58
Methley Jn - -   20/58 20/51
Woodlesford - -   20/53½ 20/48
Stourton Jn - -   20/49 20/44
Engine Shed Jn - -   20*37 ~ 20*42 ? ~ 20.39
Whitehall Jn - -   20*23 ~ 20*33 [UWC] ? ~ 20.31
Armley Jn - -   20/21 [US] 20/20
Apperley Jn - -   20/14 20/13
Dockfield Jn - -   20/07 20/07
Shipley - -   20/05 [P1] 20/06
Keighley - -   19/55 [P1] 19/53
Skipton - -   19/42 [P2] 19/44
Gargrave - -   19/36 19/35
Hellifield - -   19/30 19/30
Settle Jn - -   19/26½ 19/26
Helwith Bridge - -   19/21 ?
Horton-in-Ribblesdale - -   19/19½ ?
Ribblehead - -   19/16 19/13
Blea Moor - -   19/13 19/10
Garsdale - -   19/04 18/59
Ais Gill Summit - -   19/01 ?
Mallerstang - -   18/56½ ?
Kirkby Stephen - -   18/52 18/50
Crosby Garrett - -   18/48 ?
Ormside - -   18/42½ ?
Appleby - -   18/40 18/39
Kirkby Thore SB - -   18/33 18/34
Culgaith SB - -   18/30½ 18/32
Lazonby & Kirkoswald - -   18/22½ ?
Low House Crossing SB - -   18/15 18/16
Howe & Co Sidings - -   18/11 18/12
Petteril Bridge Jn 10*56 ~ 11*06 10/56   18/04 18/07
London Road Jn 11/09 11/01   18/03 18/06
Carlisle 11c12 ~ 11c23 [P1] 11.06 ~ 11.20   17c57 ~ 18c01 [P3] 18.02 ~ 18.04
Kingmoor [Up Loop] - -   17*45 ~ 17*52 [UPL] 17.38 ~ 17.53
Gretna Jn 11/34 11/31   17/38 17/29
Lockerbie 11/49 [P1] 11/43   17/19 [P2] 17/15
Beattock 12/00 [DM] 11/52   17/09 [UM] 17/05
Beattock Summit 12/12 [DM] 12/01   17/01 [UM] 16/59
Abington 12/19 [DM] 12/09   16*43 ~ 16*50 [UPL] 16.39 ~ 16.51
Carstairs South Jn 12/32½ 12/24   16/27 16/23
Carstairs East Jn 12/34½ 12/27   16/24 16/17
Auchengray 12/39½ 12/33   16/21 16/11
Midcalder Jn 12/49 12/40   16/09 16/03
Slateford 13/00 12/49   15/58 15/56
Haymarket 13/02 [P3] 13/01   15/55 [P4] 15/53
Princes St Gardens 13*05 ~ 13*11 [W] 13/07   15/53 [W] 15/51
Edinburgh Waverley 13.14a [P9] 13.09   15.52d [P8] 15.50


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