20th November 2021

Northern Belle
Winchester at Christmas

Locos Used 57313 'Scarborough Castle' & 57601 'Windsor Castle'
Stock Used 99025+3174+3273+1566+3267+3275+3247+325+17167+10729+10734

Route :
1Z57 : Leeds to Winchester
1Z59 : Winchester to Leeds

Loco(s) Route
57601 (1) Leeds - Whitehall Jn - Wakefield Westgate - Hare Park Jn - South Kirkby Jn - Adwick - Doncaster - Hexthorpe Jn - Mexborough - Swinton - Aldwarke Jn - Masborough Jn - Holmes Jn - Wincobank Jn - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Sheffield - Dore Station Jn - Chesterfield - Clay Cross North Jn - Ambergate Jn - Derby - Stenson Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Wichnor Jn - Tamworth HL - Kingsbury Jn - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Small Heath South Jn - Tyseley - Solihull - Dorridge - Hatton - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Didcot East Jn - Goring & Streatley - Reading West Jn - Oxford Road Jn - Southcote Jn - Bramley - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Winchester
57313 (2) Winchester - (reverse of outward route) - Swinton - Moorthorpe - South Kirkby Jn - Hare Park Jn - Wakefield Westgate - Whitehall Jn - Leeds

Notes :
(1) 57313 on rear.
(2) 57601 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Leeds 07.37d [P6] 07.37   22.34a [P9] 22.39
Leeds West Jn 07/39 [D] 07/38   22/32 [C] 22/38
Whitehall Jn 07/39½ 07/39   22/31½ [C] 22/37
Holbeck Jn 07/40 07/40   22/31 22/36
Wakefield Westgate 07/50½ [P1] 07/52   22/15 [DM] 22/20
Hare Park Jn 07/54½ 07/57   22/10 22/15
Hemsworth Loop 08*01 ~ 08*07 08.02 ~ 08.06   - -
South Kirkby Jn 08/12 08/10   22/01 22/09
Adwick Jn 08/15½ 08/14   - -
Adwick 08/16½ [P1] 08/15   - -
Doncaster 08c24 ~ 08c26 [P4] 08/23?   - -
Hexthorpe Jn 08/30½ 08/28   - -
Mexborough 08/36 08/34   - -
Moorthorpe - -   21/59 [P2] 22/08
Swinton 08/42 08/39   21/49 22/01
Aldwarke Jn 08/46 08/45   21/47½ 21/59
Masborough Jn 08/50½ 08/48   21/45 21/56
Holmes Jn 08/52 08/52   21/44½ 21/55
Wincobank Jn 09/00 09/00   21/43 21/54
Nunnery Main Line Jn 09/04 09/05   21/41 ?
Sheffield 09.06a ~ 09.18d [P8] 09.07 ~ 09.20   21.37a ~ 21.39d [P2] 21.44 ~ 21.48
Dore Station Jn 09/23½ 09/27   21/31½ 21/36
Tapton Jn 09/32 09/35   21/23 21/28
Chesterfield 09/32½ [P2] 09/36   21/22½ [P1] 21/27
Chesterfield South Jn 09/33½ 09/38   21/22 21/26
Clay Cross North Jn 09/36½ 09/42   21/19 21/25
Ambergate Jn 09/45½ 09/53   21/10 21/15
St Mary's South Jn 09/53 [B] 10/02   21/01½ [A] 21/07
Derby 09.55a ~ 09.58d [P2] 10.04 ~ 10.08   20.57a ~ 20.59d [P1] 21.01 ~ 21.05
L.N.W. Jn 10/01½ [UTF] 10/10   20/54 [DTF] 20/59
Stenson Jn 10/06½ 10/15   20/51 20/56
North Stafford Jn 10/07 10/16   20/50½ 20/55
Clay Mills Jn 10/10 10/18   20/48 20/52
Burton-on-Trent 10/12 [P2] 10/21   20/46 [P1] 20/49
Wichnor Jn 10/17 10/26   20/42 20/45
Tamworth HL 10/22½ [P4] 10/32   20/37 [P3] 20/40
Kingsbury Jn 10/28 10/41   20/32½ 20/36
Water Orton 10/33 [P1] [ML] 10/45   20/29 [P2] 20/33
Castle Bromwich Jn 10/34 10/46   20/27 20/31
Landor Street Jn 10/39 10/51   20/23 [ML] 20/26
St Andrews Jn 10/41 10/53   20/21 20/25
Bordesley Jn 10/42 [ML] 10/54   20/20 20/24
Small Heath South Jn 10/45½ [FL] 10/57   20/16½ 20/21
Tyseley 10c51 ~ 10c53 [P1] 10.59 ~ 11.01   20c14 ~ 20c15 [P2] [FL] 20.16 ~ 20.19
Solihull 11/00½ 11/06   20/05 20/11
Bentley Heath LC 11/05½ 11/09   19/59 20/08
Dorridge 11/07 [P1] 11/10   19/58 20/06
Hatton 11/14 11/16   19/49 19/48
Leamington Spa 11/22 [UM] 11/24   19/36 [DM] 19/42
Fenny Compton 11/33 11/35   19/25 19/29
Reservoir Jn 11/39 11/42   19/18 19/21
Banbury 11c42 ~ 11c44 [P3] 11/43?   19c13 ~ 19c16 [P2] 19.17 ~ 19.19
Aynho Jn 11/50 11/48   19/05 19/05
Heyford 11/56 [P1] 11/54   18/57 [P2] 18/56
Wolvercote Jn 12/04 [UR] 12/01   18*32 ~ 18*46 18.46 ~ 18.47
Oxford North Jn 12/06 [UM] 12/05   18/30 [DM] 18/36
Oxford 12*10 ~ 12*19 [TL] 12.10 ~ 12.17   18/28 [TL] 18/35
Kennington Jn 12/25 12/27   18/24 18/31
Didcot North Jn 12/34½ 12/33   18/17 18/25
Didcot East Jn 12/35½ [UR] 12/34   18/16 18/24
Goring & Streatley 12/45 [P4] [UR] 12/41 [UR]   18/08 [P1] [DM] 18/14
Tilehurst East Jn 12/52½ 12/47   18/03 [DR-DM] 18/06
Reading West Jn 12/54 12/50   18/00 [DR] 18/00
Oxford Road Jn 12/59½ 12/56   17/54½ 17/53
Southcote Jn 13/01 12/58   17/53 17/50
Bramley 13/09½ 13/07   17/45 17/40
Basingstoke 13/15½ [P1] [DS] 13/15   17/38 [P3] 17/34
Worting Jn 13/23½ 13/21   17/28½ [US] 17/30
Wallers Ash Loop 13/32½ 13/32   17/18 17/21
Winchester 13.39a [P2] 13.37 [P2]   17.10d [P1] 17.13

 
 Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z57 : (57601 with 57313 on rear) : Winchester to Eastleigh T&RSMD

Location Booked
Winchester 13.44d [P2]
Shawford Jn 13/49
Eastleigh 13.54 ~ 13.55 [P2]
Eastleigh T&RSMD 14.05a

5Z58 : (57313 with 57601 on rear) : Eastleigh T&RSMD to Winchester

Location Booked
Eastleigh T&RSMD 16.37d
Eastleigh 16/43 [P2]
Shawford 16/59
Winchester 17.04a [P1]


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