4th December 2021

Statesman Rail
The Edinburgh Christmas Statesman

Locos Used (3) 47828 & 47853
Stock Used 5912+3344+3426+3348+1211+3312+3438+80043+3188+3229+17056

Route :
1Z20 : Hull to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z22 : Edinburgh Waverley to Hull

Loco(s) Route
47853 (1) Hull - Brough - Gilberdyke - Howden - Selby - Hambleton East Jn - Hambleton West Jn - Gascoigne Wood Jn - Micklefield - Cross Gates - Leeds - Armley Jn - Shipley - Keighley - Skipton - Hellifield [Goods Loops] - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle - (via WCML) - Carstairs South Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Midcalder Jn - Slateford - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
47828 (2) Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Hull

Notes :
(1) 47828 on rear.
(2) 47853 on rear.
(3) 47853 running as 47614.

Sources : Nick Bartlett & The Class 47 List

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hull 05.22d [P6] 05.27   22.26a [P7] 22.26
Hessle Road Jn 05/26½ ?   22/21½ ?
Brough 05.34a ~ 05.37d [P2] 05.40 ~ 05.43   22.09a ~ 22.11d [P1] 22.07 ~ 22.11
Gilberdyke 05.44a ~ 05.47d [P2] 05.51 ~ 05.52   21.59a ~ 22.01d [P1] 21.55 ~ 21.58
Howden 05.55a ~ 05.58d 06.01 ~ 06.03   21.48a ~ 21.51d 21.38 ~ 21.42
Selby 06.11a ~ 06.14d [P2] 06.14 ~ 06.17   21.33a ~ 21.36d [P1] 21.23 ~ 21.27
Hambleton East Jn 06/20½ 06/22   21/25 21/17
Hambleton West Jn 06/21½ 06/23   21/24 21/16
Gascoigne Wood Jn 06/24½ 06/25   21/22 21/14
Micklefield 06/33 [P2] 06/34   21/15 [P1] 21/10
Cross Gates 06/38½ [P2] 06/41   21/05 [P1] 21/04
Neville Hill West Jn 06/45 06/44   21/00½ 21/01
Leeds 06.51a ~ 06.55d [P8] 06.48 ~ 06.54   20.55a ~ 20.58d [P8] 20.45 ~ 20.57
Leeds West Jn 06/56 [D] 06/56   20/53½ [B] 20/44
Whitehall Jn 06/59½ [DS] 06/57   20/53 20/43
Armley Jn 07/01½ 07/00   20/52 [UH] 20/41
Kirkstall Loop 07*04 ~ 07*21 [DPL] 07.03 ~ 07.16   - -
Apperley Jn 07/25 07/24   20/36 20/34
Dockfield Jn 07/29 07/30   20/28½ 20/27
Shipley 07.30a ~ 07.33d [P2] 07.31 ~ 07.33   20.24a ~ 20.26d [P1] 20.25 ~ 20.26
Keighley 07.41a ~ 07.44d [P2] 07.42 ~ 07.45   20.12a ~ 20.14d [P1] 20.11 ~ 20.16
Skipton 07.56a ~ 07.59d [P3] 07.58 ~ 08.00   19.46a ~ 19.58d [P2] 19.49 ~ 19.57
Gargrave 08/05 [P2] 08/05   19/41½ 19/42
Hellifield 08.13a ~ 08.15d [P2] 08.13 ~ 08.15   19.30a ~ 19.33d [P1] 19.33 ~ 19.34
Settle Jn 08/20 08/19   19/25½ 19/26
Settle 08.23a ~ 08.25d ?   19.19a ~ 19.22d ?
Helwith Bridge 08/30½ ?   19/14½ ?
Horton-in-Ribblesdale 08/33 ?   19/13 ?
Ribblehead 08/40½ [P2] 08/42   19/09 19/05
Blea Moor 08/43 08/46   19/06 19/02
Garsdale 08/53½ [P2] 08/56   18/57 18/51
Ais Gill Summit 08/56½ ?   18/54 ?
Mallerstang 09/00 ?   18/48½ ?
Kirkby Stephen 09/03½ [P2] 09/06   18/43 18/39
Crosby Garrett 09/06 ?   18/38 ?
Ormside 09/12 ?   18/31½ ?
Appleby 09/14 09/16   18/28 18/26
Kirkby Thore SB 09/20 09/21   18/20 18/21
Culgaith SB 09/23 09/23   18/16½ 18/17
Lazonby & Kirkoswald 09/31 ?   18/07½ ?
Low House SB 09/38 09/39   17/59 17/59
Howe & Co Sidings 09/41½ 09/42   17/54½ 17/56
Petteril Bridge Jn 09/48 09/47   17/47 17/48
London Road Jn 09/49 09/48   17/46 17/47
Carlisle 09c51 ~ 09c53 [P3] 09.50 ~ 09.51   17c38 ~ 17c44 [P4] 17.38 ~ 17.45
Gretna Jn 10/03 10/01   17/28½ 17/29
Lockerbie 10/21 [P1] 10/15   17/14 [P2] 17/16
Beattock 10*33 ~ 10*43 [DPL] 10.27 ~ 10.53   17/04 [UM] 17/05
Beattock Summit 10/59½ [DM] 11/13   16*49 ~ 16*55 [UPL] 16.52 ~ 16.57
Abington 11/06½ [DM] 11/20   16/39½ [UM] 16/43
Carstairs South Jn 11/22 11/31   16/24½ 16/27
Carstairs East Jn 11/24½ 11/33   16/21½ 16/25
Auchengray 11/30½ 11/40   16/18½ 16/20
Midcalder Jn 11/41½ 11/50   16/06½ 16/07
Slateford 11/49 11/58   15/54½ 15/56
Haymarket 11/53½ [P3] 12/01   15/52 [P4] 15/52
Princes St Garden 11/56 [W] 12/04   15/50 [W] 15/50
Edinburgh Waverley 11.58a [P8] 12.06   15.49d [P9] 15.49


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