11th November 2023

Northern Belle
Edinburgh

Locos Used 57313 'Scarborough Castle' & 57601 'Windsor Castle'
Stock Used 92904+10734+17167+325+3247+3174+3267+1953+3273+3275+95325

Route :
1Z56 : Hull to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z57 : Edinburgh Waverley to Hull

Loco(s) Route
57601 (1) Hull - Brough - Gilberdyke - Selby - Hambleton East Jn - Hambleton West Jn - Gascoigne Wood Jn - Sherburn Jn - Church Fenton - Colton Jn - York - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley
57313 (2) Edinburgh Waverley - (via ECML) - Hambleton North Jn - Hambleton East Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Hull

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

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hull 07.32d [P6] 07.32   22.07a [P6] 22.07
Hessle Road Jn 07/36 ?   22/02½ ?
Brough 07/43 [P2] 07/47   21/52½ [P1] 21/54
Gilberdyke 07/49 [P2] 07/54   21/46 [P1] 21/48
Selby 08.06a ~ 08.09d [P2] 08.11 ~ ?   21.31a ~ 21.34d [P1] 21.34 ~ ?
Hambleton East Jn 08/16½ 08/17   21*07 ~ 21*26 ? ~ 21.25
Hambleton North Jn - -   21/04½ 21/11
Hambleton West Jn 08/17½ 08/18   - -
Gascoigne Wood Jn 08/21½ 08/22   - -
Sherburn Jn 08/23½ 08/25   - -
Church Fenton 08/27½ [P2] [NNL] 08/29   - -
Colton Jn 08/38 [NNL] 08/36   20/56½ 21/02
York 08.47a ~ 08.52d [P5] 08.48 ~ 08.59 [P5]   20.47a ~ 20.50d [P3] [NNL] 20.47 ~ 20.55
Skelton Jn 08/54½ [DS] 09/02   20/43½ 20/38
Tollerton Jn 09/03½ [DS] 09/13   20/36½ [UF] 20/28
Thirsk 09/13½ [DS] 09/24   20/23½ [US] 20/15
Longlands Jn 09/21½ 09/30   20/17½ [US] 20/08
Northallerton 09/23½ 09/31   20/16 20/07
Darlington 09/35 [P4] 09/45   20/05½ [UM] 19/53
Ferryhill South Jn 09/46½ 10/04   19*45 ~ 19*54 [US] ?
Tursdale Jn 09/48½ 10/06   19/39 19/24
Durham 09/54 [DM] 10/12   19/31 [P1] 19/16
Birtley Jn 10/02 10/18   19/20 19/07
King Edward Bridge South Jn 10/05 10/23   19/14 19/03
Newcastle 10c08 ~ 10c10 [P2] 10.26 ~ 10.29   18c56 ~ 19c12 [P3] 18.52 ~ 19.00
Heaton South Jn 10/15 10/33   18/52 18/47
Benton North Jn 10/18 10/35   18/48½ 18/45
Morpeth 10/30 [P2] 10/44   18/38 [P1] 18/34
Alnmouth 10/45 [P2] 10/58   18/25 [P1] 18/21
Belford LC 10/58 11/08   18/13 18/08
Berwick-upon-Tweed 11/11 [P2] 11/19   18/01 [P1] 17/57
Reston 11/21 11/28   17/51½ 17/48
Grantshouse 11/26½ 11/32   17/46½ 17/44
Oxwellmains 11/34 11/39   17/37½ 17/36
Dunbar 11/35½ [P2] 11/41   17/35½ 17/35
Drem 11/44 [P2] 11/48   17/27 [P1] 17/27
Prestonpans Loop - -   17*03 ~ 17*18 [UPL] ?
Prestonpans 11/50 11/54   17/01 ?
Monktonhall Jn 11/54 11/56   16/55 16/55
Portobello Jn 11/57½ 11/58   16/52½ 16/53
Craigentinny Jn 11/59 11/59   16/50 16/50
Abbeyhill Jn 12*01 ~ 12*02 ? ~ 12.03   16/48 16/48
Edinburgh Waverley 12.05a [P1] 12.06   16.46d [P9] 16.46


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z56 : (57313 with 57601 on rear) : Edinburgh Waverley to Edinburgh Sig.EP605
5Z56 : (57601 with 57313 on rear) : Edinburgh Sig.EP605 to Edinburgh Sig.EP854
5Z56 : (57313 with 57601 on rear) : Edinburgh Sig.EP854 to Joppa Straight

Location Booked
Edinburgh Waverley 12.34d [P1]
Abbeyhill Jn 12/35
Craigentinny Jn 12/36
Portobello Jn 12/38
Edinburgh Sig.EP605 12.41 ~ 12.52
Portobello Jn 12/55
Edinburgh Sig.EP854 12.58 ~ 13.04
Joppa Straight 13.06a

5Z53 : (57601 with 57313 on rear) : Joppa Straight to Edinburgh Sig.EP854
5Z53 : (57313 with 57601 on rear) : Edinburgh Sig.EP854 to Edinburgh Sig.EP605
5Z53 : (57601 with 57313 on rear) : Edinburgh Sig.EP605 to Edinburgh Waverley

Location Booked
Joppa Straight 16.00d
Edinburgh Sig.EP854 16.04 ~ 16.11
Portobello Jn 16/14
Edinburgh Sig.EP605 16.17 ~ 16.25
Portobello Jn 16/28
Craigentinny Jn 16/30
Abbeyhill Jn 16/31
Edinburgh Waverley 16.36a [P9]


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