25th November 2023

Northern Belle
Historic Edinburgh at Christmas

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

Route :
1Z49 : Burton-on-Trent to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z51 : Edinburgh Waverley to Burton-on-Trent

Loco(s) Route
57601 (1) Burton-on-Trent - Stenson Jn - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Clay Cross North Jn - Chesterfield - Dore Station Jn - Sheffield - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Holmes Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Swinton - Moorthorpe - Pontefract Baghill - Ferrybridge North Jn - Milford Jn - Church Fenton - Colton Jn - York Yard South Jn - Skelton Jn - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley
57313 (2) Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Burton-on-Trent

Notes :
(1) 57313 on rear.
(2) 57601 on rear.
(3) This tour was originally advertised to call at Doncaster on both the outward and return legs.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Burton-on-Trent 07.02d [P1] 07.05   22.31a [P2] 22.35
Clay Mills Jn 07/05 07/09   22/28 22/32
North Stafford Jn 07/08 07/12   22/25 22/30
Stenson Jn 07/09 07/13   22/24 22/29
L.N.W. Jn 07/12 [UTS] 07/17   22/19 [DTF] 22/26
Derby 07.15a ~ 07.21d [P3] [C] 07.19 ~ 07.27 [P3]   22.13a ~ 22.16d [P2] 22.19 ~ 22.24
St Mary's South Jn 07/23 [DF] 07/29   22/10½ [B] 22/17
Ambergate Jn 07/31½ 07/37   22/03 22/11
Clay Cross North Jn 07/40½ [ML] 07/45   21/54 22/02
Chesterfield South Jn 07/42½ 07/47   21/51 22/00
Chesterfield 07/43½ [P1] 07/48   21/50 [P2] [ML] 21/59
Tapton Jn 07/44 07/49   21/49 21/58
Dore Station Jn 07/51½ 07/55   21/40 21/51
Sheffield 07.57a ~ 08.00d [P2] 08.00 ~ 08.06   21.31a ~ 21.34d [P6] 21.39 ~ 21.45
Nunnery Main Line Jn 08/02 08/08   21/29 21/37
Wincobank Jn 08/05 08/12   21/26 21/31
Holmes Jn 08/08½ 08/13   21/22 21/24
Aldwarke Jn 08/12 08/17   21/19 21/19
Swinton 08.15a ~ 08.18d 08.20 ~ ?   21.11a ~ 21.14d 21.12 ~ ?
Moorthorpe 08/27 [P2] 08/34   21/02½ [P1] 21/04
Pontefract Baghill 08/34½ 08/42   20/54 20/56
Ferrybridge North Jn 08/37 08/43   20/51½ 20/53
Milford Jn 08/46 08/50   20/46½ 20/46
Church Fenton 08c51 ~ 08c54 [P2] [NNL] 08/56   20/40½ [P1] 20/41
Colton South Jn 08/59½ [LSL] 09/02   20/36½ [NNL] 20/36
Colton Jn 09/00 [LSL] 09/03   20/36 [LSL] 20/34
York Yard South Jn 09/06 09/11   20/30 [LSL] 20/27
Skelton Jn 09/10 [DS] 09/14   20/26 [SL] 20/25
Skelton Bridge Jn 09/11½ [DS] 09/16   20/24 [US] 20/21
Tollerton Jn 09/19 [DS] 09/24   20/15 [UF] 20/15
Thirsk 09/29½ [DS] 09/35   20/04½ [UF] 20/06
Longlands Jn 09/38½ 09/41   19/58 [UF] 20/02
Northallerton 09/41 09/42   19/57 20/01
Darlington 09/51 [DM] 09/52   19/43 [UM] 19/48
Ferryhill South Jn 10/01 10/01   19*20 ~ 19*30 [US] 19.30 ~ 19.35
Tursdale Jn 10/04 10/03   19/16 19/27
Durham 10/10 [DM] 10/09   19/10 [P1] 19/21
Birtley Jn 10/19 10/16   19/02 19/14
King Edward Bridge South Jn 10/22 10/20   18/58 19/10
Newcastle 10/24 [P2] 10/24   18c54 ~ 18c56 [P3] 19.01 ~ 19.08
Heaton South Jn 10/26½ 10/29   18/51 18/48
Benton North Jn 10/29 10/31   18/48 18/46
Morpeth 10/41 [P2] 10/42   18/37 [P1] 18/36
Wooden Gate Jn 10*56 ~ 11*20 [DPL] 10.58 ~ ?   18/24½ 18/24
Alnmouth 11/22 [P2] 11/26   18/24 [P1] 18/23
Belford LC 11/36 11/40   18/12 18/11
Berwick-upon-Tweed 11/48 [P2] 11/52   18/00 [P1] 18/00
Reston 11/58 12/01   17/51½ 17/51
Grantshouse 12/04 12/05   17/46½ 17/47
Oxwellmains 12/12 12/12   17/37½ 17/40
Dunbar 12/13½ [P2] 12/14   17/36 17/38
Drem 12/22 [P2] 12/22   17/27½ [P1] 17/31
Prestonpans Loop - -   17*03 ~ 17*18 [UPL] 17.07 ~ 17.22
Prestonpans 12/28 12/27   17/01 17/05
Monktonhall Jn 12/32 12/29   16/56 17/00
Portobello Jn 12/34 12/31   16/52 16/58
Craigentinny Jn 12/35½ 12/32   16/48½ 16/57
Abbeyhill Jn 12/36½ 12/39   16/47½ 16/56
Edinburgh Waverley 12.38a [P20] 12.43   16.46d [P9] 16.54


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z50 : (57313 with 57601 on rear) : Edinburgh Waverley to Edinburgh Sig.EP605
5Z50 : (57601 with 57313 on rear) : Edinburgh Sig.EP605 to Edinburgh Sig.EP854
5Z50 : (57313 with 57601 on rear) : Edinburgh Sig.EP854 to Joppa Straight

Location Booked
Edinburgh Waverley 12.49d [P1]
Abbeyhill Jn 12/50
Craigentinny Jn 12/51
Portobello Jn 12/54
Edinburgh Sig.EP605 12.57 ~ 13.05
Portobello Jn 13/08
Edinburgh Sig.EP854 13.11 ~ 13.18
Joppa Straight 13.20a

5Z51 : (57601 with 57313 on rear) : Joppa Straight to Edinburgh Sig.EP854
5Z51 : (57313 with 57601 on rear) : Edinburgh Sig.EP854 to Edinburgh Sig.EP605
5Z51 : (57601 with 57313 on rear) : Edinburgh Sig.EP605 to Edinburgh Waverley

Location Booked
Joppa Straight 16.01d
Edinburgh Sig.EP854 16.03 ~ 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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