20th July 1996

Class 37 Group
The Settle Syphons

Locos Used 37051, 37057, 37058 & 37059

Route :
1Z37 throughout

Loco Route
37051 + 37057 Kings Cross - Peterborough - Doncaster Decoy North Jn
37058 + 37059 Doncaster Decoy North Jn - Doncaster - Hare Park Jn - Altofts - Methley Jn - Whitehall Jn - Keighley - Hellifield - Appleby - Carlisle
37058 + 37059 Carlisle - Hexham - Norwood Jn - Low Fell Jn - Durham - York
37051 + 37057 York - Doncaster - Peterborough - Kings Cross

Source : Nigel Rollings
(on the train throughout)

Timings (booked and some actual)
(provided by Ian Dobson)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Kings Cross 07.55d -   22.24a -
Finsbury Park 08/01 -   22/19 -
Alexandra Palace 08/04 -   22/16 -
Potters Bar 08.14a ~ 08.16d - ~ -   22.07a ~ 22.09d - ~ -
Welwyn Garden City 08/27 -   22/00 -
Digswell Jn 08/29 -  
Woolmer Green Jn 08/31 -   21/58 -
Stevenage 08/36 -   21/55 -
Hitchin 08/42 -   21/48 -
Sandy 08/52 -   21/30 -
Huntingdon 09/03 -   21/18 -
Holme Jn 09/11 -  
Connington South Jn   21/10 -
Peterborough 09.20a ~ 09.22d ??.?? ~ 09.38   20.57a ~ 20.59d - ~ -
Tallington Jn 09/32 -   20/38 -
Stoke Jn 09/45 -   20/28 -
Grantham 09/51 10/01   20/20 -
Barkston South Jn 09/55 -   20/18 -
Newark 10/03 10/14   20/07 -
Retford 10*19a ~ 10*27d 10/38   19/51 -
Loversall Carr Jn 10/39 -   19/40 -
Decoy North Jn 10L45a ~ 11L11d 10.57 ~ 11.52  
Doncaster 11.16a ~ 11.18d 11.57 ~ 12.03   19.31a ~ 19.33d 19.35 ~ ??.??

 

Location Booked Actual
Adwick Jn 11/25 -
South Kirkby Jn 11/33 -
Hare Park Jn 11/40 12/21
Crofton West Jn 11/44 12/23
Calder Bridge Jn 11/48 12/27
Turners Lane Jn 11/49 -
Altofts Jn 11/53 12/32
Methley Jn 11/56 -
Leeds Sig. 87 12c06a ~ 12c10d 12/42
Whitehall Jn 12/13 -
Wortley Jn 12/16 -
Apperley Jn 12/23 12/55
Shipley 12/30 13/00
Keighley 12/39 -
Skipton 12/52 13/15
Hellifield 13/02 13/29
Settle Jn 13/09 13/31
Blea Moor 13/29 13/50
Kirkby Stephen 13/49 14/09
Appleby 14.02a ~14.22d 14.20 ~ 14.30
Langwathby 14/39 -
Lazonby 14/44 -
Armathwaite 14/50 -
Petteril Bridge Jn 15/03 15/04
Carlisle 15.07a ~ 15.47d 15.08 ~ 15.53
Petteril Bridge Jn 15/50 -
Brampton 16/08 16/10
Haltwhistle 16/20 16/25
Hexham 16/36 16/44
Blaydon 16/56 17/06
Norwood Jn 17/07 17/12
Low Fell Jn 17/11 17/15
Birtley Jn 17/20 17/21
Durham 17/32 17/33
Tursdale Jn 17/39 17/42
Ferryhill South Jn 17/41 -
Darlington 17/51 17/53
Northallerton 18/03 18/08
Thirsk 18/13 18/17
Tollerton Jn 18/25 18/30
Skelton Jn 18/34 -
York 18L37a ~ 18L57d 18.42 ~ 19.09
Colton Jn 19/03 -
Hambleton North Jn 19/10 -
Temple Hirst Jn 19/16 -
Shaftholme Jn 19/24 -

Timings continue in first table.

Mileages:

Starting Point Total Miles
Kings Cross 617.49
Potters Bar 592.15
Peterborough 464.71
Doncaster 305.55

Loco Mileages:

Starting Point 37051 + 37057 37058 + 37059
Kings Cross 343.37 274.12
Potters Bar 318.03 274.12
Peterborough 190.59 274.12
Doncaster 32.43 273.12

Key;
a : arrival time
c : crew change
d : departure time
L : loco change
/ : passing time
* : operational stop

All distances, in miles, are taken from the tour booklet. No attempt has been made to verify the mileages given.

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