24th January 1998

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Settle & Carlisle Circular

Merrymaker Series

Locos Used 47757 & 86424

Route : 1Z48 throughout

Loco Route
86424 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - York
47757 York - Colton Jn - Church Fenton - Milford Jn - Castleford - Methley Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Whitehall Jn - Shipley - Keighley - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
47757 Carlisle - Petteril Bridge jn - haltwhistle - Hexham - Blaydon - Metro Centre - Low Fell Jn - (via ECML) - York
86424 York - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Source : Nick Blyth

Photo Review


47757 during the break at Appleby (photo: Nick Blyth)


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Nick Blyth)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Kings Cross 08.27d 21.44a 659.36
2.41 Finsbury Park 08/34 21/35 656.75
4.78 Alexandra Palace 08/36 21/31 654.38
12.57 Potters Bar 08.42a ~ 08.44d 21.24a ~ 21.26d 646.59
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 08/50 21/18 639.11
23.73 Woolmer Green 08/52 21/16 635.43
27.45 Stevenage 08.55a ~ 08.57d 21.11a ~ 21.13d 631.71
31.74 Hitchin 09/02 21/07 927.42
44.10 Sandy 09/11 20/59 615.26
58.70 Huntingdon 09/20 20/50 600.46
- Conington - 20/45 591.08
69.26 Holme 09/26 - -
76.29 Peterborough 09.33a ~ 09.40d 20.36a ~ 20.38d 583.07
84.64 Tallington 09/55 20/26 574.52
99.61 Stoke Summit 10/04 20/17 559.55
105.38 Grantham 10/08 20/13 553.78
109.56 Barkston South Jn 10/10 20/11 549.60
120.08 Newark Northgate 10/17 19/56 539.28
138.49 Retford 10/28 19/45 520.67
152.00 Loversall Carr Jn 10/36 19/36 507.36
155.77 Doncaster 10c40 ~ 10c44 19c30 ~ 19c32 503.39
160.16 Shaftholme Jn 10/48 19/25 499.20
169.16 Temple Hirst Jn 10/54 19/20 490.20
174.75 Hambleton North Jn 10/57 19/16 484.41
182.79 Colton Jn 11/02 19/11 476.37
188.40 York 11L15a ~ 11L33d 18L46a ~ 19L06d 470.76

 

M.C Location Booked
194.01 Colton Jn 11/39
199.18 Church Fenton 11/45
203.47 Milford Jn 11/52
209.39 Castleford 12/01
210.44 Whitwood Jn 12/03
211.55 Methley Jn 12/06
219.38 Engine Shed Jn 12/17
219.70 Whitehall Jn 12/18
220.35 Wortley Jn 12/20
226.15 Apperley Jn 12/27
229.61 Dockfield Jn 12/30
230.07 Shipley 12/31
236.22 Keighley 12/38
245.37 Skipton 12/51
255.31 Hellifield 13/03
258.56 Settle Jn 13/08
272.55 Blea Moor 13/29
290.56 Kirkby Stephen 13/49
301.38 Appleby 14.07a ~ 14.22d
322.32 Armathwaite 14/50
311.28 Petteril Bridge Jn 15/01
332.20 Carlisle 15.10a ~ 15.47d
333.12 Petteril Bridge Jn 15/50
336.42 Wetheral 15/54
343.17 Brampton 16/02
355.25 Haltwhistle 16/17
364.03 Haydon Bridge 16/26
371.50 Hexham 16/34
381.70 Prudhoe 16/45
388.35 Blaydon 16/54
390.27 Metro Centre 17/04
393.39 Low Fell Jn 17/11
404.63 Durham 17/32
412.03 Tursdale Jn 17/39
414.59 Ferryhill South Jn 17*44 ~ 17*50
426.66 Darlington 18/05
441.00 Northallerton 18/17
448.60 Thirsk 18/23
461.36 Tollerton Jn 18/32
469.25 Skelton Jn 18/38

Timings continue in first table.

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