14th June 2003

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Settle & Carlisle Railway
(Merrymaker series)

Locos Used 66158 & 90037

Route:
1Z50 : Kings Cross to Carlisle
1Z52 : Carlisle to Kings Cross

Loco Route
90037 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Loversall Carr Jn - Doncaster RMT
66158 Doncaster RMT - Doncaster - Adwick - South Kirkby Jn - Hare Park Jn - Oakenshaw Jn - Turners Lane Jn - Altofts Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Whitehall Jn - Shipley - Skipton - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Carlisle
66158 Carlisle - Haltwhistle - Hexham - Norwood Jn - Low Fell Jn - (via ECML) - York
90037 York - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Sources : various including Gary Sherman

Timings (Booked & some actual)
 (from various including Gary Sherman)

Location Booked (out) Actual (out) Booked (rtn) Actual (rtn)
Kings Cross 08.18d 08.20 22.02a 22.28
Belle Isle 08/20 08/21 21/59 22/21
Finsbury Park 08/22 08/23 21/55 22/17
Alexandra Palace 08/24 08/25 21/54 22/14
Potters Bar 08.30a ~ 08.34d 08.36 ~ 08.39 21.45a ~ 21.48d 22.06 ~ 22.07
Welwyn Garden City 08/41 08/46 21/35 21/53
Digswell Jn 08/47 - 21/34 -
Woolmer Green Jn 08/50 08/50 21/33 21/48
Stevenage 08.53a ~ 08.55d 08.54 ~ 08.58 21.27a ~ 21.29d 21.42 ~ 21.44
Hitchin 09/00 09/01 21/23 21/42
Sandy 09/09 09/11 21/16 21/36
Huntingdon 09/25 09/24 21/07 21/27
Connington South   21/01 21/23
Holme LC 09/32 09/33  
Peterborough 09.38a ~ 09.40d 09.39 ~ 09.42d 20.44a ~ 20.54d 21.14 ~ 21.16
Helpston Jn 09/47 09/48 - -
Tallington Jn 09/54 09/53 20/37 21/05
Stoke Tunnel 10/08 10/08 20/28 20/55
Grantham 10/22 10/17 20/22 20/52
Barkston South Jn 10/25 10/21 20/17 20/49
Newark North Gate 10/31 10/30 20/08 20/43
Retford 10/43 10/47 19/51 20/32
Loversall Carr Jn 10/51 10/55 19/36 20/24

 

Location Booked Actual
Doncaster Decoy South Jn 10/53 -
Doncaster RMT 10L55a ~ 11L27d 10.54 ~ 11.18
Doncaster Decoy 11/29 -
Doncaster 11/32 11/23
Adwick 11/36 11/26
Adwick Jn 11/37 11/27
South Kirkby Jn 11/41 11/31
Hare Park Jn 11/48 11/38
Crofton West Jn 11/54 -
Calder Bridge Jn 11/59 -
Turners Lane Jn 12/05 -
Altofts Jn 12/10 11/57
Methley Jn 12/13 11/59
Engine Shed Jn 12/22 12/07
Whitehall Jn 12/24 12/14
Armley Jn 12/25 12/15
Apperley Jn 12/31 12/28
Dockfield Jn 12/35 -
Shipley 12/36 12/33
Keighley 12/43 12/39
Skipton 12/53 12/52
Hellifield 13/04 13/04
Settle Jn 13/08 -
Ribblehead 13/24 13/22
Blea Moor 13/26 -
Garsdale 13/37 13/34
Kirkby Stephen 13/47 13/43
Appleby 13.59a ~ 14.14d 13/55
Kirby Thore SB 14/21 -
Culgaith Crossover 14/24 -
Low House SB 14/39 -
Petteril Bridge Jn 14/49 14/42
London Road Jn 14/50 -
Carlisle 14.55a ~ 16.05d 14.42 ~ 16.38
London Road Jn 16/07 -
Petteril Bridge Jn 16/08 16/40
Brampton 16/23 -
Haltwhistle 16/36 17/17
Haydon Bridge 16/48 -
Hexham 16/57 17/37
Blaydon 17/16 -
Gateshead Metro Centre 17/19 17/59
Norwood Jn 17/23 -
Low Fell Jn 17/32 18/00
Birtley 17/38 18/18
Durham 17/46 18/26
Tursdale Jn 17/53 -
Ferryhill South Jn 17/55 18/35
Darlington 18/06 18/46
Northallerton 18/16 19/13
Longlands Jn 18/17 -
Thirsk 18/24 19/19
Tollerton 18/33 19/29
Skelton Jn 18/43 19/35
York 18L46a ~ 19L06d 19.38 ~ 20.00
Colton Jn 19/11 20/07
Hambleton North Jn 19/16 20/11
Temple Hirst Jn 19/20 20/14
Shaftholme Jn 19/27 20/20
Doncaster 19/31 20/23

Timings continue in first table.

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