30th August 2004

Green Express Railtours
The Edinburgh Festival Scenic Circular

Locos Used 47854 & 57601

Route:
1Z46 : Meadowhall to Edinburgh
1Z18 : Edinburgh to Sheffield

Loco(s) Route
47854 (1) Meadowhall - Chapeltown - Elsecar - Barnsley - Horbury Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Altofts Jn - Methley Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Whitehall Jn - Shipley - Keighley - Skipton - (via S&C) - Carlisle - (via WCML) - Carstairs South Jn - Midcalder Jn - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley
47854 (1) Edinburgh Waverley - (via ECML) - York
47854 York - Church Fenton - Milford SB - Castleford - Altofts Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Horbury Jn - Barnsley - Meadowhall - Sheffield

Sources : various including |Mark Townsend (joined/left the train at Barnsley)

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual
Meadowhall 06.25d 06.28
Chapeltown 06.32a ~ 06.34d ?
Elsecar 06.39a ~ 06.41d ?
Wombwell 06.44a ~ 06.46d ?
Barnsley 06.51a ~ 06.54d 06.58 ~ 07.04
Horbury Jn 07/05 07/16
Wakefield Kirkgate 07.11a ~ 07.14d 07.20 ~ 07.23
Normanton 07.18a ~ 07.20d ?
Altofts Jn 07/21 07/31
Methley Jn 07/23 07/33
Engine Shed Jn 07/38 07/42
Whitehall Jn 07/45 07/44
Armley Jn 07/46 07/45
Apperley Jn 07/52 07/51
Dockfield Jn 07/55 ?
Shipley 07/56 07/58
Keighley 08/09 08/09
Skipton 08/25 08/22
Hellifield 08/37 08/35
Settle Jn 08/41 ?
Ribblehead 08/57 ?
Blea Moor 09/00 ?
Garsdale 09/11 ?
Kirkby Stephen 09/21 09/22
Appleby 09/32 ?
Kirby Thore SB 09/38 ?
Culgaith 09/41 ?
Low House SB 09/56 ?
Petteril Bridge Jn 10/06 10/08
London Road Jn 10/07 ?
Carlisle 10.10a ~ 10.17d 10.11 ~ 10.16
Gretna Jn 10/28 10/26
Quintinshill 10/32 10/28
Lockerbie 10/44 10/41
Beattock 10/55 10/51
Beattock Summit 11/12 11/07
Abington 11/19 11/14
Carstairs South Jn 11/38 11/27
Carstairs East Jn 11/40 11/29
Midcalder Jn 11/58 11/47
Slateford Jn 12/05 11/55
Haymarket 12/10 12/02
Edinburgh 12.13a ~ 16.48d 12.07 ~ 16.47
Portobello Jn 16/52½ 16/52
Monktonhall Jn 16/55 16/55
Drem 17/10 17/11
Grantshouse 17/48 17/42
Marshall Meadows 18/01 17/55
Berwick-upon-Tweed 18/03½ 18/02
Belford 18/15½ 18/14
Alnmouth 18/28 18/26
Morpeth 18/41 18/44
Heaton South Jn 18/54 18/58
Newcastle 18/57 19/01
King Edward Bridge South Jn 18/59 19/02
Birtley 19/03 19/08
Durham 19/20 19/16
Ferryhill South Jn 19/28 19/25
Darlington 19/36 19/35
Northallerton 19/47 19/46
Thirsk 19/55 19/51
Tollerton 20/06 19/59
Skelton Jn 20/13 20/04
York 20.16a ~ 20.23d 20.07 ~ 20.20
Colton Jn 20/32 20/26
Church Fenton 20/41 20/33
Milford SB 20/54 20/38
Castleford 21/01 21/00
Altofts Jn 21/05 21/05
Wakefield Kirkgate 21.15a ~ 21.19d 21.17 ~ 21.20
Horbury Jn 21/23 21/25
Barnsley 21.35a ~ 21.39d 21.41 ~ 21.45
Meadowhall 22.03a ~ 22.05d 22.22 ~ 22.22
Sheffield 22.12a 22.33


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