27th August 2005

Green Express Railtours
Edinburgh Festival Express

Locos Used 47826 & 47851
Stock Used 99718+4951+99317+4994+4940+99311+4960+5035+99127+99121+3143+3136+99677

Route:
1Z80 : Brighouse to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z81 : Edinburgh Waverley to Brighouse

Loco(s) Route
47851 (1) Lancaster - Preston - Farington Curve Jn - Lostock Hall Jn - Blackburn - Accrington - Burnley - Copy Pit - Hebden Bridge - Milner Royd Jn - Brighouse - Heaton Lodge East Jn - Mirfield East Jn - Horbury Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Altofts Jn - Castleford - Milford SB - Church Fenton - Colton Jn - York - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Slateford - Midcalder Jn - Carstairs East Jn - Carstairs South Jn - (via WCML) - Lancaster - (same as outward route) - Brighouse

Notes :
(1) 47826 on rear.


47826 on the rear, on arrival at Edinburgh Waverley (photo: Shaun C)

Sources : various including David Bellamy, Ian Evans, Solomon Riley & Shaun C

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual
Lancaster 05.25d 05.25
Preston 06.00a ~ 06.02d 05.51 ~ 06.02
Farington Curve Jn 06/05 06/05
Lostock Hall Jn 06/08 06/08
Blackburn 06.20a ~ 06.22d 06.21 ~ 06.23
Daisyfield Jn 06/24 ?
Accrington 06.30a ~ 06.32 06.32 ~ 06.35
Gannow Jn 06/39 06/43
Burnley Manchester Road 06.41a ~ 06.46d ?
Copy Pit 0703 07/09
Hall Royd Jn 07/16 07/19
Hebden Bridge 07.26a ~ 07.28d 07.26 ~ 07.28
Sowerby Bridge 07.36a ~ 07.38d ?
Milner Royd Jn 07/40 07/41
Greetland Jn 07/43 ?
Brighouse 07.49a ~ 07.54d ?
Bradley Wood Jn 08/01 07/54
Heaton Lodge East Jn 08/06 07/56
Mirfield East Jn 08/10 ?
Thornhill LNW Jn 08/11 ?
Horbury Jn 08/17 08/08
Wakefield Kirkgate 08/23 08/11
Altofts Jn 08/27 08/15
Castleford 08/36 08/21
Milford SB 08/42 08/31
Church Fenton 08/47 08/37
Colton Jn 08/54 08/46
York 09/01 08/57
Skelton Jn 09/04 09/00
Tollerton 09/13 09/12
Thirsk 09/23 09/25
Longlands Jn 09/31 ?
Northallerton 09/33 09/33
Darlington 09/47 09/46
Ferryhill South Jn 09/57 09/57
Tursdale Jn 09/59 ?
Durham 10/07 10/05
Birtley 10/16 10/12
King Edward Bridge South Jn 10/19 10/18
Newcastle 10/22 10/21
Heaton South Jn 10/27 10/24
Morpeth 10/41 10/40
Wooden Gate Jn 10*56a ~ 11*04d ?
Alnmouth 11/06 11/08
Belford 11/20 11/24
Berwick-upon-Tweed 11/33 11/35
Marshall Meadows 11/36 11/40
Reston GSP 11/42 ?
Grantshouse 11/50 11/54
Dunbar 12/03 12/04
Drem 12/14 12/16
Monktonhall Jn 12/27 12/30
Portobello Jn 12/30 12/34
Edinburgh Waverley 12.34a ~ 16.57d 12.52 ~ 16.57
Haymarket 17/00 17/02
Slateford Jn 17/05 17/05
Midcalder Jn 17/18 17/19
Carstairs East Jn 17/31 17/44
Carstairs South Jn 17/33 17/47
Abington 17/45 18/05
Beattock Summit 17/54 18/15
Beattock 18/01 18/22
Lockerbie 18/11 18/32
Quintinshill 18/26 18/43
Gretna Jn 18/27 18/44
Carlisle 18/35 18/54
Penrith 18/57 19/18
Tebay 19/15 19/43
Oxenholme 19/24 19/53
Carnforth North Jn 19/33 20/18
Morecambe South Jn 19/36 20/21
Lancaster 19.38a ~ 19.41d 20.26 ~ 20.29
Preston 20.06a ~ 20.12d 20.54 ~ 20.58
Farington Curve Jn 20/18 21/01
Lostock Hall Jn 20/21 21/05
Blackburn 20.34a ~ 20.36d 21.19 ~ 21.20
Daisyfield Jn 20/38 ?
Accrington 20.44a ~ 20.46d 21.30 ~ 21.31
Gannow Jn 20/53 21/41
Burnley Manchester Road 20.55a ~ 21.00d ?
Copy Pit 21/17 22/02
Hall Royd Jn 21/31 22/12
Hebden Bridge 21.36a ~ 21.38d 22.19 ~ 22.21
Sowerby Bridge 21.46a ~ 21.48d ?
Milner Royd Jn 21/50 22/33
Greetland Jn 21/55 ?
Brighouse 22.02a 22.40


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