17th April 2010

Statesman Rail
Cumbrian Mountain & Coast Statesman

Loco Used 67003
Stock Used 17080+3231+3188+1659+3340+3314+3345+3386+3344+1203+6054+5987

Route :
1Z67 : Leicester to Carlisle
1Z68 : Carlisle to Leicester

Loco Route
67003 Leicester - (via MML) - Trent South Jn - Trent East Jn - Toton Jn - Trowell Jn - Pye Bridge Jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Dore Station Jn - Sheffield - Wincobank Jn - Masborough Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Swinton - Moorthorpe - South Kirkby Jn - Hare Park Jn - Turners Lane Jn - Altofts Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Whitehall Jn - Shipley - Keighley - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
67003 Carlisle - Currock Jn - Marypoort - Workington - Ravenglass - Park South Jn - Barrow-in-Furness - Dalton Jn - Grange-over-Sands - Carnforth - (via WCML) - Euxton Jn - Chorley - Bolton - Salford Crescent - Deansgate - Manchester Piccadilly - Slade Lane Jn - Stockport - Edgeley Jn - Hazel Grove - New Mills South Jn - Edale - Dore Station Jn - Sheffield
67003 Sheffield - (reverse of outward route) - Leicester

Notes :
(1) Howard Parker comments: The Northern Belle was seen heading south at Leicester in the morning.

Source : Howard Parker (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Howard Parker)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Leicester 07.00d 07.00 [P2]   23.43a 23.54 [P3]
Syston South Jn 07/06 ?   23/37 ?
Sileby Jn 07/09 ?   23/26 ?
Loughborough 07.14a ~ 07.16d 07.11 ~ 07.16   23.19a ~ 23.21d 12.37 ~ 23.39
East Midlands Parkway 07.23a ~ 07.25d 07.23 ~ 07.28   23.09a ~ 23.11d 23.25 ~ 23.27
Trent South Jn 07/27 ?   23/07 23/22
Trent 07/28 07/35   23/06 23/20
Toton Jn 07/30 ?   23/04 ?
Toton Centre 07/31 ?   23/03 23/15
Trowell Jn 07/35 ?   22/59 ?
Langley Mill 07.41a ~ 07.43d 07.42 ~ 07.44   22.50a ~ 22.52d 22.51 ~ 22.53
Ironville Jn 07/47 ?   22/46 ?
Alfreton 07.51a ~ 07.53d 07.52 ~ 07.56   22.40a ~ 22.42d 22.51 ~ 22.53
Clay CrossNorth Jn 08/06 ?   22/32 ?
Chesterfield South Jn 08/08 08/09 [DM]   22/29 22/36
Chesterfield 08.10a ~ 08.12d 08.11 ~ 08.13   22.25a ~ 22.27d 22.31 ~ 22.33 [P2]
Tapton Jn 08/14 ?   22/24 ?
Dore Station Jn 08/24 08/23   22/15 ?
Sheffield 08.30a ~ 08.32d 08.30 ~ 08.33 [P2]   21.48a ~ 22.08d 21.29 ~ 22.10 [P8]

 

Location Booked Actual
Nunnery Main Line Jn 08/34 ?
Wincobank Jn 08/36 ?
Holmes Jn 08/38 08/39
Masborough Jn 08/39 ?
Aldwarke Jn 08/46 08/46
Swinton 08/51 08/51
Moorthorpe 08.58 ~ 09.00 08.58 ~ 09.00
South Kirkby Jn 09/02 09/02
Hare Park Jn 09/07 09/10
Crofton West Jn 09/15 09/13
Calder Bridge Jn 09/17 09/16
Turners Lane Jn 09/22 09/22
Altofts Jn 09/26 09/28
Methley Jn 09/29 09/29
Engine Shed Jn 09/38 09/37
Whitehall Jn 09/43 09/44
Armley Jn 09/44 09/45
Kirkstall Down Loop 09*46 ~ 10*02 09.47 ~ 10.03
Apperley Jn 10/06 10/08
Dockfield Jn 10/10 10/12
Shipley 10/11 10/13
Keighley 10/26 10/25
Skipton 10/40 10/38
Hellifield 10/51 10/49
Settle Jn 10/51 10/49
Horton-in-Ribblesdale 11/04 11/04
Ribblehead 11/11 11/12
Blea Moor 11/13 11/14
Garsdale 11/26 11/26
Kirkby Stephen 11/38 11/38
Appleby 11/49 11/49
Kirkby Thore S.B. 11/55 11/54
Culgaith LC 11/58 11/56
Lazonby & Kirkoswald 12/06 ?
Low House Crossing 12/13 12/11
How & Co. Sidings 12/16 12/16
Petteril Bridge Jn 12/25 12/21
London Road Jn 12/26 ?
Carlisle 12.29a ~ 15.56d 12.24 ~ 15.57 [P3]
Currock Jn 16/02 ?
Wigton 16/14 16/14
Maryport 16/34 16/38
Workington 16*43 ~ 16/45 16/47
Parton North Jn 16/54 ?
Parton 16/58 17/00
Whitehaven 17*02 ~ 17*06 17.04 ~ 17.05
St Bees 17*14 ~ 17*16 17/13
Sellafield 17*29 ~ 17*31 17.25 ~ 17.25
Drigg 17*36 ~ 17*38 ?
Bootle 17/47 17/39
Millom 17/57 17/49
Foxfield 18/04 17/58
Askam 18/12 18/04
Park South Jn 18/18 18/17
Barrow-in-Furness 18/27 18/27
Dalton Jn 18/35 ?
Ulverston 18/43 18/45
Grange-over-Sands 18/55 18/56
Arnside 18/59 19/00
Carnforth 19/08 19/09
Morecambe South Jn 19/12 ?
Lancaster 19c14 ~ 19c16 19.18 ~ 19.23 [P4]
Preston 19/41 19/41
Euxton Jn 19/47 19/47
Chorley 19/51 19/50
Lostock Jn 19/56 ?
Bolton 20/01 20/02
Salford Crescent 20/12 20/11
Ordsall Lane Jn 20/15 ?
Castlefield Jn 20/16 ?
Deansgate 20/17 ?
Manchester Oxford Road 20*19 ~ 20*20 20/15 [P3]
Manchester Piccadilly 20/22 20/19 [P13]
Ardwick Jn 20/24 ?
Slade Lane Jn 20/29 20.25 ~ 20.28 [US]
Heaton Norris Jn 20/32 ?
Stockport 20/34 20/35 [P0]
Edgeley No.1 20/35 ?
Hazel Grove 20/42 20/40
New Mills South Jn 20/50 ?
Chinley North Jn 20/56 ?
Chinley East Jn 20/57 ?
Edale 21/03 20/59
Earles Siding 21/06 21/04
Bamford 21/09 21/06
Grindleford 21/12 21/10
Totley Tunnel East 21/18 21/13
Dore West Jn 21/21 ?
Dore Station Jn 21/23 21/16
Sheffield Down Loop 21.28 ~ 21.43 21.23 ~ 21.27

Timings continue in first table

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