27th August 2015

West Coast Railway Company
The Dalesman

Locos Used 57313, 57315 & steam: 45699 'Galatea'
Stock Used (1) 80217+21241+4905+5035+99318+99347+99350+3136+99316+3058+3150

Route :
1Z49 : York to Carlisle
1Z50 : Carlisle to York

Loco(s) Route
????? (2) York - Colton Jn - Church Fenton - Milford Jn - Castleford - Altofts Jn - Normanton - Wakefield Kirkgate - Wakefield Westgate - Holbeck Jn - Whitehall Jn - Leeds
????? (2) Leeds - Whitehall Jn - Armley Jn - Shipley - Keighley - Skipton - Hellifield - Hellifield Goods Loop
45699 Hellifield Goods Loop - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
45699 Carlisle - (reverse of outward route) - Hellifield Goods Loop
????? (2) Hellifield Goods Loop - (reverse of outward route) - Leeds
????? (2) Leeds - (reverse of outward route) - York

Notes :
(1) 80217 was only in the consist when 45699 was on the train.
(2) 57313 & 57315 reported running top-n-tail. Confirmation required as to which led each leg however above is believed 57315 may have been leading leaving York in the morning.

Source : Gareth Kelly

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
York 08.33d 08.35½   22.00a 22.22
Colton Jn 08/40 08/41   21/51 22/15½
Colton South Jn 08/41 ?   21/50 ?
Ulleskelf 08/44 ?   21/47 ?
Church Fenton 08/46 08/48   21/45 22/11½
Sherburn-in-Elmet 08/52 ?   21/42½ ?
Milford Jn 08/59 08/52   21/40 22/07
Castleford 09/07 09/01   21/34 22/00
Whitwood Jn 09/12½ ?   21/31½ ?
Altofts Jn 09/21 09/17½   21/28 21/55
Normanton 09.23a ~ 09.26d ?   21.24a ~ 21.26d ?
Turners Lane Jn 09/29½ ?   21/19½ ?
Wakefield Kirkgate 09.31a ~ 09.35d 09.31 ~ 09.34   21.16a ~ 21.18d 21.44½ ~ 21.46½
Wakefield West Jn 09/36½ ?   21/15 ?
Wakefield Westgate 09.39a ~ 09.41d 09.40 ~ 09.43   21.10a ~ 21.13d 21.38 ~ 21.42
Outwood 09/45½ ?   21/06 ?
Copley Hill West Jn 09/55 09/54   20/57½ ?
Holbeck Jn 09/55 ?   20/57 21/25
Whitehall Jn 09/55½ 09/56   20/56½ 21/24
Leeds 09.58a ~ 10.05d 09.58 ~ 10.09   20.28a ~ 20.55d 21.16 ~ 21.22
Whitehall Jn 10/07 10/11   20.18 ~ 20.25 ??.?? ~ 21.13
Armley Jn 10/08 10/12   20/16 21/04
Apperley Jn 10/14 10/19   20/09 20/06
Dockfield Jn 10/18 ?   20/05 ?
Shipley East Jn 10/18½ ?   20/04½ ?
Shipley 10/19 10/24½   20/04 20/03
Shipley West Jn 10/19 ?   20/04 ?
Saltaire 10/20 10/26   20/03 20/01
Bingley 10/23 10/30   20/00 19/58
Crossflats 10/24 ?   19/59 ?
Keighley 10.28a ~ 10.30d 10.36 ~ 10.40   19.52a ~ 19.55d 19.50 ~ 19.53
Steeton & Silsden 10/34½ 10/44   19/48½ 19/45½
Cononley 10/38½ 10/47   19/45 19/41
Skipton 10.43a ~ 10.46d 10.50½ ~ 10.54   19.38a ~ 19.41d 19.30 ~ 19.36
Gargrave 10/51½ ?   19/33 ?
Hellifield 11/00 11/09   19/25 19/15
Hellifield Good Loops 11L02 ~ 12L05 11.09 ~ 11.58   18L48 ~ 19L23 18.42 ~ 19.13
Settle Jn 12/14 12/04   18/42 18/36
Settle 12/18 ?   18/39 ?
Helwith Bridge 12/26 ?   18/32 ?
Horton-in-Ribblesdale 12/30 ?   18/30 ?
Ribblehead 12/41 12/32   18/25 18/20
Blea Moor 12/45 ?   18/22 ?
Dent 12/51½ ?   18/14 ?
Garsdale 12/56 12/48   18/09 18/06
Ais Gill 13/00 ?   18/05 ?
Mallerstang 13/04½ ?   18/00 ?
Kirkby Stephen 13/09 13/00   17/54 17/50
Crosby Garrett 13/12 ?   17/48 ?
Helm Tunnel 13/17 ?   17/43½ ?
Ormside 13/19 ?   17/41 ?
Appleby 13.22a ~ 13.34d 13.13 ~ 13.32   17.26a ~ 17.36d 17.22 ~ 17.34
Long Marton 13/39 ?   17/20½ ?
Kirkby Thore S.B. 13/42 13/42   17/17 17/13
Culgaith S.B. L.C. 13/45 13/45   17/13 17/11
Langwathby 13/50 ?   17/08 ?
Lazonby & Kirkoswald 13/54 ?   17/04 ?
Armathwaite 13/59½ ?   16/57 ?
Low House Crossing S.B. 14/01 14/00   16/55 16/53
Howe & Co Sidings 14/05 14/04   16/50 16/48
Petteril Bridge Jn 14/14 14/09   16/41 16/40
London Road Jn 14/15 ?   16/39 ?
Carlisle 14.17a 14.13   16.36d 16.36


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