6th July 2019

GB Railfreight
(Staff Special)

Locos Used (1) 50007 'Hercules' & 50049 'Defiance'
Stock Used 3390+3304+1691+3397+3364+3314+1657+3333+3356+17105

Route :
1Z50 : Motherwell to Scarborough
1Z52 : Scarborough to Motherwell

Loco(s) Route
50007+50049 Motherwell - Carstairs - Auchengray - Midcalder Jn - Slateford - Haymarket - Edinburgh Waverley - (via ECML) - York - York Holgate Sidings
50049+50007 York Holgate Sidings - York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
50007+50049 Scarborough - Seamer - Malton - York - York Holgate Sidings
50049+50007 York Holgate Sidings - York - (reverse of outward route) - Motherwell

Notes :
(1) 50007 running numbered / named as 50014 'Warspite', on one side only.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Motherwell 07.15d [P1] 07.17   23.16a [P2] 23.17
Law Jn 07/24 07/24   23/10½ 23/06
Lanark Jn 07/34 07/31   23/04 23/01
Carstairs 07/37 [P2] 07/35   23/01 [P1] 22/58
Carstairs East Jn 07/44 07/45   22/58 22/55
Auchengray 07/50 07/52   22/55 22/49
Midcalder Jn 08/01½ 08/02   22/43 22/40
Slateford 08/11 08/12   22/32 22/33
Haymarket 08/23 [P3] 08/24   22/29½ [P4] 22/30
Princes Street Gardens 08/26 [X] 08/26   22/26½ [W] 22/28
Edinburgh Waverley 08.28a ~ 08.33d [P11] 08.28 ~ 08.33   22.22a ~ 22.25d [P9] 22.24 ~ 22.27
Abbeyhill Jn 08/37 08/35   22/20½ 22/21
Craigentinny Jn 08/38 08/36   22/19½ 22/19
Portobello Jn 08/39½ 08/37   22/18 22/18
Monktonhall Jn 08/42 08/39   22/16 22/15
Prestonpans 08/46 08/41   22/12 22/13
Drem 08/52 08/47   22/06 22/07
Dunbar 09/00½ 08/58   21/57½ 21/58
Oxwellmains 09/02 09/00   21/56 21/56
Grantshouse 09/11 09/07   21/48½ 21/37
Reston 09/16 09/13   21/42½ 21/19
Berwick-upon-Tweed 09/27 [P1] 09/21   21/33 [P2] 21/11
Crag Mill Loop - -   21*07 ~ 21*17 ?
Belford LC 09/39 09/32   21/02 20/59
Alnmouth for Alnwick 09/51 [P1] 09/43   20/49 [P2] 20/49
Morpeth 10/05 [P1] 09/59   20/34½ [P2] 20/36
Heaton South Jn 10/18 10/16   20/20 20/25
Newcastle 10.21a ~ 10.33d [P3] 10.21 ~ 10.35 [P3]   20.13a ~ 20.16d [P3] 20.18 ~ 20.21
King Edward Bridge South Jn 10/35 10/37   20/10½ 20/15
Birtley Jn 10*45 ~ 10*51 [DUS] ? ~ 10.49   20/08 20/11
Durham 11/00 [P1] 11/00   20/00 [DM] 20/05
Tursdale Jn 11/05½ 11/07   19/54½ 20/00
Ferryhill South Jn 11/07 11/09   19/52½ 19/57
Darlington 11.17a ~ 11.22d [P1] 11.19 ~ 11.23 [P1]   19.39a ~ 19.42d [P1] 19.42 ~ 19.47 [P1]
Northallerton 11/36 11/36   19/28 19/29
Longlands Jn 11/38 [US] 11/37   19/21½ 19/26
Thirsk 11/45 [P1] [US] 11/43   19/13½ [P2] [DS] 19/20
Tollerton Jn 11/57½ [US] 11/54   19/02½ [DS] 19/09
Skelton Bridge Jn 12*10 ~ 12*15 12/06?   18/55 [DS] 19/01
Skelton Jn 12/18 12/09   18/53½ 18/58
York 12.24a ~ 12.31d [P9] 12.14 ~ 12.26 [P11]   18/51 [P11] 18/55 [P11]
York Holgate Sidings 12.34 ~ 13.02 ? ~ ?   18.20 ~ 18.48 ? ~ ?
York 13/05 [P5] 13/02 [P5]   18.08a ~ 18.17d [P3] 18.02 ~ 18.20 [P3]
Scarborough Bridge Jn 13/06 ?   18/06 ?
Strensall SB 13/12 13/10   17/58 ?
Barton Hill 13/17½ ?   17/50 ?
Kirkham Abbey SB 13/21 ?   17/46 ?
Malton 13/30 13/28   17/37 17/34
Weaverthorpe LC 13/40½ ?   17/27 ?
Seamer 13/54 13/43   17/21 17/19
Scarborough 14.01a [P1] 13.49   17.14d [P1] 17.14


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