8th December 2021

West Coast Railways
The Edinburgh Christmas Special / Spirit of the Lakes

Locos Used 37518 'Fort William / An Gearasdan', 47815 & 47854 'Diamond Jubilee'
Stock Used 99673+99671+99678+99672+99674+99675+99677+99318+3143

Route : 
1Z79 : Peterborough to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z80 : Edinburgh Waverley to Peterborough

Loco(s) Route
47815 (1) Peterborough - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley
47854 (2) Edinburgh Waverley - (via ECML) - Peterborough

Notes : 
(1) 37518 on rear?
(2) 47815 on rear.

Sources : Nick Bartlett & The Class 47 List

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Peterborough 05.55d [P2] [DF] 05.55   22.18a [P2] 22.16
Helpston Jn 06/02 06/02   22/12 22/09
Tallington Jn 06/06 06/05   22/09 22/07
Stoke Jn 06/18 06/17   21/58 [UF] 21/56
Grantham 06.23a ~ 06.26d [P2] 06.23 ~ 06.26   21.47a ~ 21.50d [P1] 21.47 ~ 21.49
Claypole Loop 06/35 06/37   21/38 21/36
Newark North Gate 06.40a ~ 06.43d [P1] 06.41 ~ 06.44   21.27a ~ 21.30d [P2] 21.28 ~ 21.30
Newark Flat Crossing 06/45 06/45   21/25 21/26
Carlton-on-Trent  06/49 06/51   21/20 21/22
Retford 07.00a ~ 07.03d [P2] 07.02 ~ 07.05   21.02a ~ 21.05d [P1] 21.07 ~ 21.09
Loversall Carr Jn 07/17 [WSL] 07/18   20/50 20/52
Decoy South Jn 07/19 07/21   - -
Decoy North Jn 07/23 [DF] 07/23   - -
Doncaster 07.30a ~ 07.37d [P4] 07.32 ~ 07.38   20.41a ~ 20.44d [P1] 20.42 ~ 20.46 [P1]
Shaftholme Jn 07/42 07/44   20/36 20/32
Temple Hirst Jn 07/49 07/51   20/28½ 20/25
Hambleton North Jn 07/54 07/55   20/23½ 20/21
Colton Jn 08/01 [NNL] 08/02   20/17 20/15
York 08.07a ~ 08.10d [P9] 08.07 ~ 08.12   20/11 [P3] [NNL] 20/09
Skelton Jn 08/13 [DF] 08/15   20/09 20/06
Tollerton Jn 08/21 [DF] 08/23   19/59 [US] 19/57
Thirsk 08/31 [DF] 08/32   19/46 [US] 19/45
Northallerton 08/38 08/38   19/38 [US] 19/37
Darlington 08/49 [DM] 08/51   19*23 ~ 19*25 [UM] 19.22 ~ 19.25
Ferryhill South Jn 08/59 09/05   18*48 ~ 19*10 [US] 18.48 ~ 19.09
Tursdale Jn 09/01 09/07   18/43 18/43
Durham 09/07 [DM] 09/13   18/36 [P1] 18/36
Birtley Jn 09/16 09/19   18/28 18/28
King Edward Bridge South Jn 09/19 09/23   18/23 18/24
Newcastle 09c21 ~ 09c23 [P4] 09.26 ~ 09.27   18c20 ~ 18c21 [P4] 18.19 ~ 18.22
Heaton South Jn 09*28 ~ 09*38 [DS] 09.33 ~ 09.35   18/16 18/16
Morpeth 09/55 [P2] 09/49   18/00 [P1] 17/58
Morpeth North Jn 09*57 ~ 10*08 [DGL] 09/50   17/59½ 17/56
Alnmouth for Alnwick 10/24 [P2] 10/25   17/44 [P1] 17/43
Belford LC 10/37 10/38   17/32 17/30
Berwick-upon-Tweed 10/50 [P2] 10/51   17/20 [P1] 17/18
Reston 11/00 11/01   17/11 17/10
Grantshouse 11/06 11/08   17/06 17/04
Oxwellmains 11/14 11/16   16/57 16/56
Dunbar 11/16 [P2] 11/18   16/55 16/55
Drem Loop - -   16*39 ~ 16*45 [UPL] ?
Drem 11/26 11/27   16/37 16/33
Prestonpans Loop - -   16*06 ~ 16*23 [UPL] ?
Prestonpans 11/32 11/34   16/04 16/03
Monktonhall Jn 11/36 11/36   15/58 15/58
Portobello Jn 11/38 11/39   15/55 15/55
Craigentinny Jn 11/40 11/41   15/53 15/52
Abbeyhill Jn 11/41 11/44   15/52 15/51
Edinburgh Waverley 11.43a [P9] 11.46   15.49d [P8] 15.49


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