21st October 2023

West Coast Railways
Edinburgh

Locos Used 47815 'Great Western' & 47826
Stock Used 4960+1860+99677+95402+99674+99672+99678+99676+99671

Route :
1Z52 : Cleethorpes to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z53 : Edinburgh Waverley to Cleethorpes

Loco(s) Route
47826 (1) Cleethorpes - Grimsby Town - Habrough - Barnetby - Scunthorpe - Thorne Jn - Hatfield & Stainforth - Thorpe Marsh Jn - Haywood Jn - Knottingley South Jn - Knottingley West Jn - Pontefract Monkhill - Crofton East Jn - Crofton West Jn - Calder Bridge Jn - Turners Lane Jn - Normanton - Altofts Jn - Methley Jn - Woodlesford - Stourton Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Leeds - Cross Gates - Micklefield - Church Fenton - Colton Jn - York - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley
47815 (2) Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Morpeth North Jn - Hepscott Jn - Bedlington - Newsham - Benton North Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Cleethorpes

Notes :
(1) 47815 on rear.
(2) 47826 on rear.


47826 at Leeds on the outward leg of the tour (photo: Neil Bentley)

Sources : Neil Bentley & Bob Turner-Horton

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Cleethorpes 06.50d [P3] 06.49   22.45a [P1] 22.55
Grimsby Town 06.56a ~ 07.00d [P2] 06.59 ~ 07.03   22.36a ~ 22.38d [P1] 22.43 ~ 22.46
Stallingborough 07/06 07/10   22/27 22/38
Habrough 07/11 07/14   22/23 22/34
Brocklesby Jn 07/13 [ML] 07/17   22/21 22/32
Barnetby 07/18 [P3] [FL] 07/22   22/16 [P2] 22/27
Wrawby Jn 07/19 07/23   22/14 [FL] 22/25
Scunthorpe F.O.B. Jn 07/34 07/33   22/05 22/14
Scunthorpe 07.39a ~ 07.42d [P2] 07.37 ~ 07.42   21.59a ~ 22.01d [P1] 22.07 ~ ?
Crowle 07/53 [P2] 07/52   21/48½ [P1] 21/57
Thorne Jn 08/05 08/04   21/38½ 21/48
Hatfield & Stainforth 08/07 08/09   21/35½ [SL] 21/46
Thorpe Marsh Jn 08/14 08/15   21/30½ 21/40
Haywood Jn 08/17 08/18   21/27½ 21/38
Knottingley South Jn 08/28½ 08/36   21/17½ 21/27
Knottingley West Jn 08/30 ?   21/16 21/26
Pontefract Monkhill 08.34a ~ 08.41d [P1] 08.37 ~ 08.41   21.10a ~ 21.12d [P2] 21.20 ~ 21.22
Crofton East Jn 08/51 08/54   20/59½ 21/10
Crofton West Jn 08/53 08/55   20/57½ 21/09
Calder Bridge Jn 08/57 09/01   20/53½ 21/06
Turners Lane Jn 09/03 09/05   20/49½ 21/03
Normanton 09.07a ~ 09.10d [P1] 09.11 ~ 09.13   20.44a ~ 20.46d [P2] 20.55 ~ 20.58
Altofts Jn 09/13 09/14   20/42 20/53
Methley Jn 09/16 09/16   20/40 20/51
Woodlesford 09/19 [P1] 09/18   20/37½ [P2] 20/49
Stourton Jn 09/22 09/20   20/35 20/47
Engine Shed Jn 09/28 [DM] 09/23   20/32 20/43
Leeds West Jn 09/29 [E] 09/31   20/31 [UM] 20/42
Leeds 09.31a ~ 09.34d [P12] 09.32 ~ 09.37   20.28a ~ 20.30d [P16] [F] 20.37 ~ 20.41
Neville Hill West Jn 09/37 09/41   20/24½ 20/33
Cross Gates 09/41 [P1] 09/44   20/21 [P2] 20/31
Micklefield 09/46 [P1] 09/50   20/10 [P2] 20/25
Church Fenton 09/50½ [P4] [NNL] 09/54   20/05½ [TL] 20/20
Colton Jn 09/54½ [NNL] 09/58   20/00½ [LSL] 20/16
York 10.00a ~ 10.02d [P9] 10.05 ~ 10.08   19.51a ~ 19.53d [P10] [LSL] 20.06 ~ 20.09
Skelton Jn 10/05 [DS] 10/11   19/48 20/03
Skelton Bridge Jn 10/07½ [DS] 10/14   19/45 [UF] 20/02
Tollerton Jn 10/17½ [DF] 10/22   19/37 [US] 19/57
Thirsk 10/27½ [DF] 10/37   19/24½ [US] 19/47
Northallerton 10/34 10/49   19/16½ [US] 19/40
Darlington 10/44 [DM] 11/03   19/06 [UM] 19/30
Ferryhill South Jn 10/54 11/16   18/56½ 19/21
Tursdale Jn 10/56 11/18   18/54½ 19/19
Durham 11/01½ [DM] 11/24   18/48½ [P1] 19/14
Birtley Jn 11/10½ 11/33   18/40½ 19/07
King Edward Bridge South Jn 11/13½ 11/37   18/36 19/02
Newcastle 11c16 ~ 11c17 [P2] 11.40 ~ 11.42   18c32 ~ 18c34 [P2] 18.58 ~ 19.00
Heaton South Jn 11/21 11/46   18/28 18/54
Benton North Jn 11/23½ 11/48   18/24 18/51
Benton East Jn 11/25 DIV   18/12 ?
Holywell Jn 11/31 DIV   18/07½ ?
Seghill Jn 11/33½ DIV   18/06 ?
Red House Farm Jn 11/38 DIV   18/01 ?
Newsham 11/40 DIV   18/00 18/29
Bedlington 11/46 DIV   17/55½ 17/41
Hepscott Jn 12/03 DIV   17/46½ ?
Morpeth DIV 12/01   - -
Morpeth North Jn 12/10 12/02   17/43 17/33
Alnmouth 12/24 [P2] 12/29   17/29 [P1] 17/18
Belford LC 12/37 12/43   17/17 17/06
Berwick-upon-Tweed 12/49½ [P2] 12/55   16/58 [P1] 16/54
Reston 12/59½ 13/06   16/48 16/45
Grantshouse 13/05 13/22   16/43 16/40
Oxwellmains 13/12½ 13/29   16/34 16/31
Dunbar 13/14 [P2] 13/31   16*18 ~ 16*29 [P1] 16.20 ~ 16.26
Drem 13/22½ [P2] 13/40   16/09½ [P1] 16/11
Prestonpans 13/28½ 13/46   16/00½ 16/03
Monktonhall Jn 13/32½ 13/49   15/56½ 16/00
Portobello Jn 13/34½ 13/51   15/54 15/58
Craigentinny Jn 13/36 13/53   15/52½ 15/57
Abbeyhill Jn 13/37 13/55   15/51½ ?
Edinburgh Waverley 13.39a [P5] 13.58   15.50d [P2] 15.53


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z52 : (47815 with 47826 on rear) : Edinburgh Waverley to Edinburgh Sig.EP605
5Z52 : (47826 with 47815 on rear) : Edinburgh Sig.EP605 to Edinburgh Sig.EP854
5Z52 : (47815 with 47826 on rear) : Edinburgh Sig.EP854 to Joppa Straight

Location Booked
Edinburgh Waverley 13.54d [P5]
Abbeyhill Jn 13/56
Craigentinny Jn 13/58
Portobello Jn 14/00
Edinburgh Sig.EP605 14.03 ~ 14.23
Portobello Jn 14/27
Edinburgh Sig.EP854 14.30 ~ 14.33
Joppa Straight 14.35a

5Z53 : (47826 with 47815 on rear) : Joppa Straight to Edinburgh Sig.EP854
5Z53 : (47815 with 47826 on rear) : Edinburgh Sig.EP854 to Edinburgh Sig.EP605
5Z53 : (47826 with 47815 on rear) : Edinburgh Sig.EP605 to Edinburgh Waverley

Location Booked
Joppa Straight 15.15d
Edinburgh Sig.EP854 15.17 ~ 15.22
Portobello Jn 15/25
Edinburgh Sig.EP605 15.27 ~ 15.32
Portobello Jn 15/35
Craigentinny Jn 15/36
Abbeyhill Jn 15/37
Edinburgh Waverley 15.39a [P2]


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