20th July 1996
Class 37 Group
The Settle Syphons
| Locos Used | 37051, 37057, 37058 & 37059 |
Route :
1Z37 throughout
| Loco | Route |
| 37051 + 37057 | Kings Cross - Peterborough - Doncaster Decoy North Jn |
| 37058 + 37059 | Doncaster Decoy North Jn - Doncaster - Hare Park Jn - Altofts - Methley Jn - Whitehall Jn - Keighley - Hellifield - Appleby - Carlisle |
| 37058 + 37059 | Carlisle - Hexham - Norwood Jn - Low Fell Jn - Durham - York |
| 37051 + 37057 | York - Doncaster - Peterborough - Kings Cross |
Source : Nigel Rollings
(on the train throughout)
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Timings (booked and some actual)
(provided by Ian Dobson)
| Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
| Kings Cross | 07.55d | - | 22.24a | - | |
| Finsbury Park | 08/01 | - | 22/19 | - | |
| Alexandra Palace | 08/04 | - | 22/16 | - | |
| Potters Bar | 08.14a ~ 08.16d | - ~ - | 22.07a ~ 22.09d | - ~ - | |
| Welwyn Garden City | 08/27 | - | 22/00 | - | |
| Digswell Jn | 08/29 | - | |||
| Woolmer Green Jn | 08/31 | - | 21/58 | - | |
| Stevenage | 08/36 | - | 21/55 | - | |
| Hitchin | 08/42 | - | 21/48 | - | |
| Sandy | 08/52 | - | 21/30 | - | |
| Huntingdon | 09/03 | - | 21/18 | - | |
| Holme Jn | 09/11 | - | |||
| Connington South Jn | 21/10 | - | |||
| Peterborough | 09.20a ~ 09.22d | ??.?? ~ 09.38 | 20.57a ~ 20.59d | - ~ - | |
| Tallington Jn | 09/32 | - | 20/38 | - | |
| Stoke Jn | 09/45 | - | 20/28 | - | |
| Grantham | 09/51 | 10/01 | 20/20 | - | |
| Barkston South Jn | 09/55 | - | 20/18 | - | |
| Newark | 10/03 | 10/14 | 20/07 | - | |
| Retford | 10*19a ~ 10*27d | 10/38 | 19/51 | - | |
| Loversall Carr Jn | 10/39 | - | 19/40 | - | |
| Decoy North Jn | 10L45a ~ 11L11d | 10.57 ~ 11.52 | |||
| Doncaster | 11.16a ~ 11.18d | 11.57 ~ 12.03 | 19.31a ~ 19.33d | 19.35 ~ ??.?? | |
| Location | Booked | Actual |
| Adwick Jn | 11/25 | - |
| South Kirkby Jn | 11/33 | - |
| Hare Park Jn | 11/40 | 12/21 |
| Crofton West Jn | 11/44 | 12/23 |
| Calder Bridge Jn | 11/48 | 12/27 |
| Turners Lane Jn | 11/49 | - |
| Altofts Jn | 11/53 | 12/32 |
| Methley Jn | 11/56 | - |
| Leeds Sig. 87 | 12c06a ~ 12c10d | 12/42 |
| Whitehall Jn | 12/13 | - |
| Wortley Jn | 12/16 | - |
| Apperley Jn | 12/23 | 12/55 |
| Shipley | 12/30 | 13/00 |
| Keighley | 12/39 | - |
| Skipton | 12/52 | 13/15 |
| Hellifield | 13/02 | 13/29 |
| Settle Jn | 13/09 | 13/31 |
| Blea Moor | 13/29 | 13/50 |
| Kirkby Stephen | 13/49 | 14/09 |
| Appleby | 14.02a ~14.22d | 14.20 ~ 14.30 |
| Langwathby | 14/39 | - |
| Lazonby | 14/44 | - |
| Armathwaite | 14/50 | - |
| Petteril Bridge Jn | 15/03 | 15/04 |
| Carlisle | 15.07a ~ 15.47d | 15.08 ~ 15.53 |
| Petteril Bridge Jn | 15/50 | - |
| Brampton | 16/08 | 16/10 |
| Haltwhistle | 16/20 | 16/25 |
| Hexham | 16/36 | 16/44 |
| Blaydon | 16/56 | 17/06 |
| Norwood Jn | 17/07 | 17/12 |
| Low Fell Jn | 17/11 | 17/15 |
| Birtley Jn | 17/20 | 17/21 |
| Durham | 17/32 | 17/33 |
| Tursdale Jn | 17/39 | 17/42 |
| Ferryhill South Jn | 17/41 | - |
| Darlington | 17/51 | 17/53 |
| Northallerton | 18/03 | 18/08 |
| Thirsk | 18/13 | 18/17 |
| Tollerton Jn | 18/25 | 18/30 |
| Skelton Jn | 18/34 | - |
| York | 18L37a ~ 18L57d | 18.42 ~ 19.09 |
| Colton Jn | 19/03 | - |
| Hambleton North Jn | 19/10 | - |
| Temple Hirst Jn | 19/16 | - |
| Shaftholme Jn | 19/24 | - |
Timings continue in first table.
Mileages:
| Starting Point | Total Miles |
| Kings Cross | 617.49 |
| Potters Bar | 592.15 |
| Peterborough | 464.71 |
| Doncaster | 305.55 |
Loco Mileages:
| Starting Point | 37051 + 37057 | 37058 + 37059 |
| Kings Cross | 343.37 | 274.12 |
| Potters Bar | 318.03 | 274.12 |
| Peterborough | 190.59 | 274.12 |
| Doncaster | 32.43 | 273.12 |
Key;
a : arrival time
c : crew change
d : departure time
L : loco change
/ : passing time
* : operational stop
All distances, in miles, are taken from the tour booklet.
No attempt has been made to verify the mileages given.
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