10th August 1996

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Settle & Carlisle / The City of York
(Merrymaker Series)

Loco(s) Used ?????
Stock Used ???

Route : 1Z51 throughout

Loco(s) Route
????? London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - York
????? York - Colton Jn - Church Fenton - Milford Jn - Castleford - Whitwood Jn - Methley Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Whitehall Jn - Apperley Jn - Shipley - Keighley - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
????? Carlisle - Petteril Bridge Jn - Haltwhistle - Hexham - Norwood Jn - Low Fell Jn - (via ECML) - York
????? York - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings. A loco change from electric to diesel (and vice versa) was due to take place at York on each visit there. The title page of the tour brochure described the tour name as:
THE SETTLE & CARLISLE
CIRCULAR AND VARIANT
AND
THE CITY OF YORK
The title page also carried the following statement: A special mention to the members of the 'Railtourer of Hull' party who are joining the train today at York.

Source : Alan Restell

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Alan Restell)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Kings Cross 08.32d 21.05a 659.36
2.41 Finsbury Park 08/37 20/56 656.75
4.78 Alexandra Palace 08/41 20/54 654.38
12.57 Potters Bar 08.46a ~ 08.50d 20.44a ~ 20.46d 646.59
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 08/56 20/37 639.11
23.73 Woolmer Green 08/58 20/34 635.43
27.45 Stevenage 09.01a ~ 09.03d 20.29a ~ 20.30d 631.71
31.74 Hitchin 09/07 20/25 627.42
44.10 Sandy 09/15 20/17 615.26
58.70 Huntingdon 09/24 20/08 600.46
- Conington - 20/03 591.08
69.26 Holme 09/30 - -
76.29 Peterborough 09.43a ~ 09.45d 19.54a ~ 19.56d 583.07
84.64 Tallington 09/52 19/47 574.52
99.61 Stoke Summit 10/06 19/38 559.55
105.38 Grantham 10/11 19/34 553.78
109.56 Barkston South Jn 10/13 19/32 549.60
120.08 Newark Northgate 10/20 19/25 539.28
138.49 Retford 10/31 19/14 520.67
152.00 Loversall Carr Jn 10/39 19/06 507.36
155.77 Doncaster 10/44 19/04 503.39
160.16 Shaftholme Jn 10/47 19/01 499.20
169.16 Temple Hirst Jn 10/52 18/54 490.20
174.75 Hambleton North Jn 10/56 18/50 484.41
182.79 Colton Jn 11/01 18/45 476.37
188.40 York 11L12a ~ 11L27d 18L25a ~ 18L40d 470.76

 

M.C Location Booked
194.01 Colton Jn 11/34
199.18 Church Fenton 11/38
203.47 Milford Jn 11/45
309.39 Castleford 11/51
210.44 Whitwood Jn 11/53
211.55 Methley Jn 11/56
219.38 Engine Shed Jn 11c59 ~ 12c10
219.70 Whitehall Jn 12/13
220.35 Wortley Jn 12/15
226.15 Apperley Jn 12/23
229.61 Dockfield Jn 12/29
230.07 Shipley 12/30
236.22 Keighley 12/39
245.37 Skipton 12/53
255.31 Hellifield 13/05
258.56 Settle Jn 13/09
272.55 Blea Moor 13/29
290.56 Kirkby Stephen 13/49
301.38 Appleby 14.07a ~ 14.22d
331.28 Petteril Bridge Jn 15/03
332.20 Carlisle 15.15a ~ 15.47d
333.12 Petteril Bridge Jn 15/50
336.42 Wetheral 15/54
343.17 Brampton 16/02
355.25 Haltwhistle 16/17
364.03 Haydon Bridge 16/28
371.50 Hexham 16/34
381.70 Prudhoe 16/45
388.35 Blaydon 16/52
390.27 Metro Centre 17/04
391.77 Norwood Jn 17/07
393.39 Low Fell Jn 17/10
404.63 Durham 17/21
414.59 Ferryhill South Jn 17/29
426.66 Darlington 17.38a ~ 17.41d
441.00 Northallerton 17/54
448.60 Thirsk 18/00
461.36 Tollerton Jn 18/10
469.25 Skelton Jn 18/16

Timings continue in first table.

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