Grand Settle tour Sat 26th April

[andylloyd]

Hi all,
has anyone got any timings/gen for this tour please?
Would like to see it fly through the Tyne Valley @ Wylam.

Cheers

Andy

 

[P156KWJ]

I was going to ask if it came through Grantham, or if it takes the Melton branch after Peterborough...

These are the finalised timings:

LONDON KINGS X: 08:18
POTTERS BAR (M25): 08:33
STEVENAGE: 08:57
PETERBOROUGH: 09:44
CARLISLE: 14:35


CARLISLE: 16:18
PETERBOROUGH: 20:55
STEVENAGE: 21:43
POTTERS BAR: 22:03
KINGS X: 22:22

 

[Donny Dave]

From looking at the tour details on the site, It goes up the ECML to Hambleton Jn, then through Leeds to the S&C, and on the return via the Tyne Valley.

 

[P156KWJ]

whereabouts is Hambleton junction? for Leeds they usually go off at donny don't they?

 

[Donny Dave]

Hambleton Junction

NXEC diverge at Doncaster for Leeds, as it is the quickest route. However, to access the lines to the Aire Valley and the S&C, this would mean the tour would need to run round in Leeds station.

Going via Hambleton Junc means the tour can approach Leeds from the York/Selby line, and go straight through the station and on towards the Aire Valley.

 

[P156KWJ]

Hambleton Junction

NXEC diverge at Doncaster for Leeds, as it is the quickest route. However, to access the lines to the Aire Valley and the S&C, this would mean the tour would need to run round in Leeds station.

Going via Hambleton Junc means the tour can approach Leeds from the York/Selby line, and go straight through the station and on towards the Aire Valley.

thanks for that David

Great! that means I now have three railtours to see on Saturday

 

[1D53]

Of course it would be possibly to diverge at Doncaster and not run round but obviously that route hasn't been chosen!

 

[P156KWJ]

Of course it would be possibly to diverge at Doncaster and not run round but obviously that route hasn't been chosen!

might disrupt the normal timetable

 

[1D53]

I imagine the route via Adwick and Hare Park would be easier to slot a train in it does have slower track speeds which could have impacted later on.