Trains booked to use Newcastle High Level Bridge

[Andyh82]

Besides local Northern services towards Sunderland, what other services are scheduled to use the High Level Bridge in Newcastle? Are services regularly scheduled this way or just when there is disruption?

 

[MidnightFlyer]

From PSUL:

King Edward Bridge South Junction - Gateshead High Level Bridge Junction (26,48) YA04/YD03
[common with next entry between King Edward Bridge East Junction and Greensfield Junction]
  Table 26 trains:
Mondays to Fridays:
1E34 0556 Derby - Newcastle
1E77 1710, 1E94 2022 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle (from 19 May 2014)
1P50 1635, 1P64 2120 Manchester Airport - Newcastle (until 16 May 2014)
1S49 1125 Plymouth - Dundee
1E64 1740 Reading - Newcastle
1F62/1F61 0603/0610, 1F86 2027 (from 19 May 2014) Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street
1P31 1017 Newcastle - Manchester Airport (until 16 May 2014)
1M76 1935 Newcastle - Birmingham New Street
1P69 2156 Newcastle - Manchester Piccadilly (until 16 May 2014)
1A71 2155 Newcastle - Manchester Airport (from 19 May 2014)
2A55 2221 Newcastle - Darlington (from 19 May 2014)
Saturdays:
1E76 1612 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle (from 24 May 2014)
1P52 1705, 1P60 1920 Manchester Airport - Newcastle (until 17 May 2014)
1S49 1125 Plymouth - Dundee (not 24 May until 6 September 2014)
1E64 1740 Reading - Newcastle
1N60 0842 York - Newcastle (until 17 May 2014)
1F62/1F61 0603/0610 Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street
1V83 0622 Newcastle - Reading
1M76 1935 Newcastle - Birmingham New Street
Sundays:
1E78 1812, 1E94 2022 Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle (from 18 May 2014)
1P52 1720 Manchester Airport - Newcastle (until 11 May 2014)
1V86 1435 Newcastle - Plymouth (5 January until 9 February 2014)
1P71 2200 Newcastle - Manchester Airport (from 18 May 2014)
 Table 48 trains:
[note: trains on this line are particularly susceptible to being retimed a few minutes earlier during leaf fall season from October - these variations are not shown below]
Mondays to Fridays:
2N04 0625, 2N20 1028, 2N28 1228, 2N36 1330, 2N44 1628 Carlisle - Newcastle
2N12 0745 Dumfries - Newcastle (until 16 May 2014)
1E95 0708 Glasgow Central - Newcastle
2N06 0742 Hexham - Middlesbrough
2N30 1342 Hexham - Newcastle (from 19 May 2014)
2W35 1231 (from 19 May 2014), 2W85 2215 Metrocentre - Newcastle
2W18 0944, 2N17 1022, 2W20 1044, 2N21 1122, 1S74 1322, 2M34 1622 (until 16 May 2014), 2W50 1644 (from 19 May 2014), 2W64 1744, 2N51 1925 Newcastle - Metrocentre or beyond
Saturdays:
2N04 0625, 2N12 0828, 2N20 1028, 2N28 1228, 2N36 1330, 2N44 1628 Carlisle - Newcastle
2N08 0617 Dumfries - Newcastle (from 24 May 2014)
1E95 0708, 1E87 1612 Glasgow Central - Newcastle
2N06 0742 Hexham - Middlesbrough
2N30 1342 Hexham - Nunthorpe (from 24 May 2014)
2W85 2233 Metrocentre - Newcastle
2W20 1044, 2N21 1122, 1S74 1322, 2W50 1644 (from 24 May 2014), 2W64 1744, 2N51 1925 (from 24 May 2014), 2W74 1958 (from 24 May 2014) Newcastle - Metrocentre or beyond
[note: apart from those starting from Newcastle, trains use route inward bound to Newcastle.]

King Edward Bridge North Junction - Gateshead Park Lane Junction (44) YD03
[common with previous entry between King Edward Bridge East Junction and Greensfield Junction]
Saturdays:
2W72 1833 Middlesbrough - Newcastle (from 24 May 2014)
2W76 1926 Nunthorpe/1940 Middlesbrough - Newcastle
Sundays:
2W18 1328 Sunderland - Metrocentre (until 11 May 2014)
2W38 1745 Middlesbrough - Newcastle (from 9 November 2014)

 

[Ploughman]

The Plymouth - Dundee services.
Do they reverse at Newcastle or run via Tyne Valley?

 

[SeanG]

Reverse at Newcastle

 

[brompton rail]

The Plymouth - Dundee services.
Do they reverse at Newcastle or run via Tyne Valley?

Isn't that because a second 220 is coupled on the front from Bristol Temple Meads and is disconnected at Newcastle. Thus by reversing at Newcastle the Bristol set is left in the platform at Newcastle when the Plymouth set goes north.

My experience of this service - between Birmingham (15.03) and Sheffield is that there are no reservations in the front (Bristol to Newcastle) set thus making for a more comfortable and less crowded journey.

 

[91104]

both the 06.15 and 08.30 services from Kings Cross to Newcastle are booked to depart Newcastle as ECS moves via the High Level bridge and return to Newcastle via the King Edward bridge in a circle mainly for route refreshing purposes but in reality this rarely happens but the times are as follows:

5Y27 Newcastle dep:09.59 arr:10.04
5Y32 Newcastle dep:12.00 arr:12.05

 

[Mark62]

I been over High Bridge quite a few times recently on the Carlise/Hexham - Newcastle runs

 

[bb21]

There is no booked East Coast passenger move over the High Level Bridge, however if you find a train in reverse formation, it will use that route to turn.

 

[tynesider]

There is one East Coast service booked via the High Level Bridge

1E30 18:18 Aberdeen to Leeds reverses at Newcastle, then runs via HLB. It also runs via Castleford and Methley to be back in the correct formation at Leeds.

 

[Liam]

I remember traveling on the Kings Cross-Edinburgh 1700 service. It was a HST, which was the first surprise. The second was arriving in Edinburgh backwards. The alcohol consumed prevents me from remembering where we turned around... We were in first class at the rear when we left, at the front when we arrived. I assume we went over the High Level Bridge.

 

[bb21]

There is one East Coast service booked via the High Level Bridge

1E30 18:18 Aberdeen to Leeds reverses at Newcastle, then runs via HLB. It also runs via Castleford and Methley to be back in the correct formation at Leeds.

It is not according to the WTT, however there are frequent STPs and variations which route it that way.

 

[142094]

Might be a few more East Coast services using the High Level Bridge when there are the Carlisle diverts on in October.