6201 Princess Elizabeth is returning to mainline passenger service tomorrow, as it heads a section of The Dalesman to Carlisle.
6201 will be heading from Hellifield to Carlisle and return.
The tour will depart York at 08:30 behind a diesel locomotive, before heading via Church Fenton (08:40), Normanton (09:01), Wakefield Kirkgate (09:07), Wakefield Westgate (09:35), Leeds (09:54), Shipley (10:42), Keighley (10:56), Skipton (11:13) and Hellifield Goods Loop at 11:30.
Here, 6201 is added to the train, departing at 12:00, the locomotive will head via Ribblehead (12:24), Kirkby Stephen (12:53), Appleby (13:08) and Carlisle at 14:11.
The return trip will see 6201 depart Carlisle at 16:35 before heading via Appleby (17:25) and Settle (18:39) before heading into Hellifield at 18:50, where 6201 leaves the train.
The diesel locomotive will take over the train, and will head via Skipton (19:49), Leeds (20:42), Wakefield Westgate (21:07), Wakefield Kirkgate (21:14), Normanton (21:22), and finally York at 22:00.
Timings
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