28th July 2001

Herfordshire Rail Tours
(Skipton Merrymaker)

Loco Used 67008
Stock Used 3114+3123+1696+3150+3124+3127+1679+17023+4986+5027+5023+4925+4977

Route :
1Z50 : Kings Cross - Skipton
1Z51 : Skipton - Kings Cross

Loco Route
67008 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Doncaster - Adwick Jn - South Kirkby Jn - Hare Park Jn - Calder Bridge Jn - Altofts Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Shipley - Keighley - Skipton
67008 Skipton - (reverse of outward route) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) There was a tour option to visit the K&WVR and Embsay & Bolton Railways. For the record, these railways used;

K&WVR;

Loco Route
65894 4774+4306+1836+4840+4467+43145

Also running was no. 85 (stock : 35451+4955+4900+48018+48011)

Embsay & Bolton Rly;

Loco Route
29 (on loan from NYMR) 4575+16165+5003+9011+4666+4460+21261

Also running was DMU 52006+52031.

Source : Robert Frise (joined/left the train at Stevenage & visited the steam railways)

Timing's (Booked Only)
(from Robert Frise)

M Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
0.00 Kings Cross 08.33d 21.33a
2.41 Finsbury Park 08/37 21/24
4.78 Alexandra Palace 08/39 21/20
12.58 Potters Bar 08.45a ~ 08.47d 21.07a ~ 21.10d
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 08/55 20/58
23.73 Woolmer Green Jn 08/58 20/55
27.45 Stevenage 09.03a ~ 09.05d 20.49a ~ 20.51d
31.74 Hitchin 09/10 20/42
44.10 Sandy 09/18 20/34
58.70 Huntingdon 09/29 20/25
69.26 Holme Jn 09/41 20/27
76.29 Peterborough 09.48a ~ 09.50d 20.10a ~ 20.11d
84.64 Tallington Jn 10/01 19/59
99.61 Stoke Jn 10/13 19/44
105.38 Grantham 10/18 19/35
109.56 Barkston South Jn 10/20 19/32
120.08 Newark North Gate 10/27 19/25
138.49 Retford HL 10/38 19/14
152.00 Loversall Carr Jn 10/47 19/06
155.77 Doncaster 10c50a ~ 10c52d 18c58a ~ 19c01d
160.65 Adwick Jn 10/56 18/51
165.74 South Kirkby Jn 11/00 18/44
171.73 Hare Park Jn 11/09 18/36
173.22 Crofton West Jn 11/15 18/34
174.34 Calder Bridge Jn 11/18 18/32
175.04 Turners Lane Jn 11/22 18/31
178.26 Altofts Jn 11/28 18/28
179.63 Methley Jn 11/34 18/24
187.46 Engine Shed Jn 11/50 18/14
187.78 Whitehall Jn 11/58 18/12
194.23 Apperley Jn 12/02 18/04
197.69 Dockfield Jn 12/09 17/55
198.15 Shipley 12/10 17/54
204.30 Keighley 12.26a ~ 12.28d 17.40a ~ 17.43d
213.45 Skipton 12.43a 17.26d


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