28th December 2002

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
Deltic Scarborough Flyer

Loco Used D9009 'Alycidon'
Stock Used 5023+5037+1832+4925+1702+3124+3123+1679+3150+3119+1696+3127

Route:
1Z50 : Kings Cross to York
1Z51 : York to Scarborough
1Z52 : Scarborough to Kings Cross

Loco Route
D9009 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - York
D9009 York - (1) - Church Fenton - Sherburn-in-Elmet - Castleford - Woodlesford - Leeds - Garforth - Selby - Gilberdyke - Hessle - Anlaby Road Jn - West Parade North Jn - Beverley - Seamer - Scarborough
D9009 Scarborough - Seamer - Malton - York - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes:
(1) Booked route was via the Harrogate loop & Leeds. Lack of a pilotman with route knowledge of the Harrogate loop however forced the diversion, regaining the booked route at Leeds.

Sources : David Russell (joined at Kings Cross, left at Peterborough).
Alan Costello (joined/left the train at Stevenage) & Charles Baldwin

Photo Review


D9009 passes Gamston (photo: Roger Geach)


D9009 at Hambleton (photo : Nigel Keer)


Timings : Booked & Actual
 (from David Russell & Alan Costello)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Kings Cross 08.18d -   21.25a - 561.71
2.41 Finsbury Park 08/22 -   21/18 - 559.30
4.76 Alexandra Palace 08/24 -   21/13 - 556.73
12.57 Potters Bar 08.30a ~ 08.33d -   21.02a ~ 21.04d - 549.14
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 08/41 -   20/54 - 541.45
21.20 Digswell Jn 08/46 -   --/-- - ---.--
23.73 Woolmer Green Jn 08/50 -   20/51 - 537.78
27.45 Stevenage 08.54a ~ 08.56d 08.58 ~ 09.00   20.44a ~ 20.46d 20.53 ~ 20.56 534.26
31.74 Hitchin 09/00 09/05   20/38 20/45 529.77
44.10 Sandy 09/11 09/14   20/26 20/26 517.61
58.70 Huntingdon 09/25 09/26   20/15 20/15 503.01
69.26 Holme 09/32 09/35  
--.-- Conington South Jn   20/09 ??/?? 493.43
76.29 Peterborough 09.39a ~ 09.41d 09.42 ~ 09.44   20.00a ~ 20.02d 19.57 ~ 20.00 485.42
81.56 Helpston Jn 09/49 09/47   ??/?? ??/?? ???.??
84.64 Tallington Jn 09/55 10/08   19/51 19/51 477.07
99.61 Stoke Jn 10/09 10/21   19/40 19/40 462.10
105.38 Grantham 10/23 10/25   19/36 19/35 456.33
109.56 Barkston South Jn 10/26 10/27   19/31 ??/?? 452.15
120.08 Newark North Gate 10/32 10/33   19/24 19/25 441.63
138.49 Retford 10/44 10/46   19/13 19/15 423.22
152.00 Loversall Carr Jn 10/52 11/00   19/05 ??/?? 409.71
155.77 Doncaster 10/55 11/02   19/02 19/02 405.74
160.16 Shaftholme Jn 10/59 ??/??   18/58 ??/?? 401.55
169.16 Temple Hirst Jn 11/05 11/11   18/52 18/58 392.55
174.75 Hambleton North Jn 11/15 11/14   18/48 18/48 386.76
182.79 Colton Jn 11/23 ??/??   18/43 18/43 378.72
188.40 York 11.28a ~ 11.30d 11.26 ~ 11.51   18.27a ~ 18.37d 18.37 ~ 18.40 373.31

Booked route (did not cover);

M.C Location Booked Actual
190.10 Skelton Jn 11/33 DIV
191.34 Poppleton 11/35 DIV
197.21 Hammerton 11/40 DIV
198.60 Cattal 11/43 DIV
205.14 Knaresborough 11/50 DIV
208.78 Harrogate 12/00 DIV
214.07 Rigton S.B. 12/15 DIV
221.41 Horsforth 12/31 DIV
226.08 Armley Jn 12/35 DIV

Diverted route;

Location Booked Actual
Colton Jn DIV 11/58
Church Fenton DIV 12/02
Sherburn DIV 12/04
Milford Jn DIV 12/07
Castleford DIV 12.14a ~ 12.20d
Whitwood Jn DIV 12/23
Methley Jn DIV 12/26
Woodlesford DIV 12/30

Back onto booked route;

M.C Location Booked Actual
227.21 Leeds 12*41a ~ 12*48d 12.38 ~ 12.48
228.74 Neville Hill West Jn 12/51 ??/??
231.57 Cross Gates 12/54 12/55
236.79 Micklefield 12/59 13/00
244.34 Hambleton East Jn 13/01 13/06
248.01 Selby 13c11a ~ 13c13d 13.11 ~ 13.13
262.04 Gilberdyke 13/28 13/27
268.42 Brough 13/35 13/34
275.60 Hessle East Jn 13/43 13/42
277.06 Hessle Road Jn 13/45 13/44
278.07 Anlaby Road Jn 13/49 13/47
278.31 West Parade North Jn 13/54 ??/??
285.55 Beverley 14/10 14/02
296.77 Driffield 14/23 14/19
308.31 Bridlington 14.37a ~ 14.52d 14.34 ~ 14.52
319.10 Hunmanby 15/11 15.12a ~ 15.13d
321.69 Filey 15/19 15/19
325.36 Seamer 15/29 15/29
331.25 Scarborough 15.39a ~ 17.38d 15.35 ~ 17.49
334.14 Seamer 17/43 17/54
352.19 Malton 18/01 18/11

Timings continue in first table.
The above mileages take no account of the diversion that took place though Alan Costello reports the revised distance allowing for the diversion was 7m 1ch less (i.e. total tour distance was 554m 70ch).

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