24th April 2003

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Scarborough Flyer / City of York
(Steamy Encounters series / Merrymaker series)

Locos Used 90036 & steam: 60800 'Green Arrow'
Stock Used 3131+3132+80041+3133+5008+4996+1813+4946+4915+4949+35469
(plus 99304 from York to Scarborough & back)

Route:
1Z45 : Kings Cross to York
1Z46 : York to Scarborough
1Z47 : Scarborough to York
1Z48 : York to Kings Cross

Loco(s) Route
90036 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - York
60800 York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
60800 Scarborough - Seamer - Malton - York
90036 York - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required (above route is from booked timings).

Sources : Scott Spencer, Mark Sawyer, Solomon Riley & Alan Russell

Photo Review


90036 at York (photo : Mark Sawyer)


60800 at Scarborough (photo : Mark Sawyer)


90026 heads south through Doncaster around 18.53 (photo: Wilson Adams)

Sources : Scott Spencer, Mark Sawyer, Solomon Riley & Alan Russell

Timings (Booked Only)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Kings Cross 08.18d 21.36a
Belle Isle 08/20 21/34
Finsbury Park 08/22 21/30
Alexandra Palace 08/26 21/28
Potters Bar 08.40a ~ 08.44d 21.16a ~ 21.22d
Welwyn Garden City 08/55 21/06
Digswell Jn 08/56 21/05
Woolmer Green 08/58 21/03
Stevenage 09.05a ~ 09.07d 20.57a ~ 20.59d
Hitchin 09/11 20/53
Sandy 09/22 20/46
Huntingdon 09/31 20/37
Connington South Jn - 20/31
Holme LC 09/37 -
Fletton Jn 09/40 20/25
Peterborough 09.58a ~ 10.00d 20.13a ~ 20.15d
Tallington Jn 10/08 20/06
Stoke Tunnel 10/17 19/57
Grantham 10/23 19/45
Barkston South Jn 10/26 19/38
Newark North Gate 10/38 19/26
Retford 10/49 19.01a ~ 19.08d
Loversall Carr Jn 10/58 18/51
Doncaster 11/01 18/49
Shaftholme Jn 11/04 18/44
Temple Hirst Jn 11/11 18/36
Hambleton North Jn 11/16 18/33
Colton Jn 11/23 18/28
York 11.29a ~ 13.55d 18.00a ~ 18.23d
Scarborough Branch Jn 13/56 17/58
Malton 14/25 17/29
Seamer 14/47 17/07
Scarborough 14.55a 17.00d


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