7th June 2003

Deltic Preservation Society
(mainline railtour)

Loco Used 55019
Stock Used 3374+3312+5779+9479+1221+5866+5797+5788

Route:
1Z55 : Newcastle to Kings Cross
1Z56 : Kings Cross to Newcastle

Loco Route
55019 Newcastle - (via ECML) - Doncaster - Gainsborough Lea Road - Lincoln Central - Spalding North Jn - (via Sealford avoider) - Sleaford South Jn - Spalding - Peterborough - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross
55019 London Kings Cross - (reverse of outward route EXCEPT via Sleaford station) - Newcastle

Notes :
(1) The stock release at Kings Cross was undertaken by Deltic 9016!


55019 waits to leave Kings Cross (photo : David Russell)

Sources : various including David Russell

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked (out) Actual (out) Booked (rtn) Actual (rtn)
Newcastle 07.18d 07.18 23.10a 23.25
King Edward Bridge Jn's 07/20 07/21 23/08 23/23
Birtley 07/24 - 23/05 23/17
Durham 07/33 07/32 22/55 23/10
Tursdale Jn 07/38 - 22/50 -
Ferry Hill South Jn 07/39 07/40 22/48 23/01
Darlington 07.48a ~ 07.51d 07.49 ~ 07.57 22.35a ~ 22.37d ??.?? ~ 22.50
Northallerton 08/03 08/08 22/35 22/36
Longlands Jn 08/04 - - -
Thirsk 08/10 08/14 22/21 22/31
Tollerton 08/23 08/25 22/13 22/23
Skelton Jn 08/32 08/35 22/06 22/18
York 08.34a ~ 08.37d 08.38 ~ 08.42 22.02a ~ 22.04d 22.12 ~ 22.16
Colton Jn 08/42 08/47 21/57 22/07
Hambleton Jn 08/48 08/52 21/50 22/02
Temple Hirst Jn 08/51 08/56 21/47 21/58
Shaftholme Jn 08/59 09/01 21/41 21/53
Doncaster 09.04a ~ 09.06d 09.06 ~ 09.11 21.34a ~ 21.36d 21.44 ~ 21.48
Bessacarr Jn 09/11 09/17 21/28 21/36
Gainsborough Trent Jn 09/29 09/36 21/12 21/20
Gainsborough Lea Road 09/31 - 21/10 -
West Holmes Jn 09/49 - 20/54 -
Lincoln Central 09/51 10/04 20/52 20/57
Pelham Street 09/52 - 20/51 -
Sleaford North Jn 10/15 - 20/31 -
Sleaford - - 20/27 20/26
Sleaford South Jn 10/17 - 20/24 -
Spalding 10/39 10/52 19/59 19/58
Werrington Jn 11/01 11/08 19/43 19/38
Peterborough 11.05a ~ 11.08d 11.14 ~ 11.18 19.36a ~ 19.38d 19.29 ~ 19.34
Holme LC   19/30 19/23
Connington South Jn 11/15 -  
Huntingdon 11/21 11/31 19/23 19/17
Sandy 11/32 11/39 19/12 19/08
Hitchin 11/41 11/47 19/02 19/01
Stevenage 11/46 11/49 18/57 18/57
Woolmer Green Jn 11/48 11/52 18/54 18/55
Welwyn Garden City 11/51 11/54 18/51 18/53
Potters Bar 11/56 11/59 18/46 18/48
Alexandra Palace 12/01 12/04 18/41 18/42
Finsbury Park 12/03 12/07 18/39 18/40
Belle Isle 12/07 - 18/37 18/37
Kings Cross 12.09a 12.12 18.35d 18.36


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