12th July 2003

Railway Touring Company
The Scarborough Flyer

Locos Used 56120, 90027 & 60009 "Union of South Africa"

Route:
1Z52 : Kings Cross to Scarborough
1Z53 : Scarborough to Kings Cross

Loco Route (1)
60009 Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Peterborough - Peterborough Yard - New England Jn - (via ECML) - Loversall Carr Jn - Doncaster RMT - Doncaster - (via ECML) - York (2)
56120 York - Malton - Scarborough
56120 Scarborough - Malton - York
90027 York - (via ECML) - Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required.
(2) 60009 was failed at York. Repairs at the NRM enabled it to work light engine to Scarborough however it was failed again there.


60009 approaching Newark (photo : David Burton) 

Sources : various including Mark Herriott & Solomon Riley

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Kings Cross 06.18d 06.18   21.05a 22.53
Belle Isle 06/21 06/20   21/02 22/51
Finsbury Park 06/23 06/26   20/58 22/49
Alexandra Palace 06/27 06/28   20/57 22/47
Potters Bar 06.36a ~ 06.38d 06.38 ~ 06.40   20.48a ~ 20.51d 22.38 ~ 22.41
Welwyn Garden City 06/46 06/48   20/42 22/29
Woolmer Green 06/49 06/51   20/40 22/23
Stevenage 06.53a ~ 06.55d 06.54 ~ 06.57   20.32a ~ 20.35d 22.15 ~ 22.17
Hitchin 07/01 07/04   20/25 22/12
Sandy 07/13 07/13   20/18 22/05
Huntingdon 07/25 07/25   20/09 21/56
Connington South Jn   20/03 ??/??
Holme LC 07/34 07/36  
Fletton Jn 07/39 ??/??   ??/?? ??/??
Peterborough 07.48a ~ 07.50d 07.53 ~ 08.01   19.53a ~ 19.56d 21.41 ~ 21.44
Peterborough Yard 07.52a ~ 08.57d ??.?? ~ ??.??  
New England Jn 09/01 ??/??  
Tallington Jn 09/09 09/16   19/46 21/33
Stoke Tunnel 09/21 09/29   19/37 21/23
Grantham 09/26 09/35   19/33 21/20
Barkston South Jn 09/30 09/38   19/30 21/17
Newark Northgate 09/39 09/57   19/24 21/11
Retford 09.55a ~ 10.05d 10.17 ~ 10.19   19/13 21/00
Loversall Carr Jn 10/19 10/31   19/05 20/52
Doncaster RMT 10.23a ~ 11.45d 10.36 ~ 11.40  
Doncaster Decoy 11/48 ??/??   - ??/??
Doncaster 11.52a ~ 11.54d ??.?? ~ 11.52   18.59a ~ 19.01d 20.43 ~ 20.48
Shaftholme Jn 11/58 11/58   18/55 20/36
Templehirst Jn 12/06 12/06   18/48 20/31
Hambleton Jn 12/10 12/11   18/45 20/27
Colton Jn 12/19 12/18   18/40 20/21
York 12.24a ~ 12.47d 12.24 ~ 14.05   18.15a ~ 18.35d 19.45 ~ 20.16
Malton 13/17 14/38   17/44 19/17
Seamer 13/39 ??/??   17/22 ??/??
Scarborough 13.47a 15.03   17.15d 18.45


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