12th July 2003

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Dukeries

Locos Used 56117 & 66109
Stock Used 3114+3127+1696+3124+1832+4986+5027+5037+5007+4925+5023+4991+17015

Route:
1Z66 : Kings Cross to Barrow Hill
1Z67 : Barrow Hill to Kings Cross

Loco(s) Route
66109 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Grantham - Allington Jn - Bingham - Netherfield Jn - Nottingham - Attenborough Jn - Meadow Lane Jn - Toton Jn - Toton Centre
56117 (1) Toton Centre - Toton Jn - Trent East Jn - Sheet Stores Jn - Spondon - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Barrow Hill Springwell Headshunt
66109 (2) Barrow Hill Springwell Headshunt - Roundhouse Halt Platform
56117 (1) Roundhouse Halt Platform - Barrow Hill Springwell Headshunt
66109 (2) Barrow Hill Springwell Headshunt - Barrow Hill GF
56117 (1) Barrow Hill GF - Barrow Hill North Jn - Beighton Jn - Woodhouse Jn - Woodburn Jn - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Sheffield
66109 (2) Sheffield - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Woodburn Jn - Woodhouse Jn - Kiveton Park - Shireoaks - Woodend Jn - Shirebrook East Jn - Warsop Jn - Clipston East Jn - Boughton Jn - High Marnham
56117 (1) High Marnham - Boughton Jn - Clipston East Jn - Warsop Jn - Shirebrook Jn
66109 (2) Shirebrook Jn - Shirebrook East Jn - Woodend Jn - Shireoaks East Jn - Worksop - Thrumpton Jn - Retford
66109 Retford - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) 66109 on rear.
(2) 56117 on rear.
(3) Off tour option: Barrow Hill Depot, Great Western Railway themed Open Day, with Peckett 0-4-0ST 1163 'Whitehead', 4-6-0 5051 'Drysllwyn Castle', 2-6-2T 5553 & 0-6-0PT 9600 giving rides.

Sources : various including Kevin Stroud, Simon Robinson,
Mark Herriott & Nick Bartlett (both on the tour throughout)

Photo Review


66109 & 56117, both seen at Marnham (photos: David Burton)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
Sources : various including Nick Bartlett

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 London Kings Cross 08.23d 08.24 [P7]   22.34a 22.35 [P3] 405.08
? Belle Isle 08/26 08/25   22/32 22/33 ?
2.41 Finsbury Park 08/29 08/29 [DF]   22/28 22/30 402.47
4.78 Alexandra Palace 08/33 08/33 [DS]   22/26 22/27 400.10
12.57 Potters Bar 08.42a ~ 08.46d 08.43 ~ 08.46   22.16a ~ 22.19d 22.16 ~ 22.20 [P1] [US-UF] 392.31
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 08/54 08/54   22/07 22/08 [US] 384.63
23.73 Woolmer Green Jn 08/57 08/58 [DS]   22/02 22/05 ?
27.45 Stevenage 09.02a ~ 09.04d 09.02 ~ 09.05 [P4] [DS]   21.55a ~ 21.57d 21.57 ~ 22.01 [P1] [US] 377.43
31.74 Hitchin 09/09 09/09 [DS]   21/49 21/53 [US] 373.14
44.10 Sandy 09/20 09/19 [DS]   21/39 21/42 [US] 360.78
58.70 Huntingdon 09/32 09/32   21/26 21/29 [US] 346.18
? Connington South Jn ??/?? ??/??   21/19 ??/?? ?
69.26 Holme LC 09/41 09/46   ??/?? ??/?? ?
76.29 Peterborough 09.50a ~ 09.57d 09.55 ~ 09.58 [P4] [DF]   21.09a ~ 21.11d 21.09 ~ 21.13 [P3] 328.59
84.64 Tallington Jn 10/05 10/07   21/01 21/01 320.24
99.61 Stoke Jn 10/17 10/19   20/49 20/48 305.27
105.38 Grantham 10/22 10/28 [P4]   20/44 20/44 [P1] 299.50

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
? Nottingham Branch Jn 10/24 ??/??
108.70 Allington Jn 10/28 10/37
113.78 Bottesford West Jn 10/35 ??/??
119.39 Bingham 10/42 ??/??
125.44 Netherfield Jn 10/57 11/03
128.15 Nottingham 11/05 11/08 [Dn Middle]
128.78 Mansfield Jn 11/07 11/11 [UM]
133.60 Attenborough Jn 11/14 ??/??
134.42 Meadow Lane Jn 11/16 11/21
? Toton Jn 12/01 11/23
135.61 Toton Centre 11L24 ~ 11L59 11.25 ~ 11.46 [DG]
? Toton Jn 12/01 ??/??
137.56 Trent East Jn 12/04 11/58
138.19 Sheet Stores Jn 12/06 12/04
144.28 Spondon 12/11 12/12
146.78 Derby 12*17 ~ 12*56 12.27 ~ 12.27 [P1]
156.71 Ambergate Jn 13/07 12/39
166.79 Clay Cross South Jn 13/19 12/47 [DM]
171.09 Chesterfield 13/22 12/54
? Tapton Jn 13/23 ??/??
173.65 Barrow Hill South Jn 13.27 ~ 13.30 ??/??
175.07 Springwell Headshunt 13.35 ~ 13.40 ??.?? ~ ??.??
175.43 Roundhouse Halt Platform 13.45a ~ 15.50d 13.18 ~ 16.00
175.79 Springwell Headshunt 15.55 ~ 16.00 ??.?? ~ ??.??
177.11 Barrow Hill North Jn 16.05 ~ 16.10 ??.?? ~ ??.??
183.53 Beighton Jn 16/17 16/21
185.07 Woodhouse Jn 16/23 ??/??
189.34 Woodburn Jn 16/28 ??/??
190.31 Nunnery Main Line Jn 16/35 ??/??
190.68 Sheffield 16.37a ~ 17.00d 16.41 ~ 17.04 [P6]
191.25 Nunnery Main Line Jn 17/03 ??/??
192.22 Woodburn Jn 17/06 ??/??
196.49 Woodhouse Jn 17/11 ??/??
201.46 Kiveton Park 17/17 17/25
203.52 Brancliffe East Jn 17/19 ??/??
204.49 Shireoaks 17/21 17/29
205.38 Woodend Jn 17/27 17/32
213.47 Shirebrook East Jn 17/37 17/47
214.35 Warsop Jn 17/40 ??/??
216.75 Welbeck Colliery Jn 17/44 ??/??
218.70 Clipston West Jn 17/47 ??/??
219.15 Clipston East Jn 17/48 ??/??
220.76 Thoresby Colliery Jn 17/50 ??/??
223.08 Ollerton Colliery Jn 17/56 ??/??
223.70 Boughton Jn 18/00 ??/??
231.23 High Marnham 18.12a ~ 18.27d ??/??
238.56 Boughton Jn 18/40 ??/??
239.38 Ollerton Colliery Jn 18/43 ??/??
241.50 Thoresby Coliery Jn 18/48 ??/??
243.56 Clipston West Jn 18/58 ??/??
248.11 Warsop Jn 19/06 ??/??
248.56 Shirebrook Jn 19.10a ~ 19.15d 19.16 ~ 19.25
249.24 Shirebrook East Jn 19/20 ??/??
257.33 Woodend Jn 19/29 ??/??
257.72 Shireoaks East Jn 19/31 19/37
258.68 Worksop 19/34 19/40
265.38 Thrumpton West Jn 19/41 ??/??
266.39 Retford HL 19L44a ~ 20L00d 19.51 ~ 20.05 [P2]
285.00 Newark Northgate 20*19 ~ 20*28 20.24 ~ 20.27 [P3]
295.32 Barkston South Jn 20/38 20/37

Timings continue in first table.

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