2nd October 2003

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Scarborough Flyer

Locos Used diesel : 47760, electric : 90029 & steam : 60800

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

Loco(s) Route
90029 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - York
60800 York - Malton - Scarborough
60800 Scarborough - Malton - York
47760 (1) York - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) 90029 suffered traction motor problems on the outward leg resulting in the use of 47760 on the return, dragging 90029 dead-in-tow. Arrival back into Kings Cross was over an hour late.

Source : Mark Herriott

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Kings Cross 07.55d 07.59   21.06a 22.12
Belle Isle 07/57 08/00   21/03 22/10
Finsbury Park 08/00 08/05   20/59 22/07
Alexandra Palace 08/03 08/11   20/57 22/05
Potters Bar 08.11a ~ 08.15d 08.23 ~ 08.25   20.49a ~ 20.51d 21.53 ~ 21.56
Welwyn Garden City 08/24 08/34   20/43 21/44
Woolmer Green 08/28 08/37   20/40 21/39
Stevenage 08.36a ~ 08.38d 08.42 ~ 08.59   20.32a ~ 20.36d 21.29 ~ 21.33
Hitchin 08/43 09/04   20/28 21/23
Sandy 08/53 09/17   20/21 21/12
Huntingdon 09/02 09/42   20/12 21/02
Connington South Jn   20/06 ?
Holme LC 09/09 09/51  
Peterborough 09.35a ~ 09.39d 09.59 ~ 10.04   19.57a ~ 19.59d 20.41 ~ 20.46
Tallington Jn 09/47 10/10   19/47 20/31
Stoke Tunnel 10/12 10/19   19/36 20/16
Grantham 10/18 10/22   19/31 20/09
Barkston South Jn 10/22 10/25   19/28 20/05
Newark North Gate 10/29 10/32   19/19 19/55
Retford 10/40 10/44   18*58a ~ 19*07d 19.28 ~ 19.32
Loversall Carr Jn 10/49 10/52   18/48 19/17
Doncaster 10/51 10/56   18/46 19/13
Shaftholme Jn 10/56 10/59   18/42 19/08
Temple Hirst Jn 11/01 11/05   18/35 19/02
Hambleton North Jn 11/05 11/09   18/31 18/58
Colton Jn 11/10 11/14   18/26 18/52
York 11.15a ~ 13.58d 11.19 ~ 14.07   18.00a ~ 18.21d 18.02 ~ 18.46 
Scarborough Jn 13/59 ?   17/58 ?
Malton 14/28 14/37   17/29 17/25
Seamer 14/50 ?   17/07 ?
Scarborough 14.58a 15.06   17.00d 17.00



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