8th November 2003

Steamy Affairs
The Scotsman

Locos Used 47749 & 47772
Stock Used 21245+4915+5008+1813+3100+3110+3133+1671+3131+3144+35469

Route:
1Z43 : Barnetby to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z18 : Edinburgh Waverley to Barnetby

Loco(s) Route
47772 Barnetby - Wrawby Jn - Scunthorpe - Hatfield & Stainforth - Applehurst Jn - Joan Croft Jn - (via ECML) - Newcastle
47749 Newcastle - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley
47749 Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Barnetby

Notes :
(1) Originally advertised as from Cleethorpes calling at Grimsby then Barnetby.
(2) This tour was originally booked for Deltic haulage. 47772 was failed en-route to Newcastle with a faulty speedometer (reported as fluctuating above 40mph) and the loco was replaced at Newcastle.

Sources : various

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Barnetby 06.40d 06.40   22.49a 22.57
Wrawby Jn 06/42 06/42   22.46 22/54
Scunthorpe 06.55a ~ 06.58d 06.58 ~ 07.03   22.32a ~ 22.34d 22.34 ~ 22.35
Thorne Jn 07/15 07/25   22/14 22/08
Hatfield & Stainforth 07/18 ?   22/10 ?
Applehurst Jn 07/27 ?   22/00 ?
Joan Croft Jn 07/30 ?   21/57 ?
Temple Hirst Jn 07/38 07/46   21/51 21/48
Hambleton North Jn 07/44 07/50   21/46 21/44
Colton Jn 07/52 07/56   21/40 21/38
York 07.58a ~ 08.03d 08.00 ~ 08.04   21.25a ~ 21.34d 21.24 ~ 21.32
Skelton Jn 08/06 08/06   21/22 21/21
Tollerton 08/13 08/13   21/15½ 21/15
Thirsk 08/22½ 08/22   21/06 21/08
Northallerton 08/28 08/28   20/57 21/03
Darlington 08/39 08/37   20/47 20/51
Ferryhill South Jn 08/48 08/46   20/38 20/37
Tursdale Jn 08/50 ?   20/36 ?
Durham 08/55 08/53   20/30 20/30
Birtley 09/04 09/00   20/22½ 20/24
King Edward Bridge Jns 09/07 09/11   20/18 20/18
Newcastle 09.10a ~ 09.18d 09.13 ~ 09.34   20.14a ~ 20.16d 20.17 ~ 20.17
Heaton South Jn 09/23 09/37   20/10 20/11
Morpeth 09/36 09/51   19/57 19/58
Alnmouth 09/50½ 10/15   19/42 19/45
Belford 10/03 10/26   19/29 19/30
Crag Mill loop 10*06a ~ 10*17d ?   19*19a ~ 19*27d ?
Berwick-upon-Tweed 10/32 10/37   19/04½ 19/11
Marshall Meadows 10/35 10/40   19/01½ 19/09
Reston 10/42 ?   18/54 ?
Grantshouse 10*50a ~ 11*01d 10.52 ~ 11.20   18/49 18/59
Dunbar 11/21½ 11/29   18/37½ 18/49
Drem 11/31½ 11/37   18/29 18/40
Monktonhall Jn 11/47½ 11/54   18/19 18/25
Portobello Jn 11/52 11/58   18/16½ 18/22
Edinburgh 11.56a 12.03   18.12d 18.12


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