13th December 2003

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
Grassington Dickensian Festival

(Pride of the Nation Series)

Locos Used 47635 & 67025

Route:
1Z50 : Kings Cross to Skipton
1Z51 : Skipton to Kings Cross

Loco(s) Route
67025 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Doncaster - Adwick - Fitzwilliam - Hare Park Jn - Crofton West Jn - Calder Bridge Jn - Altofts Jn - Methley Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Dockfield Jn - Keighley - Skipton
67025 Skipton - (reverse of outward route) - Doncaster
47635 (1) Doncaster - (reverse of outward route) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) plus 67025 dead-in-tow. Robert Dove comments : the 67 came up from St Blazey the night before and was supposed to be refuelled at Ferme Park before going to Bounds Green to be added to the coaching stock. The driver did not sign Ferme Park therefore the engine was not fuelled and departed Kings Cross with about a quarter of a tank, clearly not enough to do a cross to Skipton return journey! A replacement engine was arranged to be added to the train at Doncaster on the return journey and 47635 was duly added and completed to journey hauling the dead 67 and 13 coaches. Truly good thrash was heard and the engine did very well.

Sources : various including Robert Dove

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Kings Cross 08.18d 08.23   21.05a 21.57
Belle Isle 08/20 08/24   21/03 21/55
Finsbury Park 08/22 08/28   20/59 21/53
Alexandra Palace 08/24 08/30   20/57 21/51
Potters Bar 08.30a ~ 08.33d 08.39 ~ 08.42   20.49a ~ 20.51d 21.37 ~ 21.43
Welwyn Garden City 08/41 08/50   20/43 21/31
Digswell Jn 08*43a ~ 08*51d ?   - -
Woolmer Green Jn 08/54 08/53   20/40 21/27
Stevenage 08.58a ~ 09.00d 08.58 ~ 09.01   20.32a ~ 20.35d 21.19 ~ 21.23
Hitchin 09/04 09/05   20/25 21/13
Sandy 09/14 09/15   20/18 21/01
Huntingdon 09/26 09/29   20/08 20/50
Connington South   20/03 ?
Holme LC 09/33 09/39  
Peterborough 09.39a ~ 09.41d 09.44 ~ ??.??   19.54a ~ 19.56d 20.37 ~ ??.??
Helpston Jn 09/48 09/49   - -
Tallington Jn 09/54 09/53   19/47 20/31
Stoke Tunnel 10/08 10/10   19/38 20/20
Grantham 10/22 10/19   19/34 20/15
Barkston South Jn 10/26 10/23   19/31 20/10
Newark Northgate 10/33 10/30   19/24 19/58
Retford 10/44 10/42   19/13 19/40
Loversall Carr Jn 10/53 10/51   19/02 19/23
Doncaster 10.57a ~ 10.59d 10.57 ~ 11.00   18.40a ~ 18.42d 18.42 ~ 18.58
Adwick 11/06 11/06   18/35 18/33
Adwick Jn 11/07 ?   18/34 ?
South Kirkby Jn 11/13 11/13   18/31 18/29
Hare Park Jn 11/21 11/23   18/26 18/22
Crofton West Jn 11/24 ?   18/21 ?
Calder Bridge Jn 11/26 ?   18/16 ?
Turners Lane Jn 11/29 ?   18/12 ?
Altofts Jn 11/35 11/35   18/05 18/02
Methley Jn 11/40 11/37   17/56 18/00
Engine Shed Jn 11/52 11/48   17/48 17/50
Whitehall Jn 11/53 11/53   17/44 17/49
Armley Jn 11/54 11/55   17/42 17/48
Apperley Jn 11/59 12/00   17/36 17/43
Dockfield Jn 12/02 ?   17/33 ?
Shipley 12/03 12/04   17/32 17/39
Keighley 12/10 12/11   17/24 17/24
Skipton 12.23a 12.23   17.11d 17.11


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