27th March 2004

The Railway Touring Company
The Londoner

Locos Used 67005 & steam: 61264 (running as 61001)
Stock Used 3133+3132+1671+3110+3100+5008+4916+4949+35469

Route:
1Z61 : Cleethorpes to Kings Cross
1Z62 : Kings Cross to Cleethorpes

Loco(s) Route
61264 Cleethorpes - Grimsby Town - Barnetby - Scunthorpe - Thorne Jn - Doncaster - Doncaster RMT - Loversall Carr Jn - (via ECML) - Tallington Jn - New England North Jn - (via Peterborough Yard) - Peterborough - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross
67005 (1) London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Doncaster - (reverse of outward route) - Cleethorpes

Notes:
(1) 67003 dead on rear - to assist with ECS movement at Cleethorpes.


61264 alias 61001 passes Eaton Crossing, Retford (photo: Roger Geach)

Sources : various including Steve Clark (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Cleethorpes 06.21d 06.21   20.20a 21.39
Grimsby Town 06.27a ~ 06.30d 06.28 ~ 06.30   20.10a ~ 20.13d 21.28 ~ 21.31
Habrough 06/42 ?   19/59 ?
Brocklesby Jn 06/45 06/45   19/57 21/11
Barnetby 06.52a ~ 06.54d ??.?? ~ 06.56   19.49a ~ 19.51d ?
Wrawby Jn 06/56 07/00   19/48 21/00
Scunthorpe 07.11a ~ 07.13d 07.17 ~ 07.20   19.33a ~ 19.35d 20.43 ~ 20.46
Crowle 07.24a ~ 07.27d 07.30 ~ 07.32   19.19a ~ 19.22d 20.27 ~ 20.29
Thorne Jn 07/39 07/44   19/10 20/18
Hatfield & Stainforth ? ?   19/06 ?
Kirk Sandall Jn ? ?   18/53 ?
Bentley Jn ? ?   18/49 ?
Doncaster 08/00 08/00   18.42a ~ 18.44d 19.52 ~ 20.08
Doncaster Down Decoy 08/05 ?  
Doncaster RMT 08w07a ~ 08w36d 08.06 ~ 08.37  
Decoy South Jn 08/38 ?  
Loversall Carr Jn 08/41 08/41   18/38 19/47
Retford 08.54a ~ 09.01d 09.01 ~ 09.05   18/28 19/39
Newark North Gate 09.18a ~ 09.24d 09.24 ~ 09.28   18/17 19/28
Barkston South Jn 09/36 09/40   18/10 19/22
Grantham 09/40 09/45   18/06 19/19
Stoke Tunnel 09/45 09/50   18/02 19/15
Tallington Jn 09/59 10/04   17/50 19/01
New England North Jn 10/10 ?  
Peterborough Yard 10w15a ~ 10w54d ?  
Peterborough 11/00 11/11   17/39 18/51
Holme LC   17/31 18/42
Connington South Jn 11/10 ?  
Huntingdon 11/20 11/41   17/23 18/35
Sandy 11/36 11/55   17/11 18/26
Hitchin 11/49 12/13   17/00 18/15
Stevenage 11/54 12/20   16/56 18/11
Woolmer Green Jn 11/59 12/26   16/53 18/09
Digswell Jn 12/02 ?   ? ?
Welwyn Garden City 12/04 12/31   16/50 18/06
Potters Bar 12/17 12/38   16/45 18/01
Alexandra Palace 12/29 12/45   16/40 17/55
Finsbury Park 12/35 12/47   16/37 17/53
Holloway South Jn 12/40 ?   ? ?
Bell Isle 12/42 12/50   16/35 17/47
Kings Cross 12.45a 12.55   16.33d 17.45


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