29th October 2005

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
Alnwick, Capital of the North

Pride of the Nation series

Loco Used 90018
Stock Used 2834+3149+3097+1696+3147+3141+1679+3123+3146+1680+3119+3120+21269

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

Loco Route
90018 London Kings Cross - Alexandra Palace - Hertford North - Stevenage - (via ECML) - York Yard South Jn - Skelton Jn - (via ECML) - Alnmouth
90018 Alnmouth - (reverse of outward route) - Skelton Jn - York - York Yard South Jn - (reverse of outward route) - London Kings Cross

Source : Janet Cottrell

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Janet Cottrell)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Kings Cross 06.58 [P1] [FL2] 06.59   21.34a [P1] 21.37
Belle Isle 07/01 [FL] 07/00   21/31½ [FL2] 21/34
Finsbury Park 07/04 07/03   21/27½ 21/32
Alexandra Palace 07/07 07/07   21/22½ [FL] 21/29
Gordon Hill 07/12 07/13   21/15 21/22
Hertford North 07/20 [P2] 07/23   21/07 [P2] 21/14
Langley Jn 07/29 [SL] ?   20/59 ?
Stevenage 07.31a ~ 07.33d [P4] [FL] 07.33 ~ 07.37   20.54½a ~ 20.57½d [P1] 21/14
Hitchin 07/37½ 07/41   20/50 21.01 ~ 21.06
Sandy 07/47 07/48   20/42½ 20/47
Huntingdon 07/56 07/56   20/33½ 20/35
Connington South Jn   20/28 ?
Holme Jn 08/02½ 08/02  
Fletton Jn ? ?   20*13a ~ 20*20½d [FL] ?
Peterborough 08.08a ~ 08.12d [P4] 08.08 ~ 08.12   20.07a ~ 20.10d [P2] [SL] 20.03 ~ 20.06
Tallington Jn 08/20 08/20   20/00 19/56
Stoke Jn 08/36 08/29   19/50½ [FL] 19/47
Grantham 08/43 [P2] 08/32   19/47 [P1] 19/43
Barkston South Jn 08/46 08/35   19/44 19/40
Newark North Gate 08/57 [P1] 08/41   19/37½ [P2] 19/34
Retford 09/18 08/54   19/22½ 19/23
Loversall Carr Jn 09/26 09/06   19/14 19/15
Doncaster 09.30a ~ 09.32d [P4] 09.25 ~ 09.30   19.07a ~ 19.10d [P3A] 19.07 ~ 19.10
Shaftholome Jn 09/36 09/36   19/03 19/01
Temple Hirst Jn 09/41 09/41   18/57½ 18/56
Hambleton North Jn 09/44 09/45   18/52 18/52
Colton Jn 09/49 [LSL] 09/51   18/47 18/47
York Yard South Jn 09/54 09/56   ? ?
York   18.38a ~ 18.42d [P10X] 18.39 ~ 18.42
Skelton Jn 09/59 09/58   18/33 18/35
Tollerton Jn 10/04 [SL] 10/08   18/26 18/26
Thirsk 10/16 10/29   18/18½ 18/18
Longlands Jn 10/27 ?   - -
Northallerton 10/29 10/38   18/13½ 18/14
Darlington 10/43 [P4] 10/48   18/05 [UML] 18/05
Ferryhill South Jn 10/55 10/56   17/53 17/56
Tursdale Jn 10/56½ ?   17/51½ ?
Durham 11/04 [DM] 11/02   17/46½ [P1] 17/49
Birtley Jn 11/16 11/08   17/40½ 17/43
King Edward Bridge South Jn 11/19½ 11/13   17/37 17/39
Newcastle 11.21½a ~ 11.23½d [P2] 11.17 ~ 11.22   17.22a ~ 17.35d [ML] 17.22 ~ 17.37
Heaton South Jn 11/27½ 11/26   17/18 [ML] 17/19
Morpeth 11/37 [GL] 11.40 ~ ??.??   17/08½ 17/08
Morpeth North Jn 11*39a ~ 12*01d ?   ? ?
Alnmouth 12.15a 12.14   16.54d 16.53


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