Photo Review
(all photos from Alan Sheppard)
25th September 2008
UK Railtours
The Alloa Phoenix
| Loco Used | 66103 & 90018 |
| Stock Used | 6310+3390+3397+1699+3426+3348+1692+3356+3330+1200+5769+5792 |
Route:
1Z90 : London Kings Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z91 : Edinburgh Waverley to London Kings Cross
| Loco | Route |
| 90018 | London Kings Cross - Potters Bar - Doncaster - Arksey Loop - Shaftholme Jn - Temple Hirst Jn - Hambleton North Jn - York - Northallerton - Durham - Newcastle - Morpeth - Wooden Gate Loops - Alnmouth - Berwick-on-Tweed - Drem - Wallyford - Monktonhall Jn - Millerhill S.S. (Line F6) |
| 66103 | Millerhill Yard - Gorgie Junction - Haymarket West Junction - Newbridge Jn - Linlithgow - Falkirk Grahamston - Carmuirs East Jn - Larbert Jn - Stirling - Causewayhead Jn - Cambus Jn - Alloa - Longannet - Charlestown Jn - Dunfermline Town - Townhill DGL No.2 |
| 66103 | Townhill DGL No.2 - Dunfermline Town - Inverkeithing - Forth Bridge - Dalmeny Jn - Haymarket West Jn - Edinburgh Waverley |
| 90018 | Edinburgh Waverley - Portobello Jn - Monktonhall Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Shaftholme Jn - Doncaster - (reverse of outward route) - London Kings Cross |
Notes:
(1) Mileages below are from the tour booklet. There is at least one
error in the table, Larbert Jn to Stirling is 8m 55ch according to Quail, not
the 0m 56ch shown. Therefore 8 miles needs adding to all mileages from Stirling.
Source : Alan Sheppard (joined & left the train at
Doncaster)
Photo Review
(all photos from Alan
Sheppard)
Tour locos: 66103 at Edinburgh Waverley & 90018 at Doncaster.
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from LASERman, 45137, Alan
Sheppard & Pete Drury)
|
M.C
|
Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual |
M.C
|
|
|
0.00
|
London Kings Cross | 05.52d [P1] [FL1] | ? [P1] [DF2] | 23.25a [P1] | ? |
860.61
|
|
|
?
|
Belle Isle | 05/54 [FL] | ? [DF1] | 23/22½ [FL2] | ? |
?
|
|
|
?
|
Holloway South Jn | 05/56½ [SL] | ? [DSL] | ? | ? |
?
|
|
|
2.41
|
Finsbury Park | 05/57½ | ? | 23/17½ | ? |
858.20
|
|
|
4.78
|
Alexandra Palace | 05/59½ | ? | 23/13 | ? |
855.63
|
|
|
12.57
|
Potters Bar | 06.07½a ~ 06.10½d [P4] | ? | 23.04a ~ 23.07d [P2] | ? |
848.04
|
|
|
20.25
|
Welwyn Garden City | 06/18 [SL] | ? | 22/58 | ? |
840.36
|
|
|
?
|
Digswell | 06/19 | ? | ? | ? |
?
|
|
|
23.73
|
Woolmer Green Jn | 06/21 [SL] | ? | 22/56 | ? |
836.68
|
|
|
27.45
|
Stevenage | 06.24½a ~ 06.27½d [P4] | ? | 22.49a ~ 22.52d [P2] | ? |
833.16
|
|
|
31.74
|
Hitchin | 06/32 | ? | 22/45½ | ? |
828.67
|
|
|
44.10
|
Sandy | 06/41½ | ? | 22/37 [FL] | ? |
816.51
|
|
|
58.70
|
Huntingdon | 06/53 | ? | 22/18 [SL] | ? |
801.71
|
|
|
?
|
Connington South Jn | ? | ? | 22/01 [FL] | ? |
792.33
|
|
|
69.26
|
Holme L.C. | 07/02½ | ? | ? | ? |
?
|
|
|
76.29
|
Peterborough | 07/14 [P5] [SL] | ? | 21/40 [UF] | ? |
784.32
|
|
|
?
|
Helpston Jn | 07/22 | ? | ? | ? |
?
|
|
|
84.64
|
Tallington Jn | 07/25½ | ? | 21/32 | ? |
775.77
|
|
|
99.61
|
Stoke Jn | 07/39½ | ? | 21/22 | ? |
761.00
|
|
|
105.38
|
Grantham | 07.44½a ~ 07.47d [P2] | ??.?? ~ 07.47½ | 21.14a ~ 21.17d [P1] | 21.26 ~ ??.?? |
755.23
|
|
|
115.27
|
Claypole Loops | 07/54½ | 07/56 | 21/06½ | ? |
754.34
|
|
|
120.08
|
Newark Northgate | 07/58 | ? | 21/03½ | 21/15 |
740.53
|
|
|
?
|
Newark Flat Crossing | 07/59 | ? | 21/03 | ? |
?
|
|
|
138.49
|
Retford | 08/10 | 08/10 | 20/51½ | 21/04 |
722.12
|
|
|
152.00
|
Loversall Carr Jn | 08/20 | 08/19 | 20/43 | 20/55 |
708.61
|
|
|
155.77
|
Doncaster | 08.27a ~ 08.29d [P8] | 08.28 ~ 08.31 [P4] | 20.37a ~ 20.39d [P1] | 20.48 ~ 20.50 [P3] |
704.64
|
|
|
157.46
|
Arksey Loop | 08*35 ~ 08*40 | 08.37 ~ 08.41 | ||||
|
160.16
|
Shaftholme Jn | 08/44 | 08/44 | 20/33 | 20/42 |
700.45
|
|
|
169.16
|
Temple Hirst Jn | 08/49½ | 08/50 | 20/27½ | 20/36 |
691.45
|
|
|
174.75
|
Hambleton North Jn | 08/53 | 08/53 | 20/24 | 20/33 |
685.66
|
|
|
182.79
|
Colton Jn | 08/59 | 08/58 | 20/19 | 20/28 |
677.62
|
|
|
188.40
|
York | 09/07 [P10] | 09/05 [P5] [DF-UF] | 20/14 [P3] | 20/23 |
672.21
|
|
|
190.11
|
Skelton Jn | 09/09 [FL] | 09/10 [UF-DF] | 20/10½ | 20/20 |
670.50
|
|
|
198.00
|
Tollerton | 09/14 [FL] | 09/15½ | 20/05½ [FL] | 20/16 |
662.61
|
|
|
210.56
|
Thirsk | 09/22 [FL] | 09/23 | 19/58 [FL] | 20/08 |
650.05
|
|
|
218.36
|
Northallerton | 09/28 | 09/28½ | 19/53 [FL] | 20/03 |
642.25
|
|
|
232.52
|
Darlington | 09/41½ [P4B] | 09/42 | 19/43½ [UML] | 19/54 |
628.11
|
|
|
244.57
|
Ferryhill South Jn | 09/50 | 09/51 | 19/33 | 19/45 |
616.04
|
|
|
?
|
Tursdale Jn | 09/52½ | 09/53 | 19/31 | 19/43 |
613.28
|
|
|
254.53
|
Durham | 09/58 [DM] | 10/03 | 19/26 | 19/38 |
606.08
|
|
|
?
|
Birtley Jn | 10/06 | 10/11 | 19/20 | ? |
?
|
|
|
268.02
|
King Edward Bridge South Jn | 10/09 | 10/14½ | 19/16 | 19/27½ |
592.59
|
|
|
268.56
|
Newcastle | 10c11a ~ 10c13d [P2] | 10.16½ ~ 10.18½ | 19c12a ~ 19c14d [P3] | 19/26 |
592.05
|
|
|
270.50
|
Heaton South Jn | 10/16½ | 10/22½ | 19/08 | 19/24 |
590.11
|
|
|
285.26
|
Morpeth | 10/26 | 10/33 | 18/55 | 19/11½ |
575.35
|
|
|
303.45
|
Alnmouth | 10/37½ | 10/45 | 18/43 | 18/59 |
557.16
|
|
|
319.13
|
Belford L.C. | 10/47½ | 10/56 | 18/33 | 18/48 |
541.48
|
|
|
335.56
|
Berwick-on-Tweed | 10/57 | 11/06 | 18/23 | 18/37½ |
525.05
|
|
|
?
|
Marshall Meadows (Sigs.EG 403 / EG 402) |
11/00 | 11/08 | 18/20 | 18/35 |
?
|
|
|
345.78
|
Reston | 11/06 | 11/14 | 18/15 | 18/31 |
514.63
|
|
|
351.78
|
Grantshouse | 11/11 | 11/18½ | 18/10 | 18/26 |
508.63
|
|
|
361.72
|
Oxwellmains Crossing | 11/18 | 11/25½ | 18/03 | 18/19 |
498.69
|
|
|
364.07
|
Dunbar | 11/20 | 11/27 | 18/01 | 18/17 |
496.54
|
|
|
?
|
Drem | 11/32½ | 11/34½ | 17/50 | 18/06 |
485.29
|
|
|
383.27
|
Prestonpans | 11/42 | 11/42 | 17/44½ | 17/58 |
477.34
|
|
|
386.77
|
Monktonhall Jn | 11/48 | 11/50 | 17/42 | 17/53 |
473.64
|
|
|
M.C
|
Location | Booked | Actual |
|
389.04
|
Millerhill S.S. (F6) | 11L57 ~ 12L19 | 12.00 ~ 12.19 |
|
390.00
|
Niddrie South Jn | 12/27 | 12/23 |
|
390.55
|
Niddrie West Jn | 12/29 | 12/24 |
|
395.68
|
Craiglockhart Jn | 12/41 | 12/34 |
|
396.43
|
Gorgie Jn | 12/43 | 12/36½ |
|
396.79
|
Haymarket West Jn | 12/45 | 12.39 ~ 12.42 |
|
400.13
|
Newbridge Jn | 12/51½ | 12/52 |
|
407.18
|
Winchburgh Jn | 12/55½ | 12/55 |
|
412.16
|
Linlithgow | 13/00 | 12/59½ |
|
417.12
|
Polmont Jn | 13/05 | 13/07 |
|
419.63
|
Grangemouth Jn | 13/08½ | 13/11½ |
|
421.71
|
Carmuirs East Jn | 13/17 | 13/16½ |
|
422.27
|
Larbert Jn | 13*19 ~ 13*24 | 13.18 ~ 13.23½ |
|
423.03
|
Stirling | 13/41 [P6] | 13.42½ ~ 13.49½ |
|
423.73
|
Causewayhead Jn | 13/52 | 13/51½ |
|
428.26
|
Cambus Loop | 13/57 | 13/57 (Main) |
|
429.65
|
Alloa | 14/02 | 14/00 |
|
430.73
|
Alloa Loop | 14/04 | 14/01 (Main) |
|
436.64
|
Longannet S.B. | 14/19 | 14.16 ~ 14.17 |
|
446.41
|
Charlestown Jn | 14/42 | 14/35½ |
|
446.68
|
Dunfermline Town | 14/44 [P2] | 14.36½ ~ 14.37 |
|
448.65
|
Dunfermline Townhill | 14.48 ~ 15.09 | 14.44 ~ 15.06½ [DGL2] |
|
450.62
|
Dunfermline Town | 15/13 [P1] | 15/13 |
|
?
|
Inverkeithing North Jn | ? | 15/19½ |
|
?
|
Inverkeithing Central Jn | ? | 15.20½ ~ 15.32 |
|
454.37
|
Inverkeithing | 15/33 | 15/33½ |
|
458.47
|
Dalmeny Jn | 15/40 | 15/40½ |
|
465.21
|
Haymarket West Jn | 15/47½ [UN] | 15/47½ |
|
466.30
|
Haymarket | 15/49 | 15/49 [P1] |
|
?
|
Princes Street Gardens | 15/53 [Line Z] | 15/53 |
|
467.49
|
Edinburgh Waverley | 15.55a [P2] ~ 17.36d [P8W] | 15.54½ [P1] ~ 17.45 [P7] |
|
?
|
Abbeyhill Jn | 17/37½ | 17/47 |
|
?
|
Craigentinny Jn | 17/38½ | ? |
|
471.08
|
Portobello Jn | 17/40 | 17/51½ |
Timings continue in first table.
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