16th - 18th May 2009

Steam Dreams
The Coronation

Locos Used steam: 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley', 60009 'Union of South Africa' & 60163 'Tornado'
Stock Used (1)+ 5341+5009+1863+3140+3122+3112+3098+1691+3120+3119+3068+17015

Route :
1Z50 : London Kings Cross to York
1Z51 : York to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z18 : Edinburgh Waverley to Dundee
1Z19 : Dundee to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z20 : Edinburgh Waverley to York
1Z63 : York to London Kings Cross

Date Loco Route
16/05 60163 (2) London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Loversall Carr Jn - Flyover West Jn - Doncaster - (via ECML) - York
16/05 60007 York - (ECML, via Tyne Yard) - Edinburgh Waverley
17/05 60007 Edinburgh Waverley - Niddrie West jn - (via Edinburgh Sub) - Haymarket West Jn - Inverkeithing - Kirkcaldy - Ladybank - Leuchars - Dundee
17/05 60009 Dundee - (reverse of outward route) - Edinburgh Waverley
18/05 60009 Edinburgh Waverley - (ECML, via Tyne Yard) - York
18/05 60163 York - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) Support coach 21096 was in the consist when 60163 was hauling the train, 14007 when 60007 was hauling and 35486 when 60009 was hauling.
(2) Originally booked loco for this leg was 60019 'Bittern'.
(3) Confirmation of above route & locos is required.

Sources : Roger Geach, Gordon Lacy & Andy Pullar

Photo Review


16/05: 60163 'Tornado' heads north through Retford (photo: Roger Geach)


16/05: 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley' departing York (photo: Paul Braybrook)


18/05: 60163 'Tornado' heads south past Claypole (photo: Gordon Lacy)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gordon Lacy, Andy Pullar & Paul Braybrook)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual Miles
Kings Cross 07.25d [P1] [DFL]   20.55a ? [P1] 188.5
Finsbury Park 07/30 ?   20/48 ? 186.0
Potters Bar 07/44 ?   20/37 ? 175.8
Woolmer Green Jn 07/54 ?   ? ? ?
Stevenage 07/58 ?   20/22 ? 161.0
Sandy 08/13 ?   20/01 ? 144.4
Huntingdon 08/25 ?   19/49 ? 129.6
Conington South Jn ? ? [DS]   19/49 ? 129.6
Holme Jn 08w35 ~ 08w51 ?   ? ? ?
Peterborough 09/01 ? [DF]   19/30 ? [UF] 112.1
Tallington 09/10 ?   19/20 ? 103.7
Stoke Tunnel 09/23 ?   19/00 ? 88.7
Grantham 09w31 ~ 09w51 [DGL] ? [DUGL]   18.32a ~ 18.55d ? [DUGL] 83.0
Newark North Gate 10/04 ?   18/15 ? 68.4
Carlton UPL ? ?   17.52 ~ 18.08 ??.?? ~ ??.?? ?
Retford 10/19 ?   17/41 ? 49.9
Ranskill Loop - -   ? ??.?? ~ ??.?? 49.9
Loversall Carr Jn ? ?   17.14 ~ 17.29 ? ?
Doncaster 10/44 ? [P8]   17/07 ? [UF] 32.5
Temple Hirst Jn 10/59 ?   16/54 ? 19.3
Colton Jn 11/14 ?   16/42 ? 5.5
York 11L14a ~ 14L02d ??.?? ~ 14.07 [P10] [DF]   14L21a ~ 16.36d ? [P10] 0.00
204.7
Tollerton Jn 14/14 ?   14/12 ? 195.1
Thirsk 14/24 ?   13/57 ? 182.5
Northallerton 14/31 ?   13/51 ? 174.8
Darlington 14/44 ? [P4]   13/38 ? [UM] 160.6
Ferryhill South Jn 14/54 ?   13/27 ? 148.5
Durham 15/02 ?   13/17 ? 138.5
Tyne Yard 15w18 ~ 15w42 ? [Staging Sidings]   12w40 ~ 13w05 ? [Staging Sidings] 128.4
Newcastle 15/50 ? [P2]   12.26 ~ 12.29 ? [P3] 124.5
Heaton South Jn ? ?   12/19 ? 122.7
Morpeth 16/06 ?   12/00 ? 107.9
Alnmouth 16/21 ?   11/41 ? 89.7
Belford 16/35 ?   11/27 ? 73.0
Tweedmouth UGL ? ?   10w44 ~ 11w14 ? 58.9
Berwick-upon-Tweed 16w50 ~ 17w05 [DGL] ? [DGL] [Down Berwick]   10/40 [Up Berwick] ? 57.5
Grantshouse 17/24 ?   10/20 ? 41.1
Dunbar 17/35 ?   10/06 ? 29.1
Drem 17.47 ~ 18.13 [DGL] ?   09/53 ? 17.8
Monktonhall Jn 18/26 ? [Carlton North Tunnel]   09/42 ? 6.0
Edinburgh Waverley 18.33a ~ 10.10d [P11] ??.?? ~ ??.??   18.57a ~ 09.34d ??.?? ~ ??.?? [P19]
[Carlton North Tunnel]		 0.0
?
Niddrie West Jn 10/21 ?   18/47 ? ?
Haymarket West Jn 10/33 ?   18/32 ? ?
Inverkeithing 10/52 ?   18/10 ? ?
Kirkcaldy 11/13 ?   17/51 ? ?
Ladybank 11/27 ?   17/35 ? ?
Leuchars 11/42 ?   17/21 ? ?
Tay Bridge South 11/51 ?   17/13 ? ?
Dundee 12.00a ?   17.05d ? 0.0


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