4th July 2009

Railway Touring Company
The White Rose

Locos Used 57601 & steam: 60019 'Bittern'
Stock Used 99304+3143+3136+99679+99121+99348+99350+1861+4940+4905+99723

Route :
1Z54 : Kings Cross to York
1Z55 : York to Kings Cross

Loco Route
60019 London Kings Cross- (via ECML) - Loversall Carr Jn - Decoy South Jn - Down Flyover Line (adjacent to Doncaster RMT) (2)
57601 Down Flyover Line - Doncaster - (via ECML) - York
57601 York - (reverse of outward route) - Doncaster (3)
60019 Doncaster - (via ECML) - Tallington - (via Peterborough Yard, North Up Arrival Line) Peterborough - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) Originally advertised to be hauled by 60019 'Bittern' from Kings Cross to York and back as far as Peterborough.
(2) Loco change was booked to take place at the RMT platform but was unable to do so as it was blocked by gypsum container wagons.
(3) Booked loco change point was Doncaster RMT but locos were swapped in the station for reason(s) unexplained. As a result the train ran ECML out of Doncaster, not via Doncaster RMT as booked.

Sources : various including Nick Bartlett (on the train throughout) & Gordon Lacy

Photo Review


60019 heads away from an unscheduled stop in Claypole Loop on the outward
leg of the journey (photo: Gordon Lacy)


60019 waits to leave Doncaster for Kings Cross (photo: Nick Bartlett)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Kings Cross 07.25d [P1] ??.?? [P6] [B] [DF]   21.05a [P1] ? [US] [B] [P6]
Belle Isle 07/28 [DF] ? [DF]   21/03 [UF] ?
Holloway Jn ? ?   ? ? [UF] [US]
Finsbury Park 07/30 ? [P3]   20/59 [P2] ?
Alexandra Palace 07/34 ?   20/56 ?
Potters Bar 07/43 [P3] ?   20/48 [P1] [US] [UF]
Welwyn Garden City 07/50 ?   20/31 [P2] ? [P2] [US]
Digswell Jn ? ?   20/25 [US] ?
Woolmer Green Jn 07/53 ?   20/23 ?
Stevenage 07.57a ~ 07.59d [P3] ? [P3]   20.16a ~ 20.18d [P2] ?
Hitchin 08/04 ?   20/11 [UF] ? [US] [UF]
Sandy 08/15 ?   19/53 [US] ? [UF] [US]
Huntingdon 08/27 ? [DF] [DS]   19/40 ?
Connington South Jn   19/32 [UF] ?
Holme LC 08w37 ~ 09w02 [DS] ? [DS]  
Peterborough 09.10a ~ 09.14d [P4] [DS] ? [P4] [DS]   19.20a ~ 19.23d [P2] ? [P2] [US]
Helpston Jn 09/23 [DS] ? [DS]  
Peterborough West Yard   18.50 ~ 19.17 [Up Arr] ?[ Up Dep]
New England North Jn   18/47 [GL] ?
Tallington 09/29 [DF] ?   18/38 ?
Stoke Jn 09/42 ?   18/25 [SL] ?
Grantham 09/54 [P2] ?   18/19 [P1] ?
Claypole 10/01 [DF] ??.?? ~ ??.?? [DPL]   18/08 ?
Newark Northgate 10/06 [P1] ?   18/02 [P2] ?
Newark Flat Crossing 10/07 ?   18/01 ?
Carlton 10.14 ~ 10.28 [DPL] ? [DF]   ? ?
Retford 10/41 ?   17/45 ? [UM]
Loversall Carr Jn 10/52 [WSL] ?   17/32 ? [UF]
Decoy South Jn ? ?   17/29 [DLF] DIV
Doncaster RMT 10L56 ~ 11L31 ? [Down Flyover line]   16L47 ~ 17L27 DIV
Decoy North Jn ? ?   16/45 DIV
Bridge Jn ? ?   16/42 DIV
Doncaster 11/37 [DF] ? [DF]   16/40 [UF] ? [P1] [UF]
Shaftholme Jn 11/41 ?   16/35 ?
Temple Hirst Jn 11/49 ?   16/26 ?
Hambleton North Jn 11/56 ?   16/21 ?
Colton Jn 12/04 ?   16/14 ?
York 12.10a [P10] ? [DF] [P10]   16.06d [P10] ? [P10] [UF]


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