3rd April 2010

Railtourer
North Yorkshireman & Wolds Coast Express

Locos Used 47826, 47787 'Windsor Castle' & 66412
Stock Used 549+551+504+552+586+3350+3431+1201+6000+6022+6103

Route :

Loco(s) Route
47826 (1) Bedford - (via MML) - Trent - Meadow Lane Jn - Toton Centre - Trowell Jn - Pye Bridge jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Barrow Hill North Jn - Beighton Jn - Masborough Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Swinton - Moorthorpe - Pontefract Baghill - Ferrybridge Jn - Church Fenton - York
47787 (2) York - Colton Jn - Hambleton North Jn - Hambleton East Jn - Selby - Gilberdyke - Anlaby Road Jn - West Parade North Jn - Beverley - Bridlington - Seamer - Scarborough (3)
66412 (4) Scarborough - Seamer - Malton - York - (reverse of outward route) - Bedford

Notes :
(1) 47787 on rear.
(2) 47826 on rear.
(3) During the turn round at Scarborough faults developed on both 47s – word on the platform suggested that 47826, which would have led the train home, had flat batteries and wouldn't start, whilst 47787 had lost its turbo, but this was not confirmed by train staff.  DRS 66412 was summoned from York and worked the train home without any delays with 47787 providing ETS.
(4) Plus 47787, 47826 on rear.


66412 pauses at York on the return leg (photo: Scott Spencer)

Sources : Paul Atkinson (joined/left the train at Market Harborough) & Scott Spencer

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Paul Atkinson)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Bedford 06.10d ?   22.39a ?
Sharnbrook ? ?   22/22 ?
Wellingborough 06.30a ~ 06.31d ?   22.09a ~ 22.10d ?
Kettering 06.43a ~ 06.45d ?   21.58a ~ 22.00d ?
Market Harborough 07.01a ~ 07.02d ??.?? ~ 07.02 [P1]   21.43a ~ 21.46d 21.41 ~ ??.?? [P2]
Wigston North Jn 07/25 07/15   21/32 21/29
Leicester 07.37a ~ 07.39d 07.19 ~ 07.39 [P1]   21.23a ~ 21.26d 21.22 ~ 21.23 [P3]
Syston South Jn 07/45 07/45   21/17 21/17
Sileby ? 07/47   21/14 21/14 [UF]
Loughborough 07.56a ~ 07.57d 07.52 ~ 07.57 [P1]   21.07a ~ 21.09d 21.06 ~ 21.08 [P2]
Ratcliffe North Jn ? ?   20/57 20/50
Trent South Jn ? ?   20/44 20/47
Meadow Lane Jn ? ?   20/41 20/39
Toton Centre 08/18 08/13   20/38 20/34
Trowell Jn ? ?   20/33 20/30
Langley Mill 08.40a ~ 08.41d 08.36 ~ 08.41 [P1]   20.24a ~ 20.25d 20.24 ~ 20.25 [P2]
Codnor Park Jn ? ?   20/20 20/20
Alfreton & Mansfield Parkway 08.52a ~ 08.53d 08.51 ~ 08.53 [P1]   20.13a ~ 20.14d 20.15 ~ 20.16 [P2]
Chesterfield 09.10a ~ 09.11d 09.07 ~ 09.10 [P1]   19.58a ~ 19.59d 19.58 ~ 20.02 [P2]
Barrow Hill North Jn ? ?   19/35 19/24
Beighton Jn ? ?   19/27 19/18
Treeton Jn 09/25 09/24   ? ?
Masborough Jn 09/34 09.29 ~ 09.31   19/17 19/11
Aldwarke Jn 09/39 09/37   19/13 19/09
Swinton 09/43 09/42 [P1]   19/11 19/06 [P2]
Bolton-on-Dearne ? 09/46 [Down Pontefract]   ? 19/03 [Up Pontefract]
Moorthorpe 09/56 09/54 [P2]   19/03 18/58 [P1]
Ferrybridge North Jn 10/06 10/04   18/47 18/48
Milford Jn ? ?   18/40 18/40
Church Fenton 10/23 10/16 [P2]   18/33 18/34 [P1]
Colton Jn ? ?   18/23 18/26
York 10.39a ~ 11.17d 10.31 ~ 11.16 [P10]   18.10a ~ 18.16d 18.09 ~ 18.20 [P3]

 

Location Booked Actual
Colton Jn 11/24 11/22
Hambleton Jn's 11/31 11/30
Selby 11/37 11/37 [P1]
Gilberdyke 11/51 11/51 [P1]
Brough 11/59 11/57 [P1]
Hessle Road Jn 12/11 12/05
Anlaby Road Jn 12/13 12/08
West Parade North Jn 12/2 12/18
Beverley 12/39 12/38 [P2]
Driffield 12/56 13/00 [P2]
Bridlington 13/13 13/17 [P4]
Hunmanby 13/29 13/36 [DM]
Filey 13/36 13/43 [P2]
Seamer 13/58 13/56 [DM]
Scarborough 14.03a ~ 17.20d [P1] 14.05 ~ 17.20 [P1]
Seamer 17/25 17/25 [UM]
Malton 17/41 17/41 [U]

Timings continue in first table.

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