22nd October 2010

Pathfinder Tours
The Royal Borderer

Locos Used 67017 'Arrow' & steam: 60163 'Tornado'
Stock Used 14007+35469+3146+3144+80041+3112+3122+3140+3107+3110+1863+5009+4927+5350

Route :
1Z90 : Doncaster to Edinburgh Waverley
1Z92 : Edinburgh Waverley to Berwick-upon-Tweed
1Z94 : Berwick-upon-Tweed to Doncaster

Loco Route
60163 Doncaster - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley
60163 Edinburgh Waverley - (via ECML) - York
67017 York - (via ECML) - Doncaster

Notes :
(1) A bus trip was arranged to celebrate 160th Anniversary of Queen Victoria opening Royal Border bridge at Berwick-Upon-Tweed.  During stop at Berwick on return, all passengers were transferred to/from Tweedmouth on a fleet of coaches and 2 Routemasters, in order to witness the floodlighting of the viaduct.

Source : Phil Atack (joined/left the train at York)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Phil Atack)

Location

Booked

Actual

 

Booked

Actual

Doncaster

06.40d

?

 

23.55a

?

Shaftholme Jn

06/47

?

 

23/49½

?

Temple Hirst Jn

06/58

?

 

23/37

?

Hambleton North Jn

07/02½

?

 

23/27½

?

Colton Jn

07/08½

?

 

23/15

?

York

07.16a ~ 07.48d

??.?? ~ 07.48

 

22.33a ~ 23.08d

22.48 ~ ??.??

Skelton Jn

07/52

07/52

 

22.30½

22/45

Tollerton Jn

08/01

08/00

 

22/22

22/36

Thirsk

08/12½

08/10

 

22/09

22/25

Northallerton

08/20½

08/16

 

22/00

22/17

Darlington

08.37a ~ 08.39d

08.38 ~ 08.39

 

21.43a ~ 21.45d

21.54 ~ 22.03

Ferryhill South Jn

08/53

08/53

 

21/30½

21/41

Tursdale Jn

08/55

08/55

 

21/28

21/39

Durham

09.03a ~ 09.05d

09.04 ~ 09.07

 

21.17a ~ 21.19d

21.26 ~ 21.30d

Birtley Jn

09/18

09/18

 

21/03½

21/11

Tyne Yard Staging Sidings

09w21 ~ 09w56

09.24 ~ 09.58

 

20w34 ~ 20w59

20.38 ~ 21.04

Low Fell jn

09/58½

10/00

 

20/31

20/34

King Edward Bridge South Jn

10/00½

10/02

 

20/27½

20/31

Newcastle

10.05a ~ 10.09d

10.10 ~ 10.13

 

20.22a ~ 20.25d

20.26 ~ 20.29

Heaton South Jn

10/14

10/18

 

20/18

20/22

Morpeth

10/29

10/35

 

20/03½

20/09

Wooden Gate Jn

?

11.03 ~ 11.08

 

19*38 ~ 19*46

19.36 ~ 19.49

Alnmouth

10/45

11/11

 

19/33½

19/33

Belford Level Crossing

10/59

11/26

 

19/20

19/20

Berwick-upon-Tweed DGL

11w14 ~ 11w47

11.44 ~ 11.52

 

Berwick-upon-Tweed

11/55

11/58

 

17.23a ~ 19.02d

17.13 ~ 19.02

Reston

12/05

12/07

 

17/13

17/03

Grantshouse

12/15

12/15

 

17/07½

16/58

Dunbar

12/27

12./27

 

16/52

16/45

Drem

12/38

12/36

 

16/39

16/36

Prestonpans UPL

12/46

12/43

 

16/31

16/29

Monktonhall Jn

12/52

12/49

 

16/27

16/26

Portobello Jn

12/55

12/52

 

16/25

16/24

Craigentinny Jn

12/57½

12/54

 

16/23

16/22

Edinburgh Waverley

13.05a

13.07a [P7]

 

16.18d

16.18d [P7]


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