5th December 2010

Railway Touring Company
The Lindum Christmas Fayre

Locos Used at least 57601 & steam: 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley'
Stock Used 12 mark 1's/Pullmans

Route :
1Z58 : Kings Cross to Lincoln Central
1Z59 : Lincoln Central to Kings Cross

Loco(s) Route
60007 (1) London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Newark Northgate - Swinderby - Boultham Jn - Lincoln Central
?60007 (1)? Lincoln Central - (reverse of outward route) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) 57601 on rear.
(2) Route confirmation is required - above is as booked. 60007 seen (with 57601 on the rear) running 15mins late at Claypole on the outward leg of this train. Was run to give passengers a chance to visit the Lincoln Christmas Market but this had been cancelled due to severe weather.


60007 in fog passing Claypole on the outward leg (photo: Gordon Lacy)

Sources : various including Gordon Lacy

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Kings Cross 09.30d 20.48a
Finsbury Park 09/36 20/40
Potters Bar 09.47a ~ 09.49d 20.28a ~ 20.31d
Digswell Jn ? 20/19
Stevenage 10.04a ~ 10.08d 20.09a ~ 20.11d
Sandy 10/32 19/47
Huntingdon 10/46 19/28
Connington UL - 18w58 ~ 19w18
Holme LC 10w56 ~ 11w16 -
Peterborough 11.24a ~ 11.26d 18.41a ~ 18.44d
Tallington 11/36 18/32
Stoke Tunnel 11/54 18/16
Grantham 12.01 ~ 12.21 18/11
Newark Northgate 12.40 ~ 12.42 17.52 ~ 17.56
Lincoln Central 13.10a 17.25d


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