10th December 2011

Railway Touring Company
The Christmas White Rose

Locos Used 47760 & steam: 70013 'Oliver Cromwell'
Stock Used (3)+99122+3143+99316+3058+3136+99371+99352+1861+99722+5032+21266

Route :
1Z71 : Cambridge to York
1Z73 : York to Cambridge

Loco(s) Route
70013 (2) Cambridge - Ely - March - Whittlesea - Peterborough - Peterborough Yard - New England North Jn - (via ECML) - Loversall Carr Jn - Decoy South Jn - Doncaster RMT - Decoy North Jn - Doncaster - (via ECML) - York
70013 (2) York - (via ECML) - New England North Jn - Peterborough Yard (4)
47760 Peterborough Yard - (reverse of outward route) - Cambridge

Notes :
(1) 60019 'Bittern' originally advertised to haul this train.
(2) 47760 on rear.
(3) Steam loco support coach in formation, identity required.

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Neil Kearns

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett & Neil Kearns)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Cambridge 06.37d [P4] 06.44   22.13a [P1] 22.31
Coldham Lane Jn 06/40 06/46   22/10 22/28
Ely Dock Jn 07/04 ?   21/58 ?
Ely 07.06a ~ 07.15d [P1] 07.06 ~ 07.15   21.48a ~ 21.56d [P2] 22.10 ~ 22.15
Ely North Jn 07/19 07/18   21/44 22/06
March 07.38a ~ 07.40d 07.38 ~ 07.40   21.22a ~ 21.25d 21.43 ~ 21.47
Whittlesea 07/55 07/53   21/09 21/32
Peterborough 08.06a ~ 08.09d [P4] 08.05 ~ 08.11   20.55a ~ 20.58d 20.35 ~ 21.25 [P4]
Peterborough Yard 08w14 ~ 09w02 ?   20L18 ~ 20L48 ?
New England North Jn 09/07 ?   20/13 ?
Tallington Jn 09/15 09/19 [DF]   20/01 20/02 [US]
Stoke Tunnel 09/33 09/38   19/45 [US] 19/47
Grantham 09/40 [P2] 09/43   19/40 [P1] 19/41 [P1]
Claypole 09/49 09/51 [DM]   19/31 19/32
Newark Northgate 09/56 [P1] 09/54   19/27 [P2] 19/28
Carlton 10.07 ~ 10.14 [DPL] ?   ? ?
Retford 10/29 10/27   18.22 ~ 19.08 [P1] 18.29 ~ 19.08
Loversall Carr Jn 10/42 10/38   18/09 18/11
Decoy South Jn 10/45 ?  
Doncaster RMT 10w47 ~ 11w29 10.53 ~ 11.32  
Decoy North Jn 11/34 ?  
Doncaster 11/39 11/39 [DF]   18/06 [UF] 18/06 [UF]
Shaftholme Jn 11/44 11/43   18/02 18/02
Temple Hirst Jn 11/53 11/52   17/54 17/54
Hambleton North Jn 11/58 11/58   17/50 17/49
Colton Jn 12/05 12/06   17/42 17/41
York 12.12a [P10] 12.11 [P10]   17.29d [P11] 17.32


Associated E.C.S. Working

5Z74 : (47760) : Cambridge to Hitchin Yard


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