1st December 2012

Railway Touring Company
The Christmas White Rose

Locos Used 47804 & steam : 60009 'Union of South Africa'
Stock Used 35486+21266+4940+4973+1861+99347+99352+3058+99122+99316+99128+3136

Route :
1Z45 : Cambridge to York
1Z46 : York to Cambridge

Loco(s) Route
60009 (2) Cambridge - Ely - March - Peterborough - (via ECML) - York
60009 (2) York - (reverse of outward route) - Cambridge

Notes :
(1) Tour originally scheduled to run on 8th December 2012. 60009 'Union of South Africa' replaced unavailable 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley'.
(2) 47804 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett & Mark Herriott

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Mark Herriott)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Cambridge 07.25d [P4] 07.40   21.55a [P7] 22.04
Coldham Lane Jn 07/28 07/42   21/50 22/01
Ely Dock Jn 07/43 07/57   21/32 ?
Ely Reception 07w44 ~ 08w21 [DGL] 07.59 ~ 08.34   - -
Ely 08.23a ~ 08.26d [P1] 08.35 ~ 08.39   21.25a ~ 21.30d [P3] 21.45 ~ 21.48
Ely North Jn 08/30 08/43   21/21 21/42
March 08.45a ~ 08.47d 09.03 ~ 09.05   21.03a ~ 21.06d 21.27 ~ 21.28
Whittlesea 08/59 09/17   20/55 21/17
Peterborough 09.08a ~ 09.11d [P5] [DS] 09.26 ~ 09.31   20.45a ~ 20.48d 21.06 ~ 21.10
Eastfield Jn - -   20.08 ~ 20.43 20.02 ~ 21.00
Helpston Jn 09/18 09/39   - -
Tallington Jn 09/22 09/44   19/58 19/52
Stoke Tunnel 09/34 09/58   19/45 19/39
Grantham 09w41 ~ 10w04 [DGL] 10.06 ~ 10.29   19/39 [P1] 19/35
Claypole 10/16 10/47   19/31 19/27
Newark Northgate 10/19 [P1] 10/50   19/27 [P2] 19/23
Retford 10.35 ~ 10.48 [P2] 11/06   18w22a ~ 19w09d [P1] 18.35 ~ 19.04
Babworth Loop 10.50 ~ 11.05 [DS] ?   - -
Loversall Carr 11/17 [WSL] 11/17   18/11 18/11
Decoy South Jn 11/23 ?   - -
Decoy North Jn 11/29 [WSL] ?   - -
Bridge Jn 11/31 ?   - -
Doncaster 11/33 [DF] ??.?? ~ 11.36 [DF]   18/07 [UF] 18/06 [UF]
Shaftholme Jn 11/37 11/43   18/02 17/57
Temple Hirst Jn  11/44 11/53   17/54 17/50
Hambleton North Jn 11/49 11/58   17/49 17/46
Colton Jn 11/55 12/07   17/42 17/39
York 12.02a [P9] 12.15   17.30d [P9] 17.30

 
Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z44 : (60009 with 47804 on rear?) : Southall to Cambridge
5Z47 : (60009 with 47804 on rear?) : Cambridge to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 04.30d 00.25a
Southall Yard 04.45 ~ 04.58 00.03 ~ 00.13
Acton Main Line 05/06 23/54
Acton Wells Jn ? 23/45
Willesden Junction HL 05/12 23/41
Gospel Oak ? 23/26
Camden Road 05/35 23/22
Camden Central Jn ? 23.10 ~ 23.20
Copenhagen Jn 05/43 23/05
Finsbury Park 05/47 23/01
Potters Bar 06/06 22/53
Stevenage 06/22 22/41
Hitchin 06/30 22/37
Letchworth 06/45 22/34
Royston 06/57 22/23
Cambridge 07.15a 22.07d


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