13th December 2012

Railway Touring Company
The York Yuletide Express

Locos Used 47804 & steam : 60009 'Union of South Africa'
Stock Used (3) (35486)+3136+99128+99316+99122+99371+99352+99347+1861+4973+21266

Route :
1Z36 : Norwich to York
1Z37 : York to Norwich

Loco Route
60009 (2) Norwich - Wymondham - Attleborough - Thetford - Brandon - Ely North Jn - Ely West Jn - March - Peterborough - (via ECML) - York
60009 (2) York - (reverse of outward route) - March - Ely
47804 Ely - Brandon - Thetford - Attleborough - Wymondham - Norwich

Notes :
(1) 60009 'Union of South Africa' replaced unavailable 60007 'Sir Nigel Gresley'.
(2) 47804 on rear.
(3) 35486 was only in the consist when 60009 was on the train.
(4) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked only)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Norwich 08.03d [P2] 22.15a [P1]
Thorpe Jn 08/06 221/3
Trowse Swing Bridge Jn 08/08 22/12
Trowse Jn 08/10 22/11
Wymondham 08.18a ~ 08.20d 21.59a ~ 22.02d
Attleborough 08.27a ~ 08.30d 21.50a ~ 21.53d
Thetford 08.44a ~ 08.47d 21.33a ~ 21.36d
Brandon 08.54a ~ 08.57d 21.24a ~ 21.27d
Ely North Jn 09/15 21/08
Ely West Jn 09/23 -
Ely - 20L49a ~ 21L04d [P3]
Ely North Jn - 20/45
March Down Yard 09w40 ~ 10w11 -
March 10.13a ~ 10.15d 20.28a ~ 20.30d
Whittlesea 10/25 20/19
Peterborough 10.34a ~ 10.37d [P5] [DS] 20.09a ~ 20.11d [P5]
Helpston Jn 10/48 -
Tallington Jn 10/57 19/50
Stoke Tunnel 11/19 19/29 [US]
Grantham 11/25 [P2] 19/25 [P1]
Claypole 11/33 19/17
Newark Northgate 11/37 [P1] 18w51 ~ 19w11 [UGL]
Retford 11/52 [P2] 18.22a ~ 18.34d [P1]
Babworth Loop 11w54 ~ 12w33 [DS] -
Loversall Carr 12/44 18/10
Black Carr Jn - 17/59
Potteric Carr - 17/55
Doncaster 12/47 [DF] 17/49 [P1]
Shaftholme Jn 12/50 17/42
Temple Hirst Jn  12/58 17/30
Hambleton North Jn 13/04 17/21
Colton Jn 13/10 17/14
York 13.18a [P10] 17.08d [P9]

 
Associated E.C.S. Workings

12/12/12 : 5Z33 : (60009 with 35486) : Southall to Norwich
13/12/12 : 5Z31 : (60009 with 35486) : Ely to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 11.10d 00.45a
Southall Yard 11.20 ~ 11.31 00.26 ~ 00.38
Acton Main Line 11/41 00/14
Acton Wells Jn 11/55 00/07
Willesden Junction HL 12/00 [P4] 00/03 [P5]
Gospel Oak 12/15 23/49
Junction Road Jn 12/18 -
Upper Holloway 12/20 -
Camden Road - 23/44
York Way North Jn - 23/26
Copenhagen Jn - 23/25
Finsbury Park - 23/20 [P1]
Harringay Park Jn 12/23 -
Harringay 12/26 [DS2] -
Potters Bar 13/09 [P4] 23/04 [P1]
Welwyn Garden City 13/21 [P3] 22/54 [P2]
Stevenage 13/35 [P3] 22/43 [P2]
Hitchin 13/40 22/37
Letchworth 13/44 22/34
Royston 13/56 22/20
Cambridge Sig.147 14*11 ~ 14*45 [DS] -
Cambridge 14/47 [P4] 21/58
Ely Reception 15w09 ~ 15w32 [DGL] -
Ely 15.33 ~ 15.36 [P1] 21.35d
Thetford 16/02 -
Attleborough 16/20 -
Wymondham 16/29 -
Norwich 17.20a -

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