19th December 2015

UK Railtours
Beverley at Christmas

Locos Used 66067 & 66097
Stock Used 35469+3123+3097+1691+3098+3121+3147+1651+3149+3069+1832

Route :
1Z64 : London Kings Cross to Beverley
1Z65 : Beverley to London Kings Cross

Loco(s) Route
66097 (1) London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Doncaster - Hatfield & Stainforth - Goole - Gilberdyke - Brough - Hessle Road Jn - Anlaby Road Jn - West Parade North Jn - Beverley
66067 (2) Beverley - West Parade North Jn - Anlaby Road Jn - Hessle Road Jn - Brough - Gilberdyke - Selby - Doncaster - Bridge Jn - Decoy North Jn - Decoy South Jn - Loversall Carr Jn - (reverse of outward route) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) 66067 on rear.
(2) 66097 on rear.

Source : David Lodwick & Nick Bartlett (both on the tour throughout)

Photo Review


66097 at Kings Cross at the start of the tour (photo: David Lodwick)


66067 on arrival at Beverley (photo: Nick Bartlett)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Lodwick & Nick Bartlett)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 London Kings Cross 07.47d [P1] 07.47 [P1]   21.23a [P1] 21.20 [P1] 415.55
? Belle Isle 07/49 [FL1] 07/49   21/21 [FL2] 21/17 ?
? Holloway South Jn 07/50½ [DF] 07/50   21/19 [UF] 21/16 [UF] ?
2.41 Finsbury Park 07/52 [P5] [DF] 07/52 [P5] [DF]   21/17 [P2] [SL] 21/13 [P2] [SL] 413.14
4.78 Alexandra Palace 07/55 [DF] 07/55 [DF]   21/05½ [P2] [US] 21/04 [P2] 410.57
12.57 Potters Bar 08.03a ~ 08.06d [P4] [DS] 08.02 ~ 08.06 [P4] [DS]   20.51a ~ 20.54d [P1] [US] 20.51 ~ 20.54 [P1] [US] 402.78
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 08/15 [P3] [DS] 08/13 [P3] [DS]   20/36 [P2] [US] 20/43 [P2] [US] 395.30
21.20 Digswell Jn 08*18 ~ 08*21 08.17 ~ 08.19   20/34 [US] 20/42 [US] ?
23.73 Woolmer Green Jn 08/25 [DS] 08/23 [DS]   20/31½ 20/39 391.62
27.45 Stevenage 08.29a ~ 08.32d [P4] [DS] 08.27 ~ 08.32 [P4] [DS]   20.24a ~ 20.27d [P1] [US] 20.27 ~ 20.32 [P1] [US] 388.10
31.74 Hitchin 08/39½ [P2] [DS] 08/38 [P2] [DS]   20/17 [P1] [US] 20/18 [P1] [US] 383.61
44.10 Sandy 08/51 [P2] [DS] 08/49 [P2] [DS]   20/03 [P1] [US] 20/01 [P1] [US] 371.45
58.70 Huntingdon 09/03 [P3] [DS] 09/00 [P3] [DS]   19/46 [P2] [US] 19/46 [P2] [US] 356.65
? Connington South Jn 09/11½ ?   19/38 [UF] 19/38 [UF] ?
69.26 Holme Jn 09/13 09/10   19/36 19/36 346.29
? Fletton Jn 09/19 09/15   19/29½ 19/31 [UF] ?
76.29 Peterborough 09.21a ~ 09.28d [P4] [DS] 09.20 ~ 09.31 [P4] [DS]   19.23a ~ 19.27d [P1] [UF] 19.26 ~ 19.28 [P1] [UF] 339.26
81.56 Helpston Jn 09/35 [DS] 09/39 [DS]   19/16½ 19/17 [US] ?
84.64 Tallington Jn 09/40 [DS] 09/43 [DS]   19/13 [US] 19/14 [US] 330.71
99.61 Stoke Jn 09*57 ~ 09*59 09/57   18/58 [US] 19/01 [US] 315.74
105.38 Grantham 10/06 [P2] 10/02 [P2]   18/53 [P1] 18/57 [P1] 310.17
115.27 Claypole Loop 10/15 10/09   18*36 ~ 18*43 [UPL] 18.32 ~ 18.46 [UPL] 300.28
120.08 Newark North Gate 10/19 [P1] 10/13 [P1]   18/29 [P2] 18/26 [P2] 295.47
? Newark Flat Crossing 10/20 10/14   18/28 18/25 ?
? Carlton-on-Trent Loop - -   18*17 ~ 18*22 [UPL]  [UF] 289.30
138.49 Retford 10/36 [P2] 10/30 [P2]   18/02 [UF] 18/10 [UF] 277.06
138.71 Babworth Loop 10*38 ~ 10*43 [DS] 10.35 ~ 10.40 [DS]   - - -
152.00 Loversall Carr Jn 10/53 10/52   17/50 17/58 263.55
- Decoy South Jn - -   17/47 17/56 ?
- Decoy North Jn - -   17/45 17/54 ?
- Bridge Jn - -   17/42 17/50 [WSL2] ?
155.77 Doncaster 10c58 ~ 11c01 [P8] 10.58 ~ 11.02 [P8]   17c38 ~ 17c40 [P8] 17C46 ~ 17C48 [P8] 259.58
157.27 Bentley Jn 11/04 11/05   - - -
159.47 Kirk Sandall Jn 11/07 ?   - - -
162.63 Hatfield & Stainforth 11/11 [P2] 11/11   - - -
164.31 Thorne Jn 11/14 11/13   - - -
173.29 Goole 11/22 [P1] 11/22   - - -
- Shaftholme Jn - -   17/31 17/38 255.39
- Temple Hirst Jn - -   17/23 17/30 246.39
- Selby - -   17/18 [P2] 17/24 [P2] 241.31
180.06 Gilberdyke 11/30 [P1] 11/32 [P1]   17/04 [P2] 17/09 [P2] 227.28
186.44 Brough 11/39½ [P1] 11/49   16/56 [P2] 17/01 220.70
? Ferriby 11/43 ?   16*44 ~ 16*52 [P2] [US] 16/50 [P2] [US] 217.74
195.08 Hessle Road Jn 11/50 12/07   16/38 16/41 212.26
196.09 Anlaby Road Jn 11/53 12/10   16/35 16/39 211.25
196.33 West Parade North Jn 11/54½ 12/11   16/33½ 16/38 211.01
203.57 Beverley 12.06a [P2] 12.26 [P2]   16.23d [P2] 16.23d [P2] 203.57

 
Associated E.C.S. Workings

5N50 : (66097 with 66067 on rear) : Wembley Yard to Bowes Park (actually reversed at Hornsey)
5N50 : (66067 with 66097 on rear) : Bowes Park to London Kings Cross
5M50 : (66097 with 66067 on rear) : London Kings Cross to Hornsey
5M50 : (66067 with 66097 on rear) : Hornsey to Wembley Yard

Location Booked Actual   Booked
Wembley Yard 05.25d     23.16a
Harlesden Jn 05/41     23/06
Willesden West London Jn 05/43     23/04
Camden Jn 05/47     22/59
Camden Road Jn 05/52     22/55
Camden Road Central Jn 05/54     22/54
York Way North Jn 05/56     22/51
Copenhagen Jn 06/01     22/50
Finsbury Park 06/06     22/44
Alexandra Palace 06/13 DIV   -
Bowes Park R.R.L. 06.18 ~ 06.50 DIV   -
Alexandra Palace 06/54 DIV   -
Harringay -     22/42
Hornsey Sig.K440 DIV ?   22.17 ~ 22.37
Finsbury Park 07/03     22/03
Holloway South Jn 07/06     21/59
Belle Isle 07/08     21/57
London Kings Cross 07.10a [P1]     21.55d [P1]

5Z64 : (66067 with 66097 on rear) : Beverley to Ferriby
5Z64 : (66097 with 66067 on rear) : Ferriby to Hull Dairycoates
5Z65 : (66067 with 66097 on rear) : Hull Dairycoates to Ferriby
5Z65 : (66097 with 66067 on rear) : Ferriby to Beverley

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Beverley 12.23d [P2] 16.04a [P2]
West Parade North Jn 12/33 15*29 ~ 15*51
Anlaby Road Jn 12/35 15/27
Hessle Road Jn 12/38 15/24
Ferriby 12.44 ~ 13.07 14.59 ~ 15.17
Hessle East Jn 13/13 14/53
Hull Dairycoates Tilcon 13.23a 14.43d


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