29th October 2016

UK Railtours
Humber Vogue

Locos Used 66030 & 66168
Stock Used 4998+4991+4959+4949+4927+1832+3149+3147+1654+3121+3098+35469

Route : 
 1Z25 : Finsbury Park to Goole
1Z26 : Goole to Finsbury Park

Loco(s) Route
66030 (1) Finsbury Park - Potters Bar - Stevenage - Peterborough - Retford - Loversall Carr Jn - Doncaster - Kirk Sandall Jn - Hatfield & Stainforth - Thorne Jn - Goole - Gilberdyke - Brough - Hessle Road Jn - Boothferry Park - Springbank South Jn - Springbank North Jn - Hull Bridges Jn - Hedon Road Sidings (Up Line Siding) - Kingston Coal Terminal
66168 (2) Kingston Coal Terminal - Hedon Road Sidings (Biomass RR Loop) - (reverse of outward route) - Goole - Potters Grange Jn - Snaith - Drax Branch Jn - Whitley Bridge - Sudforth Lane Down Sidings
66030 (1) Sudforth Lane Down Sidings - Whitley Bridge - Drax Branch Jn - Drax Power Station (Drax FGD (Flue Gas Desulphurisation) branch)
66168 (2) Drax Power Station (Drax FGD (Flue Gas Desulphurisation) branch) - Drax Power Station (Reception 2)
66030 (1) Drax Power Station (Reception 2) - (via Line 'D') - Drax Power Station (via Oil Discharge Line) - Drax Branch Jn - Whitley Bridge - Knottingley East Jn - Knottingley South Jn - Askern - Haywood Jn - Shaftholme Jn - Doncaster - Loversall Carr Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Finsbury Park

Notes : 
 (1) 66168 on rear.
(2) 66030 on rear.
(3) Due to late arrival, Goole departure time after break was changed to 15.20d

Source : Alan Sheppard

Photo Review


66168 on arrival at Goole (photo: Nick Bartlett)


66030 on rear at Goole (photo: Nick Bartlett)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard, Doug Lindsay & Nick Bartlett)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual

M.C
0.00
 Finsbury Park 07.14d [P8][SL1] 07.14d   21.10a [P1] 21.00 [P1]
438.13
2.37
 Alexandra Palace 07/20 [P3][SL] 07/18   21/04 [P1][SL2] 20/55 [P2][SL1]
434.56
10.16
 Potters Bar 07.30a ~ 07.35d [P4] 07.35a ~ 07.38d   20.50a ~ 20.53d [P1] 20.44a ~ 20.46d [P1]
426.77
17.64
 Welwyn Garden City 07/44 [P3] 07/46   20/36 [P2][SL] 20/35 [P2][SL]
420.29
18.59
 Digswell Jn 07/47 [FL] ?
 
 20/31 [SL] 20/33 [SL]
419.34
21.32
 Woolmer Green Jn 07/51 [SL] 07/53
 
 20/29 [FL] 20/31
416.61
25.04
 Stevenage 07.55a ~ 07.58d [P3] 07.51a ~ 08.00d
 
 20.22a ~ 20.25d [P1] 20.21a ~ 20.24d [P1]
413.09
29.33
 Hitchin 08/03 [SL] 08/05   20/16 [P1][SL] 20/15 [P1][SL]
408.60
41.49
 Sandy 08/14 [P2][SL] 08/15   20/03 [P1][SL] 20/04 [P1][SL]
396.44
56.29
 Huntingdon 08/26 [P3][SL] 08/27   19/46 [P2][SL] 19/51 [P2][SL]
381.64
?
 Connington South 08/34 ?   19/38 [FL] 19/43 [FL]
373.51
66.65
 Holme 08*36 ~ 08*44 [FL] ?   ?  
?
73.68
 Peterborough 08.55a ~ 09.00d [P4][SL] 08.53a ~ 09.00d [P4]   19.26a ~ 19.28d [P3] 19.31a ~ 19.33d [P3]
364.25
79.15
 Helpston Jn 09/09 09.08 ~ 09.09  
82.23
 Tallington Jn 09/14 09/14 [SL]   19/18 19/21 [UF]
355.70
97.20
 Stoke Jn 09*30 ~ 09*32 09.29 ~ 09.32   19/06 [FL] 19/09 [UF]
340.73
102.77
 Grantham 09/39 [P2] 09/39 [P2]   19/01 [P1] 19/04 [P1]
335.16
112.66
 Claypole Loop 09/48 09/47 [DM]   18/53 18/56 [UM]
325.27
117.47
 Newark North Gate 09/55 [P1] 09/51 [P1]   18/49 [P2] 18/52 [P2]
320.46
118.22
 Newark Flat Crossing 09/56 09/51½   18/48 18/51
319.71
136.08
 Retford 10/11 10/06 [DF]   18/34 [P1] 18/37 [UF]
302.05
149.39
 Loversall Carr Jn 10/22 10/17 [DF]   18/22 18/26
288.54
 
 Black Carr Jn   18/15 18/25 [ESL]
?
 
 Potteric Carr Jn   18/13 18/24 [ESL]
?
153.36
 Doncaster 10.27a ~ 10.32d [P4] 10.26a ~ 10.34d [P4]   18.07a ~ 18.10d [P1][ESL] 18.16a ~ 18.20d [P1]
284.57

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
154.66
 Bentley Jn 10/35 10/37
157.06
 Kirk Sandall Jn 10/38 [SL] 10/40
160.22
 Hatfield & Stainforth 10/43 10/43
161.70
 Thorne Jn 10/45 10/46
170.68
 Goole 10/53 [P1] 10/55 [P1]
?
 Goole Swing Bridge ? 10.57 ~ 11.03
?
 Gilberdyke Jn ? 11.?? ~ 11.14½
177.45
 Gilberdyke 11/01 11/17 [P1]
184.03
 Brough 11/07 [P1] 11/26 [P1]
?
 Hessle East Jn 11/14 11/33
192.47
 Hessle Road Jn 11/18 11/35
?
 Spring Bank South Jn 11/21 11/38
194.04
 Spring Bank North Jn 11/23 11/40
?
 Hull Bridges Jn 11/33 11/49
?
 Hull Dock Security Gates 11.41 ~ 11.42 11.57½ ~ 11.59½
200.01
 Hedon Road Sidings 11/48 (Up Line Siding)
201.09
 Kingston Coal Terminal 12.00 ~ 12.20 12.25½ ~ 12.36 [Ldg Line]
202.17
 Hedon Road Sidings 12/38 12w53 ~ 13w?? (Biomass RR Loop)
?
 Hull Dock Security Gates 12.40 ~ 12.41 13.17½ ~ 13.21
?
 Hull Bridges Jn 12/51 13.29 ~ 13.31½
208.14
 Spring Bank North Jn 13/01 13/42½
?
 Spring Bank South Jn 13/03 13/43½
209.51
 Hessle Road Jn 13/05 13.45 ~ 14.02½
?
 Hessle East Jn 13/08 14/06
218.15
 Brough 13/14 [P2] 14/14 [P2]
224.53
 Gilberdyke 13/22 14/22½ [P2]
231.30
 Goole (3) 13.32a ~ 14.50d [P2] 14.34a ~ 15.26d
231.69
 Potters Grange Jn 14/54 15/28
235.30
 Rawcliffe 15/00 15/33½
238.15
 Snaith 15/05 15/39½
240.39
 Drax Branch Jn 15/12 15/44
241.66
 Hensall 15c14 ~ 15c15 15.48 ~ 15.48½
243.50
 Whitley Bridge 15/18 15/52
245.17
 Sudforth Lane Down Sdgs 15.23 ~ 15.41 15.57 ~ 16.04½ [Dn Thro Sdg]
246.64
 Whitley Bridge 15/44 16/08
248.48
 Hensall 15c48 ~ 15c49 16/11
249.75
 Drax Branch Jn 15/53 16/13
254.11
 Drax / NR Boundary 16/05 16/26 (Drax FGD)
255.31
 FGD Spur Jn 16/20 16/31
256.10
 FGD End of Line 16.30 ~ 16.40 16.47½ ~ 16.58
257.35
 Limit of Shunt, (Sig.113) 16.50 ~ 17.00 17.13½ ~ 17.14½ (Recp 2. Sig.L104)
?
 Drax Power Station ? 17/22 (Oil Discharge Line)
258.77
 Drax / NR Boundary 17/15 17/24
263.13
 Drax Branch Jn 17/28 17/32
264.40
 Hensall 17c32 ~ 17c33 17.35 ~ 17.36
266.24
 Whitley Bridge 17/37 17/39
267.71
 Sudforth Lane S.B. 17/39 17/40
270.09
 Knottingley East Jn 17/44 17.47½ ~ 17.48½
270.29
 Knottingley South Jn 17/46 17/49
279.29
 Haywood Jn 17/57 18/04
280.38
 Shaftholme Jn 18/00 18/06

Mileages taken from Tour Brochure.
Timings continue in first table

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