29th April 2017

Railway Touring Company
The Great Britain X (Day 1 of 9)

Locos Used 47746 'Chris Fudge' & steam: 60103 'Flying Scotsman'
Stock Used (3) (99953)+3136+99371+99712+99122+99348+99351+99125+99128+99723

Route : 
1Z72 London Kings Cross to York
1Z69 York to Edinburgh Waverley

Loco Route
60103 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - York
47746 York - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley

Notes : 
(1) 60103 replaced unavailable 6201 'Princess Elizabeth'.
(2) 47746 replaced failed 60009 'Union of South Africa'.
(3) 99953 was only in the consist when 60103 was on the train.

Source : Geoff Brockett (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Geoff Brockett & Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual
London Kings Cross 07.38d [P4] 07.37½ [P4]
Belle Isle 07/40 ?
Finsbury Park 07/44 [P5] 07/44½
Alexandra Palace 07/47 [P3] 07/48½
Potters Bar 08/01 [P4] [DS] 07/59½
Welwyn Garden City 08/18 [P3] 08.07 ~ 08.19
Digswell Jn 08/21 08/21½
Woolmer Green Jn 08/24 [DS] 08/26½
Stevenage 08/28 [P4] [DS] 08/30½
Hitchin 08/33 [P2] [DS] 08/34½
Sandy 08/46 [P2] [DS] 08/44½
Huntingdon 09/01 [P3] [DS] 08/56½
Holme Jn 09w13 ~ 09w33 09.06 ~ 09.32
Fletton Jn 09/40 ?
Peterborough 09.42a ~ 09.44d [P4] [DS] 09.46 ~ 09.48
Helpston Jn 09/53 10/00 [DS]
Tallington Jn 09/58 10/04½ [DS]
Stoke Jn 10/13 10/20½
Grantham 10/18 [P2] 10/26½
Claypole Loop 10/26 ?
Newark North Gate 10/30 [P1] 10/38½
Newark Flat Crossing 10/31 10/39
Retford 10/50 [P2] 10/55½ [P2]
Babworth Loop 10w53 ~ 11w21 10.57 ~ 11.19
Loversall Carr Jn 11/37 11/35½
Doncaster 11/41 [DF] 11/40 [DF]
Shaftholme Jn 11/47 11/44½
Temple Hirst Jn 11/57 11/53
Hambleton North Jn 12/05 11/59½
Colton Jn 12/13 12/10½
York 12L21a [P10] ~ 14L59d [P11] 12.18½ [P10] ~ 15.15 [P11]
Skelton Jn 15/03 [DS] 15/17½
Skelton Bridge Jn 15/05 [DF]
Tollerton Jn 15/14 [DS] [DS]
Thirsk 15/26 [DS] 15/50
Longlands Jn 15/33 16/05
Northallerton 15/34 16/08½
Darlington 15/48 [DM] 16/21½
Ferryhill South Jn 16/01 16/31½
Tursdale Jn 16w05 ~ 16w36 [DS] 16/34
Durham 16/45 [DM] 16/40
Birtley Jn 16/56 16/48½
King Edward Bridge South Jn 17/01 16/54
Newcastle 17.05a ~ 17.07d [P3] 17.03 ~ 17.06
Heaton South Jn 17/13 17/17
Heaton North Jn 17w16 ~ 18w06 [GL] 17.21 ~ 18.09 [DGL]
Morpeth 18/23 [P2] 18/27
Alnmouth for Alnwick 18/41 [P2] 18/49½
Belford LC 18/58 19/03
Berwick-upon-Tweed 19w15 ~ 19w46 19.20 ~ 19.44 [DGL]
Reston 20/06 ?
Grantshouse 20/16 20/01
Oxwellmains 20/26 20/10½
Dunbar 20/28 20.26 ~ 20.36 [DPL]
Drem 20/38 20/37½
Prestonpans 20/47 20/50½
Monktonhall Jn 20/54 20/56½
Portobello Jn 20/57 20/59
Craigentinny Jn 21/00 21/01
Abbeyhill Jn 21/01 21/02½
Edinburgh Waverley 21.03a [P19] 21.05½


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

5Z72 : (57315 + 60103?) : Southall to Ferme Park
5Z72 : (60103 with 57315 on rear?) : Ferme Park to Hornsey
5Z72 : (57315 with 60103 on rear) : Hornsey to London Kings Cross

Location Booked
Southall Depot 05.21d
Southall Yard 05.31 ~ 05.41
Southall East Jn 05/42
West Ealing 05/45
Acton West 05/48
Acton Main Line 05/51
Acton Wells Jn 05/54
Willesden Junction HL 05/56
Kensal Green Jn 05/58
Gospel Oak 06/11
Camden Road Jn 06/16
Camden Road Central Jn 06/18
York Way North Jn 06/20
Copenhagen Jn 06/27
Holloway South Jn 06/30
Finsbury Park 06/34
Ferme Park [Reception] 06.43 ~ 07.00
Hornsey Sig. K440 07.02 ~ 07.08
Harringay 07/13
Finsbury Park 07/15
Holloway South Jn 07/18
Belle Isle 07/21
London Kings Cross 07.24a [P4]

5Z73 : (????? with 60103 on rear) : York to Holgate Sidings
5Z69 : (?????) : Holgate Sidings to York

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
York 12.48d [P10] 14.51a [P11]
Holgate Sidings 12.52a 14.47d

5Z74 : (60103 with 99953) : Holgate Sidings to York N.R.M.

Location Booked
Holgate Sidings 13.15d
York 13.18 ~ 13.22 [P10]
York Fuelling Point 13.27 ~ 13.31
York N.R.M. 13.41a

5Z68 : (xxxxx with xxxxx) : York N.R.M. to Holgate Sidings (cancelled?)

Location Booked
York N.R.M. 13.47d
York Fuelling Point 13.57 ~ 14.01
York 14.06 ~ 14.07 [P11]
Holgate Sidings 14.10a

5Z70 : (47746 with tour stock) : Edinburgh Waverley to Bo'ness

Location Booked
Edinburgh Waverley 21.11d [P19]
Princes St Gardens 21/12
Haymarket 21/16
Newbridge Jn 21/27
Winchburgh Jn 21/32
Linlithgow 21/37
Polmont 21/42
Polmont Jn 21/43
Grangemouth Jn 21.49 ~ 21.59
Polmont Jn 22/05
Bo'ness GF 22.11 ~ 22.16
Bo'ness Exchange Siding 22.26 ~ ?
Bo'ness ?a


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