2nd December 2017

UK Railtours
Durham Christmas Festival

Locos Used 68016 'Fearless' & 68017 'Hornet'
Stock Used 10729+10734+17167+325+3247+3275+3182+3267+1566+3273+3174

Route :
1N50 : London Kings Cross to Durham
1Y50 : Durham to London Kings Cross

Loco(s) Route
68017 (1) London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Durham
68016 (2) Durham - (via ECML) - Doncaster - Bessacarr Jn - Gainsborough Trent Jns - Gainsborough Lea Road - Saxilby - Lincoln Central - Metheringham - Sleaford North Jn - Sleaford South Jn - Spalding - Peterborough - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes : 
(1) 68016 on rear.
(2) 68017 on rear.
(3) This tour used the 'Northern Belle' stock.

Source : David Lodwick & Doug Lindsay (both on the tour)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Lodwick & Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Kings Cross 08.18d [P1] 08.18 [P1]   22.08a [P1] 22.03
Belle Isle 08/20 [FL1] 08/19   22/05½ [FL2] 22/01
Holloway South Jn 08/21 [DF] ?   22/03 [UF] 21/59
Finsbury Park 08/22 [P5] [DF] 08/21   21/58 [US] 21/57
Alexandra Palace 08/24 [DF] 08/24   21/52½ [P1] [US] 21/49
Potters Bar 08.31a ~ 08.33d [P4] [DS] 08.34 ~ 08.36   21.38a ~ 21.42d [P1] [US] 21.33 ~ 21.36
Welwyn Garden City 08/40½ [P3] [DS] 08/44   21/29 [P2] [US] 21/26
Digswell Jn 08*42 ~ 08*50 ? ~ 08.52   21/28 ?
Woolmer Green Jn 08/53½ [DF] 08/55   21/26 21/22
Stevenage 08.57a ~ 08.58d [P3] [DF] 09.00 ~ 09.03   21.18a ~ 21.22d [P1] [US] 21.14 ~ 21.18
Hitchin 09/02½ [DF] 09/08   21/13 [P1] [US] 21/10
Sandy 09/12 [DF] 09/15   20/56 [P1] [US] 20/57
Huntingdon 09/21 [DF] 09/24   20/43 [UF] 20/47
Conington South Jn 09/26½ ?   20/37½ [UF] 20/41
Holme Jn 09/27½ 09/30   20/36 ?
Fletton Jn 09/31½ ?   20/32 ?
Peterborough 09.33a ~ 09.36d [P4] [DS] 09.36 ~ 09.40   20c27 ~ 20c30 [P3] [UF] 20.29 ~ 20.33
Helpston Jn 09/43½ [DS] 09/45   - -
Tallington Jn 09/47 [DS] 09/53   - -
Stoke Jn 10*01 ~ 10*11 ? ~ 10.13   - -
Grantham 10/19 [P2] 10/20   - -
Claypole Loop 10/27 10/27   - -
Newark North Gate 10/32 [P1] 10/32   - -
Newark Flat Crossing 10/32½ 10/34   - -
Retford 10/45½ 10/44   - -
Loversall Carr Jn 10/54 10/53   - -
Werrington Jn - -   20/23 20/23
Spalding - -   20/06 20/07
Sleaford South Jn - -   19/48 19/43
Sleaford North Jn - -   19/46 [UA] 19/41
Metheringham - -   19/36 19/30
Pelham Street Jn - -   19/26 ?
Lincoln Central  - -   19/25 19/18
West Holmes Jn - -   19/22 19/17
Pyewipe Jn - -   19/21 ?
Saxilby - -   19/15 19/10
Gainsborough Lea Road - -   19/04 19/00
Gainsborough Trent Jns - -   19/02½ 18/58
Bessacarr Jn - -   18/45½ 18/42
Black Carr Jn - -   18/44½ 18/41
Potteric Carr Jn - -   18/44 [ESL] 18/40
Doncaster 10/56½ [DF] 10/56 [DF]   18/41 [UF] 18/37
Shaftholme Jn 10/59 10/58   18/36 18/28
Temple Hirst Jn 11/04½ 11/04   18/29 18/22
Hambleton North Jn 11/08 11/07   18/23½ 18/19
Colton Jn 11/16 11/15   18/17 18/14
York 11c21 ~ 11c23 [P5] 11.21 ~ 11.29 [P5]   18c08 ~ 18c10 [P3] 18.06 ~ 18.08 [P3]
Skelton Jn 11/25½ [DF] 11/31   18/05 18/03
Skelton Bridge Jn 11/26½ ?   18/04 ?
Tollerton Jn 11/30½ [DF] 11/38   17/59 [UF] 17/57
Thirsk 11/38½ [DF] 11/46   17/51 [UF] 17/50
Northallerton 11/43½ 11/53   17/46 [UF] 17/46
Darlington 11/52 [DM] 12/03   17/35 [UM] 17/37
Ferryhill South Jn 12/00 12/12   17/26 17/29
Tursdale Jn 12/01½ 12/14   17/24½ 17/27
Durham 12.07a [P2] 12.20   17.18d [P1] 17.19


Associated E.C.S. Moves

5Z50 : (68017 with 68016 on rear) : Kidderminster S.V.R. to Bowes Park RRL
5Z50 : (68016 with 68017 on rear) : Bowes Park RRL to London Kings Cross

Location Booked
Kidderminster S.V.R. 02.18d
Kidderminster 02.23 ~ 02.25
Blakedown 02/30
Stourbridge Junction 02/35
Rowley Regis 02/43
Smethwick Jn 02/46
Galton Jn 02/48
Soho South Jn 02/50
Birmingham New Street 03/05
Proof House Jn 03/08
Stechford 03/12
Birmingham International 03/16
Coventry 03/24
Trent Valley Jn 03/33
Rugby 03/35
Hillmorton Jn 03/37
Daventry North Jn 03/40
Long Buckby 03/46
Northampton 04/00
Hanslope Jn 04/14
Milton Keynes Central 04/25
Bletchley 04c30 ~ 04c33
Ledburn Jn 04/46
Tring 04/52
Bourne End Jn 04/57
Watford Junction 05/04
Harrow & Wealdstone 05/09
Wembley Central 05/15
Willesden Sig.WM830&934 05*20 ~ 05*28
Sudbury Jn 05/30
Wembley Yard South Jn 05/32
Willesden Railnet Reception 05/34
Harlesden Jn 05/39
Willesden West London Jn 05/43
Camden Jn 05/47
Primrose Hill 05/50
Camden Road Jn 05/52
Camden Road Central Jn 05/54
York Way North Jn 05/56
Copenhagen Jn 06/01
Finsbury Park 06/06
Alexandra Palace 06/13
Bowes Park RRL 06.18 ~ 06.59
Alexandra Palace 07/04
Finsbury Park 07/12
Holloway South Jn 07/18
Belle Isle 07/20
London Kings Cross 07.22a [P1]

5N50 : (68017 with 68016 on rear) : Durham to Heaton T&RSMD
5Y50 : (68016 with 68017 on rear) : Heaton T&RSMD to Durham

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Durham 12.11d [P2] 17.15a [P1]
Durham Sig.TY357 12*13 ~ 12*43 -
Durham Sig.TY358 - 16*05 ~ 17*13
Birtley Jn 12/54 15/55
King Edward Bridge Jn 12/59 15/50
Newcastle 13*02 ~ 13*05 [P2] 15/48 [P4]
Heaton South Jn 13/12 15/44
Heaton T&RSMD 13.17a 15.40d

5Z50 : (68017 with 68016 on rear) : London Kings Cross to Ferme Park Reception Sidings

Location Booked
London Kings Cross 23.17d [P1]
Belle Isle 23/19
Holloway South Jn 23/20
Finsbury Park 23/24
Ferme Park Reception Sidings 23.34a


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