20th May 2023

UK Railtours
Rail Ale 2023 at Barrow Hill

Locos Used 66706 'Nene Valley' & 66736 'Wolverhampton Wanderers'
Stock Used 6042+5929+1200+3397+1657+3364+3325+17105

Route :
1Z66 : Finsbury Park to Barrow Hill
1Z67 : Barrow Hill to Finsbury Park

Loco(s) Route
66706 (1) Finsbury Park - (via ECML) - Grantham - Nottingham Branch Jn - Allington West Jn - Bingham - Netherfield Jn - Nottingham - Beeston South Jn - Attenborough Jn - Meadow Lane Jn - Toton Centre - Trowell Jn - Ilkeston - Langley Mill - Alfreton - Clay Cross North Jn - Chesterfield - Barrow Hill South Jn - Springwell Headshunt
66736 (2) Springwell Headshunt - Barrow Hill Platform
66706 (1) Barrow Hill Platform - Springwell Headshunt
66736 (2) Springwell Headshunt - Barrow Hill South Jn
66706 (1) Barrow Hill South Jn - Barrow Hill North Jn
66736 (2) Barrow Hill North Jn - Barrow Hill South Jn - Chesterfield - Clay Cross North Jn - Ambergate Jn - Derby - Stenson Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Tamworth HL - Kingsbury Jn - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Small Heath South Jn - Tyseley - Dorridge - Hatton - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Aynho Jn - Bicester North - Princes Risborough - High Wycombe - South Ruislip - Greenford West Jn - Greenford South Jn - Drayton Green - West Ealing - Acton Main Line - Acton Wells Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Kensal Green Jn - West Hampstead - Gospel Oak - Camden Road Jn - Camden Road Central Jn - York Way North Jn - Copenhagen Jn - Finsbury Park - (via ECML) - Peterborough

Notes: 
(1) 66736 on rear.
(2) 66706 on rear.
(3) Off tour options: Barrow Hill Real Ale Festival, Crich Tramway Museum, Chatsworth House or Chesterfield.

Source : David Lodwick (on the tour from/to Finsbury Park)

Photo Review


66706 at Huntingdon on the outward leg (photo: David Lodwick)


66736 at Barrow Hill (photo: David Lodwick)


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

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Finsbury Park 07.15d [P8] [DS1] 07.15
2.37 Alexandra Palace 07/20½ [P3] [DS] 07/19
10.16 Potters Bar 07.29a ~ 07.32d [P4] [DS] 07.29 ~ 07.32
17.64 Welwyn Garden City 07.42a ~ 07.53d [P3] [DS] 07.40 ~ 07.53
18.57 Digswell Jn 07/54½ [DF] 07/54
21.27 Woolmer Green Jn 07/57 [DS] 07/57
25.04 Stevenage 08.01a ~ 08.04d [P4] [DS] 08.02 ~ 08.04
29.33 Hitchin 08/09 [P2] [DS] 08/10
38.52 Biggleswade 08/17½ [P4] [DS] 08/18
41.49 Sandy 08/21 [P2] [DS] 08/20
56.29 Huntingdon 08.42a ~ 08.45d [P3] [DS] 08.34 ~ 08.45
66.53 Holme Jn 09/02½ [DF] 09/01
72.41 Fletton Jn 09/07½ [DS] 09/08
73.68 Peterborough 09.10a ~ 09.16d [P4] [DS] 09.11 ~ 09.16
79.15 Helpston Jn 09/25 [DS] 09/24
82.29 Tallington Jn 09/30 [DS] 09/28
97.19 Stoke Jn 09/47 10/11
102.77 Grantham 09*53 ~ 10*10 [GL] 10.19 ~ 10.20 [P4]
103.47 Nottingham Branch Jn 10/13 10/22
106.28 Allington West Jn 10/18 10/27
111.37 Bottesford West Jn 10/32 10/32
116.78 Bingham 10/39 [P1] 10/37
122.39 Netherfield Jn 10/49 10/46
125.54 Nottingham 10/55 [P7] [D] 10/53
126.37 Mansfield Jn 10/57 [UNS] 10/56
128.41 Beeston South Jn 10/59 10/59
131.19 Attenborough Jn 11/04 11/05
132.01 Meadow Lane Jn 11/06 [HL] 11/08
132.53 Toton Jn 11/08 [HL] 11/10
133.13 Toton Centre 11/11 [SL] 11/12
136.33 Trowell Jn 11/16½ [SL] 11/17
137.12 Ilkeston Jn 11/17½ [UDS] 11/18
141.17 Langley Mill 11/23½ [UDS] 11/24
144.47 Ironville Jn 11/28½ 11/29
147.36 Alfreton 11.32a ~ 11.35d 11.34 ~ 11.37
154.26 Clay Cross North Jn 11/43½ [EL] 11/45
156.50 Chesterfield South Jn 11/46 [DBH] 11/46
157.49 Chesterfield 11.47a ~ 12.00d [P3] 11.48 ~ 11.59
158.13 Tapton Jn 12/02 12/00
160.25 Barrow Hill South Jn 12/05 12/04
? Springwell Headshunt ? ~ ? ? ~ ?
161.65 Barrow Hill L.I.P. 12.08a ~ 15.42d 12.08 ~ 15.42
? Springwell Headshunt ? ~ ? ? ~ ?
163.25 Barrow Hill South Jn 15.46 ~ 15.56 ? ~ ?
163.75 Barrow Hill North Jn 16.00 ~ 16.10 ? ~ ?
? Barrow Hill South Jn 16/11½ ?
166.57 Tapton Jn 16/15 16/16
167.21 Chesterfield 16.16a ~ 16.21d [P2] 16.18 ~ 16.22
168.20 Chesterfield South Jn 16/24 [ML] 16/24
170.64 Clay Cross North Jn 16/25½ 16/26
181.79 Ambergate Jn 16/36 16/38
182.72 Broadholme 16*39 ~ 16*47 [UPL] 16.40 ~ 16.50
183.65 Belper 16/50 16/53
186.32 Duffield 16.54a ~ 16.56d 16.59 ~ 17.04
192.34 St Mary's South Jn 17/02 [B] 17/09
193.52 Derby 17/04 [P2] 17/12
194.46 L.N.W. Jn 17/05½ [DTF] 17/16
198.42 Stenson Jn 17/10½ 17/20
199.00 North Stafford Jn 17/11 17/21
202.40 Clay Mills Jn 17/14 17/23
204.53 Burton-on-Trent 17/16 [P2] 17/25
210.08 Wichnor Jn 17/21 17/30
217.44 Tamworth HL 17/27½ [P4] 17/37
223.13 Kingsbury Jn 17/33½ 17/41
227.19 Water Orton 17/37 [P1] [ML] 17/45
228.57 Castle Bromwich Jn 17/38 [ML] 17/46
233.15 Landor Street Jn 17c44 ~ 17c46 17.53 ~ 17.55
233.53 St Andrews Jn 17/50 17/57
233.79 Bordesley Jn 17/51 [ML] 17/58
235.23 Small Heath South Jn 17/54 [FL] 18/01
236.05 Tyseley 17/55 [P1] 18/02
? Solihull 18/01½ 18/06
242.47 Bentley Heath LC 18/06 18/12
243.15 Dorridge 18/08 [P1] 18/13
249.76 Hatton 18/13½ [P1] 18/19
256.03 Leamington Spa 18/24 [UM] 18/26
267.13 Fenny Compton 18/36 18/36
274.65 Reservoir Jn 18/43 [UCV] 18/43
275.74 Banbury 18/44 [P3] 18/44
280.77 Aynho Jn 18/49½ 18/48
290.00 Bicester North 19/02 [P2] 18/56?
291.01 Bicester South Jn 19/06 19/05
302.71 Haddenham & Thame Parkway 19/18 [P2] 19/19
308.56 Princes Risborough 19/26½ 19/26
311.69 Saunderton 19/31½ 19/29
315.67 High Wycombe 19/38½ [P3] 19/36
324.78 Gerrards Cross 19/49½ [P2] 19/49
330.28 West Ruislip 19/58½ 19/57
331.76 Ruislip Gardens Jn 19/59½ [DM] ?
333.09 South Ruislip 20/02½ 20/00
335.63 Greenford West Jn 20/11½ ?
336.14 Greenford South Jn 20/15½ 20/16
337.52 Drayton Green 20/27 20/26
338.13 West Ealing 20/30½ [P4] [UR] 20/31
339.42 Acton West 20/33½ [UR] 20/35
340.38 Acton Main Line 20c35 ~ 20c37 [UR] 20/36?
341.13 Acton Wells Jn 20/43 20/41
342.14 Willesden Junction HL 20/46 [P4] 20/47
342.40 Kensal Green Jn 20/48 20/50
344.52 West Hampstead 20/55 [P2] 20/55
346.52 Gospel Oak 21/01½ [P2] 21/00
347.53 Camden Road Jn 21/04½ 21/04
347.79 Camden Road Central Jn 21/06 ?
348.37 York Way North Jn 21/08 21/12
348.50 Copenhagen Jn 21/09 [DS] 21/13
350.05 Holloway South Jn 21/12 [DS] 21/17
351.11 Finsbury Park 21.14a ~ 21.20d [P7] [DS] 21.19 ~ 21.22
353.48 Alexandra Palace 21/30 [P3] [DF] 21/27
361.27 Potters Bar 21.37a ~ 21.40d [P3] [DF] 21.37 ~ 21.40
368.75 Welwyn Garden City 21.49a ~ 21.52d [P3] [DS] 21.49 ~ 21.52
369.68 Digswell Jn 21/54 [DF] 21/54
372.38 Woolmer Green Jn 21/56½ [DS] 21/56
376.15 Stevenage 22.00a ~ 22.03d [P4] [DS] 22.02 ~ 22.05
380.44 Hitchin 22/08½ [P2] [DS] 22/11
388.63 Biggleswade 22/17 [P4] [DS] 22/20
391.60 Sandy 22/19½ [P2] [DS] 22/22
406.40 Huntingdon 22.33a ~ 22.36d [P3] [DS] 22.36 ~ 22.38
416.62 Holme Jn 22/48 [DF] 22/49
422.39 Fletton Jn 22/53 [DF] 22/54
423.79 Peterborough 22.56a [P4] 22.57

Mileages taken from tour brochure.

Associated E.C.S. Workings

19/05/23 :
5Z66 : (66706 with 66736 on rear) : Burton Wetmore Sidings to Wembley Yard

Location Booked
Burton Wetmore Sidings 18.30d
Burton Wetmore Jn 18.34 ~ 18.53
Burton-on-Trent 18/56
Wichnor Jn 19/01
Tamworth HL 19/07
Kingsbury Jn 19*15 ~ 19*45
Water Orton 19/48
Water Orton West Jn 19/49
Park Lane Jn 19/51
Sutton Park 20/02
Ryecroft Jn 20/22
Walsall 20/24
Pleck Jn 20/26
Bescot Stadium 20c29 ~ 20c31
Perry Barr North Jn 20/40
Aston 20/47
Stechford 20/52
Birmingham International 20/56
Berkswell 21/00
Coventry 21/09
Trent Valley Jn 21/18
Rugby 21/23
Hillmorton Jn 21/26
Daventry North Jn 21/33
Long Buckby 21/46
Northampton 21/56
Hanslope Jn 22/10
Milton Keynes Central 22/18
Bletchley 22/21
Ledburn Jn 22/30
Tring 22/40
Bourne End Jn 22/48
Watford Junction 23/01
Harrow & Wealdstone 23/07
Wembley Central 23/13
DB Cargo Fan A & B Sdgs 23.18a

20/05/23 :
5Z67 : (66706 with 66736 on rear) : Wembley Yard to Finsbury Park

Location Booked
DB Cargo Fan A & B Sdgs 06.07d
Wembley Yard South Jn 06/11
Willesden Railnet Reception 06/14
Harlesden Jn 06/16
Willesden West London Jn 06/19
Camden Jn 06/23
Camden Road Jn Sig.1202 06*27 ~ 06*41
Camden Road Jn 06/49
Camden Road Central Jn 06/50
York Way North Jn 06/52
Copenhagen Jn 06/53
Holloway South Jn 06/56
Finsbury Park 07.00a [P8]

5Z69 : (66736 with 66706 on rear) : Peterborough to Grantham

Location Booked
Peterborough 23.01d [P4]
Tallington Jn 23/11
Stoke Jn 23/23
Grantham 23.30a [GG]

21/05/23 :
5Z66 : (66736 with 66706 on rear) : Grantham to Burton Wetmore Sidings

Location Booked
Grantham 10.14d
Nottingham Branch Jn 10/17
Allington West Jn 10/22
Bottesford West Jn 10/31
Bingham 10/38
Netherfield Jn 10/48
Nottingham 10/54
Mansfield Jn 10/56
Beeston South Jn 10/58
Trent East Jn 11/03
Sheet Stores Jn 11/05
Castle Donington 11/11
Stenson Jn 11/23
North Stafford Jn 11/24
Clay Mills Jn 11/27
Burton Wetmore Jn 11/31
Burton East Yard Loop 11.33 ~ 11.52
Burton Wetmore Jn 11.56 ~ 12.06
Burton Wetmore Sidings 12.11a


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