20th March 2024

Railway Touring Company
The Whitby Flyer

Locos Used 47815 'Great Western', 86259 'Les Ross / Peter Pan' & steam: 44871
Stock Used (4) (35508)+9493+6115+6724+3395+3350+3352+1961+3326+3431

Route :
1Z50 : London Kings Cross to Whitby
1Z51 : Whitby to York
1Z52 : York to London Kings Cross

Loco(s) Route
86259 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - York
44871 (1) York - (via ECML) - Longlands Jn - Northallerton East Jn - Yarm - Eaglescliffe - Stockton Cut Jn - Bowesfield Jn - Thornaby - Middlesbrough - Guisborough Jn - Nunthorpe - Battersby
47815 (2) Battersby - Glaisdale - Grosmont - Sleights - Whitby
44871 (1) Whitby - Sleights - Grosmont - Glaisdale - Battersby
47815 (2) Battersby - Nunthorpe - Guisborough Jn - Middlesbrough - Thornaby - Bowesfield Jn - Hartburn Jn - Stockton
44871 (1) Stockton - Hartburn Jn - Stockton Cut Jn - Eaglescliffe - Yarm - Northallerton East Jn - Longlands Jn - (via ECML) - Skelton Jn - York Yard South Jn - York Holgate Sidings
47815 (3) York Holgate Sidings - York
86259 York - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes : 
(1) 47815 on rear.
(2) 44871 on rear.
(3) 86259 on rear?
(4) 35508 was only in the consist when 44871 was on the train.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Kings Cross 06.00d [P2] [CX] 06.00   21.17a [P7] 21.50
Belle Isle 06/02 [DF] 06/01   21/14½ [E] 21/48
Holloway South Jn 06/03 06/02   21/12 [US] 21/46
Finsbury Park 06/04 [P5] 06/04   21/11 [P4] 21/44
Alexandra Palace 06/06 [DF] 06/05   21/09½ [UF] 21/42
Potters Bar 06/11 [P3] [DF] 06/11   21/04½ [P2] [UF] 21/37
Welwyn Garden City 06/15½ 06/16   21/00 21/31
Woolmer Green Jn 06/19½ 06/18   20/57 21/28
Stevenage 06.25a ~ 06.28d [P3] [DF] 06.22 ~ 06.28   20.50a ~ 20.53d [P2] [UF] 21.20 ~ 21.23
Hitchin 06/32 [DF] 06/32   20/45½ [UF] 21/15
Biggleswade 06/39½ [P3] [DF] 06/38   20/40 [P2] [UF] 21/09
Sandy 06/42½ [P2] [DS] 06/42   20/37 [P1] [UF] 21/07
Huntingdon 06.53a ~ 06.58d [P3] [DF] 06.57 ~ 07.00   20.17a ~ 20.20d [P2] [US] 20.49 ~ 20.51
Conington South Jn 07/04½ 07/08   20/10½ 20/42
Holme Jn 07/06 07/09   20/09 20/41
Fletton Jn 07/10½ [DS] 07/15   20/04½ 20/37
Peterborough 07.13a ~ 07.16d [P4] [DF] 07.20 ~ 07.25 [P4]   20.00a ~ 20.03d [P2] [UF] 20.29 ~ 20.34 [P2]
Tallington Jn 07/24½ [DS] 07/32   19/50 [US] 20/18
Stoke Jn 07*38 ~ 07*42 07/44   19/37 [US] 20/06
Grantham 07/49½ [P2] 07/48 [P2]   19/33½ [P1] 20/02 [P1]
Claypole Loop 07/58½ 08/02   19/27 19/55
Newark Northgate 08/01½ [P1] 08/07   19/24 [P2] 19/52
Newark Flat Crossing 08/02 08/18   19/23½ 19/51
Carlton-on-Trent Loop 08/05½ 08/23   19/19 19/48
Retford 08/13 08/32   19/11½ 19/40
Loversall Carr Jn 08/21½ 08/41   19/03 19/31
Doncaster 08/27 [DF] 08/44   19/00½ [UF] 19/28
Arksey Loop 08*31 ~ 08*36 [DGL] 08/45   - -
Shaftholme Jn 08/40 08/47   18/56 19/23
Temple Hirst Jn 08/45½ 08/53   18/50½ 19/17
Hambleton North Jn 08/49 08/57   18/47 19/13
Colton Jn 08/55 09/02   18/42 19/08
York 08L59a ~ 09L26d [P10] 09.08 ~ 09.34 [P10]   18L16a ~ 18L37d [P3] [NNL] 18.49 ~ 19.03
York Holgate Sidings - -   17L55 ~ 18L13 18.08 ~ 18.48
York Yard South Jn - -   17/52 18/04
Skelton Jn 09/31 [DS] 09/37   17/49 [US] 18/01
Skelton Bridge Jn 09/33 [DS] 09/41   17/48 [US] 17/57
Tollerton Jn 09/42 [DS] 09/50   17/41½ [UF] 17/47
Thirsk 10/00 [DS] 10/06   17/28 [US] 17/32
Longlands Jn 10/07 10/14   17/21 [US] 17/22
Boroughbridge Road LC 10*09 ~ 10*14 10/16   17/20 17/20
Northallerton East Jn 10/16 10/17   17/17 17/19
Yarm 10/28½ 10/31   17/05 16/58
Eaglescliffe 10/32 [P2] 10/34   17/01 [P1] 16/49
Stockton Cut Jn 10/34 10/37   16/59 16/45
Hartburn Jn - -   16/46 16/43
Stockton - -   16.39 ~ 16.42 [P2] 16.36 ~ 16.40
Hartburn Jn - -   16/36 16/34
Bowesfield Jn 10/35 10/38   16/33 16/33
Thornaby 10/37 [P2] [ML] 10/40   16/31½ [P1] 16/31
Newport East Jn 10/40 [FL] 10/44   16/26½ [ML] 16/27
Middlesbrough 10/42½ [P2] [FL] 10/46   16/24 [P1] [FL] 16/26
Gypsy Lane 10.52 ~ 10.52 [P1] ?   ? ?
Nunthorpe 10t56 ~ 10t59 [P2] 10.59 ~ 11.01   16t11 ~ 16t14 [P1] 16.09 ~ 16.15
Battersby 11t19 ~ 11t54 [P1] 11.21 ~ 11.56   15t40 ~ 15t50 [P1] ? ~ 15.55
Glaisdale 12t22 ~ 12t27 ? ~ 12.29   15t04 ~ 15t12 15.10 ~ 15.16
Grosmont 12/37 [P1] ?   14/53 [P1] ?
Sleights 12.46 ~ 12.47 ?   14/44½ ?
Ruswarp 12/52 ?   14.39 ~ 14.40 ?
Whitby 12.58a [P2] 13.00 [P2]   14.36d [P2] 14.36


Associated Light Engine Workings

0Z52 : (47815) : York Parcels Siding to York

Location Booked
York Parcels Siding 08.40d
York Holgate Sidings 08.43 ~ 09.00
York 09.03a [P10]

3Z52 : (44871 with 35508) : York N.R.M. to York

Location Booked
York N.R.M. 09.05d
York Fuelling Point 09.10 ~ 09.15
York 09.18a [P10]

0Z51 : (86259) : York to York Holgate Sidings

Location Booked
York 09.13d [P10]
Skelton Jn 09.16 ~ 09.20
York Yard South Jn 09/23
York Holgate Sidings 09.25a

0Z53 : (86259) : York Holgate Sidings to York (cancelled)

Location Booked
York Holgate Sidings 17.45d
York Yard South Jn 17/47
Skelton Jn 17.51 ~ 17.59
York 18.08 ~ 18.10 [P5]
York Sig.Y623 18.12 ~ 18.24
York 18.26a [P3]

5Z52 : (44871 with 35508) : York Holgate Sidings to York N.R.M.

Location Booked
York Holgate Sidings 18.18d
York 18/21 [P10]
York Fuelling Point 18.26 ~ 18.30
York N.R.M. 18.35a

0Z54 : (47815) : York to York Parcels Siding

Location Booked
York 18.25d [P3]
Scarborough Bridge Jn 18.27 ~ 18.56
York 18.59 ~ 19.05 [P5]
York Holgate Sidings 19.08 ~ 19.16
York Parcels Siding 19.18a


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