31st May 2025

UK Railtours
Locomotion and Weardale

HST Used 43089+44000+42111+42119+42337+40741+41057+41067+43159 'Rio Warrior'
Weardale Locos Used 31285 & 31465
Weardale Stock Used 12108+10417+12126+12084

Route :
1Z43 : London Kings Cross to Stanhope
1Z44 : Stanhope to London Kings Cross

HST/Loco(s) Route
43089 T&T 43159 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Holgate Jn - York Avoider - Skelton Jn - Northallerton - Darlington - Newton Aycliffe - Shildon - Bishop Auckland West - Wolsingham - Stanhope
31465 (1) Wolsingham - Scotch Isle
31285 (2) Scotch Isle - Wolsingham Depot
31465 (1) Wolsingham Depot - Scotch Isle
31285 (2) Scotch Isle - Wolsingham - Stanhope
43159 T&T 43089 Stanhope - (reverse of outward route) - Colton Jn - Church Fenton - Milford Jn - Ferrybridge North Jn - Pontefract Baghill - Moorthorpe - Swinton - Aldwarke Jn - Rotherham Masborough - Treeton Jn - Beighton Jn - Barrow Hill North Jn - Chesterfield - Clay Cross North Jn - Alfreton - Langley Mill - Toton - Trent South Jn - East Midlands Parkway - Loughborough - Syston North Jn - Syston East Jn - Melton Mowbray - Oakham - Manton Jn - Stamford - Helpston Jn - Peterborough - (reverse of outward route) - London Kings Cross

Notes: 
(1) 31285 on rear.
(2) 31465 on rear.

Source : Alan Sheppard (joined/left the tour at Peterborough)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Kings Cross 07.46d [P3] [D] 07.46½ [P3] [C]   22.47a [P4] 22.47 [P4]
Belle Isle 07/47 [FL] 07/48 [DF]
 
 22/44 [C] 22/45 [C]
Holloway South Jn 07/48 07/49
 
 22/42 [FL] 22/43 [UF]
Finsbury Park 07/49 [P5] 07/50 [P5]
 
 22/38 [P2] [SL2] 22/37½ [P2] [US1]
Harringay 07/49½ 07/50½
 
 22/36 [P1] 22/36
Alexandra Palace 07/51 [FL] 07/51 [FL]
 
 22/31½ [SL1] 22/31½ [US1]
New Barnet 07/54 07/54½ [P3]   22/23½ [P1] 22/24 [P1]
Potters Bar 07.57½a ~ 08.00d [P4] [SL] 07.57 ~ 08.00 [P4] [DS]   22.17a ~ 22.20d [P1] 22.16½ ~ 22.19 [P1]
Hatfield 08/04½ [P3] 08/05½ [P3]   22/08 [P1] 22/08½ [P1]
Welwyn Garden City 08/08½ [P3] [SL] 08/07½ [DS]   22/03 [P2] [SL] 22/02½ [P2] [US]
Digswell Jn 08/11½ [FL] 08/11½ [DM]   22/00½ [SL] 21/59 [US]
Woolmer Green Jn 08/14 [SL] 08/14½ [DS]   21/58½ [FL] 21/57 [UM]
Stevenage 08.18½a ~ 08.22d [P4] 08.19 ~ 08.24 [P4] [DS]
 
 21.50a ~ 21.53d [P1] 21.50½ ~ 21.53 [P1] [US]
Hitchin 08/26½ [P2] [SL] 08/28½ [P2] [DS]
 
 21/44 [P1] [SL] 21/45½ [P1] [US]
Biggleswade 08/35½ [P4] 08/35½ [P4]   21/33 [P1] 21/33½ [P1]
Sandy 08/39½ [P2] [SL] 08/39 [P2] [DS]   21/30½ [P1] [SL] 21/31 [P1] [US]
St Neots 08.46a ~ 08.50d [P1] 08.47½a ~ 08.51d [P1]   21.21½a ~ 21.23½d [P4] 21.20½ ~ 21.23 [P4] [US]
Huntingdon 08/57 [P3] [SL] 08/57½ [P3] [DS]   21/14 [P2] [SL] 21/13½ [P2] [US]
Conington South Jn 09/11 09/03½   21/08 21/06½
Holme Jn 09/14 [FL] 09/07½ [DM]   21/07 21/05
Fletton Jn 09/17½ [SL] 09/16 [DS]   21/03½ 21/01½ [UM]
Peterborough 09.19½a ~ 09.25½d [P5] [FL] 09.17½ ~ 09.26 [P5] [DF]   20.59a ~ 21.01½d [P3] [FL] 20.54½ ~ 20.59½ [P3]
New England North Jn 09/27½ 09/30 [DF]   20/54½ [SL] 20/49 [US-UF]
Marholm Jn [DF] [DF]   20/52½ 20/47½
Helpston Jn 09/30½ [DF] (09/32½) [DF]   20/49½ 20/43½
Tallington Jn 09/33 09/34½   - -
Stoke Jn 09/40½ 09/42½   - -
Grantham 09/46 [P2] 09/49½ [P2]   - -
Claypole Loops 09/53 [DM] 09/55 [DM]   - -
Newark Northgate 09/56 [P1] 09/57½ [P1]   - -
Newark Flat Crossing 09/56½ 09/58   - -
Carlton-on-Trent Loops 09/59½ [DM] 10/01 [DM]   - -
Retford 10/05½ 10/07 [DM]   - -
Loversall Carr Jn 10/13½ 10/14   - -
Doncaster 10c17 ~ 10c19 [P4] 10.19½ ~ 10.35 [P4]   - -
Shaftholme Jn 10/23 10/39   - -
Temple Hirst Jn 10/27½ 10/43½   - -
Hambleton North Jn 10/30½ 10/46½   - -
Uffington S.B. (Lincs) - -   20/45½ 20/41
Stamford - -   20/43 ?
Ketton S.B. - -   20/40 20/35½
Luffenham - -   20/38 20/33½
Manton Jn - -   20/34½ 20/30
Oakham - -   20/30½ [ML] 20/27
Langham Jn - -   20/29½ [ML] 20/26 [UM]
Ashwell L.C. - -   20/28 20/24
Whissendine L.C. - -   20/26½ 20/22
Melton Mowbray Sig.MN.54 - -   20/23½ 20/18
Melton Mowbray - -   20/21 20/17 [P1] [UM]
Frisby-on-the-Wreake - -   20/17½ 20/14
Syston East Jn - -   20/12 20/08½
Syston North Jn - -   20/11 20/07½
Sileby Jn - -   20/06 [SL] 20.01 ~ 20.01½ [UF-US]
Loughborough - -   19/59½ [P2] [FL] 19/56½ [P2] [UF]
East Midlands Parkway - -   19.51a ~ 19.53d [P2] 19.49 ~ 19.52 [P2]
Trent South Jn - -   19/49½ [FL] 19/47½ [UF]
Trent East Jn - -   19/48 19.44 ~ 19.44½
Toton Jn - -   19/41 [ML] 19/41½ [UEF]
Toton Centre - -   19/40½ 19/41 [UEF]
Trowell Jn - -   19/38½ 19/38 [UEF]
Langley Mill - -   19/34 [P2] 19/34 [P2]
Ironville Jn - -   19/31½ [ML] 19/31½ [UEF]
Alfreton - -   19/29 19/29 [P2]
Clay Cross North Jn - -   19/24 [EL] 19/23½
Chesterfield South Jn - -   19/22 [EL] 19/21
Chesterfield - -   19/21 [UBH] 19/20 [UBH]
Tapton Jn - -   19/20½ [UBH] 19/19½ [UBH]
Barrow Hill North Jn - -   19/17½ 19/16½
Beighton Jn - -   19/12 19/10½
Treeton Jn - -   19/07 19/08
Masborough Jn - -   19/03 19/04
Aldwarke Jn - -   18/59 19/02
Swinton (South Yks) - -   18/56½ 18/59 [P2]
Moorthorpe - -   18/43 [P1] 18/52 [P1]
Pontefract Baghill - -   18/35½ 18/45
Ferrybridge North Jn - -   18/33 18/43
Milford Jn - -   18/27½ 18/36
Church Fenton - -   18/23 [P3] 18/29½ [P3]
Colton Jn 10/36½ [NNL] 10/51½ [DM]   18/19 [LSL] 18/24½ [UL]
Colton North Jn 10/37½ [LSL] 10/52 [DM-DL]   18/18 18/24 [UL]
Holgate Jn 10/41½ 10/56½   18/13½ 18.15 ~ 18.18½ [UL]
York Yard South Jn 10/42 10/57   18/13 [LSL] 18/14½
Skelton Jn 10/48½ [SL] 10/59½   18/11 [SL] 18/11½ [US]
Skelton Bridge Jn 10/50½ [FL] 11/02½ [DF]   18/08 [SL] 18/09 [UF-US]
Tollerton Jn 10/55½ [FL] 11/07½ [DF]   18/00 [FL] 18/03½ [UF]
Thirsk 11/02½ [FL] 11/13½ [DF]   17/53 [FL] 17.53½ ~ 17.54½ [US-UF]
Northallerton 11c07½ ~ 11c09½ 11/17½ [P2] [DF]   17c40 ~ 17c42 [SL] 17.42 ~ 17.44 [P1] [US]
Darlington 11/19½ [P4b] 11/28 [P4]   17/32 [P1] 17/31 [P1]
Darlington North Jn 11/20½ 11/28½   17/30½ 17.25 ~ 17.28½
North Road 11/22½ [P1] 11/32 [P1]   17/26 [P1] 17/22½ [P1]
Heighington 11/33½ 11/39 [P2]   17/18 [P1] 17/16 [P1]
Newton Aycliffe 11/36½ [P2] 11/41 [P2]   17/13½ 17/13 [P1]
Shildon 11.42a ~ 11.47d [P2] 11.51 ~ 11.56 [P2]   17.05a ~ 17.09d [P1] 16.51 ~ 17.09 [P1]
Bishop Auckland West 11c59½ ~ 12c03½ 12c02½ ~ 12c04   16c43 ~ 16c45 16c29½ ~ 16c44½
Witton-le-Wear L.C. 12/15 12/21½   16/18 ?
Scotch Isle 12/35 12.39 ~ 12.42   ? 15/50½
Wolsingham 12.40a ~ 12.50d 12.46 ~ 12.52   ? 15/47½
Broadwood L.C. 13/00 ?   15/35 15/39
Frosterley ? ?   ? 15/36½
Stanhope 12.46a 13.12½ [P1]   15.25d 15.28 [P1]

Weardale Mini Tour

1I01 : Wolsingham to Scotch Isle Depot
1S02 : Scotch Isle Depot to Stanhope
 

Location Booked Actual
Wolsingham 13.30d 13.16
Scotch Isle G.F. ?? ~ ?? 13.20½ ~ 13.24½
Scotch Isle Depot 13.45 ~ 14.05 13.28½ ~ 13.42
Scotch Isle G.F. ?? ~ ?? 13.45 ~ 13.49
Wolsingham 14/20 13/53
Broadwood L.C. 14/30 13/59½
Stanhope 14.40a 14.12 [P1]

No Mileages provided in tour brochure.


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z43 : (43089 T&T 43159) : Wembley Receptions 1-7 to Bowes Park R.R.L.
5Z43 : (43159 T&T 43089) : Bowes Park R.R.L. to London Kings Cross

Location Booked (out)
Wembley Receptions 1-7 05+26d [4]
Wembley Yard South Jn 05/31½ [HLG]
Willesden Railnet Reception 05/34½ [HLG]
Harlesden Jn 05/37 [SL]
Willesden West London Jn 05/40½ [SL]
Camden Jn 05/45
Primrose Hill 05/49
Camden Road Jn 05/54½
Camden Road Central Jn 05/58
York Way North Jn 06/00½
Copenhagen Jn 06/02½ [SL]
Holloway South Jn 06/04½
Finsbury Park 06/06 [GL] [SL2]
Harringay 06/08½
Alexandra Palace 06/11½ [P4]
Bowes Park 06/14
Bowes Park R.R.L. 06+16 ~ 06+49
Bowes Park 06/50½
Alexandra Palace 06/54 [P1] [SL2]
Harringay 06/57½
Finsbury Park 07/01 [P1]
Holloway South Jn 07/04½ [FL]
Belle Isle 07/08 [C]
London Kings Cross 07+11a [P3]

5I01 : Scotch Isle Depot to Wolsingham

Location Booked
Scotch Isle Depot 13+10d
Scotch Isle G.F. ?? ~ ??
Wolsingham 13+20a

5I03 : Stanhope to Scotch Isle Depot

Location Booked
Stanhope 14+50d
Broadwood L.C. 15/00
Wolsingham 15/10
Scotch Isle G.F. ?? ~ ??
Scotch Isle Depot 15+25a

5Z44 : (43089 T&T 43159) : London Kings Cross to Hornsey
5Z44 : (43159 T&T 43089) : Hornsey to Kensington Olympia
5Z44 : (43089 T&T 43159) : Kensington Olympia to Wembley Receptions 1-7

Location Booked
London Kings Cross 23+20d [P4] [CX]
Belle Isle 23/22 [FL]
Holloway South Jn 23/24
Finsbury Park 23/28 [GL] [SL2]
Harringay 23/29½
Hornsey Sig.K.440 23+32½ ~ 23+49
Harringay 23/54
Harringay Park Jn 23/58
Upper Holloway 00/02½ [P1]
Junction Road Jn 00/03½
Gospel Oak 00/06
Hampstead Heath 00/07 [P1]
West Hampstead 00/11 [P1]
Kensal Green Jn 00/17
Willesden Junction HL 00/19 [P5]
Mitre Bridge Jn 00/22 [UWL]
North Pole Jn 00/23
Shepherds Bush 00/25 [P1]
Kensington Olympia 00+28 ~ 00+35 [DWL]
Shepherds Bush 00/38 [P2]
North Pole Jn 00/40
Mitre Bridge Jn 00/41
Willesden West London Jn 00/42½ [DR]
Willesden No.7 00/45½
Wembley Yard South Jn 00/48½
Wembley Receptions 1-7 00+53½a [5]


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