4th June 1961

Home Counties Railway Club
Doncaster Special

Loco Used 60022 'Mallard'
Stock Used ???

Route :

Loco Route
60022

London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Doncaster (1)
60022 Doncaster - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) For visits to Doncaster Locomotive Works, Carriage Works & Motive Power Depot.
(2) Subsequent HCRC tour itineraries gave the running date for this tour as 2nd June (a Friday) however it has now been confirmed that the tour did indeed run on Sunday 4th June.
(3) Formed in 1955 and originally known as the 'Middlesex Loco Spotters Club', their name was changed in the late 1950's to the 'Home Counties Railway Club' then in January 1963 it changed again, to the 'Home Counties Railway Society'.

Sources : Trevor Machell, Ron Walker & John Debens

Photo Review


60022 'Mallard' ready to leave Kings Cross (photo: John Billard)


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Ron Walker & Philip Alexander)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Kings Cross 08.30d 08.30   20.25a 20.43
Potters Bar 08/55 09/00   20/03 20/12
Hatfield 09/03 09/05   19/58 20/07
Knebworth 09/10 09/12   19/51 20/01
Hitchin 09/18 09/18   19/43 19/54
Huntingdon North 09/40 09/43   19/18 19/27
Peterborough North 10w06 ~ 10w13 10.17 ~ 10.24   18w51 ~ 18w57 19.00 ~ 19.08
Grantham 11/03 11/03   17/59 18/14
Barkston South Jn 11/07 11/08   17/53 17/58
Newark Northgate 11/16 11/25   17/37 17/42
Retford 11/36 11/51   17/16 17/20
Doncaster 12.02a 12.14   16.53d 16.55


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