The Railtour Files

Railway Correspondence & Travel Society (East Midlands Branch)
The East Midlander No. 5

Loco(s)	Route
30925 + 40646	Nottingham Victoria - Kirkby South Jn - Pilsley - Chesterfield Central - Staveley Central - Woodhouse East Jn - Darnall - Tinsley Jn - Chapeltown Central - Stairfoot - Horbury Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Normanton - Burton Salmon - Church Fenton - Wetherby
40646 + 30925 (3)	Wetherby - Harrogate - Starbeck
30925 + 40646	Starbeck - Ripon - Northallerton - Darlington Bank Top
90348	Darlington Bank Top - Darlington North Road (1)
30925 + 40646	Darlington Bank Top - (via ECML) - York - Church Fenton - Burton Salmon - Knottingley - Shaftholme Jn - Doncaster - (via ECML) - Newark Northgate - Bottesford West Jn - Aslockton - Netherfield & Colwick - Nottingham London Road HL - Nottingham Victoria

Notes :
(1) For works visit. Passengers returned from the works visit to Darlington Bank Top in a fleet of Darlington Corporation double-decker buses.
(2) It was reported after the event that 40646 should not have worked the train as its boiler ticket had in fact expired, but that this was overlooked. However the two engines reportedly made a sprightly run from Darlington to York [P15?] in 39min 20secs with a top speed of 83 mph at Thirsk. Very commendable in the circumstances. Is is also reported that the York driver commented at Darlington how 'rough' the Class 2 was and Dick Challand comments that the crew of the LMS 2P was even less complimentary about the riding of the engine after the run to York. 'Bloody horrible' was part of the verdict...
(3) Both locos were running tender-first.

Sources : Gary Thornton, David Whittaker, Robin Lush, Brian Johnson, Dick Challand & Vic Smith

Photo Review

90348 rolls onto the train at Darlington Bank Top for the short run to North
Road for the works visit (photo: The John Debens Collection)

A passing shot of 30925+40646 at Beningbrough, north of York, on the
return trip (photo: Cecil Ord/The John Debens Collection)

M.C	Location	Booked	Actual
0.00	Nottingham Victoria	08.35d	08.35
10.63	Kirkby South Jn	08/57	08/56
17.71	Pilsley	09/11	09/08
25.26	Chesterfield Central	09/26	09/22
30.34	Staveley Central	09/26	09/22
37.09	Woodhouse East Jn	09/45	09/43
40.39	Darnall	09.56a ~ 09.58d	09.49 ~ 09.57
43.05	Tinsley Jn	10/08	10/06
47.09	Chapeltown Central	10/20	10/18
55.38	Stairfoot	10/38	10/37
58.40	Barnsley Jumble Lane	10.45a ~ 10.57d	10.43 ~ 10.58
67.41	Horbury Jn	11/17	11/14
69.64	Wakefield Kirkgate	11.22a ~ 11.24d	11.19 ~ 11.22
72.71	Normanton	11.31a ~ 11.33d	11.30 ~ 11.35
80.56	Burton Salmon	11/41	11/47
86.51	Church Fenton	11.48a ~ 11.58d	11.55 ~ 12.06
97.79	Wetherby	12.18a ~ 12.27d	12.27 ~ 12.38
105.69	Harrogate	12/42	12/54
108.00	Starbeck	12.47a ~ 12.57d	13.00 ~ 13.09
119.08	Ripon	13/17	13/23
132.71	Northallerton	13/34	13/42
147.05	Darlington Bank Top	13.54a ~ 14.00d	13.57 ~ 14.07
148.27	Darlington North Road	14.05a	14.13
0.00	Darlington Bank Top	16.12d	16.11
3.00	Croft Spa	?	16/15½
6.22	Eryholme	?	16/18
9.00	Danby Wiske	?	16/23½
14.14	Northallerton	16/28	16/25
21.74	Thirsk	16/35	16/31
26.15	Sessay	?	16/34½
28.18	Pilmoor	?	16/36
33.48	Alne	?	16/39½
35.00	Tollerton	?	16/41
40.33	Benningborough	?	16/44
44.10	York	16.57a ~ 19.00d	16.50 ~ 18.59
54.69	Church Fenton	19/13	19/13
60.64	Burton Salmon	19/20	19/21
63.75	Knottingley	19/27	19/27
74.30	Shaftholme Jn	19/50	19/45
78.49	Doncaster	20.00a ~ 20.06d	19.59 ~ 20.02
83.46	Rossington	?	20/10
87.53	Bawtry	?	20/14
91.42	Ranskill	?	20/19
95.77	Retford	20/31	20/26
101.79	Tuxford North	?	20/35
112.31	Crowpark	?	20/40
114.38	Newark Northgate	20.54a ~ 20.56d	20.47 ~ 20.50
123.35	Bottesford North Jn	21/16	21/11
123.76	Bottesford West Jn	21/18	21/14
125.34	Elton	?	21/17
126.55	Aslockton	?	21/19
130.78	Saxondale Jn	21/27	21/24
133.63	Radcliffe-on-Trent	?	21/28
135.11	Netherfield & Colwick	21/36	21/32
137.25	Nottingham London Road HL	?	21/37
138.57	Nottingham Victoria	21.43a	21.40

Locos Used	30925 'Cheltenham', 40646 & 90348
Stock Used	9 coaches