17th June 1972
A4 Locomotive Society
Limited
Steam Safari
Locos Used | at least 72, 118 & steam: 4498 'Sir Nigel Gresley' |
Route : (Red Train)
Loco | Route |
72 | London St Pancras - (via MML) - Toton - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Tapton Jn (1) - Barrow Hill - Beighton Jn - Treeton North Jn - (1) Rotherham Masborough - Kilnhurst Central - Wath Road Jn - Bolton-on-Dearne - Pontefract Baghill - Church Fenton - York - (via ECML) - Newcastle |
4498 | Newcastle - Scotswood - Blaydon - Hexham - Haltwhistle - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle |
118 | Carlisle - Petterill Bridge Jn - (via S&C) - Settle Jn - Hellifield - Shipley - Whitehall Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Normanton - Cudworth - Swinton - Wath Road Jn - Rotherham Masborough - Sheffield - Dore - Dronfield - Chesterfield - (reverse of outward route) - London St Pancras |
Route : (Blue Train)
Loco | Route (2) |
?118? | London St Pancras - (via MML) - Derby - Sheffield Midland - Cudworth - Woodlesford - Engine Shed Jn - Whitehall Jn - Shipley - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petterill Bridge Jn - Carlisle |
4498 | Carlisle - Blaydon - Scotswood - Newcastle |
?72? | Newcastle - (via ECML) - York - Church Fenton - Pontefract Baghill - Bolton-on-Dearne - Rotherham Masborough - Sheffield Midland - (reverse of outward route) - London St Pancras |
Notes :
(1) Was booked via Sheffield but believed diverted as shown.
(2) Route & loco confirmation required - above taken from tour brochures.
Sources : Adrian Brown & Graham Hodgson (both on the Red
Train)
Photo Review
4498 'Sir Nigel Gresley' near Haltwhistle on the Red Train.
(Photo by G N Turnbull İTOPticl Digital Memories - see
www.TOPticl.com for further details and a chance to buy a full size copy)
From the Andrew Fairholm ticket collection.
From David Frodsham's Ticket Collection.
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Graham Hodgson & Dick Franklin)
Red Train
Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
St Pancras | 07.40d | ??.??d | 21.25a | 21.18½ | |
St Albans | 08.00a ~ 08.02d | ??.?? ~ 08.05 | 21.00a ~ 21.02d | 20.51 ~ 20..53 | |
Luton | 08/12 | ? | 20/52 | 20/42 | |
Bedford North Jn | 08/26 | ? | 20/34 | ? | |
Wellingborough | 08/37 | ? | 20/17 | ? | |
Leicester | 09.10a ~ 09.12d | ? | 19.41a ~ 19.43d | ??.?? ~ 19.42½ | |
Loughborough | 09/23 | ? | 19/30 | ? | |
Chesterfield | 10/00 | ? | 18/50 | ? | |
Sheffield | 18.31a ~ 18.35d | ? | |||
Hunslet Jn | 17.39 ~ 17.40 | ? | |||
Keighley | 17/08 | ? | |||
Skipton | 16/57 | ? | |||
Hellifield | 16/45 | ? | |||
Settle | 16/41 | ? | |||
Ais Gill | 16/11 | ? | |||
Pontefract Baghill | 11/02 | ? | |||
Church Fenton | 11/13 | ? | |||
York | 11.26a ~ 11.38d | ? | |||
Thirsk | 12/04 | ? | |||
Northallerton | 12/10 | ? | |||
Darlington | 12/24 | ? | |||
Ferryhill | 12/40 | ? | |||
Durham | 12/49 | ? | |||
King Edward Bridge | 13/04 | ? | |||
Newcastle | 13L03 ~ 13L22 | 13.08 ~ 13.23 | |||
Blaydon | 13/29 | ? | |||
Hexham | 13/51 | ? | |||
Haltwhistle | 14p14a ~ 14p30d | 14.17 ~ 14.32 | |||
Brampton | 14/46 | ? | |||
Petteril Bridge Jn | 15/03 | ? | |||
Carlisle | 15L05a | 15.07 | 15L15d | 15.17 |