4th July 1976

Newcastle Festival / N.E.L.P.G.
The Scarborough Flyer

Locos Used 40055, 40081 & steam: (4)4767 & 92220 'Evening Star'

Route :

Loco Route
4767 Newcastle - King Edward Bridge Jn - Pelaw - Sunderland - Seaham - (1) - Easington - Hartlepool - Billingham - Stockton
40055 Stockton - Eaglescliffe - Northallerton - Thirk - York
92220 York - malton - Seamer - Scarborough
92220 Scarborough - (reverse of outward route) - York
40081 York - (reverse of outward route) - Stockton
4767 Stockton - (reverse of outward route) - Newcastle

Notes :
(1) Train was held at signals for 17mins between Seaham and Easington on the outward leg.

Source : Dick Franklin

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Dick Franklin)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Newcastle 09.25d 09.23½   21.32a 21.57
King Edward Bridge Jn 09/28 ?   21/29 ?
Pelaw 09/33 09/35   21/24 21/47
Sunderland 09.46a ~ 09.48d 09.49 ~ 09.51   21.06a ~ 21.08d 21.30 ~ 21.32
Easington 10/05 10/33   20/51 21/14
Hartlepool 10.18a ~ 10.20d 10.48 ~ 10.51   20.36a ~ 20.38d 20.51½ ~ 20.56
Stockton 10L46a ~ 10L56d 11.25 ~ 11.33   20L09a ~ 20L19d 20.13 ~ 20.26
Eaglescliffe 11/02 11/38   20/04 20/07
Northallerton 11/20 11/58   19/44 19.46½ ~ 19.48
Thirsk 11/26 12/06   19/38 19/38½
York 11L46a ~ 12L00d 12.27 ~ 12.40   18L51a ~ 19L18d 18.54 ~ 19.18
Malton 12/28 13/12   18/21 18/19
Seamer 12/48 13/33   18/01 18/00½
Scarborough 12.55a 13.39   17.54d 17.55


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