18th March 1979

R.P.P.R.
The Western Recall

Locos Used D5032, 40119 & D1048 'Western Lady'
Stock Used [1] : ???
[2] : booked for load 9

Route :

Loco Stock Route
40119 [1] Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Selby - York - Malton - Scarborough
  (road transfer to Pickering)
D1048 [2] Pickering - Goathland
D5032 [2] stock shunt at Goathland
D1048 [2] Goathland - Pickering
  (road transfer to Malton)
40119 [1] Scarborough - Malton - York - Selby - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) Inaugural run of D1048 in BR green. Train was unable to traverse the line between Goathland and Grosmont 'owing to late delivery of sleepers'.
(2) David Manders comments: A very snowy day. On the NYMR it was obvious where the 52 had battered through snowdrifts of up to about 4' deep by the distinctive profile of the snow cuttings!! The late return from Malton was due to one/some of the road coaches having difficulties.

Sources : Nigel Rollings (joined/left train at Peterborough), David Harlott & Colin Marsden

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Clive Barlow & Nigel Rollings)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Kings Cross 09.20d ?   21.23a ?
Wood Green ? ?   21/16 ?
Potters Bar 09/40 ?   21/09 ?
Welwyn Garden City 09/52 ?   ? ?
Stevenage 09.59a ~ 10.00d ?   20.48a ~ 20.50d ?
Hitchin 10/08 ?   20/43 ?
Sandy 10/18 ?   20/30 ?
Huntingdon 10/28 ?   20/19 ?
Peterborough 10.45a ~ 10.46d ??.?? ~ 11.09   20.00a ~ 20.02d 21.16 ~ ??.??
Tallington 10/55 ?   19/53 ?
Stoke 11/09 ?   19/42 ?
Grantham 11/13 ?   19/32 20/42
Barkston South Jn 11/16 ?   19/28 ?
Newark Northgate 11/23 11/48   19/20 ?
Retford 11/38 12/03   19/05 ?
Doncaster 12/02 12/18   18/50 19/51
Shaftholme Jn 12/07 ?   18/46 ?
Selby 12/18 ?   18/30 ?
York 12.35a ~ 12.45d 12.52 ~ 13.04   18.12a ~ 18.14d 19.03 ~ 19.18
Malton 13.13a ~ 13.15d 13.30 ~ 13.31   17.42a ~ 17.44d ??.?? ~ 18.31
Seamer 13/34 ?   17/23 ?
Scarborough 13.39a 14.10   17.18d ?

NYMR Train :

Location Booked Rescheduled Actual   Booked Rescheduled Actual
Pickering 14.00d 15.10d 15.12   16.40d 17.50a 17.51
Levisham ??p??a ~ ??p??d ??p??a ~ ??p??d ?   ??p??a ~ ??p??d ??p??a ~ ??p??d ?
Goathland 15.00a 16.10a 16.20   15.30a 16.40d 16.42


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