6th March 1983

S.L.O.A.
The Flying Scotsman Pullman

Locos Used 47158 'Henry Ford' & steam: 4472 'Flying Scotsman'
Stock Used SLOA Pullman

Route : 1G60 throughout

Loco Route
47158 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Peterborough
4472 (1) Peterborough - (via ECML) - Doncaster - South Kirkby Jn - Turners Lane Jn - Normanton - Castleford - Church Fenton - York
47158 York - (via "old" ECML route) - London Kings Cross 

Notes :
(1) 47158 followed to York with 2 support coaches from main train.

Sources : Alan Chilestone (viewed the train at Little Bytham) & Gordon Lacy

Photo Review


4472 leaves a smoke screen departing Peterborough (photo: Roger Geach)


4472 & 47158 both caught near Little Bytham (photos: Alan Chilestone)


4472 approaching Barnby Crossing, south of Newark (photo: Gordon Lacy)
Problems with the public trespassing on the railway resulted in the British
Transport Police being alerted to attend the following week when the train ran.


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Nigel Rollings)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Kings Cross 09.20d [FL] 20.07a 389.73
2.41 Finsbury Park 09/26 20/03 387.32
4.78 Alexandra Palace 09/28 20/01 384.75
12.57 Potters Bar 09/35 19/54 377.16
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 09/40 ? -
23.67 Woolmer Green 09/44 SL 19/46 366.06
27.47 Stevenage 09.49a ~ 09.51d 19.39a ~ 19.41d 362.26
31.74 Hitchin 09/57 19/35 357.79
44.10 Sandy 10/05 19/25 345.63
58.70 Huntingdon 10/15 19/15 331.03
76.29 Peterborough 10L37a ~ 11L00d 18.58a ~ 19.00d 313.44
84.64 Tallington 11/11 18/51 305.09
100.08 Stoke Summit 11/29 18/41 289.65
- High Dyke - 18/37 FL -
105.38 Grantham 11/36 18/26 SL 284.35
109.56 Barkston South Jn 11/40 18/22 280.17
120.08 Newark Northgate 11w52a ~ 12w50d 18/14 269.65
138.49 Retford 13/12 17*53 ~ 17*59 251.24
155.77 Doncaster 13w45 ~ 14w05 17c34 ~ 17c36 233.76
- Shaftholme Jn - 17/29 229.57
- Selby - 17/15 215.48
157.53 Bentley Crossing 14/09 - -
160.57 Adwick Jn 14/13 - -
165.78 South Kirkby Jn 14/20 - -
171.53 Hare Park Jn 14/28 - -
173.04 Crofton West Jn 14/33 - -
174.25 Calder Bridge Jn 14/36 - -
175.10 Turners Lane Jn 14/39 - -
177.08 Goose Hill Jn 14/45 - -
178.41 Altofts Jn 14/48 - -
180.79 Castleford 14/53 - -
187.07 Milford Jn 15/00 - -
191.03 Church Fenton 15/05 - -
201.62 York 15L20a 17.00d 201.62


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