12th May 1984

Deltic Preservation Society
The Moors Explorer

Locos Used (1) 47106, 47323 & 55009 'Alycidon'
Stock Used rake including: 4336

Route : 1F51 throughout

Loco Route
47106 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - York
47323 York - Thirsk - Longlands Jn - Boroughbridge Road Jn - Northallerton East Jn - Eaglescliffe - Middlesborough - Battersby
47323 Battersby - Grosmont (2) - Whitby
47323 Whitby - Grosmont - Battersby
47323 Battersby - Middlesborough - Eaglescliffe - Northallerton East Jn - Northallerton - (reverse of outward route) - London Kings Cross

DPS Members Special:

Loco Route
55009 Grosmont - Pickering
55009 Pickering - Goathland (just south of station)
55009 Goathland (just south of station) - Pickering
55009 Pickering - Grosmont

Notes :
(1) Tour loco requested was 46026 but this did not "produce" on the day.
(2) Option to remain on train to Whitby for sightseeing or alight at Grosmont to take a Deltic hauled trip over North Yorkshire Moors Railway (on a Members Special hauled by 55009 - details above - and/or a service train hauled by 55019).

Sources : Gary Thornton (joined/left train at Peterborough, on members special) & Ian Dobson

Photo Review
(all photos & tickets from Gary Thornton)

There were two tickets used for the tour,
one for the main train and the other on
the NYMR.


47323 at Battersby on the way to Grosmont/Whitby.


55009 ready to leave Grosmont on the members special.


Passing 55019 on the service train at Levisham.


47323 approaches Grosmont from Whitby.


Timings (Booked Only)

Miles Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) Miles
0.00 Kings Cross 06.42d 22.5a 547.80
2.50 Finsbury Park 06/47 22/50 543.30
4.96 Alexandra Palace 06/49 22/48 542.84
12.75 Potters Bar 06/56 22/40 535.05
20.31 Welwyn Garden City 07/02 ??/?? ???.??
??.?? Woolmer Green ??/?? 22/33 524.30
27.58 Stevenage 07.09a ~ 07.09d 22.27a ~ 22.27d 520.22
31.90 Hitchin 07/14 22/21 515.90
44.13 Sandy 07/22 22/11 503.67
58.71 Huntingdon 07/32 22/01 489.09
76.35 Peterborough 07.50a ~ 07.52d 21.43a ~ 21.46d 471.45
84.85 Tallington 08/01 21/35 462.95
100.10 Stoke 08/13 21/24 447.70
105.45 Grantham 12/01 21/15 442.35
109.70 Barkston South Jn 08/20 21/11 438.10
120.10 Newark Northgate 08/27 21/02 427.70
138.60 Retford 08/40 20/46 409.20
155.95 Doncaster 08.57a ~ 08.59d 20.26a ~ 20.30d 391.85
160.29 Shaftholme Jn 09/05 20/18 387.51
169.75 Templehirst Jn 09/13 20/10 387.05
???.?? Hambleton 09/20 20/03 ???.??
???.?? Colton Jn 09/28 19/56 ???.??
188.39 York 09.35a ~ 09.37d 19.45a ~ 19.48d 359.41
210.59 Thirsk 09/58 19/15 337.21
218.34 Northallerton 10/04 19/08 329.46
232.97 Eaglescliffe 10/22 18/51 314.83
235.96 Thornaby 10/28 18/45 311.84
239.17 Middlesborough 10.33a ~ 10.35d 18.38a ~ 18.40d 308.63
243.48 Nunthorpe 10/45 18/28 304.32
249.92 Battersby 10.57a ~ 11.14d 18.06a ~ 18.16d 297.88
264.49 Glaisdale 11/35 17/40 283.31
267.61 Grosmont 11.42a ~ 11.44d 17.31a ~ 17.33d 280.19
270.92 Sleights 11/52 17/23 276.88
273.90 Whitby 12.02a 17.15d 273.90

Deltic Hauled special on NYMR;

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Grosmont 11.56d 16.17a
Pickering 13.00a 15.15d


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