29th December 1984

Humberside Locomotive Preservation Group
The Yorkshire Coast Express

Locos Used 47103, 777 "Sir Lamiel" & 5305 "Alderman A.E. Draper"
Stock Used load 8 behind 47103, load 9 behind the steam locos

Route : 1G77 throughout

Loco(s) Route
47103 Peterborough – Grantham – Doncaster – Thorne – Goole – Hull
5305 Hull – Bridlington –Scarborough – Malton – York
777 York – Church Fenton – Leeds
777 (1) Leeds – Church Fenton – York (1)
5305 York – Selby – Gilberdyke – Hull
47103 Hull – Goole – Doncaster – Grantham – Peterborough

Notes :
(1) Due to the slow, (very slow – due to a small bore pipe being used for filling of tender), rate of watering 5305 at Scarborough, & the subsequent 75 + mins late running of the train, the decision was made to miss out the Harrogate Circle, turn 777 at Leeds, & return to York via Church Fenton.
(2) York Controls further attempts to get the special nearer to right time saw the train run to Selby, from York, via Colton Jn – Hambleton Nth Jn – Hambleton East Jn – Selby, instead of the booked path via Gascoigne Wood.

Sources : Bob Peach (joined/left the train at Doncaster)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Bob Peach)

Location Booked Actual
Peterborough 08.00d -
Grantham 08.32d -
Doncaster 09.17d -
Goole 09.38d -
Hull 10L25a ~ ??L??d  ??.?? ~ 10.42
Cottingham 10/32 -
Beverley 10/37 -
Driffield 10/37 -
Bridlington 11/03 -
Hunmanby 11/21 -
Filey 11/25 -
Seamer 11/34 -
Scarborough 11L40a ~ 13L25d ??.?? ~ 14.37
Seamer 13/32 -
Malton 13/53 15/16
York 14L22a ~ 14L38d 15.46 ~ 15.59
Church Fenton 14/54 16/25
Micklefield 15/02 16/37
Cross Gates 15/10 16/44
Leeds 15.19a ~ 15.38d 16.51 ~ ??.??
Wortley Jn 15/42 DIV
Horsforth 15/53 DIV
Rigton 16/03 DIV
Harrogate 16.17a ~ 16.27d DIV
Knaresborough 16*36a ~ 16*41d DIV
Cattal 16/51 DIV
Hammerton 17/01 DIV
Poppleton 17/11 DIV
Skelton Jn 17/15 DIV
York 17L20a ~ 17L35d ??.?? ~ 18.33
Church Fenton 17/50 DIV
Sherburn South 17/55 DIV
Gascoigne Wood 17/58 DIV
Selby 18/09 18.58a ~ 19.01d
Gilberdyke 18/26 19/19
Broomfleet 18/30 19/23
Brough 18/36 -
Ferriby 18/40 -
Hessle 18/44 19/34
Hull 18L52a ~ 19L14d 19.46 ~ ?.??
Goole 19.14d 20.08
Doncaster 19.45d 20.50a ~ 20.51d
Grantham 20.18d 21.12
Peterborough 21.14a 21.42


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