9th March 1985

T.P. Railtours
The Whistler Finale

Locos Used 31225 & D200

Route : 1G21 throughout

Loco Route
D200 York - Church Fenton - Micklefield - Cross Gates - Leeds - Gelderd Road Jn - Wakefield Westgate - South Kirkby Jn - Doncaster - (via ECML) - Grantham - Peterborough - Whittlesea - March - Ely - Chippenham Jn - Bury St Edmunds - Ipswich - Harwich Parkstone Quay
D200 Harwich Parkstone Quay - Manningtree - Colchester - Chelmsford - Stratford - approx 1/4 mile short of London Liverpool Street (1)
31225 approx 1/4 mile short of London Liverpool Street - London Liverpool Street
D200 London Liverpool Street - Bethnal Green - Hackney Downs - Clapton Jn - Cheshunt - Broxbourne - Cambridge - Ely - (reverse of outward route) - Grantham - approx 1 mile north of station (2)
D200 (3) approx 1 mile north of station - Grantham
D200 Grantham - (reverse of outward route) - York

Notes :
(1) 31225 used to avoid run-round and allow D200 to go for fuel.
(2) Train missed booked stop at station and had to reverse. Nigel Cockburn confirms: I was In a compartment with a lad who boarded at Grantham and was due to leave the train at Grantham. His face was a picture as we sped through at around 90mph and much to the amazement of the photographers on the platform with their tripods at the ready. The lad pulled the emergency cord in our compartment which caused the train to stop as you say round a mile further on. The guard came to our compartment to enquire why the cord had been pulled.
(3) D200 propelling.
(4) Carried a 'Whistler Farewell' headboard.


40122 (alias D200) at Bury St Edmunds (photo: Alan Chilestone)

Sources : Ian Dobson, Guy Middleton & Harry Harper

Timings (Booked Only)
(provided by Ian Dobson)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
York 08.00d 22.00a
Church Fenton 08/12 21/40
Micklefield 08/17 21/43
Cross Gates 08/22 21/38
Leeds 08.30a ~ 08.33d 21.26a ~ 21.30d
Gelderd Road Jn 08/38 21/21
Wakefield Westgate 08.48a ~ 08.50d 21.08a ~ 21.10d
Hare Park Jn 08/56 21/03
South Kirkby Jn 09/02 20/58
Adwick Jn 09/07 20/52
Bentley L.C. 09/11 20/50
Doncaster 09.17a ~ 09.19d 20.44a ~ 20.46d
Loversall Carr Jn 09/30 -
Retford 09/43 20/25
Newark 09/57 20/10
Barkston South Jn 10/12 20/02
Grantham 10/14 19.49a ~ 19.56d
Stoke 10/23 19/43
Tallington 10/40 19/22
Peterborough 10.50a ~ 10.52d 19.10a ~ 19.12d
Whittlesea 11/00 19/01
March (photo stop outward) 11.10a ~ 11.25d 18.48a ~ 18.50d
Ely North Jn 11/45 18/33
Ely (photo stop outward) 11.48a ~ 12.01d 18.27a ~ 18.30d

 

Location Booked
Ely Dock Jn 12/03
Soham 12/11
Chippenham Jn 12/20
Bury St Edmunds 12/35
Haughley Jn 12/50
Ipswich (photo stop) 13.10a ~ 13.25d
Manningtree North Jn 13/37
Harwich Parkstone Quay 13.50a ~ 14.04d
Manningtree 14/19
Colchester 14/28
Marks Tey 14/32
Witham 14/38
Chelmsford 14/55
Gidea Park 15/02
Stratford 15/10
Bethnal Green 15/14
London Liverpool Street 15.17a ~ 16.50d
Bethnal Green 16/55
Hackney Downs 17/00
Clapton Jn 17/03
Tottenham South Jn 17/05
Brimsdown 17/14
Cheshunt 17/20
Broxbourne 17/25
Broxbourne Jn 17/28
Bishops Stortford 17/38
Elsenham 17/44
Audley End 17/50
Shepreth Branch Jn 18/00
Cambridge 18.03a ~ 18.10d
Coldham Lane Jn 18/12

Timings continue in first table.

Total miles for D200 (including Grantham overshoot) : 545 miles

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