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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