29th December 1989

Hertfordshire Railtours
The Decennial Swansong

Loco Used 31430 'Sister Dora'

Route : 1Z30 throughout

Loco Route
31430 London St Pancras (via MML) - Trent South Jn - Toton Centre - Pye Bridge Jn - Pinxton - Kirkby Summit Jn - Shirebrook Jn - Woodend Jn - Shireoaks - Dinnington Colliery Jn - Firbeck West Jn - St Catherine's Jn - Kirk Sandall Jn - Thorne Jn - Scunthorpe - Barnetby (2) - Habrough - Marsh Jn West - Immingham East Jn (3) - Humber Road Jn - Ulceby North Jn - Barnetby (4) - Scunthorpe - Thorne Jn - Stainforth Jn - Applehurst Jn - Joan Croft Jn - Temple Hirst Jn - Selby Canal Jn - Selby West Jn - Hambleton East Jn - Gascoigne Wood Jn - Milford Jn - Ferrybridge South Jn - Pontefract Monkhill - Castleford - Milford Jn - Gascoigne Wood Jn - Hambleton West Jn - Hambleton South Jn - Temple Hirst Jn - Shaftholme Jn - Doncaster - Mexborough - Aldwarke Jn - Rotherham Central - Tinsley East Jn - Broughton Lane Jn - Attercliffe Jn - Woodburn Jn - Sheffield - Dore Station Jn - Chesterfield - Clay Cross South Jn - Trowel Jn - Toton Jn - Meadow Lane Jn - Ratcliffe Jn - Loughborough - (reverse of outward route) - London St Pancras

Notes :
(1) Delayed departure from St Pancras, awaiting stock and at Leicester awaiting driver.
(2) noted almost out of fuel at Barnetby during photo-stop.
(3) 31430 off at Immingham for fuel.
(4) Delayed by broken rail between Barnetby and Scunthorpe requiring single line working. Arrived back at Bedford 121 minutes late.


The crew review the fuel situation at Barnetby (photo: Gary Thornton)

Source : Gary Thornton (joined/left train at Bedford)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gary Thornton)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 St Pancras 07.35d ?   21.10a ? 506.09
4.00 West Hampstead T'link 07/42 ?   21/02 ? 502.09
6.79 Hendon 07/46 ?   20/56 ? 499.10
19.71 St Albans 07.59a ~ 08.01d ?   20.41a ~ 20.43d ? 486.18
30.19 Luton 08/12 ?   20/32 ? 475.70
40.24 Flitwick 08/20 ?   20/22 ? 465.65
49.65 Bedford Midland 08.32a ~ 08.33d 08.50 ~ 08.51   20.10a ~ 20.12d 22.11 ~ 21.13 456.24
56.45 Sharnbrook 08/44 09/01   20/04 ??/?? 449.44
65.11 Wellingborough 08/53 09/14   19/56 21/55 440.78
72.01 Kettering 08/59 09/25   19/51 20/50 434.08
82.74 Market Harborough 09/11 09/36   19/39 21/40 423.15
95.74 Wigston North Jn 09/25 09/48   19/26 21/28 410.18
99.07 Leicester 09.30a ~ 09.32d 09.52 ~ 10.21   19.18a ~ 19.20d 21.21 ~ 21.22 407.02
103.78 Syston South Jn 09/39 10/28   19/11 ??/?? 402.11
111.46 Loughborough 09/45 10/35   19/04 21/06 394.43

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
119.16 Trent South Jn 09/52 10/42
121.64 Toton Centre 09c55 ~ 09c57 10/47
125.09 Trowell Jn 10/02 10/50
133.69 Pye Bridge Jn 10/12 11/00
135.04 Sleights East LC 10/14 ??/??
135.54 Pinxton 10/16 ??/??
139.07 Kirkby Summit Jn 10/22 11/16
145.22 Shirebrook Jn 10c37 ~ 10c39 11.41 ~ 11.43
149.45 Elmton & Creswell 10/49 11/49
153.79 Woodend Jn 10c59 ~ 11c00 11/54
154.44 Shireoaks West Jn 11/03 11/56
154.68 Shireoaks 11/05 11/58
155.65 Brancliffe East Jn 11/09 12/00
159.02 Dinnington Colliery Jn 11/20 12/13
167.05 Firbeck Jn 11/40 12/31
171.02 St Catherine's Jn 11/50 12/38
176.34 Kirk Sandall Jn 12/20 12/51
181.18 Thorne Jn 12/25 13/06
195.64 Scunthorpe 12/45 13/31
206.44 Wrawby Jn 13/00 13/49
207.08 Barnetby 13p02a ~ 13p20d 13.52 ~ 14.07
211.65 Brocklesby 13/26 ??/??
213.45 Habrough 13/30 ??/??
220.21 Marsh Junction West 13/37 14/27
220.37 Marsh Junction North 13/40 14/28
222.05 Pyewipe Road Jn 13/55 14/35
226.40 Immingham East Jn 14/18 14.51 ~ 15.20
228.69 Humber Road Jn 14/23 15/27
232.30 Ulceby North Jn 14/31 15/37
233.41 Brocklesby 14/33 15/39
238.18 Barnetby 14/40 15.49 ~ 15.50
238.62 Wrawby Jn 14/41 16/10
249.42 Scunthorpe 14/59 16/57
264.08 Thorne Jn 15/18 17/17
265.56 Stainforth 15/21 17/20
269.32 Applehurst Jn 15/29 17/28
270.01 Joan Croft Jn 15/40 17/32
278.49 Temple Hirst Jn 15/50 17/45
283.12 Selby Canal Jn 15/55 17/56
283.44 Selby West Jn 15/58 17/58
286.42 Hambleton East Jn 16/03 18/03
289.35 Gascoigne Wood Jn 16/08 18/08
290.73 Milford Jn 16/11 18/10
295.13 Ferrybridge South Jn 16/17 18/20
295.61 Monkhill Goods Jn 16/19 18/22
296.56 Pontefract Monkhill 16.22 ~ 16.30 18/25
300.11 Castleford 16/39 18/32
306.03 Milford Jn 16*/46 18/42
307.41 Gascoigne Wood Jn 16/49 18/45
309.25 Hambleton West Jn 16/56 18/48
310.48 Hambleton South Jn 16/57 18/49
315.42 Temple Hirst Jn 17/04 18/54
324.42 Shaftholme Jn 17/15 19/02
328.61 Doncaster 17.21 ~ 17.23 19.13 ~ 19.15
330.62 Hexthorpe Jn 17/27 19/21
335.67 Mexborough 17/32 19/29
339.16 Aldwarke Jn 17/38 19/35
341.21 Rotherham Central 17/42 19/39
344.47 Broughton Lane Jn 17/48 19/45
345.57 Attercliffe Jn 17/50 19/47
346.05 Woodburn Jn 17/52 19/48
347.02 Nunnery Main Line Jn 17/55 19/50
347.39 Sheffield 17.57 ~ 17.59 19.52 ~ 19.56
351.29 Dore Station Jn 18/06 20/04
354.35 Dronfield 18/10 20/09
359.59 Chesterfield 18/18 20/13
363.69 Clay Cross South Jn 18/22 20/22
372.10 Pye Bridge Jn 18/30 20/31
380.70 Trowell Jn 18/37 ??/??
384.53 Toton Jn 18/42 20.42 ~ 20.49
385.34 Meadow Lane Jn 18/46 20/53
387.53 Ratcliffe Jn 18/52 ??/??

Timings continue in first table.

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