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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