12th July 1992

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Yorkie
(BRML Doncaster Open Day)

Loco Used 90020 'Colonel Bill Cockburn CBE TD'
Stock Used (2) 5030+4939+5007+5002+4869+?17xxx?+17146+4959+5037+4996+5044+5025

Route :

Loco Route
90020 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - York
90020 York - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) Included stop at Doncaster for the BRML Works Open Day. Charter tickets were available for one single journey between Doncaster and York, or vice-versa.
(2) Confirmation required of the use, and ID of, coach listed as 17xxx in the formation above (was not noted by Dave Warby, however train was booked for 12 coaches and photographic evidence suggests two BFKs together in the consist). The coach may be 17169 (as was with 17146 in the same basic rake of stock as used on HRTs 27th June outing)?

Sources : Nick Blyth, John Broderick & Dave Warby

Photo Review


90020 waits to leave Kings Cross (photo: Nick Blyth)


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Nick Blyth & John Broderick)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
0.00 Kings Cross 08.40d 20.50
2.41 Finsbury Park 08/45 20/45
4.78 Alexandra Palace 08/50 20/43
12.57 Potters Bar 08.56a ~ 08.58d 20.35a ~ 20.37d
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 09.03a ~ 09.05d 20.28a ~ 20.30d
23.73 Woolmer Green 09/09 20/26
25.03 Knebworth 09.11a ~ 09.13d 20.22a ~ 20.24d
27.45 Stevenage 09.16a ~ 09.19d 20.16a ~ 20.19d
31.74 Hitchin 09/23 20/12
44.10 Sandy 09/30 20/03
58.70 Huntingdon 09/41 19/54
76.29 Peterborough 09/52 19/42
84.64 Tallington Jn 09/57 19/35
99.61 Stoke Jn 10/08 19/26
105.38 Grantham 10/12 19/22
109.56 Barkston South Jn 10/15 19/17
120.08 Newark Northgate 10/23 19/10
138.49 Retford 10/38 18/59
152.00 Loversall Carr Jn 10/50 18/49
155.77 Doncaster 10.54a ~ 10.50d 18.34a ~ 18.44d
160.16 Shaftholme Jn 11/05 18/29
169.16 Temple Hirst Jn 11/10 18/20
174.75 Hambleton North Jn 11/14 18/17
182.79 Colton Jn 11/21 18/12
188.40 York 11.27a 18.06d

Service Trains

Departures from Doncaster to York;
11:33, 12:10, 12:33, 12:43, 13:33, 14:07, 14:33, 14:43, 15:13, 15:23, 15:38 & 16:13

Departures from York to Doncaster;
12:41, 13:43, 13:50, 14:30, 14:46, 15:01, 15:13, 15:46, 16:21, 16:35, 16:45 & 16:59

'Most trains take 28 minutes'.


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