10th September 1994

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Blyth Spirit III

Locos Used 47616, 56090 & 90023
Stock Used

4939+4909+5037+4925+17151+1832+4949+4956+5042+5027+17167

Route : 1F52 throughout

Loco(s) Route
90023 Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Newcastle
56090 (1) Newcastle - Heaton South Jn - Cramlington - Morpeth - Hepscot Jn - Bedlington Jn (Furnaceway Sidings)
47616 (2) Bedlington Jn (Furnaceway Sidings) - Ashington Jn - Butterwell Jn - Morpeth North Jn - Bedlington Jn (Furnaceway Sidings)
56090 (1) Bedlington Jn (Furnaceway Sidings) - Blyth Alcan Terminal
47616 (2) Blyth Alcan Terminal - Freemans LC
56090 (1) Freemans LC - Blyth PS
47616 (2) Blyth PS - Marchey's House Jn (3) - Ashington
56090 (1) Ashington - Marchey's House Jn - Bedlington Jn - Newsham North Jn
47616 (2) Newsham North Jn - Bates Staithes
56090 (1) Bates Staithes - Newsham North Jn - Benton North Jn - Heaton South Jn - Newcastle - King Edward Bridge North Jn - King Edward Bridge East Jn - Greensfield Jn - Pelaw Jn - Jarrow
47616 (2) Jarrow - Pelaw Jn - High Level Bridge Jn - (High Level Bridge) - Newcastle
90023 Newcastle - (via ECML) - Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) 47616 on rear.
(2) 56090 on rear.
(3) booked to reverse at Marchey's House Jn but went on to Ashington due to points failure.
(4) Regarding exact routing and reversal points W.R. (Bill) Lynch comments;
At York, we went via the station in both directions
Passing Darlington we took the station avoiding line in both directions
At Ashington, reversal was on the Lynemouth line
At Jarrow, reversal was with part of the train on the Shell Oil branch


90023 takes a break at Newcastle (photo: Gary Thornton)


56090 takes over at Newcastle (photo: Gary Thornton)

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

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Robin Addison, Alan Sheppard, Gary Thornton & W.R. (Bill) Lynch)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Kings Cross 07.18d ?   21.12a ? 620.11
2.41 Finsbury Park 07/22 ?   20/53 ? 617.50
4.78 Alexandra Palace 07/24 ?   20/51 ? 615.13
12.57 Potters Bar 07.29a  ~ 07.31d ??.?? ~ 07.32   20.44a  ~ 20.46d 20.39 ~ ??.?? 607.34
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 07/37 ?   20/39 ? 599.66
23.73 Woolmer Green 07/42 ?   20/36 ? 596.18
27.45 Stevenage 07.45a  ~ 07.47d ?   20.31a ~ 20.33d ? 592.46
31.74 Hitchin 07/52 ?   20/27 ? 588.17
44.10 Sandy 08/00 ?   20/20 ? 576.01
58.70 Huntingdon 08/09 ?   20/11 ? 561.21
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Connington South Jn   20/06 ? 552.76
69.26 Holme Jn 08/15 ?  
76.29 Peterborough 08.21a  ~ 08.23d 08.21 ~ 08.23   19.56a  ~ 19.58d 19.55 ~ 19.57 543.62
84.64 Tallington 08/30 08/30   19/49 19/48 535.27
99.61 Stoke 08/39 08/40   19/40 19/40 520.30
105.38 Grantham 08/42 08/43   19/37 19/37 514.53
109.56 Barkston South Jn 08/45 08/46   19/34 19/34 510.35
120.08 Newark Northgate 08/51 08/52   19/28 19/22 500.03
138.49 Retford 09/02 09/02   19/17 19/12 481.42
152.00 Loversall Carr Jn 09/14 09/10   19/07 19/04 468.11
155.77 Doncaster 09.18a  ~ 09.20d 09.17 ~ 09.20   19.01a  ~ 19.03d 18.59 ~ 19.00 464.14
160.16 Shaftholme Jn 09/24 09/25   18/56 18/55 459.75
169.16 Temple Hirst Jn 09/29 09/31   18/49 18/50 450.75
174.75 Hambledon North Jn 09/33 09/34   18/45 18/47 445.16
182.79 Colton Jn 09/40 09/38   18/40 18/41 437.12
188.40 York 09.45a  ~ 09.47d 09.45 ~ 09.47   1833a  ~  1835d 18.31 ~ 18.36 431.51
190.11 Skelton Jn 09/50 09/50   1830 18/28 430.00
198.00 Tollerton Jn 09/54 09/54   18/23 18/24 422.11
210.56 Thirsk 10/02 10/04   18/15 18/17 409.35
218.36 Northallerton 10/07 10/08   18/11 18/13 401.55
232.50 Darlington 10/15 10/18   18/02 18/05 387.41
244.57 Ferryhill South Jn 10/23 10/26   17/54 17/58 375.34
247.33 Tursdale Jn 10/24 10/28   17/51 17/53 372.58
254.53 Durham 10/29 10/32   17/46 17/52 365.38
268.02 King Edward Bridge South 10/41 10/42   17/36 17/39 352.09
268.56 Newcastle 10L43a  ~ 11L13d 10.45 ~ 11.38   17L06a  ~ 17L34d 17.03 ~ 17.37 351.35

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
270.50 Heaton South Jn 11/18 11/43
285.26 Morpeth 11.33a  ~ 11.35d 11.56 ~ 11.58
289.61 Bedlington Jn 11.53a  ~ 12.03d 12.13 ~ 12.16
292.63 Ashington Jn 12/09 12.28 ~ 12.30
297.54 Butterwell Jn 12/23 12/52
301.11 Morpeth North Jn 12/29 12/59
305.66 Bedlington Jn 12.44a ~ 12.54d 13.10 ~ 13.19
310.56 Blyth Alcan Terminal 13.05a ~ 13.15d 13.36 ~ 13.40
313.18 Freemans Level Crossing 13.24a ~ 13.34d 13.51 ~ 13.55
313.78 Blyth Power Station 13.38a ~ 13.48d 14.02 ~ 14.16
316.03 Marchey's House Jn 1358a ~ 14/26
(?*?)
Ashington Jn DIV 14.31 ~ 14.39
316.03 Marchey's House Jn ~  1400d 14/44
317.38 Bedlington Jn 14/08 14/50
320.35 Newsham North Jn 14.18a  ~ 14.23d 15.02 ~ 15.05
322.25 Bates Staithes 14.40a  ~ 14.45d 15.19 ~ 15.22
324.15 Newsham South Jn 15.04a  ~ 15.06d 15/34
332.54 Benton North Jn 15/36 15/56
335.04 Heaton South Jn 15/52 15/58
336.78 Newcastle 15c56a  ~ 16c09d 16.00 ~ 16.11
337.37 King Edward Bridge North 16/11 16/13
337.50 King Edward Bridge East 16/12 16/14
337.64 Greensfield Jn 16/13 16/15
341.04 Pelaw Jn 16/20 16/24
344.31 Jarrow 16.28a  ~ 16.38d 16.34 ~ 16.38
347.58 Pelaw Jn 16/52 16/44
350.75 High Level Bridge Jn 17/01 16.54 ~ 17.01

Timings continue in first table.

(?*?) - Extra mileage to add on for Marchey's House to Ashington Jn to Marchey's House

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