17th February 1996

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Friar Tuck

Locos Used 37718 & 47540
Stock Used 4915+4977+4959+4998+1853+21266+13318+4938+4986+4999+5007

Route : 1Z45 throughout

Loco(s) Route
47540 Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Peterborough - Grantham - Retford High Level - Worksop - Brancliffe East Jn - Dinnington Coliery Jn - St Catherine's Jn (3)
37718 (1) St Catherine's Jn - Kirk Sandall Jn
47540 (2) Kirk Sandall Jn - Bentley Jn - (Doncaster avoiding line) - Hexthorpe Jn - Conisborough (up goods loop)
37718 (1) Conisborough (up goods loop) - Hexthorpe Jn - (Doncaster avoiding line) - Bentley Jn - Kirk Sandall Jn - Hatfield & Stainforth
47540 (2) Hatfield & Stainforth - Applehurst Jn - Skellow Jn - Carcroft Jn - Doncaster (2 way goods 1) - (down/up slow 2 -> down/up slow 1) - Decoy Down Yard - Rossington Colliery Jn - Rossington RR loop
37718 (1) Rossington RR loop - Rossington Colliery
47540 (2) 13.57 Rossington Colliery - Rossington RR loop
37718 (1) Rossington RR loop - Rossington Colliery Jn - Decoy Down Yard - Doncaster (2 way goods 2) - Shaftholme Jn - Knottingley South Jn - Knottingley East Jn - Whitley Bridge - Drax PS Loop - Whiteley Bridge - Sudforth Lane SB
47540 Sudforth Lane SB - Whiteley Bridge - Eggborough PS Loop - Whiteley Bridge - Knottingley East Jn - Knottingley South Jn - Shaftholme Jn - Doncaster - (via ECML) - Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) 47540 on rear.
(2) 37718 on rear.
(3) 47540 ran-round at St Catherine's Jn.
(4) Original spec. was Grantham via Nottingham to the 'Robin Hood' line (hence the name), this was replaced with extra freight lines around Doncaster, namely, Doncaster Avoiding Line both ways & Applehurst Jn to Carcroft Jn.

Sources : Gary Thornton (joined/left train at Peterborough)
Alan Sheppard & David Moorcraft

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard & Gary Thornton)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 London Kings Cross 07.45d ?   19.45a ? 427.65
2.41 Finsbury Park 07/50 ?   19/36 ? 425.24
4.78 Alexandra Palace 07/52 ?   19/31 ? 422.67
12.57 Potters Bar 08.00a ~ 08.02d ?   19.20a ~ 19.22d ? 415.08
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 08/09 ?   19/08 ? 407.40
23.73 Woolmer Green Jn 08/12 ?   19/05 ? 403.72
27.45 Stevenage 08.18a ~ 08.20d ?   18.59a ~ 19.00d ? 400.20
31.74 Hitchin 08/25 ?   18/53 ? 395.71
44.10 Sandy 08/37 ?   18/44 ? 383.55
58.70 Huntingdon 08/54 ?   18/34 ? 368.75
69.26 Holme Jn 09/04 ?   ? ? ?
76.29 Peterborough 09.11a ~ 09.13d 09.19 ~ 09.22   18.17a ~ 18.19d 20.25 ~ 20.27 351.36
84.64 Tallington Jn 09/22 09/31   18/09 20/13 343.01
99.61 Stoke Jn 09/34 09/43   17/59 20/02 328.04
105.38 Grantham 09.40a ~ 09.43d 09.47 ~ 09.49   17.50a ~ 17.52d 19.53 ~ 19.54 322.27
109.56 Barkston South Jn 09/48 09/54   17/45 19/49 318.09
120.08 Newark North Gate 09/55 10/01   17/37 19/41 307.57
138.49 Retford High Level 10.11a ~ 10.13d 10.16 ~ 10.18   17.19a ~ 17.21d 19.24 ~ 19.25 289.16

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
146.20 Worksop 10.25 ~ 10.26 10.33 ~ 10.38
149.19 Brancliffe East Jn 10/29 10/42
152.36 Dinnington Colliery Jn 10.36 t 10.38 10.51 ~ 10.51
164.36 St. Catherine's Jn 10L58 ~ 11L35 11L18 ~ 11L44
169.68 Kirk Sandall Jn 11.50 ~ 11.55 11.59 ~ 12.03
172.08 Bentley Jn 11/59 12/09
175.32 Hexthorpe Jn 12/04 12/13
178.15 Conisborough {UGL} 12.08 ~ 12.16 12.19 ~ 12.21
180.78 Hexthorpe Jn 12/20 12/27
184.22 Bentley Jn 12/33 12/33
186.42 Kirk Sandall Jn 12/40 12/38
189.58 Hatfield & Stainforth 12.46 ~ 12.51 12.44 ~ 12.47
193.34 Applehurst Jn 12/59 12.55 ~ 12.57
196.02 Skellow Jn 13/04 13/09
196.52 Carcroft Jn 13/05 13/11
200.64 Doncaster 2-Way Goods 13.10 cc 13.12 13.21 ~ 13.31
202.48 Decoy Down Yard 13/17 13/39
204.72 Rossington Colliery Jn RR Loop 13.25 ~ 13.29 13.47 ~ 13.52
207.22 Rossington Colliery 13.42 ~ 13.57 14.14 ~ 14.17
209.52 Rossington Colliery Jn RR Loop 14.12 ~ 14.16 14.32 ~ 14.38
211.76 Decoy Down Yard 14/27 14/49
213.60 Doncaster 2-Way Goods 14.31 cc 14.41 14/56
217.79 Shaftholme Jn 14/47 15/04
228.08 Knottingley South Jn 15/02 15/19
228.28 Knottingley East Jn 15/03 15.20 ~ 15.23
230.46 Sudforth Lane ? 15.30 ~ 15.42
232.13 Whitley Bridge 15/09 15/46
235.24 Drax Branch Jn ? 15.51 ~ 16.29
239.40 Drax Power Station Loop 15/29 16/49
246.67 Whitley Bridge 15/49 17/27
248.34 Sudforth Lane S.B. (Dep. Line) 15L52 ~ 16L10 17L33 ~ 17L43
250.01 Whitley Bridge 16/13 17/47
251.58 Eggborough Power Station Loop 16/23 17/57
253.35 Whitley Bridge 16/33 18/16
255.02 Sudforth Lane Signal Box 16/36 18/19
257.20 Knottingley East Jn 16/39 18/26
257.40 Knottingley South Jn 16/40 18.27 ~ 18.28
267.49 Shaftholme Jn 16/56 18.46 ~ 18.48
271.68 Doncaster 17.00a ~ 17.02d 18.58 ~ 19.00
275.65 Loversall Carr Jn 17/08 19/10


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