23rd November 1996

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Grimsby Reaper

Locos Used 37710, 47745 & 91003
Stock Used main tour: 3131+3132+35317+99132+4951+4940+4905+4984+4910+4994+4960+4973
mark 4: 11209+11201+11210+10330+12304+12515+12409+12417+12205+82218

Route : 1Z37 throughout

Loco(s) Stock Route
47745 (1) main tour London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Peterborough - Newark North Gate - Newark Crossing East Jn - Boultham Jn - Lincoln Central - Market Rasen - Barnetby
37710 (2) main tour Barnetby - Habrough - Grimsby Marsh Jn (3)
37710 main tour Grimsby Marsh Jn - Brick Pit Siding (4)
91003 mark 4 Doncaster - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) Tour was reported on time out of Kings Cross but due to vacuum brake problems the train was almost an hour late by Peterborough (blamed on the loco). At Barnetby the 47 was put on the rear and 37710 on the front and the brake problems resurfaced. By Grimsby Marsh Jn (as it turned out the last timing point for the tour "proper") we were 82 minutes behind schedule. It was interesting to note the same coaches were used on the following weeks trip - the return of Deltic D9000 to the mainline, which ended rather sooner than expected, partly because of braking problems...
(2) 47745 on rear.
(3) Oh dear! Just after entering onto the Grimsby Docks branch 47745 became derailed. As it was at the back of the train at the time we were stuck on the branch. The 47 was uncoupled and we ran forward into Brick Pit Siding where the tour was abandoned. Buses ferried us to Doncaster where 91003 on a rake of mark 4 coaches returned us home - amazingly we got back to Peterborough only 72 minutes later than expected, though not having done much of the booked track. Mind you we got a full refund!

(4) For reference, the booked route from Grimsby Marsh Jn was to have been :

Grimsby Marsh Jn - (Brick Pit Siding) - ABP Grimsby Docks
ABP Grimsby Docks - Great Coates No. 1 Jn
Great Coates No. 1 Jn - Pyewipe Road Jn - Immingham East Jn
Immingham East Jn - Immingham Transit Quay
Immingham Transit Quay - Immingham East Jn - Humber Road Jn
Humber Road Jn - Immingham West Jn - Killingholme
Killingholme - Immingham West Jn - Western Entrance LC
Western Entrance LC - Immingham Mineral Quay
Immingham Mineral Quay - Western Entrance LC - Humber Road Jn - Ulceby - Barnetby - Kirton Lindsey Gainsborough Central - Trent Jn - Bessacarr Jn - Decoy North Jn - Doncaster

Sources : Gary Thornton (joined/left train at Peterborough) & Kevin Stroud

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gary Thornton & Janet Cottrell)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Kings Cross 07.30d 07.30   19.59a ? 406.07
- Holloway South Jn ? ?   19/40 ? 404.44
2.41 Finsbury Park 07/35 07.37a ~ 07.40d   19/38 ? 403.46
4.78 Alexandra Palace 07/37 08/08   19/34 ? 401.09
12.57 Potters Bar 07.45a ~ 07.47d 08.27 ~ 08.30   19.21a ~ 19.23d ? 393.30
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 07/55 ?   19/14 ? 385.62
23.73 Woolmer Green 07/57 ?   19/11 ? 382.14
27.45 Stevenage 08.01a ~ 08.03d 08.49 ~ 08.51   19.05a ~ 19.07d ? 378.42
31.74 Hitchin 08/07 08/56   19/00 ? 374.13
44.10 Sandy 08/15 09/04   18/50 ? 361.77
58.70 Huntingdon 08/26 09/13   18/40 ? 347.17
- Connington South Jn   18/33 ? 337.59
69.26 Holme 08/33 ?  
76.29 Peterborough 08.41a ~ 08.43d 09.26 ~ 09.31   18.21a ~ 18.23d 19.34 ~ 19.35 329.58
84.64 Tallington Jn 08/52 09/40   18/07 19/26 321.23
99.61 Stoke Jn 09/08 09/52   17/56 19/17 306.26
105.38 Grantham 09/12 09/56   17/51 19/14 300.49
109.56 Barkston South Jn 09/15 09/59   17/47 19/12 296.31
120.08 Newark North Gate 09.23a ~ 09.25d 10.07 ~ 10.10   17.37a ~ 17.39d 19.03 ~ 19.04 285.79

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
120.59 Newark Crossing East Jn 09/27 10/12
135.25 Boultham Jn 09/48 10/28
135.55 West Holmes Jn 09/49 10/29
136.43 Lincoln Central 09/52 10/31
136.55 Pelham Street Jn 09/53 10/32
142.56 Langworth SB 10/00 10/40
151.27 Market Rasen 10/08 10/48
156.70 Holton-le-Moor SB 10/22 10/52
165.26 Wrawby Jn 10/35 11/06
165.70 Barnetby 10L38a ~ 11L03d 11.09 ~ 11.42
172.27 Habrough 11/11 12/32
179.03 Grimsby Marsh Jn 11/20 12/42
180.48 ABP Grimsby Docks 11.32a ~ 11.42d DIV
182.13 Great Coates No.1 Jn 11.49a ~ 11.59d DIV
183.32 Pyewipe Road SB 12/06 DIV
187.67 Immingham East Jn 12.13a ~ 12.20d DIV
188.22 Immingham Transit Quay 12.30a ~ 12.40d DIV
188.57 Immingham East Jn 12/47 DIV
191.06 Humber Road Jn 12.57a ~ 13.04d DIV
194.16 Killingholme 13.24a ~ 13.34d DIV
196.35 Immingham West Jn 13/51 DIV
196.56 West Entrance LC 13.53a ~ 14.00d DIV
197.25 Immingham Mineral Quay 14.11a ~ 14.21d DIV
197.74 West Entrance LC 14/28 DIV
198.44 Humber Road LC 14/31 DIV
202.13 Ulceby 14/39 DIV
203.16 Brocklesby 14/49 DIV
207.73 Barnetby 14/57 DIV
208.37 Wrawby Jn 14/58 DIV
211.48 Brigg 15/07 DIV
216.29 Kirton Lime Sidings 15/23 DIV
217.64 Kirton Lindsey 15/26 DIV
220.35 Northorpe SB 15/29 DIV
228.07 Gainsborough Central 15.43a ~ 16.13d DIV
229.37 Trent Jn 16/19 DIV
246.40 Bessacarr Jn 16/42 DIV
248.14 Decoy North Jn 16/44 DIV
249.78 Doncaster 16L48a ~ 17L08d 18.42
254.07 Loversall Carr Jn 17/15 18/46
267.38 Retford 17/24 18/53

Timings continue in first table.

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