28th December 1996

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Duck & Weasel

Locos Used 33051 'Shakespeare Cliff' + 33116 'Hertfordshire Rail Tours' (running dual-numbered as D6535 & 33116)

Route : 1Z33 throughout

Loco(s) Route
33116 + 33051 London Kings Cross - (ECML) - Doncaster - South Kirkby Jn - Hare Park Jn - Crofton West Jn - Calder Bridge Jn (1) - Normanton - Woodlesford - Engine Shed Jn - Whitehall Jn - Holbeck East Jn - Morley - (1) Thornhill LNW Jn - Mirfield - Huddersfield - Marsden - Stalybridge - Ashton Moss North Jn - Philips Park No.1 Jn - Manchester Victoria - Salford - Salford Cresent - Bolton - Darwen - Blackburn - Gannow Jn - Copy Pit - Hebden Bridge - Milner Royd Jn - Heaton Lodge Jn - Mirfield - Horbury Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Altofts Jn - Castleford - Milford Jn - Church Fenton - York
33051 + 33116 York - Colton Jn (2)
33051 (3) Colton Jn (2) - (ECML) - Finsbury Park (4) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) Booked route was via Wakefield Kirkgate and Horbury Jn to Thornhill LNW Jn but in the event was diverted for reason(s) unknown.
(2) 33116 expired near Colton Jn - reported as brake problems followed by traction motor flashover. 33116 was shut-down and 33051 continued on as sole power.
(3) Plus 33116 dead-in-tow.
(4) It is reported (not confirmed) that 33051 ran out of fuel near Finsbury Park and coasted to Kings Cross!


D6535 leads 33051 at York (photo: Gary Thornton)

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

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gary Thornton)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Kings Cross 07.55d ?   21.15a ? 503.69
? Holloway South Jn ? ?   21/10 ? 502.26
2.41 Finsbury Park 08/00 ?   21/07 ? 501.28
4.78 Alexandra Palace 08/02 ?   21/05 ? 498.71
12.57 Potters Bar 08.14a ~ 08.17d ?   20.46a ~ 20.48d ? 491.12
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 08/27 ?   20/36 ? 483.44
23.73 Woolmer Green Jn 08/30 ?   20/32 ? 479.76
27.45 Stevenage 08.34a ~ 08.37d ?   20.25a ~ 20.27d ? 476.24
31.74 Hitchin 08/43 ?   20/19 ? 471.75
44.10 Sandy 08/53 ?   20/07 ? 459.59
58.70 Huntingdon 09/09 ?   19/56 ? 444.79
69.26 Holme LC 09/17 ?   ? ? ?
76.29 Peterborough 09.25a ~ 09.28d 09.31 ~ 09.37   19.37a ~ 19.39d 21.14 ~ 21.32 427.40
84.64 Tallington Jn 09/35 09/46   19/24 21/02 419.05
99.61 Stoke Jn 09/46 09/58   19/12 20/51 404.08
105.38 Grantham 09/50 10/03   19/06 20/44 398.31
109.56 Barkston South Jn 09/53 10/06   19/02 20/40 394.13
120.08 Newark North gate 10/01 10/14   18/54 20/31 383.61
138.49 Retford 10/16 10/36   18/38 20/13 365.20
152.00 Loversall Carr Jn 10/26 10/49   18/28 19/58 351.69
155.77 Doncaster 10.30a ~ 10.33d 10.55 ~ 10.57   18.20a ~ 18.22d 19.33 ~ 19.53 347.72

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
160.65 Adwick Jn 10/42 11/03
165.74 South Kirkby Jn 10/58 11/07
171.73 Hare Park Jn 11/04 11/15
173.22 Crofton West Jn 11/09 11/17
174.34 Calder Bridge Jn 11/21 11/21
175.00 Wakefield Kirkgate 11/15 DIV
17?.24 Horbury Jn 11/21 DIV
184.30 Mirfield 11/30 12/02
185.13 Heaton Lodge Jn 11/34 12/03
189.27 Huddersfield 11/41 12/07
196.33 Marsden 11*46 ~ 12*01 12/17
200.28 Diggle Jn 12/07 12/21
202.41 Greenfield 12/09 12/23
207.35 Stalybridge 12c16 ~ 12c17 12/30
209.46 Ashton Moss North Jn 12/22 12/34
213.17 Philips Park No.1 12/27 12/39
213.49 Miles Platting 12/31 12/40
215.07 Manchester Victoria 12/35 12/43
215.45 Deal Street 12/37 12/45
216.53 Salford Crescent 12/40 12/48
225.57 Bolton 12.52a ~ 13.01d 13/01
228.54 Bromley Cross 13/11 13/08
235.34 Darwen 13*26 ~ 13*30 13.23 ~ 13.27
239.46 Blackburn 13c49 ~ 13c53 13.35 ~ 13.41
240.13 Daisyfield Jn 13/56 13/43
244.72 Accrington 14/09 13/52
250.07 Gannow Jn 14/17 14/01
255.26 Copy Pit 14/25 14/12
259.58 Hall Royd Jn 14/34 14/22
263.53 Hebden Bridge 14/37 14/30
269.19 Milner Royd Jn 14/41 14/41
277.46 Heaton Lodge Jn 14/53 14/51
278.29 Mirfield 14/54 14/54
279.72 Thornhill LNW Jn 14/56 14/57
285.35 Horbury Jn 15/05 15/07
287.59 Wakefield Kirkgate 15/07 15/10
291.52 Altofts Jn 15/13 15/15
294.30 Castleford 15/20 15/23
300.22 Milford Jn 15/26 15/31
304.51 Church Fenton 15/32 15/34
309.68 Colton Jn 15/37 15/40
315.29 York 15.49a ~ 17.49d 15.47 ~ 17.50
320.70 Colton Jn 17/56 18/22
328.74 Hambleton North Jn 18/02 19/12
334.53 Temple Hirst Jn 18/07 19/18
343.53 Shaftholme Jn 18/13 19/20

Mileages are taken from the tour brochure and no account is made for the on-the-day diversion.

Timings continue in first table.

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