14th June 1997

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Whitby Jet

Locos Used 33030 & 33116 'Hertfordshire Rail Tours'

Route : 1Z49 throughout

Loco(s) Route
33116 + 33030 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Northallerton - Eaglescliffe - Middlesbrough - Battersby
33030 + 33116 Battersby - Glaisdale - Grosmont - Whitby
33116 + 33030 Whitby - Grosmont - Glaisdale - Battersby
33030 + 33116 Battersby - (reverse of outward route) - London Kings Cross


33116 & 33030 wait to leave York for Whitby (photo: Paul Barrett)

Source : Janet Cottrell (joined/left the train at Stevenage)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Janet Cottrell)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Kings Cross 07.26d ?   21.50a ?
Finsbury Park 07/31 ?   21/42 ?
Alexandra Palace 07/33 ?   21/37 ?
Potters Bar 07.41a ~ 07.43d ?   21.20a ~ 21.22d ?
Welwyn Garden City 07/51 ?   21/13 ?
Woolmer Green Jn 07/54 ?   21/10 ?
Stevenage 08.01a ~ 08.03d ??.?/ ~ 08.03   21.03a ~ 21.05d 20.58 ~ ??.??
Hitchin 08/09 08/10   20/58 20/53
Sandy 08/18 08/21   20/46 20/44
Huntingdon 08/29 08/32   20/35 20/33
Connington South Jn   20/29 20/27
Holme LC 08/37 08/40  
Peterborough 08.44a ~ 08.48d 08.47 ~ 08.52   20.16a ~ 20.20d 20.01 ~ 20.03
Tallington Jn 09/00 09/00   20/03 19/54
Stoke Jn 09/16 09/20   19/49 19/43
Grantham 09.21a ~ 09.23d 09.27 ~ 09.29   19.41a ~ 09.43d 19.36 ~ 19.38
Newark Northgate 09/37 09/42   19/28 19/24
Retford 09/49 ?   19/14 19/10
Loversall Carr Jn 09/59 ?   19/04 ?
Doncaster 10/02 10/09   19/01 18/57
Shaftholme Jn 10/05 ?   18/58 18/52
Temple Hirst Jn 10/11 ?   18/48 ?
Hambleton North Jn 10/16 10/23   18/43 ?
Colton Jn 10/22 10/30   18/37 18/35
York 10.28a ~ 10.31d 10.36 ~ 10.46   17.54a ~ 18.27d 17.47 ~ 18.27
Skelton Jn 10/33 ?   17/51 ?
Thirsk 10/50 ?   17/33 17/27
Northallerton 10/56 11/12   17/27 17/21
Eaglescliffe 11/14 11/31   17/09 17/02
Thornaby 11.20a ~ 11.22d 11.36 ~ 11.38   17.03a ~ 17.05d 16.56 ~ 16.57
Middlesborough 11/29 11/43   16/57 16/50
Guisborough Jn 11/30 11/44   16/55 16/49
Nunthorpe 11t37a ~ 11t39d 11.54 ~ 11.55   16t42a ~ 16t44d 16.40 ~ 16.41
Great Ayton ? ?   16.08a ~ 16.35d 16.08 ~ 16.34
Battersby 11.49a ~ 12.13d 12.07 ~ 12.36   15.32a ~ 16.02d 15.30 ~ 16.03
Glaisdale 12.39a ~ 13.09d 13.02 ~ 13.10   14.50a ~ 15.06d 14.54 ~ 15.04
Grosmont 13/15 13/17   14/44 14/48
Whitby 13.30a 13.33   14.30d 14.30


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