9th September 2000

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
Merrymaker to Durham...
(Merrymaker Series)

Loco(s) Used ?????

Route:
1N50 : London Kings Cross to Newcastle
1A51 : Newcastle to London Kings Cross

Loco(s) Route
????? London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Newcastle
????? Newcastle - (reverse of outward route) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) Route & loco confirmation required - above is from booked timings. The full tour name as given on the front page of the brochure was;
'Merrymaker
to Durham
Beamish Open Air Museum
Newcastle-upon-Tyne and
The Tanfield and Bowes Railways'

Source : Alan Restell

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Alan Restell)

M.C

Location

 Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
0.00 Kings Cross 08.18d 21.15a
2.41 Finsbury Park 08/20 21/09
4.78 Alexandra Palace 08/22 21/05
12.57 Potters Bar 08.30a ~ 08.33d 20.55a ~ 20.57d
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 08/41 20/50
23.73 Woolmer Green 08/50 20/47
27.45 Stevenage 08.53a ~ 08.55d 20.41a ~ 20.43d
31.74 Hitchin 09/00 20/36
44.10 Sandy 09/09 20/24
58.70 Huntingdon 09/25 20/14
69.26 Holme 09/41 20/08
76.29 Peterborough 09.48a ~ 09.49d 20.00a ~ 20.02d
84.64 Tallington Jn 09/58 19/49
99.61 Stoke Jn 10/09 19/38
105.38 Grantham 10/13 19/35
109.56 Barkston South Jn 10/15 19/32
120.08 Newark North Gate 10/22 19/25
138.49 Retford 10/33 19/14
152.00 Loversall Carr Jn 10/42 19/06
155.77 Doncaster 10/44 19/04
160.16 Shaftholme Jn 10/47 19/01
169.16 Temple Hirst Jn 10/52 18/53
174.75 Hambleton North Jn 10/56 18/50
182.79 Colton Jn 11/01 18/45
188.40 York 11.08a ~ 11.09d 18.36a ~ 18.40d
190.11 Skelton Jn 11/11 18/33
198.00 Tollerton Jn 11/16 18/27
210.56 Thirsk 11/24 18/20
218.36 Northallerton 11/28 18/15
232.50 Darlington 11/38 18/06
244.57 Ferryhill South Jn 11/46 17/59
247.33 Tursdale Jn 11/47 17/57
254.53 Durham 11.59a ~ 12.00d 17.48a ~ 17.50d
258.02 King Edward Bridge 12/16 17/38
268.56 Newcastle Central 12.20a 17.36d


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