3rd July 2004

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Lincoln Waterfront Festival

Pride of the Nation series

Locos Used (66208 &) 67011
Stock Used 21269+3147+3119+1679+3121+3141+1698+3149+3146+1680+3123+3120+2834

Route:
1Z50 : Kings Cross to Lincoln Central
1Z51 : Lincoln Central to Kings Cross

Locos Route
67011 (1) Finsbury Park - (via ECML) - Newark North Gate - Newark Crossing East Jn - Boultham Jn - Lincoln Central
67011 (1) Lincoln Central - (reverse of outward route) - Newark Crossing East Jn - Newark Castle - Nottingham - Mansfield Jn - Trent Jn - Loughborough - Syston North Jn - Syston East Jn - Stamford - Helpston Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Finsbury Park - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) 66208 on rear.
(Yet again) delays getting the stock to Kings Cross resulted in passengers using a service train to get to Finsbury Park where the tour actually started.

Sources : various including Mark Baines

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
Kings Cross 08.18d DIV 21.40a 21.32
Belle Isle 08/20 DIV 21/37 21/30
Finsbury Park 08/22 08.48 21/33 21/28
Alexandra Palace 08/24 08/56 21/30 21/26
Potters Bar 08.30a ~ 08.33d 09.11 ~ 09.15 21.20a ~ 21.24d 21.15 ~ 21.18
Welwyn Garden City 08/40 09/23 21/13 21/09
Woolmer Green 08/54 09/26 21/11 21/06
Stevenage 08.58a ~ 09.00d 09.30 ~ 09.34 21.03a ~ 21.07d 20.58 ~ 21.01
Hitchin 09/03½ 09/39 20/59 20/54
Sandy 09/14 09/49 20/49 20/45
Huntingdon 09/26 10/01 20/40 20/33
Connington South Jn 20/35 ?
Holme LC 09/33 10/09
Peterborough 09/40 10/15 20.26a ~ 20.28d 20.13 ~ 20.16
Helpston Jn 09/47 10/20 20/20 20/04

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual
Tallington Jn 09/54 10/23
Stoke Tunnel 10/11 10/42
Grantham 10/16 10/50
Barkston South Jn 10/20 10/54
Newark North Gate 10.28a ~ 10.30d 11/07
Newark Crossing East Jn 10/32 11/12
Lincoln Central 10.56a ~ 17.40d 11.31 ~ 17.44
West Holmes Jn 17/43 ?
Boultham Jn 17/44 ?
Newark Crossing East Jn 18/01 18/06
Newark Crossing 18/02 18/06
Newark Castle 18/04 18/10
Netherfield Jn 18/23 18/26
Nottingham 18.28a ~ 18.46d 18/38
Mansfield Jn 18/49 18/44
Trent East 18/56 18/51
Trent South Jn 18/57 18/52
Ratcliffe Jn 19/00 18/52
Loughborough 19/10 18/59
Sileby Jn 19/19 19/07
Syston North Jn 19/28 ?
Syston East Jn 19/30 19/14
Melton Mowbray 19/43 ?
Langham Jn LC 19/52 ?
Oakham 19/56 ?
Manton Jn 20/03 19/48
Ketton SB 20/09 ?

Timings continue in first table.

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