23rd April 2005

Railway Touring Company
The Yorkshire Coast Express

Locos Used 31602, 47703 & steam: 61264
Stock Used 99304+99128+99993+99371+99127+99125+99311+99326+99329

Route:
1Z44 : Kings Cross to Scarborough
1Z45 : Scarborough to Kings Cross

Loco(s) Route
47703 (1) London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Loversall Carr Jn - Doncaster RMT
61264 Doncaster RMT - Doncaster - Shaftholme Jn - Knottingley South Jn - Knottingley West Jn - Ferrybridge North Jn - Milford SB - Church Fenton - Colton Jn - York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
61264 Scarborough - Seamer - Filey - Beverley - West Parade North Jn - Anlaby Road Jn - Brough - Goole - Thorne Jn - Applehurst Jn - Skellow Jn - Adwick - Doncaster
47703 (1) Doncaster - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) 31602  on rear.


47703 sit alongside GNER class 91's at Kings Cross (photo: Ralf Edge)

Sources : various including Nigel Pitt & Richard Rooker

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Kings Cross 07.25d 07.29   22.37a 22.26
Belle Isle 07/27 07/30   22/35 22/23
Finsbury Park 07/30 07/34   22/31 22/20
Alexandra Palace 07/34 07/36   22/29 22/16
Potters Bar 07.41a ~ 07.43d 07.45 ~ 07.46   22.20a ~ 22.22d 22.06 ~ 22.08
Welwyn Garden City 07/50 07/54   22/12 21/58
Woolmer Green 07/53 07/57   22/09 21/55
Stevenage 07.57a ~ 07.59d 08.01 ~ 08.04   22.02a ~ 22.04d 21.47 ~ 21.5
Hitchin 08/04 08/10   21/57 21/43
Sandy 08/12 08/21   21/48 21/34
Huntingdon 08/24 08/32   21/36 21/23
Connington South Jn   21/29 ?
Holme LC 08/33 08/40  
Peterborough 08.42a ~ 08.46d 08.47 ~ 08.51   21.13a ~ 21.18d 20.59 ~ 21.08
Helpston Jn 08/53 09/00  
Tallington Jn 09/03 09/05   21/05 20/51
Stoke Tunnel 09/21 09/21   20/55 20/40
Grantham 09.29a ~ 09.31d 09/28   20.39a ~ 20.41d 20/36
Barkston South Jn 09/34 09/30   20/30 20/32
Newark Northgate 09/39 09/43   20/19 20/21
Retford 09.52a ~ 10.01d 10/00   20/01 20/04
Loversall Carr Jn 10/12 10/15   19/48 19/52

 

Location Booked Actual
Doncaster Decoy South Jn 10/14 ?
Doncaster RMT 10L16a ~ 10L42d 10.19 ~ 11.12
Doncaster Decoy North Jn 10/44 ?
Doncaster 10.50a ~ 10.53d 11.19 ~ 11.22
Shaftholme Jn 10/59 11/30
Knottingley South Jn 11/14 ?
Knottingley West Jn 11/18 11/54
Ferrybridge North Jn 11/21 ?
Milford SB 11*31a ~ 11*51d ??.?? ~ 12.46
Church Fenton 11/59 12/54
Colton Jn 12/04 13/02
York 12/09 13/10
Scarborough Jn 12/11 ?
Malton 12/40 13/40
Seamer 13/03 ?
Scarborough 13.10a ~ 15.32d 14.09 ~ 15.38
Seamer 15/38 ?
Filey 15.46a ~ 15.47d ?
Hunmanby 15.51a ~ 15.52d ?
Bridlington 16.11a ~ 16.33d 16.25 ~ 16.33
Driffield 16/46 ?
Beverley 17/06 17/05
Cottingham 17/11 ?
West Parade North Jn 17/15 ?
Anlaby Road Jn 17/25 ?
Hessle Road Jn 17/30 ?
Brough 17/38 ?
Gilberdyke 17/47 17/56
Goole 17/54 18/08
Goole UGL 17*56a ~ 18*25d ?
Thorne Jn 18/35 19/00
Hatfield & Stainforth 18.38a ~ 18.41d ?
Applehurst Jn 18/49 ?
Skellow Jn 18/55 ?
Carcroft Jn 18/59 ?
Adwick 19/00 ?
Doncaster 19L09a ~ 19L39d 19.17 ~ 19.45
Bridge Jn 19/41 ?
Doncaster Decoy South Jn 19/45 ?

Timings continued in first table.

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