24th March 2007

Railway Touring Company
The Yorkshireman

Locos Used 60009 'Union of South Africa' & 71000 'Duke of Gloucester'
Stock Used (1) 17105+3068+3097+1671+3119+3125+3110+3144+1863+5322+5341+17041

Route:
1Z70 : Mill Hill Broadway to York
1Z71 : York to Mill Hill Broadway

Loco(s) Route
60009 (1) Mill Hill Broadway - St Albans - Luton - Bedford - Kettering - Corby Melton Mowbray - Loughborough - Trent - Toton - Chesterfield - Barrow Hill - Beighton Jn - Masborough Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Mexborough - Doncaster - Temple Hirst Jn - Colton Jn - York
71000 York - (reverse of outward route) - Mill Hill Broadway

Notes :
(1) Outward coaching stock required, (different support coach : 35486 instead of 17041 on outward)??.
(2) Train seen at Kettering on the return leg.

Sources : various including Alan Sheppard

Timings (Booked Only)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Mill Hill Broadway 06.50d 22.52a
St. Albans 07.01a ~ 07.03d [P4] 22.38a ~ 22.40d
Luton 07.16a ~ 07.18d [P5] 22.25a ~ 22.27d
Flitwick 07/28 ?
Bedford 07.43a ~ 07.45d [P3] 21.58a ~ 22.03d
Sharnbrook Jn 07/53 [DF] ?
Wellingborough 08/02 21/43 [UF]
Kettering 08w12a ~ 08w44d [P1] 20w59a [P.1] 21w33d
(actual 22.12 ~ 22.32)
Corby 08/53 20/48
Manton Jn 09/25 20/31
Oakham 09/29 20/25
Melton Mowbray 09.41a ~ 09.43d 20.10a ~ 20.12d
Syston North Jn 09/55 19/51
Sileby Jn 09/59 19/44
Barrow-on-Soar ? 19.36a ~ 19.40d
Loughborough 10.05a ~ 10.10d [P3] 19/31
Ratcliffe Jn 10/23 19/22
Trent South 10/25 19/19
Toton Centre 10/31 19/15
Trowell Jn 10/39 ?
Langley Mill 10/45 ?
Alfreton 10/58 18/59
Chesterfield 11/13 18/45
Barrow Hill North Jn 11w20 ~ 11w47 18w12 ~ 18w39
Treeton Jn 12/02 17/58
Masborough Jn 12/06 17/53
Aldwarke Jn ? 17/49
Mexborough 12/15 17/39
Hexthorpe Jn 12/21 ?
Doncaster 12/25 [P4] 17/28
Temple Hirst Jn 12/36 17/11
Colton Jn 12/47 16/57
York 12.53a [P9] 16.50d [P10]


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