21st April 2007

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
(Beamish Open Air Museum)

Blue Pullman Series

Locos Used 47805 & 47839
Stock Used 17105+3390+3384+1692+3397+3364+3348+3356+1863+3426+3330

Route:
1Z42 : Stratford to Durham
1Z44 : Durham to Stratford

Loco(s) Route
47839 (1) Stratford - (3) - Temple Mills East Jn - Copper Mills Jn - Tottenham Hale - Waltham Cross - Harlow Town - Stansted Mountfitchet - Audley End - Cambridge - Ely - March - Peterborough - (via ECML) - Durham
47805 (2) Durham - (reverse of outward route) - Hambleton North Jn - Selby West Jn - Selby (4)
47839 (1) (4) Selby - Selby Canal Jn - Temple Hirst Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Temple Mills East Jn - High Meads Jn - Channelsea North Jn - Channelsea South Jn - Stratford

Notes :
(1) 47805 on rear.
(2) 47839 on rear.
(3) Booked route was via Channelsea Jns and High Meads Jn to Temple Mills East Jn but Steve Simister comments that he 'is 99% certain' the train went direct on the outward leg. He further confirms the train was routed via High Meads Jn and Channelsea Jns on the return leg.
(4) Diverted to Selby to reverse due to TPWS fault on 47805.

Sources : Richard Rooker, John Clifford & Steve Simister

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Richard Rooker)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Stratford 06.55d ?   22.36a 22.39
Channelsea Jn 06/59 DIV   22/33 ?
Temple Mills East Jn 07/03 06/56   22/30 22/31
Coppermill Jn 07/10 07/05   22/25 22/26
Tottenham South Jn 07/11 ?   22/24 ?
Tottenham Hale 07/13 07/08   22/23 22/25
Brimsdown 07/18 07/14   22/19 22/21
Waltham Cross 07.21a ~ 07.23d ?   22.14a ~ 22.16d ?
Cheshunt 07/26 07/25   22/12 22/14
Broxbourne 07/29 07/28   21.59a ~ 22.08d 22.07 ~ 22.10
Broxbourne Jn 07/30 ?   21/56 ?
Harlow Town 07.35a ~ 07.42d 07.33 ~ 07.42   21.42a ~ 21.48d 21.56 ~ 21.59
Bishops Strotford 07.53a ~ 07.55d 07.52 ~ 07.55   21.18a ~ 21.31d 21.45 ~ 21.48
Stansted Mountfitchet 08/00 ?   21/12 ?
Stanstead North Jun 08/02 ?   21/10 ?
Audley End 08.11a ~ 08.13d 08.08 ~ 08.12   20.56a ~ 20.58d 21.29 ~ 21.32
Shepreth Branch Jn 08/29 ?   20/43 ?
Cambridge 08.36a ~ 08.46d 08.34 ~ 08.47   20.36a ~ 20.38d 21.13 ~ 21.15
Coldham Lane Jn 08/48 ?   20/33 ?
Ely Dock Jn 09/02 ?   20/20 ?
Ely 09/03 09/03   20/19 20/57
Ely North Jn 09/05 09/05   20/16 20/53
March 09/25 09/21   20/00 20/34
March West Jn 09/26 ?   19/59 ?
Whittlesea 09/36 ?   19/49 ?
Peterborough East Jn 09/45 ?   19/41 ?
Peterborough 09/49 09/43   19/39 20/17
Helpston Jn 09/57 09/51   ? ?
Tallington Jn 10/02 09/55   19/32 20/08
Stoke Tunnel 10/13 10/13   19/21 19/57
Grantham 10/18 10/20   19/14 19/53
Barkston South Jn 10/21 10/24   19/10 19/49
Claypole Loop 10*26a ~ 10*34d ?  
Newark North Gate 10/40 10/40   19/02 19/42
Carlton On Trent Loop 10*48a ~ 10*58d ?  
Retford 11/07 11/06   18/47 19/29
Loversall Carr Jn 11/20 11/15   18/37 19/18
Doncaster 11/24 11/23   18/34 19/14
Shaftholme Jn 11/29 11/27   18/30 19/10
Temple Hirst Jn 11/35 11/34   18/24 19/02
Hambleton North Jn 11/39 11/38   18/19 18/31
Colton Jn 11/44 11/46   18/13 18/22
York 11.50a ~ 12.02d 11.51 ~ 12.02   18.04a ~ 18.06d 17.58 ~ 18.05
Skelton Jn 12/05 12/04   18/01 17/55
Tollerton 12/12 12/12   17/53 17/49
Thirsk 12/24 12/21   17/41 17/40
Northallerton 12/33 12/27   17/36 17/34
Darlington 12/44 12/46   17/26 17/25
Ferryhill South Jn 12/56 12/59   17/16 17/16
Tursdale Jn 12/58 ?   17/14 ?
Durham 13.06a 13.10   17.06d 17.06


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