7th July 2007

Railtourer / Green Express Railtours
Steaming Round the Humber

Locos Used 47245 & steam : 48151 'Gauge O' Guild'
Stock Used 99312+4905+4940+5035+5032+4994+1861+99350+99125+99304

Route:
1Z51 : Hull to Cleethorpes
1Z52 : Cleethorpes to Hull

Loco(s) Route
48151 (1) Hull - Brough - Gilberdyke - Goole - Goole Goods Loop - Thorne North - Hatfield & Stainforth - Doncaster - Doncaster R.M.T. - Bessacarr Jn - Gainsborough Lea Road - Saxilby - Pyewipe Jn - West Holmes Jn - Holmes Goods Loops - East Holmes Jn - Lincoln - Market Rasen - Barnetby - Brocklesby Jn - Habrough Jn - Grimsby Town - Cleethorpes
47245 (2) Cleethorpes - Grimsby Town - Habrough Jn - Ulceby
48151 (1) Ulceby - Brocklesby Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Thorne North - Goole - (reverse of outward route) - Hull

Notes :
(1) 47245 on rear.
(2) 48151 on rear.
(3) Also marketed as "The Humber Steamer" & "The Lincoln & Seaside Steamer".
(4) Delay, ½m North of Moortown, due to sticking brakes.
(5) Regarding the booked timings Alan Sheppard comments: original return timings had been deemed unsuitable for families so were sent back. When the final timings arrived, the Cleethorpes break was cut to one hour, which meant the train did not have time to be turned ECS, so the return was diesel hauled to Ulceby for a reversal. The final set of timings also included a 1½ hr water stop at Doncaster R.M.T., thankfully however we did not have to wait time.

Sources : Alan & Lisa Sheppard (on the train throughout)

Photo Review
(all photos: Alan Sheppard)


48151 caught on camera at Cleethorpes.


47245 on the train, seen at Hull.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan & Lisa Sheppard)

Miles Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
0 Hull 08.12d 08.13 [P7]   21.36a 20.54 [P7]
1.9625 Hessle Road Jn 08/18 08/18½   21/32 20/47
10.4750 Brough 08.31a ~ 08.33d 08.32 ~ 08.34   21.15a ~ 21.17d 20.32 ~ 20.33
16.9500 Gilberdyke 08/44 08/45½   21/04 20/20½
23.6625 Goole 08.56a ~ 08.58d 09.00½ ~ 09.02   20.50a ~ 20.52d 19.57½ ~ 19.58½
? Goole Goods Loop 09*01 ~ 09*09 09.04½ ~ 09.09  
31.1125 Thorne North 09.23a ~ 09.25d 09.25½ ~ 09.26½   20.35a ~ 20.37d 19.43 ~ 19.44
32.4125 Thorne Jn 09/30 09/31½ [DS]   20/32 19.36 ~ 19.37½
34.0000 Hatfield & Stainforth 09/42 09/36 [DS]   20/30 19/33 [UF]
? Hatfield Lane ? 09.43½ ~ 09.55 [DS-DF]   ? ?
37.2000 Kirk Sandall Jn 09/53 09/58   ? 19/29½
39.4500 Bentley Jn 09/56 10/02½   20/21 19/26
40.8375 Doncaster 10.04a ~ 10.09d 10.09 ~ 10.12 [P4]   20.14a ~ 20.16d 19.17½ ~ 19.22 [P4]
42.6375 Decoy North Jn 10/15 10/18   20/09 19/09 [DF]
? Doncaster R.M.T. 10w18 ~ 10w48 10.20 ~ 10.43½   18w40 ~ 20w06 18.40 ~ 19.07
44.3125 Bessacarr Jn 10/55 10/50   18/35 18/34½
61.5125 Trent Jn 11/23 11/14   18/07 18/12
62.1000 Gainsborough Lea Road 11/25 11/16½   18/05 18/10
71.5750 Saxilby 11/39 11/30½   17/51 17/57
76.0500 Pyewipe Jn 11/46 11/39   17/43 17/49½
76.8500 West Holmes Jn 11/48 11/41½ [UGL]   17w05 ~ 17w40 17.33 ~ 17.45
? East Holmes SB 11w52 ~ 12w30 11.44½ ~ 12.27½   17/01 17/30 [DGL]
77.7000 Lincoln 12.35a ~ 12.37d 12.31 ~ 12.35½ [P5]   16.55a ~ 16.57d 17.22½ ~ 17.28½ [P6]
77.8500 Pelham Street SB 12/40 12/36½   16/53 17/21
83.8625 Langworth SB 12/50 12/45   16/41 17/11
88.5125 Wickenby 12/57 12/52   16/33 17/04½
92.5000 Market Rasen 13/03 12/57½   16/27 17/00
98.0375 Holton-le-Moor SB 13/12 13/06   16/19 16/52½
? Holton Gatehouse (No.18) ? 13.09 ~ 13.12½   ? ?
? ½m North of Moortown ? ?   ? 16.26½ ~ 16.47
? Sig. WJ 101 ? ?   ? 16.05 ~ 16.07
106.4875 Wrawby Jn 13/25 13/31½   16/06 16/02
107.0375 Barnetby 13/28 13/33½ [P2]   16/04 15/59½ [P3]
111.7250 Brocklesby Jn 13/36 13/39   15/55 15/50 [DM]
- Ulceby   15.39 ~ 15.51 15.39½ ~ 15.43
113.5000 Habrough 13/40 13/41   15/31 13/52½
121.5875 Grimsby Town 13/55 13/52½   15/18 15/19
124.8375 Cleethorpes 14.03a 14.01 [P3]   15.10d 15.11 [P3]


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