27th October 2012

UK Railtours
The Grinkle Belle

Loco Used 66176
Stock Used 35469+3112+3120+1651+3119+3069+3149+1691+3123+3068+1832+5292+5366+5322

Route :
1Z52 : Finsbury Park to Boulby
1Z53 : Boulby to Finsbury Park

Loco Route
66176 Finsbury Park - Hertford North - Stevenage - Peterborough - Grantham - Newark North Gate - Retford - Doncaster - Temple Hirst Jn - Hambleton North Jn - Colton Jn - York - Thirsk - Longlands Jn - Yarm - Eaglescliffe - Thornaby - Middlesbrough - Saltburn West Jn - Crag Hall - Boulby
66176 Boulby - (reverse of outward route) - York - Hambleton North Jn - Hambleton East Jn - Selby West Jn - Selby Canal Jn - Temple Hirst Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Finsbury Park

Notes :
(1) Off tour options; visit to York or Castle Howard.
(2) Tour had been postponed from 2nd September 2012 due to the ASLEF/DBS industrial dispute.


66176 during the pause at York on the return journey (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Source : Nick Bartlett, Martin Diamond & Nicholas Hair

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett & Nick Hair)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Finsbury Park 07.55d [P6] [DS2] 07.55 [P6] [DS2]   21.54a [P1] 21.53 [P1] ?
2.37 Alexandra Palace 08/00 08/00 [P4]   21/47 [US] 21/49 [P1] [US] ?
7.28 Gordon Hill 08/06 [P3] 08/07 [P3]   21/41 [P2] 21/43  ?
17.07 Hertford North 08.18a ~ 08.23d [P2] 08.18 ~ 08.23 [P2]   21.30a ~ 21.33d [P1] 21.31 ~ 21.33 [P1] ?
25.55 Langley Jn 08/35 [DS] 08.34 ~ 08.36 [DS]    21/22 21/23 ?
26.39 Stevenage 08.36a ~ 08.38d [P4] 08.38 ~ 08.41 [P4]   21.17a ~ 21.20d [P1] 21.17 ~ 21.21 [P1] ?
30.68 Hitchin 08/43 [P2] 08/44 [P2]   21/12 [P1] 21/11 [P1] ?
43.04 Sandy 08/54 [DS] 08/55 [DS]   20/57 [US] 20/52 [P1] ?
57.64 Huntingdon 09/06 [DS] [P3] [DS] 09/07 [DS] [P3] [DS]   20/39 [UF] [P2] [US] 20/36 [UF] [P2] [US] ?
? Connington South Jn - -   20/27 20/28 [UF] ?
68.20 Holme LC 09/15 09/15   - - ?
73.20 Fletton Jn - -   20.02a ~ 20.20d [US-UM] 20.02 ~ 20.20 [US-UM] ?
75.23 Peterborough 09.21a ~ 09.24d [P5] 09.22 ~ 09.26 [DF] [P4] [DF]   19.54a ~ 19.59d [P2] 19.55 ~ 19.58 [US] [P2] [US] ?
? Eastfield Jn - -   ? 19.50 ~ 19.53 [US] ?
83.58 Tallington Jn 09/32 09/34   19/42 19/39 [US] ?
98.55 Stoke Tunnel 09/45 09/47   19/25 [US] 19/27 [US] ?
104.32 Grantham 09/50 [P2] 09/51 [P2]   19/20 [P1] 19/20 [P1] ?
114.21 Claypole Loop 09/59 09/59   18.53a ~ 19.12d [UPL] 18.53 ~ 19.10 [UPL] ?
? Newark South Jn ? 10.05 ~ 10.09   - - ?
119.02 Newark North Gate 10*04a ~ 10*13d [P3] 10.12 ~ 10.16 [P3]   18/49 [P2] 18/48 [P2] ?
137.43 Retford 10/28 10/32   18/34 18/33 [UF] ?
142.74 Ranskill - -   17.58a ~ 18.27d [UPL] 17.55 ~ 18.28 [UPL] ?
150.74 Loversall Carr Jn 10/39 10/43 [DF]   17/47 17/44 ?
154.71 Doncaster 10C43a ~ 10C45d [P4] 10C49 ~ 10C51 [P4]   17/40 [UF] 17/41 [UF] ?
159.10 Shaftholme Jn 10/50 10/56   17/35 17/38 ?
168.10 Temple Hirst Jn 10/59 11/03   17/27 17/30 0.00
- Selby Canal Jn - -   17/21 17/25 4.43
- Selby West Jn - -   17/19 17/22 4.75
- Hambleton East Jn - -   17/14 17/17 7.73
173.69 Hambleton North Jn 11/05 11/08   17/13 17/16 8.39
181.73 Colton North Jn 11/12 11/15   17/06 17/08 ?
187.34 York 11.19a ~ 11.29d [P9] 11.21 ~ 11.29 [P9]   16.18a ~ 17.00d [P10] 16.04 ~ 17.01 [P9] ?
189.05 Skelton Jn 11/31 [DS] 11/31 [DF-DS]   16/13 16/00 [UF] ?
? Skelton Bridge Jn 11/34 [DS] 11/34 [DS]   16/11 [US-UF] 15/58 [US-UF] ?
196.74 Tollerton 11/43 [DS] 11/41 [DS]   15/54 [US] 15/48 [US] ?
209.50 Thirsk 11/56 [DS] 11/54   15/37 [US] 15/36 [US] ?
216.25 Longlands Jn 12/03 12/01   15/29 [US] 15/30 [US] ?
217.26 Boroughbridge Road LC 12/08 12/02   15/27 15/28 ?
? Yarm 12C23a ~ 12C25d 12C23 ~ 12C24   15C13a ~ 15C14d 15C14 ~ 15C15 ?
232.06 Eaglescliffe 12/28 12/28 [P2]   15/10 15/12 [P1] ?
233.36 Stockton Cut Jn 12/30 12/30   15/09 15/10 ?
234.18 Bowesfield Jn 12/31 12/31   15/07 15/09 ?
235.05 Thornaby 12/33 [P2] 12/33 [P2] [DM]   15/05 15.06 ~ 15.07 [UM] [P1] ?
238.22 Middlesbrough 12/38 [P2] 12/40 [DM] [P2]   15/00 [P1] 15/01 [P1] [UM] ?
238.45 Guisborough Jn 12/39 12/41   14/59 15/00 ?
246.06 Redcar Central 12/47 12/53   14/51 [P1] 14/51 [P1] ?
250.27 Saltburn West Jn 12/53 12.58 ~ 13.00   14/45 14/45 ?
257.11 Crag Hall SB 13t11a ~ 13t13d 13t21 ~ 13t26   14t27a ~ 14t28d 14t25 ~ 14t26 ?
261.72 Boulby Potash Mine 13.30a 13.41   14.10d 14.08 ?


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