13th July 2014

UK Railtours
Humber Bosun

Locos Used 66091 & 66132
Stock Used 5366+5292+4927+5341+1832+21269+3068+3123+1651+3066+3097

Route :
1Z32 : London Kings Cross to King George Dock
1Z33 : King George Dock to Finsbury Park

Loco(s) Route
66091 (1) London Kings Cross - Stevenage - Peterborough - Grantham - Newark North Gate - Retford - Doncaster - Kirk Sandall Jn - Hatfield & Stainforth - Thorne Jn - Goole - Gilberdyke - Brough - Ferriby - Hessle Road Jn - Springbank North Jn - Hull Bridges Jn - Hull Docks Security Gates - Hedon Road Sidings - King George Dock (No.12 Quay)/(Hull Steel Terminal)
66132 (2) King George Dock (No.12 Quay)/(Hull Steel Terminal) - Hedon Road Sidings - Hull Docks Security Gates - Hull Bridges Jn - Springbank North Jn - Hessle Road Jn - Ferriby - Brough - Gilberdyke - Goole - Thorne Jn - Hatfield & Stainforth - Kirk Sandall Jn - Barnby Dun Rockware Glass
66091 (1) Barnby Dun Rockware Glass - Kirk Sandall Jn (4)
66132 (2) Kirk Sandall Jn - (4) - Doncaster - Bridge Jn - Down West Slow Lines - Decoy North Jn - Decoy South Jn - Loversall Carr Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Finsbury Park

Notes :
(1) 66132 on rear.
(2) 66091 on rear.
(3) Train stopped due to burst brake pipe. Fixed at Hessle Road Jn by fitter brought in from Immingham.
(4) After Barnby Dun, was supposed to continue to Hatfield & Stainforth to reverse then travel via Thorpe Marsh Jn - Applehurst Jn - Skellow Jn - Carcroft Jn & Adwick to Doncaster but this was cut out due to late running. Although slack timings on the return leg ensured an on-time arrival back at Finsbury Park.

Sources : Alan Sheppard & Nicholas Braddick

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard & Realtime Trains)

M.C

 Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual

M.C
0.00
 London Kings Cross 09.10d [P1][FL1] 09.10 -
?
 Belle Isle 09/12 [FL] 09/12 -
?
 Holloway South Jn 09/14 [SL] 09/13 -
2.41
 Finsbury Park 09.21a ~ 09.27d [P7] 09.15 ~ 09.27   21.42a [P1] 21.40½ [P3]
419.41
4.78
 Alexandra Palace 09/32 [P3][SL] 09/32   21/37 [P2][SL1] 21/34½ [P1]
417.04
12.57
 Potters Bar 09/43 [P4][FL] 09/49   21/29 [P1] 21/27 [P1]
409.25
20.57
 Welwyn Garden City 09/51 09/57   21/21 [P2] 21/20 [P2]
401.57
?
 Digswell Jn ? ?   21/18 [SL] 21/18 [DS]
?
23.73
 Woolmer Green Jn 09/54 [SL] 09/59½ [SL]   21/16 21/16½
398.09
27.45
 Stevenage 09.58a ~ 10.02d [P4] 10.03 ~ 10.06 [P4]   21.09a ~ 21.12d [P1] 21/09½ ~ 21/12 [P1]
394.37
31.74
 Hitchin 10/07 [P2][SL] 10/10 [P2]   21/04 [P1][SL] 21/05½ [P1]
390.08
44.10
 Sandy 10/18 [P2][SL] 10/20 [P2]   20/50 [P1][SL] 20/55½ [P1]
377.72
58.70
 Huntingdon 10/30 [P3][SL] 10/32½ [P3]   20/37 [P2][SL] 20/43 [P2]
363.12
?
 Connington South Jn ? ?   20/28 20/34 [DF]
354.79
69.26
 Holme Jn 10*40 ~ 10*44 [FL] 10/43 -
?
 Fletton Jn ? ?   20/21 [FL] ?
347.00
76.29
 Peterborough 10.55a ~ 10.58d [P4] 10.54 ~ 10.57½   20.12a ~ 20.15d [P1] 20.14 ~ 20.16½ [P2]
345.53
84.64
 Tallington Jn 11/09 [SL] 11/08½ [DF-DS]   20/01 ??.?? ~ 20.00
337.18
99.61
 Stoke Jn 11*25 ~ 11*32 11.30 ~ 11.32   19/45 [SL] 19/27
322.21
105.38
 Grantham 11/39 [P2] 11/38½   19/39 [P1] 19/22 [P1]
316.44
115.27
 Claypole Loop 11*49 ~ 12*05 11.49½ ~ 12.05½ [DPL]   19/31 19/12
306.55
120.08
 Newark North Gate 12/11 [P1] 12/10½   19/27 [P2] 19/08½ [P2]
301.74
?
 Newark Flat Crossing 12/12 12/11   19/25 19/07½
?
138.49
 Retford 12/26 12/25½   18*52 ~ 19*08 [P1] 18/49 [P1]
283.33
152.00
 Loversall Carr Jn 12/37 12/36½   18/39 18/37
270.02
 
 Decoy South Jn - 18/35 [DLF] ?
?
 
 Decoy North Jn - 18/34 ?
267.69
?
 Bridge Jn ? 12/40   18/32 [WSL] ?
266.44
155.77
 Doncaster 12.41a ~ 12.43d [P4] 12.44 ~ 12.45½ [P4]   18.25a ~ 18.30d [P4] 18.27 ~ 18.30 [P1]
266.05
?
 Marshgate Jn ? ?   ? 18.18 ~ 18.24 ?
157.27
 Bentley Jn 12/48 12/48   DIV ?
 
 
 Adwick - 18/17 [P1] DIV
262.10
 
 Carcroft Jn - 18/15 DIV
261.73
 
 Skellow Jn - 18/13 DIV
261.23
 
 Applehurst Jn - 18/07 DIV
258.55
 
 Thorpe Marsh Jn - 18/03 DIV
?
 
 Hatfield & Stainforth - 17.40 ~ 17.55 DIV
254.79
 
 Kirk Sandall Jn - 17/35 [SL] 18.05 ~ 18.10
251.63
 
 Barnby Dun Rockware Glass - 17.10 ~ 17.30 17.56 ~ 18.00½
251.41
159.47
 Kirk Sandall Jn 12/51 12/50½
 
 17/04 ??.?? ~ 17.51½
251.19
162.63
 Hatfield & Stainforth 12/54 12/53
 
 17/00 17/41
248.03
164.31
 Thorne Jn 12/56 12/55½   16/57 [SL] 17/38½
246.35
173.29
 Goole 13/06 [P1] 13/05   16/47 [P2] 17/26
237.37
?
 Gilberdyke Jn ? 13.15 ~ 13.20   ? 17/17
?
180.06
 Gilberdyke 13/19 13/23   16/40 17/16½
230.60
186.44
 Brough 13/27 [P1] 13/33   16/32 [P2] 17/08
224.22
?
 Ferriby ? ?   16*10 ~ 16*25 17/06
221.26
?
 Hessle East Jn 13/35 13/40   16/04 17/02
?
195.08
 Hessle Road Jn 13/39 13/42½   16/02 16.09 ~ 16.59
215.58
?
 Springbank South Jn 13/42 13/45½   15/59 16/02
?
196.45
 Springbank North Jn 13/44 13/47   15/57 15/58½
214.21
?
 Beverley Road ? ?   ? 15.31 ~ 15.50 (3)
?
?
 Hull Bridges Jn 13/54 13/54   15/45 ?
?
202.01
 Hull Docks Security Gates 14t02 ~ 14t06 14.05 ~ 14.07   15t29 ~ 15t33 ??.?? ~ 15.12½
208.65
204.67
 Hedon Road Sidings 14.15 ~ 14.30 14/14½   15.10 ~ 15.24 15/05
205.79
205.33
 King George Dock Steel Terminal 14.40a 14.2   14.55d 14.52½
205.33


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