11th April 2015

UK Railtours
The Humber Sceptre

Locos Used 66003 & 66047
Stock Used 35469+3097+3068+1651+3123+3069+3120+1832+5292+5366+5341+4927

Route :
1Z45 : Finsbury Park to Immingham Transit Quay
1Z46 : Immingham Transit Quay to Cleethorpes
1Z47 : Cleethorpes to Finsbury Park

Loco(s) Route
66047 (1) Finsbury Park - (via ECML) - Newark North Gate - Swinderby - Boultham Jn - West Holmes Jn - Lincoln Central - Market Rasen - Wrawby Jn - Barnetby - Brocklesby Jn - Habrough - Stallingborough - Grimsby Marsh Jn - Great Coates No.1 Jn - Grimsby Brickpit Siding (3)
66003 (2) Grimsby Brickpit Siding - Great Coates No.1 Jn
66047 (1) Great Coates No.1 Jn - Pyewipe Road SB - Immingham East Jn
66003 (2) Immingham East Jn - Immingham Ridleys Siding (4)
66047 (1) Immingham Ridleys Siding - Immingham East Jn 
66003 (2) Immingham East Jn - Immingham Transit Quay (5)
66047 (1) Immingham Transit Quay - Immingham East Jn - Immingham T.M.D. [Engine Line] - Immingham Reception Sidings [No.3] - Humber Road Jn
66003 (2) Humber Road Jn - N.C.B. Terminal Pad 1 (6)
66047 (1) N.C.B. Terminal Pad 1 - Humber Road Jn - Ulceby - Habrough - Stallingborough - Grimsby Town - Cleethorpes
66003 (2) Cleethorpes - Grimsby Town - Stallingborough - Habrough - Brocklesby Jn - Barnetby - (reverse of outward route) - Finsbury Park

Notes :
(1) 66003 on rear.
(2) 66047 on rear.
(3) Arrival line, to West Side Road LC.
(4) To End of Line, inwards via Arrival line, outwards via Departure line.
(5) Transit Arrival line, to Stop board at Alexandra Road North LC.
(6) Arrival line, to Stop board at Southern Way LC.

Source : Mark Herriott & David Lodwick (both on the tour throughout) & Nick Bartlett

Photo Review


66003 on the rear at Newark Northgate (photo: Nick Bartlett)


66047 leading at Barnetby (photo: Nick Bartlett)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Mark Herriott, David Lodwick, Nick Bartlett & Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Finsbury Park 07.14d [P8] [DS1] 07.14   21.52a [US] [P2] 21.55 [UF] [P4]
Alexandra Palace 07/19 [P3] [DS] 07/18   21/47 [UF] 21/53 [UF]
Potters Bar 07.29a ~ 07.35d [P4] [DS] 07.26 ~ 07.35   21.37a ~ 21.40d [P2] [UF] 21.43 ~ 21.45 [P2] [UF]
Welwyn Garden City 07/44 [P3] [DS] 07/43   21/29 [UF] 21/36 [UF]
Digswell Jn 07*46 ~ 07*47 07/46?   21/27½ [UF] 21/35 [UF]
Woolmer Green Jn 07/51 [DS] 07/49   21/24 21/33
Stevenage 07.56a ~ 08.02d [P4] [DS] 07.53 ~ 08.02   21.17a ~ 21.20d [P1] [US] 21.23 ~ 21.25 [P1] [US]
Hitchin 08/09 [P2] [DS] 08/07   21/11 [P1] [US] 21/18 [P1] [US]
Sandy 08/20 [P2] [DS] 08/19   20/55 [P1] [US] 21/08 [P1] [US]
Huntingdon 08/32 [P3] [DS] 08/31   20/42 [P2] [US] 20/55 [P2] [US]
Connington Loop - -   DIV 20.45 ~ 20.47 [US]
Connington South Jn 08/40 ?   20/33 [UF] 20/43 [US]
Holme Jn 08*42 ~ 08*43 ? ~ 08.46   20/31½ 20/41
Fletton Jn 08/51½ ?   20/26 [US-UF] 20.14 ~ 20.31 [US-UF]
Peterborough 08.54a ~ 09.00d [P4] [DS] 08.58 ~ 09.01   20.09a ~ 20.18d [P1] [US] 20.07 ~ 20.10 [P1] [US]
Helpston Jn 09/09 [DS] 09/08   20/02½ [US] 20/01 [US]
Tallington Jn 09/14 [DS] 09/13   19/59 [US] 19/59 [US]
Stoke Jn 09*30 ~ 09*32 [DS] ? ~ 09.37   19/44 [US] 19/46 [US]
Grantham 09/40 [P2] 09/43   19/39 [P1] 19/42 [P1]
Claypole Loop 09/49 09/51   19/30 19/34
Newark North Gate 09.59a ~ 10.04d [P3] 09.59 ~ 10.04 [P3]   19.21a ~ 19.24d [P3] 19.23 ~ 19.27 [P3]
Newark Crossing East Jn 10/07 10/07   19/19 19/21
Swinderby 10/18 10/15   19/10½ 19/10
Boultham Jn 10/27 10/23   19/01 19/02
West Holmes Jn 10/31 10/24   19/00 19/01
Lincoln Central 10/32½ [UM] 10/26 [UM]   18/58 [DM] 18/59 [DM]
Pelham Street Jn 10/33 10/27   18/57 18/58
Langworth SB 10/42 10/34   18/47 ?
Wickenby SB 10/48 10/39   18/41 18/46
Market Rasen 10/52½ 10/43 [P1]   18/36 18.39 ~ 18.40 [P2]
Holton-le-Moor SB 10/59 10/48   18/29 18/35
Wrawby Jn 11/09 11/03   18/19 18/25
Barnetby 11.12a  ~ 11.25d [P1] 11.06 ~ 11.24 [US] [P1]   18/18 [P3] 18/23 [P3] [DF]

 

Location Booked Actual
Brocklesby Jn 11/32 11/31
Habrough 11/34 11/33
Stallingborough 11/39 ?
Grimsby Marsh Jn 11/45 11/43
Great Coates No.1 Jn 11.52a ~ 11.54d 11.45 ~ 11.49
Grimsby Brickpit Siding 12.10a ~ 12.20d 12.00 ~ 12.16
Great Coates No.1 Jn 12.35a ~ 12.37d 12.29 ~ 12.38
Grimsby Marsh Jn 12.46a ~ 12.56d DIV
Great Coates No.1 Jn 13.05a ~ 13.06d DIV
Pyewipe Road SB 13/10 12.45 ~ 12.46
Immingham East Jn 13.25a ~ 13.35d 13.18 ~ 13.23
Immingham Dock Ridleys Siding 13.50a ~ 14.00d 13.32 ~ 13.36
Immingham East Jn  14.15a ~ 14.25d 13.47 ~ 13.51
Immingham Transit Quay 14.40a ~ 14.50d 14.00 ~ 14.06
Immingham East Jn 15/05 [Engine Line] 14/18 [Engine Line]
Immingham T.M.D. ? ? ~ ? [Engine Line]
Immingham Reception Sidings ? 14.45 ~ 14.57 [Sdg 3]
Humber Road Jn  15.29a ~ 15.39d 15.07 ~ 15.12
N.C.B. Terminal Pad 1  15.50a ~ 16.10d 15.24 ~ 15.31
Humber Road Jn 16/20 15.45 ~ 16.03
Ulceby 16/30 16/20
Habrough 16/32 [P2] 16/35
Stallingborough 16/39 16/40
Grimsby Town 16/49 [P1] 16/49
Cleethorpes 16.55a [P4] ~ 17.55d [P4] 16.59 [P3] ~ 17.56 [P3]
Grimsby Town 18/01 [P2] 18/05 [P2]
Stallingborough 18/06 18/10
Habrough 18/11 18/16
Brocklesby Jn 18/13 [DM] 18/18 [DM]

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. Workings

10/04/15 : 
5M61 : (67006) : Eastleigh T&RSMD to Wembley Yard

Location Booked
Eastleigh T&RSMD 21.26d
Eastleigh 21/36
Winchester 21/43
Worting Jn 21/58
Basingstoke 22/00
Bramley 22/08
Reading 22.27 ~ 22.29
Twyford 22/39
Maidenhead 22/46
Slough 22/52
Southall 23/11
Acton West 23/22
Acton Main Line 23/23
Acton Wells Jn 23/26
Acton Canal Wharf 23/37
Willesden No.7 Jn 23/40
Wembley Yard 23.48a

11/04/15 : 
5Z45 : (66047 with 66003 on rear) : Wembley Yard to Finsbury Park
5Z47 : (66003 with 66047 on rear) : Finsbury Park to Wembley Yard

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Wembley Yard 06.17d 22.45a
Harlesden Jn 06/28 22/35
Kensal Green Jn 06/33 22/29
Gospel Oak 06/45 22/15
Camden Road Jn 06/48 22/10
Camden Road Central Jn 06/50 22/09
York Way North Jn 06/52 22/06
Copenhagen Jn 06/53 22/05
Holloway South Jn 06/56 22/03
Finsbury Park 06.59a [P8] 22.00d [P2]

13/04/15 : 
5O61 : (Cl.66 or 67) : Wembley Yard to Eastleigh T&RSMD

Location Booked
Wembley Yard 09.53d
Willesden No.7 Jn 10/03
Acton Canal Wharf 10/17
Acton Wells Jn 10/19
South Acton Jn 10/24
Kew East Jn 10/27
Brentford 10/30
Hounslow 10/37
Feltham Jn 10/39
Feltham 10/41
Staines 10/47
Virginia Water 10/57
Addlestone Jn 11/08
Byfleet & New Haw 11/10
Woking 11/15
Farnborough Main 11/27
Basingstoke 11/53
Worting Jn 11/58
Winchester 12/16
Eastleigh 12/23
Eastleigh South Jn 12/25
Eastleigh T&RSMD 12.37a


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