13th June 2015

UK Railtours
The North Riding

Loco Used 67003
Stock Used 21269+3123+3068+1691+3119+3069+3120+1651+1832+4927+5292

Route :
1Z42 : London Kings Cross to Scarborough
1Z44 : Scarborough to London Kings Cross

Loco Route
67003 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
67003 Scarborough - (reverse of outward route) - Doncaster - Bessacarr Jn - Gainsborough Trent Jns - Gainsborough Lea Road - Lincoln Central - Sleaford North Jn - Sleaford South Jn - Spalding - Peterborough - (reverse of outward route) - London Kings Cross

Notes : 
(1) Off tour options: visit to Castle Howard, Rievaulx Abbey or the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, passengers conveyed by coach from/to Malton.


67003 propels the tour E.C.S. out of Scarborough (photo: David Lodwick)

Source : David Lodwick (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Lodwick & Gareth Kelly/Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Kings Cross 08.18d [P1] [FL1] 08.19   22.08a [P1] 22.06½
Belle Isle 08/20 [DF] 08/21   22/05½ [FL2] 22/04½
Finsbury Park 08/23 [P5] [DF] 08/24   22/01 [P4] [UF] 22/02
Alexandra Palace 08/25½ [DF] 08/26½   21/59½ [UF] 22/00
Potters Bar 08.33a ~ 08.35d [P4] [DS] 08.33½ ~ 08.36   21.46a ~ 21.53d [P1] [UF] 21.46 ~ 21.52
Welwyn Garden City 08/44 [P3] [DS] 08/44½   21/39 [P2] [US] 21/39
Digswell Jn 08*45 ~ 08*47 ??.?? ~ 09.07   21/38 [US] 21/38
Woolmer Green Jn 08/51 [DF] 09/10½   21/36 21/36
Stevenage 08.56a ~ 08.58d [P3] [DF] 09.14 ~ 09.17½   21.30a ~ 21.32d [P2] [UF] 21.28½ ~ 21.32
Hitchin 09/03½ [DF] 09/22   21/27 [UF] 21/25
Sandy 09/11½ [DF]  09/32½   21/16 [UF] 21/17
Huntingdon 09/22 [DF] 09/44½   21/07 [UF] 21/07½
Connington South Jn ? ?   21/02 [UF] 21/02
Holme Jn 09/30 [DF] 09/52½   ? ?
Fletton Jn 09/34 [DS] 09/58   20/55 [UF] 20/54
Peterborough 09.38a ~ 09.41d [P4] [DS] 10.02½ ~ 10.07½   20.36a ~ 20.44d [P1] [US] 20.41 ~ 20.44
New England North Jn ? ?   20/31 [US] ?
Werrington Jn ? 10/11   20/28 [US] 30/35
Helpston Jn 09/47½ [DS] 10/13  
Tallington Jn 09/52½ [DS] 10/16  
Stoke Jn 10*09 ~ 10*11 ??.?? ~ 10.36½  
Grantham 10/19 [P2] 10/42½  
Claypole Loop 10/26 10/48  
Newark North Gate 10/30½ [P1] 10/51½  
Newark Flat Crossing 10/31 10/52  
Retford 10/44 11/03  
Loversall Carr Jn 10/53½ 11/11  
Spalding   20/10 [P1] 20/05
Sleaford South Jn   19/51½ 19/45
Sleaford North Jn   19/49½ [UA] 19/44
Metheringham   19/39 19/34½
Pelham Street Jn   19/28½ ?
Lincoln Central   19/27½ 19/23
West Holmes Jn   19/24½ ?
Gainsborough Lea Road   19/07 19/04
Gainsborough Trent Jns   19/05 19/03
Bessacarr Jn   18/45 18/47
Black Carr Jn   18/44 ?
Potterick Carr Jn   18/43 [ESL] ?
Doncaster 10.58 ~ 10.59 [P4] 11.16½ ~ 11.19   18/41 [P1] [ESL] 18.40 ~ 18.42
Shaftholme Jn 11/04 11/24   18/35½ 18/33
Temple Hirst Jn 11/11 11/30   18/29 18/27
Hambleton North Jn 11/15 11/33½   18/24½ 18/23½
Colton Jn 11/20½ 11/39   18/18 18/18
York 11.26a ~ 11.28d [P5] 11.56 ~ 12.04   18.08a ~ 18.11d [P3] 18.07 ~ 18.11
Scarborough Bridge Jn 11/30 ?   18/02½ ?
Malton 11.51a ~ 11.54d 12.30 ~ 12.36   17.36a ~ 17.38d [P1] 17.38 ~ 17.42
Seamer 12/08 12/52   17/18 17/15
Scarborough 12.13a [P1] 12.56   17.11d [P1] 17.11

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. Workings

12/06/15 : 
5M61 : (67003) : 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 22.22 ~ 22.28
Twyford 22/39
Maidenhead 22/46
Slough 22/52
Southall 23/11
West Ealing 23/16
Acton West 23/22
Acton Main Line 23/24
Acton Wells Jn 23/27
Acton Canal Wharf 23/37
Willesden No.7 Jn 23/40
Wembley Yard 23.48a

13/06/15 : 
5N50 : (67003 with 66082 on rear) : Wembley Yard to Bowes Park
5N50 : (66082 with 67003 on rear) : Bowes Park to Kings Cross
5Z44 : (66082? with 67003 on rear) : Kings Cross to Bowes Park
5Z44 : (67003 with 66082? on rear) : Bowes Park to Wembley Yard

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Wembley Yard 05.25d 23.51a
Harlesden Jn 05/41 23/38
Willesden WL Jn 05/43 23/34
Camden Jn 05/47 23/29
Camden Road Jn 05/52 23/24
Camden Road Central Jn 05/54 23/23
York Way North Jn 05/56 23/21
Copenhagen Jn 06/01 23/20
Finsbury Park 06/06 23/15
Alexandra Palace 06/13 23/07
Bowes Park R.R.L. 06.18 ~ 06.59 22.53 ~ 23.03
Alexandra Palace 07/04 22/47
Finsbury Park 07/12 22/41
Holloway South Jn 07/17 ?
Belle Isle 07/19 22/38
London Kings Cross 07.21a [P1] 22.36d [P1]

15/06/15 : 
5O61 : (67003) : 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
Kew East Jn 10/27
Brentford 10/30
Hounslow 10/37
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 12/25
Eastleigh South Jn 12/27
Eastleigh T&RSMD 12.39a


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