4th June 2017

Railway Touring Company
The Peak Forester

Locos Used 57314 & steam: 46233 'Duchess of Sutherland'
Stock Used (3) (99041)+99723+4940+1861+99121+99350+99348+99712+99351+3058

Route : 
1Z32 : Ealing Broadway to Rowsley South
1Z33 : Rowsley South to Ealing Broadway

Loco(s) Route
46233 (1) Ealing Broadway - Acton Main Line - Acton Wells Jn - Willesden Junction HL - West Hampstead - Gospel Oak - Camden Road Jn - York Way North Jn - Copenhagen Jn - Finsbury Park - Potters Bar - Stevenage - Peterborough - Stamford - Oakham - Syston East Jn - Syston North Jn - Loughborough - Trent South Jn - Sheet Stores Jn - Castle Donington - Stenson Jn
57314 (2) Stenson Jn - Derby
57314 Derby - Ambergate - Matlock - Rowsley South
57314 Rowsley South - Matlock - Ambergate - Derby
46233 (1) Derby - Spondon - Sheet Stores Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Ealing Broadway

Notes : 
(1) 57314 on rear.
(2) 46233 on rear.
(3) 99041 was only in the consist when 46233 was on the train.
(4) It is reported that the outward leg was delayed at Holme Jn, due to problems with the water bowser.
(5) This tour was originally advertised to be hauled by 61306 'Mayflower' throughout, and to start from/terminate at London Kings Cross
.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Ealing Broadway 09.35d [P4] 09.34   00.47a [P3] 00.49
Acton West 09/37 [UR] 09/37   00/45 00/47
Acton Main Line 09/40 [P4] 09/38 [P4]   00/43 [P3] 00/44
Acton Wells Jn 09/46 09/46   00/31 00/31
Willesden Junction HL 09/54 [P4] 09/56   00/29 [P5] 00/28
Kensal Green Jn 09/56 09/58   00/28 00/26
West Hampstead 10.01a ~ 10.03d [P2] 10.03 ~ 10.04 [P2]   00.21a ~ 00.23d [P1] ? ~ 00.23?
Gospel Oak 10/08 [P2] 10/09   00/17 [P1] 00/18
Camden Road Jn 10/11 10/13   00/14 00/14
Camden Road Central Jn 10/12½ ?   00/13 ?
York Way North Jn 10/15 ?   00/11 ?
Copenhagen Jn 10/16 ?   00/10 ?
Holloway South Jn 10/18 10/22   00/07 00/09
Finsbury Park 10.21a ~ 10.24d [P8] 10.26 ~ 10.29   23.59a ~ 00.02d [P3] 00.04 ~ 00.06
Alexandra Palace 10/30 [P3] 10/34   23/52 23/59
Potters Bar 10.43a ~ 10.45d [P4] 10.44 ~ 10.46   23.41a ~ 23.43d [P1] 23.45 ~ 23.48
Welwyn Garden City 10/56 [P3] 10/57   23/31 [P2] 23/34
Digswell Jn 10/57 ?   23/29 ?
Woolmer Green Jn 11/00 11/01   23/27 23/27
Stevenage 11.06a ~ 11.08d [P4] 11.05 ~ 11.10   23.19a ~ 23.21d [P2] 23.16 ~ 23.21
Hitchin 11/15 [P2] 11/15   23/12 23/10 [UF]
Sandy 11/26 [P2] 11/26 [DS]   22/59 22/59
Huntingdon 11/40 [P3] 11/39   22/45 22/46
Connington Loop - -   22w17 ~ 22w34 ?
Connington South Jn 11/48½ ?   22/15 22/22
Holme Jn 11w51 ~ 12w11 ? ~ 13.20   22/13 ?
Fletton Jn 12/19½ ?   22/05½ ?
Peterborough 12.22a ~ 12.25d [P4] 13.29 ~ 13.32   22.00a ~ 22.03d [P3] 22.07 ~ 22.10
Helpston Jn 12/35 13/39   21/52 21/58
Uffington SB 12/40 13/43   21/48 21/55
Stamford 12/43 ?   21/45 ?
Ketton SB 12/46 13/51   21/41 21/46
Luffenham 12/49 13/52   21/38 ?
Manton Jn 12/54 13/56   21/34 21/40
Oakham 12/58 14/00   21/30 21/36
Langham Jn 13/00 14/01   21/28 21/35
Ashwell LC 13/02 ?   21/26½ ?
Whissendine LC 13/05 14/05   21/24 21/30
Melton Mowbray 13/11 ?   21w05 ~ 21w17 ?
Frisby-on-the-Wreake 13/15 14/13   21/00 20/58
Syston East Jn 13/22 14/20   20/53 20/46
Syston North Jn 13/25 14/22   20/51 20/44
Sileby Jn 13/30 14/25   20/36 20/38
Loughborough 13/36 [P1] 14/30   20/30 [P2] 20/32 [P2]
Ratcliffe Jn 13/43 14/37   20/23 20/24
Trent South Jn 13/44 14/38   20/22 20/23
Sheet Stores Jn 13/45 14/42   20/20 20/22
Castle Donington 13/51 14/48   - -
Stenson Jn 14.04 ~ 14.08 ? ~ 15.07?   - -
Spondon - -   20/14 20/13
Derby 14L16a ~ 14L35d 15.21 ~ 15.29 [P2]   19L32a ~ 20L07d [P1] 19.35 ~ 20.07
Broadholme Loop 14.50 ~ 15.05 15/42?   19/20½ 19/26
Ambergate 15t08 ~ 15t10 ?   19t15 ~ 19t17 ?
Matlock 15.23a ~ 15.26d 15.59 ~ 16.01   18.50a ~ 18.58 18.50 ~ 18.58
Matlock Peak Rail 15.30 ~ ? 16.05 ~ ?   ? ~ 18.45 ? ~ 18.45
Darley Dale ? ?   ? ?
Rowsley South ?a ?   ?d ?


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z32 : (46233 with 57314 on rear) : Southall to Ealing Broadway
5Z34 : (46233 with 57314 on rear) : Ealing Broadway to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 09.00d 01.19a
Southall 09.10 ~ 09.20 00.59 ~ 01.09
Ealing Broadway 09.28a [P4] 00.53d [P3]


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