8th June 2019

GB Railfreight
(Staff Special)

Locos Used 47727 'Edinburgh Castle / Caisteal Dhun Eideann'& 47749 'City of Truro'
Stock Used 3390+3304+1657+3397+3345+3364+3314+1691+3333+3356+17105

Route :
1Z47 : Ipswich to Scarborough
1Z48 : Scarborough to Ipswich

Locos Route
47727+47749 Ipswich - Manningtree - Colchester - Chelmsford - Shenfield - Ilford - Stratford - Channelsea Jn - Lea Jn - Navarino Road Jn - Canonbury West Jn - Highbury Vale Jn - Finsbury Park - (via ECML) - York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
47749+47727 Scarborough - (reverse of outward route) - Ipswich

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Ipswich 07.16d [P3] 07.29   23.03a [P2] 23.07 [P2]
Halifax Jn 07/19 07/31   23/01 23/03
Manningtree 07/27 [P2] 07/39   22/50 [P3] 22/51
Colchester 07/39 [P3] 07/47   22/43 [P2] 22/44
Marks Tey 07/44 07/51   22/36 22/37
Witham 07/51 [P2] 07/58   22/26 [P3] 22/26
Chelmsford 07/59 [P1] 08/05   22/16 [P2] 22/16
Shenfield 08/11 [P2] [UM] 08/13   22/06 [P3] [DM] 22/05
Gidea Park 08/19 [P1] [UM] 08/19   21/58 [P2] [DM] 21/57
Ilford 08/24 [P1] [UM] 08/25   21/51 [P2] [DM] 21/52
Forest Gate Jn 08/26 [UM] 08/27   21/49 [DM] 21/50
Stratford 08/30 [P10] 08/32   21/47 [P10a] 21/44
Channelsea Jn 08/35 08/33   21/43 21/42
Lea Jn 08/36 08/34   21/42 21/41
Navarino Road Jn 08/42½ 08/41   21/35 21/34
Canonbury West Jn 08/46½ 08/46   21/31 21/30
Highbury Vale Jn 08/48 ?   21/29 ?
Finsbury Park 08.50a ~ 08.52d [P8] [DS1] 08.50 ~ 08.53   21.22a ~ 21.26d [P2] 21.24 ~ 21.26
Alexandra Palace 08/58½ [P3] [DS] 08/58   21/17 [P2] [US1] 21/15
Potters Bar 09/05 [P3] [DF] 09/07   21/09 [P2] [UF] 21/05
Welwyn Garden City 09/10 [DF] 09/12   21/03 [UF] 20/59
Digswell Jn 09/11 09/12   21/02 [UF] 20/57
Woolmer Green Jn 09/13 [DS] 09/14   20/59 20/55
Stevenage 09/17 [P4] [DS] 09/18   20/54½ [P1] [US] 20/50
Hitchin 09/23 [P2] [DS] 09/21   20/49½ [P1] [US] 20/45
Biggleswade 09/34 [P4] [DS] 09/32   20/40 [P2] [UF] 20/36
Sandy 09/38 [P2] [DS] 09/36   20/37½ [UF] 20/34
Huntingdon 09/54 [P3] [DS] 09/53   20/25½ [UF] 20/25
Conington South Jn 10/10 09/59   20/18½ 20/19
Holme Jn 10/13½ 10/09   20/17 20/18
Fletton Jn 10/19 10/17   20/11 [US-UM] 20/12
Peterborough 10.24a ~ 10.27d [P4] [DS] 10.22 ~ 10.30   20.04a ~ 20.08d [P1] [US] 20.02 ~ 20.08
Helpston Jn 10/35 [DS] 10/38   19/57½ [US] 19/53
Tallington Jn 10/41 [DS] 10/42   19/54 {US] 19/50
Stoke Jn 10/59 10/58   19/42 [US] 19/37
Grantham 11/04 [P2] 11/04   19/36 [P1] 19/34
Claypole Loop 11/10 11/09   19/28 19/27
Newark North Gate 11*16 ~ 11*24 [P3] 11.15 ~ 11.21   19/24 [P2] 19/24
Newark Flat Crossing 11/26 11/23   19/23 19/23
Retford 11/39 11/36   18*56 ~ 19*08 [P1] 18.56 ~ 19.09
Loversall Carr Jn 11/49 11/44   18/44½ 18/44
Doncaster 11/52 [DF] 11/47   18/41 [P1] [ESL] 18/39
Shaftholme Jn 11/55 11/49   18/35½ 18/32
Temple Hirst Jn 12/02 11/55   18/29 18/26
Hambleton North Jn 12/06 11/58   18/24½ 18/22
Colton Jn 12/12 12/04   18/18 18/17
York 12.17a ~ 12.20d [P5] 12.18 ~ 12.22   18.08a ~ 18.11d [P4] 18.05 ~ 18.11
Scarborough Bridge Jn 12/22 ?   18/06 ?
Strensall SB 12/28 12/31   17/58 ?
Barton Hill 12/35 ?   17/50 ?
Kirkham Abbey SB 12/40 ?   17/46 ?
Malton 12/54 12/53   17/37 17/37
Weaverthorpe LC 13/05 ?   17/27 ?
Seamer 13/11 13/11   17/21 17/20
Scarborough 13.18a [P1] 13.20   17.14d [P1] 17.14


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