30th November 2019

Railway Touring Company
The York Yuletide Express

Locos Used 47804 & steam: 6233 'Duchess of Sutherland'
Stock Used (2) (99041)+13320+99121+99712+99127+99371+99351+1860+4994+5032+99304

Route :
1Z10 : Ealing Broadway to York
1Z14 : York to Ealing Broadway

Loco(s) Route
47804 Ealing Broadway - Acton Main Line - Acton Wells Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Kensal Green Jn - West Hampstead - Gospel Oak - Junction Road Jn - Upper Holloway - Harringay Park Jn - Harringay - Alexandra Palace - Gordon Hill - Hertford North - Langley Jn - Stevenage - (via ECML) - Peterborough - Spalding - Sleaford South Jn - Sleaford North Jn - Metheringham - Lincoln Central - Saxilby - Gainsborough Lea Road - Gainsborough Trent Jns - Bessacarr Jn - Decoy South Jn - Doncaster - Shaftholme Jn - Hambleton South Jn - Hambleton West Jn - Gascoigne Wood Jn - Sherburn Jn - Church Fenton - Colton Jn - York
6233 (1) York - (via ECML) - Doncaster - (reverse of outward route) - Alexandra Palace - Finsbury Park - Holloway South Jn - Copenhagen Jn - York Way North Jn - Camden Road Jn - Gospel Oak - (reverse of outward route) - Ealing Broadway

Notes :
(1) 47804 on rear.
(2) 99041 was only in the consist when 6233 was on the train.
(3) This tour was originally advertised to run via St Albans, Luton, Bedford, Kettering, Corby, Melton Mowbray, Syston North Jn, Loughborough, Toton Centre, Chesterfield, Beighton Jn and Doncaster to York.
(4) 47804 replaced failed 60009 'Union of South Africa' between Ealing Broadway and York.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Ealing Broadway 07.11d [P4] 07.11   23.02a [P3] 23.41
Acton West 07/12 [UR] 07/12   23/00 [DR] 23/39
Acton Main Line 07/14 [UR] 07/14   22/58 [DR] 23/37
Acton Wells Jn 07/18 07/18   22/50 23/34
Willesden Junction HL 07/26 [P4] 07/26   22/46 [P5] 23/30
Kensal Green Jn 07/28 07/27   22/43½ 23/26
West Hampstead 07/34 [P2] 07/34   22/36 [P1] 23/20
Gospel Oak 07/40½ 07/40   22/30 [P1] 23/14
Junction Road Jn 07/44 ?   - -
Upper Holloway 07/46 [P2] ?   - -
Harringay Park Jn 07/49 07/46   - -
Camden Road Jn - -   22/26 23/09
Camden Road Central Jn - -   22/25 ?
York Way North Jn - -   22/23 ?
Copenhagen Jn - -   22/22 23/05
Holloway South Jn - -   22/20 [US] 22/57
Finsbury Park - -   22.13a ~ 22.16d [P1] 22.51 ~ 22.54
Harringay 07/51 [DS2] 07/51   22/11 22/49
Alexandra Palace 07.56a ~ 07.59d [P4] 07.54 ~ 07.59   22.04a ~ 22.07d [P1] [US2] 22.43 ~ 22.44
Gordon Hill 08/10 [P3] 08/06   21/52 [P2] 22/36
Hertford North 08.23a ~ 08.28d [P2] 08.19 ~ 08.28   21.34a ~ 21.37d [P1] 22.18 ~ 22.19
Molewood Jn 08/31 08/31   21/31 22/16
Bragbury Jn 08/38 08/37   21/27 22/09
Langley Jn 08/44 [DS] ?   21/25 22/01
Stevenage 08.47a ~ 08.49d [P4] [DS] 08.46 ~ 08.50   21.20a ~ 21.23d [P1] 21.54 ~ 21.58
Hitchin 08/55 [P2] [DS] 08/55   21/14 [P1] [US] 21/49
Biggleswade 09/06 [P4] [DS] 09/04   21/03 [P2] [UF] 21/34
Sandy 09/10 [P2] [DS] 09/09   21/00 [UF] 21/31
Huntingdon 09/25 [P3] [DS] 09/25   20/45 [UF] 21/17
Conington South Jn 09/34½ 09/35   20/37 21/08
Holme Jn 09w37 ~ 09w51 09.37 ~ 09.45   20/35 21/07
Fletton Jn 09/57 09/52   20/29 21/00
Peterborough 09.59a ~ 10.02d [P4] 09.57 ~ 10.02   20w00a ~ 20w20d [P1] [US] 20.43 ~ 20.56
Werrington Jn 10/09 ? ~ 10.12   19/54 [US] 20/37
Spalding 10/25 10/28   19/32 20/18
Sleaford South Jn 10/46 [DA] 10/45   19/13 19/48
Sleaford North Jn 10/48 10/48   19/11 [UA] 19/46
Metheringham 10w56 ~ 11w21 11/03   19/00 19/36
Pelham Street Jn 11/33 11/29   18/48 19/24
Lincoln Central 11.35a ~ 11.44d [P5] 11.30 ~ 11.45   18.44a ~ 18.46d [P3] 19.16 ~ 19.23
West Holmes Jn 11/47 11/47   18/42 19/14
Pyewipe Jn 11/48½ 11/48   18/41 19/13
Saxilby 11/53½ 11/52   18w24 ~ 18w36 18.35 ~ 19.06
Gainsborough Lea Road 12/05 12/02   18/14 18/23
Gainsborough Trent Jns 12/06½ 12/03   18/12 18/19
Beckingham Loop - -   17*59 ~ 18*07 18.05 ~ 18.14
Bessacarr Jn 12/25 12/19   17/42 17/47
Decoy South Jn 12/26 12/20   17/41 17/46
Decoy North Jn 12/28 [DS1] 12/22   17/39 17/45
Bridge Jn 12/39 [WS1] 12/29   17/36 [WS1] ?
Doncaster 12/40 [DF] 12/35 [DF]   17/34 [P4] 17/41 [P4]
Shaftholme Jn 12/46 12/40   17/29 17/33
Temple Hirst Jn 12/55 12/46   17/21 17/25
Hambleton South Jn 13/00 12/50   17/16 17/21
Hambleton North Jn - -   17/15 17/20
Hambleton West Jn 13/01 12/51   - -
Gascoigne Wood Jn 13/04½ 12/56   - -
Sherburn Jn 13/07½ 12/59   - -
Church Fenton 13/10½ [P3] [LSL] 13/05   - -
Colton Jn 13/16½ [LSL] 13/12   17/07 17/13
Colton North Jn 13/17½ 13/13   17/06 [LSL-NNL] 17/12
York 13.25a [P10] 13.19   16.55d [P10] [LSL] 17.03 [P10]


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

5Z10 : (47804) : Southall to Ealing Broadway
5Z15 : (6233) : Ealing Broadway to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 06.14d 23.34a
Southall Yard 06.24 ~ 06.40 23.14 ~ 23.24
Southall East Jn 06/41 23/12
Hanwell Bridge Loop 06*43 ~ 07*01 -
Hanwell 07/03 ?
West Ealing 07/04 ?
Ealing Broadway 07.06a [P4] 23.08d [P3]

5Z11 : (6233 with 99041) : York N.R.M. to Holgate Sidings
 (Loco turning trip)

Location Booked Actual
York N.R.M. 13.38d  
York Siemens 13.51 ~ 13.55  
York 14.00 ~ 14.04 [P11] [P10]
Holgate Sidings 14.07 ~ 14.44  
York Yard South Jn 14/46  
York Yard North  R.S, 14.50 ~ 14.52  
York Thrall Turntable 14.57 ~ 15.28  
York Yard North  R.S, 15.33 ~ 15.36  
York Yard South Jn 15/40  
Holgate Sidings 15.46a  

5Z12 : (47804) : York to Holgate Sidings (propelling?)
5Z14 : (47804 with 6233 on rear) : Holgate Sidings to York

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
York 13.47d [P10] 16.26a [P10]
Holgate Sidings 13.50a 16.23d

5Z13 : (60009 with 35486) : Holgate Sidings to York N.R.M.
 (Loco turning trip) (cancelled)

Location Booked
Holgate Sidings 15.02d
York Yard South Jn 15/04
York Yard North  R.S, 15.10 ~ 15.16
York Thrall Turntable 15.21 ~ 16.21
York Yard North  R.S, 16.26 ~ 16.32
York Yard South Jn 16/38
Holgate Sidings 16.44 ~ 17.22
York 17/24 [P11]
York Fuelling Point 17.28 ~ 17.33
York N.R.M. 17.38a


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