17th July 2021

Statesman Rail
The Yorkshire Coast Statesman

Locos Used (1) 47828 & 47853
Stock Used 17056+3229+3188+80043+3438+3312+1203+3348+3426+3384+5912

Route :
1Z87 : Potters Bar to Scarborough
1Z88 : Scarborough to Potters Bar

Loco(s) Route
47853 + 47828 Potters Bar - Welwyn Garden City - Stevenage - Hitchin - Letchworth - Royston - Shepreth Branch Jn - Cambridge - Ely - March - Peterborough - (via ECML) - Doncaster - (2) Adwick - Wakefield Westgate - Whitehall Jn - Leeds - Micklefield - Church Fenton - Colton Jn - York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
47828 + 47853 Scarborough - Seamer - Malton - York - (via ECML) - Peterborough - (reverse of outward route) - Potters Bar

Notes :
(1) 47853 running as 47614.
(2) Outward leg diverted via Wakefield Westgate and Leeds.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Open Rail Live Railway Data)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Potters Bar 06.22d [P4] [DS] 06.21   21.23a [P1] 21.22
Welwyn Garden City 06.30a ~ 06.32d [P3] 06.29 ~ 06.30   21.06a ~ 21.09d [P2] 21.05 ~ 21.08
Digswell Jn 06/34 06/34   21/03 [US] 21/03
Woolmer Green Jn 06/36 [DS] 06/36   21/01 21/01
Stevenage 06.40a ~ 06.42d [P4] 06.41 ~ 06.42   20.55a ~ 20.57d [P1] 20.53 ~ 20.56
Hitchin 06/47½ [P2] [DCF] 06/47   20/49 [P1] [US] 20/48
Letchworth 06.53a ~ 06.55d [P2] 06.51 ~ ?   20.44a ~ 20.46d [P1] 20.41 ~ 20.44 [P1]
Royston 07.07a ~ 07.09d [P2] 07.04 ~ 07.08 [P2]   20.22a ~ 20.31d [P1] 20.28 ~ 20.30 [P1]
Foxton 07/17 07/14   20/14½ 20/20
Shepreth Branch Jn 07/22½ 07/19   20/10 20/14
Cambridge 07.30a ~ 07.32d [P7] 07.23 ~ 07.32   20.01a ~ 20.05d [P8] 20.06 ~ 20.08
Coldham Lane Jn 07/34½ 07/35   19/58½ 20/02
Cambridge North 07/36 [P2] 07/36   19/56 [P1] 19/59
Waterbeach 07/39 07/39   19/52½ 19/56
Ely Dock Jn 07/48 07/46   19/44 19/48
Ely 07.49a ~ 07.52d [P1] 07.47 ~ 07.55   19.37a ~ 19.42d [P2] 19.42 ~ 19.47
Ely North Jn 07/55 07/58   19/33 19/39
Manea 08/02½ 08/07   19/25 19/25
March 08.10a ~ 08.12d [P1] 08.17 ~ 08.19   19.16a ~ 19.18d [P2] 19.18 ~ 19.20
March West Jn 08/13½ ?   19/15 ?
Whittlesea 08/21½ 08/28   19/07 19/09
Peterborough East Jn 08/31 [DM] 08/34   19/01 19/02
Peterborough 08.34a ~ 08.36d [P6] [DF] 08.36 ~ 08.43   18.56a ~18.59d [P6] 18.58 ~ 19.00
Tallington Jn 08/45 [DF-DS] 08/52   18/48 18/48
Stoke Jn 09/13 09/08   18/37 [UF] 18/37
Highdyke Jn - -   18*29 ~ 18*33 18.26 ~ 18.34
Grantham 09/20 [P2] 09/17   18/18 [P1] [US] 18/17
Claypole Loop 09/27 09/24   18/10 18/10
Newark North Gate 09/33 [P1] 09/27   18/06 [P2] 18/07
Newark Flat Crossing 09/34 09/28   18/05 18/06
Carlton-on-Trent Loop 09/38 09/31   18/00½ 18/03?
Retford 09/47 09/39   17/50½ 17/45
Loversall Carr Jn 09/58 09/48   17*29 ~ 17*36 17.22 ~ 17.25
Decoy South Jn - -   17/23½ [DLF] 17/18
Decoy North Jn - -   17*15 ~ 17*21 [ULF] 17/16
Bridge Jn - -   17/13 [WSL] 17/14
Doncaster 10/01 [P4] 10/01   17/09 [P8] 17/12
Shaftholme Jn 10/04 DIV   17/05 17/05
Temple Hirst Jn 10/11 DIV   16/57½ 16/59
Hambleton North Jn 10/15½ DIV   16/53 16/56
Adwick DIV 10/05   - -
South Kirkby Jn DIV 10/09   - -
Hare Park Jn DIV 10/13   - -
Wakefield Westgate DIV 10/17   - -
Whitehall Jn DIV 10/28   - -
Leeds DIV 10/30   - -
Micklefield DIV 10/43   - -
Church Fenton DIV 10/49   - -
Colton Jn 10/22½ 10/53   16/46½ 16/51
York 10c28 ~ 10c30 [P4] 11.00 ~ 11.01 [P4]   16c38 ~ 16c40 [P4] [NNL] 16.38 ~ 16.46 [P4]
Scarborough Bridge Jn 10/31 ?   16/37½ ?
Strensall SB 10/37 11/10   16/29 16/31
Barton Hill 10/42½ 11/14   16/24½ 16/25
Kirkham Abbey SB 10/46 11/18   16/21 16/21
Malton 10/54 11/26   16/12½ 16/13
Weaverthorpe LC 11/04½ 11/37   16/02½ 16/01
Seamer 11/10 11/41   15/57 15/57
Scarborough 11.17a [P1] 11.46   15.50d [P1] 15.50


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