12th November 2021

Midland Pullman
The Whitby Jet

HST Used 43055+44078+41169+40801+41182+41059+41162+40802+41108+41176+43046 'Geoff Drury 1930-1999'

Route :
1Z43 : Finsbury Park to Whitby
1Z45 : Whitby to Finsbury Park

HST Route
43055 T&T 43046 Finsbury Park - Alexandra Palace - Gordon Hill - Hertford North - Stevenage - Hitchin - Letchworth - Royston - Shepreth Branch Jn - Cambridge - Ely - March - Peterborough - (via ECML) - Longlands Jn - Yarm - Eaglescliffe - Stockton Cut Jn - Bowesfield Jn - Thornaby - Middlesbrough - Guisborough Jn - Nunthorpe - Battersby
43046 T&T 43055 Battersby - Glaisdale - Grosmont - Sleights - Whitby
43055 T&T 43046 Whitby - Sleights - Grosmont - Glaisdale - Battersby
43046 T&T 43055 Battersby - (reverse of outward route) - Finsbury Park

Notes :
(1) Tour postponed from 20/03/21.
(2) The return leg was delayed by slippery railhead conditions near Glaisdale.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Finsbury Park 05.45d [P8] [DS1] 05.44   21.56a [P2] 21.59
Alexandra Palace 05/50½ [P4] 05/54   21/49 [P1] [US1] 21/53
Gordon Hill 05/58½ [P3] 05/59   21/35 [P2] 21/38
Hertford North 06.11a ~ 06.14d [P2] 06.11 ~ 06.14   21.21a ~ 21.24d [P1] 21.23 ~ 21.27
Molewood Jn 06/16 06/16   21/18 21/21
Bragbury Jn 06/20 06/21   21/11 21/17
Langley South Jn 06/21 06/22   21/09½ 21/16
Langley Jn 06/22 [DS] 06/23   21/08½ 21/15
Stevenage 06.24a ~ 06.26d [P4] 06.25 ~ 06.27   21.02a ~ 21.06d [P1] 21.09 ~ 21.12
Hitchin 06/31 [P2] [DCF] 06/32   20/57 [P1] [US] 21/04
Letchworth 06.36a ~ 06.38d [P2] 06.37 ~ ?   20.50a ~ 20.53d [P1] 20.57 ~ 21.01
Royston 06.47a ~ 06.49d [P2] 06.49 ~ 06.52   20.24a ~ 20.40d [P1] 20.43 ~ 20.45
Foxton 06/58 07/08   20/16½ 20/36
Shepreth Branch Jn 07/03 07/14   20/12 20/31
Cambridge 07.07a ~ 07.10d [P8] 07.20 ~ 07.23   19.56a ~ 20.08d [P7] 20.16 ~ 20.25
Coldham Lane Jn 07/12 07/25   19/52 20/12
Cambridge North 07/13½ [P2] 07/27   19/50½ [P1] 20/11
Waterbeach 07/16 07/29   19/48 20/08
Ely Dock Jn 07/26 07/36   19/40 19/59
Ely 07.27a ~ 07.30d [P1] 07.37 ~ 07.39   19.30a ~ 19.39d [P2] 19.56 ~ 19.58
Ely North Jn 07/33 07/43   19/23½ 19/53
Manea 07/40 07/50   19/14 19/42
March 07.47a ~ 07.50d [P1] 07.57 ~ 08.00   19.06a ~ 19.08d [P2] 19.32 ~ 19.36
March West Jn 07/51 ?   19/04½ ?
Whittlesea 07/58½ 08/09   18/57 19/21
Peterborough East Jn 08/07½ [MI] 08/15   18/51 19/12
Peterborough 08.09a ~ 08.14d [P5] [DF] 08.16 ~ 08.20   18.47a ~ 18.49d [P4] 19.06 ~ 19.09
Tallington Jn 08/21 [DF-DS] 08/27   18/39 [UF] 18/53
Stoke Jn 08/39 08/36   18/32 [UF] 18/45
Grantham 08.45a ~ 08.47d [P2] 08.43 ~ 08.49   18.24a ~ 18.26d [P1] 18.35 ~ 18.39
Claypole Loop 08/54 08/59   18/18½ 18/25
Newark North Gate 08/56½ [P1] 09/02   18/16 [P2] 18/22
Newark Flat Crossing 08/57 09/03   18/15½ 18/21
Carlton-on-Trent Loop 09/00 09/05   18/12 18/19
Retford 09/06 09/12   18/04 18/12
Loversall Carr Jn 09/14 09/19   17/55 18/04
Doncaster 09c18 ~ 09c20 [P8] 09.25 ~ 09.26   17c47 ~ 17c50 [P3] 17.57 ~ 17.59
Shaftholme Jn 09/24 09/31   17/38 17/51
Temple Hirst Jn 09/28½ 09/37   17/33½ 17/47
Hambleton North Jn 09/32 09/40   17/30½ 17/44
Colton Jn 09/37 09/44   17/26½ 17/39
York 09/42 [P9] 09/50   17c20 ~ 17c21 [P5] [NNL] 17.29 ~ 17.34
Skelton Jn 09/44½ [DF] 09/52   17/18 17/25
Tollerton Jn 09/51 [DF] 09/58   17/12 [UF] 17/20
Thirsk 09/59½ [DF] 10/04   17/02 [UF] 17/14
Longlands Jn 10/07 10/08   16/57 [UF] 17/09
Boroughbridge Road LC 10/14 10/09   - -
Northallerton - -   16/56 [P1] 17/08
Northallerton East Jn 10/14½ 10/10   16/54 17/07
Yarm 10/31 10/21   16/42 ?
Eaglescliffe 10/34 [P2] 10/23   16/35 [P1] 16/53
Stockton Cut Jn 10/36 10/25   16/33½ 16/52
Bowesfield Jn 10/37 10/26   16/32½ 16/51
Thornaby 10/41 [P2] ?   16/31 [P1] ?
Middlesbrough 10.46 ~ 10.47 [P2] 10.33 ~ 10.39   16/24 [P1] 16/43
Guisborough Jn 10/48½ ?   16/22 ?
Gypsy Lane 10.55 ~ 10.56 [P1] ?   16/14½ ?
Nunthorpe 11.01 ~ 11.03 [P2] 10.52 ~ 10.56   16.09 ~ 16.13 [P1] 16/33?
Battersby 11.25 ~ 11.46 [P1] 11.18 ~ 11.39   15.37 ~ 15.48 16.00 ~ 16.14
Glaisdale 12t14 ~ 12t25 ?   15t03 ~ 15t09 ?
Grosmont 12/35 ?   14/52 ?
Sleights 12.44 ~ 12.45 ?   14/43½ ?
Ruswarp 12/50 ?   14.38 ~ 14.39 ?
Whitby 12.57a [P2] 13.02   14.35d [P2] 14.35


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