17th October 2024

Statesman Rail
Royal Windsor Statesman

Locos Used (3) 47805 'Roger Hosking MA 1925-2013' & 47810 'Crewe Diesel Depot'
Stock Used 17056+3312+3188+80043+3231+3229+1211+3348+3384

Route :
1Z47 : Hull to Windsor & Eton Riverside
1Z48 : Windsor & Eton Riverside to Hull

Loco(s) Route
47810 (1) Hull - Brough - Gilberdyke - Goole - Thorne Jn - Hatfield & Stainforth - Bentley Jn - Doncaster - (via ECML) - Finsbury Park - Holloway South Jn - Copenhagen Jn - York Way North Jn - Camden Road Central Jn - Camden Road Jn - Primrose Hill - Camden Jn - Willesden West London Jn - Willesden SW Sidings - Acton Wells Jn - South Acton  - Kew East Jn - Old Kew Jn - Brentford - Hounslow - Feltham - Staines - Windsor & Eton Riverside
47805 (2) Windsor & Eton Riverside - (reverse of outward route) - Alexandra Palace - Gordon Hill - Hertford North - Stevenage - (reverse of outward route) - Hull

Notes :
(1) 47805 on rear.
(2) 47810 on rear.
(3) 47805 running as D1935. 47810 running as D1924.
(4) This was the last Statesman Rail tour before the coaching stock was withdrawn for overhaul and refurbishment.

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Jake Scott

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hull 05.02d [P7] 05.02   23.54a [P7] 23.51
Hessle Road Jn 05/06½ ?   23/50 ?
Brough 05.15a ~ 05.17d [P2] 05.16 ~ 05.18   23.32a ~ 23.34d [P1] 23.33 ~ 23.36
Gilberdyke 05.24a ~ 05.26d [P2] 05.26 ~ ?   23.22a ~ 23.24d [P1] 23.22 ~ 23.24
Goole 05.34a ~ 05.37d [P2] 05.39 ~ 05.40   23.09a ~ 23.11d [P1] 23.10 ~ 23.13
Thorne Jn 05/52½ 05/49   22/58½ 22/59
Hatfield & Stainforth 05/55½ 05/52   22/56 22/56
Bentley Jn 06/01½ 05/57   22/47 22/51
Doncaster 06.05a ~ 06.08d [P3] 06.05 ~ 06.09   22.40a ~ 22.42d [P8] 22.45 ~ 22.48
Loversall Carr Jn 06/14 06/14   22/35½ 22/37
Retford 06.26a ~ 06.35d [P1] 06.26 ~ 06.34   22.21a ~ 22.23d [P2] 22.22 ~ 22.26
Carlton-on-Trent Loop 06/50½ 06/47   22*01 ~ 22*07 [DPL] 22.03 ~ 22.07
Newark Flat Crossing 06/55 06/51   21/54½ 21/56
Newark North Gate 06.57a ~ 07.00d [P2] 06.52 ~ 06.59   21.50a ~ 21.52d [P1] 21.52 ~ 21.55
Claypole Loop 07*07 ~ 07*22 [UPL] 07.07 ~ 07.24   21/45½ 21/47
Grantham 07.33a ~ 07.36d [P1] 07.37 ~ 07.39   21.18a ~ 21.37d [P4] 21.34 ~ 21.38
Stoke Jn 07/43½ [US] 07/47   21/13½ 21/27
Tallington Jn 07/56 [US] 07/59   21/01½ [DF] 21/11
Peterborough 08/17 [P1] [US] 08/15   20/55 [DF] 21/01
Fletton Jn 08*20 ~ 08*39 [UF] ? ~ 08.40   20/51½ [DF] 20/56
Holme Jn 08/46½ [UF] 08/47   20/47 [DF] 20/51
Conington South Jn 08/48½ [UF] 08/48   20/45½ [DF] 20/49
Huntingdon 08/56 [P2] [US] 08/56 [P2]   20/37 [P3] [DS] 20/43
Sandy 09/09½ [P1] [US] 09/09   20/25½ [P2] [DS] 20/30
Biggleswade 09/12½ [P1] [US] 09/12   20/22½ [P4] [DS] 20/28
Hitchin 09/20 [P1] [UF] 09/20   20/15½ [DS] 20/20
Stevenage 09/23½ [P2] [UF] 09/25   20/11½ [P4] [DF] 20/14
Langley Jn 09/24½ 09/26   20/08½ [DS] 20/11
Woolmer Green Jn 09/27 09/28   - -
Digswell Jn 09/29 [US] 09/30   - -
Welwyn Garden City 09/30 [P2] [US] 09/31   - -
Potters Bar 09/37½ [P1] [US] 09/38   - -
Langley South Jn - -   20/05½ 20/05
Bragbury Jn - -   20/03½ 19/59
Molewood Jn - -   19/56 19/53
Hertford North - -   19/54 [P2] 19/51
Gordon Hill - -   19/40½ [P3] 19/37
Bowes Park - -   19/30½ 19/29
Alexandra Palace 09/47 [P2] [US1] 09/48   19/27½ [P4] 19/27
Finsbury Park 09/55½ [P2] [US1] 09/57   19*12 ~ 19*22 [DS2] 19.14 ~ 19.21
Holloway South Jn 10/02½ [US] 10/00   19/08 [DG] 19/10
Copenhagen Jn 10/05½ 10/03   19/05 [DS] 19/08
York Way North Jn 10/06½ 10/04   19/04 19/07
Camden Road Central Jn 10*09 ~ 10*32 ?   18/58 ?
Camden Road 10c33 ~ 10c34 [P1] 10.33 ~ 10.36   18c56 ~ 18c57 [P2] 19.03 ~ 19.04
Camden Road Jn 10/35 10/37   18*41 ~ 18*55 ? ~ 19.02
Primrose Hill 10/37 ?   18/38½ ?
Camden Jn 10/38 [DS] 10/40   18/37 18/46
Willesden West London Jn 10/42 10/47   18/34 [US] 18/38
Willesden SW Sidings 10*46 ~ 10*51 [DSW] ?   18/32 [USW] ?
Acton Wells Jn 10/53½ 10/53   18/28 18/27
South Acton 11/03 [P1] ?   18/23½ [P2] 18/22
Kew East Jn 11/06 ?   18*15 ~ 18*20 18/16
Old Kew Jn 11/07½ 11/06   18/14 18/15
Brentford 11/09 11/08   18/12 18/13
Hounslow 11/13 [P2] 11/12   18/04½ [P1] 18/07
Hounslow Jn 11/14 11/13   18/03 18/06
Feltham Jn 11/16 11/15   18/02 18/05
Feltham 11/20 [P2] 11/19   17/59½ [P1] 18/02
Staines 11*26 ~ 11*28 [P2] 11.26 ~ 11.28   17/54½ [P1] 17/58
Datchet 11/36 11/36   17/48½ 17/51
Windsor & Eton Riverside 11.41a [P2] 11.41 [P2]   17.45d [P2] 17.48


Associated E.C.S. Workings

3Z47 : (47805 with 47810 on rear) : Doncaster West Yard to Hull

Location Booked
Doncaster West Yard 03.43d
Bentley Jn 03/47
Hatfield & Stainforth 03/52
Thorne Jn 03/54
Goole 04/04
Gilberdyke 04/12
Brough 04/18
Hessle Road Jn 04/26
Hull 04.30a [P7]

5Z49 : (47810 with 47805 on rear) : Hull to Doncaster West Yard

Location Booked
Hull 23.59d
Hessle Road Jn 00/02
Brough 00/09
Gilberdyke 00/15
Goole 00.24 ~ 00.26
Thorne Jn 00/35
Hatfield & Stainforth 00/37
Bentley Jn 00/42
Marshgate Jn 00/43
Doncaster West Yard 00.47a


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