21st May 1966

A4 Preservation Society
East Coast Ltd

Loco Used 60024

Route :

Loco Route
60024 Doncaster - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley
60024 Edinburgh Waverley (via ECML) - Doncaster

Sources : John Clifford (from contemporary sources) & David Whittaker

Photo Review


60024 passing Thirsk on the outward leg, reputedly at 90mph (photo: Arthur Haymes)


A tour ticket courtesy of Rob Fraser.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Whittaker, Eric Oates & The Bluebell Railway Museum)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Doncaster 08.40d 08.40   20.40a ?
Selby 09/00 09/02   20/16 ?
York 09.17a ~ 09.22d 09.17 ~ 09.24   19.47a ~ 19.57d 20.30 ~ ??.??
Thirsk 09/44½ 09/46   19/26 20/13½
Northallerton 09/51 09/52   19/20 19/58½
Darlington 10/06 10/04   19/08 19/45
Ferryhill 10/18½ 10/20   18/53 19/23
Durham 10/28 10/29   18/42 19/10
Newcastle 10.47a ~ 10.54d 10.45 ~ 10.57   18.17a ~ 18.24d 18.22 ~ 18.53
Morpeth 11/15½ 11/26   17/55 17/57
Alnmouth 11/32½ 11/43   17/38 17/38
Belford 11/48½ 11/50½   17/22 17/20
Tweedmouth 12/04 12/06   17/08 17/06
Marshall Meadows 12/07 12/12   17/05 16/49
Grantshouse 12/25 12/27   16/50 16/46
Dunbar 12/36 12/38   16/33 16/32
Monktonhall Jn 12/57 12/57   16/16 16/10
Edinburgh Waverley 13.08a 13.08   16.00d 16.00


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