14th November 1981

British Rail
Deltic Cumbrian

Loco Used

 55009 'Alycidon'

Route : 1Z37 throughout

Loco Route
55009 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) – Doncaster - Hare Park Jn – Crofton West Jn – Normanton – Engine Shed Jn – Skipton – Dent - Carlisle
55009 Carlisle – Hexham – Blaydon – Scotswood Bridge - Newcastle Central – High Level Bridge Jn – Durham – York – Selby - Doncaster – (via ECML) – London Kings Cross

Source :  Robin Addison (on the train throughout)

Photo Review


55009 'Alycidon' on arrival at Carlisle (photo: Robin Addison)


55009 being refuelled at Kingmoor depot (photo: Michael Croxford)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Robin Addison & The DPS)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Kings Cross 08.20d [P7] 08.21   20.56a [P2] ?
Wood Green 08/28 08/28   20/50 ?
Potters Bar 08/34 08/35   20/43 ?
Woolmer Green ? ?   20/36 ?
Welwyn Garden City 08/40 ?   ? ?
Stevenage 08.46a ~ 08.47d 08.50 ~ 08.52   20.30a ~ 2031d ?
Hitchin 08/52 ?   20/26 ?
Sandy 09/00 09/04   20/15 ?
Huntingdon 09/09 09/13   20/06 ?
Peterborough 09.26a ~ 09.28d 09.27 ~ 09.29   19.50a ~ 19.52d 20.23 ~ ??.??
Tallington 09/37 09/38   19/43 20/15
Stoke 09/48 09/48   19/33 20/06
Grantham 09/52 09/52   19/29 20/00
Barkston South Jn 09/55 09/55   19/26 ?
Newark North Gate 10/02 10/03   19/17 19/47½
Retford 10/14 10/16   19c56 ~ 19c03 19.35½
Doncaster 10c32 ~ 10c34 10.30 ~ 10.50   18/43 19/15

 

Location Booked Actual
Bentley Crossing 10/37 ?
Adwick Jn 10/40 ?
South Kirkby Jn 10/44 11/01
Hare Park Jn 10/51 11/07
Crofton West Jn 10/55 ?
Turners Lane 11/00 ?
Normanton 11/06 11/20
Altofts Jn 11/08 ?
Engine Shed Jn 11c24 ~ 11c26 11.33 ~ 11.37
Whitehall Jn 11/29 ?
Wortley Jn 11/31 ?
Shipley Leeds Jn 11/45 11/54
Bingley 11/57 11/58
Keighley 12/02 12/04
Skipton 12c16 ~ 12c26 12.17
Hellifield 12/30 12/27
Settle Jn 12/33½ ?
Settle 12/35½ 12/33
Blea Moor 12/53 12/48
Dent 13p00a ~ 13p10d 12.55 ~ 13.11
Ais Gill 13/22 ?
Appleby 13/39½ 13/37
Petteril Bridge Jn 14/15 ?
Carlisle 14.18a ~ 15.42d 14.10 ~ 15.53
Petteril Bridge Jn 15/45 ?
Brampton 15/58 ?
Haltwhistle 16/12 16/08
Hexham 16/29 16/40
Blaydon 16/48 17/05
Newcastle Central 16c57 ~ 16c59 17.12 ~ 17.17
High Level Bridge Jn 17/01 ?
Durham 17/14 ?
Ferryhill 17/22 ?
Darlington 17/31 18/05
Northallerton 17/41 18/13
Thirsk 17/46 ?
York 18c09 ~ 18c11 18.33 ~ 18.40
Selby 18/25 18/54
Shaftholme Jn 18/39 ?


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