31st July 1983

F & W Railtours
The White Rose Rambler

Locos Used 20179, 20191, 50008, 50043, 56033 & 56122
Stock Used 10x mark 1's (100mph air-braked)

Route : 1Z39 throughout

Loco(s) Route
50008 Plymouth – Exeter – Taunton – Bristol Temple Meads
56033 Bristol Temple Meads – Bristol Parkway – Cheltenham – Worcester Shrub Hill –       Bromsgrove – King’s Norton – Birmingham New Street – Water Orton – Nuneaton avoiding line – Leicester – Loughborough – Trent  Jn's – Trowell Jn – Ilkeston Ground Frame
20179 + 20191 Ilkeston Ground Frame – Nottingham – Bottesford West Jn - Newark Northgate – Retford – Doncaster
56122 Doncaster – Goole – Anlaby Road Jn – Beverley – Bridlington – MP41½ (just short of Londesborough Road, Scarborough) (1)
31235 MP41½ – Scarborough
56122 Scarborough – Malton – York – Church Fenton – Gascoigne Wood Jn – Selby West Jn – Shaftholme Jn – Doncaster
20179 + 20191 Doncaster – Mexborough – Rotherham – Beighton Jn – Chesterfield – Toton
56033 Toton – Trent Jns. – Sheet Stores Jn. – Burton-on-Trent – Tamworth – Birmingham New St. – King’s Norton – Bromsgrove – Worcester Shrub Hill – Cheltenham – Bristol Parkway – Bristol Temple Meads
50043 Bristol Temple Meads - Weston-Super-Mare – Taunton – Exeter – Plymouth

Notes :
(1) Due to the late running, the ER authorities decided to stop the train short of Londesborough Road, detach the class 56 and attach 31235 for the remaining half mile or so into Scarborough station, in a bid to regain some time by eliminating the ECS movement.

Sources : Ian Monkton (joined/left the train at Taunton), Paul Griffin & Gordon Lacy

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Paul Griffin, Gordon Lacy & Brian Ovington)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Plymouth 05.50d ?   02.20a ? 854.34
6.65 Hemerdon 06/00 ?   02/12 ? 847.49
16.15 Brent 06/10 ?   02/01 ? 838.19
23.12 Totnes 06.19a ~ 06.20d ?   01.48a ~ 01.49d ? 831.22
31.69 Newton Abbot 06.33a ~ 06.35d ?   01.32a ~ 01.34d ? 822.45
41.41 Dawlish Warren 06/46 ?   01/20 ? 812.73
52.03 Exeter St Davids 06.58a ~ 07.00d ?   01.07a ~ 01.09d ? 802.31
71.75 Whiteball SB 07/19 ?   00/48 ? 782.39
82.63 Taunton 07.30a ~ 07.32d ?   00.32a ~ 00.34d ? 771.51
94.28 Bridgwater 07/43 ?   00/22 ? 760.06
- Weston-super-Mare - ?   00.07a ~ 00.09d ? 744.71
110.64 Worle Jn 07/57 ?   00/04 ? 742.49
127.39 Bristol Temple Meads 08L15a ~ 08L32d ?   23L40a ~ 23L48d ? 725.74
132.09 Filton Jn 08/42 ?   23/28 ? 721.24
133.28 Bristol Parkway 08.44a ~ 08.45d ?   23.24a ~ 23.26d ? 720.05
137.78 Westerleigh Jn 08/51 ?   23/18 ? 715.35
146.11 Charfield 08/59 ?   23/10 ? 707.22
159.36 Standish Jn 09/08 ?   23/01 ? 693.77
165.44 Gloucester Yard Jn 09/16 ?   22/56 ? 687.69
171.74 Cheltenham Spa 09.23a ~ 09.25d ?   22.42a ~ 22.44d ? 681.39
179.05 Ashchurch 09/33 ?   22/36 ? 674.28
189.72 Abbotswood Jn 09/40 ?   22/29 ? 663.41
193.66 Worcester Shrub Hill 09p47a ~ 09p52d ??.?? ~ 09.55   22.22a ~ 22.24d ? 659.47
199.45 Droitwich Spa 09/59 ?   22/15 23/16 653.68
203.60 Stoke Works Jn 10/05 ?   22/09 23/10 649.53
205.73 Bromsgrove 10/08 ?   22/07 ? 647.40
208.46 Blackwell 10/14 ?   22/05 23/05 644.67
209.36 Barnt Green 10/15 ?   22/03 ? 643.77
214.26 King's Norton 10/19 11/25   21/57 23/00 639.07
218.47 Church Road Jn 10/24 11/31   21/52 ? 634.66
220.04 Birmingham New Street 10.31a ~ 10.33d 11.36 ~ 11.40   21.46a ~ 21.48d 22.47 ~ 22.52 631.64
221.49 Landor Street Jn 10/37 11/42   21/40 ? 633.29
227.66 Water Orton East Jn 10/43 11/50   21/30 ? 625.47

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
230.40 Whitacre Jn 10/47 11/53
240.19 Abbey Jn 11/02 12/06
241.71 Nuneaton Midland Jn 11/05 12/09
256.44 Wigston North Jn 11/23 12/22
259.55 Leicester 11c28 ~ 11c30 12.27 ~ 12.29
264.46 Syston South Jn 11/36 12/36
272.14 Loughborough 11/42 12/42
279.54 Trent South Jn 11/47 12/48
280.25 Trent East Jn 11/48 12/49
285.47 Trowell Jn 12/00 12/55
286.76 Ilkeston GF 12L06 ~ 12L21 12.58 ~ 13.07
288.25 Trowell Jn 12/23 13/11
293.26 Radford Jn 12/34 13/27
294.59 Mansfield Jn 12/37 13/29
295.42 Nottingham 12L40a ~ 12L50d 13.34 ~ 13.42
298.13 Netherfield Jn 12/55 13/48
304.18 Bingham 13/04 13/56
309.59 Bottesford West Jn 13/16 14/02
316.71 Lowfield 13/32 14/20
319.12 Newark Northgate 13c43 ~ 13c45 14.26 ~ 14.27
337.53 Retford [via P2] 14/01 14/49
354.71 Doncaster 14L17a ~ 14L29d 15.15½ ~ 15.25
363.28 Thorne Jn 14/42 15/34
372.07 Goole 14/53 15/42
378.53 Gilberdyke Jn 15/00 15/48½
394.56 Anlaby Road Jn 15/22 16/07
402.59 Beverley 15/31 16/17½
414.01 Driffield 15/41 16/28½
425.35 Bridlington 15c54 ~ 15c56 16.46½ ~ 16.48½
438.73 Filey 16/16 17/10
445.06 Seamer West 16/21 17/17½
? MP41½ ??/?? 17L22½ ~ 17L34½
448.29 Scarborough 16.31a ~ 17.15d 17.38 ~ 17.53
469.23 Malton 17/38 18/14
490.35 York [P9] 18c05 ~ 18c07 18.44 ~ 18.46
501.11 Church Fenton 18/19 ?
503.54 Sherburn South 18/23 ?
504.67 Gascoigne Wood Jn 18/27 ?
510.58 Selby West Jn 18/36 ?
511.10 Selby Canal Jn 18/38 ?
524.53 Shaftholme Jn 18/52 ?
528.72 Doncaster 18L58a ~ 19L10d ??.?? ~ 19.56
530.72 Hexthorpe Jn 19/15 20/02
535.77 Mexborough 19/24 20/11
539.26 Aldwarke Jn 19/31 20/18
541.66 Rotherham 19/36 20/23
548.19 Beighton Jn 19/49 ?
557.46 Chesterfield 20/04 20.48 ~ 20.50
561.56 Clay Cross South Jn 20/07 20/56
569.77 Pye Bridge Jn 20/14 ?
578.57 Trowell Jn 20/22 21/15
582.02 Toton 20L29 ~ 20L39 21.20 ~ 21.33
583.79 Trent East Jn 20/41 ?
584.40 Sheet Stores Jn 20/43 ?
596.74 Stenson Jn 21/00 ?
603.11 Burton-on-Trent 21.06a ~ 21.08d 22.12 ~ 22.13
608.54 Wichnor Jn 21/14 ?
616.02 Tamworth 21/19 ?
621.63 Kingsbury Jn 21/23 ?

Timings continue in first table.

The timing sheet carries the following comments :
Peter Watts has asked me to apologise to those who have patronised recent tours for the late running of these trains. This was due to Brian Winter booking "Our Dave" in the rear coach thereby causing severe drag. Brian now has instructions to seat Dave in the centre two coaches! We have also had a request from the Coastguard at Scarborough requesting that Dave is not allowed to sit on the beach whilst we are at the resort, due to the fact the tide would like to come in! Three well-dressed gentlemen called on Mr Watts last week and asked him if he would like to become a Jehovahs' Witness. He apologised and said that he had not seen the accident. These mileage/timing sheets have been painstakingly prepared by 47497 using a miniature Lettraset Kit and the complete production was pasted together by 45048 who is normally pasted - and past it.

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