27th May 1990

Ian Allan / Modern Railways
Modern Railways 500

Locos Used D7672, 89001 & 91010
Stock Used set BN96 (booked for 9 vehicles)

Route : 1G70 throughout

Loco Route
89001 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - York
D7672 York - Skelton Jn - Harrogate - Leeds
91010 (2) Leeds - Wakefield Westgate - Hare Park Jn - South Kirkby Jn - Adwick Jn - Doncaster - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes :

(1) This train was run to celebrate the 500th issue of the Ian Allan magazine publication 'Modern Railways'. It appears to have been promoted by Ian Allan & Modern Railways magazine with 'special thanks' going to InterCity 'for the exceptional efforts in producing such an attractive (but not too exhausting!) day out', and 'to the National Railway Museum and Hertfordshire Rail Tours for their willing collaboration'.
(2) Running 'blunt-end' first.
(3) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings.

Sources : various including Alan Baylis & John Broderick

Timings (Booked Only)
(from John Broderick)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Kings Cross 10.15d 20.57a 413.11
2.41 Finsbury Park 10/19 20/53 410.50
4.78 Alexandra Palace 10/21 20/51 408.13
12.57 Potters Bar 10.27a ~ 10.29d 20.41a ~ 20.43d 400.34
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 10/34 20/35 392.66
23.73 Woolmer Green 10/36 20/33 389.18
27.45 Stevenage 10/38 20/31 385.46
31.74 Hitchin 10/40 20/29 381.17
44.10 Sandy 10/47 20/20 369.01
58.70 Huntingdon 10/55 20/12 354.21
68.28 Connington 11*04 ~ 11*05 ? ?
75.02 Fletton Jn 11*14 ~ 11*15 ? ?
76.29 Peterborough 11/18 20/00 336.62
84.64 Tallington 11/24 19/52 328.27
99.61 Stoke Summit 11/37 19/43 313.30
105.38 Grantham 11/40 19/34 307.53
109.56 Barkston South Jn 11/43 19/31 303.35
120.08 Newark Northgate 11/49 19/23 293.03
138.49 Retford 11/59 19/12 274.42
152.00 Loversall Carr Jn 12/11 19/02 261.11
155.77 Doncaster 12/14 18c55 ~ 18c57 257.14

 

M.C Location Booked
160.16 Shaftholme Jn 12/17
169.16 Temple Hirst Jn 12/23
174.75 Hambleton North Jn 12/28
182.79 Colton Jn 12/36
188.40 York 12L45a ~ 17L05d
190.10 Skelton Jn 17/08
191.34 Poppleton 17/12
197.21 Hammerton 17/19
198.60 Cattal 17/21
205.14 Knaresborough 17/28
208.78 Harrogate 17/35
? Rigton SB 17/44
221.41 Horsforth 17/54
226.08 Wortley Jn 18/02
226.53 Whitehall Jn 18/03
227.21 Leeds 18L05a ~ 18L25d
237.26 Wakefield Westgate 18/37
241.18 Hare Park Jn 18/41
247.17 South Kirkby Jn 18/45
252.26 Adwick Jn 18/49

Timings continue in first table.

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