22nd July 2011

Railway Touring Company
The Scarborough Flyer

Loco Used steam: 34067 'Tangmere'
Stock Used 35518+99723+99128+3143+99712+99127+99350+3115+99311+4984+4856+5222

Route :
1Z68 : Crewe to Scarborough
1Z69 : Scarborough to Crewe

Loco Route
34067 Crewe - Sandbach - Wilmslow - Cheadle Hulme - Stockport - Heaton Norris Jn - Denton - Guide Bridge - Stalybridge - Huddersfield - Heaton Lodge Jn - Mirfield East Jn - Horbury Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Castleford - Milford Jn - Church Fenton - York - Malton - Seamer - Scarborough
34067 Scarborough - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe

Notes :
(1) John Clifford comments: This tour was due to be hauled by 46201 'Princess Elizabeth' but this loco as unavailable. Apart from the E.C.S. arriving late the outward train ran without problem. On the return it was found at the Bootham water stop that a lubrication pipe had broken. The train was taken slowly into York. Here one of the support crew went to the museum to get a replacement from 34051 'Winston Churchill'. Once the repair had been carried out we set off regaining some of the lost time. By not taking water at Denton the rest of the lost time was recovered. An 'on time' arrival at Crewe would have been possible had we not been stopped outside.

Source : John Clifford

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Crewe 07.11d [P6] 07.27 [P5]   22.26a [P5] 22.29½ [P5]
Sydney Bridge Jn 07/15 07/30½ [FL]   22/22 22/20
Sandbach 07/22 [P2] 07/34½ [P2]   22/17 [P1] 22/15 [P1]
Chelford 07.35 ~ 07.42 [Loop] 07.46 ~ 07.47½   ? ?
Alderley Edge 07/47 [P2] 07/54 [P2]   22/01½ [P1] 22/04½ [P1]
Wilmslow 07.50a ~ 07.52d [P3] 07.57 ~ 07.59 [P3]   21.55a ~ 21.58d [P4] 21.59 ~ 22.00½ [P4]
Cheadle Hulme 08/02 [P1?] 08/05 [P2]   21/50½ [P2] 21/53 [P2]
Adswood Road Jn 08/03 [FL] 08/06 [FL]   21/49 21.44 ~ 21.48
Edgeley Jn No.1 08/04 08/07½   21/46½ 21/41
Stockport 08.06a ~ 08.09d [P3] 08.08 ~ 08.11 [P3]   21.32a ~ 21.42d [P1] 21.35 ~ 21.38½ [P1] [SL]
Heaton Norris Jn 08/10½ 08/16   21/29 21.26 ~ 21.30½ [SL]
Ash Bridge Jn 08/12 08/18   21/25 21/24
Denton Station Jn 08/17 08/22 [DM]   21/19 21.15 ~ 21.18
Denton 08w18 ~ 09w00 08.22½ ~ 08.54   20w48 ~ 21w18 21.11½ ~ 21.13½
Denton Jn 09/02½ 08/59   20/46 21/09½
Guide Bridge 09/07 [P1] 09/06 [P1]   20/44 [P1] 21/06½ [P1]
Stalybridge 09/14½ [P1] 09/14 [P1]   20/39 [P2] 21/02 [P2]
Greenfield 09/22½ 09/24   20/33 20/57
Diggle Jn 09/26½ 09/27   20/30 20/54
Marsden 09/31 [P1?] 09/32 [P3]   20/24 [P2] 20/48½ [P2]
Huddersfield 09.39a ~ 09.41d [P4] 09.40 ~ 09.43 [P4]   20.05a ~ 20.08d [P1] 20.27 ~ 20.31
Heaton Lodge Jn 09/46 09/49 [DF]   19/58 20/18½
Mirfield East Jn 09/48 09.51½ ~ 09.51½   19/51 20/15½
Thornhill LNW Jn 09/50 09/56   ? ?
Horbury Jn 10/08 10/04½ [FL]   19/36 20/06
Wakefield Kirkgate 10.12a ~ 10.15d [P1] 10.10 ~ 10.15 [P1]   19.28a ~ 19.30d [P2] 19.59 ~ 20.00½ [P2]
Altofts Jn 10/23 10/22   19/22 19/52½
Castleford 10/27 10/26½ [P1]   19/10 [P2] 19/48½ [P2]
Milford Jn 10/38 10/35½   18/56 19/38½
Milford 10w40 ~ 11w23 [Loop] 10.37 ~ 11.32½   ? ?
Church Fenton 11/34 [P2] 11/39½ [P2]   18/45 [P3] 19/32 [P1]
Colton Jn 11/48 11.47 ~ 11.54½   18/37 19/27
York 11.55a ~ 11.59d [P4] 12.07 ~ 12.09   18.23a ~ 18.26d [P3] 18.41 ~ 19.18 [P3] [UM]
Scarborough Bridge Jn 12/00 12/11½   18/21 18/38½
Bootham ? ?   ??w?? ~ ??w?? 17.51½ ~ 18.35½
Malton 12/30 12/37 [PL]   17/27 17/25 [TL]
Seamer 12/52 12/54½   17/02 17/01
Scarborough 13.00a [P1] 12.59 [P1]   16.55d [P1] 16.54½ [P1]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

21/07 : 5Z72 : (34067 & support coach 35518) : Southall FSS to Small Heath South Jn
21/07 : 5Z72 : (34067 & support coach 35518) : Small Heath South Jn to Tyseley Works (propelling move)
21/07 : 5Z72 : (34067 & support coach 35518) : Tyseley Works to Crewe Heritage Centre

Location Booked (out)
Southall FSS 09.36d
Southall West Jn 09/46
Slough 10/02
Maidenhead 10/11
Reading 10/27
Didcot East Jn 11/07
Didcot North Jn 11/12
Oxford 11/28
Oxford North Jn 11.31 ~ 11.43
Heyford 11/57
Aynho Jn 12/03
Banbury 12/10
Fenny Compton 12/21
Leamington Spa 12/35
Hatton 12.45 ~ 12.57 [DGL]
Hatton 12/58
Dorridge 13/06
Small Heath South Jn 13.27 ~ 13.31
Tyseley Loco Works 13.37 ~ 14.54
Bordesley Jn 15/03
Castle Bromwich Jn 15/32
Walsall 16/14
Pleck Jn 16/18
Portobello Jn 16/25
Bushbury 16.35 ~ 17.02 [DGL]
Stafford 17.22 ~ 17.27
Madeley 17/46
Crewe 18.03 ~ 18.05
Crewe Heritage Centre 18.10a

Confirmation of the below workings is required, but believed correct;
E.C.S. was handled by a diesel loco (details unknown)

5Z67 : (34067 & support coach 35518) : Crewe Heritage Centre to Crewe
5Z67 : (34067 & support coach 35518) : Crewe to Crewe DRS Sidings (propelling move)
5Z67 : (34067 & train) : Crewe DRS Sidings to Crewe
5Z70 : (34067 & support coach 35518) : Crewe to Basford Hall
5Z70 : (34067 & support coach 35518) : Basford Hall to Gresty Lane (propelling move)
5Z70 : (34067 & support coach 35518) : Gresty Lane to Crewe Heritage Centre

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Crewe Heritage Centre 06.23d ?   23.51a ?
Crewe 06.28 ~ 06.48 ?  
Crewe DRS Sidings 06.52 ~ 06.56 ?  
Gresty Lane   23.39 ~ 23.43 ?
Basford Hall   23.19 ~ 23.23 ?
Crewe South Yard   23.09 ~ 23.10 ?
Crewe 07.00a 07.23   23.02d ?


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