5th January 2013

UK Railtours
The High Marnham and Tinsley

Locos Used 66103 & 66154
Stock Used 5322+4946+4959+5292+1832+3119+3123+3066+3069+1651+3147+3122+6310

Route :
1Z56 : Finsbury Park to High Marnham RIDC
1Z57 : High Marnham RIDC to Tinsley Yard
1Z58 : Tinsley Yard to Finsbury Park

Loco(s) Route
66103 (1) Finsbury Park - Potters Bar - Stevenage - Peterborough - Oakham - Melton Mowbray - Syston East Jn - Syston North Jn - Loughborough - Trent South Jn - Meadow Lane Jn - Toton Jn - Toton Centre - Langley Mill - Pye Bridge Jn - Kirkby Lane East Jn - Mansfield Woodhouse - Shirebrook Jn - Warsop Jn - Welbeck Colliery Jn - Clipstone West Jn - Clipstone East Jn - Thoresby Colliery Jn - Ollerton - Boughton Jn - High Marnham (Rail Innovation & Development Centre)
66154 (2) High Marnham (Rail Innovation & Development Centre) - Boughton Jn - Ollerton - Thoresby Jn - Clipstone East Jn - Clipstone West Jn - Welbeck Colliery Jn - Warsop Jn - Shirebrook East Jn - Elmton & Cresswell - Woodend Jn - Shireoaks West Jn - Shireoaks - Brancliffe East Jn - Dinnington Jn - Maltby Colliery SB - Firbeck Jn - St Catherine's Jn - Decoy South Jn - Decoy North Jn - Bridge Jn - Hexthorpe Jn - Mexborough - Thrybergh Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Rotherham Central - Tinsley East Jn - Tinsley South Jn - Shepcote Lane Jn - Tinsley Yard
66103 (1) Tinsley Yard - Shepcote Lane Jn - Broughton Lane Jn - Woodburn Jn - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Sheffield - Dore Station Jn - Chesterfield - Alfreton - Pye Bridge Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Finsbury Park

Notes:
(1) 66154 on rear.
(2) 66103 on rear.
(3) Chris Bracey comments: Due to a collapsed embankment and derailment damage at Barrow-upon-Soar the outward leg was diverted from the Down Slow line to Down Fast line at Sileby and back to the Down Slow line after Loughborough. A faulty level crossing also caused delay at Tinsley.
(4) Mark Herriott comments: On the outward leg the train was apparently the first train down the High Marnham line for approximately 8 weeks, therefore the train was required to run at 15-20 mph from Ollerton to High Marnham, which wasn't allowed for. In addition the train had to be locked into and out of the sections within the RIDC Test Centre at Ollerton, Broughton and Tuxford, which again all took time. This was the main reason for the late running. That said the return run was slightly quicker, but we then lost a few minutes waiting for the signal section at Shirebrook East Jn, due to a proceeding passenger service. The return leg was delayed at Rotherham Central waiting for a Pilotman, and at Tinsley where local maintenance staff had to come out to close the level crossing.

Source : David Lodwick, Mark Herriott & Chris Bracey

Photo Review


66103 approaching Ollerton former mine & sidings (photo: Roger Geach)


66154 leads the return, a mile from High Marnham (photo: Roger Geach)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Lodwick, Mark Herriott & Chris Bracey)

M.C Location Booked Actual Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Finsbury Park 07.25d [P6] 07.25 [P6]   19.35a [P1] 20.59 [P2] 423.34
2.37 Alexandra Palace 07/30 [P3] 07/31   19/29 [P1] 20/55 420.77
10.16 Potters Bar 07.41a ~ 07.43d [P4]  07.45 ~ ???? [DS]   19.15a ~ 19.18d [P1] 20.43 ~ 20.45 [US] 413.18
17.64 Welwyn Garden City 07/52 [DF] 07/56   19/07 [P2] 20/35 405.50
21.32 Woolmer Green Jn 07/55 [DS] 07/59   19/02 20/31 402.02
25.04 Stevenage 07.59a ~ 08.01d [P4] 08.05 ~ 08.08   18.55a ~ 18.58d [P1] 20.24 ~ 20.27 398.30
29.33 Hitchin 08/06 [P2] 08/13   18/50 [P1] 20/18 394.01
41.49 Sandy 08/17 [P2] 08/24   18/39 [P1] 20/08 381.65
56.29 Huntingdon 08/29 [P3] 08/36   18/26 [P2] 19/56 367.05
66.65 Holme LC 08/38 08/45   18/17 [UF] ? 356.49
72.41 Fletton Jn 08/43 [DS] ?   - - -
73.68 Peterborough 08.56a ~ 08.58d [P4] 08.59 ~ 09.03 [P4]   18.03a ~ 18.07d [P2] [UF] 19.29 ~ 19.34 [P2] 349.46
79.30 Helpston Jn 09/07 09/10   17/53 19/17 344.04
83.26 Uffington SB 09/11 09/16   17/47 19/13 340.08
89.41 Ketton SB 09/18 09/23   17/40 ? 333.73
92.10 Luffenham 09/21 ?   17/37 ? 331.24
96.21 Manton Jn 09/26 09/29   17/33 19/01 327.13
99.59 Oakham 09/29 [P2] 09/33   17/29 [P1] 18/57 323.55
? Langham Jn 09/30 09/34   17/28 18/53 ?
? Ashwell LC 09/32 09/36   17/26 ? ?
? Whissendine SB 09/35 09/37   17/23 18/49 ?
111.20 Melton Mowbray 09/41 [P2] 09/43   17/17 [P1] 18/43 312.14
115.07 Frisby-on-the Wreake 09/44 09/46   17/13 18/38 308.27
121.02 Syston East Jn 09/52 09/54   17/06 18/30 302.32
121.19 Syston North Jn 09/54 [DS] ?   17/04 ? 302.15
123.74 Sileby Jn 09/58 [DS] ? [DS-DF]   16/59 [US] 18/17 [UF-US] 299.40
128.40 Loughborough 10.05a ~ 10.10d [P3] 10.09 ~ 10.13 [P1]   16.51a ~ 16.53d [P2] 18.08 ~ 18.11 [P2] 294.74
135.30 Ratcliffe Jn 10/22 10/21   - - -
136.10 Trent South Jn 10/23 [HLG] 10/23 [HLG]   16/41 [UF] 17/59 287.24
- Trent East Jn - -   16/40 17/58 286.53
137.49 Meadow Lane Jn 10/26 [HLG] 10/25   - - -
138.30 Toton Jn 10/28 [DM] 10/27   16/38 [UM] 17/55 285.14
138.68 Toton Centre 10/29 [DM] 10/30   16/37 [UM] 17/54 284.56
142.13 Trowell Jn 10/33 [DM] 10/35   16/33 [UM] 17/51 281.31
146.73 Langley Mill 10/38 [DM] 10/39   16/28 [UM] 17/48 276.51
150.73 Pye Bridge Jn 10/42 10/43   16/25 [UM] 17/44 272.51

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
152.08 Sleights East SB 10/45 10/46
152.58 Pinxton 10/47 ?
155.43 Kirkby Lane End Jn 10/56 10/57
161.17 Mansfield Woodhouse 11/11 [P1] 11/08
164.14 Shirebrook Jn 11/18 11/16
164.59 Warsop Jn 11/21 ?
167.19 Welbeck Colliery Jn 11/25 ?
169.14 Clipstone West Jn 11/28 11/27
169.39 Clipstone East Jn 11/29 11/28
171.20 Thoresby Colliery Jn 11/33 11.33 ~ 11.35
173.32 Ollerton 11w38 ~ 12w08 11.38 ~ 12.05
174.14 Boughton Jn 12/13 12.17 ~ 12.20
181.30 High Marnham RIDT 12.30 ~ 12.50 13.10 ~ 13.20
188.46 Boughton Jn 13/08 13/50
189.28 Ollerton Colliery Jn 13/10 ?
191.40 Thoresby Colliery Jn 13/14 14/00
193.21 Clipstone East Jn 13/17 ?
193.46 Clipstone West Jn 13/18 14/07
195.41 Welbeck Colliery Jn 13/21 ?
198.01 Warsop Jn 13/24 14/14
198.69 Shirebrook East Jn 13/26 14.16 ~ 14.28
202.44 Elmton & Cresswell 13/30 14.33 ~ 14.36 
206.78 Woodend Jn 13/35 14/44
207.43 Shireoaks West Jn 13/37 14/45
207.67 Shireoaks 13C39a ~ 13C41d 14.46 ~ 14.48 
208.64 Brancliffe East Jn 13/44 14/50 
212.01 Dinnington Jn 13/53 14/58
218.15 Maltby Colliery SB 14/09 15/16
220.04 Firbeck Jn 14/14 15/19
224.01 St Catherine's Jn 14/22 15/26
224.55 Decoy South Jn 14/24 15/30
225.25 Decoy North Jn 14/26 [WSL] 15/32
226.50 Bridge Jn 14/29 [DSG] 15/38
228.28 Hexthorpe Jn 14/33 15/39
233.33 Mexborough 14/41 ?
235.64 Thrybergh Jn 14/45 15/50
236.62 Aldwarke Jn 14/50 15/52
239.02 Rotherham Central 14/56 [P1] 15.58 ~ 16.07
240.74 Tinsley East Jn 14/59 16.12 ~ 16.16
241.40 Tinsley South Jn 15/00  ?
241.79 Shepcote Lane Jn 15/02 16/28
243.21 Tinsley Yard 15.06 ~ 15.25 16.36 ~ 16.48
244.40 Shepcote Lane Jn 15/29 ?
245.08 Broughton Lane Jn 15/31 16/58
246.46 Woodburn Jn 15/35 17/02
247.43 Nunnery Main Line Jn 15/41 17/12
248.00 Sheffield 15.43a ~ 15.57d [P8] 17.14 ~ 17.16
251.70 Dore Station Jn 16/05 17/24
259.61 Tapton Jn 16/13 ?
260.20 Chesterfield 16/14 [P2] 17/33
? Chesterfield South Jn 16/15 ?
264.09 Clay Cross North Jn 16/17 17/36
270.33 Alfreton 16/23 17/42

Timings continue in first table.
 
Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z66 : (66103 with 66154 on rear) : Wembley Yard to Finsbury Park
5Z68 : (66103 with 66154 on rear) : Finsbury Park to Wembley Yard

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Wembley Yard 06.15d 20.26a
Harlesden Jn 06/27 20/15
Gospel Oak 06/45 -
Camden Jn - 20/08
Camden Road Jn 06/48 20/01
York Way North Jn 06/52 19/47
Copenhagen Jn 06/53 19/45
Finsbury Park 07.01a [P6] 19.39d [P1]


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