20th June 2015

UK Railtours
The Lindisfarne

Locos Used 90018 & 90037 'Spirit of Dagenham'
Stock Used

21269+3123+3068+1691+3119+3069+3120+1651+3110+1832+4927+5292

Route :
1Z71 : London Kings Cross to Berwick-upon-Tweed
1Z73 : Berwick-upon-Tweed to London Kings Cross

Loco(s) Route
90018 (1) London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Berwick-upon-Tweed
90037 (2) Berwick-upon-Tweed - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes : 
(1) 90037 on rear.
(2) 90018 on rear.
(3) Off tour options: visit to Alnwick, or Cragside House, or the Holy Island of Lindisfarne.
(4) The outward leg was delayed by a points failure at Chevington North crossovers. 2 x E.C.M.L. services in front, and a freight to Millerhill followed by a Cross Country service behind.

Source : David Lodwick (on the tour throughout)

Photo Review


90018 on the outward leg at Kings Cross (photo: David Lodwick)


90037 on the return leg at Berwick-upon-Tweed (photo: David Lodwick)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Lodwick & Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Kings Cross 07.07d [P1] [FL1] 07.07 [P1]   22.08a [P1] 22.09
Belle Isle 07/09 [DF] 07/09   22/05½ [FL2] 22/07
Holloway South Jn 07/10 ?   22/03½ ?
Finsbury Park 07/11 [P5] [DF] 07/12   22/01½ [P4] [UF] 22/04
Alexandra Palace 07/13 [DF] 07/14   21/59½ [UF] 22/02
Potters Bar 07.19a ~ 07.21d [P3] [DF] 07.21 ~ 07.23   21.46a ~ 21.53d [P1] [UF] 21.50 ~ 21.56
Welwyn Garden City 07/29 [DF] 07/30   21/39 [P2] [US] 21/44
Digswell Jn 07/29½ ?   21/38 [US] 21/42
Woolmer Green Jn 07/31½ [DF] 07/31   21/36½ 21/36
Stevenage 07.35a ~ 07.37d [P3] [DF] 07.34 ~ 07.37   21.30a ~ 21.32d [P2] [UF] 21.28 ~ 21.33
Hitchin 07/41½ [DF] 07/41   21/27 [UF] 21/24
Sandy 07/52 [DS] 07/49   21/16½ [UF] 21/17
Huntingdon 08/03½ [P3] [DS] 07/58   21/07½ [UF] 21/08
Connington South Jn 08/10½ ?   21/02 [UF] 21/03
Holme Jn 08/12 08/03   21/00½ ?
Fletton Jn 08/17½ ?   20/55 [UF] 20/55
Peterborough 08.19a ~ 08.22d [P4] [DF] 08.19 ~ 08.24   20.41a ~ 20.44d [P1] [US] 20.39 ~ 20.44
Tallington Jn 08/30½ [DF] 08/31   20/32½ [UF] 20/33
Stoke Jn 08/42 08/40   20/23½ [UF] 20/24
Grantham 08/46½ [P2] 08/44   20/18 [P1] 20/19
Claypole Loop 08/52½ 08/49   20/10½ 20/11
Newark North Gate 08/55½ [P1] 08/52   20/06½ [P2] 20/07
Newark Flat Crossing 08/56 08/53   20/06 20/06
Retford 09/07 09/03   19/54½ 19/54
Loversall Carr Jn 09/16½ [WSL] 09/11   19/46 19/46
Decoy South Jn 09/22 ?   - -
Decoy North Jn 09/24 [WSL] ?   - -
Doncaster Sig.D249 09c26 ~ 09c28 ?   - -
Bridge Jn 09/30 [WS1] ?   - -
Black Carr Jn - -   19/38 [ESL] ?
Potteric Carr Jn - -   19/37½ [ESL] ?
Doncaster 09/33½ 09/29   19*32 ~ 19*34 [P1] [ESL] 19.37 ~ 19.41
Shaftholme Jn 09/37 09/33   19/28 19/30
Temple Hirst Jn 09/42½ 09/40   19/22½ 19/24
Hambleton North Jn 09/46 09/43   19/17 19/17
Colton Jn 09/52 09/48   19/12 19/12
York 09/57½ [P5] 09/56   19.04a ~ 19.07d [P3] 19.04 ~ 19.07
Skelton Jn 09/59½ [DF] 09/58   19/00 19/00
Skelton Bridge Jn 10/00½ ?   18*52 ~ 18*57 ?
Tollerton Jn 10/04½ [DF] 10/04   18/41 [US] 18/42
Thirsk 10/12½ [DF] 10/12   18/32½ [UF] 18/34
Northallerton 10/17 10/17   18/26 [UF] 18/30
Darlington 10/25½ 10/25   18/17½ 18/20
Ferryhill South Jn 10/34 10/33   18/09½ 18/09
Tursdale Jn 10/35½ 10/35   18/08 18/08
Durham 10/40 [P2] 10/40   17.59a ~ 18.01d [P1] 18.00 ~ 18.01
Birtley Jn 10/49 10/47   17/52½ 17/52
King Edward Bridge South Jn 10/52 10/51   17/49 17/48
Newcastle 10c58a ~ 11c00d [P2] 10.59 ~ 11.01   17.20a ~ 17.47d [P3] 17.25 ~ 17.47
Heaton South Jn 11/04 11/04   17/16½ 17/22
Morpeth 11/13½ [P2] 11/15   17/04½ [P1] 17/11
Alnmouth for Alnwick 11.36a ~ 11.38d [P1] 11.58 ~ 12.01   16.51a ~ 16.53d [P1] 16.54 ~ 16.57
Belford LC 11/58½ 12/13   16/41 16/41
Berwick-upon-Tweed 12.11a [P2] 12.26   16.30d [P1] 16.30 [P1]


Associated E.C.S. Moves

19/06/15 : 
5M61 : (67003) : Eastleigh T&RSMD to Wembley Yard

Location Booked Actual
Eastleigh T&RSMD 21.26d 22.30?
Eastleigh 21/36  
Winchester 21/43  
Basingstoke 22/00  
Bramley 22/08  
Reading 22.22 ~ 22.28  
Twyford 22/39  
Maidenhead 22/46  
Slough 22/52  
Southall 23/11  
Acton West 23/22  
Acton Main Line 23/24  
Acton Wells Jn 23/27  
Acton Canal Wharf 23/37  
Willesden No.7 Jn 23/40  
Wembley Yard 23.48a  

20/06/15 : 
5Z71 : (90037 with 90018 on rear) : Wembley Yard to Canonbury East Jn
5Z71 : (90018 with 90037 on rear) : Canonbury East Jn to Hornsey Sig.K440
5Z71 : (90037 with 90018 on rear) : Hornsey Sig.K440 to London Kings Cross

David Lodwick comments: In the morning, the E.C.S. could not go via the booked route, as there was a failed GBRf Auto-Ballaster train on the North London incline. After Camden Road Jn we went to Canonbury East Jn, where we reversed to go via Canonbury West Jn - Highbury Vale Jn - Clarence Yard Jn - Finsbury Park to Hornsey Sig. K440. 

Location Booked Actual
Wembley Yard 05.29d  
Harlesden Jn 05/40  
Willesden WL Jn 05/42  
Camden Jn 05/46  
Camden Road Jn 05/50  
Camden Road Central Jn 05/51  
York Way North Jn 05/53 DIV
Copenhagen Jn 05/54 DIV
Finsbury Park 05/58 DIV
Canonbury East Jn DIV  
Canonbury West Jn DIV  
Highbury Vale Jn DIV  
Hornsey Sig.K440 06.01 ~ 06.21  
Harringay 06/26  
Finsbury Park 06/29  
Holloway South Jn 06/32  
Belle Isle 06/34  
London Kings Cross 06.36a [P1]  

5Z72 : (90018 with 90037 on rear) : Berwick-upon-Tweed to Berwick-upon-Tweed [GL]
5Z72 : (90037 with 90018 on rear) : Berwick-upon-Tweed [GL] to Tweedmouth
5Z73 : (90018 with 90037 on rear) : Tweedmouth to Berwick-upon-Tweed [GL]
5Z73 : (90037 with 90018 on rear) : Berwick-upon-Tweed [GL] to Berwick-upon-Tweed

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Berwick-upon-Tweed 12.15d [P2] 16.15a [P1]
Berwick-upon-Tweed [Goods Loop] 12.17 ~ 13.03 15.48 ~ 16.12
Berwick-upon-Tweed 13/05 [P1] 15/46 [P2]
Tweedmouth F.D. 13.09a 15.43d

5Z74 : (90018 with 90037 on rear) : London Kings Cross to Hornsey Sig.K440
5Z74 : (90037 with 90018 on rear) : Hornsey Sig.K440 to Wembley Yard

Location Booked
London Kings Cross 22.29d [P1]
Belle Isle 22/31
Holloway South Jn 22/34
Finsbury Park 22/37
Hornsey Sig.K440 22.42 ~ 23.22
Harringay 23/27
Finsbury Park 23/30
Copenhagen Jn 23/34
York Way North Jn 23/35
Camden Road Central Jn 23.36 ~ 23.42
Camden Road Jn 23/44
Camden Jn 23/49
Willesden WL Jn 23/55
Harlesden Jn 23/58
Wembley Yard 00.09a

22/06/15 :
5O61 : (67003) : Wembley Yard to Eastleigh T&RSMD

Location Booked
Wembley Yard 09.53d
Willesden No.7 Jn 10/03
Acton Canal Wharf 10/17
Acton Wells Jn 10/19
Kew East Jn 10/27
Brentford 10/30
Hounslow 10/37
Feltham 10/41
Staines 10/47
Virginia Water 10/57
Addlestone Jn 11/08
Byfleet & New Haw 11/10
Woking 11/15
Farnborough Main 11/27
Basingstoke 11/53
Winchester 12/16
Eastleigh 12/25
Eastleigh South Jn 12/27
Eastleigh T&RSMD 12.39a


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