60163 'Tornado' waits to leave Kings Cross at the start of the tour
(photo: Doug Lindsay)
13th August 2016
A1 Steam Locomotive Trust
The Robin Hood
| Loco Used | steam: 60163 'Tornado' |
| Stock Used | 21249+4998+4946+1832+3123+3149+3147+1691+3121+3098+21269 |
Route :
1Z63 : London Kings Cross to Chesterfield
1Z64 : Chesterfield to London Kings Cross
| Loco | Route |
| 60163 | London Kings Cross - Finsbury Park - Potters Bar - Stevenage - Peterborough - Stamford - Oakham - Syston East Jn - Syston North Jn - Loughborough - Trent South Jn - Meadow Lane Jn - Toton Centre - Langley Mill - Chesterfield |
| 60163 | Chesterfield - Langley Mill - Toton Centre - Meadow Lane Jn - Attenborough Jn - Nottingham - Netherfield Jn - Bingham - Allington Jn - Grantham - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross |
Notes :
(1) Off tour options: A visit to Chatsworth House or the National Tramway Museum
at Crich.
(2) The return leg was delayed at Grantham water stop.
60163 'Tornado' waits to leave Kings Cross at the start of the tour
(photo: Doug Lindsay)
Source : Doug Lindsay (on the tour throughout)
Timings (Booked & actual)
(from Doug Lindsay & Realtime Trains)
| Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
| London Kings Cross | 08.07d [P1] [FL1] | 08.07 [P2] | 21.23a [P1] | 21.25 [P1] | |
| Belle Isle | 08/09 [DF] | 08/08 | 21/20 [FL2] | 21/22 | |
| Holloway South Jn | 08/11 [DS] | 08/11 | 21/18 [UF] | 21/20 | |
| Finsbury Park | 08/14 [P7] [DS] | 08/13 | 21/12 [P1] [US] | 21/15 | |
| Alexandra Palace | 08/18 [P3] [DS] | 08/16 | 21/06 [P2] [SL2] | 21/11 | |
| Potters Bar | 08.31a ~ 08.35d [P4] [DS] | 08.25 ~ 08.34 | 20.50a ~ 20.54d [P1] [US] | 20.56 ~ 20.59 | |
| Welwyn Garden City | 08/44 [P3] [DS] | 08/44 [P3] [DS] | 20/40 [P2] [US] | 20/47 | |
| Digswell Jn | 08*46 ~ 08*47 | ? ~ 08.47 | 20/36 [US] | 20/45 | |
| Woolmer Green Jn | 08/51 [DF] | 08/51 | 20/33 | 20/43 | |
| Stevenage | 08.55a ~ 08.58d [P3] [DF] | 08.55 ~ 08.58 | 20.24a ~ 20.27d [P1] [UF] | 20.33 ~ 20.38 | |
| Hitchin | 09/04 [DF] | 09/04 | 20/17 [P1] [US] | 20/28 | |
| Sandy | 09/17 [P2] [DS] | 09/15 | 20/03 [P1] [US] | 20/16 | |
| Huntingdon | 09/33 [P3] [DS] | 09/30 | 19/46 [P2] [US] | 20/01 | |
| Connington South Jn | 09/46 | ? | 19/35 [UF] | 19/53 | |
| Holme Jn | 09/49 [DF] | 09/49 | 19/33 | ? | |
| Fletton Jn | 09/59 | ? | 19/25½ | ? | |
| Peterborough | 10c02 ~ 10c04 [P4] [DS] | 10.01 ~ 10.05 | 19c21 ~ 19c23 [P1] [UF] | 19/46 | |
| Helpston Jn | 10/13 | 10/11 [DS] | |||
| Uffington SB | 10/18 | 10/16 | - | - | |
| Stamford | 10/21½ | ? | - | - | |
| Ketton SB | 10/26 | 10/23 | - | - | |
| Luffenham | 10/30 | ? | - | - | |
| Manton Jn | 10/36 | 10/31 | - | - | |
| Oakham | 10w42a ~ 11w00d [P2] | 10.38 ~ 10.56 | - | - | |
| Langham Jn | 11/02 | 10/59 | - | - | |
| Ashwell LC | 11/04 | ? | - | - | |
| Whissendine LC | 11/08 | 11/04 | - | ||
| Melton Mowbray | 11/14 [P2] | 11/09 | - | - | |
| Frisby-on-the-Wreake | 11/19 | 11/13 | - | - | |
| Syston East Jn | 11/27 | 11/19 | - | - | |
| Syston North Jn | 11/29 [DS] | 11/21 | - | - | |
| Sileby Jn | 11/33 [DS] | 11/25 | - | - | |
| Loughborough | 11/41 [P3] [DS] | 11/30 | - | - | |
| Trent South Jn | 11/50 [HL] | 11/39 | - | - | |
| Tallington Jn | - | - | 19/10 [UF] | 19/40 | |
| Stoke Jn | - | - | 18/57 [UF] | 19/27 | |
| Grantham | - | - | 18w37 ~ 18w49 [GL] | 18.42 ~ 19.20 [GL] | |
| Nottingham Branch Jn | - | - | 18/35 | 18/39 | |
| Allington Jn | - | - | 18/30 | 18/33 | |
| Bottesford West Jn | - | - | 18/22 | 18/26 | |
| Bingham | - | - | 18/13 [P2] | 18/19 | |
| Netherfield Jn | - | - | 18/04 | 18/10 | |
| Nottingham | - | - | 17c56 ~ 17c58 [P1] | 17.59 ~ 18.03 | |
| Mansfield Jn | - | - | 17/54 [A] | 17/55 | |
| Attenborough Jn | - | - | 17/47 | 17/48 | |
| Meadow Lane Jn | 11/53 [HL] | 11/41 | 17/45 | 17/46 | |
| Toton Jn | 11/55 [HL] | 11/43 | 17/43 [HL] | 17/43 | |
| Toton Centre | 11c58 ~ 12c00 [DM] | 11.46 ~ 11.50 | 17/42 [HL] | 17/40 | |
| Trowell Jn | 12/07 [DM] | 12/00 | 17/39 [UM] | 17/36 | |
| Langley Mill | 12/12 [UDS] | 12/09 | 17/33 [UM] | 17/32 | |
| Ironville Jn | 12/17 | 12/13 | 17/28 [UM] | 17/28 | |
| Alfreton | 12.21a ~ 12.24d | 12.17 ~ 12.21 | 17.20a ~ 17.23d | 17.19 ~ 17.24 | |
| Clay Cross North Jn | 12/33 [EL] | 12/30 | 17/11 [EL] | 17/10 | |
| Chesterfield South Jn | 12/36 [DBH] | 12/32 | 17/08 [DBH] | 17/07 | |
| Chesterfield | 12.38a [P3] | 12.34 [P3] | 17.05d [P3] | 17.04 [P3] |
Associated E.C.S. Workings
12/08/16 :
5M61 : (Cl.66?) : Eastleigh T&RSMD to Wembley Yard
| Location | Booked |
| Eastleigh T&RSMD | 21.26d |
| Eastleigh | 21/36 |
| Winchester | 21/43 |
| Worting Jn | 21/58 |
| Basingstoke | 22/00 |
| Bramley | 22/08 |
| Southcote Jn | 22/18 |
| Oxford Road Jn | 23/19 |
| Reading | 22c22 ~ 22c28 |
| Kennet Bridge Jn | 22/31 |
| Twyford | 22/39 |
| Maidenhead | 22/46 |
| Slough | 22/52 |
| Heathrow Airport Jn | 23/03 |
| Southall | 23/11 |
| West Ealing | 23/16 |
| 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 |
13/08/16 :
5Z61 : (60163 with 21249) : Stewarts Lane T&RSMD to Wembley Yard
5Z66 : (60163 with 21249) : Wembley Yard to Stewarts Lane T&RSMD
| Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
| Stewarts Lane T&RSMD | 04.39d | 00.58a |
| Stewarts Lane Jn | 04.46 ~ 04.48 | 00/48 |
| Battersea Loop | - | 00.21 ~ 00.45 |
| Stewarts Lane Jn | - | 00/18 |
| Longhedge Jn | 04/54 | 00/16 |
| Latchmere Jn | 04/58 | 00/14 |
| Kensington Olympia | 05/06 | 00/07 |
| North Pole Jn | 05/11 | 00/04 |
| Mitre Bridge Jn | 05/12 | 00/03 |
| Willesden West London Jn | 05/15 | 00/01 |
| Willesden No.7 Jn | 05/18 | 23/58 |
| Wembley Yard | 05.26a | 23.50d |
5Z62 : (60163 with 66152 on rear?) : Wembley Yard to
Hornsey
5Z62 : (66152 with 60163 on rear) : Hornsey to London Kings Cross
5Z65 : (66152 with 60163 on rear) : London Kings Cross to Hornsey
5Z65 : (60163 with 66152 on rear?) : Hornsey to Wembley Yard
| Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
| Wembley Yard | 06.03d | 23.30a |
| Harlesden Jn | 06/14 | 23/20 |
| Kensal Green Jn | 06.20 ~ 06.23 | 23/15 |
| Gospel Oak | 06/35 | 23/05 |
| Camden Road Jn | 06/39 | 22/55 |
| Camden Road Central Jn | 06/41 | 22/54 |
| York Way North Jn | 06/43 | 22/51 |
| Copenhagen Jn | 06/44 | 22/50 |
| Holloway South Jn | 06/46 | 22/48 |
| Finsbury Park | 06/51 | 22/46 |
| Harringay | - | 22/43 |
| Hornsey Sig.K440 | 06.57 ~ 07.13 | 22.08 ~ 22.38 |
| Harringay | 07/18 | - |
| Finsbury Park | 07/21 | 22/03 |
| Holloway South Jn | 07/24 | 21/59 |
| Belle Isle | 07/26 | 21/56 |
| London Kings Cross | 07.28a [P1] | 21.54d [P1] |
5M02 : (60163) : Chesterfield to Barrow Hill Depot
| Location | Booked |
| Chesterfield | 12.45d [P3] |
| Tapton Jn | 12/48 |
| Barrow Hill South Jn | 12/52 |
| Barrow Hill L.I.P. | 13.05a |
5Z64 : (60163) : Barrow Hill Depot to Chesterfield
| Location | Booked |
| Barrow Hill L.I.P. | 15.15d |
| Barrow Hill South Jn | 15.22 ~ 15.30 |
| Barrow Hill North Jn | 15/33 |
| Beighton Jn | 15/39 |
| Woodhouse Jn | 15/42 |
| Woodburn Jn | 15/49 |
| Nunnery Main Line Jn | 15/51 |
| Sheffield | 15*54 ~ 15*57 [P6] |
| Dore Station Jn | 16/06 |
| Tapton Jn | 16/17 |
| Chesterfield | 16.19a [P3] |
15/08/16 :
5O61 : (Cl.66?) : 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 |
| Worting Jn | 11/58 |
| Winchester | 12/16 |
| Eastleigh | 12/25 |
| Eastleigh South Jn | 12/27 |
| Eastleigh T&RSMD | 12.39a |
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