4th December 2021

Railway Touring Company
The Lincoln Christmas Express

Locos Used 47802 & steam: 44871
Stock Used 99035+3136+1961+3058+99350+99127+99122+1861+4984+4940+99304

Route :
1Z46 : London Kings Cross to Lincoln Central
1Z48 : Lincoln Central to London Kings Cross

Loco(s) Route
44871 (1) London Kings Cross - Finsbury Park - Potters Bar - Stevenage - Peterborough - Spalding - Sleaford South Jn - Sleaford North Jn - Metheringham - Lincoln Central 
44871 (1) Lincoln Central - (reverse of outward route) - London Kings Cross

Notes : 
(1) 47802 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Kings Cross 08.54d [P1] [B] 08.53 [P1] [B]   20.40a [P1] 20.47 [P2]
Belle Isle 08/56½ [DF] 08/55 [DF]   20/38 [A] 20/44
Holloway South Jn 08/58½ [DF-DS] 08/58 [DF-DS]   20/35 [UF] 20/43
Finsbury Park 09/00½ [P7] [DS2] 09/03 [P7] [DS2]   20/33 [P2] [US] 20/40
Alexandra Palace 09/10½ [P3] [DS] 09/12 [P3] [DS]   20/27 [P2] [US2] 20/34
Potters Bar 09.21a ~ 09.26d [P4] [DS] 09.26 ~ 09.28 [P4] [DS]   20.13a ~ 20.15d [P1] [US] 20.21 ~ 20.24
Welwyn Garden City 09/37 [P3] [DS] 09/38 [P3] [DS]   20/02 [P2] [US] 20/08
Digswell Jn 09/40 09/41   20/01 [US] 20/04
Woolmer Green Jn 09/43 [DS] 09/46 [DS]   19/58 20/02
Stevenage 09.47a ~ 09.50d [P4] [DS] 09.52 ~ 09.56 [P4] [DS]   19.51a ~ 19.53d [P1] [US] 19.50 ~ 19.56
Hitchin 09/54 [P2] [DS] 10/02 [P2] [DS]   19/45½ [P1] [US] 19/41
Biggleswade 10/04 [P4] [DS] 10/11 [P4] [DS]   19/34 [P1] [US] 19/27
Sandy 10/08 [P2] [DS] 10/14 [P2] [DS]   19/31 [P1] [US] 19/24
Huntingdon 10w25 ~ 10w46 [P3] [DS] 10.29 ~ 10.50 [P3] [DS]   19/16 [P2] [US] 19/07
Conington South Jn 10/59½ 11/02   19/07 18/57
Holme Jn 11/02 11/04   19/05 18/55
Fletton Jn 11/10 11/11   18/59 [UF] 18/49
Peterborough 11.20a ~ 11.24d [P4] [US] 11.19 ~ 11.25   18w33a ~ 18w53d [P1] 18.27 ~ 18.46
Werrington Jn 11/31 11/32   18/27 [US] 18/15
Spalding 11/49 [P2] 11/47   18/09 [P1] 17/59
Sleaford South Jn 12/10 [DA] 12/06   17/48 17/39
Sleaford North Jn 12/11½ 12/08   17/46½ [UA] 17/37
Metheringham 12/24 12/17   17.26 ~ 17.34 17/27
Pelham Street Jn 12/35 12/32   17/11 17/13
Lincoln Central 12.36a [P4] 12.33   17.10d [P4] 17.12


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z44 : (47802 + 44871 + tour stock?) : Southall to Ferme Park
5Z44 : (47802 with 44871 on rear) : Ferme Park to London Kings Cross

Location Booked
Southall WCR 05.31d
Southall 05.41 ~ 05.55
Southall East Jn 05/56
West Ealing 06/02
Acton West 06/05
Acton Main Line 06/09
Acton Wells Jn 06/12
Willesden Junction HL 06/15
Kensal Green Jn 06/16
West Hampstead 06c21 ~ 06c24
Gospel Oak 06/31
Junction Road Jn 06/33
Upper Holloway 06/36
Harringay Park Jn 06/38
Harringay 06/41
Ferme Park Reception 06.45 ~ 08.16
Hornsey Sig.K440 08.18 ~ 08.25
Harringay 08/29
Finsbury Park 08/33
Holloway South Jn 08/37
Belle Isle 08/39
London Kings Cross 08.41a [P1]

5Z47 : (44871 with 47802 on rear) : Lincoln Central to Boultham Jn
5Z47 : (47802 with 44871 on rear) : Boultham Jn to Pyewipe Jn
5Z47 : (44871 with 47802 on rear) : Pyewipe Jn to Lincoln Terrace C.H.S.
(whole train turned)

Location Booked
Lincoln Central 12.41d [P4]
West Holmes Jn 12/43
Boultham Jn 12.47 ~ 12.49
Pyewipe Jn 12.53 ~ 13.12
West Holmes Jn 13/14
Lincoln Central 13/17 [UM]
Pelham Street Jn 13/19
Lincoln Terrace C.H.S. 13.22a

5Z48 : (47802 with 44871 on rear) : Lincoln Terrace C.H.S. to Lincoln Central

Location Booked
Lincoln Terrace C.H.S. 16.55d
Pelham Street Jn 16/58
Lincoln Central 17.00a [P4]

5Z49 : (47802 with 44871 on rear) : London Kings Cross to Ferme Park
5Z49 : (47802 + 44871 + tour stock?) : Ferme Park to Southall

Location Booked
London Kings Cross 21.14d [P1]
Belle Isle 21/16
Holloway South Jn 21/18
Finsbury Park 21/22
Ferme Park Reception 21.31 ~ 22.30
Harringay 22/35
Harringay Park Jn 22/40
Upper Holloway 22/43
Junction Road Jn 22/44
Gospel Oak 22/48
West Hampstead 22c54 ~ 22c56
Kensal Green Jn 23/06
Willesden Junction HL 23/07
Acton Wells Jn 23/09
Acton Main Line 23/12
Acton West 23/14
Southall East Jn 23/23
Southall 23.24 ~ 23.34
Southall WCR 23.44a


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