12th May 1957

R.C.T.S. (East Midlands Branch)
The East Midlander No.3

Loco Used 62571

Route : Reporting Code 880 (throughout?)

Loco Route
62571 Nottingham Midland - Radford Jn - Trowell Jn - Treeton Jn - Rotherham Masborough - Wath Road Jn - Cudworth - Brierley Jn - Wrangbrook Jn - Aire Jn - Carlton Towers - North Cave - Springbank West Jn - Springbank South Jn - (1) Hull Dairycoates (1) - Hessle Road Jn - Beverley - Market Weighton - Pocklington - York
62571 York - Church Fenton - Sherburn South Jn - Gascoigne Wood Jn - Selby West Jn - Doncaster - Potteric Carr Jn - Low Ellers Jn - Tickhill - Shireoaks - Shirebrook West Jn - Mansfield - Hucknall - Nottingham Midland

Notes :
(1) Timing sheet records Albert Dock and St Andrews Dock as timing points - both were termini so several reversals may have taken place - confirmation required. Possible routing could have been: ...Springbank South Jn - Albert Dock West Jn - Albert Dock East Jn - Albert Dock [reverse] - Albert Dock East Jn - Albert Dock West Jn - Dairycotes Jn - Hessle East Jn [reverse] - St Andrews Dock [reverse] - Hessle East Jn [reverse] - Hessle Road Jn....

Sources : David Davis, David Whittaker & John Debens

Photo Review


62571 at St Andrews Dock (photo: J.F.Henton/The John Debens Collection)


62571 seen during a stop at Maltby (photo: The John Debens Collection)


(From Andrew Fairholm's ticket collection)


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Stephen Bragg)

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Nottingham Midland 09.25d
7.23 Trowell 09/40
24.21 Clay Cross 10/11
28.22 Chesterfield 10/17
44.01 Rotherham Masborough 10.45 ~ 11.00
50.01 Wath Road Jn 11/10
57.20 Cudworth 11.25 ~ 11.27
66.46 Wrangbrook Jn 11/48
78.60 Carlton Towers 12.10 ~ 12.25
96.53 South Cave 12/55
108.24 Albert Dock 13.25 ~ 13.32
109.27 St Andrews Dock 13.40 ~ 13.48
110.12 Hessle Road Jn 13/52
118.03 Beverley 14.06 ~ 14.11
129.19 Market Weighton 14/29
135.48 Pocklington 14/39
151.44 York 15.02a ~ 16.35d
162.16 Church Fenton 16/51
164.66 Sherburn South Jn 16/55
165.79 Gascoigne Wood Jn 17/00
171.77 Selby West JN 17/09
172.39 Selby Canal Jn 17/14
186.16 Shaftholme Jn 17/37
190.35 Doncaster 17.56 ~ 17.52
192.33 Potteric Carr Jn 17/57
192.89 Low Ellers Jn 18/00
196.44 Tickhill 18/09
200.21 Maltby 18.20 ~ 18.35
209.06 Brancliffe East Jn 18/58
210.01 Shireoaks 19.03 ~ 19.05
215.36 Elmton & Cresswell 19/17
219.55 Shirebrook West Jn 19/23
224.14 Mansfield 19/29
232.76 Hucknall 19/40
241.22 Nottingham Midland 19.50a


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