23rd June 1957
R.C.T.S. (N.E. &
Sheffield Branches)
Yorkshire Coast Rail Tour
| Locos Used | 62387, 62731 'Selkirkshire', 68246 & 69881 |
| Stock Used | (a) 6x LNER corridor coaches (b) open wagons & brake van |
Route :
| Loco(s) | Stock | Route |
| 62387 | (a) |
Leeds City - ?Cross Gates - Church Fenton? - York Holgate Bridge |
| 62731 | (b) |
York Holgate Bridge - Skelton Jn - Tollerton - Alne |
| 68246 | (b) | Alne - Easingwold |
| 68246 | (a) | Easingwold - Alne |
| 62731 | (a) | Alne - Bishophouse Jn - Sunbeck Jn - Gilling - Helmsley - Kirby Moorside |
| 62731 | (a) | Kirby Moorside - Gilling |
| 62731 | (a) | Gilling - Scarborough Road Jn - Wharram - Wetwang - Driffield - Bridlington - Filey - Falsgrave Jn |
| 69881 + 62731 | (a) | Falsgrave Jn - Cloughton - Ravenscarr - Robin Hood's Bay - Prospect Hill Jn - Whitby West Cliff |
| ?69881/62731? (1) | (a) | Whitby West Cliff - Prospect Hill Jn - Bog Hall Jn - Whitby Town |
| 62731 | (a) | Whitby Town - Bog Hall Jn - Sleights - Grosmont - Goathland - Levisham - Pickering - Malton - York - Church Fenton - Cross Gates - Leeds City |
Notes :
(1) Confirmation is required if 69881 was involved in this leg (only reported as
working to Whitby - not specified if West Cliff or Town?). Could 69881 have run
round and taken the train to
Whitby Town with 62731 on the rear?
(2) Headcode on the Falsgrave Jn to
Whitby West Cliff leg was ??61 (as seen on
photograph, but part-obscured) - was this used throughout?
Sources : Terry Jackson, David Davis,
Gerald Hepworth, Peter Darke & Steve Armitage
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Photo Review

62387 approaching York (photo: Mike Morant collection)

(From Andrew Fairholm's ticket collection)
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Timings (Booked Only)
(from Terry Jackson)
| M.C | Location | Booked |
| 0.00 | Leeds City South | 10.15d |
| 25.08 | York, Holgate Bridge | 10/50 |
| 26.05 | York Yard North | 11/11 |
| 36.16 | Alne | 11.35a ~ 11.45d |
| 38.53 | Easingwold | 11.55a ~ 12.25d |
| 41.10 | Alne | 12.35a ~ 12.45d |
| 46.02 | Pilmoor | 13/10 |
| 57.06 | Gilling | 13.32a ~ 13.37d |
| 69.03 | Kirby Moorside | 14.02a ~ 14.12d |
| 81.00 | Gilling | 14.38a ~ 14.48d |
| 93.25 | Malton, Scarborough Road | 15/18 |
| 99.34 | Wharram | 15.37a ~ 15.42d |
| 112.40 | Driffield | 16/18 |
| 123.75 | Bridlington | 16.33a ~ 16.38d |
| 146.38 | Scarborough, Falsgrave | ??.??a ~ 174.20d |
| 156.40 | Ravenscar | 17/48 |
| 167.63 | Whitby, West Cliff | 18.15a ~ 18.20d |
| 169.46 | Whitby Town | 18.26a ~ 19.00d |
| 179.19 | Goathland | 19/21 |
| 204.64 | Malton | 20/10 |
| 225.76 | York | 20.38a ~ 20.45d |
| 251.40 | Leeds City South | 21.22a |