5th August 2004

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Scarborough Flyer

Steam on the Mainline Series

Locos Used 90034 & steam : 76079
Stock Used 17015+3147+3146+1679+3120+5027+5037+1832+4925+5023+5007

Route:
1Z55 : Kings Cross to York
1Z56 : York to Scarborough
1Z57 : Scarborough to York
1Z58 : York to Kings Cross

Loco(s) Route
90034 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - York
76079 York - Malton - Scarborough
76079 Scarborough - Malton - York
90034 York - (via ECML) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) Steam leg carried the headboard "The Pocket Rocket".
(2) Also advertised as "York Midweek Bargain" for passengers alighting at York.


76079 pulls into Scarborough (photo: John Kendrick)

Sources : various including Mark Baines, John Kendrick & Rob Wells

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Kings Cross 07.55d 07.55   21.54a 21.50
Belle Isle 07/57 07/56   21/51 21/48
Finsbury Park 08/00 08/00   21/47 21/46
Alexandra Palace 08/02 08/04   21/46 21/44
Potters Bar 08.11a ~ 08.15d 08.12 ~ 08.15   21.37a ~ 21.40d 21.34 ~ 21.38
Welwyn Garden City 08/24 08/23   21/31 21/26
Woolmer Green 08/27 08/26   21/29 21/23
Stevenage 08.35a ~ 08.38d 08.35 ~ 08.39   21.23a ~ 21.25d 21.15 ~ 21.20
Hitchin 08/42 08/44   21/19 21/11
Sandy 08/52 08/53   21/08 20/52
Huntingdon 09/01 09/01   20/55 20/37
Connington South Jn   20/50 ?
Holme LC 09/07 09/07  
Peterborough 09/11 09/11   20/38 20/24
Tallington Jn 09/18 09/16   20/30 20/09
Stoke Tunnel 09/29 09/25   20/14 19/54
Grantham 09/33 09/28   20/08 19/50
Barkston South Jn 09/35 09/30   20/04 19/46
Claypole Loop - -   19*44a ~ 19*59d ?
Newark Northgate 09/42 09/37   19/40 19/37
Retford 09/53 09/48   19/20 19/23
Loversall Carr Jn 10/03 09/56   19/06 16/12
Doncaster 10/13 10/00   19/03 19/08
Shaftholme Jn 10/15 10/03   19/00 19/05
Templehirst Jn 10/21 10/08   18/53 18/58
Hambleton Jn 10/24 10/11   18/48 18/54
Colton Jn 10/29 10/17   18/42 18/49
York 10L37a ~ 14L05d 10.21 ~ 14.05   18L10a ~ 18L35d 18.09 ~ 18.44
Scarborough Jn 14/06 ?   18/09 ?
Malton 14/36 14/37   17/39 17/38
Seamer 14/58 ?   17/17 ?
Scarborough 15.05a 15.03   17.10d 17.10


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