23rd November 2017

Railway Touring Company
The Christmas White Rose

Locos Used 57314 & steam: 46100 'Royal Scot'
Stock Used (2) (35451)+99127+1961+3136+99122+99128+99348+99311+4973+4984+99304

Route : 
1Z46 : Ealing Broadway to York
1Z48 : York to Ealing Broadway

Loco(s) Route
46100 (1) Ealing Broadway - Acton Main Line - Acton Wells Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Kensal Green Jn - West Hampstead - Gospel Oak - Camden Road Jn - York Way North Jn - Copenhagen Jn - Holloway South Jn - Finsbury Park - Alexandra Palace - Gordon Hill - Hertford North - Stevenage - (via ECML) - York
57314 York - (reverse of outward route) - Ealing Broadway

Notes : 
(1) 57314 on rear.
(2) 35451 was only in the consist when 46100 was on the train.
(3) This tour was originally advertised to be hauled outward by 46233 'Duchess of Sutherland' and return by 60009 'Union of South Africa'.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Ealing Broadway 06.24d [P4] 06.28   22.14a [P3] 22.16
Acton West 06/26½ 06/30   22/12 22/15
Acton Main Line 06/28½ [P4] 06/31   22/09 [P3] 22/12
Acton Wells Jn 06/31 06/35   22/06 22/10
Willesden Junction HL 06/32½ [P4] 06/39   22/04 [P5] 22/07
Kensal Green Jn 06/34½ 06/41   22/03 22/04
West Hampstead 06.40a ~ 06.42d [P2] 06.46 ~ 06.49   21.51a ~ 21.53d [P1] 21.51 ~ 21.53
Gospel Oak 06/47 [P2] 06/54   21/46 [P1] 21/44
Camden Road Jn 06/50 07/03   21/41 21/39
Camden Road Central Jn 06/53 ?   21/40 ?
York Way North Jn 06/55 ?   21/25 ?
Copenhagen Jn 06/56 ?   21/22 ?
Holloway South Jn 06/58 ?   21/19 21/27
Finsbury Park 07.01a ~ 07.05d [P6] 07.12 ~ 07.15   21/15 [P1] 21/24
Wood Green Sig.K453 07.13 ~ 07.34 ?   - -
Alexandra Palace 07/36 [P4] 07/36   21/09 [P1] 21/20
Gordon Hill 07/48 [P3] 07/48   20/53 [P2] 21/05
Hertford North 08/03 [P2] 08/12   20/43½ [P1] 20/55
Langley Jn 08/16 08/21   20/33 20/46
Stevenage 08/20½ 08/23   20/31 [P1] 20/44
Hitchin 08.27a ~ 08.29d [P2] 08.28 ~ 08.32   20.26a ~ 20.28d [P1] 20.35 ~ 20.38
Sandy 08/46 [P2] 08/44   20/13 [P1] 20/20
Huntingdon 09.07a ~ 09.10d [P3] 09.01 ~ 09.09   19.54a ~ 19.56d [P2] 20.04 ~ 20.06 [P2]
Conington Loop - -   19w24 ~ 19w43 ?
Conington South Jn 09/19 ?   19/22 19/31
Holme Jn 09w21 ~ 09w44 09.20 ~ 09.44   19/20 ?
Fletton Jn 09/53 09/54   19/14 19/23
Peterborough 10.05a ~ 10.09d [P4] 10.04 ~ 10.10 [P4] [DS]   19.06a ~ 19.09d [P2] 19.04 ~ 19.08
Helpston Jn 10/17 10/18   18/52 18/35
Tallington Jn 10/21 10/22   18/44 18/33
Stoke Jn 10/46 10/46   18/25½ 18/20
Grantham 10/52½ [P2] 10/54   18/19½ [P1] 18/16
Claypole Loop 11*04 ~ 11*18 [DPL] 11.06 ~ 11.19   18/08 18/07
Newark North Gate 11/24 [P1] 11/26   18/02 [P2] 18/04
Newark Flat Crossing 11/25 11/27   18/01 18/03
Carlton-on-Trent Loop 11/30 ?   17/55½ ?
Retford 11/44 [P2] 11/45   17w25 ~ 17w40 [P1] 17.30 ~ 17.46
Babworth Loop 11w47 ~ 12w10 11.47 ~ 12.10   - -
Loversall Carr Jn 12/25 12/26   17/09 17/18
Doncaster 12.30 ~ 12.35 [P4] 12.34 ~ 12.38 [P4]   17/06 [UF] 17/15
Shaftholme Jn 12/44 12/44   17/01 17/11
Temple Hirst Jn 12/53 12/54   16/54 17/04
Hambleton North Jn 12/59 13/01   16/49 16/59
Colton Jn 13/07 13/09   16/42½ 16/52
York 13.18a [P10] 13.14 [P10]   16.35d [P10] 16.45


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