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 - Locomotive Jn (1) - Springbank West Jn - Springbank South Jn - Albert Dock West Jn (2)
62571 Albert Dock West Jn - St Andrews Dock Jn (3)
62571 St Andrews Dock Jn - 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) The tour route description records that at Locomotive Jn, Hull 'some intricate movement is required to get on to the York line'. Confirmation is required as to what reversal(s), presumably as propelling move(s), may have taken place in the area of the junction.
(2) It is unclear exactly where the train reversed as the timing sheet details 'Albert Dock' whereas the route description states that the train was reversing at 'Albert Dock West Junction'.
(3) The timing point given as 'St Andrews Dock' is believed to be the junction to the dock as no reversal at this location (which would have been needed to reach the dock itself) is mentioned in the tour route description.

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)


62571 at York on the return leg (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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