The Railtour Files

Loco(s)	Route
1869	London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Grantham - Allington Jn - Netherfield Jn - Nottingham Midland - Trent North Jn - Loughborough - Leicester
4472	Leicester - (via MML) - London St Pancras

Notes :
(1) 4472 'Flying Scotsman' had been failed the previous day at Cleethorpes on the 'No.1 Mystery Tour' so a class 47 was provided as far as Leicester. Basil Hancock comments: The tour was planned to be steam hauled, but 'Flying Scotsman' had failed and we were provided with 1869, which seems to have worked the previous day's FSE special too. The diesel loco's steam heating boiler was working to provide train heat. The route was from Kings Cross to Grantham, then across to Nottingham and down to Leicester. There was a photo stop at Netherfield & Colwick (it may have been planned as a water stop but I don’t know for sure). At Leicester we were taken by bus for a visit to the small railway museum, and on our return to the station 4472 had arrived. It then hauled the train to St Pancras as scheduled.
(2) As this was a mystery tour, Leicester (from 15.15 to 17.15) was simply listed as 'destination' in the information provided to passengers.
(3) This tour was fully booked, the extra passengers being transferred to No.4 Mystery Tour on March 30th.

Sources : Bob Bridger, Basil Hancock & Iain Jack

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Bob Bridger & Iain Jack)

Location	Booked
Kings Cross	11.05d [P10] [SL]
Holloway	11/08 [SL]
Finsbury Park	11/13 [FL]
Potters Bar	11/29
hatfield	11/35
Langley Jn	11/47 [SL]
Hitchin	11/59
Sandy	12/16
Huntingdon	12/31
Yaxley	12/51 [GL]
Fletton	12/56 [ML]
Peterborough	13.00a ~ 13.02d
Werrington	13/08
Essendine	13/21
Stoke	13/36
Grantham	13/42
Allington Jn	13/48
Bottesford West	13/55
Aslockton	14/00
Netherfield	14.13 ~ 14.22
Netherfield Jn	14/24
London Road Jn	14/30
Nottingham Midland	14/31
Trent North Jn	14/46
Loughborough Midland	14/57
Syston South Jn	15/08
Leicester London Road	15.15a ~ 17.15d
Wigston North Jn	17/21
Kibworth	17/31
Market Harborough	17/40
Desborough	17/48
Glendon North Jn	17/53
Kettering	18/03
Wellingborough	18/10
Sharnbrook	18/17
Bedford	18/27
Flitwick	18/39
Luton	18.50a ~ 18.52d
St Albans	19/16
Finchley Road	19/20
St Pancras	19.25a

Locos Used	1869 & steam: 4472 'Flying Scotsman'
Stock Used	Mk1 carriages in mainly blue and grey livery