17th June 1972

A4 Locomotive Society Limited
Steam Safari

Locos Used at least 72, 118 & steam: 4498 'Sir Nigel Gresley'

Route : (Red Train)

Loco Route
72 London St Pancras - (via MML) - Toton - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Tapton Jn (1) - Barrow Hill - Beighton Jn - Treeton North Jn - (1) Rotherham Masborough - Kilnhurst Central - Wath Road Jn - Bolton-on-Dearne - Pontefract Baghill - Church Fenton - York - (via ECML) - Newcastle
4498 Newcastle - Scotswood - Blaydon - Hexham - Haltwhistle - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
118 Carlisle - Petterill Bridge Jn - (via S&C) - Settle Jn - Hellifield - Shipley - Whitehall Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Normanton - Cudworth - Swinton - Wath Road Jn - Rotherham Masborough - Sheffield - Dore - Dronfield - Chesterfield - (reverse of outward route) - London St Pancras

Route : (Blue Train)

Loco Route (2)
?118? London St Pancras - (via MML) - Derby - Sheffield Midland - Cudworth - Woodlesford - Engine Shed Jn - Whitehall Jn - Shipley - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petterill Bridge Jn - Carlisle
4498 Carlisle - Blaydon - Scotswood - Newcastle
?72? Newcastle - (via ECML) - York - Church Fenton - Pontefract Baghill - Bolton-on-Dearne - Rotherham Masborough - Sheffield Midland - (reverse of outward route) - London St Pancras

Notes :
(1) Was booked via Sheffield but believed diverted as shown.
(2) Route & loco confirmation required - above taken from tour brochures.

Sources : Adrian Brown & Graham Hodgson (both on the Red Train)

Photo Review


4498 'Sir Nigel Gresley' near Haltwhistle on the Red Train.
(Photo by G N Turnbull İTOPticl Digital Memories - see
www.TOPticl.com for further details and a chance to buy a full size copy)


From the Andrew Fairholm ticket collection.


From David Frodsham's Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Graham Hodgson & Dick Franklin)

Red Train

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
St Pancras 07.40d ??.??d   21.25a 21.18½
St Albans 08.00a ~ 08.02d ??.?? ~ 08.05   21.00a ~ 21.02d 20.51 ~ 20..53
Luton 08/12 ?   20/52 20/42
Bedford North Jn 08/26 ?   20/34 ?
Wellingborough 08/37 ?   20/17 ?
Leicester 09.10a ~ 09.12d ?   19.41a ~ 19.43d ??.?? ~ 19.42½
Loughborough 09/23 ?   19/30 ?
Chesterfield 10/00 ?   18/50 ?
Sheffield   18.31a ~ 18.35d ?
Hunslet Jn   17.39 ~ 17.40 ?
Keighley   17/08 ?
Skipton   16/57 ?
Hellifield   16/45 ?
Settle   16/41 ?
Ais Gill   16/11 ?
Pontefract Baghill 11/02 ?  
Church Fenton 11/13 ?  
York 11.26a ~ 11.38d ?  
Thirsk 12/04 ?  
Northallerton 12/10 ?  
Darlington 12/24 ?  
Ferryhill 12/40 ?  
Durham 12/49 ?  
King Edward Bridge 13/04 ?  
Newcastle 13L03 ~ 13L22 13.08 ~ 13.23  
Blaydon 13/29 ?  
Hexham 13/51 ?  
Haltwhistle 14p14a ~ 14p30d 14.17 ~ 14.32  
Brampton 14/46 ?  
Petteril Bridge Jn 15/03 ?  
Carlisle 15L05a 15.07   15L15d 15.17


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