29th August 1989

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Blyth Spirit

Locos Used 47406 & 86233

Route :

Loco Route
86233

London Kings Cross - (via ECML) – Doncaster – Adwick Jn – Hare Park Jn – Wakefield Westgate – Leeds
47406

Leeds – Methley Jn – Milford Jn – Church Fenton – York – Longlands Jn – Boroughbridge Jn – Eaglescliffe – Ferryhill South Jn – Tursdale Jn – Penshaw – Pelaw Jn – King Edward Bridge North Jn – Newcastle – Morpeth – Bedlington Jn – Benton Quarry Jn - Newcastle – King Edward Bridge North Jn – Sunderland – Seaham – Billingham – Stockton - Eaglescliffe – Northallerton - Longlands Jn – York
47406

York – Skelton Jn – Harrogate - Leeds
86233

Leeds – (reverse of outward route) - London Kings Cross


47406 departs from Newcastle northwards (photo: Gary Thornton)

Source : Martin Pettit (joined/left the train at Potters Bar)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Janet Cottrell)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Kings Cross 07.40d ?   21.44a ? 654.35
2.41 Finsbury Park 07/45 ?   21/39 ? 651.74
4.78 Alexandra Palace 07/48 ?   21/36 ? 649.37
12.57 Potters Bar 07.55a ~ 07.56d ?   21.28 ~ 21.29d ? 641.58
20.25 Welwyn Garden City 08/05 ?   21/23 ? 634.10
27.45 Stevenage 08.15a ~ 08.16d ??.?? ~ 08.23   21.16a ~ 21.17d 22.25 ~ ??.?? 626.70
31.74 Hitchin 08/22 08/29   21/12 22/21 622.41
44.10 Sandy 08/33 08/39   21/03 22/13 610.25
58.70 Huntingdon 08/43 08/50   20/53 22/03 595.45
76.29 Peterborough 08.57a ~ 08.58d 09.04 ~ 09.06   20.39a ~ 20.40d 21.48 ~ 21.50 578.06
84.64 Tallington 09/06 09/14   20/30 ? 569.51
99.61 Stoke Summit 09/16 09/23   20/21 21/29 554.54
105.38 Grantham 09.21a ~ 09.22d 09.28 ~ 09.30   20.13a ~ 20.14d 21.21 ~ 21.23 548.77
109.56 Barkston South Jn 09/26 09/34   20/09 ? 544.59
120.08 Newark Northgate 09/33 09/41   20/03 21.03a ~ 21.07d 534.27
138.49 Retford 09/46 09/52   19/53 20/46 515.66
155.77 Doncaster 09/58 ?   19/41 20/31 498.38
160.65 Adwick Jn 10/04 10/09   19/37 20/24 493.50
165.74 South Kirkby Jn 10/09 10/13   19/33 20/20 488.41
171.73 Hare Park Jn 10/15 10/20   19/28 20/15 482.42
175.65 Wakefield Westgate 10/22 10/24   19/23 20/11 478.50
185.01 Holbeck (West) Jn 10/29 10/33   19/11 20/00 469.34
185.70 Leeds 10L32a ~ 10L44d 10.38 ~ 10.47   18L56a ~ 19L08d 19.39 ~ 19.56 468.65

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
194.34 Methley Jn 10/58 11/10
195.45 Whitwood Jn 11/02 11/13
202.42 Milford Jn 11/13 11/23
206.71 Church Fenton 11/18 11/28
217.49 York 11c30a ~ 11c32d 11.40 ~ 12.05
219.20 Skelton Jn 11/35 12/10
239.65 Thirsk 11/51 12/25
246.40 Longlands Jn 11/58 12/31
247.41 Boroughbridge Road Jn 12/00 12/33
262.21 Eaglescliffe 12/23 13/01
264.34 Hartburn Jn 12/26 13/03
265.24 Stockton 12/28 13.06a ~ 13.08d
267.11 Norton South Jn 12/32 13/13
278.03 Ferryhill South Jn 12/51 13/31
280.59 Tursdale Jn 12/55 13/34
? Penshaw 13/11 ?
? Washington 13/13 14/01
299.05 Pelaw Jn 13/20 14/11
302.52 King Edward Bridge North Jn 13/27 14/19
303.11 Newcastle Central 13c30a ~ 13c35d 14.21 ~ 14.24
319.61 Morpeth 13/55 14.50a ~ 15.12d
324.16 Bedlington Crossing 14/02 ?
335.52 Benton Quarry Jn 14/25 15/49
339.76 Newcastle Central 14.44a ~ 15.04d 15.57 ~ 16.00
340.35 King Edward Bridge North Jn 15/08 16/02
344.02 Pelaw Jn 15/15 16/08
352.38 Sunderland 15/26 16/18
357.54 Seaham 15/33 16/27
361.63 Easington 15/38 16/33
370.43 Hartlepool 15/50 16/43
377.51 Billingham 16/03 16/55
380.27 Norton South Jn 16/07 16/59
382.14 Stockton 16/10 17/02
383.04 Hartburn Jn 16/12 17/04
384.78 Eaglescliffe North Jn 16/18 17/05
385.17 Eaglescliffe 16/20 17/06
399.68 Northallerton 16/41 17/30
400.73 Longlands Jn 16/44 17/32
407.48 Thirsk 16/52 17/39
428.13 Skelton Jn 17/07 18/04
429.64 York 17.15a ~ 17.40d 18.08 ~ 18.32
431.34 Skelton Jn 17/47 18/36
432.58 Poppleton 17/50 18/44
438.45 Hammerton 17/58 18/51
440.04 Cattal 18/02 18/55
446.38 Knaresborough 18/11 19/03
450.22 Harrogate 18.19a ~ 18.25d 19.12 ~ 19.13
? Rigton 18/34 19/21
462.65 Horsforth 18/44 19/30
467.32 Wortley Jn 18/52 19/35
467.77 Whitehall Jn 18/54 19/36

Timings continue in first table.

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