EASTERN REGION: LEEDS CITY-DONCASTER-KINGS CROSS Engine: A3 class 4-6-2 no 60051 Blink Bonny Load: 9 coaches, 316 tons tare, 340 tons full ----------------------------------------------------- miles sch m/sec mi/hr ----------------------------------------------------- avge 0.00 LEEDS CITY 0 0:00 3.37 Stourton Jc SB 6:50 5.98 Woodlesford 9:42 54.6 p.w.s 8.53 Methley Jc SB 14:39 slack 9.57 Altofts 17:00 slack 10.84 NORMANTON 20:03 slack 11.29 Goose Hill Jc SB 21:38 slack p.w.s 13.27 Turners Lane 26:58 slack 13.90 Witham Sdgs 28:26 slack 14.50 Oakenshaw Jc SB 30:50 15.05 Crofton W Jc SB 32:33 slack 16.41 Hare Park Jc SB 35:45 17.97 Nostell 38:26 34.9 20.57 Hemsworth 41:42 47.7 23.71 South Emshall 44:28 68.1 28.32 Carcroft 48:41 65.6 30.66 Bentley Xg SB sigs p.w.s 32.37 DONCASTER 57:00 35.08 Black Carr Jc 60:22 48.3 36.99 Rossington 62:14 61.4 p.w.s 40.61 Bawtry 66:06 44.36 Ranskill 70:45 48.4 49.70 RETFORD 76:14 58.4 57.20 Dukeries Jc SB 84:18 55.8 61.97 Carlton 88:45 64.3 65.34 Bathley Lane 91:36 70.9 68.21 NEWARK 94:06 68.9 72.95 Claypole 98:28 65.1 76.70 Hougham 102:04 62.5 78.67 Barkston S Jc 103:50 66.9 82.87 GRANTHAM 108:00 60.8 86.24 Great Ponton 111:04 65.9 88.32 mp 100 (Stoke) 113.10 59.4 91.23 Corby 115:42 68.9 96.11 Little Bytham 119:07 89.9 99.66 Essendine SB 121:26 91.9 103.51 Tallington SB p.w.s 106.44 Helpston SB 129:05 108.82 mp 79.5 (Werrington) 131:18 111.96 PETERBOROUGH NORTH 136 136:22 ------ --- ------ 0.00 0 0:00 avge 1.36 Fletton Jc SB 3:10 3.75 Yaxley 5:46 55.1 6.96 Holme 8:40 66.4 8.99 Connington South SB 10:17 75.3 12.86 Abbots Ripon 13:43 67.6 15.28 Stukeley SB 15:51 68.0 17.56 HUNTINGDON 17:32 81.2 20.43 Offord 19:39 81.3 24.77 St Neots 23:11 74.0 28.86 Tempsford 26:32 73.2 32.24 Sandy 29:09 77.5 35.20 Biggleswade 31:31 75.0 39.35 Arlesley 34:55 73.2 44.46 HITCHIN 39:28 67.4 47.79 Stevenage 42:58 57.1 51.32 Knebworth 46:21 62.6 54.36 Welwyn North 49:01 68.4 56.05 Welwyn Garden City 50:23 74.2 58.66 HATFIELD 52:23 78.3 61.90 Brookmans Park 55:08 70.7 63.65 Potters Bar 56:37 70.8 65.79 Hadley Wood 58:23 72.3 67.21 New Barnet 59:28 78.6 67.99 Oakleigh Park 60:08 68.4 69.92 New Southgate 61:46 70.9 71.39 Wood Green 63:04 67.8 72.31 Hornsey 63:56 63.7 72.96 Harringay West 64:37 57.1 73.86 Finsbury Park 65:33 57.8 76.36 KINGS CROSS 80 70:50 ----- -- ----- Date: Saturday 6th June 1964 L.C.G.B "North Briton" Railtour dep: Leeds City..6.51pm..21 Late arr: Peterborough North..9.07pm..20 Late dep: Peterborough North..9.14pm..22 Late arr: Kings Cross..10.25pm..13 Late Max speed 94 mph at mp 90.5 (nr Essendine) Net times 121.0 mins + 70.8 mins..Total 191.8 mins ----------------------------------------------------- LNER Pacifics Steam 1954-1967 Archives Page