Flying Scotsman .... Mexborough / Conisbrough +++ 25th June +++

[Donnywolf]

.... is currently doing the rounds as you will know. You can see it through Donny "regularly" BUT for something a bit different it is going Cleethorpes to Newcastle/Morpeth on June 11

That means chance to see it in unusual places like through Thorne (South) and Stainy where it then branches off towards Barnby Duns 2 level crossings (one on Stainy Road and the other Bramwith Road) and Joan Croft Jn  where it joins the Main Line again towards Moss and Fenwick

Times may be withheld due to discourage trespassing on Line again but it is stopping in Scunny at 08.30 so no too difficult to work out Thorne Stainy etc from that

[LongbridgeMGRover]

A really useful website for tracking trains is Realtime trains, you can see departures, timings of trains throughout their journey , not just stations but junctions too. And for the real anorak you search for the detailed version where you can see freight train timetables too. Great if you want to specifically see trains transporting nuclear waste!

[Donnywolf]

Yes that is a great Site for just checking where your local train is as well

This is the Steam Train Site I consult to find excursions and on the day they track using Realtime Trains so you are able to follow the Locos progress

http://www.uksteam.info/tours/lem16.htm

[wilts rover]

Am I seeing the site differently to you Wolfie? I cant see any upcoming reference to 60103 for 11th June on there - or any other time - in fact I cant see any upcoming data at all apart from 46100 on 15th June?

[Donnywolf]

Am I seeing the site differently to you Wolfie? I cant see any upcoming reference to 60103 for 11th June on there - or any other time - in fact I cant see any upcoming data at all apart from 46100 on 15th June?

Ah yes sorry (always catching myself out too)

The Page is saved in my Favourites but is "set" to the Loco Movements Page . Just open Steam Hauled Tours and there will be loads of stuff showing right through the year

Loco movements is useful though for watching for them moving about

Cheers JT

[wilts rover]

Excellent thanks, got it now.

Have you noticed the Referendum Express on 13th-14th June - only going one way!!!

[Rich_The_Conisbrough_Rover]

Anorak's 🙊

[Donnywolf]

Guilty M'lud (probably !)

Although tbh I am a bit Camera shy so this is Wilts (in 1975)

[wilts rover]

Anorak's 🙊

Buying or selling?

[Donnywolf]

Stop Press

Flying Scotsman TODAY June 4 at Swinton Nr Mexborough - due 12.52 !

Tornado TODAY through Donny 12.31

Possible to see both but a "wiggle on" needed !

[BobG]

I'm not good enough at this malarkey yet. I wanna be able to find out when these machines are likely to be passing through Swindon or Bristol or Reading or Oxford - and I'm no damn good at it!

Bob

[Donnywolf]

I'm not good enough at this malarkey yet. I wanna be able to find out when these machines are likely to be passing through Swindon or Bristol or Reading or Oxford - and I'm no damn good at it!

Bob

Bob

Save this Link to Favourites

http://www.uksteam.info/tours/trs16.htm

Once you have it you can look at it as often as you need to / see fit. You can then look to see what Steam Tours are heading your way.

If you look well in advance of the Date and an entry that does not have "Times" in Red you can click on the Blue initials in the right hand column and that will take you to the Operator of that Tour / Day Trip and reading the relevant description will tell you where it is going where it is picking up and planned times. (e.g. See SYTC on June 11)

So I know looking at June 11th at The Tynesider that Flying Scotsman will be stopping at Scunthorpe at 08.30 and so it is easy to add a bit of time on and say that it will pass Thorne (say) 15 to 20 minutes later.

Then once "Times" goes Red (See June 5th Cambrian Express) click on it and you get an almost FULL description featuring all the Stations and Junctions and the exact times it is scheduled to pass those points. At least that gives you a load more idea and allows you to plane where you want to be and in some circumstances you can catch a Train twice if it is for example stopping for Water which allows you to drive somewhere else

Finally when you have the Page above if you look at the top there will be one or maybe more Links provided by Realtime Trains (Google) 1Z45 in this example which show on the day the progress each Train on the whole system (not just Steam excursions) is making.

So yesterday I was west of Selby waiting for Flying Scotsman but looking at Realtime Trains I could see it was still passing Chesterfield some 73 minutes late and because I had to be somewhere else I knew I may as well abandon there and then so it can help. I have known them being well in front of schedule too so good information.

Hope this helps !

[Donnywolf]

I'm not good enough at this malarkey yet. I wanna be able to find out when these machines are likely to be passing through Swindon or Bristol or Reading or Oxford - and I'm no damn good at it!

Bob

Short answer Dartmouth Express June 11th is stopping at Swindon (longer long term type answer above)

[BobG]

Thank you Mr Wolf!!!

Awesome

Bob

[Donnywolf]

A really useful website for tracking trains is Realtime trains, you can see departures, timings of trains throughout their journey , not just stations but junctions too. And for the real anorak you search for the detailed version where you can see freight train timetables too. Great if you want to specifically see trains transporting nuclear waste!

Also found Opentraintimes which is similar to the above and here is the blurb for 60103 for Saturday so anyone interested can see what time it will reach where !

http://www.opentraintimes.com/schedule/U50559/2016-06-11

[Filo]

 The Station Hotel at Blaxton


So..On SATURDAY 18TH JUNE..The FLYING SCOTSMAN 🚂 is scheduled to make a 20 minute stop for water at finningley! In celebration of this.. We are holding another STATIONFEST!! Which we will also be raising money for ARMED FORCES DAY - Our lovely Station friend Ben Parkinson will be coming for the day too 😀 Come down to hopefully see the very famous locomotive, live bands, music, bbq, outside bars and bouncy castles 😃 we will update with times ASAP..Please share 🙌

[Donnywolf]

Keep an eye on Opentraintimes ... glad I found it ! Nothing there yet but there will be. Every other Train out of Kings Cross is already listed

Chance to go Misterton or Park Drain and watch Loco pass then drive to Blaxton and see it water up. Wonder where they are doing it. Google earth coming up !

Chance this week to be somewhere and watch it pass Stainy then dash to Moss because there is a 7 minute stop for it to wait for a slot o Main Line (may work if it is exactly on time)

[RoversDave]

Neville do you know how and when it's going to Cleethorpes?

[Donnywolf]

Yes

Its doing Southall to Newark later today Friday then cutting off main line to go via Lincoln to Barnetby where it is staying the night Saturday morn it is an early Start from Barnetby to arrive into Clee by around 06.00.

All this info I found thanks to someone (on this thread) pointing me to Opentraintimes which is similar to Realtraintimes and both of them document every move made by every train be it regular or excursion. When you get used to searching them it is relatively easy but when entering times in Real Times you need the format 0600 with no punctuation whereas the other Opentraintimes needs to be 06:00

http://www.opentraintimes.com/schedule/U50561/2016-06-10 (today to Barnetby)

http://www.opentraintimes.com/schedule/U50563/2016-06-11 (Saturday morn to Clee)

[Donnywolf]

Neville eeek  ! JT or John (please) do you know how and when it's going to Cleethorpes?

Hi Dave

Don't know if you are thinking Photos ? In addition to the above 2 opportunities 60103 after getting to Barnetby is going half way to Cleethorpes as well. I think that is to get it turned round because ...

...it will arrive into Barnetby facing Cleethorpes but of course if it went there like that it would have to pull the Coaches next day backwards as there is no way for it to turn round.

So I reckon it will be leaving Barnetby and do a route that lets it arrive back there with its ar*e then facing Clee. So Saturday morning it the reverses into Clee and onto the Tynesider Coaches and is facing for'ads !

Here is the "reversing direction" run
http://www.opentraintimes.com/schedule/U50565/2016-06-10

and the main event
http://www.opentraintimes.com/schedule/U50559/2016-06-11

[RoversDave]

Neville eeek  ! JT or John (please) do you know how and when it's going to Cleethorpes?

Hi Dave

Don't know if you are thinking Photos ? In addition to the above 2 opportunities 60103 after getting to Barnetby is going half way to Cleethorpes as well. I think that is to get it turned round because ...

...it will arrive into Barnetby facing Cleethorpes but of course if it went there like that it would have to pull the Coaches next day backwards as there is no way for it to turn round.

So I reckon it will be leaving Barnetby and do a route that lets it arrive back there with its ar*e then facing Clee. So Saturday morning it the reverses into Clee and onto the Tynesider Coaches and is facing for'ads !

Here is the "reversing direction" run
http://www.opentraintimes.com/schedule/U50565/2016-06-10

and the main event
http://www.opentraintimes.com/schedule/U50559/2016-06-11

Thanks John, only kidding.

[Donnywolf]

PHEW ... thank gawd !

[Arsenal Of The North]

Evening guys, I've tried looking on these websites, with no luck, can any of you please confirm if it will run through Hatfield/stainforth and what time approx? Much appreciated!

[RoversDave]

Yes about 08.53.

[Donnywolf]

Evening guys, I've tried looking on these websites, with no luck, can any of you please confirm if it will run through Hatfield/stainforth and what time approx? Much appreciated!

As above 08.53 it is .... confirmed in the Link in Reply #14 which shows times throughout this area

[Donnywolf]

Pleased to say I watched it through Stainy almost exactly where I used to Train Spot and then "dashed" at a speed conducive to safe roads of course and watched it at Fenwick Level Crossing some 20 minutes later

This cost me an Hour in The Range but I can handle that "grief" .... now for Station Inn Blaxton next week

[RoversDave]

Regarding Blaxton someone said there are no water facilities at Finningley, to which someone replied it would be a road tanker. What do you reckon Wolfie?

[Donnywolf]

Absolute certainty ... no Water Troughs any more and no free standing Water Towers as of course they are not needed

So the Locos still need water and they get it via giant Artics full of Water. I have been scanning via Google Maps for a suitable spot and there is a patch of fenced off waste ground behind / to the side of The Pub and by chance I went past today and it has a road in and is gated at the mo (maybe Station in days gone by - cant remember).

So it's a cert it will be a Lorry and it will give people chance to select a spot (Misterton / Park Drain) to watch Loco go by working and knowing you can catch it when it stops to water up.

[Filo]

I was at the front at Kirton Lane crossing this morning when it trundled by at 8.50, I was only there by chance as I had just done a run to Thorne

[LongbridgeMGRover]

Thanks for uploading this picture of Wilts. I am sure he has no trouble finding girlfriends.

However, it most certainly is not 1975, as the train behind him is a 4VEP or possibly a 4CIG of the erstwhile British Railways Southern Region, in the livery of Network Southeast which was not introduced until 1986.

It is this inattention to accuracy across the media which gets spotters like me truly 'steamed up'