Late Summer Holiday 2000
East Coast Main Line Drags – top page
Over this holiday weekend the bridge over the River Trent at Newark-on-Trent was replaced. On all three days trains were diverted between Newark Northgate and Doncaster via Gainsborough Lea Road in both directions. Northbound (Down) trains were routed via Decoy South Junction approaching Doncaster. Southbound (Up) trains were routed via Black Carr Junction leaving Doncaster. All trains listed for Saturday 26th August and Sunday 27th August were dragged between Newark Northgate and Doncaster, trains not listed were scheduled to utilise HSTs and did. For Monday 28th August all diverted trains are listed and the scheduled Doncaster arrival time at Doncaster for Northbound trains and departure time for Southbound trains is also given.
47759 dragging 91009 The Samaritans arriving at Doncaster on 28th August 2000 heading 1S14 08.00 Kings Cross-Edinburgh  Ian Nightingale
47733 Eastern Star dragging 90038 arriving at Doncaster on 28th August 2000 heading 1D34 08.10 Kings Cross-Leeds  Ian Nightingale
47785 about to depart Doncaster on 1A17 10:05 Leeds-Kings Cross with 91013 on the rear on 28th August 2000 Ian Nightingale
47792 ?Saint Cuthbert? has just arrived at Newark Northgate on 28th August 2000 heading 1E08 08.00 Aberdeen-Kings Cross which had started at Berwick-upon-Tweed, 91011 was on the rear Ian Nightingale
47759 at Doncaster awaiting detachment from 90038 on 1D42 15:40 Kings Cross-Leeds on 28th August 2000 Ian Nightingale
47775 ?Respite? + 47773 ?Reservist? depart Doncaster on 28th August 2000 forming 1A29 17.05 Leeds-Kings Cross, 91025 was on the rear Ian Nightingale
47733 'Eastern Star' heads 1E04 10:30 Edinburgh - Kings Cross through Stow Park with 91018 'Bradford Film Festival' on the rear through Stow Park on Sunday 27th August 2000. Bill Atkinson
47786 'Roy Castle OBE' dragging 91002 'Durham Cathedral' heads 1S13 07:00 Kings Cross - Glasgow Central through Collingham on Saturday 26th August 2000. Lindsay Atkinson
47775 'Respite' dragging 1E07 10:00 Edinburgh (started Berwick upon Tweed) - Kings Cross past the remaining station buildings at Walkeringham on Monday 28th August 2000. Lindsay Atkinson
47799 'Prince Harry' draggs 1E02 09:30 Edinburgh-Kings Cross, with 91011 on the rear, through Stow Park on Subday 27th August 2000. Lindsay Atkinson
Saturday 26th August 2000
| 47734 | 06:15 Kings Cross-Edinburgh | 47734 | 05:05 Leeds-Kings Cross |
| 47786 | 07:00 Kings Cross-Glasgow | 47786 | 04:50 Newcastle-Kings Cross |
| 47772 | 08:00 Kings Cross-Glasgow | 47772 | 06:00 Newcastle-Kings Cross |
| 47733 | 08:10 Kings Cross-Leeds | 47759 | 07:00 Newcastle-Kings Cross |
| 47799 | 08:30 Kings Cross-Glasgow | 47798 | 07:30 Newcastle-Kings Cross |
| 47759 | 09:00 Kings Cross-Edinburgh | 47792 | 06:20 Edinburgh-Kings Cross |
| 47798 | 09:30 Kings Cross-Glasgow | 47734 | 07:00 Edinburgh-Kings Cross |
| 47792 | 10:00 Kings Cross-Edinburgh | 47786 | 09:00 Newcastle-Kings Cross |
| 47734 | 10:40 Kings Cross-Edinburgh | 47785 | 07:00 Glasgow-Kings Cross |
| 47786 | 11:00 Kings Cross-Glasgow | 47733 | 08:00 Glasgow-Kings Cross |
| 47785 | 11:30 Kings Cross-Glasgow | 47799 | 09:30 Edinburgh-Kings Cross |
| 47733 | 12:30 Kings Cross-Edinburgh | 47759 | 09:00 Glasgow-Kings Cross |
| 47799 | 13:00 Kings Cross-Glasgow | 47792 | 10:00 Glasgow-Kings Cross |
| 47792 | 15:00 Kings Cross-Glasgow | 47733 | 12:00 Glasgow-Kings Cross |
| 47793+HST | 16:00 Kings Cross-Edinburgh Note 1 | 47785 | 13:30 Edinburgh-Kings Cross |
| 47785 | 17:00 Kings Cross-Glasgow | 47799 | 14:00 Edinburgh-Kings Cross |
| 47733 | 18:40 Kings Cross-Newcastle | 47786 | 14:00 Glasgow-Kings Cross |
| 47799 | 19:00 Kings Cross-Newcastle | 47792 | 15:00 Glasgow-Kings Cross |
| 47786 | 19:30 Kings Cross-Leeds | 47734 | 18:40 Leeds-Kings Cross |
| 47734 | 20:30 Kings Cross-Leeds | 47785 | 16:00 Glasgow-Kings Cross |
| 47798 | 21:30 Kings Cross-Leeds | 47798 | 20:15 Leeds-Kings Cross |
| 47792 | 22:00 Kings Cross-Newcastle | 47793 | 18:00 Glasgow-Kings Cross Note 2 |
Sunday 27th August 2000
| 47759 | 08:00 Kings Cross-Glasgow | 47772 | 07:00 Newcastle-Kings Cross |
| 47734 | 08:35 Kings Cross-Leeds | 47786 | 07:30 Newcastle-Kings Cross |
| 47785 | 09:00 Kings Cross-Edinburgh | 47775 | 07:00 Edinburgh-Kings Cross |
| 47733 | 09:30 Kings Cross-Glasgow | 47759 | 08:00 Edinburgh-Kings Cross |
| 47792 | 10:00 Kings Cross-Edinburgh | 47785 | 09:00 Edinburgh-Kings Cross |
| 47775 | 10:30 Kings Cross-Glasgow | 47799 | 09:30 Edinburgh-Kings Cross |
| 47759 | 11:30 Kings Cross-Edinburgh | 47734 | 10:00 Edinburgh-Kings Cross |
| 47785 | 12:00 Kings Cross-Glasgow | 47733 | 10:30 Edinburgh-Kings Cross |
| 47799 | 13:00 Kings Cross-Edinburgh | 47792 | 11:00 Edinburgh-Kings Cross |
| 47734 | 13:30 Kings Cross-Edinburgh | 47775 | 13:25 Newcastle-Kings Cross |
| 47733 | 14:00 Kings Cross-Aberdeen | 47772 | 10:50 Glasgow-Kings Cross |
| 47792 | 14:30 Kings Cross-Glasgow | 47759 | 13:00 Edinburgh-Kings Cross |
| 47786 | 15:00 Kings Cross-Edinburgh | 47799 | 15:40 Leeds-Kings Cross |
| 47775 | 15:30 Kings Cross-Newcastle | 47733 | 12:50 Glasgow-Kings Cross |
| 47772 | 16:00 Kings Cross-Edinburgh | 47792 | 15:00 Edinburgh-Kings Cross |
| 47759 | 16:30 Kings Cross-Newcastle | 47786 | 15:30 Edinburgh-Kings Cross |
| 47799 | 17:00 Kings Cross-Glasgow | 47775 | 17:15 Newcastle-Kings Cross |
| 47733 | 17:30 Kings Cross-Newcastle | 47772 | 14:50 Glasgow-Kings Cross |
| 47792 | 18:30 Kings Cross-Edinburgh | 47799 | 15:50 Glasgow-Kings Cross |
| 47786 | 19:00 Kings Cross-Newcastle | 47759 | 17:30 Edinburgh-Kings Cross |
| 47772 | 20:00 Kings Cross-Newcastle | 47733 | 16:55 Glasgow-Kings Cross |
| 47799 | 20:30 Kings Cross-Leeds | 47786 | 18:00 Glasgow-Kings Cross |
| 47733 | 22:00 Kings Cross-Newcastle |
Monday 28th August 2000
| 09:07 | 47786 | 1S12 | 06:15 Kings Cross-Glasgow | 05:48 | 47786 | 1A00 | 05:05 Leeds-Kings Cross |
| 09:23 | HST | 1S13 | 07:00 Kings Cross-Edinburgh | 06:25 | HST | 1A02 | 04:50 Newcastle-Kings Cross |
| 09:47 | 47792 | 1D32 | 07:03 Kings Cross-Leeds | 06:54 | 47785 | 1A03 | 06:10 Leeds-Kings Cross |
| 10:09 | 47785 | 1N01 | 07:30 Kings Cross-Edinburgh | 07:36 | 47759 | 1A06 | 06:00 Newcastle-Kings Cross |
| 10:31 | 47759 | 1S14 | 08:00 Kings Cross-Edinburgh | 07:53 | HST | 1A10 | 07:00 Hull-Kings Cross |
| 10:57 | 47733 | 1D34 | 08:10 Kings Cross-Leeds | 08:07 | HST | 1A11 | 06:48 Skipton-Kings Cross |
| 11:20 | 47734 | 1S15 | 08:30 Kings Cross-Glasgow | 08:36 | 47799 | 1A12 | 07:00 Newcastle-Kings Cross |
| 11:48 | 47799 | 1D35 | 09:10 Kings Cross-Leeds | 09:09 | 47775 | 1E02 | 06:00 Edinburgh-Kings Cross |
| 12:20 | 47775 | 1N02 | 09:30 Kings Cross-Edinburgh | 09:25 | 47772 | 1A15 | 08:12 Bradford-Kings Cross |
| 12:44 | 47772 | 1S18 | 10:00 Kings Cross-Glasgow | 09:55 | HST | 1E03 | 07:00 Edinburgh-Kings Cross |
| 12:57 | HST | 1S20 | 10:30 Kings Cross-Aberdeen | 10:40 | 47792 | 1A16 | 09:00 Newcastle-Kings Cross |
| 13:20 | 47792 | 1S16 | 10:33 Kings Cross-Glasgow | 10:58 | 47785 | 1A17 | 10:05 Leeds-Kings Cross |
| 13:53 | 47785 | 1D37 | 11:10 Kings Cross-Leeds | 11:17 | 47759+ (47786) |
1E04 | 07:00 Glasgow-Kings Cross Note 3 |
| 14:21 | 47759 | 1S10 | 11:30 Kings Cross-Glasgow | 12:12 | HST | 1E05 | 08:00 Glasgow-Kings Cross Note 3 |
| 14:27 | HST | 1S24 | 12:00 Kings Cross-Inverness | 12:48 | 47799+ (47734) |
1A19 | 12:05 Leeds-Kings Cross |
| 14:48 | 47786 | 1D38 | 12:03 Kings Cross-Leeds | 13:09 | 47775 | 1E07 | 10:00 Edinburgh-Kings Cross Note 3 |
| 15:33 | 47799 | 1S28 | 13:00 Kings Cross-Edinburgh | 13:17 | 47792 | 1E08 | 08:00 Aberdeen-Kings Cross Note 3 |
| 15:55 | 47734 | 1D39 | 13:10 Kings Cross-Leeds | 13:51 | 47772 | 1A35 | 10:48 Edinburgh-Kings Cross Note 3 |
| 16:08 | 47775 | 1S28 | 13:30 Kings Cross-Glasgow | 14:14 | caped | 1E10 | 07:55 Inverness-Kings Cross |
| 16:20 | HST | 1S30 | 14:00 Kings Cross-Aberdeen | 14:21 | HST | 1E10 | 10:00 Glasgow-Kings Cross Note 3 |
| 17:05 | 47792 | 1N04 | 14:30 Kings Cross-Edinburgh | 14:48 | 47785 | 1A23 | 14:05 Leeds-Kings Cross |
| 17:30 | 47772 | 1S31 | 15:00 Kings Cross-Glasgow | 15:17 | 47799 | 1E11 | 12:00 Edinburgh-Kings Cross Note 3 |
| 18:09 | HST | 1S01 | 15:30 Kings Cross-Edinburgh | 15:28 | 47759 | 1E12 | 10:00 Aberdeen-Kings Cross Note 3 |
| 18:28 | 47759 | 1D42 | 15:40 Kings Cross-Leeds | 15:51 | 47786 | 1A24 | 15:05 Leeds-Kings Cross |
| 18:16 | HST | 1S32 | 16:00 Kings Cross-Aberdeen | 16:19 | 47734 | 1E13 | 12:00 Glasgow-Kings Cross Note 3 |
| 19:09 | caped | 1N06 | 16:30 Kings Cross-Newcastle | 16:28 | 47792 | 1E25 | 13:30 Edinburgh-Kings Cross Note 4 |
| 19:35 | 47799 | 1S33 | 17:00 Kings Cross-Edinburgh | 16:48 | caped | 1A27 | 16:05 Leeds-Kings Cross |
| 19:51 | caped | 1D02 | 17:10 Kings Cross-Hull | 17:31 | 47772 | 1E15 | 14:30 Edinburgh-Kings Cross Note 3 |
| 20:06 | 47734 | 1S42 | 17:30 Kings Cross-Edinburgh | 17:53 | 47775+ 47733 |
1A29 | 17:05 Leeds-Kings Cross |
| 20:30 | caped | 1D11 | 17:50 Kings Cross-Skipton | 18:03 | 47798 | 1E16 | 14:00 Glasgow-Kings Cross Note 3 |
| 20:41 | 47785 | 1S34 | 18:00 Kings Cross-Glasgow | 18:33 | caped | 1A30 | 15:24 Edinburgh-Kings Cross |
| 21:06 | 47772 | 1N09 | 18:30 Kings Cross-Newcastle | 18:54 | 47759 | 1A31 | 18:05 Leeds-Kings Cross |
| 21:43 | HST | 1D46 | 18:50 Kings Cross-Leeds | 19:04 | 47786 | 1E17 | 16:00 Edinburgh-Kings Cross |
| 21:21 | 47798 | 1S36 | 19:00 Kings Cross-Edinburgh | 20:03 | caped | 1F60 | 16:57 Edinburgh-Kings Cross |
| 22:14 | 1D47 | 19:30 Kings Cross-Leeds | 20:10 | HST | 1E18 | 16:00 Glasgow-Kings Cross Note 3 | |
| 22:34 | 1N12 | 20:00 Kings Cross-Newcastle | 20:27 | HST | 1E19 | 14:55 Aberdeen-Kings Cross Note 3 | |
| 22:52 | 1D50 | 20:30 Kings Cross-Leeds | 21:14 | 47799 | 1F61 | 17:55 Edinburgh-Kings Cross | |
| 23:42 | caped | 1G22 | 21:00 Kings Cross-Newcastle | 22:13 | 47772 | 1E20 | 18:00 Glasgow-Kings Cross |
| 00:08 | 1D51 | 21:30 Kings Cross-Leeds | |||||
| 00:58 | 1N13 | 22:00 Kings Cross-Newcastle | |||||
| 02:07 | 1D36 | 23:34 Kings Cross-Leeds |
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