Milepost 38 April 2017

MILEPOST 38 APRIL 2017 Tornado on the S&C -from page 68 – Photo Chris Taylor RPS railway performance society www.railperf.org.uk Milepost 38 -1 - April 2017 Milepost 38 - April 2017 The Quarterly Magazine of the Railway Performance Society Honorary President: John Heaton FCILT Commitee: CHAIRMAN Frank Collins 10 Collett Way, Frome, Somerset BA11 2XR Tel: 01373 466408 e-mail [email protected] VICE CHAIRMAN Michael Rowe Burley Cottage, Parson St., Porlock,Minehead, Somerset, TA24 8QJ . Tel 01643 862182 E-mail: [email protected] SECRETARY Frank Price, Penn House, Middle Common Rd., Pennington, Lymington SO41 8LE Tel: 01590 672235 Email: [email protected] TREASURER Peter Smith 28 Downsview Ave, Storrington, W Sussex, RH20 (and membership) 4PS. Tel 01903 742684 e-mail: [email protected] EDITOR David Ashley 92 Lawrence Drive, Ickenham, Uxbridge, Middx, UB10 8RW. Tel 01895 675178 E-mail: [email protected] Distance Chart Editor Ian Umpleby 314 Stainbeck Rd, Leeds, W Yorks LS7 2LR Tel 0113 266 8588 Email: [email protected] Database/Archivist Lee Allsopp 2 Gainsborough, North Lake, Bracknell, RG12 7WL Tel 01344 648644 e-mail [email protected] Technical Officer David Hobbs 11 Lynton Terrace, Acton, London W3 9DX Tel 020 8993 3788 e-mail [email protected] David Stannard 26 Broomfield Close, Chelford, Macclesfield, Cheshire,SK11 9SL. Tel 01625 861172 e mail: [email protected] Meeting Secretary: Michael Bruce, 234A Otley Rd., West Park, Leeds LS16 5AB Tel 0113 305 0367 Committee member: David Sage: 93 Salisbury Rd, Burton, Christchurch, Dorset BH23 7JR Tel 01202 249717 E-mail: [email protected] Non-committee official:- Foreign Fastest times: Alan Varley, 285 Chemin de la Costiere, 06000 Nice, France, e-mail: [email protected] Fastest Times Editor Martin Robertson 23 Brownside Rd, Cambuslang, Glasgow, G72 0NL e-mail: [email protected] Directors of The Rail Performance Data Foundation: RPS nominees: Frank Collins, Peter Smith, Frank Price Trustees: John Rishton, Nigel Smedley, David Lloyd Roberts CONTENTS Notices 2 Fastest Times Martin Robertson 7 EMUs on ECML Part 3 Andrew James 13 DMUs in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Jeremy Hartill 18 Mass Timing Day 21 Larbert-Stirling Martin Robertson 22 Class 31s on ECML Andrew James 28 Performance – in reverse Bill Hemstock 33 Yorkshire steam Noel Proudlock 34 The Conti David Lloyd-Roberts 42 A day mountaineering Mike Burrow 44 Expensive ticket to somewhere near Segovia Malcolm Simister 47 Thurngian Main Line Bill Long 49 Letters 55 News: Ultimate armchair travel Noel Proudlock 59 In praise of the driver … Martin Robertson 60 2016 100mph list Jeremy Hartill 63 Network deveolpments Ian Umpleby 63 TPE York-Durham non-stop Ian Umpleby 64 Rocket David Ashley 67 Tornado on S&C Noel Proudlock 68 Enclosures: AGM Papers and annual report Milepost 38 -2- April 2017 Copyright The Railway Performance Society Ltd, registered in England & Wales No. 04488089 Use of the material in the magazine is permitted only for the private purposes of the reader No material in the magazine can otherwise be used for publication or reproduction in any form without the express permission of the Society The views expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of the RPS, the Editors or any of their advisers. 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Requests for replacements of missing or defective copies should be directed please to the Editor. REPRESENTING THE SOCIETY The RPS is always keen to be represented at special media-type occasions. However, we do ask that anyone wishing to do this should do so with the express agreement of the Committee. Should the opportunity arise for any member or in exceptional circumstances, friend of a member, to do this please can contact be made with the Secretary (either by telephone or e-mail) setting out the circumstances of the occasion. Please give us at least one week in advance of the occasion. SUBMITTING ARTICLES Submissions may be sent as attachments to an email or by post as documents on a CD, usb or as a printed document. If sending a CD or usb, please enclose a hard copy of the article; this helps if file(s) are unreadable for any reason. Please send all submissions to the editor whose contact details are in the inside front cover of Milepost. The editor will normally acknowledge email submissions within a few days, and always within 3 weeks. If sending by post and you wish to have a receipt, please enclose an SAE for reply. If you wish any material/CD/usb to be returned, please clearly state this. Guidelines for submission are: Text: Microsoft Word: Margins 25.4mm all around, Titles Arial 14 bold, text Arial 11. Tables: Microsoft Excel Arial 8, but any recognized format can be handled. THE MEETINGS SECTION. THURS SATURDAY 13th MAY SATURDAY 24TH THURS 29th TUES 25th 25TH MAY 2017 JUNE 2017 JUNE 2017 JULY 2017 2017 The Beaufort Calthorpe Arms, Royal Oak, The Grove Preston-Carlisle Arms BRISTOL London Borough Inn, Leeds PARKWAY ** Note 1215 new time: See Page 21 1600 1700 1215 ** AGM followed by discussion with Noel Area Mass Timing Day Area Meeting Area Meeting Proudlock on early HST Meeting recollections DIRECTIONS TO THE VENUES LONDON – The Royal Oak, 44 Tabard Street, London SE1 4JU. From Borough tube station, turn left and at first road junction turn right into Great Dover Street and the almost immediately left into Long Milepost 38 -3- April 2017 Lane. Tabard Street is a few yards on the right (5 minutes walk). OR from London Bridge walk down approach road and turn left into Borough High Street, Turn left by Southwark Local Studies Library, with St Georges Church on right, into Tabard Street. Cross Long Lane and continue down Tabard Street with Royal Oak on right (just over 10 minutes). Please let Richard Howlett know if you are coming on 020 8394 0340 or [email protected] LONDON – The Calthorpe Arms, 252 Grays Inn Road, London WC1. From King’s Cross station cross Euston Rd and turn left towards Grays Inn Road, where you turn right, and walk southwards down Grays Inn Rd. The Calthorpe Arms is on the left (About 10mins walk from King's Cross) OR From Russell Square Piccadilly Line station turn right, then turn first right into Grenville Street then first left into Guilford Street (Great Ormond Street Hospital on right) and walk to the end of Guildford Street where it meets Grays Inn Road. The Calthorpe Arms is diagonally left from the end of Guildford Street. We will use the Dining Room upstairs LEEDS – The Grove Inn, Back Row (off Neville Street), Leeds. LS11 5PL Please note that there is a slight change to the directions to The Grove Inn from Leeds City station as follows: The South Entrance to Leeds City station is now open accessed from the west end footbridge. Go down the two escalators from the south entrance there are then a number of ways to get to Neville Street but the easiest way to go forward from the escalator through the doors and turn right down Dark Neville Street at the end turn right onto Neville Street cross the traffic lights (water Street) at the corner of Bridgewater Place tower block turn right and the Grove Inn is visible. Please note that the stairs previously mentioned opposite the south concourse (main concourse) are going to be closed. As before if high winds are forecast and Neville Street is closed please meet outside WH Smith's in the South Concourse and we find somewhere else to meet. BRISTOL PARKWAY - THE BEAUFORT ARMS Members should leave Parkway station along the approach road, passing the bus stops and, at the mini-roundabout where the station approach joins Hatchet Road, turn right. Walk 100 yards and at the next mini-roundabout, turn right again. You are now walking along North Road. Meetings are held at The Beaufort Arms, BS34 8PB, which is on the left side of North Road after a further 50 yards. Meetings start at 16:00 and conclude around 18:30 The Beaufort Arms is open all day and food is served at all times. You can order and eat during the meeting should you wish. Further information is available from John Rishton on 07804 418896 or [email protected] BRISTOL MEETING FEBRUARY 23rd 2017 John Rishton Storm Doris chose the date of the meeting to bring disruption to our transport network but eight members made the venue, each with their travel experiences to relate. Despite the gloom portrayed by the media getting to Bristol had not been too difficult. We departed, mostly earlier than usual, but only to experience delays from the earlier problems – after all, train crew want to get home too! Again, a vast array of topics entered the discussions - including DAS, Control decisions, GWR turntables and the difficulty of starting with a 3-cylinder steam loco.

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