13th December 2008

Railway Touring Company
The Chester Yuletide Express

Locos Used 67021 & steam: 45407
Stock Used (1) 35517+5322+5341+1842+3149+3068+3069+1691+3120+3097+35469

Route:

Loco Route
67021 Mill Hill Broadway - (via MML) - Kettering - Corby - Manton Jn - Melton Mowbray - Syston East Jn - Syston South Jn - Leicester
45407 Leicester - Wigston North Jn - Narborough - Nuneaton - Water Orton - Park Lane Jn - Ryecroft Jn - Walsall - Pleck Jn - Darlaston Jn - Portobello Jn - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - Norton Bridge - Basford Hall Jn - Crewe - Beeston Castle & Tarporley - Chester
67021 Chester - (reverse of outward route) - Mill Hill Broadway

Notes :
(1) 35517 was only in the consist when 45407 was hauling the train.
(2) Howard Parker comments: 67021 was removed from the train at Leicester as planned and went light engine to Chester for the return journey. The 30 minute stop just before Ryecroft Jn was for 45407 to take on water.

Source : Howard Parker (joined/left the train at Leicester)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Howard Parker)

Location

 Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Mill Hill Broadway 07.08d ?   22.24a ?
St Albans 07.20a ~ 07.22d ?   22.12a ~ 22.14d ?
Harpenden Jn 07/27 ?   22/06 ?
Luton 07.33a ~ 07.35d ?   21.57a ~ 21.59d ?
Flitwick 07/45 ?   21/45 ?
Bedford South Jn 07/52 ?   21/38 ?
Bedford 07.55a ~ 07.57d ?   21.34a ~ 21.36d ?
Bedford North Jn 07/59 ?   21/33 ?
Sharnbrook Jn 08/05 ?   21/27 ?
Wellingborough 08/16 ?   21/19 ?
Harrowden Jn 08/19 ?   ? ?
Kettering South Jn 08/23 ?   21/12 ?
Kettering 08.26a ~ 08.28d ?   21.06a ~ 21.08d ?
Kettering North Jn 08/31 ?   21/03 ?
Corby 08/37 ?   20/55 ?
Manton Jn 08/56 ?   20/38 ?
Oakham 08/59 ?   20/34 ?
Langham Jn 09/01 ?   20/33 ?
Melton Mowbray 09.13a ~ 09.17d ?   20.20a ~ 20.22d ?
Syston East Jn 09/33 ?   20/09 ?
Syston South Jn 09/34 ?   20/08 ?
Leicester 09L40a ~ 10L14d ??.?? ~ 10.35   19.59a ~ 20.01d 20.00 ~ ??.??
Wigston North Jn 10/21 10/42   19/54 19/53
Croft 10/29 10/50   19/47 ?
Hinckley 10/36 11/00   19/41 19/36
Nuneaton 10/43 11/05   19/35 19.30 ~ 19.31
Abbey Jn 10/45 ?   19/32 ?
Whitacre Jn 10/59 ?   19/20 ?
Water Orton 11/06 11/37   19/16 19/10
Water Orton West Jn 11/08 ?   19/14 19.02 ~ 19.08
Park Lane Jn 11/10 ?   19/12 18/59
??? ? 11w55 ~ 12w25   - -
Ryecroft Jn 12/07 12/31   18/52 18/40
Walsall 12/10 12/36   18c46 ~ 18c48 18.35 ~ 18.38
Pleck Jn 12/12 12/38   18*30 ~ 18*42 18.26 ~ 18.31
Darlaston Jn 12/15 ?   18/26 18/23
Portobello Jn 12/20 ?   18/23 ?
Bushbury Jn 12/24 12/50   18/18 18/13
Stafford 12/40 13/04   18/04 17.58 ~ 18.00
Norton Bridge 12/47 ?   18/00 ?
Madeley Jn 12/59 ?   17/50 ?
Basford Hall Jn 13/08 13/28   17/45 ?
Crewe 13/13 13/33 [P11]   17/40 17/37 [P6]
Crewe Steel Works 13/18 ?   17/36 ?
Beeston Castle S.B. 13/28 ?   17/26 ?
Chester 13.44a 13.50   17.15d 17.15


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