4th September 2010

Class 40 Preservation Society
The East Lancs Explorer

Locos Used 40145 'East Lancashire Railway', 55022 'Royal Scots Grey' & 67023
Stock Used Booked for load 10

Route :
1Z40 : Rawtenstall to Cambridge Stansted Airport
1Z41 : Stansted Airport to Cambridge
1Z42 : Cambridge to Rawtenstall

Loco(s) Route
40145 (1) Rawtenstall - Ramsbottom - Bury Bolton Street - Heywood - Castleton South Jn - Thorpes Bridge Jn - Ashton Branch Sidings Jn - Baguley Fold Jn - Ashton Moss North Jn - Denton - Stockport - Edgeley Jn - Hazel Grove HL Jn - New Mills South Jn - Chinley - Edale - Dore South Jn - Chesterfield - Clay Cross South Jn - Pye Bridge Jn - Toton Centre - Attenborough Jn - Beeston - Nottingham - Bingham - ??? (2)
67023 (3) ??? - Grantham
67023 + 40145 Grantham - Peterborough - March - Ely - Cambridge (2)
67023 (4) Cambridge - (?reverse of outward route?) - Castleton South Jn - Castleton
55022 (5) Castleton - Heywood - (reverse of outward route) - Rawtenstall

Notes :
(1) 67023 on rear.
(2) 40145 suffered a traction motor flashover north of Grantham. As a result of the failure the booked mini-tour to Stansted was cancelled. Confirmation is required if 40145 worked from Grantham, or was dead between 67023 and the train.
(3) 67023 propelling train from the rear.
(4) 40145 on rear?
(5) 67023 on rear?

Sources : various including Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked Only)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Rawtenstall (06.15d) (23.00a)
Ramsbottom (??.??a ~ 06.30d) (22.45a ~ ??.??d)
Bury Bolton Street (??.??a ~ 06.45d) (22.30a ~ ??.??d)
Heywood (??.??a ~ 07.00d) (22.15a ~ ??.??d)
Stockport ??.??a ~ 08.32d 20.49a ~ ??.??d
Chesterfield ??.??a ~ 09.32d 19.40a ~ ??.??d
Peterborough 11.27a ~ ??.??d ??.??a ~ 17.44d
Ely 12.05a ~ ??.??d ??.??a ~ 17.02d
Cambridge 12.33a ~ 12.36d 14.49a ~ 16.58d
Bishops Stortford - 13.58 ~ 14.19
Stansted Airport 13.18a 13.49d


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