Photo Review
16th May 1954
R.C.T.S. (East Midlands
Branch)
Nottinghamshire -
Lincolnshire Rail Tour
| Locos Used | 40935 & 64199 |
| Stock Used | 5x LMS corridor coaches (booked as BTO+TO+RB+TO+BTO) |
Route : Reporting Code M960
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 40935 | Nottingham Midland - Netherfield Jn - Newark Castle - Lincoln St Marks - (via East Yard) - Pelham Street Jn |
| 40935 (1) | Pelham Street Jn - Lincoln Central |
| 64199 | Lincoln Central - Durham Ox Jn - Sincil Jn - ? (2) ? - Washingboro' Jn - Five Mile House - Bardney |
| 64199 | Bardney - Wragby - Donington-on-Bain - Wragby Jn - Louth |
| 64199 | Louth - Mablethorpe Jn - Saltfleetby - Mablethorpe - Sutton-on-Sea - Willoughby - Firsby (3) - Spilsby |
| 64199 | Spilsby - Firsby |
| 64199 | Firsby - Bellwater Jn - Conningsby - Conningsby Jn - Woodhall Jn - Horncastle |
| 64199 | Horncastle - Woodhall Jn |
| 64199 | Woodhall Jn - Bardney - Five Mile House - (4) Washingboro' Jn - Greetwell Jn - Boultham Jn - West Holmes Jn - Lincoln Central - Pelham Street Jn |
| 40935 | Pelham Street Jn - Lincoln St Marks - (reverse of outward route) - Nottingham Midland |
Notes :
(1) Loco propelling. Loco change point was given in the timing sheet
as at Pelham Street Jn, not Lincoln Central as shown above.
(2) Unknown if via Greetwell Jn or the alternative route (which closed in 1962).
(3) At Firsby it was reported that the train 'set back and went on to the branch
to Spilsby' - confirmation is required if this was a double-reversal to gain
access to the branch as, from an old atlas, access to the branch would appear to
be from the direction in which the train was travelling.
(4) Routing unclear from reports, confirmation required between Woodhall Jn and
Washingboro' Jn.
(5) Some tour paperwork simply called this the 'Lincolnshire Rail Tour' however
the buffet coach had a destination board which read 'Nottinghamshire -
Lincolnshire Rail Tour'.
Sources : John Clifford, David Davis, Chris Woolstenholmes
& Peter Darke
Photo Review
40935 at Nottingham Midland (photo: The John Debens Collection)
An un-dated photo but believed to be of this railtour...unknown location.
(Photo: The John Debens Collection)
64199 at Woodhall Junction (photo: DB Swale/The John Debens Collection)
Buffet at Woodhall Junction (photo: DB Swale/The John Debens Collection)
From The John Debens Ticket Collection.
Timings (Booked Only)
(from Stephen Bragg)
| Location | Booked |
| Nottingham Midland | 10.55d |
| Rolleston Jn | 11/13 |
| Newark Castle | 11/18 |
| Lincoln St Marks | 11.38 ~ 11.42 |
| Pelham Street Jn | 11L45 ~ 11L55 |
| Lincoln Central | 12.00 ~ 12.02 |
| Bardney | 12.16 ~ 12.26 |
| Wragby | 12.38 ~ 12.40 |
| Donington-on-Bain | 12.55 ~ 13.05 |
| Louth | 13w22 ~ 13w37 |
| Mablethorpe | ??.?? ~ 13.59 |
| Sutton-on-Sea | ??.?? ~ 14.05 |
| Willoughby | ??.?? ~ 14.19 |
| Firsby | 14.30 ~ 14.32 |
| Spilsby | 14.57 ~ 15.07 |
| Firsby | 15w32 ~ 15w46 |
| Bellwater Jn | 15/54 |
| Coningsby Jn | 16/14 |
| Woodhall Jn | 16.17 ~ 16.19 |
| Woodhall Spa | ??.?? ~ 16.25 |
| Horncastle | 16.36 ~ 16.46 |
| Woodhall Spa | ??.?? ~ 16.58 |
| Woodhall Jn | 17w04 ~ 17w18 |
| Bardney | 17/28 |
| Washingborough Jn | 17/38 |
| Greetwell Jn | 17/40 |
| Boultham Jn | 17/45 |
| West Holmes Jn | 17/47 |
| Lincoln Central | 17/49 |
| Pelham Street Jn | 17L52 ~ 17L59 |
| Lincoln St Marks | 18.02 ~ 18.04 |
| Newark Castle | 18/24 |
| Rolleston Jn | 18/29 |
| Nottingham Midland | 18.47a |
