21st April 1956

Stephenson Locomotive Society (Midland Area)
Derbyshire & Notts. Rail Tour

Loco Used 84008
Stock Used 3-coach push-pull set

Route : reporting number M965 throughout

Loco Route
84008

Derby Midland - Little Eaton Jn - Kilburn - Denby - Marehay Crossing - Ripley
84008

Ripley - (reverse of outward route) - Little Eaton Jn - Breadsall Crossing
84008

Breadsall Crossing - Little Eaton Jn - Duffield - Wirksworth
84008

Wirksworth - Duffield
84008

Duffield - Belper - Ambergate South Jn - Ambergate - Ambergate North Jn - Crich Jn - Butterley - Ironville Jn - Codnor Park Jn - Trowell Jn - Stanton Gate South
84008

Stanton Gate South - Mapperley Jn
84008 Mapperley Jn - dead end sidings
84008 dead end sidings - Opencast Sidings
84008 Opencast Sidings - West Hallam Colliery Sidings - West Hallam Colliery Jn - West Hallam
84008

West Hallam - West Hallam Colliery Jn - Stanton Jn - Ilkeston North
84008

Ilkeston North - Stanton Jn - Heanor
84008 Heanor - Stanton Jn - Ilkeston North
84008 Ilkeston North - West Hallam Colliery Jn - West Hallam - Derby Friargate - Egington Junction - Dove Jn - Stretton Jn - Horninglow - North Stafford Jn - Burton-on-Trent

Notes :
(1) Birmingham area members of the SLS used the 12.50 from Birmingham to get to Derby, and returned on the 19.11 from Burton-on-Trent (18.45 ex-Derby).

Sources : Chris Harley, Michael Ellison, John Debens & Peter Darke

Photo Review


Start of day: 84008 at Derby Midland (photo: The John Debens Collection)


84008 departs Derby Friargate for Burton-on-Trent
(photo: The John Debens Collection)


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Debens)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Derby Midland 13.55d 13.55
3.18 Little Eaton Jn 14/01 14/02
? Little Eaton Station Crossing SB 14/03 14/03
7.03 Kilburn 14/10 14/10
? Denby South 14/12 14/13
7.68 Denby North 14/13 14/14
? Marehay Crossing 14/16 14/17
10.25 Ripley 14.23 ~ 14.38 14.21 ~ 14.38
? Marehay Crossing 14/43 14/42
? Denby North 14/48 14/46
? Denby South 14/49 14/46
? Kilburn 14/55 14/50
? Little Eaton Station Crossing SB 15/04 14/56
? Little Eaton Jn 15/06 14w58 ~ 15w03
17.61 Breadsall Crossing 15.08 ~ 15.10 15.05 ~ 15.07
19.23 Peckwash Mill Sidings SB 15/13 [SL] 15/11
? Duffield Jn 15/15 15/15
25.01 Idridgehay 15/24 15/26
28.33 Wirksworth 15.32 ~ 15.44 15.33 ~ 15.45
? Idridgehay 15/52 15/51
? Duffield Jn 16.03 ~ 16.05 16.02 ~ 16.09
? Ambergate 16/14 16/18
45.36 Butterley 16/22 16/26
48.16 Codnor Park Jn 16/30 16/32
? Codnor Park ? 16w33 ~ 16w37
56.11 Trowell 16/44 16/49
57.74 Stanton Gate South 16.47 ~ 16.50 16.54 ~ 16.57
61.49 Mapperley GN Jn 17.05 ~ 17.10 17.12 ~ 17.20
62.22 West Hallam Colliery SB 17.13 ~ 17.16 ?
63.66 West Hallam 17.19 ~ 17.20 17.29 ~ 17.30
66.38 Ilkeston North 17.23 ~ 17.24 17.33 ~ 17.34
70.56 Heanor 17.40 ~ 17.42 17.50 ~ 17.59
74.74 Ilkeston North 17.58 ~ 18.00 18.17 ~ 18.19
81.58 Derby Friargate 18.17 ~ 18.22 18.35 ~ ??.??
89.34 Eggington Junction 18/37 ?
90.68 Dove Jn 18/41 ?
94.12 Burton-on-Trent 18.49a ?


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