23rd April 1960
Stephenson Locomotive
Society (Midland Area)
Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Area Rail Tour
DMU Used | M50797+M593??+M50755 |
Route : reporting number M985
DMU | Route |
as listed | Derby Midland - London Road Jn - Spondon |
as listed | Spondon - Chaddesden South Jn - Derby North Jn - Ambergate South Jn - (via Ambergate avoiding line) - Ambergate North Jn - Crich Jn - Butterley - Riddings Jn - Pye Bridge Jn - Blackwell South Jn - Blackwell East Jn - 'B' Winning colliery sidings - New Hucknall Colliery |
as listed | New Hucknall Colliery - Blackwell East - Tibshelf East Jn - Teversall - Pleasley Jn - Mansfield Town - Mansfield North Jn - Mansfield East Jn - Rufford Jn (Mid) - Clipstone Colliery |
as listed | Clipstone Colliery - Rufford Jn LNE (GC) - Bilsthorpe Colliery |
as listed | Bilsthorpe Colliery - Bilsthorpe Colliery Jn (GC) |
as listed | Bilsthorpe Colliery Jn (GC) - Blidworth Colliery |
as listed | Blidworth Colliery - Blidworth Jn (Mid) |
as listed | Blidworth Jn (Mid) - Rufford Jn (Mid) - Mansfield Colliery Jn - Mansfield East Jn - Mansfield South Jn - Kirkby in Ashfield - Pye Bridge Jn - Trowell Jn - Toton Jn - Meadow Lane Jn - Trent Jn |
as listed | Trent Jn - Trent - (via Trent North curve) - Spondon - London Road Jn - Derby Midland |
Notes :
(1) Tour was photographed at Hucknall, Clipstone, Bilsthorpe & Blidworth
Collieries. Birmingham area members travelled to Derby using the 12.48 service
train from New Street, returning on the 21.25 ex-Derby as far as Tamworth from
where buses were organised (with ETA back at Birmingham approx. 23.15).
(1) Centre vehicle believed to have been either M59312 or M59322, confirmation
required.
Sources : David Hills, John Debens, Peter Darke
& John Turner
Photo Review
The tour at New Hucknall Colliery
(photo: W.A. Camwell / © Stephenson Locomotive
Society)
Above & below: the stop, at Bilsthorpe Colliery
(photo: © 53A Models of Hull Collection/James S Doubleday)
(scan originally provided by John Debens)
Another opportunity for photos, this time at Blidworth Colliery
(photo: © 53A Models of Hull Collection/James S Doubleday)
From The John Debens Ticket Collection.
Timings (Booked Only)
(from John Debens)
Location | Booked |
Derby Midland | 14.05d |
London Road Jn | 14/06 |
Spondon | 14.11 ~ 14.14 [Bay] |
Chaddesden South Jn | 14/17 |
Derby North Jn | 14/21 |
Ambergate | 14/36 [AL] |
Butterley | 14/36 |
Pye Bridge | 14/56 [GL] |
Blackwell South Jn | 15/02 |
Blackwell East Jn | 15/05 |
'B' Winning Colliery Sidings | 15/12 |
New Hucknall Colliery | 15.17 ~ 15.27 |
'B' Winning Colliery Sidings | 15/32 |
Blackwell East | 15/39 [via 2nd Down GL] |
Tibshelf East Jn | 15/43 |
Teversall | 15/55 |
Pleasley Jn | 16/17 |
Mansfield Town | 16.25 ~ 16.27 |
Mansfield North Jn | 16/29 |
Mansfield East Jn | 16/31 |
Mansfield Colliery Jn | 16/36 |
Rufford Jn (Mid) | 16.43 ~ 16.45 |
Clipstone Colliery | 17.05 ~ 17.10 |
Rufford Jn LNE (GC) | 17/25 |
Bilsthorpe Colliery | 17.45 ~ 17.55 |
Bilsthorpe Colliery Jn (GC) | 18.10 ~ 18.15 |
Blidworth Colliery | 18.43 ~ 18.53 |
Blidworth Jn (Mid) | 19/02 |
Rufford Jn (Mid) | 19/07 |
Mansfield Colliery Jn | 19/12 |
Mansfield East Jn | 19/18 |
Mansfield South Jn | 19/20 |
Sutton Jn | 19/24 |
Kirkby-in-Ashfield | 19/27 |
Pye Bridge | 19/39 |
Trowell | 19/50 |
Toton Jn | 19/56 [GL] |
Meadow Lane Jn | 20/02 |
Trent Jn | 20.12 ~ 20.14 [via North curve] |
Sawley Jn | 20/19 |
London Road Jn | 20/29 |
Derby Midland | 20.30a |