29th April 1961

R.C.T.S. (East Midlands Branch)
Vale of Belvoir Tour

DMU Used 50753+59308+50799

Route :

DMU Route
as listed Nottingham Midland - London Road Jn - Sneinton Jn - (via Nottingham Exchange Sidings) - Trent Lane Jn - Netherfield & Colwick - Colwick East Jn - Saxondale Jn - Barnstone - Stathern Jn
as listed Stathern Jn - Bottesford South Jn - Bottesford North Jn - Newark Northgate
as listed Newark Northgate - Barkston South Jn - Grantham - High Dyke Jn - Stainby Sidings
as listed Stainby Sidings - High Dyke Jn - Grantham - Barrowby Road Jn
as listed Barrowby Road Jn - Canal Yard Grantham
as listed Canal Yard Grantham - Barrowby Road Jn - Allington Jn - Belvoir Jn (1) - Bottesford East Jn - Bottesford South Jn - Stathern Jn - Scalford - Wycombe Jn - Waltham Jn - Waltham-on-the-Wolds
as listed Waltham-on-the-Wolds - Waltham Jn
as listed Waltham Jn - Eaton Quarry
as listed Eaton Quarry - Waltham Jn - Wycombe Jn - Holwell Sidings - Holwell Sidings Jn - Old Dalby - Widmerpool - Edwalton - London Road Jn - Nottingham Midland

Notes :
(1) Originally uploaded routing suggested the train traversed the Denton branch, but David Wignall confirms this did not form part of the final tour routing so it was presumably dropped during the planning stages.


From Andrew Fairholms ticket collection.

Sources : Trevor Machell, Gary Thornton & David Wignall

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Trevor Machell, Gary Thornton & David Wignall)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Nottingham Midland 13.40d ?   20.05a 19.41


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