1st March 1964

Home Counties Railway Society
Derby & Burton Special

Loco Used 35003 'Royal Mail Lines'

Route : at least 1T05

Loco Route
35003 London St Pancras - (via MML) - Trent - Spondon Jn - Chaddesden South Jn - Derby - Stenson Jn - Burton-on-Trent
35003 Burton-on-Trent - (reverse of outward route) - London St Pancras

Notes :
(1) For works visit in Derby plus shed visits at Derby & Burton-on-Trent.
(2) Formed in 1955 and originally known as the 'Middlesex Loco Spotters Club', their name was changed in the late 1950's to the 'Home Counties Railway Club' then in January 1963 it changed again, to the 'Home Counties Railway Society'.
(3) 35003 was photographed at Elstree carrying headcode 1T05 - was this headcode used throughout?

Sources : John Clifford, Trevor Davis, Ron Walker, John Debens & Steve Armitage

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Debens)

Miles Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual Miles
0 St Pancras 08.25d ?   19.35a 20.01 139½
3½ Finchley Road 08/33 ?   19/29 ? 135½
5¼ Cricklewood 08/36 [LL] 08/37   19/25 [FL] ? 133¾
7 Hendon 08/39 ?   19/22 ? 132
12½ Elstree 08/45 ?   19/14 [SL] ? 126½
20 St Albans 08/54 08/58   19/06 ? 119
24½ Harpenden 09/02 [FL] ?   19/00 ? 114½
30¼ Luton 09/08 ?   18/55 ? 109¼
40¼ Flitwick 09/18 ?   18/42 ? 99¼
? Bedford South ? ?   18w20 ~ 18w26 18.40 ~ 18.49 89½
50 Bedford North 09w26 ~ 09w32 09.27 ~ ??.??   ? ? ?
59½ Sharnbrook Summit 09/46 ?   18/08 ? 79¾
65 Wellingborough 09/55 ?   18/00 ? 75¼
70 Kettering Jn 10/02 [SL] ?   17/50 ? 70¼
72 Kettering 10/05 ?   17/47 [ML] ? 68¼
75¼ Glendon North Jn 10/11 10/09   17/40 [SL] ? 65
78 Desborough North 10/16 ?   17/34 ? 62¼
83 Market Harborough 10/21 ?   17/27 ? 56¼
89 Kibworth 10/29 ?   17/20 ? 50¼
95¼ Wigston 10/35 ?   17/11 ? 44
99 Leicester London Road 10w40 ~ 10w46 10.57 ~ ??.??   16w57 ~ 17w05 16.58 ~ ??.?? 40¼
? Syston ? ?   16/50 ? 35¾
103¼ Syston South Jn 10/54 [2nd DPL] ?   ? ? ?
? Syston North Jn 10/56 [GL] ?   ? ? ?
115½ Loughborough 11/18 [ML] ?   16/40 ? 28
119¾ Sheet Stores Jn 11/36 ?   16/38 ? 19¾
126 Spondon Jn 11/47 ?   16/20 ? 13
127½ Chaddeston South Jn 11/50 ?   16/17 ? 11½
128½ Derby Midland [GL] 11.55a ~ 14.00d 11.49 ~ ??.??   16/07 [ML] 16/06 10½
133 Stenson Jn 14/18 ?   15/49 [GL] ? 6
139½ Burton-on-Trent 14.26a ?   15.40d 15.46 0

   
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