6th June 1964

L.C.G.B.
The North Countryman Rail Tour

Locos Used 45721 'Impregnable', 60051 & 60923

Route : at least 1X46

Loco Route
45721

London St Pancras - (MML, via Bedford station avoiding line) - Leicester - Trent - Trowell - Chesterfield - Sheffield Midland - Chapeltown - Cudworth - Normanton - Altofts Jn - Whitehall Jn
60923 Whitehall Jn - Skipton - Ais Gill - London Road Jn - Upperby New Jn (No.13 Box) - Shap - Low Gill - Settle Jn - Skipton - Leeds City
60051 Leeds City - Engine Shed Jn - Normanton - Goose Hill Jn - Turners Lane Jn - Crofton - West Jn - Hare Park Jn - Doncaster - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) Headcode believed to have been 1X46 throughout (taken from published, un-dated, photograph of 45721 at St Pancras believed to have been of this tour and also a photo of 60923 passing through Long Preston carrying the same 1X46 headcode).

Sources : Terry Jackson, Gary Thornton & Steve Armitage

Photo Review


From Andrew Fairholms ticket collection.


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Terry Jackson)

M.C Location Booked
0.00 St Pancras 08.10d
3.44 Finchley Road 08/17½
6.78 Hendon 08/22
19.71 St Albans City 08/35
30.20 Luton Midland Road 08/44½
49.65 Bedford Midland Road 09/00½
59.51 Sharnbrook Summit 09/10
65.05 Wellingborough Midland Road 09/18½
72.02 Kettering 09/25
78.39 Desborough North 09/33½
82.75 Market Harborough 09/38
89.60 Kibworth North 09/44½
95.72 Wigston North Jn 09/50½
99.06 Leicester London Road 09.55a ~ 09.57d
103.63 Syston 10/04
111.46 Loughborough Midland 10/11
119.65 Trent 10/23
125.14 Trowell 10/33
133.38 Pye Bridge 10/51
139.04 Morton Sidings 11/02
142.19 Clay Cross 11/07
146.20 Chesterfield Midland 11/12
151.44 Dronfield 11/21
154.20 Dore & Totley 11/25
158.41 Sheffield Midland 11w32a ~ 11w38d
161.60 Wincobank Station Jn 11/44
165.77 Chapeltown South 11/52
172.27 Monk Spring Jn 12/03
175.08 Cudworth 12/10
185.11 Normanton 12/27
186.00 Altofts Jn 12/29
195.25 Engine Shed Jn 12/42
195.55 Whitehall Jn 12L44a ~ 12L54d
205.63 Shipley Leeds Jn 13/09
212.06 Keighley 13/17
220.07 Skipton Snaygill SB 13/27
222.21 Skipton 13/29
231.22 Hellifield 13/43
234.42 Settle Jn 13/47
248.42 Blea Moor 14/09
259.57 Ais Gill 14/22
277.22 Appleby West 14/39
306.54 Durran Hill Jn 15/09
307.15 Petteril Bridge Jn 15/10
307.38 Carlisle No.7 15/13
308.07 Carlisle No.13 15w20a ~ 15w28d
319.58 Plumpton 15/47
324.49 Penrith 15/52
338.24 Shap Sumit 16/12
343.60 Tebay 16/18
347.75 Low Gill 16/23
351.78 Sedbergh 16/30
358.20 Barbon 16/40
361.47 Kirkby Lonsdale 16/48
366.62 Ingleton Midland 16/58
370.79 Clapham 17/11
378.37 Settle Jn 17/22
381.57 Hellifield 17/26
391.58 Skipton 17w39a ~ 17w44d
392.72 Skipton Snaygill SB 17/47
400.73 Keighley 17/55
407.16 Shipley Leeds Jn 18/02
417.24 Whitehall Jn 18/15
417.72 Leeds City North 18L17a ~ 18L30d
427.73 Altofts Jn 18/45
428.62 Normanton 18/47
431.24 Turners Lane 18/53
431.76 Whithams Sidings 18*56a ~ 18*57d
433.38 Crofton West Jn 19/00
434.69 Hare Park Jn 19/04
442.13 South Elmsall 19/17
446.04 Adwick Jn 19/21
449.09 Bentley Crossing 19/24
450.48 Doncaster 19/26
467.76 Retford 19/49
486.37 Newark North Gate 20/05
496.69 Barkston South Jn 20/14
501.07 Grantham 20/18
506.37 Stoke 20/23
517.73 Essendine 20/32
527.05 Werrington Jn 20/42
530.16 Peterborough North 20w47a ~ 20w52d
547.55 Huntingdon North 21/14
562.35 Sandy 21/27
574.51 Hitchin 21/39
581.42 Knebworth 21/46
588.71 Hatfield 21/52
593.68 Potters Bar 21/57
604.04 Finsbury Park 22/07
606.45 Kings Cross 22.12a


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