17th October 1964

L.C.G.B. (Bedford Branch)
South Midlands Railtour

Locos Used 42105, 44414 & 45292

Route :

Loco Route
45292 Bedford Midland Road - Kempston - Millbrook - (via Bletchley Flyover) - Swanbourne
42105

Swanbourne - (via Bletchley Flyover) - Denbigh Hall South Jn - Wolverton
42105

Wolverton - Newport Pagnell
42105

Newport Pagnell - Bradwell - (via Wolverton South Curve) - Wolverton No.1 Box
45292

Wolverton No.1 Box - Wolverton - Blisworth - Duston West Jn - Northampton Bridge Street
45292

Northampton Bridge Street - Brixworth - Market Harborough
44414

Market Harborough - Glendon South Jn - Wellingborough - Irchester Jn - Higham Ferrers
44414

Higham Ferrers - Wellingborough
44414 Wellingborough - (via Goods Lines) - Bedford Midland Road


From Chris Harley's ticket collection.

Source : Terry Jackson

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Terry Jackson & John Clifford)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Bedford Midland Road 12.35d 12.34
0.32 Bedford LNW Jn (set-back) 12.39a ~ 12.42d 12.37a ~ 12.41d
0.53 Bedford No.1 12/48 12/48
6.38 Millbrook 13p00a ~ 13p08d 13.03 ~ 13.11
15.36 Fenny Stratford 13/26 13/26
21.74 Swanbourne 13L38a ~ 13L50d 13.51 ~ 14.05
28.37 Denbigh Hall 14/01 SL 14/19
33.17 Wolverton 14.12a ~ 14.22d 14.33 ~ 14.45
37.18 Newport Pagnell 14.32a ~ 14.45d 14.56 ~ 15.15
41.14 Wolverton No.1 14L55a ~ 15L05d 15.41 ~ 15.51
49.09 Roade 15/16 16/07
52.04 Blisworth 15/20 16/13
56.59 Northampton Bridge Street 15.30a ~ 15.40d 16.22 ~ 16.31
57.77 Northampton Castle 15/44 16.35a ~ 16.35d
70.70 Kelmarsh 16/12 17/03
75.44 Market Harborough LNW 16/22 17.11a ~ 17.14d
76.00 Market Harborough No.3 16L24a ~ 16L36d 17.17 ~ 17.29
80.56 Desborough North 16/47 17/39
86.77 Kettering 16/54 17/48
92.64 Neilsons Sidings 17/02 SL 17/55
93.74 Wellingborough Midland Road 17*06a ~ 17*07d 17.55 ~ 18.01
95.26 Irchester Jn 17/12 18/33
98.49 Highham Ferrers 17.22a ~ 17.35d 18.13 ~ 18.24
101.72 Irchester Jn 17/45 18/33
103.18 Wellingborough Midland Road 17.50a ~ 18.02d SL 18.37 ~ 18.47
106.15 Irchester South 18/07 18/52
115.29 Oakley 18/22 19/07
118.41 Bedford Midland Road 18.28a 19.13a


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