12th March 1966

British Rail
(Hockey Specials) - 16 trains

Locos Used at least D27, D133, D137, D156, D852, D1588, D1687, D1739, D1772, D1779, D1781, D6583, D7069 & 45287

Route : Train 1

Loco(s) Route
D1772 Barnsley - Market Harborough - Kelmarsh - Northampton Castle - Wembley Central
?D1772? Wembley Central - (?reverse of outward route?) - Barnsley

Route : Train 2

Loco(s) Route
D1779 Mexborough - Market Harborough - Kelmarsh - Northampton Castle - Wembley Central
?D1779? Wembley Central - (?reverse of outward route?) - Mexborough

Route : Train 3

Loco(s) Route
D1781 Sheffield Midland - Market Harborough - Kelmarsh - Northampton Castle - Wembley Central
?D1781? Wembley Central - (?reverse of outward route?) - Sheffield Midland

Route : Train 4

Loco(s) Route
D27 Matlock - Wellingborough London Road - Northampton Bridge Street - Wembley Central
?D27? Wembley Central - (?reverse of outward route?) - Matlock

Route : Train 5

Loco(s) Route
D133 Nottingham Midland - Wellingborough London Road - Northampton Bridge Street - Wembley Central
?D133? Wembley Central - (?reverse of outward route?) - Nottingham Midland

Route : Train 6

Loco(s) Route
D156 Nottingham Midland - Wellingborough London Road - Northampton Bridge Street - Wembley Central
?D156? Wembley Central - (?reverse of outward route?) - Nottingham Midland

Route : Train 7

Loco(s) Route
D137 Corby - Wellingborough London Road - Northampton Bridge Street - Wembley Central
?D137? Wembley Central - (?reverse of outward route?) - Corby

Route : Train 8

Loco(s) Route
????? ??? - Wembley Central
????? Wembley Central - (?reverse of outward route?) - ???

Route : Train 9

Loco(s) Route
????? ??? - Wembley Central
????? Wembley Central - (?reverse of outward route?) - ???

Route : Train 10

Loco(s) Route
????? ??? - Wembley Central
????? Wembley Central - (?reverse of outward route?) - ???

Route : Train 11

Loco(s) Route
D1687 + 45287 (2) 11.00d Wolverhampton Low Level - Wembley Hill
?D1687 + 45287? Wembley Hill - (?reverse of outward route?) - Wolverhampton Low Level

Route : Train 12

Loco(s) Route
????? Weymouth - ??? - Wembley Stadium
D6583 16.55d Wembley Stadium - (?reverse of outward route?) - ?Feltham? (3)
????? ?Feltham? - (?reverse of outward route?) - Weymouth

Route : Train 13

Loco(s) Route
?D7069? Exeter - ??? - Wembley Stadium
D7069 16.55d Wembley Stadium - (?reverse of outward route?) - Exeter

Route : Train 14

Loco(s) Route
?D1739? Weston-super-Mare - ??? - Wembley Stadium
D1739 17.15d Wembley Stadium - (?reverse of outward route?) - Weston-super-Mare

Route : Train 15

Loco(s) Route
?D1588? Cheltenham Lansdown - ??? - Wembley Stadium
D1588 17.25d Wembley Stadium - (?reverse of outward route?) - Cheltenham Lansdown

Route : Train 16

Loco(s) Route
?D852? Bristol - ??? - Wembley Stadium
D852 17.25d Wembley Stadium - (?reverse of outward route?) - Bristol

Notes :
(1) A total of 16 trains reported to have run for a Women's Hockey International match at Wembley - ten ran to Wembley Central, one to Wembley Hill and five to Wembley Stadium.
(2) 45287 coupled inside to provide train heating.
(3) Speculation that the train was only hauled by D6583 as far as Feltham due to lack of train heating.

Source : Gary Thornton (from contemporary sources)

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