21st May 1966

R.C.T.S. (East Midlands Branch)
The East Midlander Rail Tour No 9

Locos Used 43026 & 92077
Stock Used 8 coaches

Route : 1T07 throughout

Loco Route
92077 Nottingham Midland - Beeston - Sheet Stores Jn - Stenson Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Kingsbury - Whitacre - Water Orton - Sutton Park - Walsall - Pleck Jn - Wednesbury - Tipton Curve Jn - Bloomfield Jn - Wolverhampton HL - Stafford - Newport - Wellington - Market Drayton - Nantwich - Crewe (1) - Crewe Works Stone Bank Yard
43026 Crewe Works Stone Bank Yard - Crewe Station
92077 Crewe - Winsford - Weaver Jn - Acton Grange Jn - Walton Old Jn - Arpley - Latchford - Skelton Jn - Heaton Mersey - Tiviot Dale - Romiley - New Mills South Jn - Millers Dale - Rowsley - Matlock - Ambergate - Swanwick Sidings - Codnor Park - Trowell Jn - Radford - Mansfield Jn - Nottingham Midland

Notes :
(1) Participants on this tour were able to visit Crewe Works as one of the highlights. Kevin Driscoll comments: There was reluctance at Crewe to allow the 9F to haul us into the works, until it was pointed out that very many of them came out of there new by the same route.


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.

Sources : David Hills, Kevin Driscoll & John Debens

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Kevin Driscoll & John Debens)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Nottingham Midland 08.35d ?
3.26 Beeston 08.43a ~ 08.44d ?
6.61 Trent 08/49 ?
7.19 Sheet Stores Jn 08/52 ?
15.69 Chellaston Jn 09/09 ?
20.12 Stenson Jn 09/18 ?
26.27 Burton-on-Trent 09.27a ~ 09.29d 09.29
39.15 Tamworth 09.48a ~ 09.50d ?
44.60 Kingsbury 10/00 [SL] ?
47.30 Whitacre 10/04 ?
49.79 Water Orton East Jn 10/11 ?
50.49 Water Orton West Jn 10.13 ~ 10.15 ?
51.37 Park Lane Jn 10/19 ?
56.05 Sutton Park 10/27 ?
60.66 Aldridge 10/34 ?
62.69 Lichfield Road Jn 10/38 ?
64.15 Walsall 10w42 ~ 10w52 ?
64.78 Pleck Jn 10/55 ?
67.13 Wednesbury 11/01 ?
69.64 Tipton Curve Jn 11/11 ?
70.00 Bloomfield Jn 11/14 ?
74.66 Wolverhampton HL 11/23 ?
89.72 Stafford 11/45 [SL] ?
101.22 Newport 11/59 ?
108.72 Wellington 12/12 ?
125.36 Market Drayton 12w37a ~ 12w50d ?
136.50 Nantwich 13/14 ?
141.07 Crewe 13.20 ~ 13.35d ?
? Crewe Works Stone Bank Yard 13L45a ~ 15L50d ?
? Crewe 16L00 ~ 16L15 ?
149.69 Winsford Jn 16/35 ?
157.34 Weaver Jn 16/42 ?
163.46 Acton Grange Jn 16/49 ?
164.27 Walton Old Jn 16/52 ?
165.37 Arpley 16.57 ~ 17.10 ?
170.16 Lymm 17/15 ?
176.45 Skelton Jn 17/25 ?
179.75 Northenden Jn 17/33 ?
184.08 Stockport TD 17/42 ?
187.30 Romiley 17/49 ?
188.36 Marple Wharf Jn 17/51 ?
193.43 New Mills Jn 18/00 ?
206.39 Millers Dale 18w30 ~ 18w40 ?
216.24 Rowsley 18/51 ?
220.60 Matlock 18/55 ?
227.42 Ambergate 19/07 ?
231.45 Swanwick Sidings 19/20 ?
234.05 Codnor Park 19.30 ~ 19.35 ?
241.37 Trowell Jn 19/47 ?
246.44 Radford 19/56 ?
247.79 Mansfield Jn 19/58 ?
248.59 Nottingham Midland 20.00a 19.55

Mileage probably not adjusted for move to Works & back.

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