3rd September 1966

The Locomotive Club of Great Britain (North West Branch)
The Great Central Rail Tour

Locos Used E26021, 35030 'Elder Dempster Lines', 61131 & 61173
Stock Used (3) 3x SO & 2x BSK

Route : 1T55 throughout

Loco(s) Route
35030 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Barnes - New Kew Jn - Acton Wells Jn - Neasden Jn - Neasden South Jn (1) - Harrow-on-the-Hill - Rickmansworth - Amersham - Aylesbury - Woodford Halse - Rugby Central - Lutterworth - Leicester Central - Loughborough Central - Nottingham Victoria
61173 + 61131 Nottingham Victoria - Kirkby South Jn - Heath - Staveley Central - Woodhouse East Jn - Darnall - Attercliffe Jn - Shepcote Lane Jn - Rotherham Central - Mexborough No.3 - Wath Central - Elsecar Jn
E26021 Elsecar Jn - Aldam Jn - Wombewell Main Jn - West Silkstone Jn - Barnsley Jn - Penistone
E26021 Penistone - Sheffield Victoria
61173 + 61131 Sheffield Victoria - Woodhouse East Jn - Killamarsh Jn - Clowne South - Langwith Jn - Clipstone West Jn - Mansfield Central - Kirkby South Jn - Annesley North Jn - Bestwood Jn - Bagthorpe Jn - Nottingham Victoria
35030 Nottingham Victoria - (reverse of outward route) - Grendon Underwood Jn - Ashendon Jn - Princes Risborough - High Wycombe - West Ruislip - Neasden South Jn - London Marylebone

Notes :
(1) Tour set-back to crossover to main line.
(2) Dave Smit comments: The tour was booked to stop at High Wycombe to set down on the return journey. The signalman routed the train through on the main line, and passengers leaving the train climbed down onto the track and then onto the platform. I had decided not to detrain as there was no way that I would ever be able to travel behind steam from High Wycombe to London again!
(3) booked for load 10, formed of BR standard coaches thus; BSK, 3x SO, RB, 4x SO, BSK 'train set 404'

Sources : Terry Jackson, The Bluebell Railway Museum, John Debens & Neville Bond

Photo Review


61173 & 61131 at Sheffield Victoria (photo: Alan Sainty Collection)


E26021 at Penistone (photo: Alan Sainty Collection)


35030 at Nottingham Victoria (photo: Graham T V Stacey - courtesy of www.30937.co.uk)


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.
(originally supplied by Andrew Fairholm)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from The Bluebell Railway Museum)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Waterloo 09.00d [WTL]] 09.00
2.50 Queens Road ? [WTL] 09/05
3.71 Clapham Junction 09/08 09/08
7.04 Barnes 09/15 09/13½
9.42 New Kew Jn 09/22 09/20
10.01 Kew East Jn 09*25 ~ 09*32 09/21
10.57 South Acton Jn 09/35 09/23
12.46 Acton Wells Jn 09/40 09/26½
14.42 Neasden Jn 09/46 09/30½
14.71 Neasden South Jn 09*48 ~ 09*58 09.32 ~ 09.56½
18.69 Harrow-on-the-Hill 10.04a ~ 10.06d 10.03 ~ 10.06½
25.58 Watford South Jn 10/14 10/16
26.66 Rickmansworth 10/16 10/18
31.18 Chalfont 10/24 10/27
33.22 Amersham 10/27 10/31
38.36 Great Missenden 10/32 10/37
47.44 Aylesbury 10w42a ~ 10w47d 10.49 ~ 10.56
56.40 Grendon Underwood Jn 10/57 11/08
76.78 Culworth Jn 11/15 11/26
78.59 Woodford Halse 11/19 11/27½
92.71 Rugby Central 11/35 11/42½
99.54 Lutterworth 11/45 11/49½
112.61 Leicester Central 11/58 12/04½
122.52 Loughborough Central 12p10a ~ 12p20d 12.17 ~ 12.26½
136.16 Nottingham Victoria 12L40 ~ 12L50 12.44 ~ 13.08
138.27 Bagthorpe Jn 12/54 13/13
146.79 Kirkby South Jn 13/10 13/34
156.53 Heath 13/26 13/52½
162.15 Staveley Central 13p36a ~ 13p46d 14.04 ~ 14.13½
168.70 Woodhouse East Jn 13/57 14/27
172.24 Darnall 14/04 14/34
173.12 Attercliffe Jn 14/06 14/36
174.23 Shepcote Lane Jn 14c09 ~ 14c11 17.39 ~ 14.43
177.37 Rotherham Central 14/18 14/50½
182.78 Mexborough No.3 14/26 15/04
184.73 Wath Central 14/33 15/10½
186.30 Elsecar Jn 14L37 ~ 14L48 15.16 ~ 15.29½
188.33 Aldam Jn 14/54 15/37½
189.07 Wombwell Main Jn 14/57½ 15/40½
193.41 Wentworth Jn 15/08 15/57½
196.18 West Silkstone Jn 15/14½ 16/04
197.39 Barnsley Jn 15/18 16/08½
198.13 Penistone 15.20 ~ 15.35 16.11 ~ 16.24
211.13 Sheffield Victoria 15L50 ~ 16L05 16.43½ ~ 16.51
216.41 Woodhouse East Jn 16/15 17/01
220.57 Killamarsh Jn 16/20 17/05
226.68 Clowne South 16/33 17/19½
232.16 Langwith Jn 16c46 ~ 16c47 17.29½ ~ 17.31½
237.35 Clipstone West Jn 16/55 17/42
243.03 Mansfield Central 17/12 17/54½
248.40 Kirkby South Jn 17/35 18/07½
249.52 Annesley North Jn 17/38 18/10½
255.02 Bestwood Jn 17/56 18/21
256.10 Bulwell Common 18/00 18/23½
257.22 Bagthorpe Jn 18/04 18/25½
259.33 Nottingham Victoria 18L10 ~ 18L20 18.31 ~ 18.44½
272.77 Loughborough Central 18/38 19/03
282.68 Leicester Central 18/50 19/14
295.75 Lutterworth 19/09 19/32
302.58 Rugby Central 19/17 19/39
316.70 Woodford Halse 19/35 19/54
318.51 Culworth Jn 19/39 19/56
339.09 Grendon Underwood Jn 20/00 20/17½
345.06 Ashendon Jn 20/08 20/24
354.52 Princes Risborough 20/20 20/33
362.46 High Wycombe 20w33a ~ 20w38d 20.44½ ~ 20.54½
377.03 West Ruislip 20.58a ~ 21.00d 21.12 ~ 21.13
379.05 Northolt East Jn 21/04 21/17½
385.29 Neasden South Jn 21/12 21/29
390.42 Marylebone 21.20a 21.37


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