18th May 1968

R.C.T.S. (West Midlands Branch)
South Midlands Rail Tour

Motive Power Used 50313+59123+50331

Route :

DMU Route
as listed Rugby Midland - Long Buckby - Northampton - Northampton Bridge Street - Hardingstone Jn
as listed Hardingstone Jn - Northampton Bridge Street - Duston West Jn - Blisworth - (via WCML) - Leighton Buzzard
as listed Leighton Buzzard - (via Bletchley South curve) - Swanbourne Sidings
as listed Swanbourne Sidings - (via Bletchley Flyover) - Fenny Stratford - Kempston Hardwicke - LNW Jn - Bedford Midland - Sharnbrook - Wellingborough Jn
as listed Wellingborough Jn - Higham Ferrers
as listed Higham Ferrers - Wellingborough - Kettering
as listed Kettering - Cransley - Loddington
as listed Loddington - Cransley - Kettering
as listed Kettering - Kettering Jn - Cranford - Islip Sidings
as listed Islip Sidings - Cranford - Kettering Jn - Kettering - Market Harborough - Market Harborough No.3 Jn
as listed Market Harborough No.3 Jn - Market Harborough - Kelmarsh - Lamport - Brixworth - Northampton Castle
as listed Northampton Castle - Long Buckby - Rugby Midland

Sources : David Hills, David Wignall & David Allen

Photo Review


At Higham Ferrers, with 50313 nearest the camera.
(photo: David Allen courtesy of Phantasrail Galleries)


Passing Cransley scrapyard on the Loddington branch, 50331 leads.
(photo: David Allen courtesy of Phantasrail Galleries)


From Andrew Fairholm's ticket collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Wignall)

Location Booked Actual
Rugby Midland 10.15d 10.23
Northampton Castle 10.50a ~ 10.53d 10.46 ~ 10.54
Duston North Jn 10/56 10/56
Bridge Street 10/58 10/57
Hardingstone Jn 10.59 ~ 11.05 10.58 ~ 11.01
Bridge Street Jn 11/07 11/04
Duston West Jn 11/09 11/05
Blisworth 11/16 11/12
Roade 11/20 11/16
Bletchley 11/32 11.41 ~ 11.43
Leighton Buzzard 11.40 ~ 11.43 11.54 ~ 12.03
Swanbourne Sidings 11.58 ~ 12.03 12.15 ~ 12.20
Bletchley 12/07 [flyover] 12/25 [flyover]
Fenny Stratford 12/10 12/29
Millbrook 12/23 12.44 ~ 12.52
Bedford St Johns No.1 12.33 ~ 12.40 13.01 ~ 13.06
Bedford St Johns DIV 13.07 ~ 13.11
Bedford Jn 12/46 13/17
Bedford North Jn 12/48 13/20
Oakley Jn 12/51 13/24
Sharnbrook 13/00 13/32 [GL]
Irchester South Jn 13/10 13/40
Wellingborough Jn 13.15 ~ 13.17 13.44 ~ 13.48
Irchester Jn 13/21 13/54
Higham Ferrers 13.50a ~ 14.30d 14.14 ~ 14.30
Irchester Jn 14/49 14/46
Wellingborough Station Jn 14/53 14/48
Kettering 15.01 ~ 15.03 15.01 ~ 15.09
Cransley 15.10 ~ 15.35 ?
Loddington [end of branch] 15.42 ~ 15.52 15.31 ~ 15.46
Cransley ? 16.02 ~ 16.09
Kettering 16.08 ~ 16.20 16.16 ~ 16.28
Kettering Jn 16/24 16/31
Islip [end of branch] 16.37 ~ 16.42 16.42 ~ 17.00
Kettering Jn 16/58 17/16
Kettering 17/00 17.19 ~ 17.20
Glendon North Jn 17/05 17/25
Market Harborough No.3 Jn 17.15 ~ 17.17 17.37 ~ 17.44
Market Harborough 17.19 ~ 17.27 17.46 ~ 17.46
Kelmarsh 17/38 17/55
Northampton Castle 18.03a ~ 18.05d 18.17 ~ 18.19
Long Buckby 18/15 18/34
Rugby Midland 18.27a 18.44


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