19th October 1968

Midland Railway London Extension Centenary Celebration Association
(Special Rail Tour)

DMU Used ?????

Route :

DMU Route
as listed London St Pancras - Cricklewood Jn - Dudding Hill Jn - Neasden Jn
as listed Neasden Jn - Neasden South Jn - Sudbury Hill, Harrow - Northolt Jn East - High Wycombe - Princes Risborough - Aylesbury - Claydon LNE Jn - Bletchley Flyover summit - Fenny Stratford - Bedford St Johns
as listed Bedford St Johns - Bedford Midland Road (2)
as listed Bedford Midland Road - Flitwick - Luton South - Luton East
as listed Luton East - Dunstable
as listed Dunstable - Luton East
as listed Luton East - Luton
as listed Luton - Hendon - Dudding Hill Jn - Acton Wells Jn
as listed Acton Wells Jn - Dudding Hill Jn - Cricklewood Jn - Finchley Road - Carlton Road Jn - Junction Road Jn - Upper Holloway
as listed Upper Holloway - Junction Road Jn - Kentish Town (3)

Notes :
(1) The rail tour committee of the L.C.G.B. assisted in the organisation of this tour as the society was associated with the MRLECCA.
(2) For visit to exhibition at Bedford covering the building of the London Extension of the Midland Railway. Exhibits included relics, maps, drawings and photographs. Soem ex-MR wagons were also scheduled to be on display.
(3) Service train connections were used to St Pancras.


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.

Sources : Kevin Driscoll & John Debens

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

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 St Pancras 10.00d [GL] 10.00
2.04 Carlton Road Jn 10/09 ?
5.20 Cricklewood Jn 10/17 10/18
6.03 Dudding Hill Jn 10/19 ?
7.03 Neasden Jn 10.26a ~ 10.31d 10.22 ~ 10.27
7.32 Neasden South Jn 10/35 10/30
11.04 Sudbury Hill, Harrow 10/41 10/34
13.54 Northolt Jn East 10/46 ?
30.13 High Wycombe 11.16a ~ 11.24d 11.04 ~ 11.24
38.23 Princes Risborough 11/37 11/36
45.14 Aylesbury 11p52a ~ 12p20d 11.48 ~ 12.20
57.38 Claydon LNE Jn 12c38 ~ 12c40 12/41
70.19 Bletchley Summit 12c56 ~ 12c59 13/00
71.42 Fenny Stratford 13/03 13/03
86.79 Bedford St John's 13.19a ~ 13.24d 13.24 ~ 13.26
87.61 Bedford Jn 13/32 13/38
87.74 Bedford Midland Road 13.35a ~ 16.25d 13.39 ~ 16.25
88.46 Kempston Road Jn 16/28 [FL] 16/28
97.44 Flitwick 16/40 16/40
107.55 Luton South 16/53 16/53½
107.75 Luton East 16.57 ~ 17.02 16.54 ~ ??.??
113.37 Dunstable 17.13a ~ 17.18d 17.16½ ~ ??.??
118.79 Luton East 17.29 ~ 17.35 ?
119.32 Luton 17.39a ~ 17.41d ??.?? ~ 17.44
125.01 Harpenden 17.49a ~ 17.50d ?
129.61 St Albans 17.57a ~ 17.58d [SL] 17.57 ~ 17.59
141.63 Silkstream Jn 18/13 [GL] 18/15
142.54 Hendon 18/18 18/20
143.50 Brent Jn No.2 18/22 18/24
144.53 Dudding Hill Jn 18/24 18/26
147.49 Acton Wells Jn 18.31 ~ 18.35 18.34 ~ 18.37
150.45 Dudding Hill Jn 18/44 18/46
151.28 Cricklewood Jn 18/46 [GL] 18/48
153.04 Finchley Road 18/53 ?
154.47 Carlton Road Jn 18/59 18/59
155.26 Junction Road Jn 19/03 ?
155.64 Upper Holloway 19.06a ~ 19.11d ?
156.22 Junction Road Jn 19/15 ?
157.21 Kentish Town 19.25a 19.12½


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