4th April 1971

L.N.E.R. Society Railtours
The Keighley Flyer

Locos Used 29, 45 & steam : 67, 72, 41241 & 45025

Route :

Loco(s) Route
29 London St Pancras - (via MML) - Kettering - Corby - Melton Mowbray - Syston East Jn - Syston North Jn - Loughborough - Trent - Chesterfield - Dore & Totley - Sheffield - Rotherham - Moorthorpe - South Kirkby Jn - Wakefield - ??? - Leeds City
45 Leeds City - Shipley - Keighley (BR)
67 + 45025 Keighley (K&WVR) - Oxenhope
72 + 45025 Oxenhope - Haworth
41241 Haworth - Keighley (K&WVR)
?? Keighley (BR) - Leeds City
?? Leeds City - (?reverse of outward route?) - Syston North Jn - Leicester - Market Harborough - Kettering - (reverse of outward route) - London St Pancras


From Andrew Fairholm's ticket collection.

Source : John Broderick

Timings (Actual Only)
(from John Broderick)

Location Actual (out) Actual (rtn)
St Pancras 08.20d 22.13a
Cricklewood 08/28 22/05
Hendon 08/29½ 22/03
Elstree 08/39 21/59
St Albans 08.46a ~ 08.47½d 21.49a ~ 21.51½d
Luton 08/58 21/41
Bedford 09.19a ~ 09.21d 21.18½a ~ 21.19½d
Wellingborough 09.45½a ~ 09.46½d 21/03
Kettering 09/58 20/58
Market Harborough - 20/45
Leicester - 20.25a ~ 20.27d
Corby 10/06 -
Manton Jn 10/16½ -
Saxby Jn 10/28 -
Melton Mowbray 10/29 -
Syston East Jn 10/40 -
Syston North Jn 10/41 ?
Loughborough 10.50a ~ 10.52d 20/13
Trent 11/02 20/06
Chesterfield 11/41 19/38
Dore & Totley 11/53 19/30
Sheffield 11.59a ~ 12.04d 19.19a ~ 19.20½d
Rotherham 12/17 19/05
Moorthorpe 12/36 18/44
Nostell 12/45 18/35
Wakefield 12/52 18/26½
Leeds City 13L10a ~ 13L18½d 17.55a ~ 18.02d
Shipley 13/34½ 17/40
Keighley (BR) 13.44a 17.30d
Keighley (K&WVR) 14.35d 17.16a
Haworth 15.04a ~ 15.04d 15L40a ~ 17L00d
Oxenhope 15L09a 15L34½d


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