1st May 1971

British Rail
(Merrymaker Excursion - City of York 1900th Anniversary Year)

Loco Used 55

Route : 1Z68 throughout

Loco Route
55 London St Pancras - (via MML) - Trent - Toton - Pye Bridge Jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Tapton Jn - Barrow Hill - Beighton Jn - Treeton North Jn - Rotherham Masborough - Swinton - Cudworth - Normanton - Pontefract Baghill - Church Fenton - York
55 (1) York - (reverse of outward route) - London St Pancras

Notes:
(1) Originally uploaded as the return leg having been worked by 192 but this was in error, Graham Hodgson comfirming hsi records showing 55 working back at least as ar as Luton where he joined/left the train.

Sources : "LASERman" & Graham Hodgson

Timings (Advertised & Actual)
(from LASERman & Graham Hodgson)

Location Advertised Actual   Advertised Actual
St Pancras 08.15d ?   22.28a ?
West Hampstead ??.??a ~ 08.26d ?   22.18a ~ ??.??d ?
St Albans ??.??a ~ 08.44d ?   21.56a ~ ??.??d ?
Luton ??.??a ~ 08.58d ??.?? ~ 08.57   21.43a ~ ??.??d 21.26 ~ ??.??
Leicester ? 09.55 ~ 10.05   ? 20.24 ~ 20.28
York 12.30a 12.47   18.15d 18.17


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