Timings (Actual Only)
(Graham Hodgson)
21st May 1972
British Rail (?Nottingham
Division?)
(Merrymaker Excursion)
| Loco Used | 55 |
Route :
| Loco | Route |
| 55 | ?Leicester -? Loughborough - Trent - Long Eaton - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Tapron JN - Barrow Hill - Beighton Jn - Treeton North Jn - Rotherham Masborough - Swinton - Moorthorpe - Hare Park Jn - Goose Hill Jn - Normanton - Methley Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Whitehall Jn - Shipley - Skipton - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petterill Bridge Jn - Carlisle |
| 55 | Carlisle - Hexham - Newcastle (1) - (via ECML) - York - Church Fenton - Pontefract Baghill - Moorthorpe - Swinton - Rotherham Masborough - Sheffield - Dore - Chesterfield - (reverse of outward route) - Loughborough ?- Leicester? |
Notes :
(1) Exact routing at Newcastle is required i.e. was there a run-round or did the
train go via High Level Bridge?
Source : Graham Hodgson (joined/left the train
at Loughborough)
Timings (Actual Only)
(Graham Hodgson)
| Location | [Booked] Actual (out) | [Booked] Actual (rtn) |
| Loughborough | 10.26d | [23.10a] 23.19 |
| Derby | 10.52a ~ 10.58d | ? |
| Chesterfield | 11.18a ~ 11.18½d | ? |
| Sheffield | - | 22.19a ~ 22.20d |
| York | - | 21.05a ~ 21.12d |
| Newcastle | - | 19.22a ~ 19.36d |
| Carlisle | [15.15a] 15.28 | [18.00d] 18.00 |
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