16th April 1974

British Rail (Eastern)
Clyde Coast Express
(Holiday Preview Excursion)

Locos Used 40019 & 1715

Route :

Loco Route
1715 Chesterfield - Dronfield - Dore - Sheffield - Wincobank Station Jn - Chapeltown - Quarry Jn - Barnsley - Horbury Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Normanton - Altofts Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Whitehall Jn - Wortley Jn - Shipley Leeds Jn - Keighley - Skipton - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
40019 Carlisle - Gretna Jn - Annan  - Dumfries - New Cumnock - Mauchline - Annbank - Newton Jn - Prestwick - Irvine - Byre Hill Jn - Dubbs Jn - Ardrossan South Beach - West Kilbride - Largs
40019 Largs - (reverse of outward route) - Carlisle
1715 Carlisle - (reverse of outward route) - Chesterfield

Source : John Glossop (joined/left the train at Sheffield)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Glossop)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Chesterfield 06.20d ?   00.31a ?
Dronfield 06/27 ?   00/25 ?
Dore 06/31 ?   00/21 ?
Sheffield 06.39a ~ 06.45d 06.40 ~ 06.48   00.08a ~ 00.13d 00.07 ~ ??.??
Wincobank Station Jn 06/51 06/53   00/01 00/02
Chapeltown 06/58 07/00   23/54 23/55
Quarry Jn 07/10 07/12   23/42 23/44
Barnsley 07.13a ~ 07.15d 07.14 ~ 07.17   23.38a ~ 23.40d 23.35 ~ 23.42
Horbury Jn 07/32 07/30   23/21 23/21
Wakefield Kirkgate 07c37 ~ 07c39 07/33   23c16 ~ 23c17 23.15 ~ 23.18
Normanton 07/48 07/44   23/08 23/05
Altofts Jn 07/50 07/45   23/07 23/04
Engine Shed Jn 08c04 ~ 08c06 08.00 ~ 08.13   22c52 ~ 22c54 22.47 ~ 22.49
Whitehall Jn 08/08 08/14   22/50 22/46
Wortley Jn 08/10 08/15   22/48 22/44
Shipley Leeds Jn 08/28 08/28   22/34 22/32
Keighley 08/38 08/37   22/25 22/24
Skipton 08c50 ~ 08c52 08.48 ~ 08.51   22c10 ~ 22c12 22.09 ~ 22.12
Hellifield 09/05 09/03   21/58 21/55
Settle Jn 09/10 09/09   21/55 21/53
Blea Moor 09/28 09/25   21/37 21/37
Ais Gill 09/40 09/36   21/25 21/26
Appleby 09/54 09/50   21/03 21/05
Petteril Bridge Jn 10/33 10/30   20/29 20/32
Carlisle 10L36 ~ 10L44 10.33 ~ 10.45   20L18 ~ 20L26 20.19 ~ 20.29
Gretna 10/58 10/59   20/08 20/10
Annan 11/06½ 11/07   19/59 20/01
Dumfries 11.21a ~ 11.23d 11.17 ~ 11.20   19.40a ~ 19.42d 19.39 ~ 19.45
Thornhill 11/40½ 11/41   19/27 19/26
Sanquhar 11/54½ 11/56   19/12 19/10
New Cumnock 12/07½ 12/09   18/58 18/56
Mauchline 12/18 12/21   18/45 18/36
Annbank 12/28 12/30   18/31 18/27
Newton Jn 12/40 12.39 ~ 12.42   18/18 18/17
Prestwick 12/44 12/46   18/09 18/11
Irvine 12/54 12/55   17/57 17/58
Byre Hill Jn 12/58 12/58   17/52 17/53
Dubbs Jn 13/02 13/01   17/48 17/50
Ardrossan South Beach 13/07 13/05   17/42 17/45
West Kilbride 13/15 13/13   17/36 17/38
Largs 13.24a 13.29   17.25d 17.26


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