30th June 1974
British Rail
(Merrymaker Excursion)
Loco Used | 47292 |
Route :
Loco | Route |
47292 | 07.20d Barnsley - ?Sheffield - Chesterfield - Ambergate Jn? - Derby - ?Burton-on-Trent - Tamworth HL - Water Orton? - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Tyseley - ?Dorridge - Leamington Spa - Oxford - Didcot North Jn? - Didcot Parkway |
47292 | 17.20d Didcot Parkway - (reverse of outward route) - Barnsley |
Notes :
(1) John A. Thickett provided a set of booked timings (shown below) for a
Barnsley to Didcot train he travelled on on this date; is this one in the same
tour? John records that the excursion was organised to coincide with the Great
Western Society open day at Didcot where it was stated that 2-6-2T 6106 was to
be in steam. John also reports that on the return journey the special was booked
to terminate at Sheffield; The 20.10 ordinary service train being delayed until
20.20 to be used by passengers returning to Barnsley.
Source : Neil Robinson
Timings (Booked Only)
(from John A. Thickett)
Note: the timings below may apply to another train on the same date as they differ from the starting times indicated above.
Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
Barnsley | 07.56d | 20.50a [service train] |
Sheffield | - | 20.20d [service train] |
Sheffield | 08.42a ~ 08.48d | 20.14a |
Dore | 08/55 | 20/04 |
Dronfield | 08/59 | 20/00 |
Chesterfield | 09.04a ~ 09.05d | 19.51a ~ 19.53d |
Clay Cross South Jn | 09/24 | 19/47 |
Ambergate Jn | 09/34 | 19/37 |
Derby | 09c48 ~ 09c50 | 19/24 |
Stenson Jn | 09/57 | 19/15 |
Burton-on-Trent | 10/04 | 19/08 |
Wichnor Jn | 10/10 | 19/03 |
Tamworth | - | 18/57 |
Water Orton | - | 18/49 |
Landor Street Jn | - | 18c40 ~ 18c42 |
St Andrews Jn | - | 18/34 |
Bordesley Jn | - | 18/33 |
Tyseley | - | 18/30 |
Dorridge | - | 18/24 |
Hatton | - | 18/18 |
Lichfield TV | 10/17 | - |
Lichfield City | 10/19 | - |
Four Oaks | 10/30 | - |
Aston | 10/41 | - |
Stechford | 10/48 | - |
Coventry | 11c02 ~ 11c04 | - |
Kenilworth Jn | 11/12 | - |
Leamington Spa | 11/20 | 18/10 |
Banbury | 11/44 | 17/50 |
Aynho Jn | 11/49 | 17/45 |
Heyford | 11/55 | 17/40 |
Oxford | 12.10a ~ 12.12d | 17.20a ~ 17.22d |
Didcot | 12.30a | 17.05d |