25th May 1975
British Rail
(Mystery Excursion)
Locos Used | 47013 & 47544 |
Stock Used | 12 mark 2's |
Route :
Loco | Route |
47013 | Leeds - (via viaduct Line) - Gelderd Road Jn - Wakefield Westgate - Oakenshaw South Jn - Cudworth - Wath Road Jn - Rotherham Masborough - Sheffield - Dronfield - Chesterfield - Clay Cross Jn - Trowell Jn - Toton - Meadow Lane Jn - Ratcliffe Jn - (via MML) - London St Pancras |
47544 | London St Pancras - (reverse of outward route) - Syston South Jn - Melton Mowbray - Manton - Peterborough |
47544 | Peterborough - (via ECML) - Doncaster - Hare Park Jn - Wakefield Westgate - Wortley South Jn - Leeds |
Notes :
(1) Ian Umpleby comments: I've nothing against London but in 1975 you could go
on a weekday after peak times with a Deltic or class 47 at reasonable cost in
just over 2½ hours. A return schedule of 5½
hours from the mystery destination would rule out London anyway.....at least it
truly fitted the train description!! Only redeeming features were the Trent HL
Goods Line and the Glendon connection.
Source : Ian Impleby
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Ian Umpleby)
M.C | Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | M.C | |
0.00 | Leeds | 08.40d | 08.49½ | 00.02a | 00.00½ | 261.04 | |
- | Wortley South Jn | ? | 23/55½ | 259.52 | |||
1.64 | Gelderd Road Jn | ? | 08/54½ | ||||
10.24 | Wakefield Westgate | ??.?? ~ 09.00d | 09.05 ~ 09.08½ | 23.40a ~ ??.??d | 23.39½ ~ 23.42½ | 250.76 | |
11.16 | Wakefield Kirkgate | ? | 09/12 | ||||
12.76 | Oakenshaw South Jn | ? | 09/16½ | ||||
19.60 | Cudworth | ? | 09/24½ | ||||
26.76 | Wath Road Jn | ? | 09/30½ | ||||
32.68 | Rotherham Masborough | ? | 09/39½ | ||||
38.24 | Sheffield | ? | 09c47½ ~ 09c51 | ||||
42.44 | Dore | ? | 09/58 | ||||
49.76 | Tapton Jn | ? | 10/09 [SL] | ||||
54.44 | Clay Cross South Jn | ? | 10/24½ [ML] | ||||
75.52 | Toton East Jn | ? | 10/48 | ||||
? | Meadow Lane Jn | ? | ? | ||||
77.00 | Trent | ? | 10/50½ | ||||
? | Ratcliffe Jn | ? | ? [FL] | ||||
85.12 | Loughborough | ? | 11/01½ | ||||
? | Hare Park Jn | ? | 23/33 | 247.04 | |||
? | Adwick Jn | ? | 23/24 | 235.62 | |||
? | Doncaster | ? | 23c16½ ~ 23c17½ | 231.08 | |||
? | Black Carr Jn | ? | 23/11½ | 228.28 | |||
? | Retford | ? | 22/58 | 213.60 | |||
? | Newark North Gate | ? | 22/41 | 195.00 | |||
? | Grantham | ? | 22/29 | 180.52 | |||
? | Stoke | ? | 22/23½ | 175.00 | |||
? | Werrington Jn | ? | 22/07 | 154.52 | |||
? | Peterborough | ? | 21.46 ~ 22.02 | 151.40 | |||
? | Stamford | ? | 21/28 | 139.28 | |||
? | Manton Jn | ? | 21/14½ | 129.28 | |||
? | Melton Mowbray | ? | 21/00½ | 114.16 | |||
93.00 | Syston South Jn | ? | 11/07 | ? | 20/48½ | 103.64 | |
97.56 | Leicester | ? | 11c12 ~ 11c13½ | ? | 20c38 ~ 20c40 | 99.08 | |
100.72 | Wigston North Jn | ? | 11/18 | ? | 20/31½ | 95.72 | |
113.68 | Market Harborough | ? | 11/28½ | ? | 20/20½ | 82.76 | |
? | Glendon North Jn | ? | ? | ? | ? [MML] | ? | |
124.60 | Kettering | ? | 11/38½ | ? | 19c57 ~ 20c04 | 72.04 | |
? | Kettering South Jn | ? | ? | ? | ? [SL] | ? | |
131.60 | Wellingborough | ? | 11/43½ | ? | 19/48 | 65.04 | |
147.00 | Bedford | ? | 11/55½ | ? | 19/36 | 49.64 | |
? | Leagrave | ? | ? [SL] | ? | ? | ? | |
166.44 | Luton | ? | 12/18 | ? | 19/22 | 30.20 | |
176.72 | St Albans | ? | 12/30½ [FL] | ? | 19/14 | 19.72 | |
184.28 | Elstree | ? | 12/46 | ? | 19/08 | 12.36 | |
195.20 | Kentish Town | ? | 13/00½ | ? | 18/58½ | 1.44 | |
196.64 | St Pancras | ??.??a | 13.06 | 18.50d | 18.55 [FL] | 0.00 |