31st August 1975

British Rail
(Shildon 150 Excursion)

Loco Used 47408
Stock Used Booked for load 11 (2x TSO, FK, BSK, RB, 6x TSO)

Route : 1G37 throughout

Loco Route
47408 London Kings Cross - (via ECML) - Darlington (1)
47408 Darlington - (via ECML) (2) - London Kings Cross

Notes :
(1) For DMU shuttle connection to Shildon for the Shildon 150 Cavalcade.
(2) On the return leg the train failed to stop at Stevenage. A stop was made at Knebworth instead.

Sources : various including John Broderick & Chris Taylor

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Broderick & Chris Taylor)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Kings Cross 07.50d [P7] 07.51½   22.47a [P1] 23.52
Finsbury Park ? 07/59   ? 23/15½
Wood Green 07/58 08/03   22/38 23/13
New Southgate ? 08/04½   ? ?
Oakleigh Park ? 08/07   ? 23/10½
New Barnet ? 08/08½   ? 23/10
Hadley Wood ? 08/11   ? 23/08½
Potters Bar 08/05 08/13½   22/29 23/07½
Brookmans Park ? 08/15   ? ?
Hatfield ? 08/18   ? 23/03½
Welwyn Garden City 08/18 08/19½   ? 23/00
Woolmer Green ? ?   22/21 ?
Welwyn North ? 08/20½   ? ?
Knebworth ? 08/23   ? 22.49 ~ 22.55½
Stevenage 08.26a ~ ??.??d 08.25½ ~ 08.27½   22.12a/d 22/25
Hitchin 08/39 08/32½   22/05 22/21
Biggleswade ? 08/39   ? 22/13½
Sandy 08/47 08/41   21/56 22/12
St Neots ? 08/46½   ? 22/07
Huntingdon 08/57 08/54   21/42 22/02
Peterborough 09/19 09/08   21/29 21/48½
Tallington 09/25 ?   21/23 ?
Stoke 09/37 ?   21/13 ?
Grantham 09/41 09/32   21/05 21/28
Barkston South Jn 09/44 ?   21/01 ?
Newark Northgate 09/51 09/43½   20/53 21/17
Retford 10/05 09.59½ ~ 10.00   20/40 21/04
Doncaster 10.29 ~ 10.31 ?   20.22a ~ 20.24d 20.45½ ~ 20.48
Shaftholme Jn 10/37 ?   20/17 ?
Selby 10/48 10/49   20/06 20/29½
York 11/01 11/03   19/53 20/16
Tollerton 11/11 ?   19/41 ?
Thirsk 11/20 11/22   19/33 19/59
Northallerton 11/25 11/28½   19/27 19/53
Darlington 11.42a 11.42   19.15d 19.24


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