11th October 1975

British Rail
The Sussex Coast Express

Loco Used 47174

Route :

Loco Route
47174 Barnsley - Sheffield - Chesterfield - Pye Bridge Jn - Alfreton - Toton Centre - Trent - Loughborough - Leicester - Market Harborough - Lamport - Northampton - (via WCML) - Willesden WL Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - Kensington Olympia - Clapham Junction - balham - Streatham Common - Selhurst - East Croydon - Purley - Coulsdon North - Earlswood - Gatwick Airport - Three bridges - Haywards Heath - Hassocks - Brighton
47174 Brighton - (reverse of outward route) - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Camden Road Jn - Dalston East Jn - Temple Mills East Jn - Bishops Stortford - Cambridge - Ely - March - Peterborough - Grantham - Nottingham - Trowell Jn - Alfreton - Pye Bridge Jn - Chesterfield - Sheffield - Barnsley

Notes :
(1) There was an option to alight at Haywards Heath for a visit to the Bluebell Railway.

Sources : David Hills & John A. Thickitt

Timings (Booked Only)
(from John A. Thickitt)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Barnsley 07.40d 00.10a
Sheffield 08.14a ~ 08.20d 23.39a ~ 23.44d
Chesterfield 08.41a ~ 08.43d 23.18a ~ 23.20d
Clay Cross South Jn 08/49 23/13
Pye Bridge Jn 08/59 23/05
Trowell Jn 09/06 22/51
Trent 09/16 -
Loughborough 09/24 -
Leicester 09c35 ~ 09c40 -
Market Harborough 09/58 -
Lamport 10/18 -
Northampton 10c38 ~ 10c40 -
Hanslope Jn 10/51 -
Bletchley 10/59 -
Tring 11/10 -
Watford Junction 11/22 -
Willesden WL Jn 11/34 -
Radford Jn - 22/44
Nottingham - 22c36 ~ 22c38
Aslockton - 22/16
Grantham - 21c58 ~ 22c00
Stoke - 21/50
Peterborough - 21c27 ~ 221c29
March - 21c03 ~ 21c05
Ely - 20/45
Cambridge - 20c25 ~ 20c27
Bishops Stortford - 19/52
Temple Mills East Jn - 16c16 ~ 19c18
Dalston Eastern Jn - 19/05
Camden Road Jn - 18/57
Willesden Junction HL - 18/46
Mitre Bridge Jn 11/36 18/40
North Pole Jn 11/38 18/38
Kensington Olympia 11c42 ~ 11c48 18c32 ~ 18c34
Latchmere Jn 11/56 18/24
Clapham Junction 11/59 18/21
Windmill Bridge Jn 12/10 18/09
Coulsdon North 12/22 18/02
Earlswood 12/30 17/54
Three Bridges 12/38 17/46
Haywards Heath 12.48a ~ 12.52d 17.32a ~ 17.35d
Keymer Jn 12/56 17/28
Brighton 13.09a 17.15d


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