22nd November 1975

British Rail
(Day Excursion)

Locos Used 45124 & 45142
Stock Used 34537+25770+24584+24117+16130+16147+15937+25284+25376+24407+35076

Route : 1T40 throughout

Loco Route
45124 (?Nottingham via MML?) - Leicester - (via MML) - London St Pancras
45142 London St Pancras - (via MML) - Leicester - (via MML - Nottingham)?

Notes :
(1) Howard Parker comments: Several day excursions ran from a variety of East Midlands stations to London during October and November on different days of the week – Sundays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

Source : Howard Parker (joined/left the train at Leicester)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Howard Parker)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Nottingham ??.??d ??.??a   ??.??d ??.??a
Loughborough ??.??a ~ ??.??d ??.??a ~ ??.??d   ??.??a ~ ??.??d ??.??a ~ ??.??d
Leicester ??.??a ~ 09.08d ??.?? ~ 09.13   20.00a ~ ??.??d 20.10 ~ ??.??
Market Harborough ??.??a ~ ??.??d 09.29 ~ 09.30   ??.??a ~ ??.??d 19.50 ~ 19.53
Kettering ??/?? 09/42   ??/?? 19/40
Wellingborough ??/?? 09/47   ??/?? 19/31
Bedford ??/?? 10/06   ??/?? 19/13
Kempston Road Jn ??/?? Up Slow   ??/?? ??/??
Luton ??/?? 10/29   ??/?? 19/00
St Albans ??/?? 10/40   ??/?? 18/50
Napsbury Jn ??/?? Up Fast   ??/?? ??/??
St pancras 11.06a 11.01   18.30d 18.30


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