4th July 1976

British Rail
(Seaside Mystery Excursion)

Loco Used 47448
Stock Used 12 coaches
DMU Used 6-car set(s)

Route :

Loco Route
47448 York - Castleford - Altofts Jn - Turners Lane Jn - Crofton West Jn - Hare Park Jn - Adwick Jn - Doncaster - (via ECML) - Finsbury Park - Canonbury - Victoria Park - Stratford - Forest Gate Jn - Barking - Upminster - Basildon - Pitsea - Southend Victoria
47448 Southend Victoria - (reverse of outward route) - Doncaster - ??? - York

Route : Connecting DMU service

DMU Route
as listed Leeds - Woodlesford - Methley Jn - Whitwood Jn - Castleford
as listed Doncaster - Shaftholme Jn - Askern - Knottingley West Jn
as listed Knottingley West Jn - Knottingley - Pontefract Monkhill - Cutsdyke Jn - Castleford - Methley Jn - Woodlesford - Leeds

Notes :
(1) Ian Umpleby comments: This is one of a series of Leeds Division Mystery Excursions guaranteed to run to a seaside destination on every Sunday from the 6th June to the 12th September. This train appears in the leaflet as running from stations York to Huddersfield (not Leeds) but in the event was something completely different on a hot sunny day. In this case also a dedicated connecting train was provided from Leeds and (presumably) from Askern - which had only a northbound platform at the time- in the morning to Castleford.

Source : Ian Umpleby

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Ian Umpleby)

Connecting DMU

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Leeds 07.30d 07.33½   23.01a 22.59 31.12
6.00 Woodlesford ??.??a ~ 07.45d 07.43½ ~ 07.45   22.50a ~ ??.??d 22.48 ~ 22.49 25.12
8.44 Methley Jn ? 07/49   ? 22/44 22.48
9.60 Whitwood Jn ? 07/51½   ? 22/41½ 21.32
10.68 Castleford ??.??a 07.55½   ? 22.36 ~ 22.39 20.24
- Cutsdyke Jn   22.35a ~ ??.??d 22/33½ 19.40
- Pontefract Monkhill   ? 22.26½ ~ 22.28 16.72
- Knottingley   22.15a ~ ??.??d 22.18 ~ 22.22½ 14.76
- Knottingley West Jn   ? 22.14 ~ 22.16 14.68
- Askern   21.52a ~ ??.??d 21.59 ~ 22.01½ 6.64
- Shaftholme Jn   ? 21/52½ 4.20
- Doncaster   ??.??d 21.44 0.00

 

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
? York ? ?   ? ?
0.00 Castleford ??.??a ~ 08.05d ??.?? ~ 08.13½ Route confirmation required between
Doncaster & York.
1.08 Whitwood Jn ? 08/16½
2.56 Altofts Jn ? 08/19½
4.00 Goose Hill Jn ? 08/24
6.08 Turners Lane Jn ? 08/33
6.56 Calder Bridge Jn ? 08/35
7.68 Crofton West Jn ? 08/37
9.16 Hare Park Jn ? 08/40
15.08 South Kirkby Jn ? 08/46
20.28 Adwick Jn ? 08/50
25.12 Doncaster ? 08c58 ~ 09c03½   21.28a ~ ??.??d 21.38 ~ ??.??
27.72 Black Carr Jn ? 09/07½   ? 21/31½
42.40 Retford ? 09/19   ? 21/20
61.00 Newark North Gate ? 09/45½   ? 20/59
71.32 Barkston South Jn ? 09/53   ? ?
75.48 Grantham ? 09/56½   ? 20/48
81.00 Stoke ? 10/00½   ? 20/40½
96.20 Tallington ? 10/17   ? ?
104.60 Peterborough ? 10/27½   ? 20/22
122.16 Huntingdon ? 10/42   ? 20/09½
136.76 Sandy ? 10/51½   ? ?
149.12 Hitchin ? 11/08   ? 19/39½
168.32 Potters Bar ? 11/23½   ? 19/25½
176.12 Wood Green ? 11/33   ? 19/18
178.48 Finsbury Park ? 11c36½ ~ 11c39   ? 19c08 ~ 19c09
180.24 Canonbury ? 11/44½   ? 19/01½
183.72 Channelsea Jn ? 11/53½   ? 18/52
184.32 Stratford ? 11c56 ~ 11c56½   ? 18/50
185.52 Forest Gate Jn ? 11/59½   ? 18/45½
188.20 Barking ? 12/06½   ? 18/39½
195.76 Upminster ? 12/15½   ? 18c24½ ~ 18c25
207.20 Pitsea ? 12/26½   ? 18/01
209.68 Benfleet ? 12/29½   ? ?
216.32 Southend Victoria 12.50a 12.48   17.50d 17.50


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