8th October 1977

British Rail
Edinburgh Explorer
(Merrymaker Excursion)

Loco Used 47173

Route :

Loco Route
47173 Chesterfield - Sheffield - Rotherham - Aldwarke Jn - Mexborough - Doncaster - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley
47173 Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Chesterfield

Source : Steve Revill (joined/left the train at Sheffield)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Steve Revill)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Chesterfield 07.30d ?   22.12a ?
Sheffield 07.50a ~ 07.54d ??.?? ~ 07.54   22.02a ~ 22.05d ?
Rotherham 08.02a ~ 08.04d ?   21.49a ~ 21.49 21.48 ~ 21.49
Aldwarke Jn 08/09 ?   21/45 ?
Mexborough 08.16a ~ 08.18d ?   21c36 ~ 21c38 21.35 ~ 21.37
Hexthorpe Jn 8/25 ?   21/28 ?
Doncaster 08c31 ~ 08c33 ??.?? ~ 08.35   21c22 ~ 21c24 21.20 ~ ??.??
Shaftholme Jn 08/39 ?   21/17 ?
Selby 08/50 09/10   21/01 ?
York 09/08 09/25   20/47 ?
Thirsk 09/29 09/50   20/26 ?
Northallerton 09/35 ?   20/20 ?
Darlington 09/46 ?   20/10 ?
Ferryhill 09/56 ?   20/00 ?
Durham 10/03 10/15   19/51 ?
Newcastle 10c22 ~ 10c25 10.30 ~ 10.40   19c33 ~ 19c36 19.36 ~ ??.??
Morpeth 10/42 11/00   19/12 ?
Alnmouth 10/58 11/15   18/56 ?
Belford 11/12 ?   18/43 ?
Berwick 11.24a ~ 11.26d 11.49 ~ ??.??   18.27a ~ 18.29d 18.24 ~ ??.??
Ayton 11/39 ?   18/21 ?
Grantshouse 11/48 ?   18/09 ?
Dunbar 11/58 12/28   17/50 ?
Drem 12/09 12/26   17/41 ?
Monktonhall Jn 12/19 ?   17/30 ?
Portobello Jn 12/25 ?   17/27 ?
Edinburgh Waverley 12.29a 12.53   17.22d 17.22


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