16th December 1978

D.A.A. / D.E.G.
The Wigan Wanderer

Locos Used 37107 & 40106
Stock Used 4531+3853++4438+4440+16078+35062+3856+4442+3951+3805

Route : 1Z70 throughout

Loco Route
40106 London St Pancras - Chesterfield - Treeton South Jn - Tinsley
37107 Tinsley - Woodhead - Guide Bridge - Crowthorn Jn - O.A. & G.B. Jn - Stalybridge - Huddersfield - Bradley Jn - Bradley Wood Jn - Copy Pit - Lostock Jn - Wigan North Western - Golborne Jn - Manchester Victoria - Philips Park No1 and 2 Jns - Ashburys - Chinley - Sheffield - Woodbury Jn - Tinsley
40106 Tinsley - Treeton South Jn - Chesterfield - London St Pancras


37107 at Accrington (photo: The Ben Darby Collection)

Sources : Trevor Cockram, Adrian Brown & LASERman

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Nelson & LASERman)

M.C

Location

Booked

Actual

 

Booked

Actual

M.C

0.00

St Pancras

09.00d

09.00

 

21.55a

22.04½

519.20

3.44

Finchley Road

09/08 [LL]

?

 

21/48

21/58

?

6.78

Hendon

09/14

?

 

21/42

21/54½

?

12.35

Elstree

09/23 [FL]

09/23

 

21/35

21/48½

?

19.71

St Albans

09/30

09/31

 

21/29

21/43

?

30.20

Luton

09.40a ~ 09.42d

09.42½ ~ 09.44

 

21.16a ~ 21.18d

21.30½ ~ 21.32½

?

49.16

Kempston Road Jn

10/03 [SL]

10/01

 

20/54

21/07½ [FL]

?

49.68

Bedford

10.06a ~ 10.08d

10.04 ~ 10.08½

 

20.49a ~ 20.51d

21.02 ~ 21.04½

?

51.53

Bedford North

10/09 [FL]

?

 

20/48

21/00 [SL]

?

56.61

Sharnbrook

10/18

?

 

20/41

20/52½

?

65.18

Wellingborough

10/26

10/27½

 

20/31

20.44½

?

71.78

Kettering

10.33a ~ 10.34d

10.35½ ~ 10.37

 

20.23a ~ 20.24d

20.35½ ~ 20.37

?

78.45

Desborough

10/44

10/46

 

20/17

20/29

?

?

Market Harborough

?

?

 

20/11

20/23

?

89.08

Kibworth

10/54

10/55½

 

20/06

20/16½

?

96.07

Wigston North Jn

11/04

11/01½

 

19/59

20/10

?

99.22

Leicester

11.08a ~ 11.10d

11.06½ ~ 11.10

 

19.51a ~ 19.53

20.00½ ~ 20.04

 419.78

104.40

Syston South Jn

11/18

11/16½

 

19/46

19/55

?

111.71

Loughborough

11/24

11/22

 

19/39

19/49

?

119.38

Trent Jn

11/33

11/28

 

19/31

19/42

?

?

Trent

11/34

11/29½

 

19/29

19/40½

?

127.08

Trowell Jn

11/44

?

 

19/20

19/35

?

135.73

Pye Bridge Jn

11/54

11/45½

 

19/13

19/28

?

?

Morton

11/59

?

 

19/08

?

?

114.09

Clay Cross South Jn

12/04

11/57½

 

19/04

19/20½

?

148.27

Chesterfield

12/10

12/04½

 

19/00

19/16

?

148.72

Tapton Jn

12/12

12/06

 

18/58

19/14½

?

157.54

Beighton Jn

12/23

12/17½

 

18/43

19/02½

?

160.53

Treeton South Jn

12/28

12/21

 

18/38

?

?

161.25

Tinsley Yard

12.35a

12.34

 

18.31d

18.53½

357.75

 

M.C

Location

Booked

Actual

161.25

Tinsley Yard

12.45d

12.45

163.12

Shepcote Lane

12/50

12/48

164.52

Woodburn Jn

12/56

12/51½

165.53

Sheffield Victoria No.4

12/58

12/53½

179.53

Penistone

13/16

13/15

185.55

Dunford West

13/25

13/25

188.73

Woodhead

13/28

13/30½

?

Valehouse

13/39

13/37

203.33

Guide Bridge

13.49a ~ 13.51d

13.54 ~ 13.56

203.76

Crowthorn Jn

13/53

13/59

204.51

Ashton Moss South Jn

13/55

14/01

204.??

O.A. & G.B. Jn

13/56

14/02

206.40

Stalybridge

14/00

14/05½

211.37

Greenfield

14/09

14/13

213.53

Diggle Jn

14/13

?

217.45

Marsden

14/18

14/20½

224.53

Huddersfield

14/27

14/29½

227.31

Bradley Jn

14/32

14/34½

228.48

Bradley Wood Jn

14/35

14/37½

237.02

Sowerby Bridge

14/44

14/46

242.02

Hebden Bridge

14/50

14/51½

245.76

Hall Royd Jn

14/54

14/58

250.26

Copy Pit

15/04

?

255.42

Gannow Jn

15/11

15/14

256.08

Rose Grove

15.16a ~ 15.26d

15.16 ~ 15.26½

260.55

Accrington

15/33

15/35

265.29

Daisyfield Jn

15/43

15/40½

266.04

Blackburn

15/44

15/41½

267.61

Cherrytree

15/46

15/44

274.06

Bamber Bridge

15/51

15/52½

275.00

Lostock Hall Jn

15/53

15/54½

275.77

Farington Jn

16/02

15/58

278.65

Euxton Jn

16/07

16/02

280.67

Balshaw Lane Jn

16/09

16/04

288.27

Wigan North Western

16/17

16/10½

289.49

Springs Branch Jn

16/18

16/12

294.20

Golborne Jn

16/24

16/18

295.61

Lowton Jn

16/25

16/19½

296.16

Parkside Jn

16/27

16/20½

302.17

Astley

16/32

16/27½

?

Barton Moss Jn

16/34

16/29½

308.29

Deal Street

16/44

16/41½

308.61

Manchester Victoria

16/46

16.44 ~ 16.45

310.02

Miles Platting

16/50

16/50

310.41

Philips Park No.1

16/53

16/52

310.68

Philips Park No.2

16/54

16/53

312.55

Ashburys

17.01a ~ 17.05d

17.07 ~ 17.09

318.64

Romiley

17/19

17/22

324.04

New Mills South Jn

17/29

17/38½

327.56

Chinley

17/36

17/44½

?

Chinley North Jn

17/38

17/47

?

Grindleford

17/47

18/08½

?

Totley Tunnel East

17/51

18/12½

348.43

Dore West Jn

17/52

18/13½

348.70

Dore

17/53

18/15

353.03

Sheffield Midland

18.00a ~ 18.06d

18.21½ ~ 18.23

353.50

Nunnery Main Line Jn

18/09

18/26

354.48

Woodburn Jn

18/11

18/28

?

Shepcote Lane

18/16

18/31½

357.75

Tinsley Yard

18.21a

18.40

Timings continue in first table.

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