25th April 1981

Woodcock Travel
(Merrymaker Excursion)

HST Used 43065 + 43066
Stock Used 44047+42136+42137+42135+40024+40507+41070+41069

Route : 1F51 throughout

HST Route
43066+43065 Chesterfield - Dore - Sheffield - Wincobank Station Jn - Rotherham - Aldwarke Jn - Mexborough - Hexthorpe Jn - Doncaster - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Dalmeny - Inverkeithing
43065+43066 Inverkeithing - (reverse of outward route) - Chesterfield

Notes :
(1) Primary destination was Edinburgh - passengers staying on to Inverkeithing were not permitted to alight there.

Source : Steve Revill

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Steve Revill)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Chesterfield 07.00d ?   22.50a ?
Dronfield 07.08a ~ 07.11d ?   22.41a ~ 22.44d ?
Dore 07/16 ?   22/36 ?
Sheffield 07.25a ~ 07.30d ??.?? ~ 07.37   22.25a ~ 22.28d 22.20 ~ ??.??
Wincobank Station Jn 07/35 ?   22/18 ?
Rotherham 07.38a ~ 07.40d 07.45 ~ 07.48   22.12a ~ 22.14d ??.?? ~ 22.12
Aldwarke Jn 07/44 ?   22/08 ?
Mexborough 07.51a ~ 07.52d 07.58 ~ 08.00   21.59a ~ 22.00d ?
Denaby Crossing 07/54 ?   21/57 ?
Hexthorpe Jn 08/00 ?   21/51 ?
Doncaster 08c08 ~ 08c10 ??.?? ~ 08.15   21c45 ~ 21c47 21.42 ~ 21.43
Shaftholme Jn 08/16 ?   21/10 ?
Selby 08/24 08/30   21/28 21/24
York 08c40 ~ 08c42 08.45 ~ 08.48   21c14 ~ 21c16 21/12
Thirsk 08/57 09/02   20/58 ?
Northallerton 09/01 09/06   20/54 20/54
Darlington 09/08 09/14   20/46 20/46
Ferryhill South Jn 09/16 ?   20/36 ?
Durham 09/22 09/37   20/29 20/27
King Edward Bridge 09/36 09/48   20/18 20/17
Newcastle 09c38 ~ 09c40 09.50 ~ 09.54   20c14 ~ 20c16 20.11 ~ 20.14
Morpeth 09/54 10/08   19/57 19/55
Alnmouth 10/07 10/21   19/44 ?
Belford 10/18 10/32   19/34 19/31
Berwick-upon-Tweed 10/28 10/42   19/23 19/20
Sig EG403 10/33 ?   19/21 ?
Edinburgh Waverley 11.16a ~ 11.30d 11.22 ~ 11.27   12.17a ~ 18.35d 12.16 ~ 18.36
Inverkeithing 11.50a ??.??   11.57d 11.57


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