2nd June 1984
R.E.S.L.
The Midland Engineer
DMU Used | 51676+59654+59753+51671 |
Route : 1T08 throughout
DMU | Route |
as listed | London Marylebone - Neasden South Jn - Northolt Jn - High Wycombe - Princes Risborough - Aylesbury - Claydon LNE Jn - (via Bletchley Flyover) - Fenny Stratford - Bedford Midland - Kettering - Leicester - Loughborough - Spondon - Derby |
as listed | Derby - North Stafford Jn - Uttoxeter - Stoke-on-Trent - Kidsgrove - Crewe |
as listed | Crewe - (reverse of outward route) - Derby |
as listed | Derby - (via MML) - London St Pancras |
Notes :
(1) The first RESL tour to use a DMU.
This tour enabled visits to open days at both Derby & Crewe works.
Source :
Jeff King (joined/left the train at Bedford)
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Jeff King)
M.C | Location | Booked |
0.00 | Marylebone | 07.00d |
5.18 | Neasden South Jn | 07/09 |
11.37 | Northolt Jn | 07/17 |
13.33 | West Ruislip | 07/20 |
27.82 | High Wycombe | 07/38 |
36.08 | Princes Risborough | 07/50 |
43.21 | Aylesbury | 08.05a ~ 08.06d |
55.89 | Claydon LNE Jn | 08/27 |
68.61 | Bletchley Flyover Summit | 08c48a ~ 08c50d |
69.62 | Fenny Stratford | 08.54a ~ 08.55d |
84.50 | Bedford St Johns North Jn | 09/25 |
M.C | Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | M.C | |
85.19 | Bedford Midland | 09.27a ~ 09.42d | 09.25 ~ 09.42 | 21.07a ~ 21.08d | 21.11 ~ 21.12½ | 344.92 | |
85.82 | Bedford North Jn | 09/44 | ? | 21/06½ | 21/11 | 344.29 | |
92.57 | Sharnbrook | 10/02 | 09/59 | 21/01 | ? | 338.17 | |
101.15 | Wellingborough | 10.11a ~ 10.12d | 10.11 ~ 10.12½ | 20.50a ~ 20.51d | 20.52½ ~ 20.53½ | 329.59 | |
108.02 | Kettering | 10.20a ~ 10.21d | 10.20½ ~ 10.22 | 20.42a ~ 20.43d | 20.44 ~ 20.48 | 322.72 | |
118.94 | Market Harborough | 10.30a ~ 10.31d | 10.34½ ~ 10.35½ | 20.29a ~ 20.30d | 20.29½ ~ 20.30½ | 311.80 | |
124.90 | Kibworth | 10/36½ | 10/42½ | 20/24 | ? | 305.84 | |
131.90 | Wigston North Jn | 10/43½ | 10/48½ | 20/16 | ? | 298.84 | |
135.05 | Leicester | 10.49a ~ 10.51d | 10.52 ~ ??.?? | 19.58a ~ 20.11d | 20.00½ ~ 20.12 | 295.69 | |
139.99 | Syston South Jn | 10/57½ | 10/58½ | 19/52 | 19/59½ | 290.75 | |
147.59 | Loughborough | 11/04 | 11/05½ | 19/45 | 19/47 | 283.15 | |
155.21 | Trent Jn | 11/10½ | 11/13 | 19/37 | ? | 275.53 | |
155.74 | Sheet Stores Jn | 11/11 | ? | 19/36½ | ? | 275.00 | |
161.85 | Spondon | 11/16 | 11/23 | 19/31 | ? | 268.89 | |
164.30 | London Road Jn | 11/19 | ? | 19/27 | 19/37½ | 266.44 | |
164.67 | Derby | 11.20a ~ 11.37d | ??.?? ~ 13.08 | 19.06a ~ 19.26d | 18.59½ ~ 19.26½ | 266.27 | |
169.82 | North Stafford Jn | 13/14 | 13/14 | 18/54 | ? | 260.92 | |
175.78 | Tutbury | 13/20½ | ? | 18/45½ | ? | 254.56 | |
183.58 | Uttoxeter | 13/28½ | 13/29 | 18/37 | ? | 247.16 | |
193.00 | Cresswell Jn | 13/41 | 13/40 | 18/28 | ? | 237.74 | |
199.95 | Stoke Jn | 13/55 | 13/49 | 18/17 | 18/29 | 230.79 | |
200.36 | Stoke-on-Trent | 13/58 | ? | 18/15½ | 18/18 | 230.38 | |
? | Etruria | 14/00 | ? | 18/11½ | 18/16½ | ? | |
206.72 | Kidsgrove | 14/06½ | 14/01 | 18/04½ | 18/10 | 224.02 | |
215.37 | Crewe | 14.20a | ??.?? | 17.53d | 18.00 | 215.37 |
M.C | Location | Booked |
345.98 | Bedford South Jn | 21/10 |
354.43 | Flitwick | 21/19 |
364.49 | Luton | 21.30a ~ 21.31d |
374.84 | St Albans City | 21.41a ~ 21.42d |
387.65 | Hendon | 21/55 |
390.82 | West Hampstead | 21/56 |
394.73 | St Pancras | 22.01a |