26th May 1991

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Coalville Swansong (and add-on mini tour)

Locos Used 56015, 56018, 60032 & 60057

Route : 1T45 throughout

Loco(s) Route
60032 + 60057 (1) London St Pancras - Luton - Wellingborough - Knighton South Jn - Coalville Mantle Lane
56018 (2) Coalville Mantle Lane - Knighton South Jn (3)
56015 (4) Knighton South Jn - Leicester (3)
60057 + 60032 Leicester - Wellingborough - Luton - London St Pancras

Notes :
(1) First ever diagrammed passenger trip for class 60's. Craig Simmons comments that 60057 had only been released, brand new, from Brush in Loughborough just two days before the tour.
(2) 56015 on rear.
(3) Due to broken Rail/Signalling faults west of Coalville, caused this tour and many others (including the shuttle trains) to be heavily delayed. One train from the north didn't even make it! Because of this the tour had to head back the way it came rather than continue on to Leicester via Denby Colliery. A re-run was done later in July with 58042.
(4) 56018 on rear.
(5) During the depot visit the stock was used to form a 'mini-tour' to Denby & back as per below. This was also organised by Hertfordshire Rail Tours;

Route : 1T45 throughout

Loco(s) Route
56015 (4) Coalville Mantle Lane - Burton-on-Trent - Stenson Jn - Little Eaton Jn - Derby - Denby Disposal Point
56018 (2) Denby - (reverse of outward route) - Coalville Mantle Lane

Sources : Gary Blyth (joined/left train at Nuneaton), Kevin Driscoll,
Richard Rooker (on both tours throughout) & Nick Garnham (on the mini-tour)

Timings (Booked & (Actual)
(from Kevin Driscoll)

M.C
 Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual

M.C
0.00
 London St Pancras 08.30d ?   21.04a ?
230.14
4.00
 West Hampstead 08/39 ?   20/51 ?
226.14
6.79
 Hendon 08/42 ?   20/45 ?
223.15
19.71
 St. Albans 08.54a ~ 08.55d ?   20.31a ~ 20.32d ?
210.23
30.19
 Luton 09.07a ~ 09.08d ??.?? ~ 10.31   20.17a ~ 20.18d 21.16 ~ ??.??
199.75
40.24
 Flitwick 09/18 ?   20/08 ?
189.70
49.16
 Bedford South Jn 09/33 ?   20/01 ?
180.78
49.78
 Bedford North Jn 09/34 ?   19/58 ?
180.16
56.45
 Sharnbrook 09/40 ?   19/43 ?
173.49
65.11
 Wellingborough 09/48 ?   19/36 ?
165.03
72.01
 Kettering 09/54 ?   19/30 ?
157.13
82.74
 Market Harborough 10/04 ?   DIV ??/??
146.20
95.71
 Wigston North Jn 10/22 ?   DIV ??/?? ?
97.45
 Knighton Jn 10c24 ~ 10c29 ?   DIV ??/?? ?

 

M.C
 Location Booked Acxtual
109.74
 Bagworth Jn 10/49 ?
111.23
 Bardon Hill 11/01 ?
113.05
 Coalville Mantle Lane 11.16a ~ 15.20d ?
n/a
 Coalville Signal No.5 15/22 CANX
n/a
 Lounge Jn 15/29 CANX
n/a
 Moira West Jn 15/40 CANX
n/a
 Birmingham Curve Jn 15/54 CANX
n/a
 Leicester Curve Jn 15/55 CANX
n/a
 Burton-on-Trent 15/57 CANX
n/a
 Stenson Jn 16/08 CANX
n/a
 Derby 16/15 CANX
n/a
 Little Eaton Jn 16/20 CANX
n/a
 Denby 16.45 ~ 16.55 CANX
n/a
 Little Eaton Jn 17/20 CANX
n/a
 Derby 17L25a ~ 17L35d CANX
n/a
 Spondon 17/40 CANX
n/a
 Sheet Stores Jn 17/48 CANX
n/a
 Trent South Jn 17/49 CANX
n/a
 Loughborough 17/55 CANX
n/a
 Syston South Jn 18/02 CANX
128.45
 Knighton Jn DIV (rev) ??.?? ~ ??.??
130.07
 Leicester 18L08a ~ 18L36d ??.?? ~ ??.??
n/a
 Syston South Jn 18/43 CANX
n/a
 Syston East Jn 18/44 CANX
n/a
 Melton Mowbray 18/57 CANX
n/a
 Manton Jn 19/11 CANX

Timings continue in first table.

Add-On Mini-Tour;
(from Nick Garnham)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Coalville Mantle Lane 11.36d 13.24   14.50a 18.48 66.08
? sig. 5 11/38 ?   144/48 ? ?
3.62 Lounge Jn 11/45 ?   14/34 18/26 62.26
7.62 Moira West Jn 11/56 13/42   14/23 17/26 58.26
13.35 Birmingham Curve Jn 12/10 ?   14/11 16/26 52.53
13.75 Leicester Jn 12/11 13/55   14/10 16/25 52.13
14.25 Burton-on-Trent 12/13 13/57   14/08 16/23 51.63
20.42 Stenson Jn 12/20 ?   14/00 ? 45.46
25.26 Derby 12.26a ~ 12.36d 14.11 ~ 14.15   13.46a ~ 13.53d 16.02 ~ 16.11 40.62
28.44 Little Eaton Jn 12/41 14/24   13/41 ? 37.44
33.04 Denby Disposal Point 13.06a 15.08   13.16d 15.12 33.04


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