28th December 1993

A1A Charters
More Cold Turkey

Locos Used 31126, 31252, 31456, 31468 & 60048
Stock Used 9438+13227+13225+5341+5433+5304+5389+5275+5331+5345+9418

Route : 1T80 throughout

Loco(s) Route
31456 + 31468 Preston - Wigan North Western - Eccles - Manchester Piccadilly - Stoke-on-Trent - Stafford - High Level Goods Loop Jn - Lichfield TV Jn - Branston Jn - Coalville - Knighton South Jn - Kettering
31252 + 31126 Kettering - Corby - Melton Mowbray - Loughborough - Derby
31252 + 31126 (1) Derby - Matlock
60048 (2) Matlock - Derby (3)
31456 + 31468 Derby - Burton - Tamworth - Water Orton West Jn - Walsall - Stafford - Stoke-on-Trent - Manchester Piccadilly - Eccles - Wigan North Western - Preston

Notes :
(1) 60048 on rear.
(2) 31126 + 31252 on rear.
(3) A planned run to Sinfin was abandoned due to late running.

Sources : David Russell (Joined/left train at Manchester Piccadilly)
& Alan Sheppard

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

M Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M
0.00 Preston 07.57d ?   20.35a ? 160.34
5.45 Euxton Jn 08/04 ?   20/28 ? 154.89
15.13 Wigan North Western 08.14a ~ 08.16d ?   20.14a ~ 20.16d ? 145.21
16.49 Springs Branch Jn 08/19 ?   20/12 ? 143.85
21.05 Golbourne Jn 08/24 ?   20/07 ? 139.31
? Parkside Jn ? ?   20/04 ? 138.58
32.82 Eccles 08/37 ?   19/51 ? 127.54
35.57 Ordsall Lane Jn 08/44 ?   19/47 ? 124.79
36.20 Deansgate 08/46 ?   19/45 ? 124.24
36.56 Oxford Road 08/50 ?   19/43 ? 123.88
37.10 Manchester Piccadilly 08.53a ~ 08.57d ?   19.39a ~ 19.41d ? 123.24
39.34 Slade Lane Jn 09/02 ?   19/31 ? 121.11
42.90 Stockport 09.06a ~ 09.07d ?   19.28a ~ 19.30d ? 117.54
45.17 Cheadle Hulme 09/11 ?   19/24 ? 115.27
54.86 Macclesfield 09/22 ?   19/09 ? 105.58
68.43 Kidsgrove 09/36 ?   18/57 ? 92.01
74.80 Stoke-on-Trent 09.46a ~ 09.48d ?   18.47a ~ 18.49d 19.58 ~ 20.10 85.64
81.80 Stone 09/57 ?   18/38 19/44 78.54
85.50 Norton Bridge 10/03 ?   18*21a ~ 18*31d 19.39 ~ 19.41 74.84
90.86 Stafford 10.08a ~ 10.10d ?   18.10a ~ 18.12d 19.28 ~ 19.31 69.48

 

M Location Booked Actual
97.30 Colwich Jn 10/18 ?
102.76 Armitage 10/23 ?
108.05 High Level Goods Loop Jn 10/27 ?
108.29 Lichfield TV Jn 10/29 ?
113.41 Wichnor Jn 10/37 ?
117.60 Branston Jn 10/43 ?
147.23 Knighton South Jn 11/53 ?
148.84 Wigston North Jn 11/56 ?
161.86 Market Harborough 12/07 ?
172.78
0.00		 Kettering 12L18a ~ 12L35d ?
7.30 Corby 12/46 ?
18.22 Manton Jn 13/00 ?
23.07 Langham 13/05 ?
33.27 Melton Mowbray 13/14 ?
43.04 Syston East Jn 13/26 ?
43.25 Syston North Jn 13/28 ?
45.79 Sileby 13/33 ?
50.52 Loughborough 13/38 ?
58.14 Trent South Jn 13/44 ?
58.67 Sheet Stores Jn 13/45 ?
64.78 Spondon 13/51 ?
67.40 Derby 14L00a ~ 14L15d 15.07 ~ 15.21
76.15 Broadholme Loop 14*31a ~ 14*38d 15.55 ~ 15.57
77.31 Ambergate Jn 14/40 16/00
77.78 Ambergate 14/42 16.01a ~ 16.07d
84.55
0.00		 Matlock 14.52a ~ 15.00d 16.27 ~ 16.45
6.77 Ambergate 15/14 17.02a ~ 17.04d
7.24 Ambergate Jn 15/16 17/05
17.15 Derby 15/30 17.21a
18.53 Melbourne Jn 15/37 DIV
19.39
0.00		 Sinfin Central 15.40a ~ 15.55d DIV
2.24
0.00		 Derby 16L08a ~ 16L38d 17.39d
4.80 Stenson Jn 16/44 17/47
11.00 Burton-on-Trent 16/49 17/53
16.55 Wichnor Jn 16/54 17/58
23.90 Tamworth 16/59 18/05
29.66 Kingsbury Jn 17/04 18/11
32.04 Whitacre Jn 17/08 18/16
35.36 Water Orton West Jn 17/14 18/21
36.23 Park Lane Jn 17/16 18/24
47.84 Ryecroft Jn 17/44 18/54
48.36 Walsall 17/46 18.57a ~ 19.02d
50.18 Darlaston Jn 17/50 19/07
53.17 Portobello Jn 17/54 19/11
55.77 Bushbury Jn 17/58 19/15

Timings continue in first table.

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