6th March 1999

Wessex Trains
The Master Cutler

Locos Used 47766 & steam: 60800 'Green Arrow'
Stock Used (1) 4973+4951+4905+4960+1861+35317+99125+1659+99121

Route :

Loco Route
47766 Leeds - Wakefield Westgate - Hare Park Jn - Moorthorpe - Bolton-on-Dearne - Swinton - Holmes Jn - Wincobank Jn - Sheffield
60800 Sheffield - Dore Station Jn - Chesterfield - Clay Cross South Jn - Ambergate Jn - Derby - Burton-on-Trent - Tamworth - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Tyseley - Dorridge - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Aynho Jn - Aylesbury - High Wycombe - South Ruislip - London Marylebone
47766 (2) St Pancras - (via MML) - Trent - Long Eaton - Derby - (reverse of outward route) - Leeds

Notes :
(1) Plus 60800 support coach when 60800 was working the train.
(2) Originally uploaded as 47766, subsequently revised to 47799, but reconfirmed by both Pete Drury & Pete Crawley that it was definitely 47766 worked the return leg.
(3) Train was run to mark the centenary of the Great Central Railway.


60800 at Derby in a snow storm (photo: Paul Barrett)

Sources : Pete Drury & Pete Crawley (both joined/left the train at Chesterfield) & Paul Barrett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Paul Barrett & Pete Drury)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Leeds 05.22d ?   23.50a ?
Wakefield Westgate 05.34a ~ 05.36d ?   23.25a ~ 23.28d ?
Hare Park Jn 05/41 ?   23/20 ?
Moorthorpe 05.48a ~ 05.50d ?   23.10a ~ 23.13d ?
Thurnscoe 05.57a ~ 05.59d ?   23.00a ~ 23.03d ?
Goldthorpe 06/02 ?   22/57 ?
Bolton-on-Dearne 06/04 ?   ? ?
Swinton 06.09a ~ 06.11d ?   22.47a ~ 22.50d ?
Holmes Jn 06/17 ?   22/38 ?
Wincobank Jn 06/20 ?   22/31 ?
Sheffield 06L25a ~ 07L20d ?   22.12a ~ 22.17d ?
Dore Station Jn 07/36 ?   ? ?
Chesterfield 07.46a ~ 07.49d ??.?? ~ 07.51   21.54a ~ 21.57d 22.21 ~ ??.??
Clay Cross South Jn 07/58 07/58   ? ?
Ambergate Jn ? ?   21/41 22/07
Broadholme Loop 08.06 ~ 08.23 08.15 ~ 08.43   - -
Derby 08w35a ~ 10w00d 08.56 ~ 10.00   21.27a ~ 21.30d 21.50 ~ 21.56

 

Location Booked Actual
Burton-on-Trent 10/17 10/15
Tamworth 10/38 10/29
Water Orton 10/53 10/39
Landor Street Jn 11.02 ~ 11.04 10.50 ~ 10.56
Bordesley Jn 11/20 11/01
Tyseley 11w27a ~ 12w13d 11.07 ~ 12.08
Dorridge 12/25 12/21
Hatton 12/36 12/27
Leamington Spa 12/48 12.36 ~ 12.47
Banbury Goods 13w15 ~ 14w00 13.17 ~ 14.06
Aynho Jn 14/12 14.15 ~ 14.22
Bicester 14/21 14/36
Princes Risborough 14/41 15/00
High Wycombe 14/51 15/12
South Ruislip 15/09 15/29
London Marylebone 15.30a 15.51
London St Pancras 19.09d 19.21
St Albans 19/30 19/43
Luton 19/43 19/51
Flitwick 19/56 20/00
Bedford 20.07 ~ 20.13 ??.?? ~ 20.07
Sharnbrook Jn 20/18 20.14 ~ 20.27
Wellingborough 20/25 20/37
Kettering 20/31 20/43
Market Harborough 20/41 20/53
Leicester 20.57a ~ 21.00d 21.09 ~ 21.12
Loughborough 21/11 21/31
Sheet Stores Jn 21/17 21/40

Timings continue in first table.

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