29th September 1973

British Rail
(Holiday Preview Special)

Loco Used 1109
Stock Used 10 mark 1's

Route :

Loco Route
1109 Leeds - (via Viaduct Line) - Wakefield Westgate - Oakenshaw South Jn - Cudworth - Wath Road Jn - Rotherham Masborough - Beighton Jn - Chesterfield - Ambergate - Derby - Kingsbury Jn - Water Orton - Landor St Jn - Bordesley Jn - Solihull - Leamington - Banbury - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Didcot East Jn - Reading West Jn - Southcote Jn - Basingstoke - Eastleigh - Botley - Fareham - Cosham - Portsmouth Harbour
1109 Portsmouth Harbour - (reverse of outward route) - Didcot East Jn - Didcot Parkway - Didcot East Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Leeds

Notes :
(1) The ticker included a ferry trip to ?Ryde.

Source : Ian Umpleby

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Ian Umpleby)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
0.00 Leeds 07.10d 07.12   23.30a 23.58½
1.64 Gelderd Road Jn ? 07/16½   ? 23/54
10.24 Wakefield Westgate ??.??a ~ 07.25d 07.28½ ~ 07.30d   23.10a ~ ??.??d 23.38½ ~ 23.40½
11.16 Wakefield Kirkgate ? 07/34   ? 23/24½
12.76 Oakenshaw South Jn ? 07/38½   ? 23/18½
19.60 Cudworth ? 07/45½   ? 23/08
26.76 Wath Road Jn ? 07/51½   ? 22/59
32.68 Rotherham Masborough ? 07*59½ ~ 08*01½   ? 22/50
? Masborough South ? ??c?? ~ ??c??   ? ??c?? ~ ??c??
39.20 Beighton Jn ? 08/19½   ? 22/23½
48.48 Chesterfield ? 08/32   ? 22/12
52.48 Clay Cross South Jn ? 08/36½   ? 22/07
62.56 Ambergate Jn ? 08/44½   ? 21/55
72.60 Derby ? 08/54   ? 21/45
83.60 Burton-on-Trent ? 09/05   ? 21/33½
89.24 Wichnor Jn ? 09/10   ? 21/29
96.48 Tamworth ? 09/16   ? 21/24
102.16 Kingsbury ? 09/21½   ? 21/19½
106.28 Water Orton ? 09/25½   ? 21/16½
112.32 Landor Street Jn ? 09c33 ~ 09c38   ? 20c55½ ~ 20c58½
113.24 Bordesley Jn ? 09/41   ? 20/53
119.07 Solihull ? 09/48   ? 20/40½
129.04 Hatton ? 09/56   ? 20/32
135.12 Leamington Spa ? 10/04   ? 20/26
146.20 Fenny Compton ? 10/19   ? 20/16½
155.04 Banbury ? 10/27½   ? 20c06½ ~ 20c07
160.08 Aynho Jn ? 10/34   ? 19/59
174.68 Wolvercot Jn ? 10/54½   ? 19/46½
177.60 Oxford ? 10/59½   ? 19/42
188.12 Didcot   ? 19*23 ~ 19*28
189.08 Didcot East Jn ? 11/13   ? ?
204.76 Reading West Jn ? 11/31½   ? 19/07
219.68 Basingstoke ? 11c55 ~ 12c00   ? 18c46½ ~ 18c49
222.28 Worting Jn ? 12/04   ? 18/43½
245.76 Eastleigh ? 12/33½   ? 18/19½
256.76 Fareham ? 13/04   ? 18/04½
262.56 Cosham ? 13/11   ? 17/57½
267.20 Portsmouth & Southsea 13.02a ~ ??.??d 13.19½ ~ 13.21½   ??.??a ~ 17.43d 17.46½ ~ 17.48½
268.08 Portsmouth Harbour 13.07a 13.27   17.38d 17.42½

Notes: Add 16ch at Didcot to Didcot East Jn

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