15th February 1975

B.R.
(Holiday Preview Special)

Loco Used 47425
Stock Used load 11

Route :

Loco Route
47425 Keighley - Leeds
47425 Leeds - Wakefield Westgate - Wakefield Kirkgate - Oakenshaw South Jn - Wath Road Jn - Rotherham - Masborough Jn - Beighton Jn - Tapton Jn - Chesterfield - Clay Cross South Jn - Pye Bridge Jn - Toton - Trent - Loughborough - Leicester - Market Harborough - Kettering - Wellingborough - Luton - Brent Jn - Acton Wells Jn - Kew East Jn - Barnes - Clapham Junction - Longhedge Jn - Factory Jn - Brixton - Herne Hill - Penge East - Shortlands Jn - Bromley South (1) - Bickley Jn - Swanley - Rochester Bridge Jn - Gillingham - Sittingbourne - Faversham - Herne Bay - Margate
47425 Margate - (reverse of outward route) - Shortlands Jn - Catford - Nunhead - Denmark Hill - Peckham Rye - Brixton - (reverse of outward route) - Brent Jn - Harringay Park Jn - (via ECML) - Doncaster - South Kirkby Jn - Hare Park Jn - Wakefield Westgate - Leeds
47425 Leeds - Keighley

Notes :
(1) Stop at Bromley South to pick up Golden Rail and Margate TIC staff.
(2) The return via the Harringay spur was dictated by relaying work on the Dudding Hill Jn - Brent Jn curve. The Harringay spur was hardly, if ever used by passenger trains at this time.

Sources : David Hills (compiled from contemporary reports) & Ian Umpleby

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Ian Umpleby)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Keighley ? ?   ? ?
Leeds ??.??a ~ 06.20d ??.?? ~ 06.20   23.42a ~ ??.??d 23.41 ~ ??.??
Gelderd Road Jn ? 06/37   ? 23/35
Ardsley ? 06/42   ? 23/29
Wakefield Westgate 06.37a ~ 06.40d 06.48 ~ 06.51   23.19a ~ 23.21d 23.21 ~ 23.22
Wakefield Kirkgate ? 06/55  
Oakenshaw South Jn ? 06/59  
Royston Jn ? 07/04  
Wath Road Jn ? 07/12  
Masborough Jn ? 07c23 ~ 07c24  
Beighton Jn ? 07/35  
Tapton Jn ? 07/44  
Chesterfield ? 07/46  
Clay Cross Jn ? 07/52  
Pye Bridge Jn ? 08/00  
Trent PSB ? 08/13  
Trent South Jn ? 08/15  
Loughborough ? 08/22  
Syston South Jn ? 08/28  
Leicester ? 08c35 ~ 08c37  
Wigston North Jn ? 08/41  
Market Harborough ? 08/57  
Kettering ? 09/07  
Wellingborough ? 09/14  
Sharnbrook Summit ? 09/19  
Bedford ? 09/28  
Luton ? 09/48  
Sikstream Jn ? 10/22  
Brent Jn ? 10c28 ~ 10c34  
Hare Park Jn   ? 23/14
South Kirkby Jn   ? 23/08
Bentley Crossing   ? 22/54
Doncaster   ? 22c49 ~ 22c50
Black Carr Jn   ? 22/44
Retford   ? 22/33
Newark North Gate   ? 22/18
Barkston South Jn   ? 22/10
Grantham   ? 22/02
Stoek Jn   ? 21/54
Essendine   ? 21/47
Peterborough   ? 21/36
Huntingdon   ? 21/24
Sandy   ? 21/14
Hitchin   ? 21/06
Stevenage   ? 21/03
Hatfield   ? 20/56
Potters Bar   ? 20/52
Wood Green   ? 20/45
Horsney GL   ? 20c40 ~ 20c40
Harringay   20/32 20/31
Harringay Park Jn   ? 20/20
Crouch Hill   ? 20c17 ~ 20c19
Upper Holloway   ? 20/14
Carlton Road Jn   ? 20/11
Cricklewood   ? 20c04 ~ 20c04
Dudding Hill Jn ? 10/37   ? 19/55
Neasden South Jn ? 10/39   ? 19/51
Acton Wells Jn ? 10/43   ? 19/44
Acton Central ? 10/45   ? 19/42
Kew East Jn ? 10/49   ? 19/38
Kew Bridge ? 10/51   ? 19/37
Barnes ? 10/58   ? 19/30
Clapham Junction ? 11c05 ~ 11c16   ? 19c21 ~ 19c23
Longhedge Jn ? 11/19   ? 19/18
Factory Jn ? 11/21   ? 19/16
Brixton ? 11/24   ? 19/12
Penge East ? 11/31  
Nunhead   ? 19/07
Bromley South ? 11*41 ~ 11*42   ? 18/59
Bickley ? 11/44   ? 18/53
Swanley ? 11/51   ? 18/49
Rochester Bridge Jn ? 12/07   ? 18/30
Chatham ? 12/10   ? 18/27
Gillingham ? 12/12   ? 18/24
Sittingbourne ? 12/23   ? 18/11
Faversham ? 12/32   ? 18/03
Whitstable ? 12/38   ? 17/54
Herne Bay ? 12/43   ? 17/51
Margate 13.05a 12.57   17.38d 17.39


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