17th April 1976

British Rail
(Day Excursion)

Locos Used 25049 & 25075
Stock Used 34657+4438+3717+3977+15664+15626+324+4273+3747+4442+4627+34678

Route : 1T41 throughout

Locos Route
25049 + 25075 Leicester - (via MML) - Trent South Jn - Trent East Jn - Beeston - Nottingham
25049 + 25075 Nottingham - Beeston - Trent East Jn - Sheet Stores Jn - Long Eaton - Derby - North Staffs Jn - Uttoxeter - Stoke-on-Trent - Kidsgrove - Alsager - Crewe - Chester - Rhyl - Llandudno Junction - Llandudno
25049 + 25075 Llandudno - (reverse of outward route) - Nottingham
25049 + 25075 Nottingham - (reverse of outward route) - Leicester

Notes :
(1) Howard Parker comments: A further excursion ran to Llandudno hauled by 40106 (green livery), origin unknown.

Source : Howard Parker (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Howard Parker)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Leicester 07.45d 07.45   21.52a 21.54
Loughborough ??.??a ~ 08.00d 07.58 ~ 08.00   21.35a ~ ??.??d 21.33 ~ 21.35
Nottingham ??.??a ~ 08.28d 08.17 ~ 08.28   21.01a ~ ??.??d 21.01 ~ 21.13
Beeston ??.??a ~ 08.36d ??.?? ~ 08.36   20.53a ~ ??.??d 20.53 ~ 20.54
Long Eaton ??.??a ~ 08.44d ??.?? ~ 08.47   20.36a ~ ??.??d 20.36 ~ 20.37
Derby ??.??a ~ 09.12d 08.59 ~ 09.12   20.10a ~ ??.??d 20.13 ~ 20.24
Uttoxeter ??/?? 09.35   ??/?? 19/45
Stoke-on-Trent ??/?? 09/59   ??/?? 19/23
Kidsgrove ??/?? 10/08   ??/?? 19/14
Crewe ??c?? ~ ??c?? 10.24 ~ 10.29   ??c?? ~ ??c?? 18.55 ~ 18.58
Chester ??/?? 10/52   ??/?? 18/30
Prestatyn ??/?? 11/27   ??/?? 18/05
Rhyl ? 11*33 ~ 11*36   ??/?? 18/02
Colwyn Bay ? 11*55 ~ 12*00   ? 17*49 ~ 17*51
Llandudno Junction ??/?? 12/07   ??/?? 17/43
Llandudno 12.10a 12.17   17.35d 17.35


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