24th July 1976

British Rail
Day Excursion

DMUs Used 50657+59287+50696 & 50667+59276+50713

Route : 1Z71 throughout

DMUs used Route
50657+59287+50696 Leicester - (via MML) - Trent South Jn - Trent East Jn - Beeston - Nottingham
both sets Nottingham - Mansfield Jn - ??? - Trowell Jn - Pye Bridge Jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Tapton Jn - Barrow Hill North Jn - Beighton Jn - Rotherham Masborough - Aldwarke Jn - ??? - Goose Hill Jn - Normanton - Altofts Jn - ?Castleford - Milford Jn - Church Fenton? - Colton Jn - (via ECML) - Longlands Jn - ??? - Northallerton East Jn - Eaglescliffe - Thornaby - Middlesborough - Nunthorpe - Battersby
both sets Battersby - Grosmont - Whitby
both sets Whitby - (reverse of outward route) - Battersby
both sets Battersby - (reverse of outward route) - Nottingham
50657+59287+50696 Nottingham - (reverse of outward route) - Leicester

Burton-on-Trent & Derby portion;

DMUs used Route
50667+59276+50713 Burton-on-Trent - Stenson Jn - Derby
50667+59276+50713 Derby - Spondon - Sheet Stores Jn - Trent East Jn - Beeston - Nottingham
50667+59276+50713 Nottingham - (reverse of outward route) - Derby
50667+59276+50713 Derby - (reverse of outward route) - Burton-on-Trent

Source : Howard Parker (joined/left the train at Leicester; alighted at Grosmont, rejoined at Whitby)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Howard Parker)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Leicester 07.50d 07.50   00.24a 00.20
Loughborough ??.??a ~ ??.??d 08.03 ~ 08.06   ??.??a ~ ??.??d 00.05 ~ ??.??
Nottingham ??.??a ~ ??.??d 08.25 ~ 08.34   ??c??a ~ ??c??d 23.38 ~ 23.48
Alfreton & Mansfield Parkway ??.??a ~ ??.??d 08.58 ~ 09.08   ??.??a ~ ??.??d 23.12 ~ 23.13
Chesterfield ? 09/22   ? 22/58
Rotherham Masborough South ??c?? ~ ??c?? 09.47 ~ 09.48   ? 22/35
Normanton ? 10/15   ? 22/07
York ? 10.45 ~ 10.50   ??c?? ~ ??c?? 21.26 ~ 21.39
Thirsk ? 11/15   ? ?
Northallerton ? ?   ? 20/46
Eaglescliffe ??c?? ~ ??c?? 11.45 ~ 11.45   ??c?? ~ ??c?? 20.28 ~ 20.29
Thornaby ? 11/50   ? 20/21
Middlesborough ? 11/56   ? 20/15
Battersby ? ?   ? 19.54 ~ 19.58
Castleton Moor ? 12.50 ~ 12.58   ? ?
Grosmont 13.13a ~ ??.??d 13.15 ~ ??.??   ??.??a ~ 19.21d 19.20 ~ 19.21
Whitby 13.10a ?   19.05d 19.05


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