15th October 1977

Thompson B1 Locomotive Society
North Yorkshire Express

Locos Used 37022 & 45042
Stock Used ?????

Route :

Loco Route
45042 London St Pancras - (via MML) - Trent - Sheet Stores Jn - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Masborough South Jn - Cudworth - Normanton - Burton Salmon - Church Fenton - York
37022 York - Northallerton - Eaglescliffe - Thornaby - Middlesborough - Battersby
37022 Battersby - Grosmont - Whitby
37022 Whitby - Grosmont - Battersby
37022 Battersby (reverse of outward route) - York
45042 York - Church Fenton - Pontefract Baghill - Rothernam - Sheffield - Chesterfield - (reverse of outward route) (1) - London St Pancras

Notes:
(1) Train was scheduled to take Erewash valley line but was routed via Derby.

Source : Alan Osborn (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Osborn)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
St Pancras 06.38d 06.38   23.55a 23.45
Hendon 06/48 06/51   23/42 23/37
St Albans 06.59a ~ 07.00d 07.03 ~ 07.05   23.25a ~ 23.27d 23.23 ~ 23.26
Harpendon 07.06a ~ 07.07d 07.11 ~ 07.13   23.18a ~ 23.19d 23.13 ~ 23.18
Luton 07.14a ~ 07.15d 07.20 ~ 07.21   23.07a ~ 23.09d 23.05 ~ 23.07
Bedford 07/32 07/42   22/50 22/47
Sharnbrook 07/37 07/48   ? ?
Wellingborough 07/45 07/54   22/33 22/34
Kettering 07/51 08/01   22/22 22/25
Glendon South Jn ? ?   22/16 22/22
Market Harborough 08/01 08/14   ? ?
Kibworth 08/07 08/21   ? ?
Leicester 08.21a ~ 08.24d 08.32 ~ 08.35   21.46a ~ 21.48d 21.55 ~ 21.57
Syston South Jn 08/31 08/44   ? ?
Loughborough 08/41 08/50   21/35 21/46
Trent Jn 08/47 08/56   ? ?
Sheet Stores Jn 08/48 08/57   DIV ?
Derby 09/03 09/10   DIV ?
Ambergate Jn 09/14 09/22   DIV ?
Clay Cross South Jn 09/23 09/31   DIV ?
Chesterfield 09/27 09/36   21/02 21/08
Sheffield   20.44 ~ 20.46 20.46 ~ 20.53
Rotherham   20/31 20/36
Masborough South Jn 09c55 ~ 09c57 09.58 ~ 10.00  
Cudworth 10/13 10/18  
Normanton 10/22 10/30  
Burton Salmon 10/30 10/40  
Church Fenton 10/36 10/46   19/51 19/57
York 10L50a ~ 10L56d 10.57 ~ 11.06   19L34a ~ 19L40d 19.36 ~ 19.46
Thirsk ? ?   19/14 19/18
Northallerton 11/22 11/34   19/08 19/10
Eaglescliffe 11/42 11/51   18/52 18/51
Thornaby 11c48 ~ 11c50 11.56 ~ 11.58   18c44 ~ 18c46 18.44 ~ 18.46
Middlesborough 11/55 12/04   18/40 18/38
Nunthorpe 12/08 12/14   18/31 18/30
Battersby 12.20 ~ 12.30 12.25 ~ 12.33   18.10 ~ 18.20 18.09 ~ 18.18
Castleton 12x46 ~ 12x53 12.48 ~ 12.57   17/56 17/53
Glaisdale 13/07 13/08   17x37 ~ 17x42 17/41
Grosmont 13.13a ~ 13.15d 13.15 ~ 13.20   17.28a ~ 17.30d 17.30 ~ 17.34
Sleights 13/23 13/27   17/30 17/22
Whitby 13.30a 13.33   17.13d 17.15


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