30th September 1978

Midland & Great Norther Joint Railway Society Limited
The Peaks Rambler

Locos Used 45xxx & 76040
Stock Used booked for load 11

Route :

Loco Route
45xxx London St Pancras - (via MML) - Trent Jn - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Woodhouse
76040 Woodhouse - Sheffield Victoria - Deepcar - Penistone - Woodhead - Hadfield - Dinting - Guide Bridge - Manchester Piccadilly
45xxx Manchester Piccadilly - Chinley - Edale - Grindleford - Dore South Jn - Chesterfield - (reverse of outward route) - London St Pancras

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - originally uploaded as having run on the outward leg via Grindleford & Chinley to Dinting but corrected by Eddie Humphrey who also confirmed the same class 45 was used on each leg. The tour timing sheet noted that the British Rail timing section had wrongly allocated a departure time of 17.54 from Manchester Piccadilly. Steve Allen comments that this was the last day of the old Bedford Midland station before it was replaced.


Steve Allen's ticket.

Sources : Steve Allen, Eddie Humphrey & Richard Clarke

Timings (Booked Only)
 (from Richard Clarke)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
St Pancras 07.55d 22.15a
Finchley Road 08/02 22/08
Hendon 08/05 22/02
Napsbury ? 21/50 [FL]
St Albans City 08.21a ~ 08.22d 21.45a ~ 21.47d
Luton 08.33a ~ 08.34d 21.30a ~ 21.32d
Flitwick ? 21/19
Kempston Road 08/51 [SL] 21/09 [SL]
Bedford Midland 08.54a ~ 08.55d 21.04a ~ 21.06d
Sharnbrook 09/05 20/56
Wellingborough 09.14a ~ 09.16d 20.42a ~ 20.44d
Kettering 09.25a ~ 09.27d 20.32a ~ 20.34d
Desborough North 09/36 ?
Market Harborough 09/40 20/20
Kibworth 09/46 20/15
Leicester 10.00a ~ 10.02d 20.00a ~ 20.02d
Syston South Jn 10/09 19/55
Loughborough 10/15 19/49
Sheet Stores Jn 10/22 19/42
Spondon 10/32 19/36
Derby 10c36a ~ 10c39d 19c29a ~ 19c31d
Ambergate Jn 10/51 19/16
Clay Cross South Jn 11/01 19/07
Chesterfield 11/06 19/03

 

Location Booked
Beighton Jn 11/22
Rotherwood 11L29 ~ 11L39
Woodhouse 11/44
Sheffield No.4 11/46
Penistone 12/04
Woodhead 12/18
Dinting 12.35a ~ 12.36d
Godley 12/42
Guide Bridge 12/48
Manchester Piccadilly 12.56a ~ 17.45d
Chinley 18.16a ~ 18.18d
Edale 18/28½
Grindleford 18.41a ~ 18.43d
Totley Tunnel East 18/51
Dore West Jn 18/52
Dronfield 18/58

Timings continue in first table

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