5th May 1979

Worcester Locomotive Society Ltd
The Pennine Rose

Locos Used 20063, 20071, 25129, 25141, 47340, 76022, 76029 & 85033

Route : 1Z80 throughout

Loco(s) Route
25129 + 25141 London Marylebone - High Wycombe - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Coventry - Birmingham New Street
20063 + 20071 Birmingham New Street - Tamworth - Burton-on-Trent - Sheet Stores Junction - Toton - Chesterfield - Beighton Junction - Rotherwood Yard
76022 + 76029 Rotherwood Yard - Sheffield Victoria - Penistone - Dinting
47340 Dinting - Guide bridge - Stockport
85033 Stockport - Crewe - Wolverhampton - Dudley Port - Birmingham New Street - Coventry
25129 + 25141 Coventry - Leamington Spa - Banbury - High Wycombe - London Marylebone

Sources : Andy Hoskins & Gordon Lacy
Photo Review


25129 + 25141 wait to leave London Marylebone (photo: Ben Darby)


20063+20071 enter Alfreton & Mansfield Parkway (photo: Gordon Lacy)


Stewards hustle passengers back onto 1Z80 at the Penistone photostop, prior
to departure behind 76022+76029 (photo: Gordon Lacy)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Andy Hoskins)

Miles Location Booked Actual
0.00 Marylebone 08.15d 08.21
9.66 West Ruislip 08.35a ~ 08.36d 08.43 ~ 08.44
24.18 High Wycombe 09.01a ~ 09.02d 09.10 ~ 09.12
32.31 Princes Risborough 09.19a ~ 09.20d 09.30 ~ 09.31
51.01 Bicester 09/37 09/48
65.09 Banbury 09.50½a ~ 09.52d 10.00 ~ 10.02
84.98 Leamington Spa 10.12½a ~ 10.13d 10.25 ~ 10.26
90.55 Kenilworth North Jn 10.20a ~ 10.22d 10/40
94.63 Coventry 10.28a ~ 10.30d 10.46 ~ 10.47
113.55 Birmingham New Street 10L55½a ~ 11L05d 11.10 ~ 11.22½
130.88 Tamworth 11/25 11/43
143.76 Burton-on-Trent 11/35½ 11/55
179.16 Alfreton & Mansfield Parkway 12.19a ~ 12.28d 12.37 ~ 12.47
189.33 Chesterfield 12/40½ 12/58
200.93 Rotherwood Yard 13L02½a ~ 13L12d 13.18 ~ 13.27
219.34 Penistone 13.37a ~ 13.47d 13.50 ~ 13.59
234.83 Dinting 14L08a ~ 17L00d 14.23 ~ 17.02
238.84 Godley 17/09 17/09
241.79 Guide Bridge 17.15a ~ 17.16d 17.14 ~ 17.16
247.39 Stockport 17L32a ~ 17L42d 17.30 ~ 17.40
249.76 Cheadle Hulme 17/45½ 17/43
253.51 Wilmslow 17/48 17/46
255.14 Alderley Edge 17/49 17/48
267.78 Sandbach 17/57½ 17/57
272.40 Crewe 18/08 18/07
291.55 Norton Bridge 18/28 18/28
296.86 Stafford 18/34 18/34
312.18 Wolverhampton 18/49 18/49
317.75 Dudley Port 18/56 18/55
325.11 Birmingham New Steet 19.08a ~ 19.12d 19.06 ~ 19.07
344.04 Coventry 19L29a ~ 19L39d 19.23 ~ 19.42½
353.69 Leamington Spa 19.54a ~ 19.56d 19.59 ~ 20.01
373.58 Banbury 20.20a ~ 20.23d 20.28 ~ 20.32
387.65 Bicester 20/55 21/04
406.35 Princes Risborough 21.14a ~ 21.16d 21.25 ~ 21.27
414.49 High Wycombe 21.27a ~ 21.29d 21.39 ~ 21.43
429.00 West Ruislip 21.44½a ~ 21.45d 22.00 ~ 22.01½
438.66 Marylebone 22.08a 22.28


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