Timings (Booked Only)
(from Keith Hayward)
31st January 1981
Lea Valley Railway Club
The Sonnet Special
| Locos Used | 45138 & 47501 |
| Stock Used | Booked for load 10 |
Route : 1L10 throughout
| Loco | Route |
| 47501 | London St Pancras - (via MML) - Wigston South Jn - Glen Parva Jn - Hinckley - Midland Jn - Abbey Jn - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - Bordesley Jn - Tyseley - Dorridge - Hatton North Jn - Bearley - Stratford-upon-Avon |
| 47501 | Stratford-upon-Avon - Henley-in-Arden - Tyseley - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Soho East Jn - Perry Barr North Jn - Bescot - Pleck Jn - Walsall - Ryecroft Jn - Park Lane Jn - Water Orton - Kingsbury Jn - Tamworth HL - Wichnor Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Stenson Jn - Sheet Stores Jn - Trent Jn - Loughborough |
| 45138 | Loughborough - (via MML) - London St Pancras |
Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required (above is from booked timings). Keith Hayward
comments: This was a 'real ale ramble' type of tour, which LVRC ran several of
around that time.
Source : Keith Hayward (joined/left the train at
Luton)
Timings (Booked Only)
(from Keith Hayward)
| Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
| St Pancras | 08.16d [FL] | 22.32a |
| Finchley Road | 08/23 | 22/24½ |
| Hendon | 08/26½ | 22/18½ |
| St Albans City | 08.38a ~ 08.39d | 22.03a ~ 22.04d |
| Luton | 08.51½a ~ 08.53½d | 21.50a ~ 21.52d |
| Kempston Road Jn | 09/14 [SL] | 21/30½ [FL] |
| Bedford Midland | 09.16½a ~ 09.18½d | 21.27a ~ 21.28½d |
| Bedford North | 09/19 [FL] | 21/25 [SL] |
| Sharnbrook | 09/24½ | 21/18 |
| Wellingborough | 09/32 | 21/08 |
| Kettering Jn | ? | 21/01 [FL] |
| Kettering | 09.44a ~ 09.46d | 20.57a ~ 20.59d |
| Glendon North | ? | 20/47½ |
| Desborough North | 09/54½ | 20/47½ |
| Market Harborough | 09/59 | 20/42 |
| Kibworth | 10/08½ | 20/38 |
| Location | Booked |
| Wigston South Jn | 10/16½ |
| Glen Parva Jn | 10/18½ |
| Midland Jn | 10/33 |
| Abbey Jn | 10/36 |
| Whitacre Jn | 10/48½ |
| Water Orton | 10/52½ |
| Landor Street Jn | 11/05½ |
| St Andrews Jn | 11/07½ |
| Bordesley Jn | 11/09 |
| Tyseley | 11/13 |
| Dorridge | 11/24 |
| Hatton North Jn | 11/28 |
| Hatton West Jn | 11/29 |
| Bearley Jn | 11/36 |
| Stratford-upon-Avon | 11.41a ~ 15.03d |
| Bearley Jn | 15/09 |
| Henley-in-Arden | 15/13 |
| Tyseley | 15/33 [SL] |
| Small Heath South | 15/35 |
| Bordesley Jn | 15/38 |
| St Andrews Jn | 15/42 |
| Proof House Jn | 15/46 |
| Birmingham New Street | 15c48½ ~ 15c50½ |
| Soho South Jn | 15/56 |
| Soho East Jn | 15/57 |
| Perry Barr West Jn | 16/01 |
| Perry Barr North Jn | 16/02½ |
| Bescot | 16/08 |
| Pleck Jn | 16/10 |
| Walsall | 16/13 |
| Ryecroft Jn | 16/16 |
| Park Lane Jn | 16/34 |
| Water Orton West Jn | 16/37 |
| Water Orton | 16/39 |
| Kingsbury Jn | 16/42 |
| Tamworth HL | 16/46 |
| Wichnor Jn | 16/51 |
| Burton-on-Trent | 16/55 |
| Stenson Jn | 17/04 |
| Sheet Stores Jn | 17/28½ |
| Trent Jn | 17/29 |
| Loughborough | 17.38a ~ 20.10d |
| Syston South Jn | 20/21 |
| Leicester | 20c24 ~ 20c25 |
| Wigston North Jn | 20/32 |
Timings continue in first table.
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