1st May 1982

The Railway Enthusiasts Society Limited
The Anglian Whistler

Locos Used 40012 & 40081 and steam 70000 & 73050

Route : 1Z95 throughout

Loco(s) Route
40081 + 40012 Manchester Victoria - Miles Platting - Stalybridge - Diggle - Huddersfield - Mirfield - Dewsbury - Leeds
40012 + 40081 Leeds - Wakefield Westgate - Hare Park Jn - South Kirkby Jn - Adwick Jn - Doncaster - Bessacarr Jn - Gainsborough Lea Road - Pyewipe Jn - Greetwell Jn - Sleaford South Jn - Spalding - Cowbit - March (1) - Whittlesea - Peterborough
40081 + 40012 Peterborough - Orton Mere
70000 Orton Mere - Wansford
73050 Wansford - Orton Mere
40012 + 40081 Orton Mere - Peterborough - (via ECML) - Doncaster - (reverse of outward route) - Leeds
40081 + 40012 Leeds - (reverse of outward route) - Manchester Victoria

Notes :
(1) Stop at March was for a guided visit to March Depot with the locos and stock berthing in the Down Goods No.1 adjacent to the Down Yard.
(2) Melvin Teale had headcode recorded as 1L01?


40012 & 40081 wait to leave Leeds for Peterborough (photo: Guy Vincent)

Sources : Melvin Teale, Phil Durrell, Pete Rogers, Andy Pullar, Solomon Riley & Dale W Fickés

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Melvin Teale & Roy Webster)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Manchester Victoria 07.54d 07.55   21.39a 21.39 352.10
1.21 Miles Platting 07/59 ?   21/35 21/34 350.69
5.43 Ashton Moss North Jn 08/06 ?   21/27 ? 346.47
7.41 Stalybridge 08.10a ~ 08.11d 08.11 ~ 08.13   21.22a ~ 21.23d 21.24 ~ 21.26 344.49
12.38 Greenfield 08/20 ?   21/15 21/09 339.52
14.52 Diggle 08/23 ?   21/13 21/06 337.38
18.48 Marsden 08/28 08/28   21/08 21/00 333.42
25.54 Huddersfield 08.39a ~ 08.40d 08.37 ~ 08.40   20.55a ~ 20.57d 20.49 ~ 20.51 326.36
29.61 Heaton Lodge Jn 08/45 ?   20/48 ? 322.31
30.49 Mirfield 08.46a ~ 08.47d 08.47 ~ 08.48   20.45a ~ 20.46d 20.42 ~ 20.43 321.43
32.31 Thornhill Jn 08/50 ?   20/42 ? 319.61
33.73 Dewsbury 08.53a ~ 08.54d 08.53 ~ 08.54   20.38a ~ 20.39d 20.36 ~ 20.37 318.19
38.56 Morley 09/00 09/02   20/32 20/30 313.36
43.25 Leeds 09.10a ~ 09.24d 09.10 ~ 09.27   20.07a ~ 20.22d 20.04 ~ 20.23 308.67
54.24 Wakefield Westgate 09.42a ~ 09.44d 09.44 ~ 09.45   19.45a ~ 19.47d 19.42 ~ ??.?? 298.68
58.18 Hare Park Jn 09/50 09/51   19/38 19/36 294.74
64.11 South Kirkby Jn 09/56 09/55   19/28 19/31 289.01
69.34 Adwick Jn 10/01 10/00   19/28 19/25 283.58
72.38 Bentley Crossing 10/07 10/05   19/24 ? 280.54
74.04 Doncaster 10.10a ~ 10.12d 10.06 ~ 10.12   19.20a ~ 19.22d 19.13 ~ 19.18 279.08

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
77.34 Bessacarr Jn 10/18 10/17
95.17 Gainsborough Lea Rd 10/41 10/40
103.22 Sykes Jn 10/51 10/49
109.18 Pyewipe Jn 11/00 10/57
112.01 Greetwell Jn 11/06 11/07
131.13 Sleaford South Jn 11/33 11/34
149.01 Spalding 11p56a ~ 12p06d 11.57 ~ 12.06
152.37 Cowbit 12/12 12/12
167.49 Grassmoor Jn 12/27 12/26
168.52 March 12.30a ~ 14.10d 12.33 ~ 14.11
183.46 Peterborough 14.30 ~ 14.30 14.30 ~ 14.49
186.53 Orton Mere 15L00 ~ 15L10 15.05 ~ 15.14
191.53 Wansford 15.30a ~ 17.15d 15.28 ~ 17.15
196.53 Orton Mere 17L35 ~ 17L45 17.28 ~ 17.45
199.40 Peterborough 18.05 ~ 18.07 18.05 ~ 18.07
207.75 Tallington 18/15 ?
223.19 Stoke 18/32 ?
228.49 Grantham 18/37 18/28
243.19 Newark 18/47 18/39
261.60 Retford 19/01 18/56

Timings continue in first table.

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