12th March 1983

British Rail
(Day Excursion)

Loco Used 47197
Stock Used 25286+25432+25416+25361+35069+16235+3961+3950+4977

Route : 1Z09 throughout

Loco Route
47197 Leicester - (via MML) - Trent South Jn - Trent East Jn - Beeston - Nottingham
47197 Nottingham - ??? - Trowell Jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Tapton Jn - Dore Station Jn - Sheffield - Rotherham Masborough - Aldwarke Jn - Swinton - Moorthorpe - Pontefract Baghill - Milford Jn - Church Fenton - Colton Jn - York - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley
47197 Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Sheffield
47197 Sheffield - Darnall - Beighton Jn - Tapton Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Nottingham
47197 Nottingham - (reverse of outward route) - Leicester

Notes :
(1) Howard Parker comments: A DMU connecting service ran from Burton on Trent calling at Derby and Long Eaton to Nottingham. Berwick was advertised as an alternative destination. Locos on the Edinburgh to Glasgow Queen St push-pull services were 47702, 47706, 47710 and 47712. The delay at Newcastle on the return was awaiting the guard who was travelling on a late running Liverpool to Newcastle service train.


Howard Parker's ticket for the tour.

Source : Howard Parker (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Howard Parker)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Leicester 06.30d 06.30   00.40a 00.49
Loughborough ??.??a ~ ??.??d 06.43 ~ 06.47   ??.??a ~ ??.??d 00.32 ~ 00.33
Nottingham ??.??a ~ ??.??d 07.03 ~ 07.16   ??.??a ~ ??.??d 00.02 ~ 00.16
Alfreton & Mansfield Parkway ??.??a ~ ??.??d 07.47 ~ 07.48   ??.??a ~ ??.??d ?
Sheffield ??c?? ~ ??c?? 08.19 ~ 08.20   ??c?? ~ ??c?? 22.35 ~ 22.53
Pontefract Baghill ? ?   ? ?
York ??c?? ~ ??c?? 09.32 ~ 09.40   ??c?? ~ ??c?? 21.32 ~ 21.35
Darlington ? 10/25   ? ?
Durham ? ?   ? ?
Newcastle ??c?? ~ ??c?? 10.56 ~ 10.58   ??c?? ~ ??c?? 20.09 ~ 20.25
Morpeth ? 11/15   ? 19/52
Alnmouth ? 11/30   ? ?
Berwick-upon-Tweed ??.??a ~ ??.??d 11.58 ~ 12.00   ??.??a ~ ??.??d 19.01 ~ 19.05
Edinburgh Waverley 12.45a 12.48   18.05d 18.05


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