Six Bells Junction

Route :
1Z92 : Watford Junction to Lincoln Central
1Z93 : Lincoln Central to Watford Junction

Loco(s)	Route
92019 (1)	Watford Junction - Milton Keynes - Rugby - Coventry - Birmingham International - Stechford - Aston - Perry Barr North Jn - Bescot Down & Up Goods Loop
66052	Bescot Down & Up Goods Loop - Walsall - Ryecroft Jn - Park Lane Jn - Water Orton - Kingsbury Jn - Tamworth - Burton-on-Trent - Derby Up Goods West - Derby Down Goods - Chaddesden Yard (End of Line)
60055 (2)	Chaddesden Yard - Derby Up Goods - Long Eaton - Trent East Jn - Toton Centre - Trowell Jn - Langley Mill - Pye Bridge Jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Sheffield - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Woodburn Jn - Broughton Lane Jn - (3) Tinsley South Jn
66052 (4)	Tinsley South Jn - Shepcote Lane East Jn - Tinsley Yard
66702	Tinsley Yard - Rotherham Central - Aldwarke Jn - Thrybergh Jn - Mexborough - Hexthorpe Jn - Bridge Jn - Decoy North Jn - Decoy South Jn - Bessacarr Jn - Gainsborough Lea Road - Lincoln Central
66952	Lincoln Central - Gainsborough Lea Road - Worksop - Shirebrook - Kirkby-in-Ashfield - Pye Bridge Jn - Langley Mill - Trowell Jn - Radford Jn - Lenton North Jn - Lenton South Jn - Attenborough Jn - Meadow Lane Jn - Toton Centre
66157	Toton Centre - Trent East Jn - Sheet Stores Jn - Stenson Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Wichnor Jn - Lichfield Trent Valley - Four Oaks - Aston - Stechford - Birmingham International
92038 (5)	Birmingham International - (reverse of outward route) - Watford Junction

Notes :
(1) Plus 66052 dead-in-tow.
(2) 66052 on rear.
(3) Originally advertised to cover the Broughton Lane Jn to Shepcote Lane East Jn curve but this was taken out of use prior to the tour running, necessitating a reversal at Tinsley South Jn.
(4) 60055 on rear.
(5) Plus 66157 dead-in-tow.

Sources : Alan Sheppard (joined/left the train at Coventry) & LASERman

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard & LASERman)

M.C	Location	Booked	Actual	Booked	Actual	M.C
0.00	Watford Junction	05.05d	05.05 [P6] [FL]	23.14a	22.57 [P9]	89.46
8.06	Bourne End Jn	05/14	05/13½ [SL]	23/04	?	81.40
14.16	Tring	05/23	05/20½	2234 ~ 2257	22/34 [P5]	75.30
20.59	Ledburn Jn	05/31	?	22/23	?	68.67
29.09	Bletchley	05/40	05/33½	22/12	22/12	60.37
32.28	Milton Keynes Central	05.45a ~ 05.50d	05.38 ~ 05.50	22.04a ~ 22.09d	22.06 ~ 22.09	57.18
39.10	Hanslope Jn	05/56	05/57	21/53	21/51½ [SL]	50.36
48.31	Northampton	06/06	06/07 [P2]	21/39	21/36 [TL]	41.15
58.00	Long Buckby	06/16	06/17	21/30	21/25½	31.46
66.18	Hillmorton Jn	06/31	?	21/20	?	23.28
67.31	Rugby	06.34a ~ 06.37d	06.31½ ~ 06.37 [P1]	21.15a ~ 21.17d	21.14 ~ 21.16 [P2]	22.15
68.09	Trent Valley Jn	06/40	?	21/14	?	21.37
78.70	Coventry	06.50a ~ 06.53d	06.51 ~ 06.52 [P3]	21.01a ~ 21.04d	20.58 ~ 21.00 [P2]	10.56
89.46	Birmingham International	07.05a ~ 07.08d	07.07a ~ 07.09d [P2]	20L27a ~ 20L47d	20.30 ~ 20.42 [P5]	0.00 54.14
93.79	Stechford	07/14	07/16	20/21	20.17a ~ 20.20d	49.61
96.72	Aston	07/24	07/23	20/13	20.08a ~ 20.10d	46.68

M.C	Location	Booked	Actual
99.14	Perry Barr North Jn	07/29	07/28
?	Newton Jn	07/34	07/36
103.24 0.00	Bescot Down / Up Goods	07L38 ~ 07L58	07.40 ~ 07.53
?	Bescot Jn	08/01	07/54½
1.14	Pleck Jn	08/03	07/58
2.01	Walsall	08/05	08/02
2.51	Ryecroft Jn	08/06	08/03
14.20	Park Lane Jn	08/28	08/23
?	Water Orton West Jn	08/33	08/25
15.50	Water Orton	08/34	08/26
19.45	Kingsbury Jn	08/39	08/29
25.26	Tamworth High Level	08/46	08/35
32.54	Wichnor Jn	08/55	08/41
38.17	Burton-on-Trent	09.02a ~ 09.03d	08.47 ~ 09.03
?	North Stafford Jn	09/09	09/09
44.34	Stenson Jn	09/10	09/09½
54.26	Derby L&NW Jn	09/14	09.15a ~ 09.15½d
55.21	Derby	09/17	09/20 [Down Goods]
55.35	Derby Station North Jn	09/19	09.21a ~ 09.25d
55.75 0.00	Chaddesden Yard (New Ballast Stockpile)	09L23 ~ 09L51	09.35 ~ 09.52
0.40	Derby Station North Jn	09/55	10/00
0.54	Derby	09/56	10/01 [Up Goods]
3.24	Spondon	10/01	10/08
9.33	Sheet Stores Jn	10/07	10/15
9.76	Trent	10/09	10/18
?	Toton Jn	10/11	10.21a ~ 10.23d
11.71	Toton Centre	10/12	10/24
15.16	Trowell Jn	10/17	10/29
19.76	Langley Mill	10/23	10/33
23.76	Pye Bridge Jn	10/30	10/37
26.14	Alfreton	10/32	10/39
32.17	Clay Cross South Jn	10/40	10/45
36.27	Chesterfield	10/44	10/50
44.57	Dore Station Jn	10/53	10/59
48.47	Sheffield	11/00	11/05 [P2]
49.04	Nunnery Main Line Jn	11/04	11/07
50.01	Woodburn Jn	11/07	11/11
51.39	Broughton Lane Jn	11/11	11/14
52.23 0.00	Tinsley South Jn	11.14a ~ 11.17d	11.17 ~ 11.23
0.43	Shepcote Lane Jn	11/19	11/27
1.62 0.00	Tinsley Yard	11L23 ~ 11L43	11.36 ~ 12.09
1.19	Shepcote Lane Jn	11/46	12/17
1.62	Tinsley South Jn	11/50	12/20
4.20	Rotherham Central	11/54	12.24a ~ 12.27d
6.57	Aldwarke Jn	11/57	12.35a ~ 12.42d
7.33	Thrybergh Jn	11/58	12/45
9.64	Mexborough	12/04	12/50
14.69	Hexthorpe Jn	12/09	12/57
16.47	Bridge Jn	12/15	13/01
17.72	Doncaster Decoy North Jn	12/20	13/04
?	Doncaster Decoy South Jn	12/23	13/06
19.46	Bessacarr Jn	12/27	13/07
36.49	Gainsborough Trent Jn	12/48	13/27
37.29	Gainsborough Lea Road	12/50	13/29
52.09	West Holmes Jn	13/10	13/51
52.77 0.00	Lincoln Central	13L13a ~ 15L52d	[P5] 13.55 ~ 16.01 [P6]
0.68	West Holmes Jn	15/55	16/04
15.48	Gainsborough Lea Road	16/19	16/25
16.28	Gainsborough Trent Jn	16/22	16/27
21.08	Clarborough Jn	16/35	16/33
25.08	Retford Low Level	16/44	16/37
32.62	Worksop	16/54	16/49
?	Shireoaks East Jn	16/56	16/52
34.17	Woodend Jn	16/58	16/54
42.26	Shirebrook East Jn	17/08	17/10
45.71	Mansfield Woodhouse	17/18	17/19
?	Kirkby-in-Ashfield	17/28	17/28
49.57	Kirkby Lane End Jn	17/29	17/28½
?	Pinxton	17/37	17/37
53.12	Sleights East Signal Box	17/38	17/38½
54.21	Pye Bridge Jn	17/41	17/42
58.21	Langley Mill	17/45	17/46
63.01	Trowell Jn	17/50	17.52a ~ 17.56d
?	Radford Jn	17/58	18/05
69.01	Lenton North Jn	18/02	18/08
69.28	Lenton South Jn	18/06	18/09
73.53	Attenborough Jn	18/14	18/17
74.35	Meadow Lane Jn	18/16	18/19
?	Toton Jn	18/18	18/22
75.54 0.00	Toton Centre	18L21 ~ 18L46	18.26 ~ 18.47
?	Toton Jn	18/49	18/50
1.75	Trent	18/51	18/53
2.38	Sheet Stores Jn	18/53	18/55
14.72	Stenson Jn	19/18	19/17
?	North Stafford Jn	19/19	19/18
21.09	Burton-on-Trent	19.25a ~ 19.27d	19.24 ~ 19.26
26.52	Wichnor Jn	19/33	19/34
27.66	Alrewas Signal Box	19/36	19/37
31.74	Lichfield Trent Valley High Level	19/41	19/42
33.16	Lichfield City	19/44	19/45
38.48	Blake Street	19/56	19/52
40.42	Four Oaks	19/59	19/54

Rob Fraser offers the following assessment of the distances travelled at various points in the day;

Mileages based on GPS readings taken between Burton on Trent and Mexborough (which reflect actual reversal points). For other sections between Bescot and Lincoln mileages are derived from Quail :

66052 49m 66ch Bescot UDGL - Chaddesden Sdgs
60065 52m 62ch Chaddesden Sdgs - Tinsley South Jn
66052 01m 48ch Tinsley South Jn - Tinsley Yard East Dep Line
66702 52m 46ch Tinsley Yard East Dep Line - Lincoln Central

Have assumed other mileages are correct in the itinerary (note that the itinerary shows a spurious extra six+ miles between Burton & Derby on the outward).

Actual reversal points were as follows - based on position of Coach A (5376):
127m 45ch Chaddesden Sdgs (Northerly most Siding, approx 6yds from Buffer stops – “New Ballast Stockpile”)
002m 34ch Tinsley South Jn (In rear of W205 Signal at Bridge WME/12)
160m 27ch Tinsley Yard East Departure Line (In rear of 413 GP Signal)

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Locos Used	60055, 66052, 66157, 66702, 66952, 92019 & 92038
Stock Used	5376+5365+4902+5040+5009+1842+3098+3140+3148+21272+6310