16th May 1953

Stephenson Locomotive Society
Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire Closed Lines

Loco Used 69313 & 46443

Route : Headcode 962 throughout

Loco(s) Route
46443 Derby (Midland) - Pye Bridge - Mansfield Town - Blidworth (?Colliery?) Jn - Southwell - Newark (North) - Newark (Ex. Sidings)
46443 (2) Newark (Ex. Sidings) - Newark North Gate
46443 Newark North Gate (Up Bay) - Cotham - Bottesford North Jn - Bottesford South Jn - Redmile - Stathern Jn - Harby & Stathern - Scalford - Wycombe Jn - Waltham Jn - Waltham-on-the-Wold
46443 Waltham-on-the-Wold - Waltham Jn - Wycombe Jn - Holwell Wharf - Asfordby Colliery - Holwell Sidings - Old Dalby - Edwalton - Nottingham Midland - Beeston - Trent - Long Eaton - Spondon Jn - Chaddesden Sidings - Chaddesden South Jn - Derby (Midland)

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required (above routing is extrapolated from booked timings).
(2) Contemporary publications carry a photograph of 69313 on the train at Newark (GN). Did this haul the train on the Newark (Ex. Sidings) to Newark North Gate leg (with 46443 on rear?


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.

Sources : Howard Harrison, Andrew Fairholm & Ian Clark (SLS)

Timings (Booked Only)
(from
Howard Harrison)

Location Booked
Derby (Midland) 13.57d
Pye Bridge 14.28a ~ 14.30d
Mansfield Town 15.05a ~ 15.10d
Blidworth Jn 15/26
Southwell 15.41a ~ 15.42d
Newark (North) 15.55a ~ 15.57d
Newark (Ex. Sidings) 16.00a ~ 16.02d
Newark Jn Curve 16/05
Newark (E.R.) 16.13a ~ 16.28d
Harby & Stathern 16.55a ~ 17.00d
Scalfold 17.11a ~ 17.13d
Wycombe Jn 17.19a ~ 17.22d
Waltham-on-the-Wold 17.35a ~ 17.45d
Wycombe Jn 17.56a ~ 17.59d
Holwell Sidings 18.22a ~ 18.24d
Nottingham (Midland) 18.52a ~ 18.57d
via Chaddesden South Jn
Derby (Midland) 19.27a


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