27th May 1961

Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway Preservation Society
(No Tour Name)

Loco(s) Used at least 43151
Stock Used 9 coaches (8x BR mark 1 + 1x Gresley)

Route :

Loco Route
?43151?

Peterborough North - Peterborough East - Whittlesea - March West Jn - Whitemoor Jn - Murrow West - Murrow West Jn
?43151?

Murrow West Jn - Murrow East - Wisbech St Mary - Wisbech North
43151

Wisbech North - Murrow East - Murrow West Jn
43151 (2) Murrow West Jn - Murrow West
43151

Murrow West - Cowbit - Spalding
43151

Spalding - Holbeach - Sutton Bridge
43151

Sutton Bridge - Holbeach - Spalding
43151

Spalding - Cuckoo Jn - Twenty - Bourne
43151

Bourne - Twenty - Cuckoo Jn - Spalding
43151

Spalding - Littleworth - Werrington Jn - Peterborough North - Peterborough East

Notes :
(1) Although it had been suggested that the train visited Melton Constable, David Rees (joint organiser of the tour and General Secretary/founder of the M&GN Society) confirms the above routing to be correct. He also confirmed the location of the photo below to be Sutton Bridge. This was the M&GNJRS's third railtour.
(2) It seems likely this was a loco-propelling move?

Sources : Trevor Machell, John Clifford, Nige Paine, David Pearson & David Rees

Photo Review


43151 is seen here at Sutton Bridge station (photo: Nige Paine Collection)


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked Only)
(from David Rees)

Miles Location Booked
0 Peterborough North 10.30d
¾ Peterborough East 10/35
15 March West Jn 10/58
16 Whitemoor Jn 11/01
21 Murrow West 11/22
22 Murrow East 11p27a ~ 11p40d
27¾ Wisbech North 11p50a ~ 12p00d
33½ Murrow East 12.10 ~ 12.20
34½ Murrow West 12.25 ~ 12.35
47½ Spalding 12p57a ~ 13p17d
63 Sutton Bridge 14p02a ~ 14p20d
70¼ Holbeach 14p40a ~ 14p47d
78½ Spalding 15p17a ~ 15p32d
88¼ Bourne 16p37a ~ 16p47d
98 Spalding 17p52a ~ 18p07d
114¼ Peterborough North 18.37a ~ 18.40d
115 Peterborough East 18.45a


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