14th October 1962

L.C.G.B.
The Midland Limited

Locos Used 43658, 45392, 45543 'Home Guard', 61438 & 64354

Route :

Loco Route
61438 London Marylebone - Harrow on the Hill - Amersham - Aylesbury - Woodford Halse - Rugby Central - Leicester Central - Loughborough Central - Nottingham Victoria
64354 Nottingham Victoria - Bagthorpe Jn - Basford North - Ilkeston North - Derby Friargate - Eggington Jn - Burton on Trent
43658 Burton on Trent - Stenson Jn - Chellaston Jn - Castle Donnington - Trent - Spondon Jn - Derby Jn - Derby Midland
45543 Derby Midland - London Road Jn - Spondon Jn - Sheet Stores Jn - Loughborough - Leicester London Road - Market Harborough - Kelmarsh - Northampton Castle - Northampton Bridge Street
45392 Northampton Bridge Street - Olney - Bedford Midland - Luton Midland Road - St Albans City - Kentish Town - London St Pancras

Notes :
(1) Terry Jackson comments : It had been intended that the 45543 (the only remaining un-rebuilt Patriot) would work through to St Pancras but it was apparently banned from the Northampton to Bedford line. 45392 was therefore used for the final leg from Northampton to St Pancras.
(2) Originally uploaded as having traversed the Bedford Midland avoiding line however Malcolm Peakman challenged this as the train was booked to stop at the station and indeed, did, as he got off there.

Source : John Clifford (on the train throughout)

Photo Review


64354 caught at an unknown location on this tour - can you confirm where?
(photo: Keith Partlow)


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Terry Jackson & John Clifford)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Marylebone 09.30d 09.30
5.13 Neasden South Jn 09/39 09/41
9.11 Harrow on the Hill 09.44a ~ 09.45d 09.47 ~ 09.48
16.00 Watford South Jn 09/55 10/00
17.08 Rickmansworth 09/57 10/02
21.40 Chalfont & Latimer 10/07 10/11
23.44 Amersham 10/11 10/16
28.58 Great Missenden 10/16 10/23
37.66 Aylesbury 10/26 10/37
43.78 Quainton Road 10/33 10/45
46.62 Grendon Underwood Jn 10/36 10/49
67.20 Culworth Jn 10/57 11/14
69.01 Woodford Halse 10/59 11/16
83.13 Rugby Central 11/17 11/34
89.76 Lutterworth 11/25 11/42
103.03 Leicester Central 11w38a ~ 11w40d 11.57 ~ 11.59
112.74 Loughborough Central 11p55a ~ 12p05d 12.12 ~ 12.20
126.38 Nottingham Victoria 12.29a ~ 12.35d 12.49 ~ 12.58
128.49 Bagthorpe Jn 12/41 13/05
129.33 Basford North 12/43 13/07
133.23 Awsworth Jn 12/50 13/16
135.31 Ilkeston North 12/54 13/19
144.20 Derby Friargate 13/09 13/32
151.76 Egginton Jn 13p23a ~ 13p33d 13.51 ~ 14.02
153.20 Dove Jn 13/36 14/06
155.60 North Stafford Jn 13/49 14/12
156.47 Burton-upon-Trent 13.51a ~ 14.01d 14.14 ~ 14.20
162.62 Stenson Jn 14/13 14/06
167.03 Chellaston Jn 14/22 14/12
171.46 Castle Donnington 14p32a ~ 14p42d 14.47 ~ 14.57
175.14 Sheet Stores Jn 14/50 15/04
175.52 Trent 14/53 15/06
176.58 Sawley Jn 14/58 15/10
182.59 Spondon Jn 15/06 15/20
183.40 Chaddesden South Jn 15/09 15/22
184.60 Derby Jn 15/12 15/30
185.00 Derby Midland 15.14a ~ 16.55d 15.31 ~ 16.55
185.13 London Road Jn 16/56 16/57
187.08 Spondon Jn 17/00 17/01
193.57 Sheet Stores Jn 17/08 17/07
201.71 Loughborough 17/18 17/15
209.54 Syston 17/28 17/22
214.31 Leicester London Road 17.38a ~ 17.43d 17.29 ~ 17.34
217.45 Wigston North Jn 17/50 17/40
223.57 Kibworth North 17/59 17/47
230.42 Market Harborough 18/09 17/56
235.16 Kelmarsh 18/17 18/04
248.26 Northampton Castle 18/36 18.25a ~ 18.31d
249.65 Hardingstone Jn 18/44 18/44
260.49 Olney 19/00 18/58
265.06 Turvey 19/06 19/08
269.36 Oakley Jn 19/15 19/19
271.18 Bedford Midland Road 19.19a ~ 19.21d 19.23 ~ 19.26
280.65 Flitwick 19/36 19/40
288.23 Leagrave 19/46 19/50
290.63 Luton Midland Road 19/50 19/52
301.12 St Albans 20/00 20/03
214.05 Hendon 20/16 20/16
217.39 Finchley Road 20/19 20/20
321.03 St Pancras 20.24a 20.28


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