19th September 1964

South Bedfordshire Locomotive Club
The Cobbler

Locos Used at least 44414

Route : 1T05 throughout

Loco Route
????? 13.30d Luton Bute Street - Dunstable - Leighton Buzzard - Wolverton
????? Wolverton - Newport Pagnell
????? Newport Pagnell - Wolverton - Blisworth - Northampton Bridge Street - Castle Ashby - Wellingborough London Road - Wellingborough Midland Road
44414 Wellingborough Midland Road - Higham Ferrers
44414 Higham Ferrers - Wellingborough Midland Road
????? Wellingborough Midland Road - Bedford - Luton Midland Road

Notes :
(1) Kester Eddy recalls one 4F (44414 from the photograph below) was used from Wellingborough to Higham Ferrers & back, with a different 4F being used on the other legs. Kester Eddy questioned the running date, suspecting it may have been a week later however Jon March confirms he has seen another source also confirming the 19th September as the running date of this tour. Other photographic evidence suggests 44414 also worked other legs (been seen at Stanbridgeford between Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard.

Sources : Jon Marsh, Gary Thornton, Kester Eddy & Andrew Fairholm

Photo Review


44414 enters what was thought to be Higham Ferrers (photo: Jon Marsh),
however Peter Fleming says it cannot be as this is an LNWR signal-box
not Midland and also that Higham Ferrers had only one platform and no
footbridge. Peter suggests it might be Wellingborough London Road (or
Northampton Bridge Street but the Webmaster believes not as the signal
box there was on the other side of the road to the platforms)?


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


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