3rd July 1965

Locomotive Club of Great Britain (Bedford Branch)
Northamptonshire Branches

Loco Used 78028
Stock Used Brake vans

Route : 8T05 throughout

Loco Route
78028 Wellingborough - Higham Ferrers
78028 Higham Ferrers - Wellingborough
78028 Wellingborough - Wellingborough Midland Jn
78028 Wellingborough Midland Jn - Irthlingborough
78028 Irthlingborough - Wellingborough Midland Jn - Northampton Bridge Street Jn
78028 Northampton Bridge Street Jn - Wellingborough - Kettering - Kettering North Jn
78028 Kettering North Jn - MP 1½
78028 MP 1½ - MP ¾
78028 MP ¾ - MP 2
78028 MP 2 - Kettering Station Sidings
78028 Kettering Station Sidings - (1) - Loddington
78028 Loddington - Kettering North Jn
78028 Kettering North Jn - Kettering - Twywell
78028 Twywell - Kettering

Notes :
(1) The locomotive stalled when it first attempted to get to Loddington and returned to the Kettering area. A second attempt was successful and Loddington was reached without further problems.

Sources : Terry Jackson & Tony Saville

Photo Review


78028 at Irthlingborough (photo: John Evans courtesy of Nick Catford)


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Terry Jackson)

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Wellingborough Midland Road 11.40d GL
1.32 Irchester Jn 11/46
4.55 Higham Ferrers 11.58a ~ 12.18d
7.78 Irchester Jn 12/29
9.24 Wellingborough Midland Road 12.35a ~ 12.55d
? Wellingborough Jn 12/57
10.21 Wellingborough Midland Jn 13/04
10.33 Wellingborough London Road 13.08a ~ 13.18d
14.67 Irthlingborough 13.33a ~ 13.50d
19.21 Wellingborough London Road 14/07
29.56 Hardingstone Jn 14/23
31.23 Northampton Castle 14.30a ~ 14.48d
32.70 Hardingstone Jn 14/54
43.25 Wellingborough London Road 15/13
43.37 Wellingborough Midland Jn 15/16
? Wellingborough Jn 15.22a ~ 15.31d
44.34 Wellingborough Midland Road 15/34
51.46 Kettering North 15.33a
53.00 Cransley ?
55.47 Loddington ?
59.48 Kettering North 17.08a ~ 17.26d
61.53 Kettering Jn 17/30
63.58 Butlin's Sidings 17/37
66.28 Twywell 17.48a ~ 18.05d
68.20 Cranford 18.12a ~ 18.27d
68.78 Butlin's Sidings 18/27
71.03 Kettering 18/35
72.73 Kettering 18.40a SL


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