3rd September 1966

L.C.G.B.
Great Central Railtour

Locos Used E26021, 35030, 61131 & 61173
Stock Used booked for load 10, formed of BR standard coaches thus; BSK, 3x SO, RB, 4x SO, BSK

Route :

Loco(s) Route
35030 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Barnes - New Kew Jn - Acton Wells Jn - Neasden Jn - Harrow-on-the-Hill - Rickmansworth - Amersham - Aylesbury - Woodford Halse - Rugby Central - Lutterworth - Leicester Central - Loughborough Central - Nottingham Victoria
61173 + 61131 Nottingham Victoria - Kirkby South Jn - Heath - Staveley Central - Woodhouse East Jn - Darnall - Attercliffe Jn - Shepcote Lane Jn - Rotherham Central - Mexborough No.3 - Wath Central - Elsecar Jn
E26021 Elsecar Jn - Aldam Jn - Wombewell Main Jn - West Silkstone Jn - Barnsley Jn - Penistone
E26021 Penistone - Sheffield Victoria
61173 + 61131 Sheffield Victoria - Woodhouse East Jn - Killamarsh Jn - Clowne South - Langwith Jn - Clipstone West Jn - Mansfield Central - Kirkby South Jn - Annesley North Jn - Bestwood Jn - Bagthorpe Jn - Nottingham Victoria
35030 Nottingham Victoria - (reverse of outward route) - Grendon Underwood Jn - Ashendon Jn - Princes Risborough - High Wycombe - West Ruislip - Neasden South Jn - London Marylebone

Sources : Terry Jackson (from contemporary sources) & The Bluebell Railway Museum

Photo Review


From Andrew Fairholm's ticket collection.


61173 & 61131 at Nottingham Victoria (photo: Alan Sainty Collection)


E26021 at Penistone (photo: Alan Sainty Collection)


35030 at Nottingham Victoria (photo: Graham T V Stacey - courtesy of www.30937.co.uk)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from The Bluebell Railway Museum)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Waterloo 09.00d [WTL]] 09.00
2.50 Queens Road ? [WTL] 09/05
3.71 Clapham Junction 09/08 09/08
7.04 Barnes 09/15 09/13½
9.42 New Kew Jn 09/22 09/20
10.01 Kew East Jn 09*25 ~ 09*32 09/21
10.57 South Acton Jn 09/35 09/23
12.46 Acton Wells Jn 09/40 09/26½
14.42 Neasden Jn 09/46 09/30½
14.71 Neasden South Jn 09*48 ~ 09*58 09.32 ~ 09.56½
18.69 Harrow-on-the-Hill 10.04a ~ 10.06d 10.03 ~ 10.06½
25.58 Watford South Jn 10/14 10/16
26.66 Rickmansworth 10/16 10/18
31.18 Chalfont 10/24 10/27
33.22 Amersham 10/27 10/31
38.36 Great Missenden 10/32 10/37
47.44 Aylesbury 10w42a ~ 10w47d 10.49 ~ 10.56
56.40 Grendon Underwood Jn 10/57 11/08
76.78 Culworth Jn 11/15 11/26
78.59 Woodford Halse 11/19 11/27½
92.71 Rugby Central 11/35 11/42½
99.54 Lutterworth 11/45 11/49½
112.61 Leicester Central 11/58 12/04½
122.52 Loughborough Central 12p10a ~ 12p20d 12.17 ~ 12.26½
136.16 Nottingham Victoria 12L40 ~ 12L50 12.44 ~ 13.08
138.27 Bagthorpe Jn 12/54 13/13
146.79 Kirkby South Jn 13/10 13/34
156.53 Heath 13/26 13/52½
162.15 Staveley Central 13p36a ~ 13p46d 14.04 ~ 14.13½
168.70 Woodhouse East Jn 13/57 14/27
172.24 Darnall 14/04 14/34
173.12 Attercliffe Jn 14/06 14/36
174.23 Shepcote Lane Jn 14c09 ~ 14c11 17.39 ~ 14.43
177.37 Rotherham Central 14/18 14/50½
182.78 Mexborough No.3 14/26 15/04
184.73 Wath Central 14/33 15/10½
186.30 Elsecar Jn 14L37 ~ 14L48 15.16 ~ 15.29½
188.33 Aldam Jn 14/54 15/37½
189.07 Wombwell Main Jn 14/57½ 15/40½
193.41 Wentworth Jn 15/08 15/57½
196.18 West Silkstone Jn 15/14½ 16/04
197.39 Barnsley Jn 15/18 16/08½
198.13 Penistone 15.20 ~ 15.35 16.11 ~ 16.24
211.13 Sheffield Victoria 15L50 ~ 16L05 16.43½ ~ 16.51
216.41 Woodhouse East Jn 16/15 17/01
220.57 Killamarsh Jn 16/20 17/05
226.68 Clowne South 16/33 17/19½
232.16 Langwith Jn 16c46 ~ 16c47 17.29½ ~ 17.31½
237.35 Clipstone West Jn 16/55 17/42
243.03 Mansfield Central 17/12 17/54½
248.40 Kirkby South Jn 17/35 18/07½
249.52 Annesley North Jn 17/38 18/10½
255.02 Bestwood Jn 17/56 18/21
256.10 Bulwell Common 18/00 18/23½
257.22 Bagthorpe Jn 18/04 18/25½
259.33 Nottingham Victoria 18L10 ~ 18L20 18.31 ~ 18.44½
272.77 Loughborough Central 18/38 19/03
282.68 Leicester Central 18/50 19/14
295.75 Lutterworth 19/09 19/32
302.58 Rugby Central 19/17 19/39
316.70 Woodford Halse 19/35 19/54
318.51 Culworth Jn 19/39 19/56
339.09 Grendon Underwood Jn 20/00 20/17½
345.06 Ashendon Jn 20/08 20/24
354.52 Princes Risborough 20/20 20/33
362.46 High Wycombe 20w33a ~ 20w38d 20.44½ ~ 20.54½
377.03 West Ruislip 20.58a ~ 21.00d 21.12 ~ 21.13
379.05 Northolt East Jn 21/04 21/17½
385.29 Neasden South Jn 21/12 21/29
390.42 Marylebone 21.20a 21.37


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