18th May 1968

R.C.T.S.
South Midlands Rail Tour

Motive Power Used 50313+59???+50331

Route :

DMU Route
as listed Rugby Midland - Northampton - Hardingstone Jn
as listed Hardingstone Jn - Blisworth - Leighton Buzzard
as listed Leighton Buzzard - Bletchley South curve - Swanbourne Sidings
as listed Swanbourne Sidings - Bletchley - Bedford Midland Road - Sharnbrook (goods lines) - Wellingborough
as listed Wellingborough - Higham Ferrers
as listed Higham Ferrers - Wellingborough, Kettering
as listed Kettering - Cransley - Loddington
as listed Loddington - Kettering - Islip Sidings
as listed Islip Sidings - Kettering - Market Harborough
as listed Market Harborough - Northampton
as listed Northampton - Rugby

Source : David Hills (compiled from contemporary reports)

Photo Review


At Higham Ferrers, with 50313 nearest the camera.
(photo: David Allen courtesy of Phantasrail Galleries)


Passing Cransley scrapyard on the Loddington branch, 50331 leads.
(photo: David Allen courtesy of Phantasrail Galleries)


From Andrew Fairholm's ticket collection.


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