29th October 1977

British Rail (Eastern Region)
(Autumn Preview trip)

Loco Used 47552
Stock Used 10 mark 1's

Route :

Loco Route
47552 Leeds - Morley - Batley - Dewsbury - Mirfield - (via flyunder) - Huddersfield
47552 Huddersfield - (via flyunder) - Mirfield - Horbury Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Oakenshaw South Jn - Royston Jn - Cudworth - Wath Road Jn - Masborough Jn - Beighton Jn - Tapton Jn - Chesterfield - Clay Cross South Jn - Pye Bridge Jn - Toton Centre - Trent - (via MML) - Brent Jn - Dudding Hill Jn - Acton Wells Jn - Kew East Jn - Clapham Junction - Factory Jn - Brixton - Tulse Hill - West Norwood -- Crystal Palace - Norwood Junction - Gloryhole Jn - East Croydon - (via Quarry Line) - Three Bridges - Lewes - Eastbourne
47552 Eastbourne - (reverse of outward route) (1) - Huddersfield
47552 Huddersfield - (reverse of outward route) - Leeds

Notes :
(1) Ian Umpleby comments with regards to the return routing - the return was the reverse of outward except: not via Gloryhole Jn bwtween East Croydon & Norwood Junction, slow line from Brent Jn to Hendon , goods line via Wymington Tunnel and via original mainline from Thornhill LNW Jn to Huddersfield.

Sources : David Bailey & Ian Umpleby

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Ian Umpleby)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
0.00 Leeds 06.05d 06.09½   00.27a 00.36½
4.52 Morley ??.??a ~ 06.20d 06.18 ~ 06.21   ??.??a ~ ??.??d 00.27 ~ 00.28½
7.68 Batley ??.??a ~ 06.25d 06.26½ ~ 06.29   00.08a ~ ??.??d 00.20 ~ 0.21
9.00 Dewsbury ??.??a ~ 06.30d 06.32½ ~ 06.33½   23.57a ~ ??.??d 00.16 ~ 00.17
10.40 Thornhill LNW Jn ? 06/36   ? 00/13
12.04 Mirfield ? ?   23.57a ~ ??.??d 00.06 ~ 0.10
13.68 Heaton Lodge South Jn ? 06/40   ? 00/03
17.04 Huddersfield ??.??a ~ 07.00d 06.45½ ~ 07.02½   23.33a ~ ??.??d 23.49 ~ 23.58½
20.20 Heaton Lodge South Jn ? 07/07½   - -
20.60 Heaton Lodge Jn - -   ? 23/41½
22.04 Mirfield ??.??a ~ 07.10d 07.10 ~ 07.12½   ? ?
23.48 Thornhill LNW Jn ? 07/15½   ? 23/38½
29.08 Horbury Jn ? 07/27½   ? 23/31
31.32 Wakefield Kirkgate ??.??a ~ 07.30d 07.32 ~ 07.34   23.07a ~ ??.??d 23.23 ~ 23.25
33.12 Oakenshaw South Jn ? 07/38½   ? 23/15½
36.60 Royston Jn ? 07/44   ? 23/09
40.00 Cudworth ? 07/47   ? 23/04½
47.16 Wath Road Jn ? 07/53   ? 22/58
55.44 Masborough South Jn ? 07c59 ~ 08c02½   ? 22c44½ ~ 22c48
58.52 Beighton Jn ? 08/13½   ? 22/33
70.68 Chesterfield 08/27 08/26   22/06 22/15
74.68 Clay Cross South Jn 08/32 08/30½   22/01 22/10
83.52 Pye Bridge Jn 08/42 08/39   ? ?
97.24 Trent 08/58 08/54½   21/39 21/49
105.44 Loughborough 09/06 09/04   21/32 21/41½
113.32 Syston 09/12 09/14½   21/26 21/36
118.04 Leicester 09c17 ~ 09c19 09.20 ~ 09.22   21c17 ~ 21c19 21.27½ ~ 21.32½
121.20 Wigston North Jn 09/24 09/26½   21/13 21/23
128.16 Kibworth 09/31 09/32½   21/03 21/17½
134.16 Market Harborough 09/36 09/37½   20/57 21/12
139.04 Desborough 09/41 09/42½   20/43 21/08
145.08 Kettering 09/46 09/47   20/47 21/02
152.08 Wellingborough 09/51 09/55   20/41 20/51½
160.40 Sharnbrook ? ?   20/24 20/27 [GL]
167.28 Bedford 10/06 10/07   20/19 20/25
186.72 Luton 10/23 10/32   19/55 20/05½
187.20 St Albans 10/31 10/40½   19/46 19/57½
209.56 Hendon New Jn 10/44 10/51½   - -
210.16 Hendon ? ?   19/35 19/44
211.08 Brent Jn 10c48 ~ 10c50 10.54½ ~ 10.56½   19c29 ~ 19c31 19.35 ~ 19.39½
212.12 Dudding Hill Jn 10/54 11/00½   19/25 19/31½
215.16 Acton Wells Jn 10/59 11/07   19/20 19/23
217.52 Kew East Jn 11/07 11/10   19/06 19/18
217.76 Kew Bridge ? ?   19/02 19/17
223.52 Clapham Junction 11c14 ~ 11c15 11/22½   18c52 ~ 18c53 19.05 ~ 19.05½
224.60 Longhedge Jn 11/17 11/26   18/46 19/00
225.28 Factory Jn 11/19 11/32½   18/44 18/59
226.64 Brixton 11/22 11/36   18/41 18/55½
227.44 Herne Hill 11/24 11/38½   18/39 18/53½
228.52 Tulse Hill 11/28 11/41½   18/36½ 18/51
229.28 West Norwood 11/30 11/43½   18/34 18/44½
231.04 Crystal Palace 11/34 11/48   18/30½ 18/41½
232.40 Norwood Junction 11/38 11/52   18/27 18/38
234.12 East Croydon 11c41 ~ 11c42 11.56½ ~ 11.57½   18c22 ~ 18c23 18.31 ~ 18.33
237.16 Purley ? 12/02   [SL] 18/23½
238.52 Coulsdon North ? ?   18/17 18/20½
245.50 Earlswood 11/57 12/11   18/09½ 18/13
253.12 Three Bridges 12/05 12/17   18/02 18/06½
255.44 Balcombe Tunnel Jn 12/08 12/19   17/59 18/04½
261.52 Haywards Heath 12/14 12/29½   17/52½ 17/56
264.60 Keymer Jn 12/18 12/33½   17/48½ 17/51
273.68 Lewes 12*30 ~ 12*33 12/45   17/36 17/39
275.60 Southerham Jn 12/35½ 12/47   ? ?
284.44 Polegate 12/48 12/58   17/21½ 17/25
289.60 Eastbourne 12.55a 13.06   17.15d 17.17


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