28th July 1984
R.E.S.L.
The Plant Invader
| Locos Used | 20054, 20093, 33020, 33028, 33031, 33039, 56011 & 58010 |
| Stock Used | SR air braked boat train set |
Route : 1Z69 throughout
| Loco(s) | Route : |
| 33028 + 33031 | London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Brent Jn |
| 56011 | Brent Jn - St Albans - Bedford - Kettering - Oakham - Loughborough - Toton |
| 58010 | Toton - Trowell Jn - Chesterfield - Darnall - Tinsley Freight Yard |
| 20054 + 20093 | Tinsley - Rotherham - Doncaster - Mexborough - Sheffield |
| 58010 | Sheffield - Derby |
| 56011 | Derby - Leicester - Market Harborough - Wellingborough - (fast line?) - Bedford - St Albans - Brent Jn |
| 33020 + 33039 | Brent Jn - Barnes - Clapham Junction (1) |
Notes :
(1) Train terminated at Clapham Junction due to sticking brake blocks.

A tour ticket, courtesy of Brian Halford.
Sources : Alan Costello & PRAR
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Timings (Booked Only)
(from PRAR)
| M | Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) | M |
| 0.00 | Waterloo | 08.00d | ??.??a | ???.?? |
| 2.81 | Queenstown Road | 08/04 | ??/?? | ???.?? |
| 3.93 | Clapham Junction (WL plat) | 08.07a ~ 08.09d | 21.12a | 392.14 |
| 7.09 | Barnes | 08/15 | 21/07 | 388.98 |
| 9.43 | New Kew Jn | 08/20 | 21/02 | 386.64 |
| 9.98 | Kew East Jn | 08/23 | 20/59 | 386.09 |
| 10.72 | South Acton Jn | 08/25 | 20/57 | 385.35 |
| 12.50 | Acton Wells Jn | 08/28 | 20/54 | 383.57 |
| 15.44 | Dudding Hill Jn | 08/32 | 20/50 | 380.63 |
| 16.48 | Brent Jn | 08L34a ~ 08L54d | 20L28a ~ 20L48d | 379.59 |
| 17.51 | Hendon | 08/58 FL | 20/24 | 378.56 |
| 30.32 | St Albans City | 09.10a ~ 09.11d | 20.06a ~ 20.08d | 365.75 |
| 40.67 | Luton | 09.22a ~ 09.23d | 19.49a ~ 19.51d | 355.40 |
| 50.73 | Flitwick | 09/32 | 19/37 | 345.34 |
| ??.?? | Bedford South Jn | 09/39 SL | ??/?? | ???.?? |
| 60.35 | Bedford Midland | 09.41a ~ 09.43d | 19.24a ~ 19.26d | 335.83 |
| ??.?? | Bedford North Jn | 09/45 FL | ??/?? | ???.?? |
| 70.18 | Sharnbrook | 10/00 | 19/17½ | 236.00 |
| 75.68 | Wellingborough | 10.09a ~ 10.11d | 19.06a ~ 19.08d | 320.50 |
| 81.24 | Kettering Jn | 10/19 SL | 18/59 ML | 314.94 |
| 82.55 | Kettering | 10.22a ~ 10.24d | 18.48a ~ 18.57d | 313.63 |
| 85.50 | Glendon North Jn | 10/29 | 18/41 SL | 310.68 |
| - | Market Harborough | - | 18.29a ~ 18.30d | 302.71 |
| - | Kibworth | - | 18/23 | 296.75 |
| - | Wigston North Jn | - | 18/16 | 289.75 |
| - | Leicester | - | 18.08½a ~ 18.10½d | 286.60 |
| - | Sheet Stores Jn | - | 18/03 | 265.91 |
| - | Spondon | - | 17/43 | 259.80 |
| - | London Road Jn | - | 17/39 | 257.37 |
| - | Derby | - | 17L23a ~ 17L38d | 257.18 |
| - | Ambergate Jn | - | 17/09½ | 247.27 |
| 100.77 | Manton | 10/45 | - | - |
| 104.03 | Oakham | 10/49 | - | - |
| 115.82 | Melton Mowbray | 10/59 | - | - |
| 125.59 | Syston East Jn | 11/10 | - | - |
| 125.80 | Syston East Jn | 11/12 | - | - |
| 133.07 | Loughborough | 11/21 | - | - |
| 140.69 | Trent | 11/28 | - | - |
| 141.82 | Trent Jn | 11/29 | - | - |
| 142.82 | Toton Centre | 11L32a ~ 11L47d | - | - |
| 155.35 | Pye Bridge Jn | 12/04 | - | - |
| ???.?? | Morton | 12/09 | - | - |
| 163.63 | Clay Cross South Jn | 12/16 | 17/00 | 237.17 |
| 167.74 | Chesterfield | 12/20 | 16/55 | 233.04 |
| - | Dronfield | - | 16/51 | 227.77 |
| - | Dore | - | 16/48 | 225.04 |
| - | Sheffield | - | 16L31a ~ 16L41d | 220.79 |
| - | Wincobank Station Jn | - | 16/24 | 217.54 |
| 177.08 | Beighton Jn | 12/32 | - | - |
| 178.45 | Woodhouse Jn | 12/36 | - | - |
| 181.82 | Darnall | 12/42 | - | - |
| 184.38 | Shepcote Lane | 12/47 | - | - |
| 185.62 | Tinsley Express Frieght Yard | 12L52a ~ 13L02d | - | - |
| 186.77 | Treeton North Jn | 13/10 | - | - |
| 189.53 | Rotherham | 13/15 | 16/22 | 215.33 |
| 192.03 | Aldwarke Jn | 13/19 | 16/18 | 212.83 |
| 195.40 | Mexborough | 13/26 | 16/11 | 209.46 |
| 200.43 | Hexthorpe Jn | 16/05 | 16/05 | 204.43 |
| 202.43 | Doncaster | 13.38a | 16.00d | 202.43 |