23rd March 1985

British Rail
(Southern Merrymaker)

Locos Used 33012, 33103 & 45118
Stock Used 3991+4376+3845+13403+34671+4074+4035+3918+3848

Route : 1Z45 throughout

Loco Route
33103 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Kew East Jn - Acton Wells Jn - Dudding Hill Jn - Brent Curve Jn
45118 Brent Curve Jn - (via Hendon Chord, MML) - Trent - Toton Centre - Trowell Jn - Pye Bridge Jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Tapton Jn - Barrow Hill North Jn - Beighton Jn - Treeton Jn - Rotherham Masborough - Aldwarke Jn - Moorthorpe - Pontrfract Baghill - Milford Jn - Church Fenton - York
45118 York - (reverse of outward route) - Clay Cross South Jn - Ambergate Jn - Derby - Long Eaton - Trent - (via MML, Bedford Midland & Up Hendon Goods) - Brent Curve Jn
33012 Brent Curve Jn - (reverse of outward route) - London Waterloo


33103 at Waterloo at the start of the day (photo: Adrian Nicholls)

Source : Adrian Nicholls (on the train Waterloo - York - Clapham Junction)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Adrian Nicholls)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Waterloo 08.35d 08.35   22.25a ?
Vauxhall ? 08/38   ? ?
Clapham Junction 08.42a ~ 08.43d 08.44 ~ 08.46   22.16a ~ 22.17d 22.06 ~ ??.??
Barnes ? 08/51   ? 22/02
New Kew Jn ? 08/57   ? ?
South Acton ? 09/00   ? ?
Acton Central ? ?   ? 21/53
Acton Wells Jn ? 09/06   ? ?
Neasden Jn ? 09/09   ? ?
Dudding Hill Jn ? 09/11   ? ?
Brent Curve Jn 09L12 ~ 09L32 09.14 ~ 09.42   21L34 ~ 21L48 21.27 ~ 21.41
St Albans City ? 09/58   ? ?
Luton ? 10/06   ? 21/04
Bedford Station Jn / Midland 10/07 10/20   20/43 20/49
Wellingborough ? 10/30   ? 20/38
Kettering ? 10/36   ? 20/33
Market Harborough ? 10/45   ? 20/24
Leicester 10c53 ~ 10c54 11.00 ~ 11.01   20/00 20/02
Loughborough 11/05 11/11   19/46 19/43
Trent Jn 11/12 11/18   ? 19/37
Derby   19c29 ~ 19c30 19.25 ~ 19.27
Trowell Jn ? 11/24  
Alfreton & Mansfield Parkway 11/33 11/35  
Clay Cross South Jn ? 11/40   ? 19/07
Chesterfield 11c43 ~ 11c44 11.45 ~ 11.46   19/05 19/03
Beighton Jn 11/58 11/57   18/55 18/54
Treeton Jn ? 12/00   ? ?
Rotherham Masborough 12/11 12/03   18/43 18/43
Bolton-on-Dearne ? ?   ? 18/34
Moorthorpe 12/33 12/15   ? ?
Pontefract Baghill ? 12/23   ? 18/20
Milford Jn 12/50 12/33   18/09 18/11
York 13.08a 12.51   17.50d 17.55


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