6th April 1991

Institution of Mining Engineers
East Midlands Railtour

Locos Used 47846 & 56004
Stock Used 4938+5033+4977+4927+5007+5027+5002+17042

Route : 1Z45 throughout

Loco(s) Route
47846 London St Pancras - (via MML) - Kettering
47846 (1) Kettering - Corby North Jn
56004 (2) Corby North Jn - British Steel Corby
47846 (1) British Steel Corby - Manton - Melton Mowbray [by bridge]
56004 (2) Melton Mowbray [by bridge] - Melton Mowbray [station]
47846 (1) Melton Mowbray [station] - Asfordby Colliery
56004 (2) Asfordby Colliery - Melton Mowbray
47846 (1) Melton Mowbray - Syston South Jn - [Up and down slow at Syston railway bridge]
56004 (2) [Up and down slow at Syston railway bridge] - Syston South Jn - [via goods lines past Loughborough station] - Ratcliffe Fly Ash Loop - Loughborough
47846 (1) Loughborough - Nottingham - Gedling Colliery
56004 (2) Gedling Colliery - Nottingham - Trowell Jn - Bennerley Opencast [EOL]
47846 (1) Bennerley Opencast [EOL] - Bunker - Headshunt
56004 (2) Headshunt - Bunker - Bennerley Opencast points
47846 (1) Bennerley Opencast points- Bennerley Jn - Toton - High Level Goods Lines -  Ratcliffe Coal Loop - Trent Down Goods Loop
56004 (2) Trent Down Goods Loop - Derby
47846 Derby -Burton - Drakelow West Curve Jn -  Drakelow Power Station MGR loop [through bunker] - Drakelow East Curve Jn - Coalville - Kettering - (via MML) - London St Pancras

Notes :
(1) 56004 on rear.
(2) 47846 on rear.

Sources : Alan Costello & Paul Griffin (joined/left at Kettering) & LASERman

Photo Review


47846 at Kettering (photo: Ray Pettit)


56004 at Corby (photo: Simon Holmes courtesy of Phantasrail Galleries)


Timings: (Booked & Actual)
(from Robin Addison, LASERman & Dick Franklin)

Location

Booked 

Actual

St Pancras

08.10d [FL]

08.10 [P2]

West Hampstead Thameslink

08/18

08/17

Hendon

08/22

08/20

St Albans

08/34

08/29½

Luton

08/44

08/38½

Flitwick

08/52

?

Bedford South Jn

08/58 [SL]

08/54 [SL]

Bedford

09.01a ~ 09.10d

08.56 ~ 09.12 [P3]

Bedford North Jn

09/12½ [FL]

09/14 [FL]

Sharnbrook

09/17

?

Wellingborough

09/25

09/26

Kettering

09L30a ~ 09L45d

09.34 ~ 09.47

Corby North Jn

10.03a ~ 10.07d

09.58 ~ 09.59

BSC Corby

10.17 ~ 10.22

10.15 ~ 10.15

Corby

10/31

10/29½

Manton Jn

10/48

10/47

Melton Mowbray

11.02 ~ 11.07

11.02 ~ 11.14

Asfordby Colliery

11.30 ~ 11.35

11.30 ~ 11.30

Melton Mowbray

11.50 ~ 11.55

[UL] 11.47 ~ 11.55 [DL]

Syston East Jn

12/15

12/07

Syston South Jn

12.17 ~ 12.22 [SL]

12.09 ~ 12.11

Loughborough

12/32

12/21

Ratcliffe Fly Ash Loop

12.42 ~ 12.57

12.30 ~ 13.11

Ratcliffe Jn

12/59

? [SL]

Loughborough

13.10 ~ 13.12

[DFL] 13.24 ~ 13.24 [DSL]

Ratcliffe Jn

?

13.34 ~ 13.37 [FL]

Trent Jn

13/20½

13/40½

Trent

13/21½

13/41½

Mansfield Jn

13/28

13/47

Nottingham

13/30

13.50 ~ 13.54 [P1]

Gedling Colliery

13.45 ~ 13.55

14.16 ~ 14.18

Nottingham

14/10

1451 ~ 14.58 [P4]

Mansfield Jn

14/13

15/00

Radford Jn

14/16

15/02½

Trowell Jn

14/24

15/10

Bennerley Opencast (RR Loop)

14.28 ~

1514 ~ 15.18

Bennerley Headshunt

 -

15.20 ~ 15.21½

Bennerley Bunker

 -

15.31 ~ 15.31½

Bennerley Opencast (RR Loop)

~ 14.50

15.37 ~ 1540

Trowell Jn

15/00

15/45½

Toton Centre

15/07

15/49½

Meadow Lane Jn

15/13

15.55 ~ 16.02½ [UHLGL]

Trent South Jn

15/15

16/06½

Ratcliffe Coal Loop

15.20 ~ 15.40

16.08 ~ 16.42½

Trent East Jn

15/45

16/50

Trent Down Goods Loop

15.50 ~ 15.55

16.52½ ~ 16.53½

Trent East Jn

16/02

?

Sheet Stores Jn

16/10

16/57½

Spondon

16/17

17/04

Derby

16.22 ~ 16.32

17.09 ~ 17.45 [P2]

Stenson Jn

16/39

17/52

Burton-on-Trent

16/44

17/56½

Leicester Jn

16/45

17/57½

Birmingham Curve Jn

16/47

17/58½

Drakelow Power Station

16.50 ~ 17.10

18.02 ~ 18.25

Moira West Jn

17/22

18/35

Lounge Jn

17/33

18/45

Coalville Mantle Lane

17/41

18/55

Bardon Hill

17/47

18/59

Bagworth Jn

17/52

19/03

Knighton South Jn

18/12

19/20

Wigston North Jn

18/16

19/23½

Market Harborough

18/26

19.34 ~ 19.36

Kettering North Jn

18/37 [SL]

? [FL]

Kettering

18.45a ~ 18.50d

19.48 ~ 19.49

Wellingborough

19/02 [SL]

19/56 [FL]

Sharnbrook

19/09½

?

Bedford North Jn

19/14½

20/07½ [SL]

Bedford

19.17a ~ 19.21d

20.09 ~ 20.09½

Bedford South Jn

19/23

?

Flitwick

19/31

20/20

Leagrave Jn

?

20.27 ~ 20.28 [FL]

Luton

19/41

20/34

St Albans

19/48

20/42

Hendon

20/01

20/50

West Hampstead Thameslink

20/04

20/52

St Pancras

20.10a

20.57 [P6]


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