13th June 1992

SRR/TV50G
Court Chester

Locos Used D400 & 50007
Stock Used 5200+5175+5222+35455+13444+4857+5171+5220

Route : 1Z36 throughout

Locos Route
D400 + 50007 London Waterloo - Barnes - Kew East - Brent - (via MML) - Leicester avoiding lines - Loughborough - Toton - Pye Bridge - Pinxton - Shirebrook - Worksop Reception Line (1)
D400 + 50007 Worksop Reception Line - Sheffield - Hope Valley - Woodley - Guide Bridge - Stockport - Altrincham - Chester
50007 + D400 Chester - Shrewsbury - Wolverhampton (2)
D400 + 50007 Wolverhampton - Stafford
D400 + 50007 Stafford - Bushbury - Bescot - (3) - Soho - Birmingham New Street - (3) - Nuneaton - Wigston Curve - Bedford - (4) (via MML) -  London St Pancras (4)

Notes :
(1) Reversed in Worksop yard rather than taking direct curve between Woodend Jn & Shireoaks Station Jn as booked.
(2) Train diverted to Stafford owing to overhead line damage south of Wolverhampton but was then re-routed back via Bescot rather than via Nuneaton as anticipated! The late running resulted in significant changes of route (see notes following). Tour tickets were also then valid on service trains to get people home. 87016 on the 21.33 ex-Nuneaton to Euston being one example.
(3) Booked route had been via the Sutton park line.
(4) Booked route was via Bletchley Flyover, Oxford, Reading, Staines & Twickenham to London Waterloo.


D400 & 50007 power through Wellingborough on the outward journey.
(photo :Gary Thornton)

Sources : Pete Wilcox (on the train throughout, gen courtesy of Jonathan Wilcox)
Alan Sheppard & Bob Taylor

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

Miles Location Booked Actual
0.00 Waterloo 08.09d 08.14
2.81 Queenstown Road 08/14 08/19
3.93 Clapham Junction 08/17 08/21
7.09 Barnes 08/22 08.26a ~ 08.31d
9.43 New Kew Jn 08/27 08/34
9.98 Kew East Jn 08/30 08/36
10.72 South Acton 08/36 08.42a ~ 08.51d
12.50 Acton Wells Jn 08/40 09/03
15.44 Dudding Hill Jn 08/45 09/08
16.48 Brent Curve Jn 08/54 09.11a ~ 09.14d
17.51 Hendon 08/57 09/15
30.32 St Albans 09/13 09/28
40.67 Luton 09.24a ~ 09.25d 09.38 ~ 09.38
50.73 Flitwick 09/43 09/47
? Bedford South 09/51 09/53
60.24 Bedford Midland 09.53a ~ 09.54d 09.56 ~ 09.58
? Bedford North 09/53 09/59
66.99 Sharnbrook 10/00 10/03
75.57 Wellingborough 10/07 10/08
82.44 Kettering 10.15a ~ 10.16d 10.17 ~ 10.19d
93.36 Market Harborough 10/26 10/28
106.32 Wigston North Jn 10/36 10/34
107.99 Knighton South Jn 10/40 10/38
109.47 Leicester 10c42a ~ 10c43d 10.44 ~ 10.47
114.41 Syston South Jn 10/50 11/00
122.01 Loughborough 10/56 11/08
129.24 Radcliffe Jn 11/03 ??/??
129.63 Trent South Jn 11/05 11/17
130.46 Trent East Jn 11/06 11/19
131.76 Toton 11/13 11.21a ~ 11.24d
135.54 Trowell Jn 11/18 11/29
140.31 Langley Mill 11/23 11/34
149.06 Pye Bridge Jn 11/27 11/38
150.88 Pinxton 11/34 11/42
154.29 Kirkby Summit 11/44 11/50
162.34 Shirebrook 11c57a ~ 11c59d 12/05
162.93 Shirebrook East Jn 12/02 12/06
166.63 Elmton & Creswell 12/10 12/13
171.05 Woodend Jn 12/18 12/20
- Worksop Yard (Up Rec 1) DIV 12.21a ~ 12.42d
172.04 Shireoaks 12/20 12/44
176.29 Kiveton Bridge 12/25 12/49
180.06 Woodhouse Jn 12/29 12/54
184.35 Woodburn Jn 12/36 13/00
185.35 Nunnery Main Line Jn 12/37 13/01
185.79 Sheffield 12*39a ~ 12*49d 13.04 ~ 13.08
189.66 Dore Station Jn 12/55 13/15
190.39 Dore West Jn 12/56 13/15
190.96 Totley Tunnel 12/59 13/17
195.06 Grindleford 13/04 13/20
205.40 Edale 13p14a ~ 13p22d 13.29 ~ 13.39
210.19 Chinley North Jn 13/29 13/45
213.92 New Mills South Jn 13/34 13/50
214.85 New Mills Central 13/38 13/51
220.10 Romiley 13/45 13/58
221.63 Woodley 13/48 14.02a ~ 14.06d
225.85 Hyde Central 13/51 14/10
223.78 Hyde North 13/54 14/12
224.00 Hyde Jn 13/55 14/13
225.23 Guide Bridge 14c01a ~ 14c02d 14/17
226.07 Denton Jn 14/05 14/20
230.23 Heaton Norris Jn 14/13 14.26a ~ 14.33d
230.92 Stockport 14c16a ~ 14c18d 14.36 ~ 14.39
231.27 Edgeley No.2 14/20 14/40
234.97 Northenden Jn 14/26 14/45
237.47 Skelton Jn 14/30 14/50
237.85 Deansgate Road 14/34 14/54
238.54 Navigation Road 14/35 14/55
238.94 Altrincham 14/37 14/56
240.75 Hale 14/39 14/57
243.24 Mobberley 14/42 15/02
245.75 Knutsford 14/45 15/05
248.51 Plumley 14/50 15/08
251.91 Northwich 14/52 15/13
253.56 Greenbank 14/55 15/18
256.49 Cuddington 14/58 15/23
259.42 Delamere 15/01 15/26
262.36 Mouldsworth 15/05 15/30
266.72 Mickle Trafford Jn 15/12 15/35
269.44
0.00		 Chester 15.18a ~ 15.58d 15.40 ~ 16.32d
1.89 Saltney Jn 16/02 16/37
12.19 Wrexham General 16p15a ~ 16p42d 16.47 ~ 16.56
17.08 Ruabon 16/44 17/01
21.34 Chirk 16/54 17/05
24.39 Gobowen 16/58 17/08
42.44 Shrewsbury 17c16a ~ 17c18d 17.33 ~ 17.34
52.76 Wellington 17/32 17/45
63.28 Cosford 17/47 17/58
67.51 Codsall 17/53 18/02
? Oxley 17/57 18.06a ~ 18.12d
71.66 Wolverhampton North Jn 17/59 18.15a ~ 18.35d
72.12 Wolverhampton 18c02a ~ 18c03d 18.37 ~ 18.55
? Stafford DIV 19.09a ~ 19.31d
? Bushbury Jn DIV 19/44
74.12 Portobello Jn 18/08 19/47
77.11 Darlaston Jn 18/12 19/51
78.12 Pleck Jn 18/15 DIV
78.93 Walsall 18c19a ~ 18c19d DIV
79.45 Ryecroft Jn 18/21 DIV
91.06 Park Lane Jn 18/43 DIV
? Bescot Stadium DIV 19/54
? Perry Barr North Jn DIV 19.59a ~ 20.01d
? Perry Barr West Jn DIV 20/02
? Soho East Jn DIV 20/06
? Soho South Jn DIV 20/07
? Birmingham New Street DIV 20/12
92.44 Water Orton 18/47 20/23
95.25 Whitacre Jn 18/53 20/26
105.80 Nuneaton 19*10a ~ 19*25d 20.37a ~ ??.??d
110.04 Hinckley 19/34 -
121.38 Wigston South Jn 19/52 -
133.91 Market Harborough 20/02 -
144.82 Kettering 20.14a ~ 20.23d -
160.11 Wellingborough 20/32 -
165.57 Sharnbrook 20/41 -
? Bedford North 20/48 -
175.40 Bedford Midland 20.55a ~ 20.56d -
176.13 Bedford St Johns 20/59 DIV
179.24 Kempston Hardwick 21/09 DIV
185.44 Ridgmont 21/20 DIV
191.23 Fenny Stratford 21/30 DIV
192.24 Bletchley Flyover Summit 21c33a ~ 21c34d DIV
193.25 Flyover Jn 21/35 DIV
205.97 Claydon LNE Jn 22/02 DIV
212.64 Bicester London Road LC 22*15a ~ 22*22d DIV
223.37 Oxford North Jn 22/43 DIV
224.43 Oxford 22/45 DIV
234.01 Didcot North Jn 22/54 DIV
235.00 Didcot East Jn 22/55 DIV
251.75 Reading 23.18a ~ 23.20d DIV
252.16 Reading New Jn 23/22 DIV
252.68 Reading Spur Jn 23/23 DIV
258.53 Wokingham 23.31a ~ 23.32d DIV
262.87 Ascot 23/42 DIV
270.03 Virginia Water 23/50 DIV
276.14 Staines 23/57 DIV
280.32 Feltham Jn 00/03 DIV
283.89 Twickenham 00/06 DIV
291.24 Clapham Junction 00/15 DIV
295.17 Waterloo 00.23a DIV
? St Pancras DIV ??.??a

Above mileages after Worksop to Chester require approx 1m 21ch plus length of train adding due to the off booked route reversal. No account is made for the evening diversion via Stafford or MML.

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