7th July 2000

Pathfinder Tours
"ECS" for The Skirling Postie

Loco Used 66200

Route :

Crewe - Kidsgrove - Stoke-on-Trent - Uttoxeter - North Staffordshire Jn - Derby - Duffield - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Beighton Jn - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Sheffield

Timings (actual only) :

Location Actual
Crewe 20.28d (booked as 20.05 d)
Kidsgrove 20/42½
Stoke-on-Trent 20/52
Uttoxeter 21/13
North Stafford Jn 21/28
Stenson Jn 21/28½
Derby 21.36 a : 21.38 d
Duffield 21/44½
Ambergate South Jn 21/48½
Clay Cross South Jn 21/57½
Chesterfield 22/02
Tapton Jn 22/04½
Beighton Jn 22/14½
Woodhouse Jn 22/19
Nunnery Main Line Jn 22/32½
Sheffield 22.36½ a

Notes :
This stock move was made available to fare paying passengers at £5 a head. Once in Sheffield the train became "The Skirling Postie".

Source : Phil Pearson
(on the train throughout)

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