20th October 2012

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Locos Used at least 47854 'Diamond Jubilee' & steam: 46233 'Duchess of Sutherland'
Stock Used (3) (99041)+4905+99318+1860+99348+99350+99121+3093+99712+99125+99127+99723

Route : 
1Z86 : Sheffield to London Euston
1Z87 : London Euston to Sheffield

Loco(s) Route
47854? Sheffield - Dore Station Jn - Chesterfield - Alfreton - Langley Mill - Toton Centre - Trent East Jn - Sheet Stores Jn - Derby
47854 (1) Derby - Sheet Stores Jn - Trent South Jn - East Midlands Parkway - Loughborough - Syston North Jn - Syston South Jn - Leicester - Wigston North Jn - Hinckley - Nuneaton - Nuneaton Abbey Jn
46233 (2) Nuneaton Abbey Jn - Nuneaton - Rugby - Long Buckby - Northampton - Milton Keynes Central - (via WCML) - London Euston
46233 (2) London Euston - (via WCML) - Bletchley - Fenny Stratford - Woburn Sands - Ridgmont - Bedford St Johns - Bedford - Wellingborough - Kettering - Corby - Manton Jn - Oakham - Melton Mowbray - Syston East Jn - Syston North Jn - Loughborough - East Midlands Parkway - Trent South Jn - Derby
47854? Derby - (reverse of outward route) - Sheffield

Notes: 
(1) 46233 on rear.
(2) 47854 on rear.
(3) 99041 was only in the consist when 46233 was on the train.
(4) It is reported that the timings for the outward leg were altered at short notice, due to gauging problems on the Midland Mainline.

Source : Mark Herriott

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Mark Herriott)

Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
Sheffield 05.18d [P6] 05.18   22.44a [P1] 22.46
Dore Station Jn 05/24 05/25   22/35 22/31
Tapton Jn 05/33 ?   22/28 ?
Chesterfield 05.35a ~ 05.44d [P3] 05.36 ~ 05.43   22.22a ~ 22.26d [P1] 22.12 ~ 22.16
Chesterfield South Jn 05/46 ?   22/20 ?
Clay Cross North Jn 05/48 05/49   22/18 21/57
Alfreton 05.57a ~ 06.02d 05.55 ~ 06.01   22.04a ~ 22.08d 21.46 ~ 21.49
Ironville Jn 06/06 06/04   22/00 21/41
Langley Mill 06/09 06/08   21/57 21/37
Trowell Jn 06/14 06/11   21/53 21/29
Toton Centre 06/18 06/14   21/48 21/24
Toton Jn 06/19 06/15   21/47 21/23
Trent East Jn 06/21 06/18   21/44 21/21
Sheet Stores Jn 06/23 06/20   21/42 21/19
Spondon 06/29 06/29   21/36 21/11
Derby 06L35a ~ 07L05d [P6] 06.35 ~ 07.04   20L51a ~ 21L31d [P6] 20.45 ~ 21.06
Spondon 07/11 07/10   20/44 20/38
Sheet Stores Jn 07/17 07/16   20/35 20/26
Trent South Jn 07/19 07/17   20/34 20/25
Ratcliffe Jn 07/21 [US] 07/18   20/32 [DF] 20/23
East Midlands Parkway 07.22a ~ 07.26d [P4] 07.19 ~ 07.26   20.26a ~ 20.30d [P3] 20.17 ~ 20.22
Loughborough 07.37a ~ 07.41d [P3] 07.35 ~ 07.41   20.11a ~ 20.15d [P3] 20.03 ~ 20.07

 

Location Booked Actual
Sileby Jn 07/52 07/48
Syston North Jn 07/56 ?
Syston South Jn 07/57 07/53
Leicester 08.04a ~ 08.07d [P3] 08.08 ~ 08.10
Wigston North Jn 08/14 08/17
Croft Jn 08/22 08/23
Hinckley 08/28 08/30
Nuneaton 08/37 [P5] 08/45
Nuneaton Abbey Jn 08.40a ~ 09.11d ? ~ ?
Nuneaton 09.15a ~ 09.30d [P5] [US] 08.50 ~ 08.51
Trent Valley Jn 09/47 09/16
Rugby 09/48 [P6] 09/49
Hillmorton Jn 09/50 09/53
Long Buckby 10/01 10/03
Northampton 10w13a ~ 10w53d [P1] 10.15 ~ 10.52
Hanslope Jn 11/07 [US] 11/09
Milton Keynes Central 11.15a ~ 11.28d [P1] 11.16 ~ 11.29
Bletchley 11/33 [P4] [US] 11/36
Ledburn Jn 11/41 [US] 11/44
Tring 11/47 [P4] 11/50
Bourne End 11/53 [US] 11/55
Watford Junction 12/03 [P9] [US] 12/06 [P9]
Harrow & Wealdstone 12/10 [US] 12/13
Wembley Central 12/13 [P6] 12/16
Willesden WL Jn 12/17 [US] 12/18
Camden Jn 12/21 [US] 12/22
Camden South Jn 12/22 [A] 12/23
London Euston 12.26a [P1]~ 16.13d [P1] 12.26 [P?] ~ 16.16 [P16]
Camden South Jn 16/17 [C] 16/21
Camden Jn 16/18 [DS] 16/22
Willesden WL Jn 16/23 [DS] 16/26
Wembley Central 16/25 16/29
Harrow & Wealdstone 16/29 [DS] 16/32
Watford Junction 16/35 [P8] [DS] 16/38 [P8]
Bourne End 16/43 [DS] 16/46
Tring 16/51 [P3] 16/53
Ledburn Jn 16/56 [DS] 16/58
Bletchley 17/05 [P5] 17/08
Fenny Stratford 17/09 17/13
Woburn Sands 17/18 17/22
Ridgmont 17w23 ~ 17w38 17.27 ~ 17.40
Millbrook 17/47 17/47
Bedford St Johns 17/59 17/57
Bedford 18/04 [P1] [DS] 18/00
Bedford North Jn 18/05 ?
Sharnbrook Jn 18/16 [DF] 18/18
Wellingborough 18/27 18/31
Kettering South Jn 18/34 ?
Kettering 18w37a ~ 18w53d [P1] 18.39 ~ 18.51
Kettering North Jn 18/56 ?
Corby 19/03 19/04
Manton Jn 19/23 19/20
Oakham 19/29 19/25
Langham Jn 19/31 19/27
Whissendine SB 19/36 19/32
Melton Mowbray 19/43 19/38
Frisby-on-the Wreak 19/48 19/43
Syston East Jn 19/56 ?
Syston North Jn 19/57 [DS] ?
Sileby Jn 20/04 [DS] 19/57

Timings continue in first table.

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