Photo Review
(all photos: The Stuart Gamble Collection)
8th September 1962
Stephenson Locomotive
Society / Manchester Locomotive Society
Leicestershire Rail Tour
| Locos Used | 42343, 42756, 44109 & 58148 |
| Stock Used | A Special: 2x BSK & 3x SO (LMS corridor) B Special: 13x brake vans, mainly LMS type (BRO) |
Route (A Special) : 1Z38 throughout
| Loco | Route |
| 42343 | Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport Edgeley - Davenport Jn - Hazel Grove - Whaley Bridge - Chapel-en-le-Frith - Buxton No.1 - Buxton No.2 - Hindlow - Briggs Sidings - Parsley Hay - Tissington - Ashbourne - Uttoxeter North Jn - Uttoxeter East Jn - Tutbury - Marston Jn - Dove Jn - Stretton Jn - North Stafford Jn - Burton-on-Trent |
| 42756 | Burton-on-Trent - Leicester Jn - Swadlincote Jn - Swadlincote - Woodville - Woodville Jn - Moira West Jn - Moira South Jn - Measham - Shackerstone Jn (1) |
| 42756 (2) | Shackerstone Jn - Hugglescote - Charnwood Forest Jn |
| 44109 | Charnwood Jn - Coalville East - Shepshed |
| 44109 (2) | Shepshed - Coalville East - Charnwood Jn |
| 42756 | Charnwood Jn - Hugglescote - Shackerstone Jn - Market Bosworth - Shenton - Stoke Golding - Asjby Jn - Nuneaton TV - Hinckley - Narborough - Knighton South Jn - Kirby Muxloe - Desford (3) - Coalville - Ashby-de-la-Zouch - Moira - Leicester Jn - Burton-on-Trent |
| 42343 | Burton-on-Trent - (reverse of outward route) - Rocester - Oakamoor - Leek Brook South Jn - Leek Brook North Jn - Leek - Rushton - North Rode - Macclesfield - Cheadle Hulme - Stockport Edgeley - Slade Lane Jn - Manchester Piccadilly |
Route (B Special) :
| Loco | Route |
| 58148 | Coalville - Bagworth - Desford - Glenfield - West Bridge Goods Depot (Leicester) |
| 58148 | West Bridge Goods Depot - Glenfield - Desford - Bagworth - Coalville |
Notes :
(1) Loco ran round, reversing at Market Bosworth.
(2) Running tender-first.
(3) Transfer to B Special for round trip to
West Bridge before rejoining 'A
Special'.
Sources : Stuart Gamble, Terry Dorrity & Peter Darke
Photo Review
(all photos: The Stuart Gamble Collection)
From Stuart Gamble's ticket collection.
42343 at Hartington, DB999507 alongside.
44109 at Shepshed.
42756 at Market Bosworth.
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Stuart Gamble & Ian Clark (SLS))
'A Special'
| Location | Booked | Actual |
| Manchester Piccadilly | 09.42d | 09.42 |
| Slade Lane Jn | 09/47 | ? |
| Heaton Norris Jn | 09/51 | ? |
| Stockport Edgeley | 09/54 | ? |
| Edgeley Jn | 09/56 | ? |
| Whaley Bridge | 10/22 | ??w?? ~ ??w?? |
| Buxton No.1 | 10/47 | ? |
| Buxton No.2 | 10/49 | ? |
| Hindlow | 10/59 | ? |
| Briggs Sidings | 11/03 | ? |
| Parsley Hay | 11/10 | ? |
| Hartington | 11p14a ~ 11p24d | 11.07 ~ 11.24 |
| Alsop-en-le-Dale | 11/31 | ? |
| Ashbourne | 11/41 | 11w49 ~ 11w56 |
| Clifton | 11/45 | ? |
| Norbury | 11/51 | ? |
| Rocester | 11/56 | ? |
| Uttoxeter East Jn | 12.04 ~ 12.06 | [5 min stop on curve] |
| Tutbury | 12/17 | ? |
| Dove Jn | 12/21 | ? |
| North Stafford Jn | 12/39 | 12/49 |
| Burton-on-Trent | 12L42 ~ 12L47 | ??.?? ~ 13.02 |
| Leicester Jn | 12/49 | ? |
| Swadlincote Jn | 12/53 | ? |
| Swadlincote | 12/59 | ??.?? ~ 13.26 |
| Woodville | 13p06a ~ 13p16d | ? |
| Swains Park Crossing | 13/22 | ? |
| Woodville Jn | 13/25 | ? |
| Moira West Jn | 13/27 | ? |
| Measham | 13/38 | ? |
| Shackerstone Jn | 13.52a ~ 14.07d | ? |
| Hugglescote | 14/22 | ? |
| Charnwood Forest Jn | 14/26 | ? |
| Coalville East | 14/30 | ? |
| Shepshed | 14.47a ~ 15.02d | ??.?? ~ 15.35 |
| Whitwick | 15p14a ~ 15p24d | ? |
| Coalville East Jn | 15/29 | ? |
| Charnwood Forest Jn | 15/32 | ? |
| Hugglescote | 15/35 | ? |
| Shackerstone Jn | 15/49 | ? |
| Market Bosworth | 15.58 ~ 16.08 | ? |
| Stoke Golding | 16/19 | ? |
| Weddington Jn | 16/28 | ? |
| Ashby Jn | 16/30 | ? |
| Nuneaton TV | 16w33 ~ 16w39 | [9min water-stop] |
| Midland Jn | 16/42 | ? |
| Hinckley | 16/46 | ? |
| Narborough | 16/54 | ? |
| Wigston North Jn | 17/00 | ? |
| Knighton South Jn | 17/04 | ? |
| Kirby Muxloe | 17/14 | ? |
| Desford | 17.18a ~ 19.05d | 17.36 ~ 19.38 |
| Bagworth | 19/15 | ? |
| Coalville | 19/25 | ? |
| Ashby-de-la-Zouch | 19/32 | ? |
| Moira | 19/36 | ? |
| Gresley | 19/43 | ? |
| Leicester Jn | 19/49 | ? |
| Burton-on-Trent | 19L51 ~ 19L56 | ? |
| North Stafford Jn | 19/59 | ? |
| Dove Jn | 20/05 | ? |
| Tutbury | 20/09 | ? |
| Uttoxeter East Jn | 20.21 ~ 20.23 | ? |
| Rocester | 20/31 | ? |
| Leek Brook JN | 20/53 | ? |
| Leek | 20w55 ~ 21w05 | ? |
| North Rode | 21/23 | ? |
| Macclesfield | 21/32 | ? |
| Cheadle Hulme | 21/48 | ? |
| Stockport Edgeley | 21.53a ~ 21.54d | ? |
| Heaton Norris Jn | 21/56 | ? |
| Slade Lane Jn | 22/00 | ? |
| Manchester Piccadilly | 22.05a | 22.48 |
'B Special'
| Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
| Coalville | 16.30d | ??.??a |
| Bagworth | 16/40 | ? |
| Desford | 16.55a ~ 17.28d | 18.52a ~ ??.??d |
| Desford Jn | 17/31 | 18/49 |
| Glenfield | ? | 18p25a ~ 18p35d |
| West Bridge | 17.55a | 18.15d |
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