24th April 1976

British Rail
(Advertised Day Excursion)

Locos Used 40020, 45076 & 85022
Stock Used 34546+25394+25397+25438+16081+324+3974+3752+3853+35121

Route :

Loco Route (2)
45076 ?(Wellingborough - via MML -)? Leicester - (via MML) - Trent South Jn - Sheet Stores Jn - Long Eaton - Derby
45076 Derby - North Stafford Jn - Uttoxeter - Stoke-on-Trent - Kidsgrove - Alsager - Crewe
85022 Crewe - (via WCML) - Carnforth
40020 Carnforth - Ulverston - Dalton Jn - (via Barrow-in-Furness avoiding line) - Park South Jn - Ravenglass
40020 Ravenglass - Park South Jn - Barrow-in-Furness - Dalton Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth
85022 Carnforth - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe
45076 Crewe - (reverse of outward route) - Leicester ?(- via MML - Wellingborough?)

Notes :
(1) Howard Parker comments: A connecting DMU ran from Alfreton & Mansfield Parkway, calling at Nottingham, Beeston and Long Eaton, to Derby. Ticket price included admission to Steamtown Museum at Carnforth and a return trip on the Ravenglass & Eskdale railway. Locomotives on view included 6960 'Raveningham Hall' and 4472 'Flying Scotsman'. On the outward journey, the train ran direct from Dalton Jn to Park South Jn (avoiding Barrow in Furness) but on the return went via Barrow in Furness station.  Two special trains were chartered at Ravenglass to convey the tour passengers to Dalegarth and back. These were hauled by 'River Esk' and 'River Mite'.
(2) Originally uploaded as starting and finishing at Leicester however Howard Parker suggests it may have originated/terminated at Wellingborough?

Sources : Andy Sales & Howard Parker (both joined/left the train at Leicester)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Howard Parker)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Wellingborough? ??.??d ??.??   ??.??a ??.??
Kettering? ??.??a ~ ??.??d ??.?? ~ ??.??   ??.??a ~ ??.??d ??.?? ~ ??.??
Market Harborough? ??.??a ~ ??.??d ??.?? ~ ??.??   ??.??a ~ ??.??d ??.?? ~ ??.??
Leicester ??.??a ~ 08.55d ??.?? ~ 08.55   23.10a ~ ??.??d 23.06 ~ ??.??
Loughborough ??.??a ~ ??.??d 09.11 ~ 09.12   ??.??a ~ ??.??d 22.51 ~ 22.52
Derby ??.??a ~ ??.??d 09.33 ~ 09.48   ??.??a ~ ??.??d 22.21 ~ 22.32
Uttoxeter ??/?? 10/10   ??/?? 21/56
Stoke-on-Trent ??/?? 10/3   ??/?? 21/34
Crewe ??c?? ~ ??c?? 11.20 ~ 11.20   ??c?? ~ ??c?? 20.55 ~ 21.06
Warrington Bank Quay ??/?? 11/41   ??/?? 20/34
Wigan North Western ??/?? 11/50   ??/?? 20/25
Lancaster ??/?? 12/23   ??/?? 19/58
Carnforth ??L??a ~ ??L??d 12.30 ~ 14.10   ??L??a ~ ??L??d 19.40 ~ 19.52
Grange-over-Sands ??/?? 14/20   ??/?? 19/29
Ulverston ??/?? 14/33   ??/?? 19/05
Barrow-in-Furness   ??*?? ~ ??*?? 18.44 ~ 18.48
Ravenglass 15.40a 15.19   18.05d 18.05


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