14th January 1978

D.A.A. Railtour Society
Merseyside Express

Locos Used 24082 & 24133
Stock Used 3976+4836+3717+3707+35308+16071+3947+3736+3761+4431

Route : 1T41 throughout

Locos Route
24082 + 24133 London St Pancras – Bedford Station – (via MML) – Wigston South – Nuneaton – Water Orton – (via Sutton Park line) – Walsall – Portobello Jn – Wolverhampton – Wellington – Shrewsbury – Wrexham – Chester – Helsby – Halton Jn – Runcorn – Liverpool Lime Street
24133 + 24082 Liverpool Lime Street – Runcorn – Weaver Jn – Crewe  - Alsager - Stoke-on-Trent – Uttoxeter – Stenson Jn – Sheet Stores Jn – Loughborough – Leicester – (via MML) – London St Pancras

Notes :
(1) Alan Osborn has this recorded as a tour to mark the last class 24 on a London passenger train.

Sources : Andy Pullar, Clive Barlow, Adrian Brown & John Debens

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Clive Barlow, Adrian Brown, Alan Osborn & John Debens)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
St Pancras 09.00d ML 08.59½   21.25a 21.21½
Finchley Road 09/08½ 09/06   21/18 21/17
Hendon 09/14 09/11½   21/12½ 21/11
St Albans 09/30 09/30   20/59½ 21/00½
Harpenden Jn 09/36 [FL] 09/38½   ? ?
Luton 09.44a ~ 09.46d 09.46½ ~ 09.52½   20.46a ~ 20.48d 20.49½ ~ 20.51
Flitwick 09/58 10/03   20/35 20/39
Kempston Road Jn 10/05 [SL] 10/15   20/23½ [FL] 20/27
Bedford 10.08a ~ 10.10d 10.17½ ~ 10.19   20.19a ~ 20.21d 20.23 ~ 20.24½
Bedford North Jn 10/11 10/20   20/18½ [SL] 20/22
Sharnbrook 10/20½ 10/26½   20/11½ 20/15
Wellingborough 10/30 10/34½   20/01½ 20/06
Kettering 10.36a ~ 10.37d 10.41 ~ 10.42   19.52½a ~ 19.54d 19.57½ ~ 20.00
Desborough North Jn 10/46½ 10/50   19/46½ 19/50
Market Harborough 10/50½ 10/55   19/40½ 19/45½
Kibworth 10/56½ 11/00½   19/35½ 19/40

 

Location Booked Actual
Wigston South Jn 11c06½a ~ 11c08d 11/07½
Narborough 11/13 11/12½
Hinckley 11/21 11/22½
Nuneaton Midland Jn 11/24½ 11/26½
Nuneaton 11.26½a ~ 11.28½d 11.29½ ~ 11.33
Abbey Jn 11/31 11/34½
Whitacre Jn 11/48 11/50½
Water Orton West Jn 11/54 11/57½
Park Lane Jn 11/57 11/59½
Ryecroft Jn 12/07 12/15½
Walsall 12.10a ~ 12.12d 12.18½ ~ 12.20½
Pleck Jn 12/14 12/24½
Darlaston Jn 12/17 12/25½
Portobello Jn 12/21 12/30
Wolverhampton 12c27a ~ 12c29d 12.36 ~ 12.38
Cosford 12/41 12/47½
Wellington 12/52 12/58
Shrewsbury 13/06 13/10½
Gobowen 13/31 13/30½
Ruabon 13p40a ~ 13p50d 13.38½ ~ 13.49
Wrexham General 13/55 13/55
Rossett 14/03 14/01½
Chester 14c16a ~ 14c28d 14.11½ ~ 14.20½
Mickle Trafford Jn 14/33½ 14/28
Helsby 14/37½ 14/36½
Frodsham Jn 14/42½ 14/43½
Halton Jn 14/47½ 14/47½
Ditton 14/52 14/51½
Speke Jn 14/56 14/56
Wavertree Jn 15/06 15/03
Edge Hill 15/08½ 15/04
Liverpool Lime Street 15.14½a ~ 16.48d [FL] 15.08½ ~ 16.55½
Edge Hill 16/54½ 16/59
Wavertree Jn 16/57 17/02
Speke Jn 17/01½ 17/05
Ditton Jn 17/05 17/08½
Halton Jn 17/09 17/12½
Weaver Jn 17/13½ 17/16
Winsford 17/20 17/24½
Coppenhall Jn 17/28 17/30
Crewe 17.32a ~ 17.35d 17.33½ ~ 17.38
Kidsgrove 17/51 17/52
Etruria 17/58 17/59
Stoke-on-Trent 18/01 18/01
Stoke Jn 18/03 18/03
Creswell 18/13 18/12
Uttoxeter 18/26 18/25
Tutbury 18/32½ 18/32
North Stafford Jn 18/42 18/38
Stenson Jn 18/43 18/40
Lock Lane Crossing 18c56a ~ 18c57d 18.56½ ~ 18.58½
Sheet Stores Jn 19/00 19/01½
Trent Jn 19/02 19/02½
Loughborough 19/08½ 19/11
Syston South Jn 19/15 19/18
Leicester 19.20a ~ 19.22d 19.26½ ~ 19.29
Wigston North Jn 19/28 19/33

Timings continue in first table.

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