29th April 1978

L.N.E.R. Society Railtours
The South Yorkshireman (2 trains)

Locos Used at least 40044, 86238 & steam: 4498 'Sir Nigel Gresley', 44932 & 45407

Route : Train 1

Loco(s) Route
86238 London Euston - ??? - Carnfortht
44932+45407 Carnforth - ??? - York
4498 York - ??? - Sheffield - ??? - Guide Bridge
?class 85? Guide Bridge - ??? - London Euston

Route : Train 2

Loco(s) Route
????? London Euston - Watford Junction - Bletchley - Northampton - Rugby - Nuneaton - Lichfield TV - Crewe - Stockport
40044 Stockport - Guide Bridge
4498 Guide Bridge - Chinley - Edale - Dore - Sheffield - ??? - York
44932+45407 York - Church Fenton - Cross Gates - Leeds - Keighley - Skipton - Hellifield - Settle Jn - Wennington - Carnforth
????? Carnforth - (?via WCML?) - Crewe - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) Tour was run to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1948 Steam Locomotive Exchanges.
(2) William Shelford comments: Departure from Watford Junction of Train 1 was late owing to an earlier railtour/special forgetting to stop at Harrow & Willesden and having to wait at Watford for its passengers to arrive by service train.
(3) Route & loco confirmation required - above is as booked. Advertised steam locos were 44871, 44932 & 4498 (though it appears from information received that 45407 was used instead of 44871). Tim Barber saw and photographed 4498 'Sir Nigel Gresley' at Sheffield (outward on train1) and at Edale (return on train 2).


4498 passes Church Fenton (photo: Nick Catford/Roger Griffiths Collection)

Sources : William Shelford (joined Train 1 at Watford Junction) John Debens,
Harry Harper & Tim Barber

Timings (Booked Only)
(from John Debens & William Shelford)

Train 1

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Euston 07.05d 23.45a
Watford Junction ??.??a ~ 07.22d 23.23a ~ ??.??d
Bletchley ??.??a ~ 07.45d 22.58a ~ ??.??d
Northampton ??.??a ~ 08.05d 22.38a ~ ??.??d
Rugby ??.??a ~ 08.28d 22.17a ~ ??.??d
Nuneaton ??.??a ~ 08.45d 21.59a ~ ??.??d
Lichfield TV ??.??a ~ 09.02d 21.41a ~ ??.??d

 

Location Booked
Guide Bridge 10L48 ~ 11L00
Hathersage 11p52a ~ 12p07d
Sheffield 12.29 ~ 12.52
York 14L09a ~ 16L00d
Leeds 16w43 ~ 17w25
Hellifield 18.30 ~ 18.45
Carnforth 19L35a ~ 19L50d

Timings continue in first table.

Train 2

Timings required for train 2...

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