6th May 1978

B.R.
(Merrymaker Excursion)

Locos Used 46031, 47168 & 55010 'The King's Own Scottish Borderer'

Route :

Loco Route
47168 Chesterfield - Dore - Sheffield - Rotherham Masborough - Mexborough - Doncaster - (via ECML) - Edinburgh Waverley - Haymarket - Dalmeny - Inverkeithing - Kirkcaldy - Leuchars - Dundee
47168 Dundee - (reverse of outward route) - Edinburgh Waverley
55010 Edinburgh Waverley - (reverse of outward route) - Doncaster
46031 Doncaster - (reverse of outward route) - Chesterfield

Source : Pete Drury (on the train between Chesterfield to Dundee & back from Edinburgh)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Pete Drury)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Chesterfield 06.50d 06.52   23.20a 23.55
Dore 07/01 07/03   23/12 ?
Sheffield 07.10a ~ 07.12d 07.12 ~ 07.14   23.03a ~ 23.05d 23.26 ~ 23.30
Rotherham Masborough 07.21a ~ 07.23d 07.23 ~ 07.27   22.49a ~ 22.51d 23.11a ~ 23.13d
Mexborough 07.35a ~ 07.37d 07.39 ~ 07.41   22.34a ~ 22.37d 22.57 ~ 22.58
Hexthorpe Jn 07/45 07/49   22/25 22/44
Doncaster 07.51a ~ 07.53d 07.56 ~ 07.57   22.19a ~ 22.21d 22.31 ~ 22.40
Shaftholme Jn 07/59 ?   22/14 22/25
Selby 08/10 08/25   21/58 22/13
York 08/27 08/40   21/45 22/00
Thirsk 08/48 08/59   21/19 ?
Northallerton 08/54 09/04   21/13 21/35
Darlington 09/04 09/14   21/03 21/24
Durham 09/22 09/37   20/44 ?
Newcastle 09.39a ~ 09.41d 09.57 ~ 10.00   20.26a ~ 20.28d 20.44 ~ 20.54
Morpeth 09/59 10/18   20/05 20/26
Alnmouth 10/15 10/36   19/49 20/11
Belford 10/29 ?   19/35 ?
Berwick-upon-Tweed 10.41a ~ 10.43d 11.12 ~ 11.13   19.21a ~ 19.23d 19.44 ~ 19.45
Ayton 10/56 ?   19/15 ?
Grantshouse 11/05 ?   19/03 19/27
Dunbar 11/15 11/49   18/48 19/16
Drem Jn 11/26 11/57   18/39 ?
Monktonhall Jn 11/36 12/07   18/28 ?
Edinburgh Waverley 11.43a ~ 11.53d 12.14 ~ 12.21   18.09a ~ 18.20d ??.?? ~ 18.47
Haymarket 11/56 12/24   18/06 ?
Dalmeny 12/05 12/31   17/54 ?
Inverkeithing 12/10 12/36   17/47 ?
Burntisland 12/21 12/47   17/37 ?
Kirkcaldy 12/30 12/52   17/30 ?
Ladybank 12/48 13/05   17/12 ?
Leuchars 12/58 13/17   16/59 ?
Tay Bridge South 13/08 13/23   16/52 ?
Dundee 13.15a 13.29   16.45d ?


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