11th June 1989
British Rail
(Coalville Depot Open Day Specials)
| Traction Used | ????? |
Route :
| Traction | Time | Route |
| ????? | 09.35d | Birmingham - Nuneaton - Hinckley - Narborough - Knighton South Jn - Coalville |
| ????? | 11.53d | Coalville - Knighton South Jn |
| ????? | Knighton South Jn - Leicester | |
| ????? | 13.09d | Leicester - Knighton South Jn |
| ????? | Knighton South Jn - Coalville | |
| ????? | 14.15d | Coalville - Knighton South Jn |
| ????? | Knighton South Jn - Leicester | |
| ????? | 15.05d | Leicester - Knighton South Jn |
| ????? | Knighton South Jn - Coalville | |
| ????? | 16.00d | Coalville - Knighton South Jn |
| ????? | Knighton South Jn - Leicester | |
| ????? | 16.45d | Leicester - Knighton South Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Birmingham |
Route :
| Traction | Time | Route |
| ????? | 09.10d | Derby - Long Eaton - (2) - Burton-on-Trent - Coalville |
| ????? | 10.45d | Coalville - Burton-on-Trent - Derby |
| ????? | 12.06d | Derby - Burton-on-Trent - Coalville |
| ????? | 13.20d | Coalville - Burton-on-Trent - Derby |
| ????? | 15.00d | Derby - Burton-on-Trent - Coalville |
| ????? | 16.18d | Coalville - Burton-on-Trent - Derby |
| ????? | 17.20d | Derby - Burton-on-Trent - Coalville |
| ????? | 18.29d | Coalville - Burton-on-Trent - Derby |
| ????? | 19.29d | Derby - ??? - Birmingham |
Route :
| Traction | Time | Route |
| ????? | 08.41d | Nottingham - Beeston - Loughborough - Leicester - Knighton South Jn |
| ????? | Knighton South Jn - Coalville | |
| ????? | 10.20d | Coalville - Knighton South Jn |
| ????? | Knighton South Jn - Leicester - Loughborough - Beeston - Nottingham | |
| ????? | 12.05d | Nottingham - Beeston - Loughborough - Leicester - Knighton South Jn |
| ????? | Knighton South Jn - Coalville | |
| ????? | 13.40d | Coalville - Knighton South Jn |
| ????? | Knighton South Jn - Leicester - Loughborough - Beeston - Nottingham | |
| ????? | 16.00d | Nottingham - Beeston - Loughborough - Leicester - Knighton South Jn |
| ????? | Knighton South Jn - Coalville | |
| ????? | 17.40d | Coalville - Knighton South Jn |
| ????? | Knighton South Jn - Leicester - Loughborough - Beeston - Nottingham |
Notes :
(1) Confirmation required if all trains listed ran. Believed all of them were
probably DMU's. Trains have been grouped in a way that may represent the
operating diagram for each train but this requires confirming. Presumably
"Birmingham" refers to Birmingham New Street.
(2) Route for the 09.10d from Derby is required - after Long Eaton did it
reverse at Sheet Stores Jn and take the Castle Donnington line to Stenson Jn?

Brian Halford's ticket.
Source : Brian Halford (from advertising leaflet)
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Timings (Booked Only)
(from Brian Halford)
| Location | Booked | Booked |
| Birmingham | 09.35d | 17.49a |
| Nuneaton | ??.??a ~ 10.13d | 17.15a ~ ??.??d |
| Hinckley | ??.??a ~ 10.21d | 17.07a ~ ??.??d |
| Narborough | ??.??a ~ 10.33d | 16.55a ~ ??.??d |
| Leicester | - | 16.40a ~ 16.45d |
| Coalville | 11.25a | 16.00d |
| Location | Booked | Booked | Booked | Booked |
| Derby | 09.10d | 12.06d | 15.00d | 17.20d |
| Long Eaton | ??.??a ~ 09.22d | - | - | - |
| Burton-on-Trent | ??.??a ~ 09.50d | ??.??a ~ 12.25d | ??.??a ~ 15.20d | ??.??a ~ 17.34d |
| Coalville | 10.30a ~ 10.45d | 13.05a ~ 13.20d | 16.03a ~ 16.18d | 18.14a ~ 18.29d |
| Burton-on-Trent | ??.??a ~ 11.33d | ??.??a ~ 14.01d | ??.??a ~ 16.58d | ??.??a ~ 19.11d |
| Derby | 12.01a | 14.20a | 17.13a | 19.25a ~ 20.17d |
| Birmingham | - | - | - | 20.17a |
| Location | Booked | Booked | Booked | Booked | Booked | Booked |
| Nottingham | 08.41d | 12.05d | 16.00d | |||
| Beeston | ??.??a ~ 09.50d | ??.??a ~ 12.12d | ??.??a ~ 16.07d | |||
| Loughborough | ??.??a ~ 09.04d | ??.??a ~ 12.26d | ??.??a ~ 16.21d | |||
| Leicester | ??.??a ~ 09.25d | ??.??a ~ 12.45d | 13.09d | 15.05d | ??.??a ~ 16.37d | |
| Coalville | 10.05a ~ 11.00d | 11.53d | ??.??a ~ 13.40d | 13.49a ~ 14.15d | 15.45a | 17.17a ~ 17.40d |
| Leicester | 11.00a ~ ??.??d | 12.37a | 14.26a ~ ??.??d | 14.55a | (formed 16.00d to Birmingham see first table) |
18.24a ~ ??.??d |
| Loughborough | ??.??a ~ 11.16d | ??.??a ~ 14.41d | ??.??a ~ 18.40d | |||
| Beeston | - | ??.??a ~ 14.57d | ??.??a ~ 18.55d | |||
| Nottingham | 11.38a | 15.04a | 19.09a |