East Midlands Miscellany

RANGERS · February 26, 2014

I have the WTTs for summer 74 and summer 75, unfortunately not for winter 74/75, which would cover the period of the picture.

In the 74 timetable the southbound 6E49 (there is also a northbound 6E49) is shown as
6E49
07 50 Empties Kingsbury to Purfleet
D1150 - Class 45 locomotives
TThSO
AIR
COY

Kingsbury            07 50
Tamworth HL          07/59
Wichnor Jn           08/09
Leicester Jn         08/25
Stenson Jn           08/42
Sheet Stores Jn      09*03
Sheet Stores Jn      09*09
Trent Jn             09*14
Trent Jn             09*26
Loughborough         09/40
Syston North Jn      09/55
Leicester North      10L00
Leicester North      10L05
Wigston North Jn     10/15
Market Harboro'      10/32
Little Bowden Jn     10X34
Desboro' North       10*42
Desboro' North       11*02
Glendon North Jn     11X10 SL
Glendon South Jn     11/12
Kettering            11/17
Finedon Road         11L28
Finedon Road         12X08 GL (SO times are few minutes earlier from here)
Wellingboro' Station 12/11
Irchester South      12/19
Sharnbrook           12/28
Bedford North        12/37
Kempston Road Jn     12/40
Leagrave             13/12
Luton South          13/16
Harpenden            13/22
St. Albans           13/32
Elstree              13/43
Hendon               13/49
Cricklewood Jn       13L56
Cricklewood Jn       14L28
Finchley Road        14/33
Carlton Road Jn      14/36
Gospel Oak           14*39
Gospel Oak           14*41
Junction Road Jn     14/45
Upper Holloway       14/46
The summer 75 WTT has virtually the same times, I presume winter 74/75 would be the same.
Hope that helps. (Edit: Not sure why the code is in colour!)

But it leads me to a question. My interest is in the area around Nottingham. I have the signalling diagram for Trent PSB, and so am familiar with the layout around Trent.

Just what were the "shunt for following train to pass" movements at SS Jn and Trent Jn?

This shows the train as being routed on the slow line at Glendon Nth but the photo shows it on the main line. I don't remember too much about the track layouts on the mainline but I think the next point it could be turned on to the goods would be Finedon Rd, about 20mins South for a freight train. In those days there were only two an hour at that time of day (the WTT would confirm) either it was tailing a passenger or someone would be in bother for letting it continue on the fast lines!

johnw1 · February 28, 2014

45126 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7182736873/

45145 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7715044258/

47221 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7182737369/

56024 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7715042360/

johnw1 · March 1, 2014

08617 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6010356539/

20067 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5775649398/

20169 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8058561725/

25118 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8018513600/

31180 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7855342790/

45147 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5900031276/

45148 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5538256038/

47213 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8282595677/

johnw1 · March 5, 2014

45107 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/5932041257/

47201 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/7813040574/

45104 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8153001064/

153379 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/9428405716/

156401 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/6336639929/

johnw1 · March 6, 2014

25210 – http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8219171167/

47344 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pics-by-john/8220252406/

geoff · March 6, 2014

Site of the former Finedon Station between Kettering and Wellingborough where the road bridge has recently been rebuilt in preparation for the electrification northwards from Bedford.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/geoff-rob/12951412964/

Geoff

Edited March 6, 2014 by geoff

geoff · March 6, 2014

Near Isham, which is just south of the former Burton Latimer and Isham station. This station stood opposite what is now the Weetabix factory and is between the A14 road bridge and Burton Latimer Station Road bridge, both of which can be seen in the background as the unit rounds the curve.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/geoff-rob/12970243414/

Geoff

geoff · March 6, 2014

At Isham again looking south towards Harrowden Junction and Wellingborough.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/geoff-rob/12970382993/

Geoff

geoff · March 7, 2014

Wellingborough (Midland Road as was) today.

222103 leads the 1D24 10:29 St Pancras International to Nottingham away from its stop at Wellingborough (Midland Road as was) one minute late at 11:18, 3 March 2014.

222103 leads the 1D24 10:29 St Pancras International to Nottingham stops at Wellingborough (Midland Road as was) one minute late at 11:16, 3 March 2014.

1B31 10:05 Nottingham to St Pancras International passes the former 15A Wellingborough MPD on the approach to Wellingborough station 23 minutes late. 3 March 2014.

This train had probably picked up passengers stranded at Kettering by the earlier 1C30 09:09 Sheffield to St Pancras International which had been terminated at Kettering at 11:13, 31 minutes late because of a train fault and then continued forward as ECS.

Compare with post 115 from 14 August 1975.

Geoff

Edited March 7, 2014 by geoff