Page 18 - BR LMR Passr 18 Jun to 9 Sep 1962 pB53_B54
Before we move further along the route it's worthwhile looking again at page B53 as well as B54. I must admit I didn't previously know that 3V11 ran on Saturdays but it's on this WTT. The SO train didn't, though, go through to Whitland, it went to Marston Sidings.
Departure time from Grimsby was 5 minutes earlier, 4.25pm. The train stopped for 10mins at Mansfield Station, departing at 7.0pm. It arrived at Nottingham Victoria at 7.42pm, departing at 8.5pm. This might actually clear up some confusion. I've seen in various reports people talking about the Immingham Britannias stopping at Nottingham Victoria and even of detaching vans. Clearly that was not the case with the SX train. However, it could be the SO train they saw. This is further bourne out by a Facebook post by Stewart Warrington on the private group "GCR Leicester Central Railway Station" on 24 April 2020. Within the spotting record that Stewart posts there is an entry for Sat 17 March 1962 showing 70040 'Clive of India' (Fish). I don't think the SO 3V11 lasted very long with 'Britannias' as the possible motive power but it could explain the differing reports which said the train stopped at Nottingham Victoria, unless you have other evidence??
After Nottingham the train stopped at Leicester Central from 8.45pm to 9.5pm again presumably to detach some vans. It then stopped at Rugby Central from 9.43pm to 10.20pm and, again, I recall reading accounts from people seeing a Britannia there dropping some vans off.
The arrival time at Banbury was 11.13pm
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Page 18 - BR LMR Passr 18 Jun to 9 Sep 1962 pB53_B54
Before we move further along the route it's worthwhile looking again at page B53 as well as B54. I must admit I didn't previously know that 3V11 ran on Saturdays but it's on this WTT. The SO train didn't, though, go through to Whitland, it went to Marston Sidings.
Departure time from Grimsby was 5 minutes earlier, 4.25pm. The train stopped for 10mins at Mansfield Station, departing at 7.0pm. It arrived at Nottingham Victoria at 7.42pm, departing at 8.5pm. This might actually clear up some confusion. I've seen in various reports people talking about the Immingham Britannias stopping at Nottingham Victoria and even of detaching vans. Clearly that was not the case with the SX train. However, it could be the SO train they saw. This is further bourne out by a Facebook post by Stewart Warrington on the private group "GCR Leicester Central Railway Station" on 24 April 2020. Within the spotting record that Stewart posts there is an entry for Sat 17 March 1962 showing 70040 'Clive of India' (Fish). I don't think the SO 3V11 lasted very long with 'Britannias' as the possible motive power but it could explain the differing reports which said the train stopped at Nottingham Victoria, unless you have other evidence??
After Nottingham the train stopped at Leicester Central from 8.45pm to 9.5pm again presumably to detach some vans. It then stopped at Rugby Central from 9.43pm to 10.20pm and, again, I recall reading accounts from people seeing a Britannia there dropping some vans off.
The arrival time at Banbury was 11.13pm
To see the next photo in the storyboard click here www.flickr.com/photos/192151030@N08/51820540255/in/album-...