68005 and 68 number 018 Leeds to Canterbury West 1Z68 The Retro Canterbury Belle

Direct Rail Services class 68 number 68005 named "Defiant" leads Retro Railtorus Ltd's 1Z68 from Leeds to Canterbury West on 9 July 2016. 68 number 018 named "Vigilant" was on the back.

 

According to William Snook numbers of the coaches from front to back were 6042, 5998, 5985, 1200, 3345, 3325, 3397, 3390, 80042, 3364, 3356 and M35469.

 

According to Realtime Trains and those who saw it the route and timings were;

Leeds [LDS] 11........................0553..............0553.............................RT

Whitehall Junction................0555..............0555.............................RT

Morley [MLY] 2.......................0601...............0600 1/2......................RT

Dewsbury [DEW]...................0605 1/2.......0606.............................RT

Thornhill L.N.W. Junction....0607..............0607.............................RT

Mirfield East Junction..........0608..............0608.............................RT

Mirfield [MIR] 2.......................0609..............0608 3/4......................RT

Heaton Lodge Junction......0610...............0609 3/4......................RT

Bradley Junction...................0611 1/2..........0611 1/4.........................RT

Huddersfield [HUD] 1...........0616/0620...0616 3/4/0620 3/4....RT

Marsden [MSN] 2..................0630..............0633..............................3L

Diggle Junction.....................0635..............0637...............................2L

Greenfield [GNF] 1.................0637..............0639 1/4........................2L

Mossley (Manchester) 1........0639 1/2.......0641 1/4..........................1L

Stalybridge [SYB] 1................0643/0646..0645/0647 1/2..............1L

Guide Bridge [GUI] 1.............0651...............0653..............................2L

Denton Junction...................0653..............0655 3/4.......................2L

Ash Bridge Junction.............0707..............0705 3/4.......................1E

Heaton Norris Junction.......0709..............0707 3/4.......................1E

Stockport [SPT] 1...................0711/0713......0709 1/2/0713 1/2......RT

Edgeley JunctionNo1...........0714...............0715 1/4..........................1L

Adswood Road Junction....0715 1/2.........0717.................................1L

Cheadle Hulme [CHU] 2.....0716 1/2.........0718................................1L

Handforth [HTH]....................0718 1/2.........0720 1/4.........................1L

Wilmslow [WML] 4.................0720..............0723...............................3L

Alderley Edge [ALD] 1..........0721 1/2.........0726..............................4L

Chelford [CEL]........................0724..............0729 1/2........................5L

Goostrey [GTR]......................0726 1/2........0732 3/4.......................6L

Holmes Chapel [HCH].........0728..............0734 1/4........................6L

Sandbach [SDB] 1..................0731...............0739...............................8L

Crewe Sydney Bridge..........0736..............0743 1/4........................7L

Crewe [CRE] 5........................0739/0743...0747 1/4/0750 1/2.......7L

Crewe Basford Hall Jn.........0747..............0754..............................7L

Madeley (Staffs)......................0752..............0759..............................7L

Norton Bridge [NTB].............0801...............0808..............................7L

Little Bridgeford Junction...0802..............0808..............................6L

Stafford [STA] 4.....................0806/0808..0813/0816.....................8L

Stafford Trent Valley Jn.......0809 1/2.......0818...............................8L

Whitehouse Junction...........0814...............0824............................10L

Colwich [XCO].......................0817...............0827 1/2......................10L

Rugeley North Junction......0819 1/2........0829 1/4........................9L

Curborough Junction..........0824 1/2.......0833 3/4.......................9L

Lichfield North Junction......0825..............0834 1/2........................9L

Amington Junction ..............0830 1/2.......0840 1/4........................9L

Atherstone [ATH]..................0836..............0847.............................10L

Ashby Junction......................0840..............0851..............................11L

Nuneaton [NUN] 5................0840 1/2.......0852 3/4.....................12L

Attleborough North Jn.........0841 1/2.........0854 3/4.....................13L

Brinklow..................................0846 1/2.......0901 1/4.......................14L

High Oaks Junction..............0848 1/2........0903 1/4......................15L

Newbold Junction................0849..............0904............................15L

Rugby Trent Valley Jn.........0850..............0907 1/2......................17L

Rugby [RUG] 4.......................0851...............0911 3/4......................20L

Hillmorton Junction..............0853..............0916 1/4......................23L

 

Barnes......................................1052

Cambria Junction...................1115

Bromley South........................1132

Bickley......................................1138

Knockholt.................................1142

Tonbridge................................1158

Paddock Wood.......................1204

 

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