Historic Timetables (Departure lists) from closed stations.

[Bevan Price]

Following recent discussions about historic services, as time permits, I will try to post passenger train departure timetables from some closed passenger stations (mostly terminals.) The dates will vary, dependent on which timetables I can access. First in the series is Edinburgh Princes Street, since that is now being discussed in the infrastructure and stations forum.

Old Station Departure Lists

Edinburgh Princes Street, September 1955


06:24 Glasgow Cen. via Shotts
06:47 Carstairs
06:50 Callendar and Oban SX / Stirling SO
07:20 Leith North
07:57 Leith North
08:02 Glasgow Cen. via Shotts
08:22 Leith North
08:38 Glasgow Cen. via Shotts
09:25 Lanark via Carstairs
09:30 Perth
10:10 Symingon (portion for Birmingham New St.)
10:30 SO Heads of Ayr ** (via Holytown, Paisley Gilmour St.)
11:10 Carstairs (portion for Liverpool Exc.; connection for Manchester Vic.)
11:34 SX / 11:46 SO Glasgow Cen. via Shotts
11:37 Leith North
11:40 Stirling and Oban
12:00 Leith North
12:06 Kingsknowe
12:30 SO Lanark
12:33 Kingsknowe
12:36 Leith North
12:57 Kingsknowe
13:00 SX /13:15 SO Leith North
13:08 SO / 13:15 SX Stirling
13:12 Lanark via Carstairs
13:30 Glasgow Cen. via Shotts
14:00 Leith North
14:10 SO Lanark via Carstairs
14:30 Leith North
15:05 SO Ayr ** (via Holytown, Paisley Gilmour St.)
15:35 Leith North
15:44 Glasgow Cen. via Shotts
16:05 Carstairs (portion for Liverpool Exc.; connection for Manchester Vic.)
16:27 Perth (portions for Oban and Comrie)
16:33 Leith North
16:40 Glasgow Cen. via Shotts
16:48 SX Muirkirk via Carstairs
16:55 Leith North
17:08 SX Leith North
17:15 SX Glasgow Cen. via Shotts
17:22 Stirling
17:35 Symington (connection for London Euston & Plymouth)
17:38 SX Kingsknowe
17:41 SX Leith North
17:55 Lanark via Carstairs
18:10 SO /18:15 SX Glasgow Cen. via Shotts
18:12 SX Leith North
18:38 SO Lanark via Carstairs
19:30 Glasgow Cen. via Shotts
20:45 SO Glasgow Cen. via Shotts
21:28 Glasgow Cen. via Shotts
22:05 SX Carstairs (connection for London Euston)
22:10 Stirling SX / Callendar SO
22:30 SO Muirkirk via Carstairs
22:45 SO Glasgow Cen. via Shotts
23:30 Carstairs (portion for Manchester Exc.; connections for London Euston & Liverpool L.St.)

** - Some Summer dates only.

 

[Bevan Price]

Glasgow Buchanan Street, September 1955.

05:57 Perth (most stations)
07:15 Aberdeen
07:45 Hamilton Central via Coatbridge
08:00 Oban
08:05 SX Stirling
08:10 SO Grangemouth
09:15 Dundee West
10:00 Aberdeen
10:15 Inverness
12:12 Oban
12:20 Perth
12:45 SX Glenboig
13:00 SO Stirling
13:35 Aberdeen
13:45 SO Inverness
14:00 SO Stirling
16:00 Crieff via Gleneagles
16:09 SX Hamilton Central via Coatbridge
16:35 SX Glenboig
17:00 Aberdeen (portion for Dundee West on FX)
17:08 FO Dundee West
17:30 Dunblane (SX) or Gleneagles (SO)
17:47 Hamilton Central via Coatbridge
18:10 Dundee West
18:15 SX Larbert
19:35 SO Aberdeen
20:00 Dundee West (SX) or Perth (SO)
21:00 Alloa via Stirling
21:47 SX Motherwell via Coatbridge
22:52 SO Perth
23:00 SX Aberdeen
23:15 SX Inverness (Sleeper; portion for Oban)

So, even less busy than Edinburgh Princes St., and not really surprising that it was closed.

 

[Ken H]

Well I never knew Princess St Station existed till I saw your post!

Railforumers may like this site
It allows a split view, and overlays, of modern and old OS maps, and geology on one screen

So I used the old OS map on there to find the site of the station, which is clearly marked, then got the current satellite view alongside to see what was there now.
Hope useful

https://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm

 

[snookertam]

Glasgow Buchanan Street, September 1955.

05:57 Perth (most stations)
07:15 Aberdeen
07:45 Hamilton Central via Coatbridge
08:00 Oban
08:05 SX Stirling
08:10 SO Grangemouth
09:15 Dundee West
10:00 Aberdeen
10:15 Inverness
12:12 Oban
12:20 Perth
12:45 SX Glenboig
13:00 SO Stirling
13:35 Aberdeen
13:45 SO Inverness
14:00 SO Stirling
16:00 Crieff via Gleneagles
16:09 SX Hamilton Central via Coatbridge
16:35 SX Glenboig
17:00 Aberdeen (portion for Dundee West on FX)
17:08 FO Dundee West
17:30 Dunblane (SX) or Gleneagles (SO)
17:47 Hamilton Central via Coatbridge
18:10 Dundee West
18:15 SX Larbert
19:35 SO Aberdeen
20:00 Dundee West (SX) or Perth (SO)
21:00 Alloa via Stirling
21:47 SX Motherwell via Coatbridge
22:52 SO Perth
23:00 SX Aberdeen
23:15 SX Inverness (Sleeper; portion for Oban)

So, even less busy than Edinburgh Princes St., and not really surprising that it was closed.

Buchanan Street station has always fascinated as it always seemed to have a comparatively low level of service throughout its history, mainly because it principally served points north from Glasgow. I don't think travel between the north of Scotland and Glasgow was ever as common as it was in the past few decades and so the demand for regular services over these routes were much lower. Station only had five platforms and from what I gather really didn't have the character of a city centre terminus.

Another one which I've wondered what would look like had it remained, although the entire site is cleared now and untraceable apart from the tunnel mouth next to the M8. Ironically enough capacity at remaining Glasgow stations is close to full, then the likes of Buchanan Street and St Enoch could have come in handy. During the 1960's many short sighted decisions were made due to the government policy that gave (and arguable still does give) precedence to the private car.

Speaking of which, St Enoch is another one that fascinated me, so if you have those departure lists and can post, I'd be interested.

 

[Bevan Price]

Buchanan Street station has always fascinated as it always seemed to have a comparatively low level of service throughout its history, mainly because it principally served points north from Glasgow. I don't think travel between the north of Scotland and Glasgow was ever as common as it was in the past few decades and so the demand for regular services over these routes were much lower. Station only had five platforms and from what I gather really didn't have the character of a city centre terminus.

Another one which I've wondered what would look like had it remained, although the entire site is cleared now and untraceable apart from the tunnel mouth next to the M8. Ironically enough capacity at remaining Glasgow stations is close to full, then the likes of Buchanan Street and St Enoch could have come in handy. During the 1960's many short sighted decisions were made due to the government policy that gave (and arguable still does give) precedence to the private car.

Speaking of which, St Enoch is another one that fascinated me, so if you have those departure lists and can post, I'd be interested.

St. Enoch under way, but may not have time to complete it today - it was much busier than Buchanan Street.

 

[hexagon789]

Glasgow Buchanan Street, September 1955.

05:57 Perth (most stations)
07:15 Aberdeen
07:45 Hamilton Central via Coatbridge
08:00 Oban
08:05 SX Stirling
08:10 SO Grangemouth
09:15 Dundee West
10:00 Aberdeen
10:15 Inverness
12:12 Oban
12:20 Perth
12:45 SX Glenboig
13:00 SO Stirling
13:35 Aberdeen
13:45 SO Inverness
14:00 SO Stirling
16:00 Crieff via Gleneagles
16:09 SX Hamilton Central via Coatbridge
16:35 SX Glenboig
17:00 Aberdeen (portion for Dundee West on FX)
17:08 FO Dundee West
17:30 Dunblane (SX) or Gleneagles (SO)
17:47 Hamilton Central via Coatbridge
18:10 Dundee West
18:15 SX Larbert
19:35 SO Aberdeen
20:00 Dundee West (SX) or Perth (SO)
21:00 Alloa via Stirling
21:47 SX Motherwell via Coatbridge
22:52 SO Perth
23:00 SX Aberdeen
23:15 SX Inverness (Sleeper; portion for Oban)

So, even less busy than Edinburgh Princes St., and not really surprising that it was closed.

Definitely had a far greater paucity of service in 1962.

 

[big all]

thanks for sharing
very interesting

 

[Bevan Price]

Glasgow St. Enoch, September 1955

Ayrshire / Clyde Coast Route destinations,
Via Paisley Gilmour St, unless marked PC (Paisley Canal Route)
Note that there were 2 routes between Paisley & Dalry:
1. Via Johnstone High; 2 via Kilbarchan, Lochwinnoch & Kilbirnie (now closed).
The stopping pattern is a bit too complicated to show here; more trains ran via Johnstone, but some stations were sometimes omitted on each of these routes.
** - Summer only, selected dates.

To Ardrossan (Town, or Winton Pier)
09:22 (SO**); 09:35**; 12:12 (SO/PC**); 12:17 (SO/PC); 13:17 (SO); 14:00 (SO/PC**); 14:40 (SO)
15:15 (SO); 16:29 (PC); 17:25 (SX);

To Ayr:
09:40; 10:30(SO**); 11:20 (SO**); 12:35; 13:10 (SO); 13:55 (SO**); 14:13 (SO**); 17:15 (SX);
17:40 (SX); 19:50 (SX); 21:55 (SX); 22:50;

To Girvan via Ayr
05:30; 10:45; 12:00; 13:05 (SO); 14:20; 16:15; 18:20; 19:50 (SO);

To Fairlie Pier:
09:10

To Greenock Princes Pier:
07:32 (PC); 08:13; 10:50; 12:07 (SO); 12:45 (SO); 13:08 (SX); 13:25 (SO); 14:04 (SO); 16:02 (SX)
17:07 (PC); 17:36 (SX/PC); 17:55 & (PC); 18:35 (SX/PC); 19:55; 21:10 (PC); 22:10 (SO); 22:25 (SX) ;
& - Terminates at Kilmacolm on SX.

To Largs:
07:00 (PC); 08:30 (PC); 09:10 (PC); 10:00 (SO)**; 10:13; 11:45 (PC); 12:40(SO) / 12:45(SX);
13:06 (SO/PC); 13:40; 14:30 (SO/PC); 14:50 (SX/PC); 15:56 (PC); 16:52; 17:21 (SX);
17:26 (SO) /17:28 (SX); 18:05 (SO); 18:05 (SX/PC); 19:20; 20:35 (PC); 21:30;

To Renfrew Wharf (some terminated at Renfrew South):
06:35 (SX); 06:55; 07:18; 07:57(SX); 08:40 (SX); 11:08 (SO); 16:45 (SX); 19:13 (TuThO);
20:00 (TuThO); 21:15 (SX)

To Barrhead / Kilmarnock / Carlisle Route.
06:35 Barrhead
06:55 Carlisle (most stations)
07:13 Neilston Low
07:50 Kilmarnock
09:20 London St, Pancras via Leeds
09:25 Dumfries (most stations)
12:15 (SO) Carlisle (express)
12:23 (SO) Kilmarnock
12:30 (SX) /12:44 (SO) Barrhead
12:55 (SX) /13:00 (SOI) Kilmarnock
14:10 Carlisle (most stations)
16:00 Carlisle and Leeds
16:13 (SX) /16:18 (SO) Kilmarnock
17:03 (SX) Kilmarnock
17:11 Beith Town via Barrhead
17:30 Carlisle (express) (portion for Plymouth or Penzance)
17:38 Dumfries (Dunlop, then most stations)
17:42 (SX) Barrhead
18:02 Kilmarnock
18:11 Barrhead
19:10 Kilmarnock
20:00 (SX) Kilmarnock
20:39 (SO) Sanquhar
21:05 London St. Pancras via Leeds (with sleepers)
21:50 Kilmarnock
22:33 (SO) / 22:42 (SX) Kilmarnock
23:10 (SO) London St. Pancras via Leeds (with sleepers)
23:15 Neilston Low.

Others:
05:36 Corkerhill MPD (Staff train)
06:50 SX Hillington West
07:15 Paisley West
07:27 Elderslie
07:50 Irvine
07:55 Crookston
08:55 Stranraer Town
09:55 SO Heads of Ayr **
11:32 SO Darvel via Paisley Canal. Kilwinning
11:56 SO Kilmarnock via Paisley Canal, Dalry
12:12 (SX) Crookston
12:30 Stranraer Town
12:34 Paisley West
12:47 Paisley West
13:00 (SO) Paisley West
13:12 (SX) Crookston
13:15 (SO) Kilmarnock via Darvel
15:15 (SX) Dalry via Paisley Canal
16:20 (SX) Kilmarnock via Paisley Canal & Dalry
17:13 Paisley West
17:15 (SO) Stranraer Town
17:33 Kilmarnock via Paisley Canal, Dalry
17:46 Paisley West
18:00 (SX) Dalry via Paisley Gilmour St.
18:14 Paisley West
18:25 (SX) Kilmarnock via Paisley Gilmour St, Dalry
19:35 Paisley West
20:45 Stranraer Harbour (SX) /Town (SO)
21:55 (SO) Dalmellington via Ayr
22:05 Paisley Canal
22:30 (SO) Crookston
22:55 Paisley Canal
23:30 (SO) Paisley Canal

Opened May 1876; closed June 1966. Trains had previously used Glasgow South Side (inconveniently located south of the River Clyde.)

 

[Bevan Price]

Dundee East, September 1955.

To Arbroath:
07:10; 07:55; 08:55; 12:10 (SO); 12:30 (SX); 12:41 (SO); 13:35 (SO); 14:10; 15:10; 16:17;
17:10; 18:12; 20:50 (SO); 21:30; 22:25 (SX); 22:45 (SO);

To Carnoustie:
12:10 (SX); 12:31 (SO); 12:45 (SX); 12:50 (SO); 13:15 (SX); 1`7:45 (SX);

Opened December 1857; Closed January 1959. Was a bit closer to city centre than Tay Bridge station, but probably unnecessary after the Tay Bridge station was opened in 1878.
=======================================================

Dundee West, September 1955.
06:51 Perth
07:54 Glasgow Buchanan St.
09:00 Perth
10:45 Perth
11:35 Glasgow Buchanan St.
12:30 (SO) /12:45 (SX) Perth
13:22 (SO) Perth
15:00 Perth
16:10 Perth
17:10 Perth
18:10 Perth
20:45 Perth
22:00 Perth

Opened May 1847; Closed May 1965. Was adjacent to Dundee Tay Bridge station, which opened in June 1878. Trains on the Newtyle branch had ceased in January 1955.

 

[RLBH]

Another one which I've wondered what would look like had it remained, although the entire site is cleared now and untraceable apart from the tunnel mouth next to the M8. Ironically enough capacity at remaining Glasgow stations is close to full, then the likes of Buchanan Street and St Enoch could have come in handy. During the 1960's many short sighted decisions were made due to the government policy that gave (and arguable still does give) precedence to the private car.

The postwar redevelopment plans for Glasgow foresaw - as well as the motorway network that the city now has - the redevelopment of the Buchanan Street station site into a new Glasgow North station, with fourteen platforms. The tunnel would be opened out, and a new link put in to the top of Cowlairs bank, with Queen Street station closed and turned into a bus station and car park.

Suburban electrification on a grand scale was proposed - virtually everything was planned for electrification in due course, except for a few goods-only lines. Maps of the proposals are here:
https://www.hipkiss.org/cgi-bin/maps.pl?cat=glasgow

 

[Bevan Price]

Leeds Central , May 1948.

Note that Harrogate line services are from October 1947 timetable; apart from Kings Cross services, Harrogate line services all used Leeds City at that time.
(** - Summer only, selected dates)

Long Distance Services.
To London Kings Cross:
07:30 (MSO) London Kings Cross
07:50; London Kings Cross
09:50 London Kings Cross
10:05 (08:55 Ripon) London Kings Cross
11:00 (10:15 Harrogate) London Kings Cross ("Yorkshire Pullman")
12:25 (MFSO) London Kings Cross
12:55 (11:55 Harrogate) London Kings Cross
15:15 London Kings Cross
16:30 (10:15 Glasgow Queen St.) London Kings Cross ("Queen of Scots Pullman")
17:15 London Kings Cross
22:00 London Kings Cross

To Liverpool Exc.:
07:55; 09:15, 10:50; 13:02; 13:58 (SX); 15:50 (SX); 16:00 (SO); 17:00
Some of these attached Bradford portions at Low Moor.

Others
08:10 (FSX**) Cleethorpes
08:47 (SO**) Skegness
09:05 (SO**) Cleethorpes
09:15 (SO**) Yarmouth Vauxhall
10:30 Yarmouth Vauxhall
14:50 (10:10 Kings Cross) Ripon
18:13 (FSX) /18:22 (SO) (13:25 /13:30 Kings Cross) Harrogate
19:05 Southport
19:50 (15:50 Kings Cross) Harrogate ("Yorkshire Pullman")
20:48 & 22:10 Manchester Vic.

Local Services
04:00 Bradford Exchange (express, from Kings Cross)
05:06 Wakefield Kirkgate via Tingley, Dewsbury Cen. & Ossett.
05:50 Bradford Exchange via Pudsey Lowtown & Greenside
06:02 Wakefield Kirkgate via Tingley, Dewsbury Cen. & Ossett
06:20 Bradford Exchange via Stanningley
06:50 Doncaster
07:15 Bradford Exchange via Pudsey Lowtown & Greenside
07:23 Bradford Exchange via Stanningley
07:42 Bradford Exchange via Pudsey Lowtown & Greenside
08:00 Bradford Exchange via Stanningley
08:15 Bradford Exchange via Pudsey Lowtown & Greenside
08:35 Bradford Exchange via Stanningley
08:30 Doncaster
09:00 Bradford Exchange via Pudsey Lowtown & Greenside
09:10 Wakefield Westgate via Tingley, Dewsbury Cen. & Ossett
09:45 Bradford Exchange via Stanningley
10:25 Bradford Exchange via Pudsey Lowtown & Greenside
11:10 (SO) Bradford Exchange via Stanningley
11:21 (SO) Wakefield Westgate via Tingley, Dewsbury Cen. & Ossett
11:30 Doncaster
11:35 (SO) Bradford Exchange via Pudsey Lowtown & Greenside
11:45 (SX) Bradford Exchange via Stanningley
12:00 (SO) Bradford Exchange via Stanningley
12:15 Bradford Exchange via Stanningley
12:20 Wakefield Westgate via Tingley, Dewsbury Cen. & Ossett
12:30 Bradford Exchange via Pudsey Lowtown & Greenside
12:50 (SO) Doncaster
12:56 Bradford Exchange via Stanningley
13:05 (SX) Bradford Exchange via Pudsey Lowtown & Greenside
13:30 Bradford Exchange via Pudsey Lowtown & Greenside
14:20 Doncaster
14:23 Bradford Exchange via Stanningley
15:30 Bradford Exchange via Pudsey Lowtown & Greenside
15:55 Doncaster
16:12 Bradford Exchange via Pudsey Lowtown & Greenside
16:35 (SX) Bradford Exchange via Stanningley
16:40 Doncaster
16:43 Bradford Exchange via Stanningley
17:08 Bradford Exchange via Stanningley
17:10 Bradford Exchange via Pudsey Lowtown & Greenside
17:35 (SX) Bradford Exchange via Stanningley
17:37 Wakefield Westgate via Tingley, Dewsbury Cen. & Ossett
17:42 Bradford Exchange via Pudsey Lowtown & Greenside
17:55 Doncaster
18:10 (SX) Bradford Exchange via Stanningley
18:15 Bradford Exchange via Pudsey Lowtown & Greenside
18:40 Wakefield Kirkgate via Tingley, Dewsbury Cen. & Ossett
18:45 (SX) Bradford Exchange via Stanningley
18:50 (SO) Bradford Exchange via Stanningley
19:20 Bradford Exchange via Pudsey Lowtown & Greenside
19:30 Doncaster
19:53 Bradford Exchange via Stanningley
21:00 Bradford Exchange via Stanningley
21:35 Wakefield Westgate
22:18 Bradford Exchange via Stanningley
22:38 Doncaster
22:55 (FX) Bradford Exchange (express, from Kings Cross)
23:00 Bradford Exchange via Pudsey Lowtown & Greenside

Note that most Kings Cross / Bradford services ran from Wakefield via Morley Top.

=================================================================================

 

[Grumpy]

Re the Leeds Central local services, any thoughts why the 18 40 to Wakefield should be the only one to run to Kirkgate?
Postal reasons, connections there,overnight stabling?

 

[deltic]

Great thread

Manchester Exchange in 1969 just before it closed with a procession of summer Saturday workings to North Wales - 11 in total ,plus the varierty of newspaper trains

00.12 Newcastle - News
00.54 SO Holyhead summer
01:00 Wigan NW though carroages to Edinburgh & Glasgow
01:05 MX 01:25 MO Liverpool Lime St mails
01:18 Chester News
01:50 Barrow News
02:55 Bangor - parcels
03:23 Liverpool Lime St - news
03:35 St Helens parcels
04:50 Huudersfield
05:30 Wigan parcels
06:40 Liverpool Lime St
06:46 Leeds City
07:00 Leigh
07:10 Liverpool Lime St
O7.25 Liverpool Lime St
07:30 Leeds City
O7.38 Llandudno
07:40 Leeds City
07:41 Leigh
08:05 SO Caenarvon summer
08:15 Liverpool Lime St
08:30 Llandudno summer
08:30 Chester (except summer)
08:43 Hull
09:00 Liverpool Lime St
09:00 SO Filey Camp summer
09:10 Liverpool Lime St
09:10 Leeds City
09:20 SO Llandudno summer
09:30 SO Llandudno summer
09:46 Newcastle
09:45 SO Llandudno or Rhyl summer
09:52 SO Llandudno summer
10:00 Liverpool Lime St
10:10 Liverpool Lime St
10:15 Holyhead summer
10:20 SO Llandudno summer
10:46 Hull
10:45 Holyhead
11:05 SO Huddersfield
11.05 Patricroft
11.20 SO Llandudno summer
11:28 Liverpool Lime St
11:40 SO Llandudno summer
11.46 Newcastle
12:00 SX 12:18 SO Liverpool Lime St
12:08 Liverpool Lime St
12:14 Chester General (except summer satudays)
12:14 SO Llandudno summer
12:42 Hull
13:00 Liverpool Lime St
13:05 SO Huddersfield
13:25 SO Holyhead summer
13:35 Caernarvon
13:42 Leeds
13:55 SO Llandudno summer
14:10 Liverpool Lime St
14:05 SO Stlaybridge
14:15 Liverpool Lime St
14:42 Hull
15:00 Liverpool Lime St
15:05 Greenfield SX Huddersfiled SO
15:10 Bangor
15:15 Liverpool Lime St
15:30 SO Bradford Ex summer
15:32 SO Huddersfiled summer
15:46 Newscastle
15:57 SO Newcastle summer
16:00 Liverpool Lime St
16:05 Leeds City
16:15 Liverpool Lime St
16:30 Llandundno SX Chester SO
16:52 Hull
17:00 Liverpool Lime St
17:05 SXLeigh
17:07 SX Chester
17:10 SX 17:15 SO Liverpool Lime St
17:22 SX Leigh
17:40 SX Liverpool Lime St
17:47 Llandudno
17:47 FO York
18:00 Newcaslte
18:00 Liverpool Lime St
18:15 Liverpool Lime St
18:23 Huddersfield
18:43 Hull
19:08 Liverpool Lime St
19:42 Hull
19:45 Chester Gen
19:50 SX 21:19 SO Chester Gen parcels
20:10 Liverpool Lime St
20:15 Liverpool Lime St
21:01 Liverpool Lime St
21:05 Hull
21:10 Liverpool Lime St
21:21 Ashton Moss parcels
21:26 SO Aberdeen news
21:33 Chester Gen
21:50 Heysham News
22:00 Leeds parcels
22:10 FO Holyhead summer
22:10 Leeds City
22:20 Holyhead
22:35 Liverpool Lime St
22:50 SO Glasgow Central News
23:20 SX Glasgow/Perth News/parcels
23:47 Oldham Road - perishables

Sunday

00:15 Leeds City - news
01:00 Wigan NW - through vehicles Glasgow/Edinburgh
01:25 Liverpool Lime St parcels
01:30 Bradford Ex - news
02:05 Barrow - news
02:11 Chester - news/parcles
02:45 Liverpool Lime St - news
03:15 Liverpool Lime St News
04:45 Leeds City summer
22:20 Holyhead
23:05 Glasgow Central mails

 

[deltic]

Manchester Central 1957 Summer timetable - unlike the other Manchester trains it had hardly any parcel/mail/newspaper trains

00:05 Nottingham MO St Prancras MX
05:18 Warrington C
05:30 Risley
05:55 Chester Northgate
06:00 Liverpool Central
06:05 Buxton
06:20 Warrington
06:50 Liverpool Central
07:10 Liverpool Central
07:17 Chester
07:17 Irlam
07:25 St Pancras
07:30 Derby
07:35 Liverpool Central
07:38 Wigan Central
07:43 Guide Bridge
07:50 Cheadle Heath
08:00 Lowton St marys
08:15 Sheffiled Midland
08:20 SO Skegness
08:30 Liverpool Central
08:35 Risley
08:40 SO Maplethorpe
08:45 SO St Pancras
08:48 SO 09:04 SX Northwich
09:00 Liverpool Central
09:25 SO Yarmouth Vauxhall
09:30 Liverpool Central
09:33 Liverpool Central
09:48 Chester
10:08 Liverpool Central
10:14 SO Doncaster
10:21 Hull
10:25 St Pancras
10:30 Liverpool Central
10:40 SX Warrington
11:05 SO Irlam
11:25 SO Liverpool Central (not advertised)
11:35 Liverpool Central
11:35 Sheffield
11:57 Chester
12:02 SO Guide Bridge
12:10 SO Stockport
12:07 SX 12:13 SO Irlam
12:07 SO Aintree
12:25 Nottinhgam SX St Pancras SO
12:30 Liverpool Central
12:30 Cheadle Heath
12:33 Wigan Central
12:35 SO Northwich
12:45 SO Cheadle Heath
12:50 Liverpool Central
12:55 Irlam SX Liverpool Central SO
13:10 Irlam
13:20 Chester
13:25 FO Ely SO Clacton on Sea
13:30 Liverpool Central
13:30 Chinley
13:35 Warrington
13:40 Chester
13:45 Harwich Town
14:00 SO Warrington
14:15 SO Sheffield Vic
14:25 St Pancras
14:30 Liverpool Central
14:45 SX Liverpool Central
14:48 SO Irlam SX Warrington
15:05 SO Liverpool Central
15:15 SO Cleethorpes
15:25 Derby
15:30 Liverpool Central
15:33 Wigan Central
15:45 Chester
16:00 SO St Pancras
16:03 Sheffield Mid
16:05 Irlam
16:15 SX Guide Bridge
16:25 SX St Pancras
16:28 Chester
16:30 Liverpool Central
16:32 SX/16:38 SO Derby
16:37 Irlam
16:40 SX Northwich
16:45 SO Liverpool Central
17:00 SX Aintree
17:00 SX Cheadle HEath
17:07 Chester
17:10 Stockport
17:12 Irlam
17:22 Buxton
17:25 SO Sheffield Vic
17:30 Liverpool Central
17:30 Cheadle Heath
17:33 Warrington
17:35 Hull
17:38 SX Chester
17:45 SX Irlam
17:48SX Guide Bridge
17:55 St Pancras
18:00 SX Cheadle Heath
18:00 SO Chester
18:05 Wigan Central
18:15 SX Northwich
18:30 SX Cheadle Heath
18:30 Liverpool Central
18:35 Irlam
18:40 Chester SX / Northwich SO
18:45 Sheffield Midland
19:10 Wigan Central
19:20 SO Chester
19:30 Derby
19:30 Liverpool Central
19:35 Liverpool Central SX/ Warrington SO
19:50 SO Sheffield Vic
19:52 SX Crewe - parcels
20:00 SX Liverpool Central
20:05 SO Liverpool Central - not advertised
20:15 FSO Liverpool Central
20:20 Chester
20:30 Wigan Central
21:10 Irlam
21:30 Liverpool Central
21:30 Sheffield Midland
21:40 Warrington
21:45 Cuddington
22:10 SX/22:22 SO Cheadle Heath
22:30 Liverpool Central
22:35 Liverpool Central
22:40 Marylebone
22:40 Northwich
23:00 Warrington

Sundays

00:05 St Pancras
05:25 Warrington
06:20 Irlam - not advertised
07:00 Liverpool Central
07:25 Irlam
08:27 Sheffield Midland
08:30 Liverpool Central
09:00 St Pancras
09:10 Derby
09:15 Chester
09:20 Liverpool Central
09:40 Southport Chapel St
10:07 Chester
10:10 Sheffield Midland
10:20 Liverpool Central
10:32 Hull
11:20 Liverpool Central
12:30 Liverpool Central
12:50 Irlam
13:05 Liverpool Central
13:30 Chinley
13:50 Chester
14:00 St Pancras
14:05 Derby
14:07 Irlam
14:35 Liverpool Central
15:20 Chester
16:50 Liverpool Central
17:00 St Pancras
17:04 Chinley
17:05 Wigan Central
17:30 Hull
18:00 St Pancras
18:20 Chester
19:10 Liverpool Central
19:15 Nottingham Mid
19:22 Northwich
19:30 Derby
19:50 Liverpool Central
20:25 Liverpool Central
20:42 Wigan Central
21:25 Liverpool Central
21:57 Wigan Central
22:20 Northwich
22:25 Liverpool Central

 

[Bevan Price]

A few from smaller stations:

Southport Lord Street, May 1948.
06:50 Hunts Cross
07:53 Warrington Central
08:09 Liverpool Central
10:40 Hunts Cross
12:25 Warrington Central
17:20 (SX) / 17:30 (SO) Liverpool Central
19:10 Garston
19:45 (SO**) Stockport Tiviot Dale
20:05 (SO**) Warrington Central
20:15 (SX) Hunts Cross
21:00 (SO**) Liverpool Central
** - Summer only.

=========================================================

St. Helens Central, May 1948

07:05 Glazebrook
09:35 Glazebrook
13:55 Manchester Central
16:52 Lowton St. Marys
==========================================================
Wigan Central, May 1948
05:04 Irlam
05:50 (SX) West Leigh (not advertised, but may have continued to Risley R.O.F.)
06:10 Irlam(SO) or Manchester Central (SX)
06:21 Glazebrook
06:34 Manchester Central
08:04 Irlam
09:10 Manchester Central
11:30 (SO) Irlam
13:00 (SX) /13:05 (SO) Irlam
13:48 Lowton St. Marys (connection to Manchester)
15:40 Lowton St. Marys
17:05 Manchester Central
19:38 Manchester Central
21:05 Manchester Central
21:22 Irlam
23:12 (SO) Irlam
====================================================

Chester Northgate, May 1948.
05:15 Connahs Quay & Shotton (now called Shotton, High Level)
06:37 Manchester Central
06:45 Wrexham Central
07:32 Connahs Quay & Shotton (now called Shotton, High Level)
07:35 Manchester Central
07:50 Connahs Quay & Shotton (now called Shotton, High Level)
08:15 Manchester Central
08:32 Connahs Quay & Shotton (now called Shotton, High Level)
08:40 Manchester Central
09:23 Manchester Central
09:50 Connahs Quay & Shotton (now called Shotton, High Level)
11:15 (SX) /11:35 (SO) Manchester Central
11:40 Connahs Quay & Shotton (now called Shotton, High Level)
12:32 (SO) Wrexham Central
12:45 Manchester Central
13:00(SO) Connahs Quay & Shotton (now called Shotton, High Level)
13:05 (SX) Buckley Jn
14:02 (SX) Wrexham Central
14:30 (SO) Buckley Jn
14:45 Manchester Central
16:00 Wrexham Central
16:15 Manchester Central
17:05 (SO) /17:10 (SO) Wrexham Central
17:20 Manchester Central
17:45 Connahs Quay & Shotton (now called Shotton, High Level)
18:44 Manchester Central
19:00 Wrexham Central
19:45 Connahs Quay & Shotton (now called Shotton, High Level)
19:52 (SO) Northwich
20:37 Manchester Central
21:05 Wrexham Central
21:40 (SO) /21:45 (SX) Connahs Quay & Shotton (now called Shotton, High Level)
22:00 (TuThSO) Northwich
22:15 (SO) /22:30 (SX) Connahs Quay & Shotton (now called Shotton, High Level)
22:50 (SO) Wrexham Central
23:15 (SO) Connahs Quay & Shotton (now called Shotton, High Level)

==================================================================

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Does anyone have any old timetable information about Bath Green Park station? I think that besides the better-known services were branch line services.

 

[Bevan Price]

These were accidentally omitted from the Leeds Central list:
05:20 Castleford via Stanley
07:10 Castleford via Stanley
11:17 (SO) Castleford via Stanley
12:10 Castleford via Stanley
12:59 (SO) Castleford via Stanley
13:50 Castleford via Stanley
14:45 Castleford via Stanley
16:20 Castleford via Stanley
17:20 Castleford via Stanley
17:47 (SX) Castleford via Stanley
18:20 Castleford via Stanley
22:15 Castleford via Stanley

Incidentally, in 1948 and in a few other years, Doncaster was shown in the timetables as Doncaster (Central), although as far as I know, it has always been the only passenger station in Doncaster.
The Hull & Barnsley Railway had built its own station in Doncaster (York Road), but it never opened for passengers, just remaining as a freight terminal.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Does anyone have any timetable information from Birkenhead Woodside?

 

[Bevan Price]

Re the Leeds Central local services, any thoughts why the 18 40 to Wakefield should be the only one to run to Kirkgate?
Postal reasons, connections there,overnight stabling?

No idea; possibly connections or operational convenience. The line from Dewsbury Central & Ossett joined the main line north of Wakefield Westgate, so any trains for Kirkgate had to pass through Westgate. Westgate had some sidings that could be used for stabling, but the nearest loco depot (ex-LNER) would have been Ardsley. The ex-LMSR loco depot at Wakefield would not have any workings at that time, and sidings near Kirkgate would all have been ex-LMSR.

 

[Jorge Da Silva]

Manchester Central 1957 Summer timetable - unlike the other Manchester trains it had hardly any parcel/mail/newspaper trains

00:05 Nottingham MO St Prancras MX
05:18 Warrington C
05:30 Risley
05:55 Chester Northgate
06:00 Liverpool Central
06:05 Buxton
06:20 Warrington
06:50 Liverpool Central
07:10 Liverpool Central
07:17 Chester
07:17 Irlam
07:25 St Pancras
07:30 Derby
07:35 Liverpool Central
07:38 Wigan Central
07:43 Guide Bridge
07:50 Cheadle Heath
08:00 Lowton St marys
08:15 Sheffiled Midland
08:20 SO Skegness
08:30 Liverpool Central
08:35 Risley
08:40 SO Maplethorpe
08:45 SO St Pancras
08:48 SO 09:04 SX Northwich
09:00 Liverpool Central
09:25 SO Yarmouth Vauxhall
09:30 Liverpool Central
09:33 Liverpool Central
09:48 Chester
10:08 Liverpool Central
10:14 SO Doncaster
10:21 Hull
10:25 St Pancras
10:30 Liverpool Central
10:40 SX Warrington
11:05 SO Irlam
11:25 SO Liverpool Central (not advertised)
11:35 Liverpool Central
11:35 Sheffield
11:57 Chester
12:02 SO Guide Bridge
12:10 SO Stockport
12:07 SX 12:13 SO Irlam
12:07 SO Aintree
12:25 Nottinhgam SX St Pancras SO
12:30 Liverpool Central
12:30 Cheadle Heath
12:33 Wigan Central
12:35 SO Northwich
12:45 SO Cheadle Heath
12:50 Liverpool Central
12:55 Irlam SX Liverpool Central SO
13:10 Irlam
13:20 Chester
13:25 FO Ely SO Clacton on Sea
13:30 Liverpool Central
13:30 Chinley
13:35 Warrington
13:40 Chester
13:45 Harwich Town
14:00 SO Warrington
14:15 SO Sheffield Vic
14:25 St Pancras
14:30 Liverpool Central
14:45 SX Liverpool Central
14:48 SO Irlam SX Warrington
15:05 SO Liverpool Central
15:15 SO Cleethorpes
15:25 Derby
15:30 Liverpool Central
15:33 Wigan Central
15:45 Chester
16:00 SO St Pancras
16:03 Sheffield Mid
16:05 Irlam
16:15 SX Guide Bridge
16:25 SX St Pancras
16:28 Chester
16:30 Liverpool Central
16:32 SX/16:38 SO Derby
16:37 Irlam
16:40 SX Northwich
16:45 SO Liverpool Central
17:00 SX Aintree
17:00 SX Cheadle HEath
17:07 Chester
17:10 Stockport
17:12 Irlam
17:22 Buxton
17:25 SO Sheffield Vic
17:30 Liverpool Central
17:30 Cheadle Heath
17:33 Warrington
17:35 Hull
17:38 SX Chester
17:45 SX Irlam
17:48SX Guide Bridge
17:55 St Pancras
18:00 SX Cheadle Heath
18:00 SO Chester
18:05 Wigan Central
18:15 SX Northwich
18:30 SX Cheadle Heath
18:30 Liverpool Central
18:35 Irlam
18:40 Chester SX / Northwich SO
18:45 Sheffield Midland
19:10 Wigan Central
19:20 SO Chester
19:30 Derby
19:30 Liverpool Central
19:35 Liverpool Central SX/ Warrington SO
19:50 SO Sheffield Vic
19:52 SX Crewe - parcels
20:00 SX Liverpool Central
20:05 SO Liverpool Central - not advertised
20:15 FSO Liverpool Central
20:20 Chester
20:30 Wigan Central
21:10 Irlam
21:30 Liverpool Central
21:30 Sheffield Midland
21:40 Warrington
21:45 Cuddington
22:10 SX/22:22 SO Cheadle Heath
22:30 Liverpool Central
22:35 Liverpool Central
22:40 Marylebone
22:40 Northwich
23:00 Warrington

Sundays

00:05 St Pancras
05:25 Warrington
06:20 Irlam - not advertised
07:00 Liverpool Central
07:25 Irlam
08:27 Sheffield Midland
08:30 Liverpool Central
09:00 St Pancras
09:10 Derby
09:15 Chester
09:20 Liverpool Central
09:40 Southport Chapel St
10:07 Chester
10:10 Sheffield Midland
10:20 Liverpool Central
10:32 Hull
11:20 Liverpool Central
12:30 Liverpool Central
12:50 Irlam
13:05 Liverpool Central
13:30 Chinley
13:50 Chester
14:00 St Pancras
14:05 Derby
14:07 Irlam
14:35 Liverpool Central
15:20 Chester
16:50 Liverpool Central
17:00 St Pancras
17:04 Chinley
17:05 Wigan Central
17:30 Hull
18:00 St Pancras
18:20 Chester
19:10 Liverpool Central
19:15 Nottingham Mid
19:22 Northwich
19:30 Derby
19:50 Liverpool Central
20:25 Liverpool Central
20:42 Wigan Central
21:25 Liverpool Central
21:57 Wigan Central
22:20 Northwich
22:25 Liverpool Central

Very interesting to see Marylebone on there. Didn't realise that Manchester Central was used for Marylebone services as well.

 

[deltic]

Overnight services operated between Marylebone to Manchester Central. Also to and from London Road at one time which I think were linked to upgrade of WCML.

 

[Bevan Price]

Does anyone have any timetable information from Birkenhead Woodside?

Yes - will try and do it soon.

 

[Ken H]

Yes - will try and do it soon.

that will be interesting
from Wiki

Birkenhead Woodside was the terminus for local services to Chester, Helsby, West Kirby, and destinations in North Wales via Ruabon.[4] Routes further afield included Great Western Railway (GWR) services to Chester General, Wrexham General, Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton Low Level, Birmingham Snow Hill, and London Paddington. There were also daily through trains to the Kent coast via Oxford, Reading and Redhill run jointly with the Southern Railway whose green liveried stock was to be seen at Woodside on alternate days, and summer services to Bournemouth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birkenhead_Woodside_railway_station#Services

 

[30907]

Does anyone have any old timetable information about Bath Green Park station? I think that besides the better-known services were branch line services.

BR period? This is summer 1957, SX only, as per the Xpress Publishing book (quicker to access than the WR and SR timetables), but there was little change from year to year until the Pines was withdrawn in ?1962.

To Bristol (TM by then)
6.20, 7.01, 7.23, 8.11, 9.53, 2.05*, 4.30+, 5.45, 6.18 (GW railcar), 7.03* (fast)

Pines Express to Manchester, Liverpool, Sheffield etc
12.01, dated relief at 11.49

To Bournemouth/Templecombe (T)
6.55+, 8.15T, 9.55*, 1.10T, 3.20T, 4.21*, 4.37T, 7.05*, 10.25T
6.05 (SX) Binegar (Ivatt 262T and 2 LMS non corridors)

Pines southbound:
2.53 relief and 3.06.

Notes
* - through Bristol-Bournemouth and vv, semi-fast on S and D. The 2.05 off Bath ran to Gloucester instead for a year or two, .
+ - through stopper

The stoppers were the same on Summer Saturdays, except that the 3.20 Templecombe didn't run.

Summer Saturday expresses:
Northbound:
10.30 Sheffield
10.45 Liverpool
11.28 Bradford
11.50 Manchester and Liverpool
12.05 Manchester LR
12.35 Leeds
12.50 Cleethorpes*
1.05 Manchester Vic
2.18 Sheffield (in SX Bristol/Gloucester path)
5.28 Bristol
9.58 Bristol
(there is also an ECS from Bournemouth to Bath arriving at 10.58pm.)

Southbound
2.35 ex Sheffield
2.45 Derby
2.55 Bradford
3.45 Manchester LR
9.05 Bristol
10.20 Birmingham
12.00 Birmingham
12.24 Nottingham
2.12 Cleethorpes*
2.30 Sheffield
2.52 Bradford
3.30 Manchester
3.57 Liverpool
4.21 Manchester (runs in SX Bristol path)

Note: the Cleethorpes trains were an extension of a weekday Cleethorpes-Birmingham, and from 1960-62 were diverted to Exmouth and Sidmouth.
All the others were to Bournemouth.

 

[Ken H]

Does anyone have any old timetable information about Bath Green Park station? I think that besides the better-known services were branch line services.

I think the timetable data in this computer game is accurate
https://pcrail.co.uk/index.php?pts=simulation&code=I

 

[Bevan Price]

Birkenhead Woodside, June 1955

Long distance services:
06:30 London Paddington
07:35 Sandwich via Folkestone. (Brighton/Hastings portion on SX)
07:50 Barmouth & Pwllheli
08:55 London Paddington (Plymouth portion on SX)
09:05 (SO**) Plymouth & Cardiff
09:10 (SX) London Euston (Combined with Holyhead portion; no setdown time shown for Chester.)
09:20 (SX) Bournemouth West (with Cardiff portion)
09:20 (SO**) Bournemouth Central (omits Chester)
09:30 (SO**) Bournemouth West
10:00 (**) Llandudno (omits Chester on SO)
10:40 (SX) London Euston (Combined with Liverpool Lime St. portion at Crewe)
11:45 London Paddington
12:25 (SX) /12:30 (SO) Barmouth /Pwllheli
13:10 Wolverhampton Low Level
13:27 (SO**) Llandudno (omits Chester)
14:40 London Paddington
15:13 (SX) /15:30 (SO) Llangollen
16:30 London Paddington
17:07 Barmouth
17:37 Wolverhampton Low Level
19:15 London Paddington (conveys sleeper)
20:55 Oswestry
23:10 Shrewsbury
** - Summer dates only.

Local Services
05:00 Helsby
05:50 Chester
06:15 West Kirby via Hooton
06:25 Helsby
06:40 Chester
07:05 Helsby
07:10 Chester
07:30 Helsby (on SX continued to Liverpool Lime St. via Runcorn)
07:50 Chester
08:20 Helsby
09:40 (SO) /09:55 (SX) West Kirby via Hooton
10:15 (SX) /10:35 (SO) Chester
11:28 (SO) Chester (limited stop)
12:35 Helsby
12:45 West Kirby via Hooton
13:20 (SO) Chester
13:30 (SO**) West Kirby via Hooton
13:35 Helsby
13:43 Chester
14:15 (SO) /14:20 (SX) West Kirby via Hooton
15:13 (SO) West Kirby via Hooton
16:05 Helsby
16:22 Chester
16:37 Chester
17:18 (SX) Chester
17:25 West Kirby via Hooton
17:47 West Kirby via Hooton
17:54 Chester
18:13 Helsby
18:20 Chester
19:03 Helsby
19:28 Chester
20:12 Chester
20:30 Helsby & Liverpool Lime St.
22:15 Chester

In addition, a few trains started at Rock Ferry, with connections from Liverpool Central (Low Level):
08:30 Chester (semi-fast)
11:25 Helsby
12:25 (SO) Ellesmere Port
13:15 Hooton
17:01 (SX) Hooton
17:51 (SX) Helsby & Liverpool Lime St.

Other connections to the Helsby or West Kirby lines were provided at Hooton.
Hooton to West Kirby: 07:34; 08:09; 15:41 (SX); 16:56; 19:40; 21:14
Hooton to Helsby: 15:05 (SX); 15:43 (SO) ; 15:58 (SX); 17:05; 21:21; 22:48.

 

[Bevan Price]

Will try to do Sheffield Victoria, Nottingham Victoria and Derby Friargate in the next few days....

 

[L+Y]

Here's Liverpool Exchange on a summer Saturday in 1969. I've marked EMUs in normal font, DMUs in bold font, and loco-hauled expresses in bold underlined font.

06:00 Preston
06:15 Ormskirk
06:30 Southport
06:35 Ormskirk
06:50 Southport
07:00 Ormskirk
07:10 Southport
07:24 Ormskirk
07:30 Southport
07:45 Ormskirk
07:50 Southport
08:04 Bolton
08:10 Preston (semi-fast)
08:10 Southport
08:23 Ormskirk
08:30 Southport
08:30 Leeds (semi-fast)
08:36 Preston
08:45 Ormskirk
08:50 Southport
09:00 Glasgow Central
09:05 Bolton
09:10 Southport
09:15 Preston (semi-fast)
09:20 Ormskirk
09:30 Southport
09:45 Preston (semi-fast)
09:50 Southport
09:55 Ormskirk
10:10 Southport
10:10 Blackpool North (semi-fast)
10:15 Ormskirk
10:30 Southport
10:45 Ormskirk
10:50 Southport
11:00 Blackpool North
11:10 Southport
11:15 Ormskirk
11:30 Southport
11:45 Ormskirk
11:50 Southport
12:00 Wigan Wallgate
12:10 Southport
12:15 Ormskirk
12:25 Preston
12:30 Southport
12:45 Ormskirk
12:50 Southport
12:55 Blackpool North (semi-fast)
13:00 Bolton
13:10 Southport
13:15 Ormskirk
13:30 Southport
13:35 Glasgow Central
13:40 Preston (semi-fast)
13:45 Ormskirk
13:50 Southport
14:00 Bolton
14:10 Southport
14:15 Ormskirk
14:30 Southport
14:45 Ormskirk
14:50 Southport
15:00 Bolton
15:10 Southport
15:17 Ormskirk
15:30 Southport
15:45 Ormskirk
15:50 Southport
16:00 Bolton
16:05 Preston
16:10 Southport
16:15 Ormskirk
16:30 Southport
16:45 Ormskirk
16:50 Southport
16:53 Bolton
17:00 Preston (semi-fast)
17:11 Southport
17:14 Ormskirk
17:31 Southport
17:45 Glasgow Central
17:53 Preston (semi-fast)
17:56 Ormskirk
18:00 Bolton
18:10 Southport
18:15 Ormskirk
18:30 Southport
18:35 Preston
18:45 Ormskirk
18:50 Southport
19:00 Bolton
19:10 Southport
19:15 Ormskirk
19:30 Southport
19:42 Preston (semi-fast)
19:50 Southport
20:00 Southport
20:10 Southport
20:15 Ormskirk
20:30 Southport
20:45 Ormskirk
20:50 Southport
21:00 Preston (semi-fast)
21:00 Southport
21:05 Ormskirk
21:10 Southport
21:15 Bolton
21:30 Ormskirk
21:50 Southport
22:00 Southport
22:10 Southport
22:15 Ormskirk
22:25 Bolton (semi-fast)
22:30 Southport
23:00 Southport
23:00 Ormskirk
00:35 Ormskirk (semi-fast, unadvertised)

 

[Bevan Price]

Derby Friargate, June 1955

** - Summer only

01:00 (SO**) Clacton-on-Sea
05:40 Bingham
06:50 (SO**) (05:10 Leicester Central) Llandudno via Uttoxeter & Crewe.
06:27 (SO**) Yarmouth Vauxhall
07:14 (SO) /07:17 (SX) Nottingham Victoria
07:25 (SO**) Skegness (via Daybrook, avoids Nottingham Vic.)
08:39 (SO) / 08:49 (SX) Grantham
10:40 (SX) / 10:43 (SO) Grantham
12:22 (SO) /12:57 (SX) Nottingham Victoria
13:23 Grantham
16:11 Grantham
17:02 (SO**) (12:55 Llandudno) – Leicester Central
17:22 Grantham via Daybrook, avoids Nottm.)
18:02 Grantham
20:50 Grantham
22:05 Grantham
22:25 (FO**) Bournemouth Central
23:35 (FO**) Nottingham Victoria
======================================================

Nottingham Victoria, June 1955.

00:45 (SO**) Ramsgate
01:07 (SO**) (23:57 Sheffield Victoria) Hastings
01:18 (MX) (00:04 Sheffield Victoria) Swindon
01:40 (MX) (21:30 Liverpool Central) London Marylebone
01:43 (22:00 London Marylebone) Manchester London Road
(Liverpool Central portion detached at Godley Jn.)
01:51 (SO**) (01:00 Derby Friargate) Clacton-on-Sea
02:40 (SO**) (21:42 Newcastle) Bournemouth Central
05:32 Pinxton South
05:25 Grantham
05:55 (SO**) (05:10 Leicester Central) Llandudno via Uttoxeter & Crewe.
06:00 Sheffield Victoria (all stations)
06:00 (SO) /06:20 (SX) London Marylebone (most stations to Aylesbury.)
06:08 Mansfield Central
06:15 (04:55 Grantham) Derby Friargate
06:30 Pinxton South
06:38 Bingham
07:00 Grantham
07:18 (SO**) Yarmouth Vauxhall
07:31 (06:45 Leicester Central) Manchester Central
07:33 Grantham & London Kings Cross
07:35 (06:36 Grantham) Derby Friargate
07:38 Rugby Central
07:50 (SO) Edwinstowe via Shirebrook South & North
07:56 Basford North via Netherfield, Daybrook
08:00 (from Mansfield Central) Leicester Central
08:00 (SO**) (07:20 Leicester Central) Cleethorpes via Mansfield Central
08:05 (SO**) Skegness
08:15 (SO**) Mablethorpe
08:19 (07:32 Leicester Central) Manchester London Road (semi-fast to Sheffield)
08:23 (07:44 Bingham) Derby Friargate
08:23(SO) / 08:25 (SX) Grantham
08:26 (SO) London Marylebone
08:28 (07:45 Leicester Central) Bridlington & Scarborough via Mansfield Central
08:33 (SO**) (07:25 Sheffield Victoria) London Marylebone
08:46 (SX) / 08:39 (SO) (07:50/07:40 Sheffield Victoria) London Marylebone ("Master Cutler")
09:10 (SO**) Mablethorpe
09:10 (SO**) (08:25 Leicester Central) Bridlington & Scarborough)
09:15 (SX**) Skegness
09:25 Leicester Central
09:30 (SO**) Skegness
09:30 Derby Friargate
09:41 Grantham
09:18 Mansfield Central
10:28 (SX) /10:40 (SO) Grantham
10:42 (08:30 Manchester London Road) London Marylebone
11:04 Leicester Central
11:33 Grantham
12:05 Derby Friargate
12:15 Pinxton South
12:23 (SO) (11:22 Sheffield Victoria) London Marylebone
12:25 Mansfield Central
12:34 (Bradford Exchange) London Marylebone ("South Yorkshireman)
12:42 Basford North via Netherfield, Daybrook
12:46 (SO**) (11:43 Rugby Central) Manchester Central
12:49 (SO) /13:00 (SX) (11:49/11:55 Grantham) Derby Friargate
12:54 (SO**) (Bradford Exchange) Poole
12:55 Grantham
12:54 (SX) /13:08 (SO) (10:00 London Marylebone) Manchester London Road
13:05 (York or Newcastle) Bournemouth West
13:11 (SO) Pinxton South
13:12 London Marylebone (most stations to Aylesbury)
13:15 Mansfield Central
13:19 (SO**) (08:05 Bournemouth Central) Newcastle
13:35 (SO) Edwinstowe via Shirebrook South & North
13:45 (SO) Grantham
13:55 Chesterfield Central (local)
14:05 (12:57 Grantham) Derby Friargate
14:18 Grantham
14:21 (SO**) (11:05 Swindon) Sheffield Victoria
14:30 (08:15 Swansea via Banbury) York (FO to Newcastle)
14:35 (SO**) (13:36 Sheffield Victoria) Cardiff
14:38 Mansfield Central
14:47 (York or Newcastle) Banbury (MFSX) or Swansea (MFSO)
15:18 (SX) /15:25 (SO) (12:15 London Marylebone) Manchester London Road
15:21 (SO**) (10:40 Yarmouth Vauxhall) Derby Friargate
15:35 (12:35 Manchester London Road) Leicester Central
15:37 (SO) Edwinstowe via Shirebrook South & North
16:00 (15:00 Grantham) Derby Friargate
16:05 Grantham
16:06 Pinxton South
16:09 (14:10 Manchester London Road) London Marylebone
16:15 (SO) /16:35 (SX) Mansfield Central
16:20 Leicester Central
16:35 (SO**) (10:25 Poole) Bradford Exchange via Penistone
16:35 Bingham
16:42 (SO**) (11:55 Scarborough Londesborough Rd.) Leicester Central
16:45 (SO**) (10:20 Hastings) Sheffield Victoria
16:52 (SO**) (13:30 Cleethorpes via Mansfield) Leicester Central
16:56 (SX) (11:16 Bournemouth West) York or Newcastle
16:57 (SO**) (11:00 Bournemouth Central) Sheffield Victoria
17:06 Grantham
17:08 (SO) (11:16 Bournemouth West) York (Newcastle in **)
17:15 (SO) Edwinstowe via Shirebrook South & North
17:16 Basford North via Netherfield, Daybrook
17:20 (16:08 Grantham) Derby Friargate
17:20 Rugby Central
17:35 Grantham
17:44 Mansfield Central
17:45 Leicester Central
17:50 ( 17:18 Bingham) Pinxton South
17:54 (SO) (14:36 London Marylebone) Sheffield Victoria
17:56 Chesterfield Central (local)
17:59 (SO**) (12:55 Llandudno) Leicester Central
18:05 Basford North via Netherfield, Daybrook
18:10 Grantham
18:15 (16:00 Manchester London Road) London Marylebone
18:18 (SX) /18:39 (SO) (15:20 London Marylebone) Manchester London Road
18:30 (17:30 Grantham) Derby Friargate
18:40 Chesterfield Central (local)
18:54 Mansfield Central
19:10 Grantham
19:38 (16:50 London Marylebone) Bradford Exchange via Penistone ("South Yorkshireman")
19:45 Leicester Central
19:52 (18:55 Grantham) Derby Friargate
20:03 Grantham
20:30 Woodford Halse
20:37 Pinxton South
20:57 (SX) /21:05 (SO) (18:18 /18:15 London Marylebone) Sheffield Victoria ("The Master Cutler)
21:20 Grantham
21:20 Sheffield Victoria
21:47 (York, or **Scarborough) Swindon
21:55 Chesterfield Central (local)
22:00 (SX) Derby Friargate
22:06 Grantham
22:07 (WSX) Mansfield Central
22:10 (SO**) (16:27 Clacton) Derby Friargate
22:17 (SX) /22:20 (SO) Pinxton South
22:15 (SX) /22:52 (SO) Leicester Central
22:30 (SO) Derby Friargate
22:45 (WSO) Mansfield Central
23:00 Grantham
23:20 (FO**) (Derby Friargate & Mansfield Central) Bournemouth Central
23:32 (19:28 Swindon) Sheffield Victoria

Note the poor local services serving most of the intermediate stations between Nottingham Victoria & Sheffield Victoria.
North of Nottingham, many (but not all) of the express services ran via Chesterfield Central.
South of Nottingham, except for summer long distance services, any trains shown to Leicester, Rugby or Woodford Halse were all (or most) stations.
Some of the trains from Nottingham to Grantham originated from Derby Friargate, but there were sometimes longish waits at Nottingham (sometimes over 20 minutes.)

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

Could Blackpool Central, being a terminal station with a large number of platforms, be a candidate for this thread?