Direct Rail Services 68 005 leads a Charter Train towards Canterbury West
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