22nd April 1961

Stephenson Locomotive Society (N.W. Area) / Manchester Locomotive Society
High Peaks Rail Tour

Locos Used 42371, 47007, 68013, 68030 & 68034
Stock Used [1]: 4x corridor coaches (BSO+SO+SO+BSO)
[2]: goods brake + 4x non-fitted wagons + 2x goods brakes
[3] : 4x non-fitted wagons
[4] : 4x non-fitted wagons (same rake as [3]?)

Route :
Reporting Code W561 : ?throughout?

Loco(s) Stock Route
42371 [1] Chinley - Chinley North Jn - Chinley East Jn - Edale
42371 [1] Edale - Chinley East Jn - Chinley South Jn - Peak Forest - Buxton Jn - Buxton (2)
42371 [1] Buxton - Hindlow
42371 [1] Hindlow - Harpur Hill (3)
42371 (4) [1] Harpur Hill - Hindlow
42371 [1] Hindlow - Parsley Hay
68013 [2] Parsley Hay - Friden - Hopton Top
68030 + 68013 [2] Hopton Top - Middleton Top
[walk] - down Middleton incline
47007 [3] Middleton Bottom - Sheep Pasture Top
[walk] - down Sheep Pasture incline
68034 [4] Cromford Wharf - High Peak Jn
68034 [4] High Peak Jn - Cromford Wharf (5)

Notes :
(1) Passengers arrived to Chinley using the 09:40 service train from Derby or the 10:25 service train from Manchester Central.
(2) Reversal point was near the loco shed.
(3) To point just beyond Safety in Mines Research Station.
(4) Loco propelling.
(5) From Cromford Wharf buses took passengers to Matlock for service trains homewards (using the 19.31 departure to Manchester Central and 18.33 or 19.07 departures to Derby).

Sources : Trevor Machell, Ian Clark (SLS)/Alan Brackenberry & David Wignall

Photo Review


42371 steaming away at Edale (photo: the Bob Mitchell collection)


This undated photo shows 68013 so may be from this date (unless you know
better?) (photo: the Bob Mitchell collection)


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Ian Clark (SLS)/Alan Brackenberry)

Location Booked Actual
Chinley 11.10d 11.10
Chinley North Jn 11/13 11/15
Cowburn West 11/16 11/18
Edale 11.25a ~ 11.50d 11.26 ~ 11.50
Cowburn West 11/57 11/57
Chinley East Jn 11/59 11/59
Chinley South Jn 12/02 12/00
Peak Forest 12/12 12/15
Peak Forest Jn 12/17 12/19
Buxton Jn 12/20 12/20
Buxton East Jn 12/26 12/27
Buxton No.1 12.28a ~ 12.40d 12.28 ~ 12.43
Hindlow 12.50a ~ 13.05d 12.52 ~ 13.00
Harpur Hill 13.10a ~ 13.30d 13.12 ~ 13.32
Hindlow 13.35a ~ 13.40d 13.36 ~ 13.43
Briggs Sidings 13/43 13/47
Parsley Hay 13.56a ~ 12.20d 13.55 ~ 14.08
Friden 14/30 14/17
Longcliffe 14w57 ~ 15w02 14.42 ~ 14.43
Hopton Top 15.10 ~ 15.13 14.55 ~ 15.00
Middleton Top 15.25a 15.05
Middleton Bottom 16.40d 16.06
Sheep Pasture Top 16.50a 16.16
Cromford Wharf 17.25d 17.31
High Peak Jn 17.35 ~ 17.45 17.46 ~ 17.47
Cromford Wharf 17.55a 17.55


Associated E.C.S. Working
(from Ian Clark (SLS)/Alan Brackenberry)

the timings below are assumed to be for the working of 42371 & stock as E.C.S. to Chinley - unless anyone can confirm if this section was available for passenger use also?

Location Booked
Buxton 10.00d
Buxton Jn 10/07
Peak Forest Jn 10/11
Peak Forest 10/22
Chinley 10.35a


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