28th July 1962

Roch Valley Railway Society
Salford Hundred Rail Tour

Locos Used 40063 & 52523

Route :

Loco(s) Route
40063 Manchester Piccadilly - Ardwick Jn - Beswick Jn - Philips Park No.2 Jn - Park - Droylesden - Ashton Moss North Jn - Ashton O.A. & G.B. Jn - Ashton Oldham Road - Park Bridge - Oldham Clegg Street - Oldham Mumps - Royton Junction (?- Royton?)
40063 ?Royton - Royton Junction?
40063 Royton Junction - Shaw - Rochdale East Jn - Rochdale
52523 (1) Rochdale East Jn - Rochdale - Facit
40063 (2) Facit - Rochdale - Rochdale East Jn - Castleton - Heywood - Heap Bridge Jn
52523 (1) Heap Bridge Jn - Heap Bridge
40063 (2) Heap Bridge - Heap Bridge Jn - Bury Loop Jn - Bury Knowsley Street - Bury Bolton Street - Tottington Jn - Tottington
52523 (1) Tottington - Tottington Jn
40063 (2) Tottington Jn - Summerseat - Ramsbottom - Stubbins Jn - Rawtenstall - Bacup
52523 Bacup - Rawtenstall - Stubbins Jn - Ramsbottom - Summerseat - Tottington Jn - Bury Bolton Street - Radcliffe North Jn - Radcliffe Central - Prestwich - Queens Road Jn - Cheetham Hill - Manchester Victoria

Notes :
(1) ?40063 on rear? (see note 3 below)
(2) ?52523 on rear? (see note 3 below)
(2) 52523 assisted assisted on the Facit, Heap Bridge, Tottington & Bacup branches. 52523 also reported as "taking the tour over single-handed from Bacup" (back to Manchester Victoria?). 40063 was taken out of store at Bolton, specially for this train. Confirmation of the use of locos top-n-tail as given in the route tabulation is required.


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.

Source : Kevin Driscoll

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