7th May 1966

R.C.T.S. (West Riding Branch)
The Vale of Rheidol Scenic Rail Tour

Train cancelled due to insufficient bookings.

Route : (main train)

Advertised Loco(s) Booked Route
'Jubilee' 4-6-0 Leeds City South - Farnley Jn - Morley Low - Thornhill LNW Jn - Huddersfield - Diggle - Stalybridge - Stockport Edgeley - Wilmslow - Crewe - Whitchurch - Shrewsbury
BR class 4 4-6-0 Shrewsbury - Welshpool - Newtown - Caersws - Machynlleth - Dovey Junction - Aberystwyth
VoR 2-6-2T Aberystwyth - Devils Bridge
VoR 2-6-2T Devils Bridge - Aberystwyth
BR class 4 4-6-0 Aberystwyth - (reverse of outward route) - Shrewsbury
'Jubilee' 4-6-0 Shrewsbury - (reverse of outward route) - Leeds City South

Route : (portion)

Traction Route
DMU Bradford Exchange - Halifax - Brighouse - Huddersfield
DMU Huddersfield - (reverse of outward route) - Bradford Exchange

Notes :
(1) Tour routing and booked timings were from a tour itinerary that had been created for the tour. The letter informing of the tours cancelation mentions that 'a large minority of intending passengers were unwilling to accept the alternative of travelling by DMU'. The tour itinerary was available to purchase despite cancellation of the tour itself.

Sources : Robin Lush & John Debens

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Robin Lush)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Leeds City South 08.02d 23.18a 181.51
1.78 Farnley Jn 08/11 23/13 179.53
4.53 Morley Row 08/16 23/09 176.78
10.57 Thornhill LNW Jn 08/28 22/58 170.74
17.15 Huddersfield 08.39a ~ 08.42d 22.45a ~ 22.47d 164.36
24.23 Marsden 08/59 22/36 157.28
28.15 Diggle 09/09 22/29 153.36
30.14 Greenfield 09/13 22/25 151.37
34.69 Stalybridge 09/04 22/16 146.62
42.52 Stockport Edgeley 09.44a ~ 09.46d 21.58a ~ 22.00d 138.79
48.63 Wilmslow 09/56 21/46 132.68
67.52 Crewe 10.29a ~ 10.37d 21.12a ~ 21.17d 113.79
81.36 Whitchurch 10/59 20/53 100.15
100.12 Shrewsbury 11.22 ~ 11.30 20L19 ~ 20L29 81.39
111.22 Westbury 11/51 19/59 70.29
119.76 Welshpool 12w07 ~ 12w17 19.33 ~ 19.43 61.55
133.55 Newtown 12/42 19/09 47.76
139.32 Caersws 12/52 18/58 42.19
155.79 Cemmes Road 13/24 ? ?
160.89 Machynlleth 13w33 ~ 13w43 18w02 ~ 18w12 20.42
165.01 Dovey Junction 13/49 17/50 16.60
173.26 Borth 13/52 17/40 18.25
181.51
0.00		 Aberystwyth 14.10a ~ 14.25d 16.45a ~ 17.20d 0.00
11.70
1.14 Llanbadarn 14/32 16/39 10.56
4.49 Capel Bangor 14/45 16/26 7.21
7.53 Aberffrwd 15/00 16/12 4.17
11.70 Devils Bridge 15.25a 15.45d 0.00

Portion:

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Bradford Exchange 08.02d 23.25a 183.26
8.12 Halifax ??.??a ~ 08.16d ??.??a ~ 23.13d 175.14
13.41 Brighouse 08/25 23/02 169.65
18.70 Huddersfield 08.35a 22.53d 164.36


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