6th May 1967

R.C.T.S. (West Riding Branch)
North Eastern No 3 Rail Tour

Locos Used 45562 'Alberta' & D6778
Stock Used Mark 1 rake

Route : 1Z06 throughout

Loco Route
45562 Bradford Exchange - Low Moor - Cleckheaton - Heckmondwike - Thornhill - Healey Mills - Horbury Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Crofton West Jn - Crofton East Jn - Featherstone - Tanshelf - Pontefract Monkhill - Ferrybridge - Burton Salmon - Church Fenton - Holgate Bridge Jn - (via York station avoiding line) - Skelton Jn - Northallerton - Snipe House Jn - Geneva Jn - Oak Tree Jn - Eaglescliffe - Bowesfield Jn - Middlesborough
D6778 Middlesborough - Redcar - Saltburn West Jn - North Skelton Jn - Skinningrove
D6778 Skinningrove - North Skelton Jn - Saltburn West Jn - Redcar - Middlesborough
D6778 Middlesborough - Nunthorpe - Great Ayton - Battersby
D6778 Battersby - Grosmont - Whitby
D6778 Whitby - Grosmont - Battersby
D6778 Battersby - Great Ayton - Nunthorpe - Middlesborough
45562 Middlesborough - Yarm - Picton - Northallerton - York - Church Fenton - Burton Salmon - Castleford - Altofts Jn - Normanton - Wakefield Kirkgate - Horbury Jn - Mirfield - Brighouse - Greetland - Halifax - Low Moor - Bradford Exchange

Notes :
This tour provided for some mainline running behind one of the few remaining Jubilees. Some hard running on the return leg provided for an early arrival back at Bradford. The 1 in 70 grades on the Skinningrove branch and the 1 in 44 grades on the Whitby line provided a healthy work out for the E.E. Type 3.


From Andrew Fairholm's ticket collection.

Source : David Hills (compiled from contemporary reports)

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Terry Jackson)

Terry comments : I had booked for this tour but could not travel because of sickness. The timings shown are those that I received with my ticket.

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Bradford Exchange 09.18d
2.76 Low Moor 09/25
5.36 Cleckheaton 09/30
7.51 Heckmondwike 09/35
10.13 Thornhill Jn 09/40
11.22 Midland Jn 09/45
14.67 Horbury Jn 09/49
17.10 Wakefield Kirkgate 09.53a ~ 09.59d
18.68 Crofton West 10/03
23.08 Featherstone 10/11
25.61 Pontefract East 10/16
27.41 Ferrybridge 10/21
30.05 Burton Salmon 10/26
36.00 Church Fenton 10/33
47.25 York Yard South 10/47
47.41 York Yard North 10/57
68.54 Thirsk 11/22½
76.34 Northallerton 11.31a ~ 11.32d
89.61 Croft Ground Frame 11.50 ~ 12.00
90.28 Geneva Signal Box 12/05
98.24 Eaglescliffe 12/18
104.41 Middlesbrough 12.28a ~ 12.34d
112.25 Redcar Central 12/46
116.49 Saltburn West Jn 12/56
123.28 Crag Hall 13.12a ~ 13.23d
130.07 Saltburn West Jn 13/40
134.31 Redcar Central 13/48
142.15 Middlesbrough 14.00a ~ 14.07d
146.63 Nunthorpe 14/21
153.20 Battersby 14.33a ~ 14.41d
160.55 Castleton Moor 14/57
167.67 Glaisdale 15/11
170.75 Grosmont 15/17
177.19 Whitby 15.36a ~ 16.43d
183.43 Grosmont 16/59
186.51 Glaisdale 17/07
193.63 Castleton Moor 17.00a ~ 17.24d
201.18 Battersby 17.39a ~ 17.49d
207.55 Nunthorpe 18/01
212.23 Middlesbrough 18.13a ~ 18.19d
218.40 Eaglescliffe 18/31
233.13 Northallerton 18.51a ~ 18.52d
240.73 Thirsk 19/05
253.30 Tollerton 19/25
263.09 York 19.38a ~ 19.41d
273.68 Church Fenton 19/56
279.63 Burton Salmon 20/04
284.04 Castleford Central 20/11
286.59 Altofts Jn 20/18
287.48 Normanton 20/20
290.55 Wakefield Kirkgate 20.27a ~ 20.42d
292.78 Horbury Jn 20/47
296.43 Midland Jn 20/52
300.04 Mirfield 20/58
304.10 Brighouse 21/05
307.38 Greetland 21/13
308.52 Dryclough Jn 21/17
309.39 Halifax 21.20a ~ 21.24d
314.55 Low Moor 21/31
317.51 Bradford Exchange 21.37a


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