21st July 1968

Roch Valley Railway Society
Manchester - Southport Steam Excursions

Locos Used 44888, 45110 & 70013 'Oliver Cromwell'
Stock Used 8x coaches (BSK, 6x BSO, BSK)

Route : 1T40 throughout

Loco Route
44888 Manchester Victoria - Newton le Willows - Earelstown - Broad Green - Olive Mount - Edge Lane - Bootle Jn - Southport avoiding curve
70013 Southport avoiding curve - Meols Cop - Wigan Wallgate - Crows Nest Jn - Bolton - Clifton Jn - Windsor Bridge No.3 - Manchester Victoria - Cheetham Hill - Rochdale - Todmorden - Copy Pit - Rose Grove - Blackburn - Lostock Hall - Moss Lane - Burscough North Jn - Burscough Bridge - Meols Cop - Southport Chapel Street
45110 Southport Chapel Street - Meols Cop - Burscough Bridge - Burscough South Jn - Ormskirk - Aintree Cheshire Lines Jn - Aintree Central - Fazakerley South Jn - Old Swan & Knotty Ash - Halewood North Jn - Halewood East Jn - Hough Green - Widnes East - Warrington Central - Manchester Central

Notes :
(1) The purpose of this tour was to do Manchester to Southport four different ways.


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.

Sources : David Hills (compiled from contemporary reports),
Chris Totty & Kevin Driscoll

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Kevin Driscoll & Chris Totty)

Location Booked Actual
Manchester Victoria 10.22d 10.52
Deal Street 10/24 ?
Cross Lane 10/29 ?
Barton Moss 10/34 ?
Kenyon Jn 10/42 ?
Earlestown 10/51 ?
St Helens Junction 10/55 ?
Huyton 11/03 11/40
Broad Green 11/07 ?
Olive Mount 11/10 ?
Edge Lane 11/16 ?
Bootle Jn 11/29 12/09
Bootle Oriel Road 11c30 ~ 11c32 12.10 ~ 12.11
Marsh Lane Jn 11/34 ?
Hall Road 11/43 12/21
Southport 12L00a ~ 12L10d ?
Southport curve ? ??L?? ~ 12L57
St Lukes 12/13 13.00a ~ ??.??d
Meols Cop 12/16 ?
Burscough Bridge 12/24 ?
Wigan Wallgate 12/36 ?
Hindley No.2 12/39 ?
Crow Nest 12/41 13/30
Lostock Jn 12/50 ?
Bolton 12/55 13/40
Clifton Jn 13/04 13/49
Windsor Bridge No.3 13/08 ?
Manchester Victoria 13.13a ~ 13.45d ??.?? ~ 14.10
Footbridge 13/47 ?
Cheetham Hill 13/49 14/19
Newton Heath 13/53 ?
Castleton East Jn 14/02 ?
Rochdale 14.05a ~ 14.07d 14.45 ~ 14.46
Todmorden 14/20 15/01
Stansfield Hall 14/23 ?
Copy Pit 14/33 15/10
Rose Grove (shed visit) 14.43a ~ 15.21d 15.18 ~ 15.37
Accrington 15/31 15/46
Blackburn 15/41 15/53
Bamber Bridge 15/53 16/03
Lostock Hall (shed visit) 15.55a ~ 16.25d ??.?? ~ 16.32
Moss Lane 16/28 16/35
Burscough North Jn 16/40 16/47
Burscough Bridge 16/42 16/48
Meols Cop 16/50 ?
St Lukes 16/52 16/56
Southport 16L55a ~ 17L23d 16.59 ~ 17.22
Meols Cop 17/28 17/26
Burscough Bridge 17/37 17/36
Burscough Jn 17/40 ?
Ormskirk 17/44 17/42
Aintree Cheshire Lines Jn 17/54 17/53
Aintree Central 17/57 17/54
Fazakerley 18/02 ?
Halewood North 18/12 18/12
Halewood East Jn 18/15 18/13
Hough Green 18.20a ~ 18.30d 18.17 ~ 18.29
Widnes East 18/35 ?
Sankey Jn 18/38 18/41
Warrington Central 18/40 18/43
Padgate Jn 18/42 18/46
Glazebrook East Jn 18/47 18/51
Trafford Park Jn 18/56 ?
Manchester Central 19.01a 19.04


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