28th July 1968
Manchester Rail Travel
Society / Severn Valley Railway Society
Farewell to B.R. Steam
| Locos Used | D1906, 45073, 45156, 48773, 70013 'Oliver Cromwell', 75019 & 75027 |
Route : 1L43 (?throughout?)
| Loco(s) | Route |
| D1906 | Birmingham New Street - Wolverhampton - Crewe - Stockport |
| 70013 | ?Stockport - ? Manchester Victoria - Tyldesley - Wigan North Western - Farington Jn - Hellifield - Wennington - Carnforth |
| 75019 & 75027 | Carnforth - Wennington - Hellifield - Skipton |
| 45073 & 45156 | Skipton - Bamber Bridge - Wigan - Bolton - Blackburn - Rose Grove |
| 48773 | Rose Grove - Copy Pit - Rochdale - Bury - Bolton - Manchester Victoria - (1) Ashburys - Romiley - Stockport (2) |
| ????? | Stockport - Stoke-on-Trent - Stafford - Wolverhampton - Birmingham New Street |
Notes :
(1) D5209 was called on at Manchester Victoria as
bank engine to Miles Platting but despite being positioned at rear of train was
not used and did not assist.
(2) Advertised loco change point was Macclesfield however Bob Bishop has
provided cine-film of 48773 running off the train at what is almost certainly
Stockport, thus supporting information supplied suggesting Stockport, not
Macclesfield, as the change-over location. James King also believes 48773 worked
through to Stockport.
(3) Route confirmation required - above detail is primarily booked route.
Sources : David Hills, Leonard Rogers, Phil Durrell & Bob
Bishop
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Photo Review

45073 leads 45156 at Blackburn (photo: Alan Sainty Collection)
From The John Debens Ticket Collection.
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Timings (Booked Only)
(from James King)
| Location | Booked |
| Birmingham New Street | 08.00d |
| Wolverhampton High Level | 08/18 |
| Cheadle Hulme | 09/34 |
| Stockport Edgeley | 09.38 ~ 09.41 |
| Droylsden | 09/54 |
| Manchester Victoria | 10.05 ~ 10.21 |
| Kenyon Junction | 10/41 |
| Golbourne Junction | 10/48 |
| Wigan North Western | 11/00 |
| Lostock Hall Junction | 11/24 |
| Bamber Bridge | 11/27 |
| Blackburn | 11w43 ~ 11w53 |
| Clitheroe | 12/13 |
| Hellifield | 12/33 |
| Settle Junction | 12/38 |
| Wennington | 13/01 |
| Carnforth | 13.17 ~ 13.50 |
| Settle Junction | 14/36 |
| Skipton | 14.54 ~ 15.14 |
| Colne | 15/32 |
| Blackburn | 16w06 ~ 16w10 |
| Lostock Hall Junction | 16/25 |
| Euxton Junction | 16/36 |
| Chorley | 16/42 |
| Lostock Junction | 16/51 |
| Bolton West Junction | 16/56 |
| Walton Sidings | 17/12 |
| Darwen | 17/17 |
| Rose Grove | 17.44 ~ 18.04 |
| Copy Pit | 18/19 |
| Todmorden | 18/29 |
| Rochdale | 18/40 |
| Bury | 18/51 |
| Burnden Junction | 19/03 |
| Windsor Br. No. 3 | 19/17 |
| Manchester Victoria | 19.21 ~ 19.41 |
| Droylsden | 19/52 |
| Stockport Edgeley | 20.05 ~ 20.11 |
| Cheadle Hulme | 20/15 |
| Wolverhampton High Level | 21/30 |
| Birmingham New Street | 21.50a |