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

Photo Review


45073 leads 45156 at Blackburn (photo: Alan Sainty Collection)


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


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


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