4th August 1968

Stephenson Locomotive Society (Midland Area)
Farewell to Steam No.1

Locos Used D7588, 44871 & 44894 & E3093

Route : 1Z78 throughout
Train 'A' (buff coloured tickets)

Loco(s) Route
E3093 Birmingham New Street – Soho – ??? – Stafford – Stoke-on-Trent - Stockport
D7588 Stockport – Droylesden – Manchester Victoria
44871 + 44894 Manchester Victoria – Diggle – Huddersfield – Sowerby Bridge – Copy Pit – Blackburn – (via Bolton avoiding line) – Wigan Wallgate – Kirkby – Bootle – Stanley – Rainhill – Barton Moss – Manchester Victoria – Droylesden – Stockport
E3093 Stockport – Crewe - Stafford – ??? – Soho – Birmingham New Street

Notes :
(1) The train reached Manchester Victoria about 30 min. late. It arrived back into Manchester on the return about 40min late.


From Rob Wells ticket collection.

Sources : Gary Thornton, Leonard Rogers, John Debens & Rob Tibbits

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Alisdair Macdonald)

Location Booked
Birmingham New Street 08.20d
Stoke-on-Trent 09/25
Stockport Edgeley 10L09a ~ 10L37d
Manchester Victoria 11L01a ~ 11L20d
Stalybridge 11/37
Huddersfield 12/07
Hebden Bridge 12/34
Copy Pit 12/49
Burnley Rose Grove 12.59a ~ 13.29d
Blackburn 13/49
Bolton (avoiding line) 14/15
Wigan Wallgate 14.34a ~ 14.50d
Sefton Jn 15/15
Olive Mount Jn 15/38
Rainhill 15.50a ~ 16.05d
Manchester Victoria 16.41a ~ 16.55d
Stockport 17L18a ~ 17L34d
Crewe 18.09a ~ 18.11d
Birmingham New Street 19.16a


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