29th November 1969

S.L.S. (N.W. Area) / Manchester Locomotive Society
Woodhead Electric Railtour

Locos Used D5697 & E26049
Stock Used 6x mark 1's

Route :

Loco Route
E26049 Manchester Piccadilly - Ashburys - Reddish Depot
E26049 Reddish Depot - Guide Bridge
E26049 Guide Bridge - Ashton Moss South Jn - Ashton Moss Siding
E26049 Ashton Moss Siding - Crowthorn Jn - Guide Bridge - Hadfield - Dunford Bridge - Sheffield Victoria - Rotherwood Sidings
E26049 Rotherwood Sidings - Attercliffe Jn - Tinsley Yard
D5697 Tinsley Yard - (1) Tinsley Jn - Rotherham Central - (1) Aldwarke Jn - Mexborough No.3 - Wath Central - Barnsley Exchange - West Silkstone Jn - Barnsley Jn
E26049 Barnsley Jn - Penistone - Dunford Bridge - Valehouse - Guide Bridge - Ardwick - Manchester Piccadilly

Notes :
(1) Booked route was via Tinsley Yard - Treeton North Jn - Rotherham South Jn - Aldwarke Jn.


From Andrew Fairholms ticket collection.

Source : Andrew Fairholm

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Kevin Driscoll & Ian Umpleby)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Manchester Piccadilly 09.49d 09.52
? Hyde Road Jn 10/00 10/02
4.21 Reddish Depot 10.03a ~ 10.27d 10.09 ~ 10.34
? Fairfield 10/36 ?
7.39 Guide Bridge 10.39a ~ 10.54d 10.54 ~ 11.07
? Ashton Moss South Jn 10/58 ?
9.03 Ashton Moss Siding 11.00a ~ 11.15d 11.16 ~ 11.32
? Crowthorn Jn 11/19 11/35
10.47 Guide Bridge 11/21 11.39 ~ 11.40
? Valehouse 11/38 ?
? Dunford Bridge 11/51 12/09
? Sheffield Victoria 12.15a ~ 12.45d 12.37 ~ 12.58
51.26 Rotherwood Sidings 12.58a ~ 13.15d 13.11 ~ 13.31
54.46 Attercliffe Jn ? 13/40
56.62 Tinsley Yard 13L35a ~ 13L50d 13.53 ~ 14.06
? Treeton North Jn ? DIV
? Masborough South Jn 14/00 DIV
57.26 Tinsley Jn DIV 14/11
? Rotherham Central DIV 14/16
? Aldwarke Jn 14/08 14/20
65.34 Mexborough No.3 14/16 14/27
? Wath Central 14/30 14/32
74.36 Barnsley Exchange 14/48 15/10
79.72 West Silkstone Jn ? ?
? Barnsley Jn ? 15L29a ~ 15L48d
? Penistone 15L06a ~ 15L20d 15.49 ~ 15.55
? Dunford Bridge 15/28 16/03
? Valehouse 15/37 ?
? Guide Bridge 15/49 16/30
? Ardwick 15/57 16/40
110.25 Manchester Piccadilly 15.59a 16.42

Mileages after Tinsley allow for the diversion taken.

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