2nd October 1971

Stephenson Locomotive Society (North West Area) / Manchester Locomotive Society
Yorkshire Moors Rail Tour

DMU Used ????

Route :

DMU Route
as listed Manchester Piccadilly - Ardwick - Ashburys - Guide Bridge - Stalybridge - Diggle Jn - Huddersfield - Heaton Lodge Jn - Horbury Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Normanton - Altofts Jn - Castleford - Burton Salmon - Church Fenton - York - Northallerton - Eaglescliffe - Thornaby - Middlesborough - Nunthorpe - Battersby
as listed Battersby - Glaisdale - Grosmont (1) - Whitby
as listed Whitby - Grosmont - Glaisdale - Battersby
as listed Battersby - (reverse of outward route) - Manchester Piccadilly

Notes:
(1) A special train ran on the NYMR (not then operating public services) from Grosmont to Ellerbeck and back, using NER 3395 and a visit to Goathland depot was on offer.

Sources : Ian Clark (SLS)/Alan Brackenberry

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Ian Clark (SLS)/Alan Brackenberry)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
0.00 Manchester Piccadilly 08.55d 08.55   22.00a 22.00
0.43 Ardwick 08/57 08/57   21/57 21/57
1.36 Ashburys 09/00 08/59   21/56 21/55
4.56 Guide Bridge 09/08 09/05   21/48 21/45
8.03 Stalybridge 09/15 09/10   21/41 21/39
12.58 Greenfield 09/22 ?   21/34 21/32
14.57 Diggle Jn 09/27 (09/20)   21/29 21/29
18.49 Marsden 09/32 09/25   21/22 21/23
25.57 Huddersfield 09.41a ~ 09.43d 09.34 ~ 09.42   21.03a ~ 21.05d 21.10 ~ 21.11
29.35 Heaton Lodge Jn 09/50 09/48   20/56 ?
34.13 Thornhill Midland Jn 09/57 ?   20/48 ?
37.58 Horbury Jn 10/01 09/59   20/44 20/48
40.01 Wakefield Kirkgate 10.05a ~ 10.07d 10.02 ~ 10.07   20.38a ~ 20.40d 20.42 ~ 20.44
43.08 Normanton 10/13 10/13   20/31 20/36
44.00 Altofts Jn 10/16 10/15   20/29 20/34
50.73 Burton Salmon 10/25 10/25   20/20 ?
56.68 Church Fenton 10/31 (10/31)   20/14 20/17
67.47 York 10c43 ~ 10c46 10.48 ~ 10.49   19.52 ~ 20.00 19.52 ~ 19.56
88.63 Thirsk 11/09 11/10   19/29 19/29
96.43 Northallerton 11/16 11/17   19/22 19/22
111.16 Eaglescliffe 11/33 11/34   19/04 19/05
114.16 Thornaby 11c39 ~ 11c40 11.39 ~ 11.40   18c57 ~ 18c58 18.58 ~ 18.59
118.33 Middlesborough 11/46 11/46   18/52 18/54
129.38 Battersby 12.07 ~ 12.11 12.05 ~ 12.12   18.28 ~ 18.32 18.28 ~ 18.34
136.73 Castleton 12/22 12/27   18/15 18/14
144.05 Glaisdale 12/35 12/37   18/01 18/03
147.15 Grosmont 12.43a ~ 12.44d 12.42 ~ ??.??   17.53a ~ 17.55d 17.55 ~ 17.56
153.59 Whitby 12.56a ?   17.40d 17.42


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