8th January 1972

Locomotive Club of Great Britain (North West Branch)
The Selnec Spider Rail Tour

DMU Used ?????

Route :

DMU Route
as listed Manchester Oxford Road - Ordsall Lane Jn
as listed Ordsall Lane Jn - Manchester Victoria - Cheetham Hill Jn - Queens Road Jn - Besses o' th' Barn - Rawtenstall
as listed Rawtenstall - Bury - Besses o' th' Barn - Queens Road Jn - Irk Valley - Manchester Victoria
as listed Manchester Victoria (1) - Thorpes Bridge Jn - Oldham Mumps - Rochdale
as listed Rochdale - Oldham Mumps - Thorpes Bridge Jn - Brewery Sidings - Phillips Park No 1 - Ashburys - (1) Guide Bridge
as listed Guide Bridge - Crowthorn Jn - Ashton Moss South Jn - OA&GB Jn - Stalybridge
as listed Stalybridge - Park Sidings - Guide Bridge East Jn - Glossop
as listed Glossop - Hadfield
as listed Hadfield - Godley Jn - Fallowfield - Trafford Park Jn - Glazebrook
as listed Glazebrook - Manchester Oxford Road - Manchester Piccadilly - Mauldeth Road - Wilmslow - Sandbach - Rookery Bridge
as listed Rookery Bridge - Sandbach - Middlewich - Northwich - Knutsford - Altrincham - Deansgate Jn - Skelton Jn - Northenden Jn - Stockport - Slade Lane Jn - Manchester Piccadilly (2)

Notes :
(1) Booked route was: Manchester Victoria - Rochdale - Shaw & Crompton - Oldham Mumps - Thorpes Bridge Jn - Brewery Sidings - Phillips Park No 1 - Ashburys - Guide Bridge.
(2) Originally advertised to terminate at Manchester Oxford Road.


From The John Deben's Ticket Collection.

Sources : Chris Totty & Ian Umpleby

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Chris Totty)

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Manchester Oxford Road 09.30d
1.09 Castlefield Jn 09/32
1.51 Ordsall Lane Jn 09.36 ~ 09.43
2.66 Deal Street 09/45½
3.23 Manchester Victoria 09.48a ~ 09.52d
4.37 Cheetham Hill Jn 09/54
4.69 Queens Road 09/56
11.26 Radcliffe Central 10/08
13.49 Bury 10.12 ~ 10.25
20.47 Rawtenstall 10.39 ~ 10.43
24.77 Summerseat 10p52a ~ 11p18d
27.45 Bury 11.22 ~ 11.25
29.68 Radcliffe Central 11/29
36.25 Queens Road 11/41
36.51 Irk Valley 11/41½
37.59 Manchester Victoria 11.44 ~ 11.48
48.58 Rochdale East Jn 12/03
51.00 New Hay 12p07½ ~ 12p30d
55.31 Oldham Mumps 12/38
59.22 Hollinwood 12/43
61.51 Thorpes Bridge Jn 12/47
62.13 Brewery Sidings Jn 12/48½
62.48 Philips Park No.1 12/56½
64.48 Ancoats Jn 13/02
64.71 Ashburys 13/07
68.28 Guide Bridge 13.13 ~ 13.17
69.08 Crowthorn Jn 13/19
69.56 Ashton Moss South Jn 13/21½
70.05 OA & GB Jn 13/2?
71.75 Stalybridge 13.27 ~ 13.31
73.73 Park Sidings 13/36
74.51 Guide Bridge East Jn 13/37½
77.11 Godley Jn 13/42½
80.61 Dinting 13/49½
81.60 Glossop 13.52 ~ 13.55
83.43 Hadfield 13.59 ~ 14.03
84.28 Dinting 14/05½
87.78 Godley Jn 14/12½
91.22 Guide Bridge 14/17½
92.48 Fairfield 14/19½
93.71 Hyde Road 14/21
101.35 Trafford Park Jn 14.35 ~ 14.45
108.39 Glazebrook 14.54 ~ 15.00
115.43 Trafford Park Jn 15/09
116.45 Cornbrook Jn 15/11
118.43 Manchester Oxford Road 15/13
119.12 Manchester Piccadilly 15/15
121.39 Slade Lane Jn 15/19
122.70 Mauldeth Road 15/21
130.59 Wilmslow 15/34½
132.30 Alderley Edge 15/37
145.00 Sandbach 15/50
145.67 Rookery Bridge 15.52 ~ 15.57
146.54 Sandbach 15/58½
150.34 Middlewich 16/05
156.26 Northwich 16/14
162.34 Knutsford 16/24
169.12 Altrincham 16/35
170.01 Deansgate Jn 16/37
170.33 Skelton Jn 16/38½
173.17 Northenden Jn 16/43½
177.62 Edgeley Jn 16/51
178.25 Stockport 16.52½a ~ 16.54½d
178.71 Heaton Norris Jn 16/56
181.71 Slade Lane Jn 17/00
183.18 Manchester Piccadilly 17.03a


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