11th March 1978

Branch Line Society
South Humberside Railtour

DMUs Used 50632+59387+59246+50643+50155+56394

Route : 1G25 throughout

DMU Route
as listed Sheffield - Woodburn Jn - Worksop - Retford
as listed Retford - Decoy South Jn - Doncaster - Bentley - Adwick - Skellow Jn - Applehurst Jn - Stainforth Jn - Scunthorpe - Barnetby - Ulceby - New Holland Pier
as listed  New Holland Pier - Barton-on-Humber
as listed Barton-on-Humber - Habrough - Grimsby - Louth
as listed Louth - Grimsby - Gainsborough Central - Retford - Worksop - Woodburn Jn - Sheffield

Sources : Alan Rintoul, Greg Beecroft & LASERman

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Greg Beecroft, Alan Rintoul, LASERman & Ian Umpleby)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Sheffield 10.30d 10.30   19.25a 19.18 211.30
0.19 Nunnery Main Line Jn 10/33 10/35   19/22 ? ?
1.32 Woodburn Jn 10/36 10/36½   19/19 19/14 ?
5.56 Woodhouse Jn 10/42 10/41   19/12 19/08 ?
15.71 Worksop 11/08 10/56   18/55 18/54 195.39
23.41 Retford 11.18a ~ 11.24d 11.07 ~ 11.24   18.45a ~ ??.??d 18.41 ~ 18.44 ?

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
38.50 Decoy South Jn ??/?? ?
? Doncaster 11*50 ~ 11*52 11.47 ~ 11.48
43.00 Bentley 11/55 11/51½
? Carcroft Jn 11/58 11/57
46.08 Skellow Jn 12/01 11/59½
48.54 Applehurst Jn 12/08 12/06½
52.34 Stainforth 12*18 ~ 12*20 12.17 ~ 12.17
? Thorne Jn 12/23 12/20
68.31 Scunthorpe 12/39½ 12/37½
78.57 Wrawby Jn 12/55½ 12/53½
79.07 Barnetby 12/57 12.55 ~ 12.56
84.06 Brocklesby 13*04 ~ 13*06 13/03
85.05 Ulceby 13/09 13/05
91.41 New Holland Town 13/19 13/18½
91.62 New Holland Pier 13.20a ~ 13.30d 13.20 ~ 13.39
92.03 New Holland Town 13*31 ~ 13*32 13.40½ ~ 13.41
95.42 Barton-on-Humber 13.38a ~ 13.43d 13.42½ ~ 13.58
? Barton Jn 13/50 14/09½
105.22 Ulceby 14/01 14/18½
106.74 Habrough 14/04 14/21½
115.03 Grimsby Town 14*16 ~ 14*18 14.37½ ~ 14.41
115.10 Garden Street Jn 14/19 14/41½
115.51 Hainton Jn 14/24 14/44
128.71 (1) Louth 15.55a ~ 16.00d 15.52½ ~ 16.16
? Hainton Jn 17/30 17/27
? Garden Street Jn 17/34 17/30½
142.74 Grimsby Town 17*35 ~ 17*37 17.31 ~ 17.37
151.03 Habrough 17/49 17/48
152.58 Brocklesby 17/53 17/51½
? Barnetby 18/02½ 17/58
158.06 Wrawby Jn 18/04 17/59
177.66 Gainsborough Central 18/31 18/26½
179.2 Trent Jn 18/33 18/28½
183.71 Clarborough Jn 18/40 18/35½

Notes:
(1) Mileage given is to Louth North, present terminus of Louth being recorded in the tour sheet as "about 1/4 of a mile south of Louth North"

Timings continue in first table.

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