31st October 1987

North West Railtours
The Yorkshire Decoy

DMU Used Booked for 3-car Buxton-allocated set

Route : 1Z26 throughout

DMU Route
as listed Ramsbottom - Bury Bolton Street - Radcliffe - Whitefield - Crumpsall - Queen's Road Jn - Cheetham Hill Jn - Manchester Victoria
as listed Manchester Victoria - Miles Platting - Philips Park No.1 - Baguley Fold Jn - Ashton Moss North Jn - Ashton Moss South Jn - Denton Jn - Denton - Heaton Norris Jn - Stockport
as listed Stockport - Heaton Norris Jn -Denton - Denton Jn (1) - Guide Bridge - (1) Stalybridge
as listed Stalybridge - Ashton Moss North Jn - Baguley Fold Jn - Philips Park No.1 - Brewery Sidings Jn - Thorpes Bridge Jn - Castleton East Jn - Rochdale - Todmorden - Hebden Bridge - Sowerby Bridge - Greetland Jn - Heaton Lodge Jn - Mirfield - Horbury Station Jn - Crigglestone Jn - Darton - Barnsley
as listed Barnsley - Darton - Crigglestone Jn - Horbury Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Calder Bridge Jn - Crofton West Jn - Hare Park Jn - South Kirkby Jn - Moorthorpe - Bolton-on-Dearne - Swinton Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Rotherham Masborough - Treeton North Jn - Treeton West Jn - (2) - Shepcote Lane East Jn - Tinsley Station Jn - Rotherham Central - Aldwarke Jn - Mexborough - Conisborough - Hexthorpe Jn - Bridge Jn - Decoy North Jn - Flyover East Jn - Loversall Carr Jn - Retford
as listed Retford - Loversall Carr Jn - Flyover West Jn - Doncaster - Shaftholme Jn - Knottingley South Jn - Knottingley East Jn - Snaith - Goole - Gilberdyke - Brough - Hessle Road Jn - Anlaby Road Jn - Walton Street Jn - Springbank Road Jn - Boothferry Park - Hessle Road Jn - Gilberdyke - Selby - Hambleton East Jn - Hambleton West Jn - gascoigne Wood Jn - Milford - Castleford - Altofts Jn - Goose Hill Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Horbury Jn - Mirfield - Bradley Jn - Huddersfield - Stalybridge - Ashton Moss North Jn - Baguley Fold Jn - Philips Park No.1 - Miles Platting - Manchester Victoria
as listed Manchester Victoria - (reverse of outward route) - Radcliffe - Bury Interchange

Notes :
(1) Original booked route was via Ashton Moss South Jn & OA & GB Jn. Unclear from timing sheet if the diversion was 'on the day' or a late change.
(2) Actual route described as: 'ran along line north of big yard from Catcliffe to Shepcote Lane'.

Source : Ian Clark (SLS)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Greg Beecroft & Ian Clark (SLS))

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Ramsbottom 07.30d ?  
4.20 Bury Bolton Street ??.??a ~ 07.50d ?  
4.42 Buckley Wells 07.54 ~ 07.58 ?  
- Bury Interchange   19.40a ? 335.13
5.22 Hagside LC ? ?   ? ? ?
6.31 Radcliffe ? ?   ? ? ?
7.63 Whitefield 08/15 ?   ? ? ?
9.23 Prestwich 08/19 ?   19/28 ? 329.76
12.01 Woodlands Road 08/24 ?   ? ? ?
12.36 Queens Road Jn ? ?   19/20 ? 326.63
12.64 Cheetham Hill Jn ? ?   19/18 ? 326.53
13.48 Manchester Victoria 08.32a ~ 08.36d ?   19.08a ~ 19.15d ? 325.51
14.48 Collyhurst Street SB ? ?   ? ? ?
14.69 Miles Platting Jn 08/40½ ?   19/00½ [FL] ? 324.30
15.29 Philips Park No.1 08/41½ ?   ? ? 323.76
15.78 Baguley Fold Jn SB ? ?   ? ? ?
16.62 Clayton Bridge LC ? ?   ? ? ?
18.07 Droylesden Station Jn ? ?   ? ? ?
19.11 Ashton Moss North Jn 08/48 ?   18/53½ ? 320.14

 

M.C Location Booked
[amended]		 Actual
19.51 Ashton Moss South Jn 08/49 ?
20.26 Crowthorne Jn ? ?
21.41 Denton Jn 08/53½ ?
24.04 Reddish South ? ?
25.54 Heaton Norris Jn 09/00 ?
26.36 Stockport 09.02 ~ 09.1?
[09.02 ~ 09.13]		 ?
? Denton Jn ? [09/25]  
33.21 Ashton Moss South Jn 09/26 DIV
33.46 OA & GB Jn 09/27 DIV
35.09 Stalybridge 09.3? ~ 09.36
[09.34 ~ 09.43]		 ?
40.69 Philips Park No.1 09/48 ?
41.13 Brewery Siding Jn 09/51 ?
41.55 Thorpes Bridge Jn 09/53 ?
44.18 Vitriol Works ? ?
48.07 Castleton East Jn 10/02 ?
49.70 Rochdale 10/05 ?
53.02 Littleborough ? ?
58.30 Todmorden 10/13 ?
58.78 Hall Royd Jn ? ?
62.71 Hebden Bridge 10/25 ?
68.43 Milner Royd Jn 10/31 ?
70.18 Elland SB ? ?
74.16 Bradley Wood Jn ? ?
75.66 Heaton Lodge Jn 10/40 ?
78.31 Thornhill LNW Jn 10/43 ?
? Healey Mills 10c47 ~ 10c48 10.51
83.37 Horbury Station Jn 10/51 ?
85.00 Crigglestone Jn 10/55 ?
88.53 Darton ? ?
92.02 Barnsley 11.12 ~ 11.16 11.15
99.04 Crigglestone Jn ? ?
100.57 Horbury Jn 11/33 ?
102.62 Wakefield Kirkgate 11/36 ?
103.47 Calder Bridge Jn ? ?
104.15 Oakenshaw Jn ? ?
104.59 Crofton West Jn 11/40 ?
106.08 Hare Park Jn 11/43 ?
112.07 South Kirkby Jn 11/50 ?
112.59 Moorthorpe 11/52 11/50
118.10 Bolton-on-Dearne ? ?
118.60 Dearne Jn 11/59 ?
120.54 Swinton Jn ? ?
122.65 Aldwarke Jn 12/05 ?
125.25 Rotherham Masborough 12/10 12/05
128.06 Treeton North Jn 12/16 ?
129.18 Tinsley Yard SB ? ?
130.37 Shepcote Lane East Jn 12/28 ?
130.77 Tinsley Station Jn 12/30 ?
? Rotherham Central 12/32 12/26
135.48 Aldwarke Jn 12/36 ?
138.77 Mexborough 12/42 ?
141.17 Conisborough 12c46 ~ 12c47 ?
144.00 Hexthorpe Jn 12/51 ?
145.39 St James West Jn 12/55 ?
145.59 Bridge Jn 12/58 ?
- [via West Slow] - -
? Decoy North Jn 13/03 ?
148.30 Flyover East Jn 13/06 ?
149.28 Loversall Carr Jn 13*13 13.00 [held 25mins]
162.59 Retford [Up Plat] 13.29a ~ 14.29d [Dn Plat] ??.?? ~ 14.30
176.10 Loversall Carr Jn 14/44 ?
177.27 Flyover West Jn ? ?
180.11 Doncaster 14c52 ~ 14c54 15.00
184.34 Shaftholme Jn 15/01 15/12
187.07 Askern ? ?
194.43 Knottingley South Jn 15/15 ?
194.63 Knottingley East Jn 15/17 15/35
197.01 Sudforth Lane SB ? ?
198.75 Whitley Bridge Jn ? ?
200.32 Hensall 15/25 ?
204.03 Snaith SB ? ?
209.45 Engine Shed Jn ? ?
210.68 Goole 15/43 16/04
217.34 Gilberdyke Jn 15/51 16/22
223.18 Brough ? ?
226.14 Ferriby ? ?
231.62 Hessle Road SB ? ?
232.63 Anlaby Road Jn 16/13 ?
233.07 West Parade North Jn 16/16 16/43
233.44 Walton Street LC 16/17 ?
234.28 Springbank South Jn 16/20 ?
? Boothferry Park 16/23 ?
235.26 Hessle Road SB 16*36 16/53
249.54 Gilberdyke 16/58 ?
254.74 Howden LC ? ?
260.49 Hemingborough LC ? ?
263.46 Selby 17/12 17/27
264.15 Selby West Jn ? ?
266.75 Hambleton East Jn ? ?
268.10 Hambleton West Jn ? ?
270.06 Gascoigne Wood 17/21 ?
271.28 Milford 17/24 ?
275.25 Fryston ? ?
277.20 Castleford ? ?
278.26 Whitwood Jn ? ?
279.79 Altofts Jn 17/36 17/52
281.23 Goose Hill Jn 17/39 ?
283.21 Turners Lane Jn ? ?
283.72 Wakefield Kirkgate 17.44 ~ 17.46 18.00
286.16 Horbury Jn 17/50 ?
287.41 Horbury Station Jn ? ?
292.46 Thornhill LNW Jn 17/55 [US] ?
295.68 Heaton Lodge South Jn 17/59 ?
296.27 Bradley Jn ? ?
299.06 Huddersfield 18.07 ~ 18.23 18.25 ~ 18.30
299.46 Springwood Jn ? ?
306.07 Marsden 18/34 ?
310.07 Diggle Jn 18/39 ?
312.20 Greenfield 18/42 ?
317.14 Stalybridge 18.48a ~ 18.49d ?

Timings continue in first table.

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