18th April 1964

Halifax Railfans & Pennine Railway Society
The South Yorkshireman No.2

Locos Used 42411 & 60051 'Blink Bonny'

Route : 1X49 throughout

Loco Route
42411 Sowerby Bridge - Brighouse - Huddersfield
60051 Huddersfield - Mirfield - Thornhill Jn - Midland Jn - Royston Jn - Cudworth - Wath Road Jn - Rotherham Masborough - Sheffield Midland - Dore & Totley - Chesterfield Midland - Clay Cross - Ambergate North Jn - Derby Midland - Stenson Jn - Eggington Jn - Uttoxeter - Stoke-on-Trent - Kidsgrove Central - Crewe
60051 Crewe - Sandbach - Alderley Edge - Wilmslow - Cheadle Hulme - Stockport Edgeley - Heaton Norris Jn - Denton Jn - Droylsden Jn - Brewery Sidings Jn - Thorpes Bridge Jn - Castleton East Jn - Rochdale - Todmorden - Hebden Bridge - Sowerby Bridge - Brighouse - Huddersfield

Note :
(1) For visits to Derby Works & shed plus Crewe Works & sheds.

Sources : Terry Dorrity, David Whittaker, Paul Braybrook, Vic Smith & Peter Whitaker

Photo Review


60051 sitting in Derby Midland station (photo: Paul Braybrook)


Paul Braybrook's tour ticket.


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Peter Whitaker)

M.C Step M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 0.00 Sowerby Bridge 08.00d ?
2.23 2.23 Greetland No.2 08/04 ?
4.55 4.55/0.00 Brighouse 08.09a ~ 08.12d [FL] ?
? 2.34 Bradley Wood Jn 08/14 ?
? 3.04 Bradley Jn 08/18 [SL] ?
? 5.12 Hillhouse No.1 08/22 [FL] ?
10.37 5.62/0.00 Huddersfield 08.24a ~ 08.36d ??.?? ~ 08.38
? 3.58 Heaton Lodge Jn 08/42 08/45
? 4.41 Mirfield No.1 08/44 [SL] 08/47½
15.22 4.65/0.00 Mirfield 08.45a ~ 08.47d 08.48½ ~ 08.49½
? 1.32 Thornhill Jn 08/52 [FL] 08/53
? 2.41 Midland Jn 08/56 08/58
? 10.54 Royston Jn 09/14 09/17½
? 12.61 Cudworth 09/20 09/23½
? 19.76 Wath Road Jn 09/40 09/36½
? 25.69 Rotherham Masborough 09/50 09/47
46.43 31.21/0.00 Sheffield Midland 10.00a ~ 10.06d [FL] 09.59 ~ 10.06
? 3.16 Dore & Totley 10/19 10/16½
? 6.01 Dronfield 10/24 10/23½
? 11.23 Chesterfield Midland 10/29 10/30½
? 15.24 Clay Cross 10/34 10/35½
? 24.76 Ambergate North Jn 10/47 [AL] 10/46
81.74 35.31/0.00 Derby Midland 11.00a ~ 13.00d 11.03½ ~ 13.00
? 4.65 Stenson Jn 13/08 13/08
? 8.50 Eggington Jn 13/14 13/14
? 11.30 Tutbury 13/20 13/17
? 19.10 Uttoxeter 13/36 13/31
? 28.40 Cresswell 13/50 13/45
? 35.79 Stoke-on-Trent 14/11 14/01
? 37.11 Etruria 14/13 14/04½
? 42.13 Kidsgrove Central 14/24 14/15½
132.59 50.65/0.00 Crewe 14.39a ~ 19.10d 14.35½ ~ 19.09
? 4.48 Sandbach 19/21 19/24
? 14.17 Chelford 19/33 19/29
? 17.18 Alderley Edge 19/37 19/33½
? 18.69 Wilmslow 19/39 19/36
? 22.53 Cheadle Hulme 19/44 19/44½
? 24.37 Edgeley Jn 19/46 19/47
157.59 25.00/0.00 Stockport Edgeley 19.48a ~ 19.50d [FL] 19.48½ ~ 19.51
? 0.45 Heaton Norris Jn 19/52 19/53
? 4.69 Denton Jn 19/59 20/00
? 6.43 Droylsden Jn 20/04 20/04½
? ? Ashton Branch Sidings 20/09 20/09
? ? Brewery Sidings 20/11 20/10
? 10.47 Thorpes Bridge Jn 20/13 20/13
? 11.00 Newton Heath Jn 20/15 20/14
? 13.46 Middleton Jn 20/20 20/22
? 17.00 Castleton East Jn 20/26 20/25½
176.43 18.64/0.00 Rochdale 20.30a ~ 20.34d 20w29 ~ 20w38
? 8.49 Todmorden 20/47 20/53½
? 13.07 Hebden Bridge 20/53 21/01
194.50 18.07/0.00 Sowerby Bridge 20.59a ~ 21.02d 21.11½ ~ 21.15½
? 2.23 Greetland No.2 2/06 21/22½
199.25 4.55/0.00 Brighouse 21.11a ~ 21.13d [FL] 21.28 ~ 21.29½
? 2.34 Bradley Wood Jn 21/15 21/33
? 3.04 Bradley Jn 21/18 [SL] 21/35½
? 5.12 Hillhouse No.1 21/21 [FL] 21/39
205.07 5.62 Huddersfield 21.23a 21.42½


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