4th January 1975

L.C.G.B. (North West)
The Pennine Venturer No.2

Locos Used 25043 & 25082
Stock Used 12 coaches

Route : 1Z43 throughout

Locos Route
25082 + 25043 Liverpool Lime Street - Huyton - St Helens Junction - Earlestown - Astley - Deal Street Jn - Manchester Victoria - Cheetham Hill Jn - Newton Heath Jn - Castleton - Rochdale - Todmorden - Hebden Bridge - Heaton Lodge Jn - Thornhill LNW Jn - Horbury Station Jn - Barnsley - Wincobank Station Jn - Sheffield - Dore - Grindleford - Edale - Chinley - New Mills South Jn - Romiley - Woodley - Guide Bridge - Ashton Moss South Jn - O.A. & G.B. Jn - Stalybridge - Marsden - Huddersfield (goods line) - Heaton Lodge Jn - Thornhill LNW Jn - Horbury Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Crofton West Jn - Hare Park Jn - South Kirkby Jn - Moorthorpe - Wath Road Jn - Rotherham Masborough - Treeton Jn - Shepcote Jn - Woodburn Jn - Sheffield Victoria - Penistone - Woodhead - Valehouse - Hadfield - Dinting - Guide Bridge - Ashton Moss South Jn - Ashton Moss North Jn - Miles Platting - Manchester Victoria - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street


A tour ticket courtesy of Neville Bond

Source : John Broderick

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Broderick)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Liverpool Lime Street 08.00d 08.00½ [P9]   17.47a 17.44
Edge Hill 08/05 08/08   17/42 17/39
Edge Hill no.3 08/06½ ?   17/40½ ?
Huyton 08/11 ?   17/34 ?
St Helens Junction 08/18 08/25   17/21 17/23½
Earlestown 08.21a ~ 08.23d 08.41 ~ 08.42½   17.15a ~ 17.17d 17.18 ~ 17.19½
Astley 08/33½ ?   17/05½ ?
Barton Moss Jn 08/36½ ?   17/03 ?
Deal Street 08/46½ ?   16/55½ ?
Manchester Victoria 08.49a ~ 08.51d 09.09½ ~ 09.12   16.51a ~ 16.53d 16.52 ~ 16.57

 

Location Booked Actual
Cheetham Hill Jn 08/53½ ?
Newton Heath Jn 08/59 ?
Castleton East Jn 09/07 09/26
Rochdale 09.10a ~ 09.12d 09.28½ ~ 09.31½
Todmorden 09/22½ 09/43
Hebden Bridge 09/28 09/48
Sowerby Bridge 09p35a ~ 09p50d 09.53 ~ 09.59½
Heaton Lodge Jn 10/02 ?
Thornhill LNW Jn 10/06 ?
Horbury Station Jn 10/16 10.19a ~ 10.23d
Barnsley 10/36 10/45
Quarry Jn 10/38 10/48
Wincobank Station Jn 10/59 11/12½
Sheffield Midland 11.06a ~ 11.26d 11.20 ~ 11.30
Dore 11/34 11/37½
Totley Tunnel East 11/36 ?
Grindleford 11p42a ~ 11p57d 11.48 ~ 11.58
Edale 12/09 12/13
Chinley North Jn 12/16½ 12/20½
Chinley 12/18 12/23
New Mills South Jn 12/22 12/31
Romiley 12/31 12/38
Woodley 12/34 12/41
Hyde Jn 12/38½ 12/48
Guide Bridge 12.42a ~ 12.44d 12.53 ~ 12.59
Crowthorne 12/46 ?
Ashton Moss South Jn 12/48 13/02
O.A. & G.B. Jn 12/52 13/04
Stalybridge 12/57 13/07½
Greenfield 13/05 13/15
Diggle Jn 13/08 13/19
Marsden 13/14 13/22½
Huddersfield 13/24 13/32
Heaton Lodge Jn 13/31 13/36
Thornhill LNW Jn 13/35 13/42
Horbury Jn 13/43 13/54
Wakefield Kirkgate 13.48a ~ 13.50d 14.00 ~ 14.02
Crofton West Jn 13/54 14/07½
Hare Park Jn 14/02 14/10
South Kirkby Jn 14/08 ?
Moorthorpe 14/15 14/19½
Dearne Jn 14/37 14/30
Wath Road Jn 14/38 14/32
Rotherham 14/45 ?
Rotherham Masborough 14.46a ~ 14.48d 14.42½ ~ 14.43½
Treeton Jn 14/52 ?
Shepcote Jn 15/04 ?
Woodburn Jn 15/08 15/07
Sheffield Victoria 15.11a ~ 15.13d 15.10 ~ 15.10½
Penistone 15p33a ~ 15p48d 15.28½ ~ 15.45
Dunford West 15/58 15/55
Woodhead 16/02 15/59
Valehouse 16/12 16/03½
Guide Bridge 16.28a ~ 16.30d 16.31
Crowthorne Jn 16/33 ?
Ashton Moss South Jn 16/35 16/37
Ashton Moss North Jn 16/37 16/39
Miles Platting 16/43½ 16/47

Timings continued in first table.

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