18th October 2009

Railway Touring Company
The Tin Bath 'Extra'

Locos Used steam: 45407 & 45231
Stock used 99241+35517+99122+99127+99316+99125+99371+1861+99326+4960+99318+5222+9392

Route :

Locos Route
45407 + 45231 Manchester Victoria – Denton – Stockport – Hazel Grove – Chinley – Hathersage – Dore – Sheffield – Chapeltown – Barnsley – Penistone – Huddersfield – Brighouse – Hebden Bridge – Copy Pit – Blackburn – Darwen – Bolton – Salford Crescent – Manchester Victoria

Notes :
(1) Gordon Jakes comments: In truth, whilst this was an excellent tour with an interesting itinerary, there was very little opportunity for the two locos to get a bit of speed going. Clearly the power was there as demonstrated on the various steep gradients but much of the journey was covered under adverse signals and the constraints associated with traversing a large number of junctions. 45407 carried 'The Jacobite' headboard.


45407 & 45231 enter Manchester Victoria to start the day (photo: Gordon Jakes)

Source : Gordon Jakes (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gordon Jakes)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Manchester Victoria [P3] 11.15d [DS] [P3] 11.16 [DS]
1.36 Miles Platting 11/21 11/21
1.70 Philips Park West Jn 11/23 11/21½
2.39 Baguley Fold Jn 11/24 11/22½
5.52 Ashton Moss North Jn 11/28 11/30
7.65 Denton Jn 11/34 11/38
8.36 Denton Station Jn 11/36 11/40
11.14 Ash Bridge Jn 1141 11/44
11.75 Heaton Norris Jn 11/43 [US] 11/45½ [US]
12.50 Stockport 11.46a ~ 11.48d [P1] 11.48 ~ 11.50½ [P1]
13.15 Edgeley No.1 11/50 11/52½
15.36 Hazel Grove 11/56 [P1] 11/56½ [P1]
15.78 Hazel Grove HL Jn 11/57 11/57½
21.21 New Mills South Jn 12/06 12/06
24.79 Chinley North Jn 12/12½ 12/11½
25.27 Chinley East Jn 12/13 12/12
29.66 Edale 12/21½ 12/19
33.60 Earles Sidings SB 12/25 12/23
36.38 Bamford 12/29 12/25½
38.20 Hathersage 12.31 ~ 12.33 12.29 ~ 12.30½
40.10 Grindleford 12/35 12/35
44.18 Totley Tunnel East Jn 12/42 12/40
44.64 Dore West Jn 12/43 12/40½
45.44 Dore Station Jn 12/44 12/41½
49.32 Sheffield 12w51a ~ 13w53d [P1] 12.49 ~ 13.54 [P1]
49.69 Nunnery Main Line Jn 13/55 13/56
52.04 Brighstide Station Jn 13/59 [U&DS] 14/01 [U&DS]
52.62 Meadowhall 14/00 [P4] 14/04 [P4]
? Ecclesfield West SB 14/07 ?
65.36 Barnsley Interchange 14/23 14/29
72.69 Penistone 14x44 ~ 14x47 14.45 ~ 14.49
78.38 Clayton West Jn 15/03 ?
79.79 Stocksmoor 15w08a ~ 15w57d 15.03 ~ 15.52
86.25 Huddersfield 16/13 [P4] 16/10 [P4]
89.04 Bradley Jn 16/21 16/16
90.21 Bradley Wood Jn 16/29 16/29½
95.03 Greetland Jn 16/42 16/37½
96.60 Milner Royd Jn 16/47 16/45
102.30 Hebden Bridge 16/54 16/54½
106.19 Hall Royd Jn 17/01 17/02
110.53 Copy Pit 17/15 17/12
115.70 Gannow Jn 17/25 17/22
121.09 Accrington 17/36 17/33
125.64 Daisyfield Jn 17/45 17/44 [DM]
126.31 Blackburn 17w47a ~ 18w25d [P1] 17.47 ~ 18.25 [P1]
130.43 Darwen 18x39 ~ 18x43 18/39
130.48 (south of Darwen station) ? 18.39½ ~ 18.43
137.25 Bromley Cross 19/03 18/58
140.20 Bolton 19/12½ [P1] 19/06 [P1]
149.11 Salford Crescent 19/29 19/21
149.77 Ordsall Lane Jn 19/32 19/24
150.47 Deal Street Jn 19/35 [DS] 19/27 [DS]
151.10 Manchester Victoria 19.37a [P3] 19.29 [P3]


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