3rd July 2016
Branch Line Society
TPE Class 170 Farewell
| DMUs Used | 
		
		[1]: 170303 (79303+50303), 170306 (50306+79306) & 170307 (79307+50307) [2]: 170307 (79307+50307)  | 
      
Route :
1Z70 : Manchester Airport to Cleethorpes
1Z68 : Cleethorpes to Manchester Piccadilly
| DMU | Stock | Route | 
| 79303 leading | [1] | Manchester Airport - Manchester Piccadilly | 
| 50307 leading | [1] | Manchester Piccadilly - Guide Bridge Up & Dn Loop - Romiley - New Mills UGL - Chinley South Jn - Great Rocks - Buxton XYZ Up Relief Sidings | 
| 79303 leading | [1] | Buxton XYZ Up Relief Sidings - Great Rocks Dn & Up Through Siding - Chinley East Jn - Sheffield - Brightside Up & Dn Goods Loop - Kilnhurst Up Goods - Cadeby Up Goods - Doncaster 2 Way Goods - Adwick - Carcroft Jn - Skellow Jn - Hatfield & Stainforth - Gunhouse Loop - Scunthorpe - Barnetby Dn Goods - Grimsby Pasture Street Loop - Cleethorpes | 
| See note (3) | ||
| 50307 leading | [2] | Cleethorpes - Carriage Wash | 
| 79307 leading | [2] | Carriage Wash - Cleethorpes P4 | 
| 50307 leading | [2] | Cleethorpes P4 - Fuelling Apron | 
| 79307 leading | [2] | Fuelling Apron - Cleethorpes | 
| 50307 leading | [2] | Cleethorpes - Fuelling Apron | 
| 79307 leading | [2] | Fuelling Apron - Cleethorpes P4 | 
| 50307 leading | [2] | Cleethorpes P4 - Carriage Wash | 
| 79307 leading | [2] | Carriage Wash - Cleethorpes | 
| See note (3) | ||
| 50307 leading | [1] | Cleethorpes - Scunthorpe - Bentley Jn - Doncaster Avoiding Line - Hexthorpe Jn - Sheffield - Hazel Grove - Stockport Dn Goods - Manchester Piccadilly | 
Notes : 
(1) A joint venture between The Branch Line Society and TransPennine Express 
raising funds for Prostate 
Cancer UK & Railway 
Children.
(2) Mileage error between Elsham & Wrawby Jn in Tour Brouchure.
(3) At Cleethorpes, 170307 was detached and two trips were made into the sidings 
using that unit only.
Sources : Alan Sheppard
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Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)
| 
		 M.C  | 
		Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | M.C | |
| 
		 
			0.00 
		 | 
		Manchester Airport | 09.25d [P4a] | 09.25d [P4a] | ||||
| 
		 
			1.10 
		 | 
		Heald Green West Jn | 09/27 | 09/27 | ||||
| 
		 
			1.75 
		 | 
		Heald Green | 09/28 [P1] | 09/28 [P1] | ||||
| 
		 
			8.02 
		 | 
		Slade Lane Jn | 09/33½ [FL] | 09/34 [DF] | ||||
| 
		 
			9.44 
		 | 
		Ardwick Jn | 09/40 | 09.36½ ~ 09.39 | ||||
| 
		 
			10.17 
		 | 
		Manchester Piccadilly | 09.43a ~ 09.54d [P1] | 09.43a ~ 09.52d [P1] | 18.24a [P5] | 18.27½a [P5] | 
		 
			326.79 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			10.70 
		 | 
		Ardwick Jn | 09/56½ | 09/54½ | 18/21 | 18/25 [DF] | 
		 
			326.17 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			11.54 
		 | 
		Ashburys | 09/58 | 09/56 | ||||
| 
		 
			15.08 
		 | 
		Guide Bridge | 10/01½ [P2] | 10/01½ [P2] | ||||
| 
		 
			15.73 
		 | 
		Guide Bridge Up & Dn PL | 10/05 [UpDnPL] | 10/03½ [UpDnPL] | ||||
| 
		 
			16.28 
		 | 
		Hyde Jn | 10/08 | 10/05 | ||||
| 
		 
			19.04 
		 | 
		Woodley | 10/12 | 10/09 | ||||
| 
		 
			20.23 
		 | 
		Romiley | 10/14 | 10/11 [P2] | ||||
| 
		 
			21.27 
		 | 
		Marple Wharf Jn | 10/15½ | 10/13 | ||||
| 
		 
			25.35 
		 | 
		New Mills Central | 10/20 [P2] | 10/17 [P2] | ||||
| 
		 | 
		Slade Lane Jn | 18/19½ | 18/23½ [DF] | 
		 
			324.55 
		 | 
	|||
| 
		 | 
		Heaton Norris Jn | 18/17 | 18/20½ [DF] | 
		 
			321.65 
		 | 
	|||
| 
		 | 
		Stockport | 18/13½ [DGL] | 18/19½ [DG] | 
		 
			321.10 
		 | 
	|||
| 
		 | 
		Edgeley Jn No.1 | 18/12½ [FL] | 18/15½ [DF] | 
		 
			320.45 
		 | 
	|||
| 
		 | 
		Hazel Grove | 18/08 [P1] | 18/10 [P1] | 
		 
			318.24 
		 | 
	|||
| 
		 | 
		Hazel Grove High Level Jn | 18/07 | 18/09 | 
		 
			317.62 
		 | 
	|||
| 
		 
			26.33 
		 | 
		New Mills South Jn | 10/23½ [UGL] | 10/19½ [UGL] | 18/03 | 18/04 | 
		 
			312.39 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			29.10 
		 | 
		Chinley | 10*26½ ~ 10*27 [P2] | 10c25½ ~ 10c27 [P2] | 18/01 | 18.02½ [P1] | 
		 
			? 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			30.11 
		 | 
		Chinley North Jn | 10/29½ | 10/29½ | 18/00 | 18.01 | 
		 
			308.61 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			31.08 
		 | 
		Chinley South Jn | 10/30½ | 10/31 | ||||
| 
		 
			34.72 
		 | 
		Peak Forest S.B. | 10/38½ | 10/38 | ||||
| 
		 
			35.48 
		 | 
		Great Rocks Jn | 10*41½ ~ 10*43½ | 10.40½ ~ 10/41 | ||||
| 
		 
			38.32 
		 | 
		Topley Pike G.F. | 10/50½ | 10/47½ | ||||
| 
		 
			42.24 
		 | 
		Buxton S.B. | 10*56½ ~ 10*58½ | 10.55 ~ 10.55½ | ||||
| 
		 
			42.45 
		 | 
		Buxton U.R.S. | 11.00½ ~ 11.03½ | 10.58½ ~ 11.02½ [RR] | ||||
| 
		 
			? 
		 | 
		Buxton S.B. | 11*05½ ~ 11*07½ | 11.04 ~ 11.04 | ||||
| 
		 
			? 
		 | 
		Topley Pike G.F. | 11/14½ | 11/11½ | ||||
| 
		 
			48.48 
		 | 
		Great Rocks Jn | 11*23½ ~ 11*25 ½ [DnUpTSdg] | 11.18½ ~ 11.22 [DnUpTSdg] | ||||
| 
		 
			49.24 
		 | 
		Peak Forest S.B. | 11/32½ | 11/27 | ||||
| 
		 
			53.20 
		 | 
		Chinley South Jn | 11/38½ | 11/37½ | ||||
| 
		 
			53.78 
		 | 
		Chinley East Jn | 11/39½ | 11/40 | 17/59½ | 18/00½ | 
		 
			? 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			58.36 
		 | 
		Edale | 11/44 [P2] | 11/44½ [P2] | 17/52½ [P1] | 17/55 [P1] | 
		 
			? 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			62.30 
		 | 
		Earles Sdgs S.B. | 11/47½ | 11/47½ | 17/49 | 17/51 | 
		 
			? 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			65.08 
		 | 
		Bamford | 11/50 | 11/50 | 17/47 | 17/49 [P1] | 
		 
			? 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			68.60 
		 | 
		Grindleford | 11/55 [P2] | 11/52½ [P2] | 17/44 [P1] | 17/46 [P1] | 
		 
			? 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			72.68 
		 | 
		Totley Tunnel East | 11/58½ | 11/56 | 17/40 | 17/42 | 
		 
			? 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			73.34 
		 | 
		Dore West Jn | 11/59 | 11.57 ~ 12.01 | 17/39½ | 17/41½ | 
		 
			288.76 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			74.14 
		 | 
		Dore Station Jn | 12/00 | 12/02½ | 17/38½ | 17/41 | 
		 
			? 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			78.00 
		 | 
		Sheffield | 12/04½ [DSS] | 12/10 [USS2] | 17*33 ~ 17*33 ½ [P8] | 17.34a ~ 17.35d [P8] | 
		 
			284.30 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			78.37 
		 | 
		Nunnery Main Line Jn | 12/06 | 12/11 | 17/31½ | 17/32½ | 
		 
			? 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			79.58 
		 | 
		Mill Race Jn | 12/09 [Up&Dn Gds] | 12/14 [Up&Dn Gds] | 17/30 | 17/31 | 
		 
			? 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			80.52 
		 | 
		Brightside Jn | 12*13 ~ 12*16½ | 12/17½ | 17/28½ | 17/30½ | 
		 
			? 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			81.12 
		 | 
		Wincobank Jn | 12/18½ | 12/19½ | 17/28 | 17/30 | 
		 
			? 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			81.30 
		 | 
		Meadowhall | 12c19 ~ 12c20 [P2] | 12.20a ~ 12.21d | ? [P1] | 17/29½ [P1] | 
		 
			? 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			83.03 
		 | 
		Holmes Jn | 12/22½ | 12/23½ | 17/26 | 17/28 | 
		 
			? 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			83.61 
		 | 
		Masborough Station Jn | 12/23 | 12/24½ | 17/25½ | 17/27 | 
		 
			? 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			86.15 
		 | 
		Aldwarke Jn | 12/25½ | 12/28 | 17/23½ | 17/25 | 
		 
			? 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			86.74 
		 | 
		Thrybergh Jn | 12/27½ | 12/30 | ||||
| 
		 
			87.51 
		 | 
		Kilnhurst Up Goods Loop | 12/32½ [UGL] | 12/32 [UGL] | ||||
| 
		 | 
		Swinton | 17/21½ [P3] | 17/22½ [P3] | 
		 
			275.76 
		 | 
	|||
| 
		 
			89.25 
		 | 
		Mexborough | 12/36½ [P2] | 12/37½ [P2] | 17/20 [P1] | 17/21 [P1] | 
		 
			275.08 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			91.47 
		 | 
		Cadeby | 12/41½ [UGL] | 12/42 [UGL] | ? [DnM] | 17/19 | 
		 
			? 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			94.30 
		 | 
		Hexthorpe Jn | 12/46½ | 12/47½ [USG] | 17/15½ | 17/16½ | 
		 
			269.76 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			96.30 
		 | 
		Doncaster | 12/49½ [2WG] | 12/52 [2WG2]-[DLG] | ||||
| 
		 
			100.25 
		 | 
		Adwick | 12/52½ [P2] | 12/58 [P2] | ||||
| 
		 
			100.41 
		 | 
		Carcroft Jn | 12/53 | 12/58½ | ||||
| 
		 
			101.12 
		 | 
		Skellow Jn | 12/54½ | 13/00 | ||||
| 
		 
			104.62 
		 | 
		Applehurst Jn | 13/00 | 13/07 | ||||
| 
		 | 
		Bentley Jn | 17/11½ [AL] | 17/12½ [AL] | 
		 
			266.52 
		 | 
	|||
| 
		 
			108.38 
		 | 
		Hatfield & Stainforth | 13/11 | 13/13½ [US] | 17/05½ | 17/07½ [P1] | 
		 
			261.29 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			? 
		 | 
		Stainforth East G.F. | ? | 13/15½ [US-UF] | ||||
| 
		 
			110.05 
		 | 
		Thorne Jn | 13/12½ | 13/17 | 17/03½ | 17/06 [DF] | 
		 
			? 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			? 
		 | 
		Gunhouse Loop | 13/26 | 13/33½ [UGL] | ||||
| 
		 
			124.52 
		 | 
		Scunthorpe | 13c29 ~ 13c29 [P1] | 13.40½a ~ 13.42d [P1] | 16/47½ [P2] | 16/49 [P2] | 
		 
			? 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			128.58 
		 | 
		Appleby L.C. | 13/34 | 13/52 | 16/41½ | 16/44½ | 
		 
			? 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			133.31 
		 | 
		Elsham | 13/39 | 13/56 | 16/36½ | 16/39½ | 
		 
			? 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			196.10 
		 | 
		Wrawby Jn (2) | 13/42½ [DGL] | 14/01 [DGL] | 16/34 | 16/37 | 
		 
			234.22 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			196.54 
		 | 
		Barnetby | 13/45 [P1] | 14/04 [DGL] | 16/33 [P3][FL] | 16/36 [P3] | 
		 
			? 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			201.29 
		 | 
		Brocklesby Jn | 13/50 | 14/09½ | 16/28 [ML] | 16/30½ [ML] | 
		 
			? 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			202.51 
		 | 
		Habrough Jn | 13/51½ | 14/11 | 16/26½ | 16/29 | 
		 
			? 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			206.73 
		 | 
		Stallingborough | 13/58 | 14/15½ | 16/22½ | 16/25 | 
		 
			? 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			211.18 
		 | 
		Grimsby Town | 14.05 ~ 14.05½ [P1] | 14/21½ [P2] | 16/17½ [P2] | 16/19 [P2] | 
		 
			? 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			211.57 
		 | 
		Pasture Street Loop | 14/08 | 14.24 ~ 14.32 [Loop] | 16/16½ | 16/17 [Main] | 
		 
			? 
		 | 
	|
| 
		 
			214.38 
		 | 
		Cleethorpes | 14.15a [P3] | 14.38a [P3] | 16.11d [P3] | 16.12d [P3] | 
		 
			215.74 
		 | 
	|
| Trip 1 | Trip 2 | |||||
| 
		 M.C  | 
		Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
| 
		 
			214.38 
		 | 
		Cleethorpes | 14.30d [P3] | 14.59d [P3] | 15.00d [P3] | 15.23½d [P3] | |
| 
		 
			214.67 
		 | 
		Fueling Apron | ? | 15.04 ~ 15.05 (Carr Wash] | ? | 15.26 ~ 15.27½ [Fuel Apron] | |
| 
		 
			215.16 
		 | 
		Cleethorpes | ? [P4] | 15.08½ ~ 15.11½ [P4] | ? [P4] | 15.30½ ~ 15.32 [P4] | |
| 
		 
			215.45 
		 | 
		Carriage Wash | ? | 15.14½ ~ 15.16 [Fuel Apron] | ? | 15.36½ ~ 15.38½ [Carr Wash] | |
| 
		 
			215.74 
		 | 
		Cleethorpes | ? [P3] | 15.18a [P3] | ? [P3] | 15.42½a [P3] | |
Timings continue in first table.
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