30th December 2017

Pathfinder Tours
The Trans-Pennine Deltic Reprise

Locos Used D9009 'Alycidon' & 68031
Stock Used 9504+6054+6051+5961+6024+1200+3390+3397+3386+3345+3333

Route :
1Z28 : Willington to York
1Z29 : York to Liverpool Lime Street
1Z30 : Liverpool Lime Street to Liverpool Lime Street
1Z31 : Liverpool Lime Street to York
1Z32 : York to Willington

Loco(s) Route
68031 Willington - Stenson Jn - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Chesterfield - Dore Station Jn - Sheffield - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Woodburn Jn - Broughton Lane Jn - Tinsley South Jn - Tinsley East Jn - Rotherham Central - Aldwarke Jn - Swinton - Moorthorpe - Pontefract Baghill - Ferrybridge North Jn - Milford Jn - Church Fenton - Colton Jn - York
D9009 (1) York - Colton Jn - Church Fenton - Micklefield - Cross Gates - Leeds - Morley - Dewsbury - Mirfield East Jn - Heaton Lodge Jn - Brighouse - Greetland Jn - Milner Royd Jn - Hebden Bridge - Hall Royd Jn - Copy Pit - Gannow Jn - Accrington - Blackburn - Lostock Hall Jn - Farington Jn - Wigan North Western - St Helens Central - Huyton - Edge Hill - Liverpool Lime Street
68031 (2) Liverpool Lime Street - Edge Hill - Huyton - St Helens Central - Ince Moss Jn - Bamfurlong Jn - Golborne Jn - Newton-le-Willows - Earlestown - St Helens Junction - Rainhill - Huyton - Edge Hill - Liverpool Lime Street
D9009 (1) Liverpool Lime Street - Edge Hill - Huyton - Rainhill - St Helens Junction - Earlestown - Newton-le-Willows - Parkside Jn - Astley - Eccles - Ordsall Lane Jn - Manchester Victoria - Miles Platting - Philips Park West Jn - Baguley Fold Jn - Stalybridge - Diggle Jn - Marsden - Huddersfield - Heaton Lodge East Jn - Mirfield East Jn - Dewsbury - Leeds - Cross Gates - Micklefield - Church Fenton - Colton Jn - York
68031 York - Colton Jn - Church Fenton - Milford Jn - Ferrybridge North Jn - Pontefract Baghill - Moorthorpe - Swinton - Aldwarke Jn - Holmes Jn - Meadowhall - Wincobank Jn - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Sheffield - Dore Station Jn - Chesterfield - Ambergate Jn - Derby - Stenson Jn - Willington

Notes :
(1) 68031 on rear.
(2) D9009 on rear.
(3) The 'Trans-Pennine Deltic Lament' headboard used was that worn by 55009 'Alycidon' on 27th December 1981, the last day of the York - Liverpool workings by Deltics.

Source : Nigel Benning (on the tour from Derby to Liverpool and return)

Photo Review


D9009 at Liverpool Lime Street (photo: Nigel Benning)


68031 at Liverpool Lime Street (photo: Nigel Benning)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nigel Benning & Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Willington 07.18d [P1] 07.17   22.41a 22.33 88.73
? North Stafford Jn 07/21 07/19   22/38 22/31 ?
1.33 Stenson Jn 07/21½ 07/20   22/37 22/30 87.40
6.17 Derby 07.28a ~ 07.32d [P1] 07.28 ~ 07.32   22.10a ~ 22.30d [P3] 22.07 ~ 22.24 82.56
? Broadholme 07/42 07/42   21*44 ~ 21*55 [UPL] 21.48½ ~ 21.56 73.76
16.10 Ambergate Jn 07/43 07/43   21/41 21/46 72.63
26.39 Clay Cross North Jn 07/53 [EL] 07/50   21/31 21/34 62.34
? Chesterfield South Jn 07/55 [DBH] 07/53   21/28 21/32 ?
30.28 Chesterfield 07.57a ~ 08.13d [P3] 07.56½ ~ 08.12½   21.24a ~ 21.26d [P2] 21.28½ ~ 21.30½ 58.45
? Tapton Jn 08/15 08/13   21/23 21/26 ?
38.60 Dore Station Jn 08/23½ 08/23   21/16 21/19 50.13
42.48 Sheffield 08.29a ~ 08.32d [P5] 08.29 ~ 08.33½   21.06a ~ 21.09d [P6] 21.10½ ~ 21.13½ 46.25
? Nunnery Main Line Jn 08/34 08/35   21/04 21/06 ?
44.02 Woodburn Jn 08/37 ?   - - -
45.38 Broughton Lane Jn 08/40 ?   - - -
? Tinsley South Jn 08/42 ?   - - -
47.01 Tinsley East Jn 08/43 ?   - - -
48.62 Rotherham Central 08/49 [P1] 08/50½   - - -
- Wincobank Jn - -   20/59½ ? 43.13
- Meadowhall - -   20/59 21/03 ?
- Holmes Jn - -   20/57 21/01 41.22
51.19 Aldwarke Jn 08/58½ 08/56   20/54 ? 38.10
53.35 Swinton 09.03a ~ 09.05d [P1] 09.01 ~ 09.05   20.49a ~ 20.51d [P2] 20.54 ~ 20.55 35.74
61.11 Moorthorpe 09/13 [P2] 09/14   20/42 [P1] 20/44 28.18
? Pontefract Baghill 09/26 09/21   20/32½ 20/36 ?
70.13 Ferrybridge North Jn 09/30 09/23   20/30 20/34 19.16
74.38 Milford Jn 09/39 09/29   20/23 20/26 14.71
78.51 Church Fenton 09/44 [P2] [NNL] 09/35 [P2]   20/18½ [P1] 20/21 10.58
83.68 Colton Jn 09/55 [LSL] 09/41   20/13½ [NNL] 20/16 5.41
89.29 York 10L02a [P10] 09.57   20L07d [P10] [NNL] 20.10 [P10] 0.00

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 York 10L36d [P10] [LSL] 10.40 [P10]
? Colton North Jn 10/42½ [LSL-NNL] 10/46
5.41 Colton Jn 10/43½ [NNL] 10/46
10.58 Church Fenton 10/57½ [P3] 10.55½ ~ 11.00½ [P3]
15.68 Micklefield 11/01½ [P2] 11/08½
21.10 Cross Gates 11/06 [P2] 11/14
? Neville Hill West Jn 11/09 11/16
25.59 Leeds 11/13 [P16] 11/20 [P16]
? Leeds West Jn 11/14 [F] ?
26.14 Whitehall Jn 11/14½ 11/22
30.13 Morley 11/20 11/29
? Dewsbury 11/24½ 11/33
36.21 Thornhill L.N.W. Jn 11/26 11/35½
36.67 Mirfield East Jn 11/27 [SL] 11/37
38.63 Heaton Lodge Jn 11*31 ~ 11*37 11.40½ ~ 11.43
40.34 Bradley Wood Jn 11/40½ 11/47
? Brighouse 11/43 11/49
45.16 Greetland Jn 11/48 11/53
46.71 Milner Royd Jn 11/51 12/01
52.43 Hebden Bridge 11/58½ [P1] 12/09
56.32 Hall Royd Jn 12/03 12/16
60.66 Copy Pit 12/12 12/25
66.03 Gannow Jn 12/20 12/34
71.22 Accrington 12/28 [P2] 12/41
75.77 Daisyfield Jn 12/36 12/47
76.44 Blackburn 12.38 ~ 12.39 [P4] 12.49 ~ 12.50
85.44 Lostock Hall Jn 12/52 13/02½
86.41 Farington Jn 13/02½ [UF] 13.05 ~ 13.06
89.15 Euxton Jn 13/06½ 13/12
91.19 Balshaw Lane 13/09 13/14
98.70 Wigan North Western 13/16 [P4] 13/21
? Wigan South Jn 13/17 ?
100.12 Springs Branch Jn 13/18 13/23
107.50 St Helens Central 13/29 [P2] 13/34
113.23 Huyton 13/38 [P2] [SL] 13/43
? Roby 13/39 13/44
? Olive Mount Jn 13/43 13/48
117.00 Bootle Branch Jn 13/45 13/50
? Edge Hill SB 13/46 [SL] ?
117.49 Edge Hill 13/47 [P2] 13/53 [P2]
118.79
0.00		 Liverpool Lime Street 13.54a ~ 14.42d [P6] [UF] 13.58½ ~ 14.42 [P9]
1.30 Edge Hill 14/46½ [P3] 14/46
1.57 Edge Hill SB 14/47 ?
1.79 Bootle Branch Jn 14/48 14/47
? Olive Mount Jn 14/50 14/49
? Roby 14/53½ ?
5.56 Huyton 14/54 14/51
11.29 St Helens Central 15/04 [P1] 15/04
18.23 Ince Moss Jn 15/17 [GL] ?
18.71 Bamfurlong Jn 15/23 [SL] 15/20
22.73 Golborne Jn 15/27 15/26
24.05 Newton-le-Willows 15/31 15/30
25.07 Earlestown 15/33 [P2] 15/32
27.75 St Helens Junction 15/38 [P2] 15/37
30.73 Rainhill 15/43 15/42
34.10 Huyton 15/48 [P1] [FL] 15/49
? Roby 15/49 15/50
? Olive Mount Jn 15/54 15/55
37.67 Bootle Branch Jn 15/56 15/58
38.09 Edge Hill SB 15/57 [SL] ?
38.36 Edge Hill 15/58 [P2] ?
39.66
0.00		 Liverpool Lime Street 16.05a ~ 16.42d [P6] [UF] 16.07 ~ 16.42
1.30 Edge Hill 16/46½ [P3] 16/46½ [P3]
1.57 Edge Hill SB 16/47 ?
1.79 Bootle Branch Jn 16/48 16/48
? Olive Mount Jn 16/50 16/49
? Roby 16/53½ ?
5.56 Huyton 16/54 16/52
8.73 Rainhill 16/57 16/55
11.71 St Helens Junction 17/00 [P1] 16/57
14.59 Earlestown 17/02 [P1] 17/00
15.61 Newton-le-Willows 17/04 17/01
16.57 Parkside Jn 17/05 17/03
22.56 Astley 17/13 17/08
27.47 Eccles 17/18 17/13
30.38 Ordsall Lane Jn 17/24 17/17
? Deal Street Jn 17/28 [SL] 17/29
31.51 Manchester Victoria 17/31 [P3] 17/32½
32.60 Miles Platting 17/35 17/35
? Philips Park West Jn 17/35½ 17/36
34.10 Baguley Fold Jn 17/37 ?
37.23 Ashton Moss North Jn 17/41 17/42
39.34 Stalybridge 17/47 [P4] 17.47 ~ 17.49 [P4]
44.25 Greenfield 17/55 17/57
? Diggle Jn 18/01 17/59
46.51 Diggle Jn [Loop] 18*02 ~ 18*20 [DPL] ?
50.30 Marsden 18/24 [P1] 18/07
57.31 Huddersfield 18/37 [P8] 18.19 ~ 18.20
61.43 Heaton Lodge East Jn 18/43 18/25
63.21 Mirfield East Jn 18/46 18/27
65.33 Dewsbury 18/50 18/30 [DM]
69.75 Morley 18/55 18/35
73.74 Whitehall Jn 19/02½ [E] 18/41
? Leeds West Jn 19/03 [E] ?
74.42 Leeds 19.05a ~ 19.21d [P11] 18.44 ~ 18.52
? Neville Hill West Jn 19/23½ 18/57
78.78 Cross Gates 19/27 [P1] 19/01
84.20 Micklefield 19/32 [P1] 19/06
89.30 Church Fenton 19/36 [P4] [LSL] 19/10
94.47 Colton Jn 19/43 [LSL] 19.19 ~ 19.39½
100.08 York 19L49a [P10] 19.55½ [P10]

Timings continue in first table.
 
Associated Light Engine Workings

0Z?? : (D9009) : York N.R.M. - Holgate Sidings - York

Location Booked
York N.R.M. 08.58d
York Siemens 09.03 ~ 09.08
York 09.13 ~ 09.21 [P11]
Holgate Sidings 09.24 ~ 10.14
York 10.17a [P10]

0Z?? : (D9009) : York to York N.R.M.

Location Booked
York 19.55d [P10]
York Siemens 20.00 ~ 20.05
York N.R.M. 20.10a


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