26th August 2023

Branch Line Society
The Humber Super Snipe

Locos Used 66003, 66034, 66105, 66124, 66150, 66161, 66188, 66244, 66615, 66616, 70001 'PowerHaul' & 70015
Stock Used (12) (17105)+3333+3340+3325+1212+6042+5929+6024

Route :
1Z66 : Derby to Immingham Sorting Sidings
1Z67 : Immingham Sorting Sidings to Gascoigne Wood Sidings
1Z68 : Gascoigne Wood Sidings to Dewsbury Blue Circle
1Z69 : Dewsbury Blue Circle to Wakefield Kirkgate
1Z70 : Wakefield Kirkgate to Derby

Loco(s) Route
66003 (2) Derby - Ambergate Jn - Clay Cross North Jn - Chesterfield - Barrow Hill No. 4 Reception - Beighton Jn - Woodhouse Jn - Woodhouse Sidings RR Headshunt
66244 (3) Woodhouse Sidings RR Headshunt - Woodhouse Jn - Kiveton Park - Shireoaks - Worksop - Retford LL - Thrumpton / Gringley Road Loop - Gainsborough Central - Northorpe Loop - Brigg - Wrawby Jn - Barnetby - Brocklesby West Jn - Ulceby North Jn - Humber Road Jn - Empty Sidings Line - Immingham Sorting Sidings Engine Line - (X-over on to East End of) Sorting Siding No.1 - East End Headshunt
66244 propelling East End Headshunt - (East End of) Sorting Sidings No.1 (X-over to) - Sorting Sidings Engine Line
66244 (3) Sorting Sidings Engine Line - Immingham Depot L.C. Gates
66003 (2) Immingham Depot L.C. Gates - Engine Line (West end of Immingham Sorting Sidings)
66124 (2) Engine Line (West end of Immingham Sorting Sidings) - Engine Line (DFDS L.C.)
66244 (4) Engine Line (DFDS L.C.) - Sorting Sidings Workshop Road - Rotary Tippler Servicing Shed
66034 + 66150 + 66003 (5) Immingham Workshop Road - Engine Line - Empty Sidings Line - Humber Road Jn - Ulceby South Jn - Brocklesby West Jn - Dn Clee Goods - Barnetby Reception No 2 - Dn Scunthorpe Goods - Trent Jn - Transfer Line - Entrance E Jn - Outwards Line - Scunthorpe West Jn - Thorne Jn - Hatfield & Stainforth - Kirk Sandall Jn - South Yorkshire Joint Line - St Catherine’s Jn (Down & Up South Yorks)
66244 (4) St Catherine’s Jn - Low Ellers Curve Jn - Low Ellers Curve - Potteric Carr Jn - Decoy Up Sidings No.4 - Carr, Transfer Line (approx 154¾ MP)
66124 (2) Carr Jn, Transfer Line - Decoy Up Goods No.3 - Potteric Carr Jn - Up Slow
66244 (4) Up Slow Line - Potteric Carr Jn - Transfer Line - Carr, Transfer Line (approx 154¾ MP)
66124 (2) Carr Jn, Transfer Line - Decoy Up Sidings No.2 - Potteric Carr Jn - Low Ellers Curve - Low Ellers Curve Jn - St Catherine’s Jn (Down & Up South Yorks)
66244 (4) St Catherine’s Jn - St Catherine's Curve - Decoy South Jn - Down Slow No.2 - Bridge Jn - Down/Up West Slow No.1 - Doncaster Two Way Goods No.1 - Shaftholme Jn - Hambleton South Jn - Hambleton West Jn - Gascoigne Wood Jn - Milford Jn (Up Pontefract Line)
66124 (2) Milford Jn - Milford West No 12 Road - Gascoigne Wood Jn - West Arrival Line - Gascoigne Wood Up Sidings No.6 (Coal 3) - Run Round 2
66188 + 66244 (4) Gascoigne Wood Sidings Run Round 2 - Gascoigne Wood Up Sidings No.6 (Coal 3) - West Arrival Line - Gascoigne Wood Jn - Milford Jn - Castleford - Whitwood Jn - Methley Jn - Stourton FLT (Arr/Dep Line) (Leeds Sig.L929)
66615 + 66616 (4) Stourton FLT (Arr/Dep Line) (Leeds Sig.L929) - Stourton Reception No.1 - Hunslet Station Jn - Engine Shed Jn - Down Whitehall Curve
66124 (6) Down Whitehall Curve - Engine Shed Jn - Hunslet South Jn (Up Midland)
66615 + 66616 (4) Hunslet South Jn - Leeds Midland Road (Stourton Neck)
66124 (6) Leeds Midland Road (Stourton Neck) - Hunslet South Jn - Hunslet East Cemex Terminal (2xCl.70 short of Discharge Building)
66615 + 66616 (7) Hunslet East Cemex Terminal - Hunslet South Jn - Leeds Midland Road (Stourton Neck)
70015 + 70001 (8) Leeds Midland Road (Stourton Neck) - Hunslet South Jn - Methley Jn - Altofts Jn - Normanton - Turners Lane UGL - Wakefield Kirkgate Through Road - Horbury Up Goods Loop - Up L&Y Slow - Dewsbury East Jn - Dewsbury Railway Street Blue Circle Arrival Line
66124 (6) Dewsbury Railway Street Blue Circle Arrival Line - RR Headshunt
66615 + 66616 (4) Dewsbury Railway Street Blue Circle Headshunt - Dewsbury East Jn - Healey Mills 'C' Jn - Healey Mills (P) line / Engine Line - Line A - Healey Mills 'D'Jn - Horbury Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate
66161 (9) Wakefield Kirkgate - Wakefield Westgate
66105 (10) Wakefield Westgate - Hare Park Jn - (11) - South Kirkby Jn - Moorthorpe - Swinton - Aldwarke Jn - Masborough Jn - (11) - Meadowhall - Brightside Station Jn - Up East Slow - Mill Race Jn - Sheffield - Up Heeley Loop - Dore Station Jn - Chesterfield - Clay Cross North Jn - Ambergate Jn - Breadsall Up Slow - St Mary's South Jn - Derby

Notes:
(1) Day 1 of 2 Charters raising funds for Martin House Children's Hospice.
(2) 66244 on rear.
(3) 66003 on rear.
(4) 66124 on rear.
(5) 66034+66150+66003 (in multi) + 66124 dead-in-tow with 66244 on rear.
(6) 66616 +66615 on rear.
(7) 66124+70001+70015 on rear.
(8) 70015+70001 (in multi) + 66124 dead-in-tow with 66616+66615 on rear.
(9) 66105 on rear. Due to no more reversals taking place as quickest route back to Derby was required due to limited lighting & no toilets, the tour ran from Wakefield Kirkgate to Wakefield Westgate to enable passengers to experience 66161 albeit for a small distance.
(10) 66161 on rear.
(11) Booked route : Hare Park Jn - Hemsworth UPL - Doncaster 2 Way Goods No.2 - Hexthorpe Dn Goods - Kilnhurst - Rotherham Central - Holmes Jn (rev). Holmes Jn - CF Booths (NR limit) (rev). CF Booths - Holmes Jn - Brightside Jn - Sheffield - Carriage Wash (rev). Carriage Wash - Sheffield (rev).
(12) 17105 was removed from train at Knottingley due to an operating incident. This resulted in the loss of E.T.S. and therefore toilet facilities & lighting only lasting for as long as the batteries did, so from Wakefield Westgate the tour was sent via quickest route back to Sheffield, Chesterfield & Derby.
(13) Wakefield Westgate has two mileages because the original spec was to include 'Prison Siding', at 219m 06ch, but siding refused after the brochure went to print.

Sources : Alan Sheppard, Jim Sellens & Colin Ward (all on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Colin Ward & Alan Sheppard)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00
 Derby 06.02d [P1] [A] 06.00 [P1] [A]   23.02a [P3] 23.05 [P3]
295.16
1.23
 St Mary's South Jn 06/04 [DF] 06/02½   23/00 [C] 23/01 [C]
?
2.62
 Breadsall ? 06/04½   22/57 [US] 23/00 [US]
 ?
9.73
 Ambergate Jn 06/14 06/10   22/48 22/53
 ?
20.61
 Clay Cross North Jn 06/24 [EL] 06/19 [DM]   22/38 22/44
 ?
23.12
 Chesterfield South Jn 06/27 [ML] 06/21½ [DM]   22/35 [ML] 22/33½
 ?
24.11
 Chesterfield 06.29a ~ 06.32d [P1] [ML] 06.24 ~ 06.30 [P1]   22.29a ~ 22.32d [P1] [ML] 22.27 ~ 22.31 [P2] [UM]
271.05
24.49
 Tapton Jn 06/34 06/31   22/27 [ML] 22/24
270.41

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
28.31
 Barrow Hill South Jn 06/39 06.37 ~ 06.37½
?
 Barrow Hill Up Sdg.4 GBRf 06.42 ~ 06.43 [Sdg.4] 06/41 [Sdg.4]
29.00
 Barrow Hill North Jn 06/45 06/42½
35.01
 Beighton Jn 06/52 06/52
36.39
 Woodhouse Jn 06/55 06/57
36.60
 Woodhouse Junc Sdgs (DBC) 06.57 ~ 07.06 06.59½ ~ 07.14 [ArrDep]
37.01
 Woodhouse Jn 07/08 07/16
41.75
 Kiveton Park 07/15 [P1] 07/24½ [P1]
44.02
 Brancliffe East Jn 07/18 07/27
44.77
 Shireoaks 07/19 07/28½
46.07
 Shireoaks East Jn 07/21 07/29½
47.06
 Worksop 07/23 [P2] 07/30 [P2]
53.50
 Thrumpton West Jn 07/32 07/37
54.57
 Retford Low Level 07.34a ~ 07.37d [P4] 07.39a ~ 07.40½d [P4]
54.72
 Gringley Road Loop 07.42 ~ 07.43 [Up Thrumpton Loop] 07/43 [Up Thrumpton Loop]
58.57
 Clarborough Jn 07/51 07/48½
63.49
 Gainsborough Trent Jns 07/58 07/54
64.67
 Gainsborough Central 08/01 [P2] 07/56 [P2]
72.41
 Northorpe S.B. 08*15 ~ 08*15 [Dn/Up Loop] 08/08 [Dn/Up Loop]
75.10
 Kirton Lindsey 08/19 08/12½
76.54
 Kirton Lime Sdgs S.B. 08/22 08/15½
81.26
 Brigg 08/29 08/21
84.37
 Wrawby Jn 08/34 [FL] 08/25 [UCF]
85.01
 Barnetby 08/36 [P2] 08/26 [P2]
89.56
 Brocklesby Jn 08/41 08/31½
90.61
 Ulceby 08/43 08/33
94.30
 Humber Road Jn 08/53 08/40
?
 Immingham Reception S.B. ? 08.42 ~ 08.43 [ESL]
95.45
 Immingham Sorting Sidings 08.59 ~ 09.36 08.55½ ~ 08.57 [East Headshunt]
Engine Line 08.58 ~ 09.01
add
 (former) Immingham Depot L.C. ? 09.06 ~ 09.07
add
 Immingham Sorting Sidings West ? Engine Line 09L09 ~ 09L23
add
 Engine Line DFDS L.C. ? 09.24 ~ 09.25
add
 Workshop Road Servicing Shed ? 09A3E32½ ~ 09A3E42
 ?
 Humber Road Jn 09/42 09/59
 ?
 Ulceby 09/50 10/06
101.34
 Brocklesby Jn 09/52 [GL] 10/08 [DCG]
106.09
 Barnetby 10/02 [DG] 10/20 [DG]
 ?
 Barnetby Dn Recp Sdg (FHH) 10.05 ~ 10.06 [Recp.No.2] 10.22½ ~ 10.34½ [Recp.No.2]
106.53
 Wrawby Jn 10/10 10/36
114.53
 Scunthorpe F.O.B. Jn 10/20 10/47
116.36
 Scunthorpe Trent Jn 10/25 [E] 10/51
117.54
 Scunthorpe Sig.319 10/27 [E] 10/54½
124.44
 Crowle 10/40 [P2] 11/04½ [P2]
 ?
 Kirton Lane Crossing ? 11.15 ~ 11.17 [DSF]
132.00
 Thorne Jn 10/49 11/18½ [DSF]
133.47
 Hatfield & Stainforth 10S52 ~ 10S53 [SL] 11c22a ~ 11c22½ [P1] [DSF-DSS]
136.63
 Kirk Sandall Jn 10/59 11/30
141.57
 Low Ellers Curve Jn 11/11 11/42
142.15
 St Catherines Jn 11.13 ~ 11.23 11D3E45½ ~ 11D3E51 [Dn/Up SY]
142.53
 Low Ellers Curve Jn 11/25 11/54
143.54
 Potteric Carr Jn 11/29 11.59 ~ 12.02½
144.05
 Doncaster Up Decoy 11.32 ~ 11.50 12.04½ ~ 12.05½ / 12/09 [Up Sdg.4]
add
 Carr (approx 154¾ MP) ? 12.12 ~ 12.14 [Transfer Line]
add
 Doncaster Up Decoy ? 12/16 [Up Goods 3]
add
 Potteric Carr Jn ? 12.19 ~ 12.20½ [Up Slow]
add
 Doncaster Up Decoy ? 12/22 [Transfer Line]
add
 Carr (approx 154¾ MP) ? 12.24½ ~ 12.26 [Transfer Line]
add
 Doncaster Up Decoy ? 12/29 [Up Sdg.2]
144.36
 Potteric Carr Jn 11/53 12/32
 ?
 Low Ellers Curve Jn 11/57 12/35½
145.75
 St Catherines Jn 11.59 ~ 12.10 12.37 ~ 12.38½ [Dn/Up SY]
146.49
 Doncaster Decoy South Jn 12/13 12/42½
 ?
 Doncaster Down Decoy 12c16 ~ 12c18 [Rec.4] 12/43 [Dn Flyover]
147.27
 Decoy North Jn 12/20 [DS2] 12/43½ [DS2]
148.52
 Bridge Jn 12/24 [WS1] 12/46½ [WS1]
149.11
 Doncaster 12.27 ~ 12.28 [2WG1] 12.49½ ~ 12.51 [2WG1]
153.30
 Shaftholme Jn 12/34 12/57
162.30
 Temple Hirst Jn 12/42 13/04½
167.24
 Hambleton South Jn 12/48 13/08½
168.47
 Hambleton West Jn 12/49 13/09½
170.31
 Gascoigne Wood Jn 12/53 13/14½ [Up MC]
171.66
 Milford Jn 12.58 ~ 13.18 13.21 ~ 13.29 [Up Pont]
172.19
 Milford West Sidings 13.25 ~ 13.28 [No.12 Road] 13/34 [No.12 Road]
173.21
 Gascoigne Wood Jn 13/33 13/39½ [WA]
173.58
 Gascoigne Wood Sidings 13.36 ~ 13.51 13L49½ ~ 14L08½
 ?
 Gascoigne Wood Jn 13/53 14/18 [WA]
175.50
 Milford Jn 13/57 14/22½
181.42
 Castleford 14/06 [P2] 14/30 [P2]
182.50
 Whitwood Jn 14/09 14/33
183.67
 Methley Jn 14/12 14/35½
188.69
 Stourton Jn 14/20 [AD] 14.42 ~ 14.45 [AD]
188.72
 Leeds Sig.L929 14L22 ~ 14L55 14L49½ ~ 15L05
 ?
 Hunlset Reception Lines ? 15/08 [Recp.1]
190.45
 Hunslet Station Jn 14/59 15/09
 ?
 Engine Shed & Holbeck Depot Jn 15.04 ~ 15.12 15/12
add
 Whitehall Curve ? 15.14 ~ 15.20
 ?
 Hunslet South Jn 15.18 ~ 15.26 15/25½
 ?
 Stourton Neck Sig.S.912 15L30 ~ 15L55 15.35 ~ 15.52
add
 Cemex ? 15L59½ ~ 16L11
add
 Stourton Neck Sig.S.912 15L30 ~ 15L55 16.17 ~ 16.22
 ?
 Hunlset South Jn 15/57 16/23
 ?
 Stourton Jn 15/59 16/27½
197.21
 Methley Jn 16/04 16/33
198.55
 Altofts Jn 16/06 16/35
 ?
 Normanton ? 16c38 ~ 16c38½
201.77
 Turners Lane Jn 16/12 [UGL] 16.45 ~ 16.48½
 ?
 Turners Lane Goods Loops ? 16/50 [UGL]
202.48
 Wakefield Kirkgate 16*14 ~ 16*14 [TL] 16/52 [TL]
204.72
 Horbury Jn 16/18 16/56
206.56
 Horbury Up Goods Loop 16.22 ~ 16.23 [UGL] 17.02 ~ 17.07 [UGL]
209.15
 Dewsbury East Jn 16/33 17.15½ ~ 17/19½
209.52
 Dewsbury Blue Circle 16.40 ~ 16.50 Arr Line : 17L22½ ~ 17L41
H/Shunt Points : 17.44 ~ 17.50
Headshunt : 17.53 ~ 17.59½
210.09
 Dewsbury East Jn 16/56 18/09
212.10
 Healey Mills S.S. 17L00 ~ 17L06 HM 'C' Jn : 18/15
 ?
 Horbury Jn 17/10 [SL] 18/24½
 ?
 Wakefield Kirkgate West Jn ? 18.27 ~ 18.35½
217.72
 Wakefield Kirkgate 17.14 ~ 17.26 [TL] 18.38½a [P3]
218.64
219.28
 Wakefield Westgate (13) 17.30a ~ 17.38d [P2] DIV
 ?
 Wakefield Kirkgate 17.42a ~ 19.50d [P3] 21.00d [P3]
add
 Wakefield Westgate DIV 21.04½ ~ 21.10 [P2]
 ?
 Calder Bridge Jn 19/53 DIV
 ?
 Crofton West Jn 19/57 DIV
221.08
 Sandal & Agbrigg DIV 21/13
223.23
 Hare Park Jn 20/00 21/15½
227.33
 Hemsworth Loop 20.06 ~ 20.07 [UPL] 21/18½ [UM]
229.19
 South Kirkby Jn 20/11 21/22
234.28
 Adwick Jn 20/16 DIV
235.21
 Adwick 20/17 [P1] DIV
239.16
 Doncaster 20.24 ~ 20.26 [2WG2] DIV
239.50
 St James Jn 20/28 [GL] DIV
241.16
 Hexthorpe Jn 20/31 DIV
246.21
 Mexborough 20/37 DIV
248.52
 Thrybergh Jn 20/41 DIV
?
 Moorthorpe DIV 21.23 ~ 21.24½ [P1] [UM]
?
 Thurnscoe DIV 21/31½
?
 Swinton DIV 21/33½ [P2]
249.19
 Aldwarke Jn 20/43 21/35
251.65
 Rotherham Central 20.48a ~ 20.50d [P1] DIV
 ?
 Holmes Jn 20.54 ~ 21.02 DIV
 ?
 Masborough Booths P.S. 21.07 ~ 21.15 DIV
 ?
 Holmes Jn 21/20 21/38
 ?
 Wincobank Jn 21/22 21/40½
 ?
 Brightside Jn 21/24 21/43
 ?
 Brightside Up/Dn East Slow 21.28 ~ 21.29 [Up/Dn ES] 21/43½ [Up/Dn ES]
 ?
 Mill Race Jn 21/34 21/47
257.42
 Nunnery Main Line Jn 21/38 21/49½
257.79
 Sheffield 21.40 ~ 21.41 [P1] DIV
258.32
 Sheffield H.S. 21.43 ~ 21.53 [CW] DIV
258.65
 Sheffield 21.55a ~ 22.05d [P5] 21.53 ~ 22.05 [P5]
260.10
 Heeley Up Loop 22.12 ~ 22.13 [UPL] 22/12 [UPL]
262.51
 Dore Station Jn 22/18 22/15½

Timings continue in first table.
Mileages taken from tour brochure.


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

0Z66 : (66003+66244) : Toton T.M.D. to Burton OT Wetmore Sidings

Location Booked Actual (from RTT)
Toton T.M.D. 03+20d 03+27
Stapleford & Sandiacre 03+23 ~ 03+27 [DGL] 03+34 ~ 03+43 [DGL]
Toton Centre 03/30 [ML] 03/35½ [UEF]
Toton Jn 03/31 [ML] 03/37½ [UEF]
Trent East Jn 03/34 03/40 [DEC]
Sheet Stores Jn 03/36 03/42 [DC]
Castle Donington 03/42 03/47
Stenson Jn 03/55 03/59 [DM]
North Stafford Jn 03/56 04/00
Clay Mills Jn 04/01 [DTF] 04/03½ [DTF]
Burton GPL Dy.175 04+05 ~ 04+09 04+05 ~ ??
Burton Wetmore Jn 04+11 ~ 04+15 ?? ~ ??
Burton OT Wetmore Sidings 04+20a 04+22

5Z66 : (66003+tour stock+66244) : Burton OT Wetmore Sidings to Derby

Location Booked Actual (from RTT)
Burton OT Wetmore Sidings 05+25d 05+14 [UG]
Burton Wetmore Jn 05/29 [GL] ?
Clay Mills Jn 05/33 05/19½ [UT]
North Stafford Jn 05/37 05/25
Stenson Jn 05/38 05/25½
Derby L.N.W. Jn 05/45 05/29½ [UTF]
Derby 05+47a [P1] 05+31½

0Z67 : (66124+66150+66034) : Scunthorpe Trent T.C. to Immingham Sorting Sidings

Location Booked Actual (from RTT)
Scunthorpe Trent T.C. 08+15d 07+08
Scunthorpe Trent Jn 08/18 ? [E]
Scunthorpe Sig.39 08+23 ~ 08+27 ?? ~ ?? [E]
Scunthorpe Trent Jn 08/32 ?
Scunthorpe F.O.B. Jn 08/35 ?
Wrawby Jn 08/46½ 047/21 [UF]
Barnetby 08+48 ~ 08+59 [P2] 07+21½ ~ 07+22 [P2]
Brocklesby Jn 09/06 07/27 [UI]
Ulceby Jn 09/08 07/28 [DI]
Humber Road Jn 09/17 07/36
Immingham Sorting Sidings 09+23a 07+42

5Z69 : (66615+66616+tour stock+66124) : Wakefield Kirkgate to Knottingley W.R.D.
 
Location Booked Actual
Wakefield Kirkgate 17+55d [P3] 18+43 [P3]
Calder Bridge Jn 17/58 18/46
Crofton West Jn 18/01 18/48½
Crofton East Jn 18/04 18/49½
Pontefract Monkhill 18/12 [P2] 18/57½ [P2]
Knottingley West Jn 18/16 [Dep] 19/02
Knottingley W.R.D. 18+20a 19+04

5Z70 : (66161+tour stock+66105) : Knottingley W.R.D. to Wakefield Kirkgate
 
Location Booked Actual
Knottingley W.R.D. 19+15d 20+33
Knottingley West Jn 19/20 20/35
Pontefract Monkhill 19/25 [P1] 20/40 [P1]
Crofton East Jn 19/33 20/47
Crofton West Jn 19/34 20/48
Calder Bridge Jn 19/37 20/52
Wakefield Kirkgate 19+39a [P3] 20+55 [P3]

5Z71 : (66105+tour stock+66161) : Derby to Toton T.M.D.

Location Booked Actual (from RTT)
Derby 23+10d [P3] [DTS] 23+14 [P3] [UM]
Derby Way & Works Jn 23/11 23/15
Spondon 23/14 [P1] 23/18½ [P1]
Sheet Stores Jn 23/20 23/26 [UEC]
Trent East Jn 23/22 [ML] 23/28 [DE]
Long Eaton Town X 23/25 [GL] 23/30 [DTG]
Toton Jn 23/28 [GL] ?
Toton Centre 23/30 [DGL] ?
Stapleford & Sandiacre 23+32 ~ 23+42 [GL] ?
Toton T.M.D. 23+47a 23+38


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