7th June 1953

R.C.T.S. (Sheffield Branch)
South Yorkshire Rail Tour No.2

Locos Used 62667, 64374 & E26013

Route :

Loco(s) Route
62667 (1) Sheffield Midland - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Woodburn Jn - Woodhouse Jn - Waleswood Jn - Brancliffe East Jn - Shireoaks
62667 Shireoaks - Brancliffe East Jn - Dinnington Colliery Jn - Laughton East Jn - Laughton West Jn - Braithwell Jn - Silverwood Jn - Thrybergh Jn - Mexborough No.3 Jn - Mexborough No.1 Jn - Wath Jn - Elsecar Jn - Elsecar & City
64374 (1) Elsecar & City - Elsecar Jn
E26013 Elsecar Jn - Aldam Jn - Wombwell Main Jn - Worsborough - West Silkstone Jn - Barnsley Jn - Penistone
E26013 Penistone - (reverse of outward route) - Worsborough - Wombwell Exchange Sidings
62667 (1) Wombwell Exchange Sidings - Wombwell Main Jn - New Oaks Jn - Cudworth South (H&B) Jn - Cudworth North Jn - Brierley Jn - Hemsworth East Jn
62667 Hemsworth East Jn - Hemsworth South Jn - Nostell South Jn - Winterset Jn - Notton & Royston - Staincross - New Oaks Jn - Wombwell Main Jn - Westwood - Chapeltown Central - Meadow Hall - Wincobank Station Jn - Brightside - Sheffield Midland

Notes :
(1) Loco running tender-first.
(2) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings.

Sources : various including David Davis & Vic Smith

Photo Review


From The John Debens Ticket Collection


62667 at Elsecar (photo: Mike Morant collection)


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Stephen Bragg)

Miles Location Booked
0.0 Sheffield Midland 12.40d
0.4 Nunnery Main Line Jn 12/43
1.5 Woodburn Jn 12.55 ~ 13.10
7.9 Waleswood Jn 13/20
13.9 Shireoaks 13.29 ~ 13.39
14.8 Brancliffe East Jn 13/41
18.00 Dinnington Colliery Jn 13/49
18.6 Laughton East Jn ?
19.1 Laughton West Jn ?
23.2 Braithwell Jn ?
25.9 Silverwood Jn 14/04
27.9 Thrybergh Jn 14/09
29.9 Mexborough No.3 Jn 14.14 ~ 14.16
30.2 Mexborough No.1 Jn 14/19
33.5 Elsecar Jn 14.26 ~ 14.31
36.1 Elsecar & City 14.43 ~ 14.52
38.7 Elsecar Jn 15L04 ~ 15L12
40.8 Aldam Jn 15/18
41.6 Wombwell Main Jn 15/21
43.5 Worsborough ?
46.1 Wentworth Jn 15/31
48.6 West Silkstone Jn 15/37
50.0 Barnsley Jn 15/41
50.7 Penistone 15.43 ~ 15.55
51.4 Barnsley Jn 15/57
52.8 West Silkstone Jn 16/00
55.3 Wentworth Jn 16/05
? Wombwell Exchange Sidings 16L14 ~ 16L22
59.8 Wombwell Main Jn ?
60.5 New Oaks Jn ?
61.6 Stairfoot Jn's 16/27
64.2 Cudworth South (H&B) Jn 16.37 ~ 16.39
69.6 Hemsworth East Jn 16.53 ~ 17.20
70.2 Hemsworth South Jn 17/23
74.0 Nostell South Jn 17/30
? Winterset Jn 17/32
? Winterset & Ryhill ?
77.6 Notton & Royston 17/39
? Staincross ?
83.1 Stairfoot 17.50 ~ 17.52
90.8 Chapeltown Central 18/07
94.6 Meadow Hall 18.12 ~ 18.14
95.1 Blackburn Valley Jn (Wincobank) 18.19 ~ 18.21
96.5 Grimesthorpe Jn ?
98.4 Sheffield Midland 18.27a


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