6th September 1953

Stephenson Locomotive Society (N.W. Area) / Manchester Locomotive Society
West Riding Rail Tour

Loco Used at least 69430
Stock Used Booked for load 4 (formed BTO+TO+TO+BTO)

Route : M939 throughout

Loco Route
69430 Leeds City (Midland Section) - Wortley Jn - Apperley Jn - Guisley
69430 Guisley - Rawdon Jn - Yeadon
69430 Yeadon - Rawdon Jn - Guisley
69430 Guisley - Apperley Jn - Guisley Jn - Shipley (Midland)
69430 Shipley (Midland) - ??? Jn
69430 ??? Jn - Shipley Windhill (GN)
69430 Shipley Windhill (GN) - Eccleshill - Laisterdyke East Jn - Queensbury - Holmfield - Pellon
69430 (1) Pellon - Halifax St Pauls
69430 Halifax St Pauls - Pellon - Holmfield - Queensbury - Laisterdyke East Jn - Cutler Heights Jn - Pudsey Greenside - Bramley - Wortley South Jn - Beeston Jn - Tingley - Woodkirk - Batley (GN) - Chickenley Heath - Flushdyke - Wrenthorpe West Jn - Wrenthorpe North Jn - Lofthouse - Rothwell - Stourton Jn - Hunslet - Whitehall Jn - Morley -  Birstal Jn
69430 Birstal Jn - Birstal
69430 Birstal - Batley (LNW)
69430 Batley (LNW) - Morley - Farnley & Worley - Leeds City

Notes :
(1) Loco propelling (after running round train at Pellon).
(2) Handwritten note on timing sheet seen by Webmaster states '41192 to shunt at Shipley' - confirmation of the use of this loco (and exactly where) is required.

Sources : John Clifford & Robert Mullins (from contemporary sources),
Barry Handford (courtesy of Martyn Brailsford) & Ian Clark (SLS)

Photo Review


69430 at Shipley Windhill (photo: The John Debens Collection)


From The John Debens Ticket Collection


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Stephen Bragg courtesy of Ian Clark (SLS))

Location Booked Actual
Leeds City North 11.50d 12.09
Apperley Jn 12/03 12/35½
Guiseley 12.11 ~ 12.23 12.44½ ~ 12.58
Rawdon Jn 12.26 ~ 12.27 13/00½
Yeadon 12.31 ~ 12.52 13.04 ~ 13.21½
Rawdon Jn 12.56 ~ 12.57 13/24
Guiseley 13.00 ~ 13.12 13.29 ~ ??.??
Shipley (Mid.) 13c20 ~ 13c30 ??.?? ~ 14.08
Shipley (Windhill) 13.35 ~ 13.45 ?
Quarry Cap. ??.?? ~ 14.11 ?
Laisterdyke 14/13 14/55
St Dunstans West Jn 14/17 15/01
Clayton 14w25 ~ 14w31 15.15 ~ 15.18
Queensbury 14/35 15/24
Holmfield ??.?? ~ 14.40 ??.?? ~ 15.31
St Pauls 15.00 ~ 15.15 15.53 ~ 16.09
Holmfield ??.?? ~ 15.35 ??.?? ~ 16.23
Queensbury 15/43 16/31
St Dunstans East Jn 15/52 16/42
Laisterdyke 15w57 ~ 16w03 16.49 ~ 17.00
Cutlers Jn 16/05 17/04
Bramley 16/21 17/12½
Wortley West Jn 16/28 17/17
Wortley South Jn 16.29 ~ 16.38 17/17½
Beeston Jn 16/44 17/22
Tingley 16/54 17/31
Batley 17.02 ~ 17.16 [Branch Platform] 17.38 ~ 17.46
Chickenley Heath 17.25 ~ 17.35 17.57 ~ 18.05
Rutlings Lane Jn 17/44 18/12
Ossett 17/46 18/13½
Wrenthorpe West Jn 17/55 18/20
Wrenthorpe North Jn 17/57 18/21½
Lofthouse North Jn 18.02 ~ 18.10 18.26 ~ 18.31
Robin Hood 18.25 ~ 18.35 18.38½ ~ 18.54½
Stourton Jn 18c53 ~ 18c55 [GL] 19.09 ~ 19.10½
Hunslet South Jn 19/00 19/15
Hunslet Station 19.02 ~ 19.04 19.17½ ~ 19.19
Leeds E.S. Jn 19/08 ??.?? ~ 19.23
Whitehall Jn 19c10 ~ 19c12 19.27 ~ 19.28
Farnley Jn 19/17 19/34
Morley 19/22 19.41½ ~ 19.42½
Birstall Jn 19.28 ~ 19.33 ?
Birstall Station 19.43 ~ 19.58 20.23 ~ 20.41½
Batley Station 20.06a ~ 20.15d 20.44½ ~ ??.??
Morley 20/23 ?
Farnley Jn 20/28 ?
Leeds City 20.33a ?


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