4th September 1955

Stephenson Locomotive Society / Manchester Locomotive Society
Northern Dales Rail Tour

Locos Used 41102, 46478, 62360, 65061 & 69855
Stock Used BTO + 2x TO + Cafecar + 2x TO + BTO + TO

Route : Reporting number C900 throughout

Loco(s) Route
41102 Manchester Victoria – Deal Street - Pendleton Broad Street - Bolton - Darwen - Blackburn – Daisyfield Jn - Clitheroe - Hellifield – Clapham – Ingleton - Low Gill - Tebay
65061 + 46478 Tebay – Ravenstondale - Kirkby Stephen – Stainmore - Barnard Castle – Winston - Darlington North Road
69855 Darlington North Road – Fighting Cocks - Eaglescliffe
69855 Eaglescliffe – Yarm - Northallerton
69855 + 62360 Northallerton – Ainderby - Leeming Bar - Bedale – Leyburn (3) - Redmire - Hawes
62360 + 41102 Hawes - Garsdale
41102 Garsdale – Hellifield – Clitheroe - Daisyfield Jn - Blackburn – Darwen - Bolton - Windsor Bridge no.3 - Manchester Victoria

Notes :
(1) Tour ticket suggests there may have been 'feeder' services into the tour (service trains?) - confirmation required.
(2) Photographic evidence confirms train stock consisted of at least 5 coaches (but probably 6) of LMS corridor stock.
(3) Originally uploaded showing the loco change between 69855 + 62360 & 62360 + 41102 as taking place Leyburn, not Hawes as booked.

Sources : Mike Morant, Peter Robinson, Nick Catford, Peter Darke, Roger Geach & Ian Clark (SLS)

Photo Review


41102 prior to departing Manchester Victoria (photo: The Robert Elswood Collection)
Robert Elswood comments: This was taken at Manchester Victoria prior to the departure of
 this tour, and I have it because my grandfather Fred Mountfield was the driver (that's him
on the right), at least for the leg from Victoria to Tebay where the loco was changed (and, I
imagine, for the final return leg that evening). Thank you for a fantastic resource which has
allowed me to identify what Grandad was doing that day and to learn more about 'his' locomotive.


41102 is seen on arrival at Tebay (photo: The John Debens Collection)


65061 waits at Tebay (photo: Mike Morant collection)


65061 & 46478 are seen at Darlington North Road prior to the loco change
(photo: David Lawrence/The John Debens Collection)


62360 at Northallerton possibly waiting for the advertised class A.8
to couple-on. (photo: Mike Morant collection)

 
From The Mike Morant Collection   From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Catford & Ian Clark (SLS))

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Manchester Victoria 09.23d [P11] 09.23 [stop] 09.25   21.48a 22.04
Windsor Bridge No.3 - ?   21/43 ?
Deal Street 09/24 ?  
Pendleton Broad Street 09/28 ?  
Agecroft Jn 09/31 ?   ? ?
Clifton Jn 09/34 ?   21/39 21/53
Bolton 09/44 ?   21.29a ~ 21.30d 21.38 ~ 21.40
Darwen 10/04 ?   21/11 ?
Blackburn 10.11a ~ 10.16d 10.19 ~ 10.21   21.01a ~ 21.03d 21.12 ~ 21.14
Daisyfield Jn 10/18 ?   20/59 ?
Clitheroe 10/34 10/38   20/42 ?
Hellifield 10.55a ~ 11.00d 10.55 ~ 11.01   20.20a ~ 20.25d 20.36

 

Location Booked Actual
Clapham 11.18a ~ 11.20d 11.26 ~ 11.28
Ingleton 11/28 11/36
Low Gill 11/57 ?
Tebay 12L05a ~ 12L15d 12.06 ~ ??.??
Ravenstondale 12/25 ?
Kirkby Stephen 12.35a ~ 13.00d 12.44 ~ ??.??
Stainmore 13/26 ?
Barnard Castle 13/50 13/51
Broomielaw 13/58 ?
Winston 14/02 ?
Forcett Jn 14/08 ?
Darlington North Road 14L23a ~ 16L35d 14.17 ~ 16.37
Fighting Cocks 16/55 ?
Oak Tree 16/58 ?
Eaglescliffe 17.05a ~ 17.22d 17.03 ~ 17.25
Northallerton 17L45a ~ 17L53d 17.07 ~ 18.01
Ainderby 18/01 ?
Leeming Bar 18/08 18/15
Bedale 18/12 18/19
Jervaulx 18/20 18/26
Constable Burton 18/26 18/32
Leyburn 18.32a ~ 18.42d 18.51
Wensley 18/48 18/56
Redmire 18/53 19/00
Aysgarth 18/59 19/06
Askrigg 19/07 19/14
Hawes 19L15a ~ 19L30d 19.40
Garsdale 19.45a ~ 19.50d 19.53 ~ 19.58

Timings continue in first table.

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