27th August 1961

Stephenson Locomotive Society / Manchester Locomotive Society
Furness Rail Tour

Locos Used 43282, 44347 & 46152 'The King's Dragoon Guardsman'
Stock Used load 7 (formed BSO+SO+SO+Cafeteria Car+SO+SO+BSO)

Route : 1Z44 throughout

Loco(s) Route
43282

Lancaster Castle - Carnforth - Grange-over-Sands - Plumpton Jn - North Lonsdale Crossing
43282 (2)

North Lonsdale Crossing - Plumpton Jn
44347 + 43282 Plumpton Jn - Ulverston - Dalton Station
44347 Dalton Station - Dalton Exchange Sidings
44347 (2) Dalton Exchange Sidings - 'end of single line' board near gate to Devon Quarry
44347 'end of single line' board near gate to Devon Quarry - Dalton Exchange Sidings
44347 (2) Dalton Exchange Sidings - Dalton Station
44347 Dalton Station - Dalton Jn - Barrow-in-Furness
44347 (2) Barrow-in-Furness - Ormsgill Jn
44347 Ormsgill Jn - Hindpool South - Loco Jn - Salthouse Jn - Parrock Hall Jn - Ramsden Dock South Side
44347 (2) Ramsden Dock South Side - (via embankment line dividing Ramsden & Cavendish Docks) Loco Jn
44347 Loco Jn (3) - Shipyard Jn - Dockyard Jn - (3) Ramsden Dock North Side
44347 (2) Ramsden Dock North Side - Dockyard Jn - Shipyard Jn
44347 Shipyard Jn - Shipyard Station (Island Road)
44347 Shipyard Station (Island Road) - Shipyard Jn - Loco Jn - St Lukes Jn - Barrow-in-Furness - Ormsgill Jn - Park South Jn - Askam - Foxfield - Millom
44347 Millom - Hodbarrow Branch (end of BR Lines)
44347 (2) Hodbarrow Branch (end of BR Lines) - Millom
44347 Millom - Foxfield
44347 Foxfield - Coniston
44347 Coniston - Foxfield - Askam - Park South Jn - Dalton Jn - Ulverston - Grange-over-Sands - Carnforth - Hest Bank - Bare Lane - Morecambe Promenade
46152 Morecambe Promenade - Preston - Manchester Victoria

Notes :
(1) This tour was running using seven coaches from a special half day excursion, 1T65, from Manchester Victoria to Lancaster & Morecambe, the coaches being detached at Lancaster and booked to have been re-joined at Morecambe Promenade, however late running of this tour (about 1.5 hours) meant the two trains each travelled separately back to Manchester.
(2) loco propelling.
(3) Timing sheet states 'via Bluffin Bridge' however a timing sheet seen by the Webmaster has Bluffin crossed out and 'Buccleuch' added suggesting a diversion from booked route?

Sources : Geoff Holme, Peter Robinson, Trevor Machell, Peter Darke, Ian Clark (SLS) & John Debens

Photo Review


44347 at Barrow Shipyard (photo: The John Debens Collection)


44347 at Hodbarrow (photo: P. Moffatt/The John Debens Collection)


From The John Debens Ticket Collection


Timings (Booked & Actual)

M.C Location Booked Actual (approx)
- Lancaster Castle 10.59d 11.03
0.00 Carnforth 11.09a ~ 11.11d ?
9.05 Grange over Sands 11/25 ?
17.26 Plumpton Jn 11/36 ?
18.14 North Lonsdale Crossing 11.41a ~ 12.00d (12.11 ~ ??.??)
19.02 Plumpton Jn 12.05a ~ 12.17d ?
20.45 Ulverston 12/22 ?
25.08 Dalton Station 12.30a ~ 12.38d ?
? Dalton Exchange Sidings 12.40a ~ 12.42d ?

'must travel via Longlands Loop'
27.11 'end of single line' board near gate to Devon Quarry 12.51a ~ 13.01d ??.?? ~ 13.30
? Dalton Exchange Sidings 13.10a ~ 13.12d ?
29.14 Dalton Station 13.15a ~ 13.23d ?
34.23 Barrow-in-Furness 13/33 ?

Travels via Goods Lone & Mare Works Siding
35.31 Oramsgill 13.38a ~ 13.43d ?
36.54 Hindpool South 13/47 ?

travel via Up Through Siding
37.76 Loco Jn 13/51 14/40
38.29 Salthouse Jn 13/52 ?

Travels via Siding to Paper Mills & Long Bank
? Ramsden Dock South Side (Machine Road) 14.00a ~ 14.10d ?
39.70 Loco Jn 14.20a ~ 14.23d ??.?? ~ 15.10

via Bluffin Bridge
? Ramsden Dock North Side
(limit opposite Dock Inspectors Office)		 14.30a ~ 14.40d ?
40.30 Shipyard Jn 14.45a ~ 14.48d 15.25 ~ ??.??
? Shipyard Station 14.51a ~ 14.55d ?
42.00 Loco Jn 14.59a ~ 15.07d ?
? St Lukes Jn 15/09 ?
? Barrow-in-Furness 15/11 15/45
49.21 Askam 15/30 15/56
59.21 Millom 15.38a ~ 15.46d 16.15 ~ ??.??
61.16 Hodbarrow Branch (end of BR Lines) 15.58a ~ 16.08d ?
? Millom 16.20a ~ 16.28d 17.18 ~ 17.25
67.51 Foxfield 16.36a ~ 16.44d 17.35 ~ ??.??
? Coniston 17.34a ~ 17.44d ?
? Foxfield 18.30a ~ 18.31d 19.30 ~ ??.??
? Askam 18/40 ?
94.50 Park South 18/44 ?
95.55 Dalton Jn 18/49 ?
? Ulverston 18.49a/d ?
? Grange 19/11 ?
119.55 Carnforth 19.23a ~ 19.24d 20.50 |~ 20.56
- Hest Bank 19/30 ?
- Bare Lane 19/34 ?
- Morecambe Promenade 19.39a [~ 19.52d] 21.12 ~ 21.24
- Manchester Victoria DIV (??.??a) (23.20)


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