19th May 1962

R.C.T.S. (West Riding Branch)
The Seven Companies Rail Tour

Locos Used 41273 & 80117

Route :

Loco Route
????? Leeds Central - Holbeck HL - Wortley South Jn - Wortley West Jn - Bramley - Pudsey Greenside - Cutlers North Jn
????? Cutlers North Jn - Broad Lane Jn - Dudley Hill - Adwalton Jn - Batley East - Wrenthorpe West Jn - Wrenthorpe North Jn - Lofthouse East Jn - Stanley - Lofthouse Jn - Cutsyke Jn - Pontefract Monkhill - Pontefract Baghill - Moorthorpe North Jn - Moorthorpe
????? Moorthorpe - South Kirkby Jn - Hare Park Jn - Crofton West Jn - Calder Bridge Jn - Turners Lane Jn - Normanton - Whitwood Jn
????? Whitwood Jn - Stanley - Lofthouse East Jn - Lofthouse North Jn - Rothwell
????? Rothwell - Lofthouse North Jn
????? Lofthouse North Jn - Ardsley - Beeston Jn - Gelderd Road Jn - Holbeck HL - Leeds Central
????? Leeds Central - Wortley North Jn
????? Wortley North Jn - Leeds City South - Cross Gates - Bardsey - Wetherby - Tadcaster - Church Fenton - Micklefield - Cross Gates - Leeds City South

Notes :
(1) Route & loco confirmation required - above is from booked timings.

Sources : Gary Thornton & John Debens

Photo Review


From Andrew Fairholm's ticket collection.


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked Only)
(from John Debens)

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Leeds Central 13.30d
0.41 Holbeck HL 13/32
1.18 Wortley South Jn 13.35 ~ 13.40
1.53 Wortley West Jn 13/43 [GL]
4.14 Bramley 13/51
7.68 Cutlers Jn 14.00 ~ 14.03
12.21 Adwalton Jn 14/13
15.49 Batley East 14.21 ~ 14.44
22.29 Wrenthorpe West Jn 15/03
22.63 Wrenthorpe North Jn 15/05
24.01 Lofthouse South Jn 15/10
24.26 Lofthouse East Jn 15/11
29.11 Lofthouse Jn 15/23
30.29 Castleford Cutsyke 15/27
33.17 Pontefract Monkhill 15.38 ~ 15.50
34.31 Pontefract Baghill 15/56
41.29 Moorthorpe 16.08 ~ 16.12
42.10 South Kirkby Jn 16/15
48.04 Hare Park Jn 16/25
49.35 Crofton West Jn 16/29
51.15 Turners Lane Jn 16/34
53.54 Normanton 16/41
56.10 Whitwood Jn 16.50 ~ 16.55
61.38 Lofthouse East Jn 17/10
61.63 Lofthouse North Jn 17.12 ~ 17.20
64.53 Rothwell 17.40 ~ 17.50
67.43 Lofthouse North Jn 18.10 ~ 18.14
69.09 Ardsley 18/19
74.16 Holbeck HL 18/29
74.57 Leeds Central 18.31 ~ 18.39
75.02 Leeds 'B' Box 18/41
75.34 Wortley North Jn 18.44 ~ 18.51
75.38 Wortley Jn 18/52
76.04 Leeds City Jn 18/54
76.33 Leeds City South 18/55
80.66 Cross Gates 19/05
91.04 Wetherby 19.25 ~ 19.35
102.32 Church Fenton 20/05
107.41 Micklefield 20/12
117.17 Leeds City South 20.30a


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