13th June 1964

R.C.T.S. (West Riding Branch)
The Solway Ranger

Locos Used GNSR 49 'Gordon Highlander', CR123, 35012 'United States Lines', 45394, 46426 & 46458
Stock Used 9 coaches
DMU Used 6-car Derby-built set

Route : 1X37 throughout

Traction Route
35012 Leeds City - Skipton - Wennington - Carnforth F&M Jn
45394 (1) Carnforth F&M Jn - Carnforth
35012 Carnforth - Tebay - Penrith
46426 + 46458 Penrith - Keswick - Derwent Jn - Workington Main
DMU Workington Main - Bransty - Moor Row - Rowrah
DMU Rowrah - Moor Row
DMU Moor Row - Sellafield
DMU Sellafield - Corkickle - St Bees - Whitehaven Bransty - Workington - Carlisle
49 + 123 Carlisle - Port Carlisle Jn - Silloth
49 + 123 Silloth - Carlisle
35012 Carlisle - Appleby - Skipton - Leeds City

Notes :
(1) 35012 on rear.
(2) The nine coach train departed Leeds in the charge of renowned Nine Elms driver Burt Hooker. The assault on Shap ended unfortunately with a dead stop at Shap Wells followed by a permanent way check at Shap Summit. After the Ivatt 2-6-0's had reached Workington the majority of the participants joined the DMU, whilst the stock and the two steam engines set off for Carlisle via Penrith (note: A tour ticket letter seen by the Webmaster carried a hand-written note: 'to return by steam from Workington to Carlisle. Not available on DMU.' Combined with the earlier comment about the majority of passengers using the DMU does this suggest the stock carried some tour passengers?)

Sources : David Hills, Peter Robinson & John Debens

Photo Review


35012 passing Grayrigg (photo: Mike Morant collection)


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Terry Jackson)

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Leeds City South 08.43d
10.57 Shipley Leeds Jn 09/00
17.00 Keighley 09/12
25.01 Snaygill 09/27
26.15 Skipton 09.29a ~ 09.31d
36.16 Hellifield 09w49a ~ 09w54d
39.36 Settle Jn 09/59
46.74 Clapham 10/16
54.32 Wennington Jn 10/32
63.60 Carnforth East Jn 10/44
64.00 Carnforth F & M Jn 10.45a ~ 10.48d
64.38 Carnforth No.2 Jn 10.51a ~ 10.53d
64.43 Carnforth Jn 10.54a ~ 10.56d
77.31 Oxenholme 11/11
90.32 Tebay 11/26
95.68 Shap Summit 11/35
???.?? Penrith No.1 11/48
109.43 Penrith 11L49a ~ 12L05d
113.28 Blencow 12/15
117.16 Penruddock 12/23
124.22 Threlkeld 12/34
127.57 Keswick 12/38
130.09 Braithwaite 12/43
135.05 Bassenthwaite Lake 12.51a ~ 12.56d
140.13 Cockermouth 13/04
140.78 Cockermouth Jn 14/06
148.51 Derwent Jn 13/21
149.07
0.00		 Workington Main 13.23a ~ 13.38d
1.41 Moss Bay Iron Works 13/41
6.56 Whitehaven Bransty 13/53
8.02 Corkickle 13/56
11.15 Moor Row 14/03
16.41 Rowrah 14.23a ~ 14.38d
21.67 Moor Row 14.58a ~ 15.03d
24.15 Egremont 15/12
26.09 Beckermet Mines Jn 15/18
29.33 Sellafield 15.26a ~ 15.41d
32.75 Nethertown 15/47
35.58 St Bees 15/52
38.77 Corkickle 15/59
40.23 Whitehaven Bransty 16/02
45.38 Moss Bay Iron Works 16/14
46.79 Workington Main 16/16
59.79 Aspatria 16/34
68.35 Wigton 16/44
79.11 Carlisle No.8 16/55
80.06
0.00		 Carlisle 15.58a ~ 17.30d
0.59 Carlisle No.3 17/32
1.32 Canal Jn 17/34
9.38 Drumburgh 17.52a ~ 17.55d
22.16 Silloth 18.12a ~ 18.32d
34.74 Drumburgh 18/49
43.00 Canal Jn 19/04
43.53 Carlisle No.3 19/06
44.32 Carlisle 19L08a ~ 19L25d
45.24 Petteril Bridge Jn 19/28
59.70 Lazonby & Kirkoswald 19/50
75.17 Appleby West 20/10
92.62 Ais Gill 20/40
103.77 Blea Moor 20/53
117.77 Settle Jn 21/06
121.17 Hellifield 21.10a ~ 21.12d
131.18 Skipton 21.26a ~ 21.31d
132.32 Snaygill 21/34
140.33 Keighley 21/42
146.56 Shipley Leeds Jn 21/49
157.33 Leeds City South 22.05a


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