27th June 1964

Railway Correspondence & Travel Society
The High Peak Rail Tour

Locos Used 26000 'Tommy', 47006, 61360, 68006, 68012 & 68079

Route : 1X44 (throughout?)

Loco(s) Route
61360

Sheffield Victoria - Attercliffe - Broughton Lane - Rotherham Central - Swinton Central - Wath Central - Wombwell Main Jn (1)
26000 + 61360 Wombwell Main Jn - Wentworth Jn - Penistone- Guide Bridge
61360 Guide Bridge - Reddish South - Stockport Edgeley - Hazel Grove - Dove Holes - Buxton No.1 Jn - Hindlow - Parsley Hay
68079 + 68012 Parsley Hay - Middleton Top
47006 Middle Peak - Sheep Pasture
68006 Cromford - High Peak Jn
61360 High Peak Jn - Ambergate - Butterley - Pye Bridge - Pinxton - Kirkby in Ashfield - Sutton Jn - Mansfield Town - Shirebrook West - Elmton & Cresswell - Clowne - Staveley Town - Eckington - Beighton GC - Darnall - Sheffield Victoria

Notes :
(1) Loco change point originally uploaded as Penistone but revised following information and photo received from Richard Billinge.

Sources : Terry Jackson, Dave Wragg & Richard Billinge

Photo Review


61360 at Sheffield Victoria with D5862 alongside (photo: Dave Wragg)


26000 being added at Wombwell Main Jn (photo: Richard Billinge)


68079 & 68012 on the Hopton Incline (photo: Mike Morant collection)
Richard Bellinge comments: This photo claims to show the train on Hopton Incline. This is not correct.
The possible location is between Newhaven Level Crossing and Minninglow.


47006 at Middle Peak (photo: Richard Billinge)


From Andrew Fairholms ticket collection.


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Terry Jackson)

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Sheffield Victoria 10.38d
5.54 Rotherham Central 10.51a ~ 10.52d
17.14 Wombwell Main 11.31a ~ 11.39d
26.13 Penistone 12.05a ~ 12.06d
49.46 Guide Bridge 12.38a ~ 12.45d
55.20 Stockport 13/00
74.51 Buxton No.1 13/40
83.64 Parsley Hay 14.00a ~ 14.20d
95.15 Middleton Top 15.25a
walk
? Middle Peak 16.10d
96.43 Sheep Pasture 16.20a
walk
? Cromford 17.15d
97.27 High Peak Jn 17.25a ~ 17.40d
100.32 Ambergate 17.50a ~ 18.00d
116.12 Mansfield Town 18.35a ~ 18.40d
124.70 Elmton & Cresswell 18/58
137.47 Beighton Jn 19/34
144.12 Sheffield Victoria 19.54a


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