11th September 1965

Stephenson Locomotive Society (North West Area) /
Manchester Locomotive Society
Shropshire Rail Tour

Locos Used  44818 & 46512
Stock Used [1] booked for: ex-LMS BSK, 5x SO, BSK + BR RKB
[2] booked for: ex-LMS BSK, 5x SO, BSK

Route : 1T70 throughout

Loco Stock Route
44818 [1] Manchester Piccadilly - Longsight - Styal - Wilmslow - Sandbach - Lawton Jn - Stoke-on-Trent
44818 (1) [1] Stoke-on-Trent - Silverdale - Madeley Road
44818 [1] Madeley Road - Madeley - Betley Road - Basford - Gresty - Nantwich - Markey Drayton - Wellington
44818 (1) [1] Wellington - Abbey Foregate Jn
46512 [2] (2) Abbey Foregate Jn - Hookagate - Minsterley
46512 [2] (2) Minsterley - Hookagate - Shrewsbury
44818 [1] Shrewsbury - Nantwich - Grestty Lane No.1 Box - Salop Goods Jn - Crewe Coal Yard - Coppenhall Jn - Winsford - Acton Grange Jn - Warrington Arpley - Lymm - Skelton Jn - Northenden Jn - Cheadle - Cheadle Village Jn - Stockport Edgeley - Manchester Piccadilly

Notes :
(1) Loco running tender-first.
(2) Stock was reduced by one coach (the BR RBK) as BR stock was not allowed on the Minsterley branch.


From Andrew Fairholms ticket collection.

Source :  Terry Jackson

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(From Terry Jackson & Ian Clark (SLS)/Alan Brackenberry)

Location Booked Actual
Manchester Piccadilly 08.47d 08.49
Slade Lane Jn 08/52 08/56
Wilmslow 09/08 09/07
Alderley Edge 09/12 09/09
Chelford Loop 09/20 09/13
Sandbach 09.34 ~ 09.36 09.28 ~ 09.36
Elton Crossing 09/43 09/39
Hassall Green 09/56 09/52
Lawton 10/08 10/02
Lawton Sidings 10w10 ~ 10w17 10.04 ~ 10.10
Lawton Jn 10/20 10/11
Kidsgrove 10/24 10/16
Etruria 10/32 10/30
Stoke-on-Trent 10.35 ~ 10.45 10.34 ~ 10.37
Newcastle Jn 10/47 10/51
Hartshill 10/51 10/53
Newcastle 10/56 10/56
Silverdale 11/02 (11/04)
Madeley Road 11.12 ~ 11.23 11.18 ~ 11.32
Madeley 11/30 [SL] 11/35
Basford Hall Jn 11/38 [GL] 11/44
Basford Hall S.S. North 11.44 ~ 11.47 11.46 ~ 11.56
Gresty Lane No.1 11/52 12/07
Nantwich 12/00 12/13
Market Drayton 12wp25a  ~  12wp45d 12.47 ~ 13.01
Wellington 13.15 ~ 13.30 13.37 ~ 13.45
Abbey Foregate Jn 13L45 ~ 14L00 14.04 ~ 14.15
Sutton Bridge Jn 14/06 ?
Hookagate 14.12 ~ 14.15 ??.?? ~ 14.25
Cruckmeole GF 14.20 ~ 14.25 14.30 ~ 14.38
Minsterley 15.10 ~15.30 15.17 ~ 15.42
Cruckmeole GF 16.10 ~ 16.15 16.19 ~ 16.27
Hookagate 16.20 ~ 16.25 16/33
Sutton Bridge Jn 16/33 16/38
Shrewsbury 16L38 ~ 16L50 16.42 ~ 16.55
Harlescott Crossing 16/55 17/00
Whitchurch 17/14 17/23
Nantwich 17/30 17/34
Gresty Lane No.1 17.37 ~ 17.45 [GL] 17.38 ~ 17.45
Salop Goods Jn 17/49 17/47
Crewe Coal Yard 17/55 [SL] 17/49
Coppenhall Jn 18/00 [FL] 17/56
Winsford Jn 18/05 18/00
Hartford 18.09 ~ 18.11 18.04 ~ 18.06
Weaver Jn 18/17 18/18
Acton Grange Jn 18/24 [SL] 18/17
Walton Old Jn 18/28 18/20
Arpley 18.31a  ~  18.35d 18/25
Skelton Jn 18/55 18/41
Northenden Jn 19/00 18/46
Stockport Edgeley 19.10 ~ 19.12 18.54 ~ ??.??
Heaton Norris Jn 19/14 ?
Slade Lane Jn 19/21 ?
Manchester Piccadilly 19.25a ?


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