17th March 1968

William Deacon’s Bank Club
(no tour name)

Locos Used 4472, 44899, 45110, 45203, 45290, 45447 & 70013
Stock Used 11 coaches (each train)

Train 1
Route : 1L30 throughout

Loco(s) Route
4472 Stockport Edgeley - Denton Jn - Droylesden Jn - Manchester Victoria - Bolton Trinity Street
45290 + 4472 Bolton Trinity Street - Blackburn - Accrington
44899 + 45290 (1) Accrington - Skipton
4472 Skipton - Hellifield - Carnforth
70013 Carnforth - Skipton
?45290? Skipton - Accrington
70013 Accrington - Bolton Trinity Street - Manchester Victoria - Droylesden Jn - Denton Jn - Stockport Edgeley

Train 2
Route : 1L30 throughout

Loco(s) Route
70013 Stockport Edgeley - Denton Jn - Droylesden Jn - Manchester Victoria - Bolton Trinity Street
70013 + 45110 Bolton Trinity Street - Blackburn - Accrington
45447 + 45110 (1) Accrington – Skipton
70013 Skipton – Hellifield – Carnforth
4472 Carnforth - Skipton
45447 + 45110 Skipton - Accrington
45110 + 4472 Accrington - Bolton Trinity Street
4472 Bolton Trinity Street - Manchester Victoria (3) - Droylesden Jn - Denton Jn - Stockport Edgeley

Notes :
(1) The Pacifics ran light engine (after the specials) between Accrington and Skipton, having been turned on the triangle at Accrington.
(2) This tour was originally advertised as running simply with LNER 4472. It would appear to have been duplicated due to demand.
(3) Banked by 45203 from Manchester Victoria to Miles Platting.

Sources : Leonard Rogers (from contemporary reports), Kevin Driscoll, Tim Barber & David Bailey

Photo Review


A busy scene at Skipton - 4472 on the left with train 1 whilst 44899 & 45290
are on the right (photo: The Peter Whitaker Collection)


70013 & 4472 at Carnforth (photos: The Peter Whitaker Collection)


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


From Andrew Fairholm's ticket collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Kevin Driscoll)

Location Booked (train 1) Booked (train 2) Actual (train 2)
Stockport Edgeley 09.30d 10.01d 10.01
Denton Jn ? ? ?
Droylesden Jn ? ? ?
Manchester Victoria 09.56a ~ 10.00d 10.27a ~ 10.31d ?
Bolton Trinity Street 10.19a ~ 10.24d 10.50a ~ 10.55d ?
Accrington 11L05a ~ 11L20d 11L35a ~ 11L50d ?
Skipton 11L58a ~ 12L30d 12L32a ~ 12L50d ?
Carnforth (shed visit) 13L31a ~ 17L47d 13L50a ~ 18L48d 14.30 ~ 18.38
Skipton 18L48a ~ 18L58d 19L50a ~ 20L00d ?
Accrington 19L38a ~ 20L14d 20L40a ~ 20L50d ?
Bolton Trinity Street 20.50a ~ 20.54d 21.24a ~ 21.28d ?
Droylesden Jn ? ? 23.27a ~ ??.??d
Denton Jn ? ? ?
Stockport Edgeley 21.48a 22.20a ?


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