2nd May 1970

Branch Line Society
The Crigglestone Tour

DMU Used 4-car set

Route :

DMU Route
as listed Sheffield - Nunnery ML Jn - Woodburn Jn - Attercliffe Jn - Shepcote Lane - Treeton North Jn - Masborough South Jn - Holmes Jn - Wincobank Station Jn
as listed Wincobank Station Jn - Barnsley - Penistone - Huddersfield - Brighouse - Halifax - Bradford Exchange
as listed Bradford Exchange - Heckmondwike - Thornhill - Horbury - Crigglestone - Barnsley - Quarry Jn - Stairfoot Jn - Wath Jn - Mexborough No 2 - Doncaster - Shaftholme Jn - Knottingley - Crofton West Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate
as listed Wakefield Kirkgate - Oakenshaw Jn - Cudworth - Stairfoot Jn - Wath Jn - Mexborough No 3 - Rotherham Central - Tinsley Station Jn - Attercliffe Jn - Sheffield

Notes :
(1) Ian Umpleby comments: It had been hoped to traverse the closed Wincobank North Jn to Wincobank West Jn line in the original specification but this was not possible, hence the planned revised routeing via the reversal at Wincobank Station Jn.


From Andrew Fairholm's ticket collection.

Source : Chris Totty

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Kevin Driscoll & Ian Umpleby)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Sheffield 09.55d 09.55
0.40 Nunnery ML Jn 09/57 ?
1.54 Woodburn Jn 10/00 10/04
? Attercliffe Jn 10/01 ?
3.71 Shepcote Jn 10/04 10/08
? Treeton North Jn 10/16 10/15
7.78 Masborough South Jn 10/20 10/22
8.30 Holmes Jn 10/22 10/23
10.14 Wincobank Station Jn 10.25a ~ 10.29d 10.28 ~ 10.30
14.40 Chapeltown 10/36 10/37
11.04 Quarry Jn 10/48 10/50
? Barnsley 10c51a ~ 10c52d 10.52 ~ 10.54
28.22 West Silkstone Jn 11/02 11/08
29.60 Barnsley Jn 11/06 11/11
? Penistone 11/08 11/13
? Shepley 11/17 11/23
43.22 Springwood Jn 11/27 ?
43.71 Huddersfield 11*28a ~ 11*33d 11.34 ~ 11.37
44.26 Hillhouse No.1 11/35 ?
46.37 Bradley Jn 11/38 11/40
47.54 Bradley Wood Jn 11/41 11/43
48.79 Brighouse 11/44 11/45
52.38 Greetland 11/50 11/51
53.50 Dryclough Jn 11/53 11/53
? Halifax 11/55 11/55
59.53 Low Moor ??/?? 12/02
62.41 Bradford Exchange 12c07a ~ 12c11d 12.07 ~ 12.12
65.30 Low Moor 12/17 12/19
70.25 Heckmondwike Jn 12/24 ?
72.40 Thornhill Jn 12/30 ?
73.65 Midland Jn 12/33 12/33
76.05 Horbury 12c37a ~ 12c38d 12.37 ~ 12.37
77.59 Crigglestone Jn 12/42 12/41
81.27 Darton 12/50 12.48a ~ 12.48d
? Barnsley 12c57a ~ 12c59d 12.56 ~ 12.58
85.61 Quarry Jn 13/01 13/00
88.30 Aldam Jn 13/06 ?
92.33 Wath Jn 13/15 ?
94.19 Mexborough No.2 13/20 ?
95.46 Denaby Crossing 13/22 ?
99.38 Hexthorpe Jn 13/29 13/27
101.56 Doncaster 13c35a ~ 13c45d 13.32 ~ 13.45
105.65 Shaftholme Jn 13/54 13/52
116.26 Knottingley 14/11 14/05
125.01 Crofton West Jn 14/27 14/20
125.65 Wakefield Kirkgate 14c31a ~ 14c40d 14.24 ~ 14.38
127.75 Oakenshaw Jn 14/44 14/42
128.42 Oakenshaw South Jn 14/48 14/43
135.40 Cudworth 15/03 14/56
137.48 Stairfoot Jn 15/09 15/02
138.79 Aldam Jn 15/12 ?
143.03 Wath Jn 15/21 ?
144.62 Mexborough No.3 15/25 15/23
? Aldwarke Jn 15/32 15/31
150.15 Rotherham Central 15/38 15/38
? Attercliffe Jn 15/49 ?
154.58 Woodburn Jn 15/51 15/49
155.72 Nunnery ML Jn 15/54 ?
156.32 Sheffield 15.57a 15.55


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