3rd April 1971

Branch Line Society
Durham Area Railtour

DMU Used 3-car Metro-Cammell set

Route :

DMU Route
as listed Leeds - Micklefield - Church Fenton -York - Longlands Jn - Boroughbridge Road Jn - Eaglescliffe - Stockton - Haverton Hill - Port Clarence
as listed Port Clarence - Billingham Jn - Stillington - Ferryhill - Leamside - Pelaw
as listed Pelaw - Sunderland - South Hetton
as listed South Hetton - Ryhope Grange
as listed Ryhope Grange - Hartlepool - Seaton-on-Tees (1)
as listed Seaton-on-Tees - Hartlepool - Pesspool
as listed Pesspool - Hartlepool - Stockton - Northallerton - York - Church Fenton - Micklefield - Leeds

Notes :
(1) Seaton-on-Tees to just before contractors' crossing, about half mile past A178 bridge.

Sources : Chris Totty & Kevin Driscoll

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

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Leeds 10.30d 10.34
4.33 Cross Gates 10/38 10/41
9.56 Micklefield 10/44 10/46
14.65 Church Fenton 10/49 10/51
25.44 York 11.03a ~ 11.08d 11.02 ~ 11.06
47.60 Thirsk 11/31 11/27
55.35 Longlands Jn 11/37 11/34
56.37 Boroughbridge Road Jn 11/38 11/37
71.03 Eaglescliffe 11/58 11.55a ~ 11.58d
? Stockton 12/04 12.03a ~ 12.04d
74.63 North Shore 12/17 12.06a ~ 12.06d
? Haverton Hill South 12/24 12/21
79.23 Haverton Hill Station 12/37 12/24
80.12 Port Clarence 12.42a ~ 12.50d 12.29 ~ 12.58
81.01 Haverton Hill Station 12/55 13/02
81.71 Belasis Lane 13/00 13/06
83.03 Billingham Jn 13/07 13/12
84.79 Norton West Jn 13/10 13/16
88.38 Stillington 13/25 13/22
96.03 Ferryhill 13p40a ~ 13p50d 13/36
105.15 Leamside 14/02 13.52a ~ 14.10d
110.23 Penshaw 14/12 14/19
112.40 Washington 14/15 14/23
116.29 Pelaw 14.24a ~ 14.35d 14.33 ~ 14.37
125.01 Sunderland 14/55 15.01a ~ 15.03d
127.01 Ryhope Grange 15p01a ~ 15p11d 15.09 ~ 15.17
132.71 South Hetton 15/30
(?15.30a ~ 15.36d?)		 15.23a ~ 15.38d
138.61 Ryhope Grange 15.55a ~ 16.00d 15.51 ~ 15.54
146.08 Easington 16/10 16/05
154.66 Hartlepool 16/22 16.18a ~ 16.20d
? Cliffe House 16/25 ?
158.47 Seaton-on-Tees 16.40a ~ 16.45d 16.36 ~ 16.39
? Cliffe House 17/00 ?
162.28 Hartlepool 17/03 16/58
164.20 Cemetery North 17/08 17/02
170.69 Wellfield 17/19 17.23a ~ 17.23d
173.64 Pesspool 17.30a ~ 17.35d 17.34 ~ 17.36
176.59 Wellfield 17/46 17/45
183.28 Cemetery North 17/57 18/04
185.20 Hartlepool 18/02 18/09
196.71 Stockton 18/18 18/31
199.74 Eaglescliffe 18.23a ~ 18.24d 18.36 ~ 18.37
214.44 Northallerton 18/40 18/56
222.24 Thirsk 18/47 19/03
244.40 York 19.10a ~ 19.12d 19.24 ~ 19.25
255.19 Church Fenton 19/24 19/37
260.28 Micklefield 19/30 19/46
264.51 Cross Gates 19/36 19/51
270.04 Leeds 19.44a 19.59


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