23rd October 1971

Branch Line Society
The Welbeck Railtour

DMU used 4-car set + 2-car set

Route :

DMU Route
4-car set Sheffield - Rotherham Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Mexborough No 3 - St James's Jn - Bridge Jn - Black Carr Jn - Gainsborough Lea Road - Lincoln Central - Pelham Street
4-car set Pelham Street - Lincoln St Mark's - Newark Northgate - Lowfield - Bottesford West Jn
4-car set Bottesford West Jn - Allington Jn - Barkston East Jn - Sleaford South Jn
4-car set Sleaford South Jn - Sleaford North Jn - Greetwell Jn - Boultham Jn - West Holmes Jn - Lincoln Central (1)
all 6 cars Lincoln Central - Tuxford - Clipstone East Jn - Rufford Jn - Blidworth Colliery Jn
all 6 cars Blidworth Colliery Jn - Rufford Jn - Clipstone West Jn - Welbeck Colliery Platform
all 6 cars Welbeck Colliery Platform - Welbeck Colliery Jn
all 6 cars Welbeck Colliery Jn - Welbeck Colliery Jn - Warsop Jn - Shirebrook Jn - Elmton & Creswell (2) - Woodend Jn - Shireoaks West Jn - Woodhouse Jn
all 6 cars Woodhouse Jn - (2) Beighton Jn
all 6 cars Beighton Jn - Treeton South Jn - Treeton West Jn - Shepcote Lane East Jn - Brightside Jn - Sheffield

Notes :
(1) Train strengthened to 6 cars at Lincoln.
(2) Sheffield Division barred the use of the Elmton to Staveley line at short notice else the route would have been: Elmton & Creswell - Seymour Jn - Hall Lane Jn - Foxlow Jn - Beighton Jn, then as shown to Sheffield.


From Andrew Fairholm's ticket collection.

Sources : Chris Totty, Kevin Driscoll & Ian Umpleby

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

M.C

 Location Booked Actual
0.00
Sheffield 10.49d 10.49
-
Holmes Jn 10/57 ?
-
Rotherham 10/58 10/58
7.57
Aldwarke Jn 11/02 11/03
11.20
Mexborough 11/08 11/08
12.47
Denaby Crossing 11/10 ?
16.27
Hexthorpe Jn 11/16 11/15
17.64
St James Jn 11/20 11/24
17.77
Bridge Jn 11c25a ~ 11c28d 11.25 ~ 11.27
20.24
Black Carr Jn 11/34 11/32
38.03
Trent Jn 12/00 11/57
38.60
Gainsborough Lea Road 12/02 11/59
46.60
Sykes Jn 12/12 12/11
-
Lincoln Central 12c26a ~ 12c28d 12.22 ~ 12.26
54.16
Pelham Street 12.32a ~ 12.40d 12.28 ~ 12.31
54.56
Lincoln St Marks 12/42 12/36
68.60
Newark Crossing 13/10 ?
69.33
Newark Northgate 13.14a ~ 13.17d 13.12 ~ 13.16
71.51
Lowfield 13/27 13.26a ~ 13.28d
78.63
Bottesford West Jn 13.44a ~ 13.50d 13.43 ~ 13.48
83.70
Allington Jn 13/57 13/58
87.76
Barkston East Jn 14/05 14/05
-
Sleaford 14/19 14/19
99.33
Sleaford South Jn 14.22a ~ 14.30d 14.22 ~ 14.25

via Sleaford avoiding line

?
Sleaford North Jn 14/34 14/28
117.40
Greetwell Jn 14/53 14/50
119.74
Boultham Jn 14/59 14/55
120.24
West Holmes Jn 15/04 ?
121.04
Lincoln Central 15.08a ~ 15.16d 15.06 ~ 15.20
122.49
Pyewipe Jn 15/21 15/24
130.19
Clifton-on-Trent 15/33 15/38
136.43
Tuxford 15/47 15/50
144.69
Clipstone East Jn 16/03 16/07
146.57
Rufford Jn 16/07 ?
147.17
Blidworth Colliery Jn 16.17a ~ 16.22d 16.30 ~ 16.34
147.57
Rufford Jn 16/32 ?
149.35
Clipstone West Jn 16/36 16/52
151.39
Welbeck Colliery Jn 16/51 16.56 ~ 16.57
154.19
Welbeck Colliery Platform 17.06a ~ 17.11d 17.07 ~ 17.14
156.79
Welbeck Colliery Jn 17.26a ~ 17.29d 17.25 ~ 17.29
159.40
Warsop Jn 17/39 ?
160.31
Langwith Jn 17/41 17/39
162.45
Langwith Colliery Sidings Jn 17/45 17/44
164.58
Elmton & Creswell 17c49a ~ 17c50d 17/50
? Woodend Jn 18/04 ?
? Shireoaks West Jn 18/10 ?

?

Shireoaks ? 18.12a ~ 18.13d
? Woodhouse Jn 18.28a ~ 18.30d 18.32 ~ 18.37
179.72
Beighton Jn 18.36a ~ 18.38d 18.42 ~ 18.45
183.07
Treeton Jn 18/45 18/52
185.49
Shepcote Lane Jn 18/57 18/59
187.61
Brightside Jn 19/00 19/03
189.30
Sheffield 19.06a 19.13


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