22nd April 1973

City of York Department of Tourism
The City of York Festival of Steam

DMU Used 3-car set

Route :

DMU Route
as listed York - Church Fenton - Micklefield - Cross Gates - Leeds City - Wortley Jn - Shipley Leeds Jn - Keighley
as listed Keighley - (reverse of outward route) - York

Notes :
(1) Passengers visited the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway during the layover at Keighley (train departed at 12.00). The Easter Weekend finished off (on 23/04) with a coach trip from York to the Middleton Railway at Leeds.

Source : John Broderick

Timings (Booked & Actual)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
0.00 York 10.45d 10.44   18.00a 18.04
10.59 Church Fenton 10/57 10/56½   17/47 17/53½
15.68 Micklefield 11/03 11/02   17/42 17/49
21.11 Cross Gates 11/09 11/07   17/36 17/44
25.44 Leeds City 11.17a ~ 11.20d 11.13½ ~ 11.18   17.26a ~ 17.28d 17.36 ~ 17.37
26.39 Wortley Jn 11/23 ?   17/23 ?
36.20 Shipley Leeds Jn 11/34 11/31½   17/11 17/21
42.43 Keighley 11.44a 11.42½   17.02d 17.12½


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