10th August 1975

British Rail
(Mystery Excursion)

Loco Used 47255
Stock Used 12x mark 2's

Route :

Loco Route
47255 Leeds - Morley - Thornhill LNW Jn - Greetland Jn - Hall Royd Jn - Copy Pit - Accrington - Blackburn - Lostock Hall Jn - Farington Jn - (via WCML) - Warrington Bank Quay - Walton Old Jn - Acton Grange Jn - Helsby - Chester - Saltney Jn - Rhyl - Llandudno Junction - Llandudno
47255 Llandudno - (reverse of outward route) - Acton Grange Jn - (via WCML) - Winwick Jn - Earlestown - Parkside West Jn (1) - Golborne Jn - Wigan South Jn - Wigan Station Jn - Wigan Wallgate (2)
47255 (3) Wigan Wallgate - Wigan Wallgate Jn (onto Liverpool line)
47255 (from Liverpool line) Wigan Wallgate Jn - Wigan Wallgate - Wigan Station Jn - Crow Nest Jn - Swinton - Manchester Victoria - Stalybridge - Huddersfield - Spen Valley Jn - Thornhill Jn - Dewsbury - Leeds

Notes :
(1) Ian Umpleby comments: Booked on the return leg via Chat Moss to Manchester Victoria but the train was stopped at Parkside West for 9mins then diverted via Wigan, presumably due to overrunning engineering work.
(2) Loco ran round at Wigan Wallgate prior to propelling the train onto the Liverpool line to reverse.
(3) Loco propelling.

Source : Ian Umpleby

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Ian Umpleby)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Leeds 09.30d 09.38½   21.03a 21.52 140.08
4.52 Morley ? 09/46½   ? 21/44½ 135.36
9.16 Dewsbury ? 09/51   ? 21/39 130.72
10.56 Thornhill LNW Jn ? 09/53   ? 21/36½ 129.32
13.48 Heaton Lodge Jn ? 09/56  
19.56 Greetland ? 10/02½  
22.00 Sowerby Bridge ??.??a ~ ??.??d 10.11½ ~ 10.15  
27.00 Hebden Bridge 10/17 10/21½  
31.00 Hall Royd Jn 10/23 10/27  
35.24 Copy Pit 10/32 10/35½  
40.36 Gannow Jn 10/45 10/42  
47.08 Accrington 10/53 11*01 ~ 11*04½ [SL]  
? Whitkirk GF ? ? [ML]  
52.28 Blackburn 11c08½ ~ 11c10½ 11.19½ ~ 11.21  
54.20 Cherry Tree 11/14½ 11/24½  
60.40 Bamber Bridge 11/20 11/31  
61.32 Lostock Hall Jn 11/21½ 11/37  
62.12 Farington Jn 11/26½ 11/40  
64.76 Euxton Jn      
74.48 Wigan North Western      
- Spen Valley Jn   ? 21/32½ 126.04
- Huddersfield   ? 21.15½ ~ 21.27 122.68
- Marsden   ? 21/12 115.52
- Diggle Jn   20/16 21/07 112.04
- Greenfield   20/13½ 21/04 109.60
- Stalybridge   20/06 20/57 105.04
- Miles Platting   19/53 20/48 100.48
- Manchester Victoria   19c36 ~ 19c47 20.38½ ~ 20.39½ 97.12
- Swinton   DIV 20/03½ 92.08
- Atherton   DIV 19/56 86.04
- Crow Nest Jn   DIV 19/51 82.32
- Wigan Wallgate   DIV 19/45 79.32
- Wigan Wallgate Jn   DIV ??.?? ~ ??.?? 79.12
- Wigan Wallgate   DIV 19.27 ~ 19.?? 78.72
80.44 Golborne Jn ? 12/14   DIV 19/14 72.60
- Astley   19/18 DIV -
- Parkside West Jn   ? 19/12½ 71.52
- Earlestown   19/07 18/59 70.40
82.72 Winwick Jn ? 12/15½   19/00 18/55½ 69.04
86.28 Warrington Bank Quay ? 12c19½ ~ 12c20½   ? 18c50 ~ 18c51 65.48
87.40 Walton old Jn ? 12/23½  
88.32 Acton Grange Jn ? 12/26   ? 18/46½ 63.48
97.28 Helsby ? 12/37   ? 18/35 54.32
101.48 Mickle Trafford Jn ? 12/46½   ? 18/30 50.32
104.28 Chester ? 12/53½   ? 18c23 ~ 18c25 47.52
106.16 Saltney Jn ? 12/58   ? 18/17 45.64
110.08 Sandycroft ? 13/07½   ? 18/13 41.72
? Mold Jn ? ? [SL to ?]   ? ? ?
121.04 Holywell Jn ? 13/19½   ? ? 30.76
134.24 Rhyl ? 13/35   ? 17/46½ 17.56
138.48 Abergele ? 13/40   ? 17/41½ 13.32
148.56 Llandudno Junction ? 13/53   ? 17/29 3.24
152.00 Llandudno ??.??a 14.01½   17.20d 17.21½ 0.00


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