21st September 1975
Wirral Railway Circle
The North Eastern
Locos Used | 40019 & steam: 1306, 4472 'Flying Scotsman' & 4771 'Green Arrow' |
Route : 1Z43 throughout
Loco(s) | Route |
40019 | Liverpool Lime Street - Allerton - Widnes - Warrington Central - Glazebrook East Jn - Manchester Oxford Road - Manchester Piccadilly - Ashburys - Romiley - New Mills Central - Chinley - Edale - Dore - Sheffield |
4771 | Sheffield - Rotherham Masborough - Aldwarke Jn - Wath Road Jn - Cudworth - Normanton - Altofts Jn - Burton Salmon - Church Fenton (1) - York |
1306 + 4472 | York - (via ECML) (2) - Low Fell Jn - Gateshead West - (via High Level Bridge) - Newcastle - (via King Edward Bridge, ECML) - York |
4472 | York - (reverse of outward route) - Sheffield |
40019 | Sheffield - (reverse of outward route) - Liverpool Lime Street |
Notes :
(1) 4771 suffered a hot axlebox in the Church Fenton area and ran at restricted
speed to York.
(2) From Ouston Jn the train took the slow line which ran to the west of Tyne
Yard, to Low Fell Jn.
Source : Dick Franklin
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Dick Franklin)
Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
Liverpool Lime Street | 08.40d | 08.43 | 23.47a | 23.52½ | |
Allerton | 08.53a ~ 08.55d | 08.56 ~ 08.57 | 23.32a ~ 23.34d | 23.41 ~ 23.41½ | |
Allerton Jn | 08/56 | 08/58 | 23/30½ | 23/40 | |
Hunts Cross West Jn | 08/57 | 08/59½ | 23/29 | ? | |
Widnes | 09.10a ~ 09.12d | 09.06 ~ 09.14 | 23.19a ~ 23.21d | 23.30 ~ 23.31 | |
Widnes East Jn | 09/15½ | 09/17 | 23/16 | 23/27 | |
Warrington Central | 09.21a ~ 09.23d | 09.22 ~ 09.25 | 23.07a ~ 23.09d | 23.13½ ~ 23.15 | |
Glazebrook East Jn | 09/33 | 09/33 | 22/57 | 23/07 | |
Trafford Park East Jn | ? | ? | 22/47½ | 23/00½ | |
Cornbrook Jn | 09/47 | ? | 22/46 | 22/59½ | |
Oxford Road | 09.49½a ~ 09.51½d | 09.49 ~ 09.52½ | 22.41½a ~ 22.43½d | 22.49 ~ 22.56 | |
Manchester Piccadilly | 09.53a ~ 09.55d | 09.55 ~ 09.58 | 22.38a ~ 22.40d | 22.43 ~ 22.47 | |
Ardwick | 09/58 | 10/01 | 22/34 | 22/41½ | |
Ashburys | 10/00 | 10/03 | 22/32 | 22/37 | |
Romiley | 10/09 | 10/14 | 22/18 | 22/29 | |
New Mills Central | 10.16a ~ 10.18d | 10.23 ~ 10.28 | 22.08a ~ 22.10d | 22.20 ~ 22.22 | |
New Mills South Jn | 10/21 | 10/31 | 22/04 | 22/17½ | |
Chinley | 10/27½ | 10/37 | 22/00 | 22/13 | |
Chinley North Jn | 10/29½ | 10/39 | 21/57½ | 22/11 | |
Edale | 10/39 | 10/47 | 21/50 | 22/04 | |
Grindleford | 10/48½ | 10/56 | 21/38½ | 21.49 ~ 21.49½ | |
Totley Tunnel East | 10/57 | 10/59½ | 21/32 | 21/41 | |
Dore West Jn | 10/58 | ? | 21/30 | ? | |
Dore | 10/59 | 11/01½ | 21/28 | 21/39½ | |
Sheffield | 11L09a ~ 11L24d | 11.08 ~ 11.26 | 20L58a ~ 21L20d | 21.13 ~ 21.31 | |
Wincobank Station Jn | 11/29 | 11/32 | 20/51 | 21/05 | |
Rotherham Masborough | 11/35 | 11/35½ | 20/47 | 21/00 | |
Aldwarke Jn | 11/39 | 11/39½ | 20/43 | 20/56 | |
Wath Road Jn | 11/44 | 11/43 | 20/39 | 20/52½ | |
Cudworth | 11/55 | 11/50½ | 20/29 | 20/43 | |
Normanton | 12/08 | 12/07 | 20/15 | 20/26 | |
Altofts Jn | 12/10 | 12/08 | 20/13 | 20/25 | |
Burton Salmon | 12/20 | 12/18 | 20/03 | 20/14½ | |
Church Fenton | 12p29a ~ 12p44d | 12.26 ~ 12.42 | 19/55 | 20/02½ | |
York | 13L00a ~ 13L20d | 13.04½ ~ 13.52½ | 19L18a ~ 19L38d | 19.22 ~ 19.40 | |
Skelton Jn | 13/24 [SL] | ? | ? | ? | |
Tollerton | 13/34 | 14/10 | 19/04 | 19/08 | |
Thirsk | 13/47 | 14/25½ | 18/51 | 18/55 | |
Avenue Jn | ? | ? [FL] | ? | ? | |
Northallerton | 13/58 | 14/37½ | 18/41 | 18/47 | |
Darlington | 14.16a ~ 14.26d | 14.55 ~ 15.06½ | 18/24 | 18/33 | |
Ferryhill Loop | 14.48 ~ 14.55 | 15/23 | |||
Durham | 15/11 | 15/34 | 17/56 | 18/08½ | |
Ouston Jn | ? | ? [SL] | ? | ? | |
Low Fell Jn | ? | 15/52½ | ? | ? | |
Gateshead West | 15/35 | ? | |||
King Edward Bridge | 17/38 | ? | |||
Newcastle | 15.38a | 16.02 | 17.35d | 17.39½ |