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


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