17th June 1978

Yorkshire Dales National Park & Dales Rail Special
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DMU's Used 2x 4-car sets

Route :

DMU Route
as listed (?York - Harrogate - ?) Leeds - Church Fenton - York - Northallerton - Castle Hills Jn
as listed Castle Hills Jn - Ainderby - Bedale - Redmire
as listed Redmire - (reverse of outward route) - Castle Hills Jn
as listed Castle Hills Jn - (reverse of outward route) - York
as listed York - Northallerton - Castle Hills Jn
as listed Castle Hills Jn - Ainderby - Bedale - Redmire
as listed Redmire - (reverse of outward route) - Castle Hills Jn
as listed Castle Hills Jn - (reverse of outward route) - York
as listed York - Skelton Jn - Knareasborough - Harrogate - Headingley - Leeds

Notes :
(1) This train provided two functions - a ramblers train and a fill-in shopping excursion from Redmire to York. Ian Umpleby believes the train may have traversed the Harrogate Loop from York prior to when he boarded the train at Leeds in teh morning.

Sources : Ian Umpleby (on outward leg only) & Dick Franklin (on 17.00 ex-York & 19.05 ex-Redmire)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Ian Umpleby & Dick Franklin)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Leeds 08.55d 09.23½
14.64 Church Fenton ? 09/42
25.44 York ??.??a 09.53½

 

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked (out) Booked (rtn)   Booked Actual
25.44 York 09.33d 09.53½   ? 17.00d   20.57a 21.12
35.24 Tollerton ? 10/07½   ? ?   ? 21/01½
47.60 Thirsk 09/57 10/21½   ? ?   ? 20/51
55.40 Northallerton 10*04 ~ 10*06 10.32½ ~ 10.32½   ? ?   ??.?? ~ ??.?? 20.41 ~ 20.41½
56.45 Castle Hills Jn 10.08 ~ 10.16 10.36½ ~ 10.39   ? ?   20.16 ~ ??.?? 20.36 ~ 20.38½
59.33 Ainderby ? ?   ? ?   ? 20/28½
62.29 Leeming Bar ? ?   ? ?   ? 20/21
64.01 Bedale 10.41a ~ 10.43d 10.57 ~ 11.00   ? ?   19.49a ~ 19.51d 20.14 ~ 20.17
74.01 leyburn 11.13a ~ ??.??d 11.18 ~ ??.??   ? ?   19.17a ~ 19.19d 19.51 ~ 19.53½
78.37 Redmire ??.??a ??.??   ? ?   19.05d 19.04

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 York 21.03d 21.17½
1.48 Skelton Jn ? 21/20½
8.60 Hammerton ? 21/36
10.20 Cattal ? 21/39½
16.40 Knaresborough 21.31a ~ ??.??d 21.48½ ~ 21.50
20.40 Harrogate 21.40a ~ ??.??d 21.57½ ~ 21.59½
33.00 Horsforth 22.02a ~ ??.??d 22.19 ~ 22.20½
35.52 Headingley 22.04a ~ ??.??d 22.25 ~ ??.??
39.00 Leeds ??.??a ??.??


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