28th October 1978

Dinting Railway Centre
The Mancunian

Locos Used 76051, 76053 & steam: 1000 & 5690 'Leander'

Route : 1Z34 throughout

Loco(s) Route
76053 Manchester Piccadilly - Ardwick - Guide Bridge
5690 Guide Bridge - Romiley - New Mills South Jn - Chinley - Edale - Dore - Sheffield - Rotherham Masborough - Moorthorpe - Pontefract Baghill - Church Fenton - York
1000 + 5690 York - (reverse of outward route) - Guide Bridge
76051 Guide Bridge - (reverse of outward route) - Manchester Piccadilly


1000 & 5690 pass Chinley (photo: the Bob Mitchell collection)

Source : Pete Drury (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Pete Drury)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Manchester Piccadilly 08.38d 08.38   17.41a 17.43
Ardwick 08/40 08/40   ? ?
Guide Bridge 08L47a ~ 08L58d 08.47 ~ 08.57   17L24a ~ 17L34d 17.20 ~ 17.27
Hyde Jn 09/02 09/02   ? 17/17
Woodley 09/07 09/07   17/14 17/12
Romiley 09/10 09/11   17/11 17/10
New Mills South Jn 09/21 09/24   16/57 17/01
Chinley 09.28a ~ 09.38d 09.33 ~ 09.44   16.39a ~ 16.52d 16.43 ~ 16.55
Chinley North Jn 09/40 09/48   16/34 16/41
Edale 09/50 09/59   16/24 16/33
Grindleford 10/03 10/10   16/12 16/15
Totley Tunnel East 10/08 10/15   16/07 16/07
Dore 10/11 10/17   ? 16/01
Sheffield 10.19a ~ 10.38d 10.23 ~ 10.41   15.16a ~ 15.56d 15.21 ~ 15.51
Rotherham Masborough 10/48 10/51   15/01 15/16
Wath Road Jn 10/57 11/03   14/53 14.50a ~ 14.56d
Moorthorpe 11/09 11/15   14/50 14/39
Pontefract Baghill 11/20 11/25   14/29 14/30
Church Fenton 11/36 11/38   14/14 14/16
York 11.52a 11.51   14.00d 14.00


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