26th May 1979

S.L.O.A.
The Curator

Locos Used 25242, 40080, 86240 'Bishop Eric Treacy' & steam : MR 1000 & 4771 'Green Arrow'
Stock Used 11 Mk 1's

Route :

Loco(s) Route
86240 London Euston - Lichfield - Stafford - Crewe - Manchester Piccadilly
25242 Manchester Piccadilly - Guide Bridge
1000 + 4771 Guide Bridge - Woodley - New Mills South Jn - Chinley - Hope - Grindleford - Dore -Sheffield - Rotherham - Wath Jn - Moorhouse - Pontefract - Burton Salmon - Church Fenton - York
40080 York - Church Fenton - Micklefield - Garforth - Leeds - Morley - Mirfield - Huddersfield - Marsden - Diggle - Stalybridge - Ashton Moss Jn - Denton Jn - Stockport
86240 Stockport - Crewe - Stafford - Lichfield - London Euston

Brian Basterfield comments: It was a nice touch to have "Bishop Eric Treacy" on the first and last sections of this railtour. And it was appropriate that two National Railway Museum locomotives should work the steam section. They made a fine pairing. I believe that the tour was dedicated the former head of the Museum, John Scholes, who had recently died. Some unrealistic timings on the Hope Valley route meant we lost time, and the Sheffield to York line hardly offers the scope for any recovery. And I hadn't previously had a class 40 over the Standedge route, so that was a bonus. I joined and left the train at Lichfield, and the conclusion of a very pleasant day ended with an arrival 2 minutes early.

Source : Brian Basterfield

Timings (Actual - Steam Leg Only)
(from Brian Basterfield)

Location Actual
Guide Bridge 11.26d
Woodley 11/38
Romiley 11/41
New Mills South Jn  11/56
Chinley  12.06a ~ 12.29d
Hope 12/46
Gridleford 12/52
Dore 13/00
Sheffield  13.22a ~ 13.57d
Rotherham 14/08
Wath Road Jn 14.21a ~ 14.28d
Moorthorpe 14/40
Pontefract 14/49
Burton Salmon 14/55
Church Fenton 14/02
York 15.16a


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