20th June 1981

S.L.O.A.
The Yorkshire Pullman

Locos Used 40046, 40173 & steam : 850 'Lord Nelson'

Route : 1Z43 throughout

Loco Route
40046 Crewe - Sandbach - Middlewich - Northwich
850 Northwich - Altrincham - Northenden Jn - Edgeley Jn - Stockport - Denton - Stalybridge - Huddersfield - Mirfield - Dewsbury - Leeds
40173 Leeds - Shipley - Keighley - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle

Notes :
(1) Dick Franklin comments: the train was retimed on the day to leave Northwich at 11.52 but I am unsure where the re-timings stretched to (the original times are shown in the tabulation below). I suspect the water stop at Northenden was either cut out or reduced. The train was also re-timed on the day from Settle onwards - the tabulation below shows these new booked times.

Sources : 'Steamsounds' & Dick Franklin
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Dick Franklin)

Location Booked Actual
Crewe ??.??a ~ 10.42d ??.?? ~ 10.42
Sandbach 10/52 10/51
Middlewich 10/58½ ?
Northwich South Jn 11/06½ 11/12
Northwich 11L12 ~ 11L32 (1) 11.15½ ~ 11.52
Knutsford 11/44 ?
Altrincham 11/57 12/17½
Deansgate Jn 11/59 12/21½
Skelton Jn 12/01 12/23
Northenden GF 12w10 ~ 12w40 ?
Northenden Jn 12/42 ?
Edgeley Jn 12/52 12/40½
Stockport 12/54 12.43 ~ 12.47
Heaton Norris Jn 12/59 12/50
Denton Jn 13/07 12/58
Guide Bridge 13/15 13/00
Stalybridge 13p25a ~ 13p40d 13.10 ~ 13.33
Greenfield 13/50 13/45
Diggle 13/53 13/48
Marsden 13/59 13/53
Huddersfield 14/10 14/02
Heaton Lodge Jn 14/17 14/08
Thornhill Jn 14/22 ?
Morley 14/32 14/18½
Whitehall Jn 14/40 14/38
Leeds 14L43a ~ 15L06d 14.42 ~ 15.13
Wortley Jn 15/11 15/17
Shipley Leeds Jn 15/27 15/29
Keighley 15/37 15/37
Skipton 15c56 ~ 15c58 15/46
Hellifield 16/11 16/00
Settle Jn 16/14½ 16/06½
Settle 16.17 ~ 16.18 16.10 ~ 16.11
Blea Moor 16/38 16/31
Dent 16p45a ~ 17p05d 16.39 ~ 17.04
Ais Gill 17/14 17/13
Appleby 17p32a ~ 17p47d 17.29½ ~ 17.46½
Petteril Bridge Jn ? 18/19
Carlisle 18.25a 18.31


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