7th April 1984

North Staffordshire Railway Co. 1978 Ltd & Newcastle Staffs Volleyball Club
Knotty Northern Circular

Locos Used 25042, 25224 & 40122
Stock Used 10x mark 1's

Route : 1Z69 throughout

Loco(s) Route
25042 + 25224 Stafford - Stone - Stoke-on-Trent - Kidsgrove - Macclesfield - Stockport - Stalybridge - Huddersfield - Batley - Leeds
40122 Leeds - Skipton - Settle Jn - (via Settle & Carlisle) - Petterill Bridge Jn - Carlisle
40122 Carlisle - Petterill Bridge Jn - Haltwhistle - Hexham - Newcastle - Durham - Northallerton - York - Church Fenton - Cross Gates - Leeds
25042 + 25224 Leeds - (reverse of outward route) - Stafford

Notes :
(1) Was booked for a class 46 from Newcastle but 40122 stayed on.

Sources : David Ingham, Nick Ross & Alan Baylis

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Baylis)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Stafford 07.30d 07.50   20.35a 20.33
Stone 07.45a ~ 07.46d 08.05 ~ 08.06   20.21a ~ 20.22d 20.18 ~ 20.20
Stoke-on-Trent 08.00a ~ 08.02d 08.17 ~ 08.25   20.08a ~ 20.10d 20.07 ~ 20.09
Kidsgrove 08.13a ~ 08.14d 08.35 ~ 08.36   19.58a ~ 19.59d 19.56 ~ 19.57
Macclesfield 08.30a ~ 08.31d 08.51 ~ 08.52   19.42a ~ 19.43d 19.41 ~ 19.42
Stockport 08.54a ~ 08.55d 09.05 ~ 09.13   19.19a ~ 19.21d 19.23 ~ 19.25
Stalybridge 09.14a ~ 09.15d 09.36 ~ 09.39   18.57a ~ 18.58d 19.06 ~ 19.07
Marsden ? 10/00   ? 18/53
Huddersfield ? 10/06   ? 18/43
Batley ? 10/20   ? 18/32
Leeds 10L03a ~ 10L15d 10.30 ~ 10.46   17L37a ~ 17L58d 18.05 ~ 18.21

 

Location Booked Actual
Skipton ? 11/32
Settle ? 11/49
Appleby 12.02a ~ 12.15d 12.43 ~ 12.56
Carlisle 13.02a ~ 14.05d 13.33 ~ 14.20
Brampton ? 14/38
Hexham ? 14/54
Newcastle 15L23a ~ 15L50d 15.45 ~ 16.00
Durham ? 16/20
Darlington ? 16/44
Northallerton ? 17/01
York ? 17.27 ~ 17.29
Church Fenton ? 17/45
Cross Gates ? 17/58

Timings continue in first table.

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