16th March 1985

Severnside Railtours
The Rylstone Rambler

Locos Used 25044, 25060, 31248, 31433, 31461, 37186 & 37187

Route : 1Z25 throughout

Loco(s) Route
37186 + 37187 Swansea - Neath - Port Talbot - Bridgend - Cardiff Central - Newport - Severn Tunnel Junction - Patchway - Filton Jn - (2) - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Ashchurch - Abbotswood Jn - Stoke Works Jn - Bromsgrove - Barnt Green - Kings Norton - Birmingham New Street - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Tamworth HL - Burton-on-Trent -Stenson Jn - Castle Donnington - Sheet Stores Jn - Toton
25044 + 25060 Toton - Trowell Jn - Pye Bridge Jn - Pinxton - Kirkby Summit - Shirebrook - Elmton & Creswell Jn - Woodend Jn - Worksop
25044 + 25060 Worksop - Shireoaks West Jn - Woodhouse Jn - Darnall West - Attercliffe Jn - Broughton Lane Jn - Tinsley Station Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Wath Road Jn - Cudworth Station Jn - Oakenshaw South Jn - Crofton East Jn - Oakenshaw Jn - Calder Bridge - Wakefield Kirkgate - Horbury Jn - Healey Mills
31433 + 31461 Healey Mills - Horbury Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Goose Hill Jn - Altofts Jn - Woodlesford - Engine Shed Jn - Whitehall Jn - Apperley Jn - Bingley - Keighley - Skipton
31248 Skipton - Rylstone
31433 + 31461 Rylstone - Skipton - Hellifield
31433 + 31461 Hellifield - Clitheroe - Blackburn
31433 + 31461 Blackburn - Rose Grove - Copy Pit - Hall Royd Jn - Hebden Bridge - Greetland Jn - Heaton Lodge Jn - Thornhill LNW Jn - Healey Mills
25060 + 25044 Healey Mills - Horbury Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Calder Bridge - Crofton West Jn - Pontefract Monkhill - Knottingley - Askern - Shaftholme Jn - Doncaster - Mexborough - Aldwarke Jn - Rotherham - Treeton North Jn - Catcliffe Jn - Tinsley Yard - Shepcote Lane Jn - Brightside Station Jn - Sheffield - Dore - Chesterfield - Clay Cross South Jn - Ambergate Jn - Derby
37186 + 37187 Derby - Stenson Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Tamworth HL - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - Birmingham New Street - Kings Norton - Barnt Green - Bromsgrove - Stoke Works Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Ashchurch - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - (2) - Gloucester - Lydney - Chepstow - Severn Tunnel Junction - (reverse of outward route) - Swansea

Notes:
(1) A subdued atmosphere remained on this tour due in part to the common power allocated. It was rumoured that the driver that was to take the tour up the branch rejected the allocated rat in favour of 31248. It thrashed well on the long climb along the scenic Rylstone branch before stopping at the work’s gates in the middle of nowhere before the EH pair returned us to Skipton. On the return run the rats exceeded 92 mph on the Sheffield-Derby section for the fastest run of the day.
(2) Originally uploaded with reversals at Bristol Temple Meads each way, MisterC has it noted the train ran via Bristol Parkway on the outward and Gloucester on the return.
(3) Guy Vincent comments: Originally the outward leg of the tour was due to run via Bristol Temple Meads, but this was changed at a very late stage and British Rail provided a single car DMU (W55026) to form a connecting service between Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway. I used this to join the tour.


From Bob Mitchell's ticket collection.

Sources :
Nick Ross (joined/left train at Birmingham New Street),
Darren Tecklenberg (joined/left train at Cardiff Central),
MisterC (joined/left the train at Newport) &
Guy Vincent (joined the outward leg at Bristol Parkway/left the return leg at Cheltenham Spa)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Guy Vincent)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Swansea 02.50d ?   23.20a ? 195.21
1.25 Landore 02/52 ?   23/14 ? 193.76
7.67 Neath 03.02a ~ 03.04d ?   23.05a ~ 23.06d ? 187.34
13.28 Port Talbot 03.12a ~ 03.14d ?   22.56a ~ 22.57d ? 181.73
25.42 Bridgend 03.28a ~ 03.30d ?   22.42a ~ 22.43d ? 169.59
45.57 Cardiff Central 03.51a ~ 03.53d ?   22.18a ~ 22.20d ? 149.44
57.37 Newport 04.06a ~ 04.08d ?   22.02a ~ 22.03d ? 137.64
67.26 Severn Tunnel Junction 04/18 ?   21/52 ? 127.75
74.22 Pilning 04/24 ?   - - -
77.68 Patchway 04/28 ?   - - -
79.01 Filton Jn 04/29 DIV   - - -
83.65 Bristol Temple Meads 04.35a ~ 04.50d DIV   - - -
88.35 Filton Jn 04/59 DIV   - - -
89.54 Bristol Parkway 05.01a ~ 05.03d ??.?? ~ 05.31   - - -
94.24 Westerleigh Jn 05/08 05/38   - - -
102.37 Charfield 05/15 05/46   - - -
115.62 Standish Jn 05/24 05/55   - - -
- Chepstow - -   21/43 ? 120.47
- Lydney - -   21/36 ? 112.51
- Awre - -   21/32 ? 107.32
122.73 Gloucester 05.31a ~ 05.34d DIV   21.15a ~ 21.17d ? 93.18
129.33 Cheltenham Spa 05.52a ~ 05.54d 06.13 ~ 06.15   21.04a ~ 21.06d 21.10 ~ ??.?? 86.58
136.44 Ashchurch 06/00 06/24   20/56 ? 79.47
147.31 Abbotswood Jn 06/09 06/32   20/48 ? 68.60
158.48 Stoke Works Jn 06/16 06/39   20/40 20/49 57.43
160.61 Bromsgrove 06/18 06/41   20/39 20/48 55.30
163.34 Blackwell 06/22 06/44   20/37 20/46 52.57
164.24 Barnt Green 06/25 06/46   20/36 20/45 51.67
169.14 Kings Norton Jn 06/30 06/49   20/30 ? 46.77
173.35 Church Road Jn 06/36 06/56   20/21 ? 42.56
174.72 Birmingham New Street 06.43a ~ 06.45d 07.02 ~ 07.05   20.15a ~ 20.17d 20.08 ~ 20.26 41.19
176.37 Landor Street Jn 06/48 07/08   20/09 20/03 39.54
182.54 Water Orton East Jn 06/55 07/15   20/02 19/53 33.37
186.38 Kingsbury Jn 06/58 07/18   19/58 19/51 29.53
192.19 Tamworth HL 07/02 07/23   19/52 19/46 23.72
199.47 Wichnor Jn 07/08 07/29   19/44 ? 16.44
205.10 Burton-on-Trent 07.13a ~ 07.15d 07.34 ~ 07.35   19.38a ~ 19.39d 19.33 ~ 19.35 11.01
211.27 Stenson Jn 07/23 07/43   19/25 ? 4.64

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
216.12 Worthington Jn 07/29 07/50
220.06 Castle Donington 07/36 07/55
223.61 Sheet Stores Jn 07/44 08/01
226.19
0.00
Toton 07L50 ~ 08L05 08.06 ~ 08.25
3.25 Trowell Jn 08/10 ?
12.05 Pye Bridge Jn 08/23 08/42
13.62 Pinxton 08/27 08/46
17.15 Kirkby Summit 08/33 ?
24.41 Shirebrook 09/01 09/24
28.79 Elmton & Creswell Jn 09/07 09/32
33.33 Woodend Jn 09/13 ?
34.68 Worksop 09.20a ~ 09.32d ??.?? ~ 10.11
36.46 Shireoaks West Jn 09/38 10/17
44.74 Woodhouse Jn 09/47 10/25
48.42 Darnall West 09/52 10/30
49.11 Attercliffe Jn 09/55 10/33
50.21 Broughton Lane Jn 09/58 10/37
51.07 Tinsley Station Jn 10/01 10/40
55.58 Aldwarke Jn 10/09 10/48
59.10 Wath Road Jn 10/12 10/52
66.14 Cudworth Station Jn 10/19 11/02
73.15 Oakenshaw South Jn 10/30 11/15
74.22 Croft East Jn 10/32 ?
75.49 Oakenshaw Jn 10/34 ?
76.13 Calder Bridge 10/36 ?
76.63 Wakefield Kirkgate 10/38 11/20
79.07 Horbury Jn 10/45 11/23
81.61
0.00
Healey Mills 10L49 ~ 10L59 11.30 ~ 11.49
2.54 Horbury Jn 11/03 11/54
4.78 Wakefield Kirkgate 11p07 ~ 11p22 11.58 ~ 12.05
7.47 Goose Hill Jn 11/28 12/10
8.71 Altofts Jn 11/31 12/13
12.73 Woodlesford 11/36 12/17
18.11 Engine Shed Jn 11c47 ~ 11c49 ?
18.45 Whitehall Jn 11/52 ?
19.10 Worley Jn 11/54 ?
24.70 Apperley Jn 12/00 ?
28.36 Guiseley Jn 12/04 12/35
31.59 Bingley 12/09 12/39
34.77 Keighley 12/15 12/42
44.12 Skipton 12p32 ~ 12p47 12.52 ~ 13.12
44.24 Skipton Station North Jn 12.49 ~ 12.53 13.14 ~ 13.20
51.47 Rylestone 13.20a ~ 13.25d 13.55 ~ 14.03
58.70 Skipton Station North Jn 13.55 ~ 14.00 14.27 ~ 14.29
62.36 Gargrave 14/04 ?
68.51
0.00
Hellifield 14.10a ~ 14.20d 14.42 ~ 14.57
13.46 Clitheroe 14/39 15/17
23.58 Daisyfield Jn 14/56 ?
24.25 Blackburn 14.58 ~ 15.18d 15.36 ~ 15.56
34.13 Rose Grove 15/30 16/13
39.75 Copy Pit 15/37 16/28
44.27 Hall Royd Jn 15/44 ?
48.16 Hebden Bridge 15/58 ?
55.43 Greetland Jn 16/09 ?
61.75 Heaton Lodge Jn 16/17 ?
64.41 Thornhill LNW Jn 16/23 16/51
67.30
0.00
Healey Mills 16L29 ~ 16L40 ??.?? ~ 17.12
2.54 Horbury Jn 16/45 17/16
4.78 Wakefield Kirkgate 16/49 17.19 ~ 17.20
5.48 Calder Bridge 16/50 17/22
6.56 Crofton West Jn 16/52 17/25
13.74 Pontefract Monkhill 17/02 17/34
15.63 Knottingley 17/06 17/39
23.73 Askern 17/20 ?
26.45 Shaftholme Jn 17/23 17/50
30.64 Doncaster 17c28 ~ 17c30 17.56 ~ 18.00
35.37 Conisbrough 17/38 18/08
37.69 Mexborough 17/42 18/11
41.18 Aldwarke Jn 17/48 ?
43.58 Rotherham 17/52 18/20
46.39 Treeton North Jn 17/58 18/23
46.64 Catcliffe Jn 18/01 ?
47.51 Tinsley Yard 18/06 ?
48.62 Shepcote Lane Jn 18/10 ?
50.04 Brightside Station Jn 18/16 ?
52.50 Sheffield 18/23 18/38
56.70 Dore 18/29 ?
59.48 Dronfield 18/33 ?
64.70 Chesterfield 18/39 ?
69.00 Clay Cross South Jn 18/43 18/54
79.08 Ambergate Jn 18/53 19/02
89.01
0.00
Derby 19L03a ~ 19L18d ??.?? ~ 19.21

Timings continue in first table.

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