3rd May 1986

Class 20 Locomotive Society
The Yorkshire Gyrator

Loco Used 20002
Stock Used 5199+5081+5127+17047

Route :

Loco Route
20002 Sheffield - Aldwarke Jn - Wath Rd. Jn - Cudworth Station Jn - Oakenshaw South Jn - Crofton East Jn - Knottingley
20002 Knottingley - Oakenshaw Jn - Calder Bridge Jn - Turners Lane Jn – Normanton - Woodlesford - Engine Shed Jn - Whitehall Jn - Horsforth - Harrogate - Knaresborough - York
20002 York - Sherburn South Jn - Gascoigne Wood Jn - Hambleton West Jn -Hambleton South Jn - Doncaster - Aldwarke Jn - Masborough - Treeton North Jn - Catcliffe Jn - Brightside Jn - Sheffield

Notes :
(1) Jeremy Hartill comments: I travelled on this, not one of the strongest 20's it only managed 39 on the climb to Horsforth. Later in the day it did manage 74mph on the ECML after Templehirst Jn, but it took a long time to get there.


20002 pulls into Sheffield station to start the tour (photo: LASERman)

Sources : Richard Hughes & LASERman (both on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from LASERman)

M.C

 Location

Booked

Actual

0.00

Sheffield

10.30d

10.30 [P1]

0.36

Nunnery Main Line Jn

10/32

10.33 ~ 10.34

1.31

Woodburn Jn

10/35

10/37½

1.71

Attercliffe Jn

10/38

?

3.27

Broughton Lane Jn

?

?

3.76

Tinsley Station Jn

?

?

4.18

Tinsley East Jn

?

?

6.22

Rotherham Central

?

?

8.49

Aldwarke Jn

10/51

10/52½

12.03

Wath Road Jn

?

?

17.69

Dearne Valley North Jn

?

/

19.19

Cudworth Station Jn

?

?

26.06

Oakenshaw South Jn

11/17

11.20 ~ 11.21½

27.72

Crofton East Jn

11/23

11/26½

35.10

Pontefract Monkhill

11/38

11/40

36.79

Knottingley

11.43 ~ 11.57

11.44 ~ 12.06½

38.68

Pontefract Monkhill

12/01

12.13½ ~ 12.14½

46.06

Crofton East Jn

?

12/25

46.50

Crofton West Jn

12/16

12/27

47.14

Oakenshaw Jn

?

12/28½

47.57

Calder Bridge Jn

12/18

12/31

48.27

Turners Lane Jn

12/20

12/34

50.32

Goose Hill Jn

12/24

12/39

50.68

Normanton

?

?

51.55

Altofts Jn

12/27

12/41

52.09

Altofts

?

?

53.13

Methley Jn

?

12/42½

55.57

Woodlesford

?

?

60.78

Engine Shed Jn

12c?? ~ 12c44

12.54 ~ 12.55

61.16

Whitehall Jn

12/47

12/56

61.42

Wortley Jn

12/48

12/58

63.56

Headingley

?

?

66.26

Horsforth

12/55

13/06

73.60

Rigton

13/03

?

75.48

Pannal

?

?

78.68

Harrogate

13p13a ~ 13p28d

13.26 ~ 13.32

80.79

Starbeck

?

?

82.56

Knaresborough

13/34

13.40 ~ 13.40

87.11

Allerton

?

?

89.08

Cattal

13/42

13/50

90.46

Hammerton

13/45

13/53½

93.20

Marston Moor

?

?

96.35

Poppleton

13/53

14/02/05

97.57

Skelton Jn

13/56

14/07½

99.26

York

14.00a ~ 16.30d

14.16½ ~ 16.30½ [P9a]

104.67

Colton Jn

16/38

16/40

108.16

Ulleskelf

?

?

110.04

Church Fenton

?

16/46/03

112.47

Sherburn South Jn

?

16/52

113.59

Gascoigne Wood Jn

?

16/54½

115.55

Hambleton West Jn

?

16/57

116.78

Hambleton South Jn

?

16/58½

122.01

Temple Hirst Jn

16/55

17/04

125.14

Balne

?

?

129.07

Moss

?

?

130.40

Joan Croft Jn

?

?

130.73

Shaftholme Jn

17/00

17/11½

133.07

Arksey

?

?

135.12

Doncaster

17p06a ~ 17p22d

17.17½ ~ 17.28 [P3?]

137.12

Hexthorpe Jn

17/26

?

139.75

Conisborough

?

?

142.15

Mexborough

17/31

17/40

144.46

Thrybergh Jn

?

?

145.44

Aldwarke Jn

17/38

17/47

148.04

Rotherham

17/43

17/59

149.43

Masborough Station South Jn

?

?

150.65

Treeton North Jn

17/50

18/04½

151.15

Catcliffe Jn

?

18/06

152.02

Tinsley Yard

?

?

153.21

Shepccote East Jn

18/02

18/14

154.35

Brightside Jn

18/05

18/21

156.07

Attercliffe Road

?

?

156.46

Nunnery Main Line Jn

?

18/25

157.01

Sheffield

18.12a

18.27½ [P6]


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