27th July 1986

Peak Rail
The Rambler / Hazel Grove Explorer

Did this train run? Details taken from an advertising leaflet.

Traction Used ?DMU?

Route :

Train Name Traction Booked Route
Rambler as listed Buxton - Buxton URS
Rambler as listed Buxton URS - Great Rocks - Chinley - New Mills Central
Rambler as listed New Mills Central - Chinley - Great Rocks - Buxton URS
Rambler as listed Buxton URS - Buxton
Hazel Grove Explorer as listed Buxton - Chapel-en-le-Frith - New Mills Newtown - Hazel Grove
Hazel Grove Explorer as listed Hazel Grove - New Mills South Jn - Chinley - Great Rocks - Buxton URS
Hazel Grove Explorer as listed Buxton - Buxton URS
Rambler as listed Buxton - Buxton URS
Rambler as listed Buxton URS - Great Rocks - Chinley - New Mills Central
Rambler as listed New Mills Central - Chinley - Great Rocks - Buxton URS
Rambler as listed Buxton URS - Buxton

Notes :
(1) A train that was booked to run on Sundays from 6th July to 14th September, plus on Monday 25th August.

Source : Brian Halford

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Brian Halford)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)   Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Buxton 09.40d 11.40a   15.40d 17.40a
Chinley ??.??a ~ 10.25d ??.??a ~ 10.55d   ??.??a ~ 16.25d ??.??a ~ 16.55d
New Mills Central 10.35a 10.45d   16.35a 16.45d

 

Location Booked
Buxton 12.45d
Chapel-en-le-Frith ??.??a ~ 12.56d
New Mills Newtown ??.??A ~ 13.05d
Hazel Grove ??.??a ~ 13.20d
Chinley ??.??a ~ 13.40d
Buxton 14.26a


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