30th May 1987

Branch Line Society
The Northumbrian

DMU Used 2x 2-car sets

Route :

DMU Route
as listed Sheffield - Holmes Jn - Rotherham Central - Aldwarke Jn - Bolton-on-Dearne - Wakefield Westgate - Leeds
as listed Leeds - Apperley Bridge - Bradford Forster Square
as listed Bradford Forster Square - Keighley - Skipton - Hellifield - Settle Jn - (via S&C) - Petteril Bridge Jn - Carlisle
as listed Carlisle - Upperby Bridge Jn
as listed Upperby Bridge Jn - Petteril Bridge Jn - Haltwhistle - Blaydon - Low Fell Jn - (via Tyne Yard USL) - Durham
as listed Durham - (via Tyne Yard DSL) - Low Fell Jn - Pelaw - Washington - Leamside - Billingham (1)
as listed Billingham - Eaglescliffe - Northallerton (2) - York station north end - York Yard - Knaresborough - Leeds
as listed Leeds - (via viaduct line) - Wakefield - Bolton-on-Dearne - Aldwarke Jn - Rotherham Masborough (3) - Holmes Jn - Sheffield

Notes:
(1) Reversed at pre-1966 station site (i.e. short of present station).
(2) Booked via the low-level line avoiding Northallerton station, but routed instead at short notice via the station (W.R. Lynch commnts: to the frustration of those who still wanted the elusive separately aligned southbound ramp up to Longlands Jn and had suffered the same disappointment on the Don & Tees tour on 22nd March 1986).
(3) Booked via Rotherham Central but actually went via Rotherham Masborough.


From Bob Mitchell's ticket collection.

Sources : Bob Mitchell & W.R. Lynch

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from W.R. Lynch)

Location Booked Actual
Sheffield 08.51d 08.54
Wincobank Station Jn 08/56 ?
Holmes Jn 08/59 [HCL] ?
Rotherham Central 09/02 ?
Aldwarke Jn 09/06 ?
Dearne Jn 09/11 ?
Moorthorpe 09/19 ?
South Kirkby Jn 09/21 ?
Hare Park Jn 09/28 ?
Wakefield Westgate 09c34 ~ 09c35 ?
Gelderd Road Jn 09/48 ?
Leeds 09.53a ~ 10.04d ?
Whitehall Jn 10/07 ?
Wortley Jn 10/08 ?
Apperley Jn 10/14 ?
Guiseley Jn 10/18 ?
Bradford Forster Square 10.25a ~ 10.35d ?
Shipley 10/41 ?
Keighley 10/50 ?
Skipton 11.02a ~ 11.04d ?
Carlisle 13.10a ~ 14.00d [P6] 13.10 ~ 14.01 [P6]
Upperby Up Through 14.05 ~ 14.09 ?
Petteril Bridge Jn 14/17 ?
Brampton 14/30 ?
haltwhistle 14/44 ?
Hexham 15/00 ?
Prudhoe 15/10 ?
Blaydon 15/20 ?
Norwood Jn 15/29 ?
Low Fell Jn 15/34 ?
Durham 15.50 ~ 16.00 16.00 ~ 16.02 [P1]
Ouston Jn 16/15 [SL] ?
Low Fell Jn 16/21 ?
Bensham Curve Jn 16/25 ?
Greensfield Jn 16/30 ?
Pelaw Jn 16/33 ?
Washington 16/40 ?
Penshaw 16/42 ?
Tursdale Jn 17/06 ?
Ferryhill South Jn 17/10 ?
Norton West Jn 17/30 ?
Norton East Jn 17/32 ?
Billingham 17.34 ~ 17.40 ?
Stockton 17.50a ~ 17.51d ?
Hartburn Jn 17/53 ?
Eaglescliffe 17/57 ?
Northallerton 18/19 [AL] ?
Thirsk 18/27 ?
Skelton Jn 18/47 ?
York Station North nd 18/52 ?
York Yard South 18c56 ~ 18c58 ?
Skelton Jn 19/05 ?
Poppleton 19/07 ?
Hammerton 19t14 ?
Cattal 19t17 ?
Knaresborough 19t25 ?
Harrogate 19/33 ?
Weeton 19/42 ?
Horsforth 19/51 ?
Wortley Jn 19/59 ?
Leeds 20.03a ~ 20.10d ?
Holbeck Jn 20/13 ?
Gelderd Road Jn 20/15 ?
Wakefield Westgate 20/26 ?
Hare Park Jn 20/30 ?
South Kirkby Jn 20/36 ?
Moorthorpe 20/37 ?
Dearne Jn 20/47 ?
Aldwarke Jn 20/52 [TNL] ?
Rotherham Central 20/57 DIV
Holmes Jn 21/00 ?
Wincobank Station Jn 21/03 ?
Sheffield 21.08a 21.16 [P5]


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