23rd September 1995

Middleton Railway
All-Line Tour

Locos Used No.1 "Lucie" (Cockerill 1625 of 1890) + 68153 (Sentinel 8837 of 1933)
Stock Used

No. 2084 + No. 1867

68153 also known as LNER 59 & also as Dept.54

Route :

Loco(s) Route
68153 (1) Moor Road - Dartmouth Jn - Park Halt G.F. - Park Halt Platform
No.1 (2) Park Halt Platform - Park Halt G.F.
68153 (1) Park Halt G.F. - Park Halt Loop - Park Halt (End of Line)
No.1 (2) Park Halt (EOL) - Park Halt Loop - Park Halt G.F. - Dartmouth Jn - Dartmouth Way (End of Line)
68153 (1) Dartmouth Way (EOL) - Dartmouth Jn
No.1 (2) Dartmouth Jn - Moor Road G.F. - Balm Loop G.F. - Balm Down Loop - BR Boundary (3)
68153 (1) BR Boundary - Balm Down Loop - Balm Loop G.F.
No.1 (2) Balm Loop G.F. - Balm Up Loop - (up to points with Down Loop)
68153 (1) Balm Up Loop - Balm Loop G.F. - Moor Road G.F.
No.1 (2) Moor Road G.F. - Moor Road

Notes :
(1) No.1 on rear.
(2) 68153 on rear.
(3) Tour supposed to go along Balm Up Loop to BR Boundary & return along Balm Down Loop,
instead, it went along Down Loop to Boundary, reversed back along Down Loop to G.F.
& then went along Up Loop to the point where it rejoins the Down Loop.

Source : Alan Sheppard

Timings (Booked & Actual)
 (from Alan Sheppard)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Moor Road 09.15d 09.18d
? Park Halt Platform 09.22 ~ 09.24 09.25 ~ 09.29
? Park Halt G.F. ? 09.30 ~ 09.31
? Park Halt Buffers (via Loop) 09.28 ~ 09.29 09.32 ~ 09.32½
? Park Halt G.F. ? 09.33½ ~ 09.36
? Dartmouth Jn 09*37 ~ 09*39 09.39½ ~ 09.43½
? Dartmouth Way (end of line) 09.42 ~ 09.43 09.46 ~ 09.46½
? Dartmouth Jn 09.46 ~ 09.48 09.48 ~ 09.52
? Moor Road G.F. 09.55 ~ 09.57 09.54½ ~ 09.56
? Balm Up Loop 10.03 ~ 10.03 DIV
? Balm Down Loop DIV 10/00
? BR Boundary 10.04 ~ 10.05 10.01 ~ 10.02½
? Balm Loop G.F. DIV 10.04 ~ 10.06
? Balm Down Loop 10.09 ~ 10.10 DIV
? Balm Up Loop DIV 10.08 ~ 10.09
? Moor Road Crossing 10.19 ~ 10.20 10.17 ~ 10.32½
? Moor Road G.F. ? 10.34 ~ 10.34½
? Moor Road 10.22a 10.35a

This weekend was a "Steam Extravaganza" with a half hourly train service from Moor Road to Park Halt,
using all available locos throughout the day. The Saturday started with the "All-Line Tour" shown above,
and both days ended with a "All-Loco" Haulage. Saturday's combination was -
Moor Road to Park Halt
NER 1310 + 68153 + "Mirvale" + Cockerill No.1 + 9599 "William" - (coaches 1867+2084) with Danish 385 on rear
Park Halt to Moor Road
Danish 385 + Thomas Hill 138C - (coaches 2084+1867) with 9599 + No.1 + "Mirvale" + 68153 + NER 1310 on rear
(To explain the leading locos - while at Park Halt, 385 was removed, & Thomas Hill 138C,
which had formed the last service to Park Halt and stabled in loop, was added to stock & then 385 re-attached)

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