29th August 2016

Branch Line Society
A Tale of Two Ports

Locos Used 66735 & 66755
Stock Used 6310+3325+3304+3314+6042+5929+5985+5964+5998

Route :
1Z25 : Crewe to Hendon No.1 Sdg (Sunderland Docks)
1Z26 : Hendon No.1 Sdg (Sunderland Docks) to Newcastle
1Z27 : Newcastle to Crewe

Loco(s) Route
66755 (1) Crewe - Alsager - Kidsgrove - Stoke-on-Trent - Stone - Colwich - Rugeley North Jn - Lichfield Chord Jn - Lichfield Trent Valley Jn - Wichnor Jn - Burton-on-Trent [Up Goods] - Stenson Jn - Derby - Ambergate Jn - Chesterfield - Barrow Hill North Jn - Beighton Jn - Treeton Jn - Masborough Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Swinton - Moorthorpe [Down Goods Loop] - Ferrybridge North Jn - Milford Jn - Church Fenton - Colton Jn - York - Thirsk - Northallerton - Darlington [Down Bypass] - Ferryhill Yard [Through Line Nearest Loading Bank]
66735 (2) Ferryhill Yard - Norton-on-Tees West Jn - Norton-on-Tees East Jn - Billingham Jn - Cliff House [Down Goods Loop] - Hartlepool - Seaham - Ryhope Grange Jn - (Port of Sunderland Authority) • Hudson Dock - Gladstone Swing Bridge Jn - Corporation Quay L.C.
66755 (1) (Port of Sunderland Authority) • Corporation Quay L.C. - Gladstone Swing Bridge Jn - Hudson Dock - Ryhope Grange Jn
66735 (2) Ryhope Grange Jn - Sunderland - Boldon East Jn - Boldon North Jn - Port of Tyne (Tyne Coal Terminal) • TDA - TDS - 'E' - 2/Dep (EoL)
66755 (1) Port of Tyne (Tyne Coal Terminal) • 2/Dep - 'E' - TDS - TDD - Boldon North Jn - Boldon West Jn - Pelaw (3) - Heworth - Park Lane Jn - Greensfield Jn - King Edward Bridge East Jn - King Edward Bridge North Jn - Newcastle - High Level Bridge - Park Lane Jn - Heworth - Pelaw [Up Goods Loop] - Boldon West Jn - Boldon East Jn - East Boldon [Up Loop] - Sunderland - Ryhope Grange Jn - Seaham - Hartlepool - Billingham Jn - Norton-on-Tees East Jn - Norton-on-Tees West Jn - Ferryhill Yard [Through Line Nearest Loading Bank] - Thrislington Single Line
66735 (2) Thrislington Single Line - Ferryhill Yard [Through Sdg 2] - Darlington [Up Goods Loop] - Northallerton - Thirsk - York - Colton Jn - Church Fenton - Milford Jn [UPL] - Ferrybridge North Jn - Moorthorpe [Up Goods Loop] - Swinton - Aldwarke Jn - Masborough Jn - Canklow [Up Goods Loop] - Treeton Jn - Beighton Jn - Barrow Hill North Jn - Chesterfield - Ambergate Jn - Derby - Stenson Jn - Burton-on-Trent [Down Goods] - Wichnor Jn - Lichfield Trent Valley Jn - Lichfield Chord Jn - Rugeley North Jn - Colwich - Stone - Stoke-on-Trent - Kidsgrove - Alsager - Crewe

Notes: 
(1) 66735 on rear.
(2) 66755 on rear.
(3) Pelaw Down Goods Loop not covered due to points failure.
(4) Charity Tour raising funds for Railway Benefit Fund, Port of Tyne Community Action Fund & Seafarers UK.

Sources : Jim Sellens (on the tour throughout) & Alan Sheppard (on the tour from/to York)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Jim Sellens & Alan Sheppard)

M.C

 Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual

M.C
0.00
Crewe 06.22d [P5] 06.25d [P5]   23.49a [P11] 23.55a [P11]
518.74
-
Crewe South Jn Sig.? - [UDP]   ? 23.37 ~ 23.50
?
1.03
North Stafford Jn 06/26 06/29   23/46 23/35 [UDPL]
?
3.68
Barthomley Jn 06/29 06/31½   23/43 23/29
?
6.22
Alsager 06/32 06/34½   23/41 23/27
?
8.50
Kidsgrove 06/35 06/38   23/37 23/24
510.24
14.68
Stoke-on-Trent 06.47a ~ 06.50d [P1] 06.47a ~ 06.50d [P1]   23.25a ~ 23.28d [P2] 23.13a ~ 23.15d [P2]
?
15.26
Stoke Jn 06/52 06/51½   23/23 23/11
?

24.67

 Stone 06/59 06/57½   23/16 23/05
?
36.41
Colwich 07/10 [SL] 07/08 [US]   22/55 22/57
485.23
39.10
Rugeley North Jn 07/14 [SL] 07/12   22/42 [SL] ?
?
?
Lichfield North Jn 07/21 [SL] 07/18   22/34 [SL] 22/39 [DS]
?
47.22
Lichfield Chord Jn 07/22 07/19   22/32 [USL] 22/37
474.42
47.41
Lichfield Trent Valley Jn 07/23 07/20   22/31 22/36
?
51.35
Alrewas L.C. 07/27 07/25½   22/25 22/29½
?
52.59
Wichnor Jn 07/29 07.29 ~ 07.37   22/22 22/26
469.05
56.66
Branston Jn ? ?   ? [DG-DM]
464.78
57.64
Burton Leicester Jn 07/38 [UTG] 07/47 [UG]   22/14 ?
?
58.14
Burton-on-Trent 07/40 [UTG] 07/48½ [UG]   22/12 [DTG] 22/12 [DG]
463.50
60.27
Clay Mills Jn 07/49 07.57 ~ 07.58   22/03 [DTG] 22/03 [DG]
462.37
63.67
North Stafford Jn 07/54 08/04
 
21/57½ 21/57½
?
64.25
Stenson Jn 07/54½ 08/04½
 
21/57 21/57
?
69.01
Derby 08.00a ~ 08.02d [P1] 08.11a ~ 08.18d [P3]
 
21.45a ~ 21.50d [P3] 21.44a ~ 21.51d [P3]
452.49
79.62
Ambergate Jn 08/13 08/30
 
21/33 21/34
?
89.37
Clay Cross North Jn 08/24 [EL] 08/38 [DE]
 
21/23 21/24
?
?
Chesterfield South Jn 08/28 [DBH] 08/40   21/21 [EL] 21/22
?
93.26
Chesterfield 08/29 [P3][DBH] 08/41 [P3]   21/19 [UBH] 21/20 [UBH]
428.38
93.64
Tapton Jn 08/30 08/41½
 
21/18 [UBH] 21/19
?
96.51
Barrow Hill North Jn 08/33 08/44
 
21/15 21/16
?
102.52
Beighton Jn 08/39 08/50   21/09 ?
?
105.71
Treeton Jn 08/42 08/53   21/04 21/07
?
107.17
Canklow Loop - -   21.01 ~ 21.01 [UGL] 21/04 [UGL]
?
109.30
Masborough Jn 08/50 08/58   20/55 20/58
414.01
111.64
Aldwarke Jn 08/53 09/00½   20/52 20/54
?
114.00
Swinton (S.Yorks) 08/56 [P1] 09/02½   20/50 [P2] 20/52½
?
121.22
Moorthorpe Goods Loops 09*06 ~ 09*07 [DGL] 09.11 ~ 09.13 [DGL]   20.40 ~ 20.40 [UGL] 20/41 [UGL]
?
121.56
Moorthorpe 09/09 [P2] 09/14   20/37 [P1] 20/39
399.08
130.58
Ferrybridge North Jn 09/18 09/25   20/24 20/20
?
134.70
Milford Jn 09/27 09/31   20/16 20/12
?
135.56
Milford Loops - [DnN] ? [DnN]   20*11 ~ 20*12 [UPL] 20/11 [UPL]
?
139.16
Church Fenton 09/33 [P2][NNL] 09/39 [P3][DnLds]   20/04 [P1] 20/04 [P1]
?
143.34
Colton South Jn 09/41 [LSL] 09/45½   ? ?
?
144.33
Colton Jn 09/42 [LSL] 09/47   19/58 [NNL] 19/58
377.31
149.72
York 09.58a ~ 10.01d [P11] 09.53½a ~ 10.02d [P11]   19.45a ~ 19.50d [P3] 19.48a ~ 19.53d [P3]
371.72
151.42
Skelton Jn 10/04 [SL] 10/07 [DS]   19/41 ?
?
153.15
Skelton Bridge Jn ? 10/08 [DS]   19*29 ~ 19*38 19.34 ~ 19.38½
?
159.51
Tollerton Jn 10/13 [SL] 10/16 [DS]   19/21 [SL] 19/26½ [US]
?
172.08
Thirsk 10/24 [P2][SL] 10/27   19/08 [P1][SL] 19/14 [US]
?
178.59
Longlands Jn 10/32 10/33 [DM]   ? 19/07½ [US]
?
179.68
Northallerton 10/34 [P2] 10/34 [P2]   19/00 [P1][SL] 19/06½ [P1]
?
194.02
Darlington 10/48 [P4b] 10/50½ [P4b]   18*32 ~ 18*42 [UGL] 18/53 [UGL]
327.47
206.09
Ferryhill South Jn 11/00 11/05   18/20 18/36
?
206.46
Ferryhill TC Old Yard GBRf 11.05 ~ 11.14 11.09 ~ 11.18   18.02 ~ 18.15 18.13 ~ 18.28½
315.18
?
Ferryhill South Jn 11/19 11/22   17/57 18/09½
?
217.28
Norton-on-Tees West Jn 11/38 11/19½   17/41 17.52 ~ 17.53
?
217.56
Norton-on-Tees East Jn 11/39 11/40½   17/40 17/50
304.08
219.26
Billingham Jn 11/41 11.44 ~ 11.47   17/38 17/44
?
222.65
Greatham 11/45 11/53   17/34 17/36
?
225.45
Cliff House Jn 11.50 ~ 11.50 [DGL] 11.59½ ~ 12.08½ [DGL]   [UM] ?
?
227.12
Hartlepool 11/54 [P1] 12/15½ [P1]   17/28 17/29 [UM]
294.52
234.01
Horden (Sig.NS7137/7148) 12/03 ? (MP78)   17/20 17/20½ (MP77¾)
?
240.06
Seaham 12/10 [P2] 12/37½   17/13 [P1] 17/14
?
243.20
Ryhope Grange Jn 12/15 12.44 ~ 12.45   17/09 17/09
?

 

M.C

 Location Booked Actual
?
Hendon No.1 Siding 12.18 ~ 12.52 ~ 12.53
?
Gladstone Swing Bridge Jn ? 12/59½
?
Corporation Quay ? 13.05 ~ 13.19
?
Gladstone Swing Bridge Jn ? 13.22 ~ 13.28
?
Hendon No.1 Siding ~13.15 13/36
?
Ryhope Grange (Sig.RG38) ? 13.50 ~ 13.54½
247.52
Ryhope Grange Jn (RG7 GPL) 13.22 ~ 13.32 [UM] 14.00 ~ 14.08 [UM]
249.61
Sunderland South End Jn ? [DnSun~UpSun] 14/16 [DnSun~UpSun]
249.65 Sunderland 13/39 [P1] 14/16½ [P1]
249.69
Sunderland North End Jn ? [UpSun~DnSun] 14/17½ [UpSun]
250.13
St Peters ? [P2] 14/19½ [P1][UpSun~DnSun]
254.68
Bolden East Jn 13/53 14/28½
255.08
Bolden North Jn 13/55 14/30
255.20
Green Lane Jn (PTA Bndry) 13.58 ~ 13.59 14.32 ~ 14.34
?
L.C. ? 14.44 ~ 14.48
?
Hopper ? 14.53 ~ 14.56
256.07
Tyne Coal Terminal (GBRf) 14.06 ~ 14.52 15.03 ~ 15.32
?
L.C. ? 15.39 ~ 15.40
256.64
Green Lane Jn (PTA Bndry) 15/00 15/48
257.25
Bolden North Jn 15/03 15/51
257.28
Bolden West Jn 15/05 15/53
260.19
Pelaw Jn 15/13 15/59
260.28
Pelaw Goods Loops 15*14 ~ 15*15 [DGL] 16/00 [DnSun]
262.77
Park Lane Jn (Gateshead) 15/19 16/04
263.48
Greensfield Jn 15/22 16/06
263.62
King Edward Bridge East Jn 15/24½ 16/07
263.75
King Edward Bridge North Jn 15/25 [USL] 16/07½
264.34
Newcastle 15.35a ~ 16.18d [P3] 16.11a ~ 16.35d [P3]
264.76
High Level Bridge Jn 16/20 16/37
265.42
Park Lane Jn (Gateshead) 16/23 16/40
267.55
Pelaw Goods Loops 16.27 ~ 16.30 [UGL] 16/46 [UGL]
?
Pelaw Jn 16/31 16/47
?
Bolden West Jn 16/39 16/51
?
Bolden East Jn ? 16/51½
272.53
East Bolden Up Loop 16*44 ~ 16*53 [UL] 16/55½
?
Sunderland North End Jn ? [UpSun~DnSun] 17/04
276.47
Sunderland 17/04 [P3] 17/05½
?
Sunderland South End Jn ? [DnSun~UpSun] 17/06

Timings continue in first table.

Mileages taken from Tour Brochure.

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