3rd July 2016

Branch Line Society
TPE Class 170 Farewell

DMUs Used [1]: 170303 (79303+50303), 170306 (50306+79306) & 170307 (79307+50307)
[2]: 170307 (79307+50307)

Route :
1Z70 : Manchester Airport to Cleethorpes
1Z68 : Cleethorpes to Manchester Piccadilly

DMU Stock Route
79303 leading [1] Manchester Airport - Manchester Piccadilly
50307 leading [1] Manchester Piccadilly - Guide Bridge Up & Dn Loop - Romiley - New Mills UGL - Chinley South Jn - Great Rocks - Buxton XYZ Up Relief Sidings
79303 leading [1] Buxton XYZ Up Relief Sidings - Great Rocks Dn & Up Through Siding - Chinley East Jn - Sheffield - Brightside Up & Dn Goods Loop - Kilnhurst Up Goods - Cadeby Up Goods - Doncaster 2 Way Goods - Adwick - Carcroft Jn - Skellow Jn - Hatfield & Stainforth - Gunhouse Loop - Scunthorpe - Barnetby Dn Goods - Grimsby Pasture Street Loop - Cleethorpes
See note (3)
50307 leading [2] Cleethorpes - Carriage Wash
79307 leading [2] Carriage Wash - Cleethorpes P4
50307 leading [2] Cleethorpes P4 - Fuelling Apron
79307 leading [2] Fuelling Apron - Cleethorpes
50307 leading [2] Cleethorpes - Fuelling Apron
79307 leading [2] Fuelling Apron - Cleethorpes P4
50307 leading [2] Cleethorpes P4 - Carriage Wash
79307 leading [2] Carriage Wash - Cleethorpes
See note (3)
50307 leading [1] Cleethorpes - Scunthorpe - Bentley Jn - Doncaster Avoiding Line - Hexthorpe Jn - Sheffield - Hazel Grove - Stockport Dn Goods - Manchester Piccadilly

Notes : 
(1) A joint venture between The Branch Line Society and TransPennine Express raising funds for Prostate Cancer UK & Railway Children.
(2) Mileage error between Elsham & Wrawby Jn in Tour Brouchure.
(3) At Cleethorpes, 170307 was detached and two trips were made into the sidings using that unit only.

Sources : Alan Sheppard

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

M.C

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00
Manchester Airport 09.25d [P4a] 09.25d [P4a]  
1.10
Heald Green West Jn 09/27 09/27  
1.75
Heald Green 09/28 [P1] 09/28 [P1]  
8.02
Slade Lane Jn 09/33½ [FL] 09/34 [DF]  
9.44
Ardwick Jn 09/40 09.36½ ~ 09.39  
10.17
Manchester Piccadilly 09.43a ~ 09.54d [P1] 09.43a ~ 09.52d [P1]   18.24a [P5] 18.27½a [P5]
326.79
10.70
Ardwick Jn 09/56½ 09/54½   18/21 18/25 [DF]
326.17
11.54
Ashburys 09/58 09/56  
15.08
Guide Bridge 10/01½ [P2] 10/01½ [P2]  
15.73
Guide Bridge Up & Dn PL 10/05 [UpDnPL] 10/03½ [UpDnPL]  
16.28
Hyde Jn 10/08 10/05  
19.04
Woodley 10/12 10/09  
20.23
Romiley 10/14 10/11 [P2]  
21.27
Marple Wharf Jn 10/15½ 10/13  
25.35
New Mills Central 10/20 [P2] 10/17 [P2]  
 
Slade Lane Jn   18/19½ 18/23½ [DF]
324.55
 
Heaton Norris Jn   18/17 18/20½ [DF]
321.65
 
Stockport   18/13½ [DGL] 18/19½ [DG]
321.10
 
Edgeley Jn No.1   18/12½ [FL] 18/15½ [DF]
320.45
 
Hazel Grove   18/08 [P1] 18/10 [P1]
318.24
 
Hazel Grove High Level Jn   18/07 18/09
317.62
26.33
New Mills South Jn 10/23½ [UGL] 10/19½ [UGL]   18/03 18/04
312.39
29.10
Chinley 10*26½ ~ 10*27 [P2] 10c25½ ~ 10c27 [P2]   18/01 18.02½ [P1]
?
30.11
Chinley North Jn 10/29½ 10/29½   18/00 18.01
308.61
31.08
Chinley South Jn 10/30½ 10/31  
34.72
Peak Forest S.B. 10/38½ 10/38  
35.48
Great Rocks Jn 10*41½ ~ 10*43½ 10.40½ ~ 10/41  
38.32
Topley Pike G.F. 10/50½ 10/47½  
42.24
Buxton S.B. 10*56½ ~ 10*58½ 10.55 ~ 10.55½  
42.45
Buxton U.R.S. 11.00½ ~ 11.03½ 10.58½ ~ 11.02½ [RR]  
?
Buxton S.B. 11*05½ ~ 11*07½ 11.04 ~ 11.04  
?
Topley Pike G.F. 11/14½ 11/11½  
48.48
Great Rocks Jn 11*23½ ~ 11*25 ½ [DnUpTSdg] 11.18½ ~ 11.22 [DnUpTSdg]  
49.24
Peak Forest S.B. 11/32½ 11/27  
53.20
Chinley South Jn 11/38½ 11/37½  
53.78
Chinley East Jn 11/39½ 11/40   17/59½ 18/00½
?
58.36
Edale 11/44 [P2] 11/44½ [P2]   17/52½ [P1] 17/55 [P1]
?
62.30
Earles Sdgs S.B. 11/47½ 11/47½   17/49 17/51
?
65.08
Bamford 11/50 11/50   17/47 17/49 [P1]
?
68.60
Grindleford 11/55 [P2] 11/52½ [P2]   17/44 [P1] 17/46 [P1]
?
72.68
Totley Tunnel East 11/58½ 11/56   17/40 17/42
?
73.34
Dore West Jn 11/59 11.57 ~ 12.01   17/39½ 17/41½
288.76
74.14
Dore Station Jn 12/00 12/02½   17/38½ 17/41
?
78.00
Sheffield 12/04½ [DSS] 12/10 [USS2]   17*33 ~ 17*33 ½ [P8] 17.34a ~ 17.35d [P8]
284.30
78.37
Nunnery Main Line Jn 12/06 12/11   17/31½ 17/32½
?
79.58
Mill Race Jn 12/09 [Up&Dn Gds] 12/14 [Up&Dn Gds]   17/30 17/31
?
80.52
Brightside Jn 12*13 ~ 12*16½ 12/17½   17/28½ 17/30½
?
81.12
Wincobank Jn 12/18½ 12/19½   17/28 17/30
?
81.30
Meadowhall 12c19 ~ 12c20 [P2] 12.20a ~ 12.21d   ? [P1] 17/29½ [P1]
?
83.03
Holmes Jn 12/22½ 12/23½   17/26 17/28
?
83.61
Masborough Station Jn 12/23 12/24½   17/25½ 17/27
?
86.15
Aldwarke Jn 12/25½ 12/28   17/23½ 17/25
?
86.74
Thrybergh Jn 12/27½ 12/30  
87.51
Kilnhurst Up Goods Loop 12/32½ [UGL] 12/32 [UGL]  
 
Swinton   17/21½ [P3] 17/22½ [P3]
275.76
89.25
Mexborough 12/36½ [P2] 12/37½ [P2]   17/20 [P1] 17/21 [P1]
275.08
91.47
Cadeby 12/41½ [UGL] 12/42 [UGL]   ? [DnM] 17/19
?
94.30
Hexthorpe Jn 12/46½ 12/47½ [USG]   17/15½ 17/16½
269.76
96.30
Doncaster 12/49½ [2WG] 12/52 [2WG2]-[DLG]  
100.25
Adwick 12/52½ [P2] 12/58 [P2]  
100.41
Carcroft Jn 12/53 12/58½  
101.12
Skellow Jn 12/54½ 13/00  
104.62
Applehurst Jn 13/00 13/07  
 
Bentley Jn   17/11½ [AL] 17/12½ [AL]
266.52
108.38
Hatfield & Stainforth 13/11 13/13½ [US]   17/05½ 17/07½ [P1]
261.29
?
Stainforth East G.F. ? 13/15½ [US-UF]  
110.05
Thorne Jn 13/12½ 13/17   17/03½ 17/06 [DF]
?
?
Gunhouse Loop 13/26 13/33½ [UGL]  
124.52
Scunthorpe 13c29 ~ 13c29 [P1] 13.40½a ~ 13.42d [P1]   16/47½ [P2] 16/49 [P2]
?
128.58
Appleby L.C. 13/34 13/52   16/41½ 16/44½
?
133.31
Elsham 13/39 13/56   16/36½ 16/39½
?
196.10
Wrawby Jn (2) 13/42½ [DGL] 14/01 [DGL]   16/34 16/37
234.22
196.54
Barnetby 13/45 [P1] 14/04 [DGL]   16/33 [P3][FL] 16/36 [P3]
?
201.29
Brocklesby Jn 13/50 14/09½   16/28 [ML] 16/30½ [ML]
?
202.51
Habrough Jn 13/51½ 14/11   16/26½ 16/29
?
206.73
Stallingborough 13/58 14/15½   16/22½ 16/25
?
211.18
Grimsby Town 14.05 ~ 14.05½ [P1] 14/21½ [P2]   16/17½ [P2] 16/19 [P2]
?
211.57
Pasture Street Loop 14/08 14.24 ~ 14.32 [Loop]   16/16½ 16/17 [Main]
?
214.38
Cleethorpes 14.15a [P3] 14.38a [P3]   16.11d [P3] 16.12d [P3]
215.74

 

  Trip 1   Trip 2

M.C

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
214.38
Cleethorpes 14.30d [P3] 14.59d [P3]   15.00d [P3] 15.23½d [P3]
214.67
Fueling Apron ? 15.04 ~ 15.05 (Carr Wash]   ? 15.26 ~ 15.27½ [Fuel Apron]
215.16
Cleethorpes ? [P4] 15.08½ ~ 15.11½ [P4]   ? [P4] 15.30½ ~ 15.32 [P4]
215.45
Carriage Wash ? 15.14½ ~ 15.16 [Fuel Apron]   ? 15.36½ ~ 15.38½ [Carr Wash]
215.74
Cleethorpes ? [P3] 15.18a [P3]   ? [P3] 15.42½a [P3]

Timings continue in first table.

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