16th June 1968

R.C.T.S. (West Riding Branch)
Dalesman No 2 Rail Tour

Locos Used D5113, D7568 & 70013 'Oliver Cromwell'
Stock Used 9 coaches

Route : 1Z44 throughout (1)

Loco Route
D7568 Leeds City - Laisterdyke - Halifax - Stansfield Hall
70013 Stansfield Hall - Copy Pit - Gannow Jn - Accrington - Lostock Hall - Preston N.U. - Carnforth - Wennington - Clapham - Skipton
D5113 Skipton - Grassington
D5113 Grassington - Skipton
D5113 Skipton - Keighley - Shipley Jn - Guiseley - Ilkley (2)
D5113 Ilkley - Leeds City

Notes :
(1) Originally uploaded as 1Z74 in error (1Z44 confirmed by photographic evidence - carried in the headcode of D7568 & in the cab windows of D5113).
(2) Stopped short of Ilkley station, ran round, then propelled into platform.

Participants were able to visit Carnforth shed and the soon to open Keighley & Worth Valley Railway.

Sources : David Hills, Kevin Driscoll, Leonard Rogers & Paul Barrett

Photo Review


70013 pauses at Clapham (photo: Paul Barrett)


D5113 at Grassington (photo: Paul Barrett)


From Andrew Fairholm's ticket collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Terry Jackson & Kevin Driscoll)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Leeds City 10.00d 10.02
0.49 Whitehall Jn 10/03 ?
0.68 Holbeck Jn 10/04 ?
7.48 Laisterdyke 10/16 ?
9.39 Bowling Jn 10/21 ?
11.14 Low Moor 10/25 ?
16.30 Halifax 10.32a ~ 10.34d ??.?? ~ 10.41
20.02 Sowerby Bridge 10/40 ?
25.02 Hebden Bridge 10/46 ?
29.01 Hall Royd Jn 10/50 ?
29.21 Stansfield Hall 10L52a ~ 11L02d 11.01 ~ 11.08
33.26 Copy Pit 11/11 ?
39.14 Rose Grove 11/21 ?
43.61 Accrington 11/31 ?
49.00 Blackburn 11/41 ?
58.02 Lostock Hall Jn 11/54 ?
59.39 Farington Curve Jn 11/59 ?
61.04 Preston N.U. 12/07 12w03a ~ 12w10d
70.42 Garstang 12/20 ?
82.03 Lancaster 12/23 ?
88.22 Carnforth 12.40a ~ 14.00d 12.59 ~ ??.??
88.46 Carnforth East Jn 14/01 ?
97.70 Wennington 14/16 ?
105.28 Clapham 14.28a ~ 14.43d (14.30)
112.66 Settle Jn 14/55 ?
116.06 Hellifield 14/59 ?
126.07 Skipton Station Jn 15L13a ~ 15L23d ??.?? ~ 5.33
128.01 Embsay Jn 15/29 ?
136.39 Grassington 16.00a ~ 17.00d 16.10 ~ ??.??
144.77 Embsay Jn 17/29 ?
146.71 Skipton North Jn 17L35a ~ 17L45d ?
148.05 Snaygill 17/47 ?
156.06 Keighley 17.57a ~ 20.00d 18.01 ~ 20.00
162.29 Shipley Leeds Jn 20/09 ?
162.47 Shipley Guiseley Jn 20/10 ?
172.72 Ilkley 20.29a ~ 20.45d ??.?? ~ 21.03
182.11 Apperley Jn 21/00 ?
188.08 Wortley Jn 21/10 ?
189.03 Leeds City 21.13a 21.25


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