21st April 1979

The Locomotive Club of Great Britain (North West Branch)
The Woldsman Rail Tour

Locos Used 20052, 20107, 20189, 20194, 25297, 25319 , 31250, 31270, 76014 & 76030
Stock Used 11 mark 1 coaches vb90mph

Route : 1Z35 throughout

Locos Route
25319 + 25297 Liverpool Lime Street - Earlestown - Manchester Victoria - Miles Platting - Ashton Moss - Guide Bridge
76014 + 76030 Guide Bridge - Woodhead - Penistone - Sheffield Victoria - Woodburn Jn - Attercliffe Jn - Shepcote Lane - Tinsley Yard
31250 + 31270 Tinsley Yard - Treeton North Jn - Masborough South Jn - Rotherham Masborough - Aldwarke Jn - Mexborough - Hexthorpe Jn - Bentley Jn - Scunthorpe - Barnetby - Brocklesby - Immingham loop - Marsh Jn - Grimsby Town - Cleethorpes
20052 + 20107 Cleethorpes - Grimsby Town - Barnetby - Wrawby Jn - Market Rasen - Lincoln - Newark - Nottingham
20194 + 20189 Nottingham - Trowell Jn - Chesterfield - Chinley - Guide Bridge
25297 + 25319 Guide Bridge - Manchester Victoria - Earlestown - Liverpool Lime Street

Sources : David Hills & Gordon Lacy (joined at Penistone, left at Nottingham)
Photo Review
(all photos: Gordon Lacy)


76014 leads 76030 into Penistone.


20052 + 20107 ease past Pasture Street Signalbox towards Grimsby Town.


A tour ticket courtesy of Neville Bond


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gordon Lacy & Andy Overton)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Liverpool Lime Street 08.50d ?   20.17a ? 344.62
1.43 Edge Hill 08/55½ ?   20/11½ ? 343.19
11.67 St Helens Junction 09/07 ?   19/53 ? 332.75
14.45 Earlestown 09.10a ~ 09.12d ?   19.49a ~ 19.50d ? 330.38
25.47 Barton Moss Jn 09/23½ ?   19/37 ? 319.15
31.52 Manchester Victoria 09.32a ~ 09.34d ?   19.23a ~ 19.27d ? 313.10
32.73 Miles Platting 09/39½ ?   19/17 ? 311.69
37.15 Ashton Moss North Jn 09/47½ ?   19/10 ? 307.47
38.55 Guide Bridge 09L52a ~ 10L06d ?   18L51a ~ 19L06d ? 306.07

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
53.15 Woodhead 10/28 ?
56.39 Dunford West 10/32 ?
62.44 Penistone 10p40a ~ 10p50d 11.00 ~ 11.07
75.36 Sheffield Victoria No.4 SB 11/05 11/25
76.45 Woodburn Jn 11/08 11/28
? Attercliffe Jn 11/11 11/29
78.62 Shepcote Lane 11/14 11/35½
79.72 Tinsley Yard 11L22 ~ 11L32 11.38 ~ 11.58
81.12 Treeton North Jn 11/38 12/06
? Masborough South Jn 11/45 12/12
84.13 Rotherham Masborough 11/45 12/12
86.53 Aldwarke Jn 11/50 12/18
90.03 Mexborough 11/57 12/29
91.24 Denaby Crossing 11/59 12/31
95.14 Hexthorpe Jn 12/05 12/45½
98.36 Bentley Jn 12/14 12/53
105.43 Thorne Jn 12/23 13/03
120.09 Scunthorpe 12/40 13/21½
130.69 Wrawby Jn 12/59 13/36
131.40 Barnetby 13p01a ~ 13p11d 13.39 ~ 13.50½
136.18 Brocklesby 13/21 14/01
137.19 Ulceby 13c24 ~ 13c26 14/04
? Immingham Reception 13/36 14/14
143.21 Immingham East Jn 13/43 14/20
148.56 Marsh West Jn 13/53 14/39½
149.60 Marsh East Jn 13/59 14/46
151.00 Grimsby Town 14/02 14/50
154.22 Cleethorpes 14L11a ~ 14L47d 15.04½ ~ 15.22
157.44 Grimsby Town 14/55 15/33
165.52 Habrough 15/05 15/43½
167.29 Brocklesby 15/07 15/47
172.07 Wrawby Jn 15/15 15/55
186.50 Market Rasen 15p32a ~ 15p42d 16.14 ~ 16.24
201.21 Pelham Street SB 15/58 16/44
201.47 Lincoln St Marks 16c00 ~ 16c02 16/50
216.43 Newark Crossing 16/26 17/10
217.28 Newark Castle 16/28 17/11½
231.49 Netherfield Jn 16/44 17/39
234.45 Nottingham 16c51 ~ 16c53
revised to:
16L51a ~ 17L01d		 17.46 ~ ??.??
250.43 Pye Bridge Jn 17/20 ?
259.02 Clay Cross Jn 17/29 ?
262.74 Chesterfield 17/33 ?
268.18 Dronfield 17/39 ?
270.47 Dore South Jn 17/44 ?
270.70 Dore West Jn 17/46 ?
271.36 Totley Tunnel East 17/48 ?
285.78 Edale 18/16 ?
301.49 Romiley 18/40 ?

Timings continue in first table.

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