YORK-SHEFFIELD-MANCHESTER: Engine: Deltic class no 55002 Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Load: 12 coaches, 432 tons tare, 465 tons full -------------------------------------------------- miles m/sec mi/hr -------------------------------------------------- (Avge) 0.00 YORK 0:00 1.96 Chaloners Whin Jc 4:01 4.17 Naburn 6:09 62.1 7.04 Escrick 8:19 79.5 9.67 Riccall 10:22 76.9 13.84 SELBY 14:10 65.8 14.55 Selby Canal Jc 15:33 30.8 18.40 Templehirst 18:28 52.7 22.20 Balne 21:13 82.9 25.15 Moss 23:20 83.6 p.w.s 20* 27.86 Shaftholme Jc SB 26:59 30.11 Arksey 29:36 sigs 2* 32.21 DONCASTER 34:41 ----- ----- 0.00 0:00 1.89 Hexthorpe Jc 4:57 p.w.s 30* 4.74 Conisborough 9:18 7.01 Mexborough 13:50 15* 8.75 Kilnhurst 17:29 28.6 10.36 Aldwarke Jc 20:50 28.8 11.86 mp 163 23:07 39.4 12.86 ROTHERHAM 24:15 52.9 15.45 Brightside 27:38 45.9 17.40 Attercliffe Road 30:40 38.6 easy 18.31 SHEFFIELD 33:58 ----- ----- 0.00 0:00 2.75 Millhouses 5:29 4.26 Dore & Totley 8:36 29.1 5.65 Totley Tunnel E 10:34 42.4 9.25 Grindleford 14:23 56.6 11.15 Hathersage 16:11 63.3 12.92 Bamford 17:51 63.7 14.72 Hope 19:15 77.1 max 80 19.57 Edale 23:33 67.7 20.85 Cowburn Tunnel E 24:46 63.1 min 63 22.95 Cowburn Tunnel W 26:35 69.3 max 77 24.40 Chinley N Jc 29:43 27.7 25.44 CHINLEY 32:01 27.1 28.14 New Mills S Jc 36:29 36.3 30.53 Strines 40:40 34.3 32.65 Marple 42:53 57.4 sigs 34.28 Romiley 46:26 sigs 35.36 Bredbury 48:16 37.41 Reddish North sigs 38.67 Belle Vue 54:35 sigs 39.77 ASHBURYS 61:49 ----- ----- 0.00 0:00 2.09 Phillips Park no 1 9:38 sigs 3.96 MANCHESTER VICTORIA 18:03 ---- ----- Date: 11th March 1981: BR CHARTER: TROOPS BY TRAIN..100th ANNIVERSARY dep: York 4.41pm arr: Manchester Victoria 7.34pm Steam Hauled Liverpool to York by 850 Lord Nelson ----------------------------------------------------- Diesel Miscellany 2 Modern Traction Archives Page