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Another view of the Class 114 DMUs E53013/E54044/E54018/E53047 at Wakefield Kirkgate working the LCGB(NW) "South Yorkshire Railtour"
There are 2 photos of the tour taken during the photo stop at Rotherham Masborough station on the Railcar.co.uk website under DMU 53047 giving the date as 25th November 1986 but as I was on the tour I can confirm it was 25th October 1986. As there aren't any details on Six Bells Junction I can give them here:
The tour started at Sheffield Platform 1a departing at 10:45 on time. It was then Worksop (reverse on the crossover near Worksop East Signal Box), Brancliffe East Junction, Firbeck West Junction, St Catherines Junction, Kirk Sandal Junction, Stainforth and Hatfield (reverse on crossover east end of platforms), Applehurst Junction, Skellow Junction, Carcroft Junction, Doncaster, Mexborough, Thrybergh Junction, Rotherham Masborough (photo stop), Treeton North Junction, Catcliffe Junction, Tinsley Yard East Arrival, Tinsley Park, Tinsley Yard N W Departure, Shepcote Lane West Junction, Tinsley Station Junction, Rotherham Central (site of), Aldwarke Junction, Swinton Junction, Cudworth Station Junction, Oakenshaw South Junction, Calder Bridge Junction, Wakefield Kirkgate Platform 3 (photo stop), Horbury Junction, Darton, Barnsley and Sheffield due to arr 15:35 on time Platform 1a
Train headcode 1G20
My notes show the following were seen on the journey:
At Darnall C&W Shops:
Rail Profiler DX79102, ADB977104 (CCT 94911), ADB977105 (CCT 94763), ABB977170 (MK1 BSK 35371)
At Beighton PW Depot:
DB975802 (BR MK1 TK 24796)
DX76105 (ballast cleaner)
At Worksop Yards:
37031, 08729, 56121, 56071, 20148/20092, 37131, 20165/20150
At Tinsley TMD:
37123, 47219, 20145/20015, 20068/20086, 20096/20064, 20164/20139, 20110
In Tinsley Yard:
Withdrawn stock including 5089, 18810/7236, 54132/54463/54400
And at Sheffield:
43054/44067/42214/42213/42212/42211/
40714/41106/41105/43042 with the 16:00 to London St Pancras Platform 5
E53633/E53617 with the 15:38 to Hull Platform 1b
142011(55552/55602) with the 15:45 to Manchester Piccadilly Platform 2c
47566 on the Down Station Siding
E53013/E54044/E54018/E53047 with the 16:08 to Cleethorpes Platform 1b
I had 47434 on 5796/5824 (travelled in)
17164/5814/5891/1814/5790/5838/17139
5756/5842 with the 10:20 Glasgow Central/
10:15 Edinburgh to Harwich Parkeston Quay "The European" from Sheffield Platform 2 to Chesterfield. The train was delayed due to the 47 being low on fuel. Booked departure time 15:50 actual 16.19
Saturday 25th October 1986
20260516_131030~3
Another view of the Class 114 DMUs E53013/E54044/E54018/E53047 at Wakefield Kirkgate working the LCGB(NW) "South Yorkshire Railtour"
There are 2 photos of the tour taken during the photo stop at Rotherham Masborough station on the Railcar.co.uk website under DMU 53047 giving the date as 25th November 1986 but as I was on the tour I can confirm it was 25th October 1986. As there aren't any details on Six Bells Junction I can give them here:
The tour started at Sheffield Platform 1a departing at 10:45 on time. It was then Worksop (reverse on the crossover near Worksop East Signal Box), Brancliffe East Junction, Firbeck West Junction, St Catherines Junction, Kirk Sandal Junction, Stainforth and Hatfield (reverse on crossover east end of platforms), Applehurst Junction, Skellow Junction, Carcroft Junction, Doncaster, Mexborough, Thrybergh Junction, Rotherham Masborough (photo stop), Treeton North Junction, Catcliffe Junction, Tinsley Yard East Arrival, Tinsley Park, Tinsley Yard N W Departure, Shepcote Lane West Junction, Tinsley Station Junction, Rotherham Central (site of), Aldwarke Junction, Swinton Junction, Cudworth Station Junction, Oakenshaw South Junction, Calder Bridge Junction, Wakefield Kirkgate Platform 3 (photo stop), Horbury Junction, Darton, Barnsley and Sheffield due to arr 15:35 on time Platform 1a
Train headcode 1G20
My notes show the following were seen on the journey:
At Darnall C&W Shops:
Rail Profiler DX79102, ADB977104 (CCT 94911), ADB977105 (CCT 94763), ABB977170 (MK1 BSK 35371)
At Beighton PW Depot:
DB975802 (BR MK1 TK 24796)
DX76105 (ballast cleaner)
At Worksop Yards:
37031, 08729, 56121, 56071, 20148/20092, 37131, 20165/20150
At Tinsley TMD:
37123, 47219, 20145/20015, 20068/20086, 20096/20064, 20164/20139, 20110
In Tinsley Yard:
Withdrawn stock including 5089, 18810/7236, 54132/54463/54400
And at Sheffield:
43054/44067/42214/42213/42212/42211/
40714/41106/41105/43042 with the 16:00 to London St Pancras Platform 5
E53633/E53617 with the 15:38 to Hull Platform 1b
142011(55552/55602) with the 15:45 to Manchester Piccadilly Platform 2c
47566 on the Down Station Siding
E53013/E54044/E54018/E53047 with the 16:08 to Cleethorpes Platform 1b
I had 47434 on 5796/5824 (travelled in)
17164/5814/5891/1814/5790/5838/17139
5756/5842 with the 10:20 Glasgow Central/
10:15 Edinburgh to Harwich Parkeston Quay "The European" from Sheffield Platform 2 to Chesterfield. The train was delayed due to the 47 being low on fuel. Booked departure time 15:50 actual 16.19
Saturday 25th October 1986