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One man and his son's quest to cover all the railway lines in the UK. Tales of train travel.
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Yorkshire Ranger 29 September - 04 October 1986

This trip was a track bashing trip to beat them all. The aim of the week was to cover as many of the lines in Yorkshire as possible. It involved the purchase of an Area number 2 rover to get to Leeds and a Yorkshire Rover. The basic plan was to go out on the first train to Leeds each day, cover as much track as possible and return on the last train from Leeds.

 
 150110 at Sleaford 04/10/86

The plan worked very well with no problems all week. It was also very pleasant sat on a sunny day in the station garden at Sleaford for a few hours between trains.

 

 

 

 

Traction Log:

Monday 29/09/86
Lancaster - ShipleyDMU
Shipley - IlkleyDMU
Ilkely - LeedsDMU
Leeds - Knottingly - GooleDMU
Goole - HullDMU
Hull - SeamerDMU
Seamer - YorkDMU
York - Leeds45105
Leeds - LancasterDMU
Tuesday 30/09/86
Lancaster - LeedsDMU
Leeds - Darlington45106
Darlington - StocktonDMU
Stockton - MiddlesbroughDMU
Middlesbrough - Saltburn - DarlingtonDMU
Darlington - Bishop Auckland - DarlingtonDMU
Darlington - Leeds47536
Leeds - LancasterDMU
Wednesday 01/10/86
Lancaster - LeedsDMU
Leeds - Huddersfield47449
Huddersfield - Barnsley - SheffieldDMU
Sheffield - Barnsley - Wakefield K - LeedsDMU
Leeds - Dewsbury45140
Dewsbury - Leeds47589
Leeds - LancasterDMU
Thursday 02/10/86
Lancaster - LeedsDMU
Leeds - DoncasterHST
Doncaster - Cleethorpes31402
Cleethorpes - Harborough31402
Harborough - Barton on HumberDMU
Barton on Humber - HullBus
Hull - Goole - DoncasterDMU
Doncaster - YorkHST
York - Harrogate - LeedsDMU
Leeds - LancasterDMU
Friday 03/10/86
Lancaster - LeedsDMU
Leeds - York45105
York - Pontefract Baghill - SheffieldDMU
Sheffield - DoncasterDMU
Doncaster - SelbyDMU
Selby - YorkDMU
York - Leeds45103
Leeds - LancasterDMU
Saturday 04/10/86
Lancaster - LeedsDMU
Leeds - DoncasterHST
Doncaster - Lincoln - Sleaford54027+53036
Sleaford - Spalding - PeterboroughDMU
Peterborough - Grantham31451
Grantham - LeedsHST
Leeds - LancasterDMU