@northolland
Thanks for another really interesting account.
I have enquired and researched some of the traffic flows I observed in the 1950s.(my post 62).
Suggestions are that the Co-op milk may have originally come from Doncaster area, but supplies may also have been from Shropshire or Cheshire travelling over Woodhead and return empties via Sheffield.
The oil trains for Ecclesfield were from Shell refinery’s and in the 50’s & 60’s would probably have been from Heysham via Skipton
see http://www.derbysulzers.com/68.html. July 1968. 06.40 Heysham - Ecclesfield oil tanks.
Outside your time period The BR Eastern Region Working Timetable of Conditional Train Services 6 Oct. 1975 to 2 May 1976 Shows YJ16 Weekdays train 6E57 as COY (Company Train) timed at 22.15 ex. Stanlow to Ecclesfield does not run Monday or Sat. and as conditional could be cancelled at short notice on the days it was booked to run.
Dunford West 01 38, Barnsley Jn. dep.01 51. Sheffield No.3 02X11.GL Woodburn Jn. 02 14. Attercliffe Lane 02 16. Shepcote Lane 02 20. Tinsley Yard arr.02 25
Tinsley Yard Express Freight dep. 06.11as 06Z42 Brightside Jn. 06.19 to Ecclesfield.
In the same timetable there was a train 6J36 timed ex Teesport 03 05 to Ecclesfield except Sat. this train ran via York, Burton Salmon 05 11, Altofts Junct.05 21, Cudworth Stn.05 39, Wath Road Jn. 05 51 to Tinsley Yard
see http://www.flickr.com/photos/blue-diesels/8099801906/ English Electric type 3 (Class 37) 6795 (later 37095) heads 6J37 15 13 Teesport Refinery to Ecclesfield Oil Terminal.