15th June 2004

Past Time Rail
The Ascot Flyer A Day at the Races?

Locos Used 67013 & 67016
Stock Used 2834+3120+3146+1680+3119+3149+1698+3141+3123+21269

Route:
1Z83 :  Manchester Piccadilly to Ascot
1Z94 : Ascot to Manchester Piccadilly

Loco Route
67013 Manchester Piccadilly - Ardwick Jn - Stockport - Cheadle Hulme - Wilmslow - Sandbach - Crewe - Madeley - Stafford - Wolverhampton - Dudley Port - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Birmingham International - Coventry - Kenilworth - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Oxford - (via Didcot avoiding line) - Reading - Wokingham - Ascot
67016 Ascot - (reverse of outward route) - Manchester Piccadilly

Notes :
(1) 67013 did not return owing to fuel problems.

Sources : various including Mark Baines

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
Manchester Piccadilly 06.50d 06.51 23.59a 23.53
Ardwick Jn 06/53 06/52 23/56 23/51
Slade Lane Jn 06/56 06/55 23/54 23/48
Stockport 07.00½a ~ 07.03½d 07.00 ~ 07.03 23.47a ~ 23.49d 23.42 ~ 23.44
Adswood Road 07/06 07/06 23/41 23/37
Cheadle Hulme 07/08 07/08 23/40 23/36
Wilmslow 07.13a ~ 07.16d 07.12 ~ 07.16 23.31a ~ 23.34d 23.29 ~ 23.32
Alderley Edge 07/19 07/18 23/28 23/27
Sandbach 07/28 07/27 23/17 23/18
Sydney Bridge Jn 07/35 07/31 23/05 23/14
Crewe 07.38a ~ 07.44d 07.37 ~ 07.44 23.00a ~ 23.03d 23.03 ~/ 23.12
Basford Hall Jn 07/50 07/47 22/55 22/59
Madeley 07/55 07/52 22/48 22//53
Norton Bridge 08/05 08/00 22/40 22/47
Stafford 08.12a ~ 08.15d 08.06 ~ 08.15 22.32a ~ 22.34d 22.39 ~ 22.41
Bushbury Jn 08/30½ 08/26 22/22 22/28
Wolverhampton North Jn 08/32 08/35 22/20 22/26
Wolverhampton 08.35a ~ 08.41d 08.39 ~ 08.44 22.17a ~ 22.19d 22.21 ~ 22.24
Dudley Port 08/47½ 08/51 22/09 22/14
Sandwell & Dudley 08.50a ~ 08.53d 08.54 ~ 08.57 22.04a ~ 22.06d 22.08 ~ 22.12
Galton Jn 08/56 08/59 22/02 22/05
Soho South Jn 08/58½ 09/01 22/00 22/04
Birmingham New Street 09.03a ~ 09.09d 09.05 ~ 09.10 21.51a ~ 21.55d 21.48 ~ 21.59
Proof House Jn 09/11½ 09/13 21/48 21/46
Stechford 09/15 09/16 21/41 21/39
Birmingham International 09.20a ~ 09.30d 09.22 ~ 09.30 21.23a ~ 21.36d 21.24 ~ 21.33
Coventry 09.44a ~ 09.48d 09.43 ~ 09.44 21/17 21/12
Coventry Park Jn 09/51 09/45 21/12 21/10
Kenilworth 09/56 09/55 21/09 21/06
Milverton 10/02 10/00 21/04 21/01
Leamington Spa 10/05 10/04 21/02 20/59
Fenny Compton 10/18 10/13 20/52 20/45
Banbury 10/25 10/20 20/40 20/36
Aynho Jn 10/29 10/27 20/35 20/30
Heyford 10/36 10/32 20/25 20/25
Wolvercot Jn 10/42 10/46 20/15 20/18
Oxford 10/49 10/53 20/07 20/14
Didcot North Jn 10/58 11/02 19/57 20/02
Didcot East Jn 10/59 ? 19/55 ?
Reading 11.15a ~ 11.29d 11.31 ~ 11.34 19.37a ~ 19.39d 19.40 ~ 19.44
Reading Spur Jn 11/31½ 11/38 19/31 19.37a ~ ??.??d
Wokingham 11/39½ 11/46 19/20 19/26
Ascot 11.53a 11.59 19.05d 19.09


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