29th May 2010

Spitfire Railtours
The Prisoner

Locos Used 37069, 37218, 37685 (1) & 37706
Stock Used 5487+99318+99327+5035+99328+99679+5032+3150+3148+3143+99680

Route :
1Z25 : Preston to Pwllheli
1Z26 : Pwllheli to Preston

Loco(s) Route
37685 + 37706 + 37218 (1) Preston - (via WCML) - Crewe
37069 + 37218 Crewe - Madeley - Norton Bridge - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Stafford Road Jn - Oxley SB - Telford - Wellington - Abbey Foregate Jn - (2) - English Bridge Jn - Sutton Bridge Jn - Welshpool - Newtown - Machynlleth - Dovey Junction - Towyn - Barmouth - Minffordd - Pwllheli
37069 + 37218 Pwllheli - (reverse of outward route) (2) - Crewe
37706 + 37685 (1) Crewe - (via WCML) - Preston

Notes :
(1) 37685 was failed before the tour and was dead in the formation throughout (though being lead loco on the outward leg was being driven, despite the engine not running).
(2) Was booked to reverse at Shrewsbury and change locos on both outward and return, but didn't - the loco change occurring at Crewe instead.
(3) Booked timings below are from the tour booklet however Richard Hughes comments that these were superseded the day before the tour due to congestion on the Cambrian line - can anyone provide a set of the finalised booked timings?

Source : Richard Hughes

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Richard Hughes)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Preston 07.07d 07.07   23.38½a 23.46
Euxton Jn 07/14 ?   23/33 23/34
Balshaw Lane Jn 07/16 ?   23/29½ 23/32½
Wigan North Western 07.23½a ~ 07.32½d 07.24 ~ 07.36½   22.59½a ~ 23.14½d 23.06 ~ 23.19
Wigan South Jn 07/34 ?   22/58 ?
Springs Branch Jn 07/34½ 07/39   22/57½ 23/03
Bamfurlong Jn 07/37½ 07/40   22/56 23/02
Golborne Jn 07/41½ 07/43   22/52 22/57½
Winwick Jn 07/44½ 07/45   22/49 22/54½
Dallam Jn 07/46½ 07/47   22/47 22/51½
Warrington Bank Quay 07.48a ~ 07.58d 07.50 ~ 07.58   22.40a ~ 22.44d 22.47 ~ 22.49
Acton Grange Jn 08/05½ 08/02   22/38 22/45
Weaver Jn 08/13 08/12   22/35 22/40½
Acton Bridge 08/15 08/15   22/33½ 22/39
Hartford Jn 08/17 08/17   22/32 22/37
Winsford 08/24 08/20½   22/28 22/33
Crewe Coal Yard 08/33 08/29   22/22½ ?
Crewe 08.35a ~ 08.55d 08.32½ ~ 08.57½   22.03a ~ 22.19d 21.59½ ~ 22.22½
Basford Hall Jn 09/01 09/06   21/59½ 21/54½
Madeley 09/06 09/14   21/55½ 21/47
Norton Bridge 09/16 09/21½   21/43½ 21/39½
Stafford 09.21½a ~ 09.29½d 09.28 ~ 09.35   21.27a ~ 21.36d 21.21 ~ 21.33
Trent Valley Jn 09/30 09/37   21/25½ 21/19
Penkridge 09.36a ~ 09.40d 09.43 ~ 09.44½   21.18a ~ 21.21d 21.11 ~ 21.12
Bushbury Jn 09/47 09/54½   21/09 21/02½
Stafford Road Jn 09/52 10/00½   21/05 20/57½
Oxley SB 09/52½ 10/01   21/04½ 20/56½
Cosford 10/01 10/08½   20/58 20/47
Madeley Jn 10/05½ 10/13½   20/53½ ?
Telford Central 10.07a ~ 10.11d 10.16 ~ 10.17   20.49½a ~ 20.52½d 20.38 ~ 20.40
Wellington 10/14½ 10/22   20/45½ 20/32½
Abbey Foregate Jn 10/24 10/32   20/38 20/22½
Shrewsbury 10L26a ~ 10L43d DIV   19L57½a ~ 20L24d DIV
Sutton Bridge Jn 10/46½ 10/39½   19/54 20/16
Welshpool 11.04 ~ 11.06 11.00 ~ 11.00½   19.31½ ~ 19.33½ 19.54 ~ 19.56
Newtown 11.30½ ~ 11.32½ 11.17 ~ 11.17   19.04½ ~ 19.06½ 19.36 ~ 19.38
Talerddig 11.49½ ~ 11.51½ 11.37½ ~ 11.37½   18.46½ ~ 18.48½ 19.15½ ~ 19.17½
Machynlleth 12.08½ ~ 12.10½ 11.56 ~ 12.02   18.25½ ~ 18.27½ 18.53 ~ 18.56½
Dovey Junction 12.16 ~ 12.18 12.10 ~ 12.10   18.02½ ~ 18.17½ 18.44½ ~ 18.46
Towyn 12.34½ ~ 12.36½ 12.27 ~ 12.27   17.44½ ~ 17.46½ 18.26 ~ 18.28
Barmouth 13.00½ ~ 13.04½ 12.52½ ~ 12.55   17.17 ~ 17.21 17.28 ~ 17.58½
Llanaber 13.07½ ~ 13.09½ 12.58 ~ 12.58   17.12 ~ 17.14 17.24½ ~ 17.24½
Harlech 13.21½ ~ 13.23½ 13.13 ~ 13.13   16.57½ ~ 16.59½ 17.08½ ~ 17.10
Minffordd 13.36½ ~ 13.40½ 13.26 ~ 13.29   16.41 ~ 16.45 16.52½ ~ 16.56
Porthmadog 13.46a ~ 13.50d 13.40½ ~ ??.??   16.33a ~ 16.35d 16.35½ ~ 16.46½
Penychain 14.02 ~ 14.02 ?   16.19 ~ 16.21 16.22½ ~ 16.22½
Pwllheli 14.11½a ?   16.15d 16.16½


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