5th November 2011

Railway Touring Company
Buxton Spa Express

Locos Used steam: 44871 & 45407
Stock Used 11 coaches

Route :
1Z39 : Lancaster to Buxton
1Z42 : Buxton to Lancaster

Loco(s) Route
44871 + 45407 Lancaster - (via WCML) - Wigan North Western - Ince - Crow Nest Jn - Lostock Jn - Bolton - Salford Crescent - Manchester Victoria - Miles Platting Jn - Philips Park No.1 - Baguley Fold Jn - Ashton Moss North Jn - Denton Jn - Heaton Norris Jn - Stockp[ort - Edgeley Jn - Hazel Grove - Furness Vale - Buxton
45407 (1) Buxton - Buxton URS
45407 + 44871 Buxton URS - Topley Pike - Great Rocks Jn - Chinley East Jn - Edale - Dore - Sheffield - Brightside [UDS] - Aldwarke Jn - Moorthorpe - Hemsworth [DUPL] - Hare Park Jn - Oakenshaw Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Horbury JN - Thornhill LNW Jn - Brighouse - Sowerby Bridge - Hebden Bridge - Hall Royd Jn - Rochdale - Moston - Miles Platting Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Lostock Jn - Chorley - Euxton Jn - (via WCML) - Lancaster

Notes :
(1) 44871 in rear.
(2) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings. David Kitching comments: The only observation of my own is that the train was held at Norbury Crossing on the ex-LNWR Buxton branch for some time in order for the preceding stopping DMU to get well clear ahead.


45407+44871 passing Barmoor Clough (photo: David Kitching)

Source : David Kitching

Timings (Booked Only)
(from David Kitching)

Location Booked
Lancaster 07.08d
Preston 07.36a ~ 07.39d
Wigan North Western 08/00
Bolton 08.17a ~ 08.19d
Salford Crescent 08/32
Manchester Victoria 08.45a ~ 09.03d
Miles Platting 09/08
Ashton Moss North Jn 09/17
Denton 09.26 ~ 10.08
Stockport 10/20
Hazel Grove 10/29
Furness Vale 10/56
Chapel-en-le-Frith 11/05
Buxton 11.20 ~ 13.30
Buxton S.B. 13.31 ~ 13.33
Buxton URS 13.38 ~ 14.03
Buxton S.B. 14.05 ~ 14.07
Topley Pike 14/23
Great Rocks Jn 14.30 ~ 14.32
Peak Forest 14/36
Chinley South Jn 14/48
Edale 14/57
Dore West Jn 15/17
Sheffield 15.25 ~ 15.27
Brightside UDS 15w36 ~ 16w06
Aldwarke Jn 16/16
Moorthorpe 16/30
Hemsworth DUPL 16.35 ~ 16.46
Hare Park Jn 16/53
Wakefield Kirkgate 17/08
Thornhill LNW Jn 17.22 ~ 17.40
Mirfield East Jn 17/43
Brighouse 17w54 ~ 18w26d
Milner Royd Jn 18/36
Hall Royd Jn 18/53
Rochdale 19/08
Castleton East Jn 19/12
Thorpes Bridge Jn 19/22
Manchester Victoria 19.26a ~ 19.32d
Salford Crescent 19/38
Burnden Jn 19w56 ~ 20w46d
Bolton 20.51a ~ 20.54d
Chorley 21/09
Preston 21.24a ~ 21.27d
Lancaster 21.50a


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