5th November 2016

Railway Touring Company
The Cheshireman

Locos Used 47802 & steam : 6201 'Princess Elizabeth'
Stock Used (4) (99040)+99723+4984+4973+1861+99125+99127+3136+99371+1961+99347+3058

Route :
1Z62 : Norwich to Chester
1Z64 : Chester to Norwich

Loco(s) Route
6201 (1) Norwich - Wymondham - Attleborough - Thetford - Brandon - Ely North Jn - Ely West Jn - March - Peterborough - Grantham - Allington East Jn - Allington West Jn - Bingham - Nottingham - Beeston - Trent East Jn - Sheet Stores Jn - Castle Donington - Stenson Jn
47802 (2) Stenson Jn - Derby
47802 Derby - Stenson Jn - Uttoxeter - Longton - Stoke-on-Trent - Kidsgrove - Alsager - Crewe - Chester
47802 Chester - (reverse of outward route) - Derby
6201 (1) Derby - Spondon - Sheet Stores Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Norwich

Notes :
(1) 47802 on rear.
(2) 6201 on rear.
(3) Tour postponed from 10/09/16.
(4) 99040 was only in the consist when 6201 was on the train.
(5) This tour was originally advertised to be hauled by 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' throughout.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Norwich 06.56d [P1] 06.56   23.54a [P1] 01.09
Thorpe Jn 06/58½ ?   23/52 ?
Trowse Swing Bridge Jn 06/59 ?   23/51 ?
Trowse Jn 07/00 07/01   23/50 01/06
Wymondham 07.16a ~ 07.18d 07.13 ~ ?   23.37a ~ 23.39d 00.44 ~ 00.46
Attleborough 07.26a ~ 07.28d 07.27 ~ 07.30   23.27a ~ 23.29d 00.33 ~ 00.36
Thetford 07.45a ~ 07.47d  07.46 ~ 07.47   23.10a ~ 23.12d 00.12 ~ 00.18
Brandon 07.57a ~ 07.59d 07.57 ~ 07.59   22.58a ~ 23.00d ?
Ely North Jn 08/26 08/30   22w10 ~ 22w26 23.01 ~ 23.31
Ely West Jn 08/30 08/33   22/07½ ?
March Down Yard 08w51 ~ 09w06 08.54 ~ 09.19 [DG2]   - -
March 09.08a ~ 09.10d 09.21 ~ 09.23 [P1]   21.50a ~ 21.52d 22.38 ~ 22.42
Whittlesea 09/22 09/35   21/39 22/29
Peterborough East Jn 09/33 ?   21/31 ?
Peterborough 09.35a ~ 09.38d [P4] 09.44 ~ 09.48 [P4]   21.26a ~ 21.28d [P5] 22.06 ~ 22.19 [P5]
Helpston Jn 09/46 09/57   21/19 22/00
Tallington Jn 09/50 10/02   21/15 21/57
Stoke Jn 10/10 10/19   20/59 21/43
Grantham 10/19 [P4] 10/29   20w33 ~ 20w50 [GL] 20.59 ~ 21.36
Nottingham Branch Jn 10/21 10/32   20/31 20/56
Allington East Jn 10/25 10/36   20/27 20/50
Allington West Jn 10/26 10/37   20/26 20/48
Bottesford West Jn 10/32 10/45   20/18 20/27
Bingham 10w39 ~ 10w56 10.52 ~ 11.14 [P1]   20/12 20/19
Netherfield Jn 11/07 11/26   20/03 20/08
Nottingham 11.13a ~ 11.14d [P6] 11.32 ~ 11.35   19/57½ [P4] 20/02
Mansfield Jn 11/16½ 11/37   19/55½ 19/52
Beeston 11/20½ 11/41   19/48½ 19/47
Trent East Jn 11/25 11/46   19/41 19/41
Sheet Stores Jn 11/30 11/48   19/39 19/39
Castle Donington 11/40½ 11/55   - -
Stenson Jn 12.03 ~ 12.10 12.06 ~ 12.07   - -
Spondon - -   19/30 19/30
Derby 12L19a ~ 12L57d [P1] 12.20 ~ 12.59 [P1]   18L45a ~ 19L23d [P1] 18.44 ~ 19.23
Stenson Jn 13/04½ 13/06   18/39 18/36
North Stafford Jn 13/06 13/07   18/38 18/34
Tutbury & Hatton 13/13 13/14   18/27 18/20
Uttoxeter 13/23½ ?   18/14½ ?
Longton 13/39½ 13/42   17/46 17/47
Stoke Jn 13/42½ 13/46   17/42 17/41
Stoke-on-Trent 13/44 [P2] 13/48   17/40½ [P1] 17/40
Kidsgrove 13/51½ [P4] 13/56   17/33½ [P3] 17/32
Alsager 13/55½ 14/01   17/29½ 17/28
Barthomley Jn 13/58½ 14/04   17/26½ 17/26
North Stafford Jn 14/01½ [UDP] 14/09   17*16 ~ 17*22 [UDP] 17.16 ~ 17.21
Crewe 14.04a ~ 14.06d [P12] 14.17 ~ 14.18 [P12]   17.07a ~ 17.12d [P12] 17.08 ~ 17.13
Crewe Steel Works 14/09 14/21   17/03½ 17/05
Beeston Castle & Tarporley SB 14/18 ?   16/56 16/57
Chester 14.29a [P4] 14.43   16.41d [P4] 16.45

 
Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

04/11/16 : 
5Z61 : (6201 with 99040) : Southall to Norwich Crown Point T&RSMD

Location Booked
Southall Depot 10.25d
Southall Yard 10.35 ~ 10.50
Southall East Jn 10/51
West Ealing 11/01
Acton West 11/04
Acton Main Line 11/07
Acton Wells Jn 11/15
Willesden Junction HL 11/19
Kensal Green Jn 11/22
Gospel Oak 11/35
Camden Road Jn 11/39
Camden Road Central Jn 11/41
York Way North Jn 11/43
Copenhagen Jn 11/44
Holloway South Jn 11/46
Finsbury Park 11/48
Alexandra Palace 11/52
Potters Bar 12/02
Welwyn Garden City 12/13
Digswell Jn 12/20
Woolmer Green Jn 12/23
Stevenage 12/39
Hitchin 12/44
Letchworth 12/49
Royston 13/01
Shepreth Branch Jn 13/17
Cambridge 13/24
Ely Reception 13.44 ~ 14.30
Ely 14.32 ~ 14.34
Ely North Jn 14/39
Brandon 15/05
Thetford 15/13
Attleborough 15/29
Wymondham 15/35
Trowse Jn 15/48
Trowse Swing Bridge 15/49
Norwich Crown Point T&RSMD 15.54a

05/11/16 : 
5Z72 : (6201 with 99040) : Derby to Butterley M.R.C.
5Z74 : (6201 with 99040) : Butterley M.R.C. to Derby

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Derby 12.28d -
Derby North Dock Siding - 17.30a
Derby Station North Jn - 17.25 ~ 17.27
Derby - 17.19 ~ 17.23
Derby Station North Jn - 17.15 ~ 17.17
Derby - 16.43 ~ 17.12
Spondon 12/37 16/35
Sheet Stores Jn 12/43 16/24
Trent East Jn 12/45 16/22
Toton Centre 12/50 16/14
Trowell Jn 13/01 16/10
Langley Mill 13/09 16/02
Codnor Park Jn 13.13 ~ 13.16 15.55 ~ 15.57
Butterley M.R.C. 13.23a 15.52d

07/11/16 : 
5Z65 : (47237 + 6201 with 47802 on rear) : Norwich C.S.D. to Southall

Location Booked
Norwich C.S.D 16.02d
Thorpe Jn 16/04
Wensum Jn 16.12 ~ 16.27
Trowse Swing Bridge 16/35
Trowse Yard 16.38 ~ 17.21
Trowse Jn 17/24
Wymondham 17/37
Attleborough 17/45
Thetford 18/02
Brandon 18/10
Ely North Jn 18/34
Ely [UGL] 18.39 ~ 18.57
Ely Dock Jn 18/59
Cambridge 19/18
Shepreth Branch Jn 19/22
Royston 19.35 ~ 19.40
Letchworth 19/53
Hitchin 19/56
Stevenage 20/01
Woolmer Green Jn 20/10
Digswell Jn 20/12
Welwyn Garden City 20/20
Potters Bar 20/28
Alexandra Palace 20/39
Finsbury Park 20/44
Holloway South Jn 20/48
Copenhagen Jn 20/51
York Way North Jn 20/52
Camden Road Central Jn 21/08
Camden Road Jn 21/10
Gospel Oak 21/17
Kensal Green Jn 21/25
Willesden Junction HL 21/37
Acton Wells Jn 21/39
Acton Main Line 21/45
Acton West 21/53
West Ealing 21/56
Southall East Jn 22/00
Southall Yard 22.01 ~ 22.16
Southall Depot 22.26a


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