25th April 2018

West Coast Railways
The Stratford Flyer I

Locos Used 47772 'Carnforth TMD' & 47804
Stock Used 3392+3395+99679+3352+3431+3313+99318+6103+6115+99680

Route :
1Z75 : Southport to Stratford-upon-Avon
1Z76 : Stratford-upon-Avon to Southport

Loco Route
47804 (1) Southport - Burscough Bridge - Parbold - Wigan Wallgate - Warrington Bank Quay - Crewe - Madeley - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Portobello Jn - Darlaston Jn - Walsall - Ryecroft Jn - Sutton Park - Park Lane Jn - Landor Street Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Tyseley - Shirley - Henley-in-Arden - Bearley Jn - Stratford-upon-Avon
47772 (2) Stratford-upon-Avon - Bearley Jn - Dorridge - Solihull - Tyseley - (reverse of outward route) - Southport

Notes :
(1) 47772 on rear.
(2) 47804 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Southport 06.32d [P6] 06.32   21.17a [P6] 21.09
Meols Cop 06/35 06/37   21/14½ 21/04
Burscough Bridge 06.46a ~ 06.49d 06.49 ~ 06.50   21.00a ~ 21.03d 20.54 ~ 20.57
Parbold 06.54a ~ 06.57d 06.54 ~ 06.57   20.51a ~ 20.54d 20.48 ~ 20.50
Wigan Wallgate 07.14a ~ 07.25d [P2] 07.09 ~ 07.25   20.34a ~ 20.41d [P1] 20.36 ~ 20.39
Wigan Station Jn 07/27 ?   20/31 ?
Wigan South Jn 07/27½ 07/27   20/30½ 20/34
Springs Branch Jn 07/28 07/29   20/30 20/32
Bamfurlong Jn 07*32 ~ 07*36 ? ~ 07.34   20/29½ 20/31
Golborne Jn 07/39½ 07/40   20/27 20/28
Winwick Jn 07/41½ 07/42   20/25 20/26
Dallam Jn 07/44½ 07/45   20/21 20/23
Warrington Bank Quay 07.46 ~ 07.53 [P1] 07.48 ~ ?   20/19½ [P3] 20/23
Acton Grange Jn 07/58 07/52   20/18 20/19
Weaver Jn 08/02½ 08/01   20/15 20/13
Acton Bridge 08/05½ 08/04   20/13½ 20/12
Hartford Jn 08*09 ~ 08*13 08.08 ~ 08.16   20/12 20/10
Winsford 08/17½ 08/23   20/08 20/05
Crewe Coal Yard 08/24½ 08/32   20/01 19/51
Crewe 08.28a ~ 08.35d [P12] 08.36 ~ 08.39   19.53a ~ 19.59d [P12] 19.38 ~ 19.48
Basford Hall Jn 08/40 08/43   19/47 19/32
Madeley 08/45 08/50   19/34½ 19/28
Norton Bridge 08/59½ 09/00   - -
Searchlight Lane Jn - -   19/23½ 19/19
Stafford 09/05½ [P4] 09/06   19/18½ [P5] 19/14
Trent Valley Jn 09/06½ 09/07   19/16½ 19/13
Bushbury Jn 09/21½ 09/22   18*33 ~ 19*01 18.21 ~ 19.00
Portobello Jn 09/27½ 09/26   18/30 18/18
Darlaston Jn 09/33 09/29   18*15 ~ 18*26 18/13
Pleck Jn 09/37½ 09/32   18/11 18/09
Walsall 09/40 [P1] 09/37   18/09 [P2] 18/07
Ryecroft Jn 09/43 09/39   18/07 18/05
Sutton Park 09/55 ?   17/55 ?
Park Lane Jn 10*02 ~ 10*18 09/57?   17/48½ 17/48
Landor Street Jn 10/29 10/31   17*23 ~ 17*37 17.25 ~ 17.39
St Andrews Jn 10/31 10/33   17/20 17/23
Bordesley Jn 10/32 10/34   17/19 17/22
Small Heath South Jn 10/37 10/38   17/14 17/13
Tyseley 10/41 [P3] 10/40   17/12½ [P2] 17/12
Shirley 10/56½ 10/53   - -
Whitlock's End 11/00 10/56   - -
Wood End 11/08½ 11/07   - -
Henley-in-Arden 11/15 11/12   - -
Solihull - -   17/07½ 17/07
Bentley Heath LC - -   17/03½ 17/05
Dorridge - -   17/03 [P2] 17/04
Hatton North Jn - -   16/57½ 16/56
Hatton West Jn - -   16/53½ 16/53
Bearley Jn 11/21 11/17   16/46½ 16/46
Stratford-upon-Avon 11.30a [P1] 11.29   16.40d [P1] 16.40


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