6th September 2018

West Coast Railways
The Stratford Flyer 3

Locos Used 47826 & 47854 'Diamond Jubilee'
Stock Used (3) 99680?+SO+SO+FO+99712?+FO+FO

Route :
1Z63 : Carlisle to Stratford-upon-Avon
1Z64 : Stratford-upon-Avon to Carlisle

Loco(s) Route
47854 (1) Carlisle - (via WCML) - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Portobello Jn - Darlaston Jn - Pleck Jn - Walsall - Ryecroft Jn - Sutton Park - Park Lane Jn - Castle Bromwich Jn - Landor Street Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Tyseley - Shirley - Henley-in-Arden - Bearley Jn - Stratford-upon-Avon
47826 (2) Stratford-upon-Avon - (reverse of outward route) - Carlisle

Notes:
(1) 47826 on rear.
(2) 47854 on rear.
(3) Consist confirmation required.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Carlisle 05.55d [P3] 05.55   21.54a [P4] 22.15
Penrith North Lakes 06.18a ~ 06.20d [P1] 06.16 ~ 06.21   21.32a ~ 21.37d [P3] 21.44 ~ 21.56
Penrith South Jn 06/22 06/23   21/29 [DS] 21/40
Shap Summit 06/35 06/36   21/15 21/27
Tebay 06/41 06/40   21/08½ 21/22
Grayrigg 06/46 06/45   20*54 ~ 21*01 [DPL] 21.10 ~ 21.15
Oxenholme Lake District 06.52a ~ 06.55d [P1] 06.52 ~ 06.54   20.43a ~ 20.45d [P2] 20.56 ~ 20.58
Carnforth North Jn 07/06 07/05   20/31½ 20/44
Morecambe South Jn 07/10 07/08   20/28½ 20/40
Lancaster 07.12a ~ 07.16d [P4] 07.11 ~ 07.16   20.23a ~ 20.25d [P3] 20.34 ~ 20.37
Oubeck Loop 07/20 07/20   20*12 ~ 20*17 [DGL] 20.23 ~ 20.28
Garstang & Catteral 07/28½ 07/27   20/04½ 20/13
Preston 07.40a ~ 07.52d [P6] ?   19.46a ~ 19.55d [P4] 19.54 ~ 20.02
Ribble Jn 07/53½ [US] 07/39   19/43½ [FL] 19/51
Farington Curve Jn 07/55½ 07/42   19/42 19/48
Euxton Jn 07/59½ [UF] 07/46   19/39 19/43
Balshaw Lane 08/06½ 08/07   19/36 [DS] 19/41
Wigan North Western 08/15½ [P4] 08/16 [P4]   19/29½ [P6] 19/30
Wigan South Jn 08/16½ 08/17   19*16 ~ 19*27 [DPL] 19/28
Springs Branch Jn 08/17 08/18   19/14½ [UDS] 19/26
Golborne Jn 08/20½ 08/20   19/09 [DS] 19/13
Winwick Jn 08/22½ 08/22   19/07 19/10
Dallam Jn 08/24½ 08/24   19/05 19/09
Warrington Bank Quay 08/26½ [P2] 08/26   19/04 [P3] 19/08
Acton Grange Jn 08/29 08/27   19/02½ 19/06
Weaver Jn 08/34 08/34   18/59½ 19/02
Acton Bridge 08/38½ 08/38   18*52 ~ 18*57 [DF] 19/00?
Hartford Jn 08/41½ 08/40   18/49 [DS] 18/54
Winsford 08/45½ 08/45   18/45 [DF] 18/47
Crewe Coal Yard 08/52½ 08/52   18/38 18/41
Crewe 08.55a ~ 08.59d [P12] 08.57 ~ 08.59   18.34a ~ 18.36d [P6] 18.37 ~ 18.39
Basford Hall Jn 09/07 09/03   18/29 18/16
Madeley 09/17 [US] 09/10   18/11 [DS] 18/11
Norton Bridge 09/30 [US] 09/19   - -
Searchlight Lane Jn - -   18/02½ [DS] 18/03
Stafford 09/43½ [P1] 09/31   17/57½ [P5] 17/58
Trent Valley Jn 09/45½ 09/32   17/55½ [DS] 17/58
Bushbury Jn 09/58½ 09/46   17/43½ 17/46
Portobello Jn 10/03 09/51   17/37 17/26
Darlaston Jn 10/06 09/54   17/34 17/22
Pleck Jn 10/08 [SL] 09/56   17/30 17/19
Walsall 10.12 ~ 10.14 [P1] 09/59?   17.25 ~ 17.27 [P2] 17/17?
Ryecroft Jn 10/18 10/00   17/21½ 17/14
Sutton Park 10/37½ ?   17/05 ?
Park Lane Jn 10/48 10/18   16/56½ 16/52
Castle Bromwich Jn 10/50 [UDG] 10/48   16/54½ 16/50
Washwood Heath West Jn 10/58 [ML] 10/55   16/49½ 16/45
Landor Street Jn 11/01 10/57   16/48 [ML] 16/43
St Andrews Jn 11/03 10/59   16/44½ 16/42
Bordesley Jn 11/04 11/00   16/42½ 16/41
Small Heath South Jn 11/06 11/07   16/38 16/37
Tyseley 11/09 [P3] 11/09   16/36 [P4] 16/35
Shirley 11/21 11/15   16/28 16/25
Whitlock's End 11/23½ 11/29   16/26 16/19
Wood End 11/28 11/34   16/20½ 16/12
Henley-in-Arden 11/36 11/38   16/12 16/04
Bearley Jn 11/43 11/43   16/02 16/01
Stratford-upon-Avon 11.50a [P1] 11.48   15.55d [P1] 15.54


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