16th May 2019

West Coast Railways
The Stratford Flyer II

Locos Used 47832 & 47854 'Diamond Jubilee'
Stock Used 99680+99327+6115+99318+3395+3326+99678+3313+3352

Route :
1Z40 : Newcastle to Stratford-upon-Avon
1Z41 : Stratford-upon-Avon to Newcastle

Loco(s) Route
47832 (1) Newcastle - (via ECML) - York - Colton Jn - Church Fenton - Milford Jn - Ferrybridge North Jn - Pontefract Baghill - Moorthorpe - Swinton - Aldwarke Jn - Masborough Jn - Beighton Jn - Barrow Hill North Jn - Chesterfield - Alfreton - Langley Mill - Trowell Jn - Toton Centre - Meadow Lane Jn - Trent South Jn - East Midlands Parkway - Loughborough - Syston South Jn - Leicester - Hinckley - Nuneaton - Whitacre Jn - Coleshill Parkway - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Tyseley - Shirley - Henley-in-Arden - Bearley Jn - Stratford-upon-Avon
47854 (2) Stratford-upon-Avon - Bearley Jn - Hatton North Jn - Dorridge - Solihull - Tyseley - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Kingsbury Jn - Tamworth HL - Burton-on-Trent - Stenson Jn - Castle Donington - Sheet Stores Jn - Trent East Jn - Toton Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Newcastle

Notes :
(1) 47854 on rear.
(2) 47832 on rear.

Sources : Nick Bartlett & The Class 47 List

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Newcastle 06.33d [P3] 06.33   22.31a [P3] 22.36 [P3]
King Edward Bridge South Jn 06/35 06/35   22/27 22/33
Birtley Jn 06/39½ 06/40   22/24 22/29
Durham 06.48a ~ 06.51d [P1] 06.48 ~ 06.51   22.12a ~ 22.14d [P2] 22.18 ~ 22.21
Tursdale Jn 07/00 07/00   22*00 ~ 22*05 [DS] 22/06?
Ferryhill South Jn 07/08½ 07/07   21/55½ 22/00
Darlington 07.19a ~ 07.21d [P1] 07.20 ~ 07.23   21.39a ~ 21.41d [P4] 21.42 ~ 21.46
Northallerton 07/34 07/36   21/26½ 21/30
Longlands Jn 07/35 [US] 07/37   21/25½ 21/28
Thirsk 07.41a ~ 07.44d [P1] 07.44 ~ 07.47   21.16a ~ 21.18d [P2] 21.18 ~ 21.21
Tollerton Jn 07/57 [US] 07/59   21/04½ [DS] 21/07
Skelton Bridge Jn 08/06 08/06   20/57 [DS] 20/59
Skelton Jn 08/09 08/09   20/55½ [DS] 20/56
York 08.12a ~ 08.15d [P3] 08.12 ~ 08.15   20.49a ~ 20.53d [P5] 20.50 ~ 20.54
Colton Jn 08/22 08/21   20/40½ 20/37
Church Fenton 08.26a ~ 08.28d [P1] 08.26 ~ 08.28   20.25a ~ 20.29d [P2] 20.25 ~ 20.26
Milford Jn 08/34½ 08/35   20/20 20/17
Ferrybridge Jn 08/39½ 08/43   20/12 20/11
Pontefract Baghill 08.44a ~ 08.46d [P2] 08.47 ~ 08.48   20.06a ~ 20.09d [P1] 20.07 ~ 20.08
Moorthorpe 08/57 [P1] 08/56   19/59 [P2] 19/58
Swinton 09/06½ [P2] 09/06   19/46 [P1] 19/46
Aldwarke Jn 09/11½ 09/12   19/41 19/43
Masborough Jn 09/15½ 09/16   19/38 19/39
Beighton Jn 09/25½ 09/24   19/21½ 19/12
Barrow Hill North Jn 09/33½ 09/30   19/13½ 19/06
Tapton Jn 09/36½ ?   19/10½ 19/02
Chesterfield 09.37a ~ 09.39d [P3] 09.35 ~ 09.36   19.06a ~ 19.08d [P3] 18.59 ~ 19.01
Chesterfield South Jn 09/41½ 09/39   19/04½ 18/57
Clay Cross North Jn 09/43½ 09/42   19/02½ 18/54
Alfreton 09/51 [P2] 09/48   18/54½ [P1] 18/47
Ironville Jn 09/55 [UEF] 09/50   18/50 [DEF] 18/44
Langley Mill 09/59½ [P2] 09/53   18/46 [P1] 18/41
Trowell Jn  10/09½ 09/58   18/40½ 18/37
Toton Centre 10/13½ [UES] 10/03   18/35½ [DM] 18/35
Toton Jn 10/14½ [UHL] 10/05   18/34½ 18/33
Meadow Lane Jn 10/16 [UHL] 10/07   - -
Trent South Jn 10/19 [US] 10/09   - -
East Midlands Parkway 10/20 [P4] [US] 10/11   - -
Loughborough 10/28½ [US] 10/19   - -
Sileby Jn 10/43 [US] 10/24   - -
Syston South Jn 11/03 [UDS] 10/40   - -
Leicester 11/08 [P4] 11/02   - -
Wigston North Jn 11/13 11/09   - -
Croft 11/19 11/15   - -
Hinckley 11/24½ 11/20   - -
Nuneaton 11/29½ [P6] 11/25   - -
Abbey Jn 11/32 11/30   - -
Whitacre Jn 11/46½ 11/46   - -
Coleshill Parkway 11/49½ [P1] 11/48   - -
Trent East Jn - -   18/32½ 18/32
Sheet Stores Jn - -   18/30½ 18/30
Castle Donington - -   18/22 18/23
Stenson Jn - -   18/11½ 18/12
North Stafford Jn - -   18/11 18/10
Clay Mills Jn - -   18/06½ 18/07
Burton-on-Trent - -   18/04½ [P1] 18/05
Wichnor Jn - -   18/00½ 18/00
Tamworth HL - -   17/54½ [P3] 17/55
Kingsbury Jn - -   17/50 17/51
Water Orton 11/52 11/52   17/46½ 17/47
Castle Bromwich Jn 11/53½ [DDF] 11/54   17/39½ [UDS] 17/30
Landor Street Jn 11/57½ 12/00   17.23 ~ 17.28 17/22?
St Andrews Jn 11/59½ 12/01   17/21½ 17/21
Bordesley Jn 12/06½ 12/02   17/20½ 17/19
Small Heath South Jn 12/08½ 12/06   17/16 17/14
Tyseley 12.10 ~ 12.12 [P3] 12.08 ~ 12.11   17.12 ~ 17.14 [P2] 17/13?
Shirley 12/21 12/18   - -
Whitlock's End 12/23 12/21   - -
Wood End 12/27 12/26   - -
Henley-in-Arden 12/31½ 12/30   - -
Solihull - -   17/07½ [P2] 17/08
Bentley Heath LC - -   17/04 17/05
Dorridge - -   17/03½ [P2] 17/04
Hatton North Jn - -   16/57 16/56
Hatton West Jn - -   16/53 16/54
Bearley Jn 12/41 12/36   16/46 16/47
Stratford-upon-Avon 12.49a [P1] 12.42   16.40d [P1] 16.40


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