26th March 2022

Railway Touring Company
The Mancunian

Locos Used 47772 'Carnforth TMD' & steam: 6233 'Duchess of Sutherland'
Stock Used 99041+99304+4994+4940+1861+99122+99127+99350+1961+3058+3136

Route :
1Z71 : London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
1Z73 : Manchester Victoria to London Euston

Loco(s) Route
6233 (1) London Euston - (via WCML, Northampton & Trent Valley) - Stafford - Searchlight Lane Jn - Yarnfield Jn - Stone - Stoke-on-Trent - Kidsgrove - Macclesfield - Cheadle Hulme - Stockport - Manchester Piccadilly
6233 (1) Manchester Victoria - Water Street Jn - Deansgate - Manchester Oxford Road - Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport - Wilmslow - Sandbach - Crewe - Madeley - Stafford - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) 47772 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Euston 06.37d [P16] [C] 06.37 [P16]   22.40a [P4] 22.45
Camden South Jn 06/42 [C] 06/40   22/36 [B] 22/41
Camden Jn 06/43 [DS] 06/41   22/34 [B] 22/39
Willesden West London Jn 06/50 [DS] 06/45   22/28 [US] 22/34
Wembley Central 06/53 [P5] [DS] 06/48   22/25 [P6] [US] 22/32
Harrow & Wealdstone 06/57 [P5] [DS] 06/51   22/19 [P6] [US] 22/29
Watford Junction 07.02a ~ 07.05d [P8] [DS] 06.58 ~ 07.04   22.10a ~ 22.13d [P9] [US] 22.18 ~ 22.21
Bourne End Jn 07/13 [DS] 07/15   22/01 [US] 22/09
Tring 07/21 [P3] [DS] 07/22   21/55 [P4] [US] 22/04
Ledburn Jn 07/29 [DS] 07/27   21/46 [US] 21/58
Bletchley 07/39 [P3] [DS] 07/35   21/38 [P4] [US] 21/49
Milton Keynes Central 07.46a ~ 07.54d [P2] [DS] 07.40 ~ 07.54   21.26a ~ 21.34d [P2] [US] 21.40 ~ 21.43
Hanslope Jn 08/02 [DS] 08/03   21/20 [US] 21/30
Northampton 08.13a ~ 08.20d [P2] 08.14 ~ 08.19   21.04a ~ 21.07d [P1] 21.03 ~ 21.07
Northampton North Jn 08/21 08/20   20*44 ~ 20*59 20.32 ~ 21.02
Northampton Mill Lane Jn 08/22 08/23   20/38 [UDS] 20/26
Long Buckby 08/32 08/33   20/23 20/15
Daventry North Jn 08/39 08/39   20/13 20/09
Hillmorton Jn 08/43 [UN] 08/41   20/07 20/05
Rugby 08.46a ~ 08.50d [P6] 08.44 ~ 08.49   20.00a ~ 20.03d [P6] [UN] 19.54 ~ 20.01
Rugby Sig.RN4179 08w53 ~ 09w49 [UDT] 08.53 ~ ?   - -
Rugby Sig.RN4184 - -   19w31 ~ 19w58 [US] ?
Trent Valley Jn 09/52 [US] 09/53   19/29 [US] 19/22
Newbold Jn 09/55 [US-UF] 09/55   19/27½ 19/17
High Oaks Jn 09/58 [UF-DS] 09/57   19/26½ [US] 19/15
Brinklow 10/01 [DS-DF] 10/00   19/23½ [US] 19/12
Attleborough South Jn 10/09 [DF-DS] 10/08   19/15 [US] 19/02
Nuneaton 10.13a ~ 10.16d [P2] [DS] 10.10 ~ 10.16 [P2]   19.09a ~ 19.12d [P5] [US] 18.53 ~ 18.58
Amington Jn 10/32 [DS] 10/31   18/51 [US] 18/39
Lichfield North Jn 10/40 [DS] 10/37   18/43 [US] 18/31
Rugeley North Jn 10/47 [DS] 10/44 [DS]   18/36 [US] 18/23
Colwich 10/53 10/51   18/30 [US] 18/20
Milford & Brockton 10/56 [DF-DS] 10/55   - -
Whitehouse Jn - -   18*11 ~ 18*23 [US-UF] 18/16
Trent Valley Jn 11/00 [DS] ?   18/08½ [US] 18/12
Stafford 11w03 ~ 11w32 [UDG] 11.06 ~ 11.29   17w47 ~ 18w07 [UDG] 17.38 ~ 18.10
Stafford North Jn 11/33 [DS] 11/30   - -
Searchlight Lane Jn 11/39 [DNB] 11/38   - -
Yarnfield Jn 11/41 11/41   - -
Stone 11/47 11/48   - -
Stoke Jn 11/57 11/59   - -
Stoke-on-Trent 12/00 [P2] 12/01   - -
Kidsgrove 12/10 [P2] 12/14   - -
Congleton 12/20 12/20   - -
Macclesfield 12/31 [P1] 12/30   - -
Little Bridgeford Jn - -   17/44½ [US] 17/31
Madeley - -   17/30 [US] 17/20
Basford Hall Jn - -   17/23 [US] 17/13
Crewe - -   17/20 [P6] [US] 17/09 [P6]
Crewe Sydney Bridge - -   17/16½ 17/07
Sandbach - -   17/08 [P1] [FL] 16/53
Chelford Loop - -   16*46 ~ 16*56 [UPL] 16/42
Alderley Edge - -   16/40 [P2] 16/39
Wilmslow - -   16/38 [P4] 16/37
Cheadle Hulme 12/46 [P3] 12/45   16/31 [P2] 16/33
Adswood Road Jn 12/47 [DS] 12/46   16/30 16/31
Edgeley Jn No.1 12/48 12/48   16/26 16/27
Edgeley Jn No.2 12/49 12/49   16/25 16/25
Stockport 12/50 [P4] 12/50   16/24 [P1] 16/23
Heaton Norris Jn 12/55 12/51   16/21 16/21
Levenshulme 12/56½ [P2] 12/55   16/17 [P1] 16/19
Slade Lane Jn 12/57 12/56   16/16 16/18
Ardwick Jn 13/01 13/03   16/14 16/15
Manchester Piccadilly 13.04a [P14] 13.06   16/11 [P13] [US] 16/13 [P13]
Manchester Oxford Road - -   16/07 [P3] 16/11
Deansgate - -   16/06 [P1] 16/10
Water Street Jn - -   16/05 16/09
Salford Central - -   16/03½ 16/08
Deal Street Jn - -   16/03 16/07
Manchester Victoria - -   16.02d [P3] 16.05 [P3]


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

26/03/22 :
5Z70 : (47772 with 6233 on rear) : Southall to London Euston

Location Booked
Southall WCR 05.19d
Southall 05.29 ~ 05.39
Southall East Jn 05/40
West Ealing 05/46
Acton West 05/50
Acton Main Line 05/55
Acton Wells Jn 05/59
Willesden SW Sidings 06/02
Willesden West London Jn 06/04
Camden Jn 06/14
Camden South Jn 06/16
London Euston 06.19a [P16]

5Z72 : (6233 with 47772 on rear) : Manchester Piccadilly to Castleton
5Z72 : (47772 with 6233 on rear) : Castleton to Castleton Hopwood GF
(whole train turned)

Location Booked
Manchester Piccadilly 13.13d [P14]
Manchester Oxford Road 13/17
Deansgate 13/18
Water Street Jn 13/19
Salford Central 13/21
Deal Street Jn 13/22
Manchester Victoria 13/24
Miles Platting 13/27
Thorpes Bridge Jn 13/29
Vitriol Works 13/32
Castleton East Jn 13/36
Castleton 13.37 ~ 13.42
Castleton North Jn 13/59
Castleton Hopwood GF 14.00a

5Z73 : (6233 with 47772 on rear) : Castleton Hopwood GF to Manchester Victoria

Location Booked
Castleton Hopwood GF 15.24d
Castleton North Jn 15.24 ~ 15.29
Castleton South Jn 15/32
Vitriol Works 15/37
Thorpes Bridge Jn 15/42
Brewery Jn 15*44 ~ 15*50 [UPL]
Miles Platting 15/52
Manchester Victoria 15.57a [P3]

5Z74 : (47772 with 6233 on rear) : London Euston to Acton Lane Reception Sidings

Location Booked
London Euston 23.42d [P4]
Camden South Jn 23/44
Camden Jn 23/45
Kilburn [U&DG] 23*48 ~ 00*02
Willesden West London Jn 00/07
Acton Lane Reception Sidings 00.12a

27/03/22 :
5Z75 : (6233 with 47772 on rear) : Acton Lane Reception Sidings to Mitre Bridge Jn
5Z75 : (47772 with 6233 on rear) : Mitre Bridge Jn to Southall

Location Booked
Acton Lane Reception Sidings 16.35d
Willesden West London Jn 16/37
Mitre Bridge Jn 16.39 ~ 16.44
Willesden West London Jn 16/47
Willesden SW Sidings 16*49 ~ 16*59
Acton Wells Jn 17/02
Acton Main Line 17/05
Acton West 17/08
Southall East Jn 17/13
Southall 17.15 ~ 17.25
Southall WCR 17.35a


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