9th April 2022

Railway Touring Company
The Stratford Flyer

Locos Used 47245 'V.E. Day 75th Anniversary' & 47802
Stock Used 9392+4984+99311+99347+99371+99348+99712+99352+99125

Route :
1Z40 : Manchester Victoria to Stratford-upon-Avon
1Z41 : Stratford-upon-Avon to Manchester Piccadilly

Loco(s) Route
47245 (1) Manchester Victoria - Miles Platting - Philips Park West Jn - Baguley Fold Jn - Ashton Moss North Jn - Denton - Reddish South - Heaton Norris Jn - Stockport - Wilmslow - Sandbach - Crewe - Madeley - Stafford - Penkridge - Bushbury Jn - Wolverhampton - Dudley Port - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Small Heath South Jn - Tyseley - Solihull - Dorridge - Hatton North Jn - Hatton West Jn - Bearley Jn - Stratford-upon-Avon
47802 (2) Stratford-upon-Avon - Bearley Jn - Henley-in-Arden - Shirley - Tyseley - Small Heath South Jn - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Landor Street Jn - Park Lane Jn - Sutton Park - Ryecroft Jn - Walsall - Pleck Jn - Darlaston Jn - Portobello Jn - Bushbury Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Stockport - Manchester Piccadilly

Notes :
(1) 47802 on rear.
(2) 47245 on rear.
(3) The tour ran diesel hauled due to the failure of 45690 'Leander'.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Manchester Victoria 07.33d [P3] [SL] 07.34   - -
Miles Platting 07/39 07/38   - -
Philips Park West Jn 07/41 07/39   - -
Baguley Fold Jn 07/42½ 07/40   - -
Ashton Moss North Jn 07/47 07/43   - -
Denton Jn 08/06 07/49   - -
Denton 08w08 ~ 08w32 07.50 ~ 08.28   - -
Denton Station Jn 08/34 08/29   - -
Reddish South 08/36½ 08/34   - -
Ash Bridge Jn 08/38 08/36   - -
Manchester Piccadilly - -   22.02a [P14] 22.06
Ardwick Jn - -   21/59 22/03
Slade Lane Jn - -   21/57 [DS] 21/59
Heaton Norris Jn 08/39 [US] 08/38   21/53 21/53
Stockport 08.42a ~ 08.45d [P1] 08.41 ~ 08.46 [P1]   21.46a ~ 21.50d [P4] [DF] 21.47 ~ 21.50
Edgeley Jn No.2 08/47 08/47   21/43½ 21/45
Edgeley Jn No.1 08/47½ 08/48   21/43 21/44
Adswood Road Jn 08/50 08/49   21/42 [DS] 21/41
Cheadle Hulme 08/52 [P2] 08/50   21/40 [P1] 21/39
Wilmslow 08.57a ~ 09.00d [P4] 08.54 ~ 08.59   21.30a ~ 21.33d [P3] 21.28 ~ 21.32
Alderley Edge 09/04 [P2] 09/03   21/26 [P1] 21/25
Chelford Loop 09*12 ~ 09*29 [UPL] 09.09 ~ 09.26   20w39 ~ 21w14 [DPL] 20.35 ~ 21.09
Sandbach 09/41 [P1] [FL] 09/36   20/28 [P2] 20/24
Crewe Sydney Bridge 09/48 09/44   20/22 [FL] 20/20
Crewe 09.53a ~ 09.55d [P1] [US] 09.51 ~ 09.58 [P1]   20.16a ~ 20.18d [P5] 20.13 ~ 20.17
Basford Hall Jn 10/00½ [US] 10/02   20/08½ [DS] 20/06
Madeley 10/11½ [US] 10/08   20/00½ [DS] 19/56
Searchlight Lane Jn - -   19/49½ [DS] 19/44
Little Bridgeford Jn 10/25½ [US] 10/22   - -
Stafford 10w34 ~10w58 [UDG] 10.29 ~ 11.02 [P6]   19w05 ~ 19w43 [UDG] 19.10 ~ 19.36
Trent Valley Jn 10/59½ 11/03   19/04 [DS] ?
Penkridge 11/04½ 11/09   18/56½ 19/02
Bushbury Jn 11/13½ 11/16   18*37 ~ 18*46 ? ~ 18.54
Wolverhampton North Jn 11/16½ 11/18   - -
Wolverhampton 11/18½ [P4] 11/20   - -
Dudley Port 11/29½ 11/28   - -
Galton Jn 11/35½ 11/32   - -
Soho South Jn 11/37½ 11/38   - -
Birmingham New Street 11/43 [P2] [WL] 11/44   - -
Proof House Jn 11/48 11/46   - -
Portobello Jn - -   18/33 18/32
Darlaston Jn - -   18/28 18/27
Pleck Jn - -   18/25 18/25
Walsall - -   18/23 [P2] [SL] 18/23
Ryecroft Jn - -   18/21 18/20
Sutton Park - -   18/06 ?
Park Lane Jn - -   17/58 17/47
Castle Bromwich Jn - -   17/56 17/45
Bromford Bridge - -   17/52½ 17/41
Washwood Heath West Jn - -   17/49½ [UDS] 17/38
Landor Street Jn - -   17/47½ [ML] 17/34
St Andrews Jn 11/51 11/50   17/45½ 17/33
Bordesley Jn 11/52 [ML] 11/51   17/44 17/32
Small Heath South Jn 11/55 [FL] 11/54   17/40 17/29
Tyseley 11c59 ~ 12c01 [P1] 11.56 ~ 11.58   17c33 ~ 17c35 [P4] [SL] 17.21 ~ 17.27
Solihull 12/06½ 12/03   - -
Bentley Heath LC 12/10 12/08   - -
Dorridge [Up Loop] 12*12 ~ 12*23 [UPL] 12.10 ~ 12.22   - -
Dorridge 12/25 [P1] 12/23   - -
Hatton North Jn 12/35 12/32   - -
Hatton West Jn 12/37 12/36   - -
Shirley - -   17/25 17/15
Whitlocks End - -   17/23 17/14
Wood End - -   17/17 17/10
Henley-in-Arden - -   17/10 17/03
Bearley Jn 12/45 12/44   17/01 17/00
Stratford-upon-Avon 13.05a [P1] 12.55   16.52d [P1] 16.50?


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z40 : (????? with ????? on rear) : Stratford-upon-Avon to Dorridge (cancelled)

Location Booked
Stratford-upon-Avon 13.45d [P1]
Bearley Jn 13*55 ~ 13*59
Hatton West Jn 14/07
Hatton North Jn 14/12
Dorridge 14.21a [UDG]

5Z41 : (????? with ????? on rear) : Dorridge to Hatton  (cancelled)
5Z41 : (????? with ????? on rear) : Hatton to Stratford-upon-Avon

Location Booked
Dorridge 14.58d [UDG]
Hatton 15.07 ~ 15.15
Hatton West Jn 15*18 ~ 15*36
Bearley Jn 15/46
Stratford-upon-Avon 15.54a [P1]


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