4th March 2023

Railway Touring Company
The Cheshireman

Locos Used (2) 47802 & steam: 45699 'Galatea'
Stock Used 80204+99347+1961+99371+99350+99128+99348+1861+4940+99723

Route :
1Z33 : London Euston to Chester
1Z35 : Chester to London Euston

Loco(s) Route
45699 (1) London Euston - (via WCML, Northampton & Trent Valley) - Crewe - Chester
45699 (1) Chester - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) 47802 on rear.
(2) 45699 'Galatea' running as 45562 on the cabside, with 45627 smokebox number plate and nameplates 'Sierra Leone'.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Euston 06.50d [P16] [C] 06.50   20.22a [P4] 20.33
Camden South Jn 06/54 [C] 06/53   20/19 [B] 20/29
Camden Jn 06/54½ [DS] 06/54   20/17 [B] 20/28
Willesden West London Jn 07/00½ [DS] 06/59   20/13 [US] 20/24
Wembley Central 07/03½ [P5] [DS] 07/02   20/09 [P6] [US] 20/21
Harrow & Wealdstone 07/07½ [P5] [DS] 07/05   20/03 [P6] [US] 20/15
Watford Junction 07.12a ~ 07.15d [P8] [DS] 07.12 ~ 07.14 [P8]   19.55a ~ 19.57d [P9] [US] 20.03 ~ 20.06 [P9]
Bourne End Jn 07/25½ [DS] 07/23   19/41½ [US] 19/47
Tring 07/32½ [P3] [DS] 07/29   19/35½ [US] 19/42
Ledburn Jn 07/39½ [DS] 07/34   19/27½ [US] 19/36
Bletchley 07/48½ [P3] [DS] 07/43   19/18½ [P4] [US] 19/27
Milton Keynes Central 07.54a ~ 07.57d [P3] [DS] 07.47 ~ 07.56   19.10a ~ 19.13d [P1] [US] 19.17 ~ 19.21
Hanslope Jn 08/04½ [DS] 08/04   19/05 [US] 19/10
Northampton 08.16a ~ 08.19d [P3] 08.16 ~ 08.21   18.44a ~ 18.52d [P1] 18.54 ~ 18.59
Long Buckby 08/31½ 08/48   18/32 18/37
Daventry North Jn 08/38½ 08/54   18/25 18/29
Hillmorton Jn 08/42½ [DN] 08/57   18/21 [UN] 18/24
Rugby 08w45a ~ 09w11d [P1] [DF] 08.59 ~ 09.28 [P1]   18.04a ~ 18.18d [P6] [UN] 18.17 ~ 18.21
Rugby Sig.RN4184 - -   17w37 ~ 18w02 [US] ?
Trent Valley Jn 09/14 [DF] 09/30   17/35½ [US] 17/40
Newbold Jn 09/14½ [DS] 09/32   ? ?
Brinklow 09*18 ~ 09*25 [DF] 09/35   ? ?
Attleborough South Jn 09/36 [DS] 09/41   ? ?
Nuneaton 09/42a ~ 09.45d [P2] [DS] 09.44 ~ 09.47   17.15a ~ 17.18d [P5] [US] 17.15 ~ 17.17
Amington Jn 10/00½ [DS] 10/00   17/01½ [US] 17/01
Lichfield North Jn 10/08½ [DS] 10/06   16/53½ [US] 16/54
Rugeley North Jn 10/15½ [DS] 10/14   16/46½ [US] 16/46
Colwich 10/20½ [DF] 10/17   16/40½ [US] 16/43
Milford & Brocton 10/22½ [DS] 10/19   - -
Whitehouse Jn - -   16/36½ [UF] 16/39
Trent Valley Jn 10/26½ [DS] 10/24   16/28½ [US] 16/30
Stafford 10/27½ [P5] [DS] 10/25   16/24½ [P4] [US] 16/29
Little Bridgeford Jn - -   16/19½ [US] 16/19
Searchlight Lane Jn 10/33 [DS] 10/31   - -
Madeley 10/44 [DS] 10/41   16/07 [US] 16/08
Basford Hall Jn 10/54 [DS] 10/47   16/00 [US] 16/01
Crewe 10w57 ~ 11w29 [P12] 10.52 ~ 11.29 [P12]   15w33 ~ 15w55 [P12] [US] 15.31 ~ 15.58 [P12]
Crewe Steel Works 11/34 11/32   15/29 15/27
Beeston Castle & Tarporley SB 11/45 11/44   15/20 15/19
Chester 11.58a [P3] 11.59 [P3]   15.05d [P4] 15.06 [P4]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z32 : (45699 with 47802 on rear) : Southall to Willesden No.7
5Z32 : (47802 with 45699 on rear) : Willesden No.7 to London Euston
(whole train turned)

Location Booked
Southall WCR 04.45d
Southall 04.55 ~ 05.05
Southall East Jn 05/07
West Ealing 05/13
Acton West 05/18
Acton Main Line 05/21
Acton Wells Jn 05/25
Acton Canal Wharf 05/31
Willesden No.7 05.37 ~ 05.41
Acton Lane Reception Sidings 05*43 ~ 06*15
Willesden West London Jn 06/17
Camden Jn 06/24
Camden South Jn 06/25
London Euston 06.29a [P16]

5Z34 : (45699 with 47802 on rear) : Chester to Chester North Jn
5Z34 : (47802 with 45699 on rear) : Chester North Jn to Chester South Jn
5Z34 : (45699 with 47802 on rear) : Chester South Jn to Chester Reception
(whole train turned)

Location Booked
Chester 12.18d [P3]
Chester North Jn 12.23 ~ 12.28
Chester South Jn 12.33 ~ 12.41
Chester Reception 12.44a

5Z35 : (45699 with 47802 on rear) : Chester Reception to Chester East Jn
5Z35 : (47802 with 45699 on rear) : Chester East Jn to Chester

Location Booked
Chester Reception 14.34d
Chester East Jn 14.37 ~ 14.42
Chester 14.45a [P4]

5Z36 : (47802 with 45699 on rear) : London Euston to Willesden Up & Down Relief
5Z36 : (45699 with 47802 on rear) : Willesden Up & Down Relief to Southall
(whole train turned)

Location Revised
London Euston 20.42d [P4]
Camden South Jn 20/44
Camden Jn 20/45
Willesden West London Jn 20/51
Harlesden Jn 20/52
Willesden Up & Dn Goods 20/56
Sudbury Jn 21/02
Willesden Up & Dn Relief 21.05 ~ 21.15
Sudbury Jn 21/21
Wembley Yard South Jn 21/22
Willesden No.7 Jn 21/26
Acton Canal Wharf 21/28
Acton Wells Jn 21/35
Acton Main Line 21/38
Acton West 21*42 ~ 21*51
Southall East Jn 21/59
Southall 22.02 ~ 22.22
Southall WCR 22.32a


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