29th October 2023

Railway Touring Company
The Buxton Spa Express

Locos Used (3) 47802 & steam: 45699 'Galatea'
Stock Used 99312+99125+3136+1961+99128+99347+13320+1861+4973+99304

Route :
1Z90 : Preston to Buxton
1Z91 : Buxton - Briggs Ground Frame - Buxton
1Z92 : Buxton to Preston

Loco(s) Route
45699 (1) Preston - Wigan North Western - Golborne Jn - Lowton Jn - Parkside Jn - Eccles - Ordsall Lane Jn - Manchester Victoria - Miles Platting - Philips Park West Jn - Baguley Fold Jn - Ashton Moss North Jn - Denton - Reddish South - Heaton Norris Jn - Stockport - Hazel Grove - Furness Vale - Chapel-en-le-Frith - Buxton
47802 (2) Buxton - Buxton [Up Relief Sidings]
45699 (1) Buxton [Up Relief Sidings] - Hindlow Briggs Ground Frame
47802 (2) Hindlow Briggs Ground Frame - Buxton [Up Relief Sidings]
45699 (1) Buxton [Up Relief Sidings] - Buxton
47802 (2) Buxton - Buxton [Up Relief Sidings]
45699 (1) Buxton [Up Relief Sidings] - Great Rocks Jn - Peak Forest - Chinley South Jn - Chinley North Jn - New Mills South Jn - Hazel Grove HL Jn - Hazel Grove - (reverse of outward route) - Preston

Notes :
(1) 47802 on rear.
(2) 45699 on rear.
(3) 45699 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
Preston 10.35d [P6] [UF] 10.35   21.31a [P5] 21.37
Ribble Jn 10/37 10/37   21/29 [DS] 21/35
Euxton Jn 10/43 10/44   21/23 21/28
Balshaw Lane 10/47 10/46   21/20 21/26
Wigan North Western 10.57a ~ 11.01d [P4] 10.55 ~ 11.01   21.07a ~ 21.10d [P5] 21.11 ~ 21.15
Wigan South Jn 11/03 11/02   21/06 21/10
Springs Branch Jn 11/04 11/03   21/05 21/09
Golborne Jn  11/11 11/11   21/00 [DF] 21/03
Lowton Jn 11/15 11/12   20/58½ 21/02
Parkside Jn 11/20 11/14   20/57 21/00
Astley 11/29 11/24   20/51 20/51
Eccles 11/34 11/30   20/46 20/46
Ordsall Lane Jn 11/40 11/35   20/42 20/42
Salford Central 11/42 11/36   20/41 20/41
Deal Street Jn 11/43 [SL] 11/37   20/40 20/40
Manchester Victoria 11.45a ~ 11.55d [P4] 11.42 ~ 11.55 [P4]   20.35a ~ 20.38d [P3] 20.32 ~ 20.38
Miles Platting 12/01 12/01   20/30 [SL] 20/29
Philips Park West Jn 12/03 12/02   20/28 20/27
Baguley Fold Jn 12/05 12/03   20/25 20/25
Ashton Moss North Jn 12/11 12/08   20/21 20/21
Denton Jn 12/17 12/13   20/15 20/13
Denton 12w19 ~ 12w57 12.15 ~ 12.55   19w48 ~ 20w13 19.46 ~ 20.11
Denton Station Jn 13/00 12/56   19/46 19/45
Reddish South 13/02½ 13/00   19/43 19/42
Ash Bridge Jn 13/04 13/01   19/41 19/40
Heaton Norris Jn 13/05 [US] 13/04   19/40 19/37
Stockport 13.08a ~ 13.11d [P1] 13.08 ~ 13.11   19.32a ~ 19.36d [P4] 19.32 ~ 19.34
Edgeley No.2 Jn 13/13 13/13   19/30 19/31
Edgeley No.1 Jn 13/14 13/14   19/29 [DS] 19/30
Hazel Grove 13/29 [P1] 13/20   19/23 [P2] 19/24

 

Location Booked Actual
Furness Vale 13/45 13/52
Chapel-en-le-Frith 14/01 [P1] ?
Buxton S.B. 14/14 ?
Buxton 14.15a ~ 14.25d [P2] 14.17 ~ 14.25
Buxton S.B. 14.28 ~ 14.30 ?
Buxton [Up Relief Sidings] 14.35 ~ 15.10 14.35 ~ 14.40
Buxton S.B. 15t15 ~ 15t16 ?
Hindlow Briggs Ground Frame 15.35a ~ 15.45d 15.06 ~ 15.14
Buxton S.B. 16t04 ~ 16t05 ?
Buxton [Up Relief Sidings] 16.10 ~ 16.25 15.36 ~ 16.23
Buxton S.B. 16.30 ~ 16.31 ?
Buxton 16.34a ~ 18.15d [P2] 16.26 ~ 18.15
Buxton S.B. 18.18 ~ 18.18 ?
Buxton [Up Relief Sidings] 18.23 ~ 18.30 18.18 ~ 18.21
Buxton S.B. 18t35 ~ 18t36 ?
Topley Pike Ground Frame 18/45 ?
Great Rocks Jn 18t55 ~ 18t56 18.38 ~ 18.39
Peak Forest SB 19/01 18/41
Chinley South Jn 19/08 ?
Chinley North Jn 19/09 19/09
Chinley 19/10½ ?
New Mills South Jn 19/15 19/14
Hazel Grove H.L Jn 19/22 19/23

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z89 : (45699 with 47802 on rear) : Carnforth to Preston

Location Booked
Carnforth Steamtown 08.30d
Carnforth H.S. 08.40 ~ 08.50
Carnforth 08.55 ~ 09.40
Carnforth North Jn 09/41
Morecambe South Jn 09/48
Lancaster 09/52
Garstang & Catteral 10/04
Fylde Jn 10/16
Preston 10.18a [P6]

5Z91 : (47802 with 45699 on rear) : Buxton to Buxton [Up Relief Sidings]
5Z91 : (45699 with 47802 on rear) : Buxton [Up Relief Sidings] to Buxton

Location Booked
Buxton 16.40d [P2]
Buxton S.B. 16.43 ~ 16.45
Buxton [Up Relief Sidings] 16w50 ~ 17w55
Buxton S.B. 18.00 ~ 18.01
Buxton 18.04a [P2]

5Z92 : (45699 with 47802 on rear) : Preston to Carnforth

Location Booked
Preston 21.45d [P5]
Fylde Jn 21/47
Barton & Broughton 21/52
Garstang & Catteral 21/57
Lancaster 22/10
Morecambe South Jn 22/13
Carnforth North Jn 22/18
Carnforth 22.20 ~ 23.05
Carnforth H.S. 23.08 ~ 23.18
Carnforth Steamtown 23.28a


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