9th March 2024

Railway Touring Company
The Stratford Flyer

Locos Used 47815 'Great Western' & steam: 44871
Stock Used 35508+9493+6115+6724+3395+3350+3352+1961+3326+3431

Route :
1Z64: Manchester Piccadilly to Stratford-upon-Avon
1Z65 : Stratford-upon-Avon to Manchester Victoria

Loco(s) Route
44871 (1) Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport - Cheadle Hulme - Macclesfield - Kidsgrove - Stoke-on-Trent - Stone - Stafford - Penkridge - Bushbury Jn - Portobello Jn - Darlaston Jn - Pleck Jn - Walsall - Ryecroft Jn - Sutton Park - Park Lane Jn - Landor Street Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Small Heath South Jn - Tyseley - Shirley - Henley-in-Arden - Bearley Jn - Stratford-upon-Avon
44871 (1) Stratford-upon-Avon - (reverse of outward route) - Stockport - Heaton Norris Jn - Reddish South - Denton - Ashton Moss North Jn - Baguley Fold Jn - Philips Park West Jn - Miles Platting - Manchester Victoria

Notes :
(1) 47815 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Manchester Piccadilly 07.24d [P14] [SL] 07.24   - -
Ardwick Jn 07/27 07/27   - -
Slade Lane Jn 07/31 07/30   - -
Manchester Victoria - -   21.40a [P3] 21.38
Miles Platting - -   21/34½ [SL] 21/35
Philips Park West Jn - -   21/33½ 21/34
Baguley Fold Jn - -   21/31½ 21/33
Ashton Moss North Jn - -   21/28½ 21/30
Denton Jn - -   21/21½ 21/21
Denton - -   20w50 ~ 21w20 20.49 ~ 21.19
Denton Station Jn - -   20/49½ 20/48
Reddish South - -   20/46½ 20/45
Ash Bridge Jn - -   20/44½ 20/42
Heaton Norris Jn 07/35 07/34   20/43½ 20/40
Stockport 07.38a ~ 07.44d [P1] 07.36 ~ 07.44   20.36a ~ 20.39d [P4] [DS] 20.33 ~ 20.38 [P3]
Edgeley Jn No.2 07/46½ 07/45   20/33 20/32
Edgeley Jn No.1 07/47½ 07/46   20/30 20/31
Adswood Road Jn 07/49½ 07/49   20/28½ [DF] 20/29
Cheadle Hulme 07/50½ [P4] 07/52   20/27 [P3] 20/28
Macclesfield 08.00a ~ 08.03d [P2] 08.03 ~ 08.07   19.55a ~ 20.09d [P3] 19.45 ~ 20.13
Congleton 08/13 08/16   19/45½ 19/33
Kidsgrove 08/20½ 08/22   19/41½ 19/27
Stoke-on-Trent 08/30½ [P1] 08/29   19/33½ [P2] 19/19
Stoke Jn 08/35 08/30   19/31½ 19/18
Stone 08/43 08/37   19/21½ 19/10
Yarnfield Jn 08/49½ [EC] 08/41   19/13 19/06
Norton Bridge 08/55 [UF] ?   - -
Doxey Jn 09/01 [US] 08/50   - -
Searchlight Lane Jn - -   19/12 [DNB] 19/04
Stafford 09w08 ~ 10w03 [UDG] 08.52 ~ 09.38   18w16 ~ 19w05 [UDG] 18.24 ~ 18.55
Trent Valley Jn 10/05 09/41   18/15 [DS] 18/23
Penkridge 10/10½ 09/48   18/08½ 18/13
Bushbury Jn 10/21 09/58   18/00½ 18/03
Portobello Jn 10/25 10/03   17/57½ 17/52
Darlaston Jn 10/29 10/07   17/51 17/47
Pleck Jn 10*33 ~ 10*39 [SL] 10/08   17/48 17/44
Walsall 10/43 [P1] 10/12   17/46 [P2] [SL] 17/42
Ryecroft Jn 10/44 10/13   17/44 17/40
Sutton Park 10/58 ?   17/29½ ?
Park Lane Jn 11/05 10/48   17/22 17/21
Castle Bromwich Jn 11*08 ~ 11*15 [ML] ? ~ 11.14   17/20 17/19
Bromford Bridge 11/19 11/18   17/16½ 17/16
Washwood Heath West Jn 11/21½ 11/21   17/13½ 17/14
Duddeston Jn 11/22½ 11/22   17/12 [UDS] 17/12
Landor Street Jn 11/23 11/23   17*04 ~ 17*10 [ML] 17.02 ~ 17.11
St Andrews Jn 11/25 11/24   17/01½ 17/00
Bordesley Jn 11/26 [ML] 11/25   17/00 16/59
Small Heath South Jn 11/34 [SL] 11/30   16/56 16/55
Tyseley 11c37 ~ 11c39 [P3] 11/32?   16c51 ~ 16c53 [P4] [SL] 16.48 ~ 16.53
Shirley 11/48 11/40   16/43 16/42
Whitlocks End 11/50 [P2] 11/50   16/41 [P1] 16/41
Wood End 11/55 11/56   16/37½ 16/36
Henley-in-Arden 12/02 12/00   16/32 16/30
Bearley Jn 12/11 12/05   16/24 16/25
Stratford-upon-Avon 12.17a [P1] 12.11   16.18d [P1] 16.18


Associated E.C.S. Workings

3Z64 : (44871 with 47815 on rear) : Carnforth to Longsight
3Z64 : (47815 with 44871 on rear) : Longsight to Manchester Piccadilly

Location Booked
Carnforth Steamtown 02.15d
Carnforth H.S. 02.25 ~ 02.35
Carnforth 02.40 ~ 04.24
Carnforth North Jn 04/30
Morecambe South Jn 04/34
Lancaster 04/36
Garstang & Catteral 04/48
Fylde Jn 04/58
Preston 04/59
Ribble Jn 05/00
Euxton Jn 05/07
Balshaw Lane 05/09
Wigan North Western 05/17
Wigan South Jn 05/18
Springs Branch Jn 05/19
Golborne Jn 05/25
Parkside Jn 05/36
Astley 05/43
Eccles 05w51 ~ 06w26 [GL]
Ordsall Lane Jn 06/31
Water Street Jn 06/32
Deansgate 06/33
Manchester Oxford Road 06/34
Manchester Piccadilly 06/39 [P13]
Ardwick Jn 06/42
Longsight Goods Loop 06.43 ~ 07.05 [DGL]
Ardwick Jn 07/07
Manchester Piccadilly 07.10a [P14]

5Z64 : (47815 with 44871 on rear) : Stratford-upon-Avon to Hatton
5Z64 : (44871 with 47815 on rear) : Hatton to Dorridge
(whole train turned)

Location Booked
Stratford-upon-Avon 13.50d [P1]
Bearley Jn 13/56
Hatton West Jn 14/04
Hatton 14.06 ~ 14.14 [P3]
Dorridge 14.24a [UDG]

5Z65 : (47815 with 44871 on rear) : Dorridge to Stratford-upon-Avon

Location Booked
Dorridge 15.42d [UDG]
Hatton North Jn 15/50
Hatton West Jn 15/56
Bearley Jn 16/04
Stratford-upon-Avon 16.11a [P1]

5Z66 (44871 with 47815 on rear) : Manchester Victoria to Carnforth

Location Booked
Manchester Victoria 21.46d [P3]
Deal Street Jn 21/49
Salford Central 21/50
Salford Crescent 21/54
Burnden Jn 22/05
Bolton 22/07
Lostock Jn 22/13
Chorley 22/22
Euxton Jn 22/27
Ribble Jn 22/42
Preston 22/44
Fylde Jn 22/45
Barton & Broughton 22/50
Garstang & Catteral 22/55
Lancaster 23/06
Morecambe South Jn 23/08
Carnforth North Jn 23/15
Carnforth 23.16 ~ 23.51
Carnforth H.S. 23.53 ~ 23.59
Carnforth Steamtown 00.09a


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