8th March 2025

Railway Touring Company
The Stratford Flyer

Locos Used 57314 'Conwy Castle' & steam: 45212
Stock Used 35486+3352+3395+1961+3340+3431+3350+6724+6000+6115+9539

Route :
1Z65: Manchester Piccadilly to Stratford-upon-Avon
1Z66 : Stratford-upon-Avon to Manchester Victoria

Loco(s) Route
45212 (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
45212 (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) 57314 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Manchester Piccadilly 07.25d [P13] [SL] 07.26   - -
Ardwick Jn 07/27½ 07/28   - -
Slade Lane Jn 07/31 07/32   - -
Manchester Victoria - -   21.57a [P4] 21.55
Miles Platting - -   21*38 ~ 21*48 [SL] ? ~ 21.48
Philips Park West Jn - -   21/35½ 21/33
Baguley Fold Jn - -   21/32½ 21/31
Ashton Moss North Jn - -   21/29½ 21/28
Denton Jn - -   21/21½ 20/51
Denton - -   20w55 ~ 21w20 20.48 ~ 20.50
Denton Station Jn - -   20/53 20/47
Reddish South - -   20/50 20/44
Ash Bridge Jn - -   20/48 20/43
Heaton Norris Jn 07/35 07/35   20/46½ 20/40
Stockport 07.38a ~ 07.45d [P1] 07.37 ~ 07.45 [P1]   20.31a ~ 20.41d [P3] 20.33 ~ 20.37 [P3]
Edgeley Jn No.2 07/47 07/46   20/30 20/32
Edgeley Jn No.1 07/48 07/47   20/29½ 20/31
Adswood Road Jn 07/50 07/51   20/28 [DF] 20/29
Cheadle Hulme 07/51½ [P4] 07/55   20/27 [P3] 20/28
Macclesfield 08.01a ~ 08.03d [P2] 08.08 ~ 08.13   19.55a ~ 20.09d [P3] 19.56 ~ 20.13
Congleton 08/12 08/24   19/45½ 19/44
Kidsgrove 08/19 08/30   19/41½ 19/38
Stoke-on-Trent 08/28 [P1] 08/37   19/33½ [P2] 19/31
Stoke Jn 08/29 08/38   19/31½ 19/30
Stone 08/39 08/46   19/21½ 19/21
Yarnfield Jn 08/46 [UNB] 08/49   19/15 19/18
Little Bridgeford Jn 08/49½ [US] 08/52   - -
Searchlight Lane Jn - -   19/13 [DNB] 19/16
Stafford 08w55 ~ 10w03 [UDG] 08.59 ~ 09.41   18w17 ~ 19w06 [UDG] 18.21 ~ 19.08
Trent Valley Jn 10/05½ 09/44   18/15½ [DS] ?
Penkridge 10/10½ 09/52   18/10 18/13
Bushbury Jn 10/21 10/03   18/00 18/03
Portobello Jn 10/25 10/09   17/57 17/46
Darlaston Jn 10/29 10/13   17/51 17/40
Pleck Jn 10/39 [SL] 10/29   17/48 17/37
Walsall 10/43 [P1] 10/33   17/46 [P2] [SL] 17/35
Ryecroft Jn 10/44 10/34   17/44 17/33
Sutton Park 10/58 ?   17/29½ ?
Park Lane Jn 11/05 10/52   17/22 17/13
Castle Bromwich Jn 11/15 [ML] 11/14   17/14 17/11
Bromford Bridge 11/18½ 11/18   17/10 17/07
Washwood Heath West Jn 11/21½ 11/20   17/07 17/05
Duddeston Jn 11/22½ 11/22   17/05 [UDS] 17/02
Landor Street Jn 11/23 11/23   17/04 [ML] 17/01
St Andrews Jn 11/25 11/24   17/01 16/59
Bordesley Jn 11/26 [ML] 11/25   17/00 16/58
Small Heath South Jn 11/34 [SL] 11/30   16/56 16/54
Tyseley 11c37 ~ 11c39 [P3] 11/32?   16c51 ~ 16c53 [P4] [SL] 16/51?
Shirley 11/48 11/40   16/43 16/44
Whitlocks End 11/50 [P2] 11/50   16/41 [P1] 16/42
Wood End 11/55 11/57   16/37 16/37
Henley-in-Arden 12/02 12/01   16/32 16/31
Bearley Jn 12/10 12/07   16/24 16/26
Stratford-upon-Avon 12.17a [P1] 12.13 [P1]   16.18d [P1] 16.20


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

08/03/25 :
3Z64 : (45212 with 57314 on rear) : Carnforth to Manchester Piccadilly

Location Booked
Carnforth Steamtown 03.13d
Carnforth H.S. 03.23 ~ 03.33
Carnforth 03.38 ~ 05.08
Carnforth North Jn 05/13
Morecambe South Jn 05/17
Lancaster 05/19
Garstang & Catteral 05/31
Fylde Jn 05/48
Preston 05c50 ~ 05c53 [P6]
Ribble Jn 05/55
Euxton Jn 06/01
Balshaw Lane 06/03
Wigan North Western 06/11
Wigan South Jn 06/12
Springs Branch Jn 06/13
Golborne Jn 06/19
Parkside Jn 06/22
Astley 06/30
Eccles 06w38 ~ 07w04 [GL]
Ordsall Lane Jn 07/09
Water Street Jn 07/10
Deansgate 07/11
Manchester Oxford Road 07/12
Manchester Piccadilly 07.15a [P13]

5Z65 : (57314 with 45212 on rear) : Stratford-upon-Avon to Hatton
5Z65 : (45212 with 57314 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]

5Z66 : (57314 with 45212 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 16.10a [P1]

5Z67 : (57314 with 45212 on rear) : Manchester Victoria to Castleton
5Z67 : (45212 with 57314 on rear) : Castleton to Castleton Heywood Ground Frame

Location Booked
Manchester Victoria 22.10d [P4]
Miles Platting 22/15
Thorpes Bridge Jn 22/17
Vitriol Works 22/22
Castleton East Jn 22/27
Castleton 22.28 ~ 22.33 [P2]
Castleton North Jn 22.37 ~ 22.42
Castleton Heywood GF 22.46 ~ ?
Bury Bolton Street ?a

09/03/25 :
5Z68 : (57314 + tour stock) : Castleton Heywood Ground Frame to Carnforth

Location Booked
Bury Bolton Street ?d
Castleton Heywood GF ? ~ 10.47
Castleton North Jn 10.51 ~ 10.56
Castleton 10/59
Rochdale 11/02
Rochdale East Jn 11/03
Littleborough 11/06
Todmorden 11/12
Stansfield Hall Jn 11/14
Copy Pit 11/22
Gannow Jn 11/30
Accrington 11/37
Daisyfield Jn 11/51
Blackburn 11/52
Lostock Hall Jn 12/01
Farington Curve Jn 12/06
Ribble Jn 12/08
Preston 12/09 [P3]
Fylde Jn 12/10
Barton & Broughton 12/14
Garstang & Catteral 12/17
Lancaster 12/26
Morecambe South Jn 12/27
Carnforth North Jn 12/32
Carnforth 12.33 ~ 13.40
Carnforth H.S. 13.44 ~ 13.54
Carnforth Steamtown 14.04a

5Z69 : (45212 with 35508) : Castleton Heywood Ground Frame to Southall
(45212 reportedly failed at Rugby)

Location Booked
Bury Bolton Street ?d
Castleton Heywood GF ? ~ 12.28
Castleton North Jn 12.38 ~ 12.43
Castleton 12.53 ~ 12.57
Castleton East Jn 12/58
Vitriol Works 13/01
Thorpes Bridge Jn 13/06
Brewery Jn 13/07
Philips Park West Jn 13/10
Baguley Fold Jn 13/11
Ashton Moss North Jn 13/16
Denton Jn 13/21
Denton Station Jn 13/22
Reddish South 13/25
Ash Bridge Jn 13/26
Heaton Norris Jn 13/28
Stockport 13*32 ~ 13*56 [P0]
Edgeley Jn No.2 13/58
Edgeley Jn No.1 13/59
Adswood Road Jn 14/01
Cheadle Hulme 14/02
Wilmslow 14/07
Alderley Edge 14/09
Chelford Loop 14*14 ~ 14*21
Sandbach 14/33
Crewe 14*40 ~ 14*44 [P5]
Basford Hall Jn 14/49
Madeley Jn 14/56
Little Bridgeford Jn 15/19
Stafford 15w26 ~ 15w55 [UDG]
Trent Valley Jn 15/57
Whitehouse Jn 16/00
Colwich 16/04
Rugeley North Jn 16/10
Lichfield North Jn 16/17
Amington Jn 16/25
Nuneaton 16/38
Attleborough South Jn 16/40
Brinklow 16/48
Trent Valley Jn 16/53
Rugby Sig.RN4184 16w55 ~ 17w30 [US]
Rugby 17*32 ~ 17*34 [P6]
Hillmorton Jn 17/37
Daventry North Jn 17/41
Long Buckby Jn 17/48
Northampton 17/59
Hanslope Jn 18/12
Milton Keynes Central 18/18
Denbigh Hall South Jn 18/20
Bletchley 18/21
Ledburn Jn 18/31
Tring 18/39
Bourne End Jn 18/45
Watford Junction 18/53
Harrow & Wealdstone 18/59
Wembley Central 19/08
Willesden Up & Down Relief 19*12 ~ 19*14
Sudbury Jn 19/16
Wembley Yard South Jn 19/17
Willesden No.7 19/20
Acton Canal Wharf 19/22
Acton Wells Jn 19/26
Acton Main Line 19/29
Acton West 19*33 ~ 19*57
West Ealing 20/02
Southall East Jn 20/06
Southall 20.07 ~ 20.18
Southall WCR 20.28a


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