14th September 2016

West Coast Railways
The Wight & Sussex Coast Explorer I

Locos Used 47851 & 47854 'Diamond Jubilee'
Stock Used 3431+99679+3395+3326+6724+6000+99680

Route :
1Z41 : Stockport to Portsmouth Harbour
1Z44 : Portsmouth Harbour to Stockport

Loco(s) Route
47851 (1) Stockport - Northenden Jn - Altrincham - Knutsford - Northwich - Delamere - Mickle Trafford Jn - Chester
47854 (2) Chester - Crewe - (via WCML, Trent Valley, Northampton) - Wembley Yard - Willesden No.7 Jn - Acton Canal Wharf - Acton Wells Jn - Kew East Jn - Brentford - Hounslow - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Addlestone Jn - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Guildford - Haslemere - Petersfield - Havant - Farlington Jn - Fratton - Portsmouth & Southsea - Portsmouth Harbour
47851 (1) Portsmouth Harbour - (reverse of outward route) - Chester
47854 (2) Chester -  (reverse of outward route) - Stockport

Notes : 
(1) 47854 on rear.
(2) 47851 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett & Class 47 List

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Stockport 05.58d [P1] 05.58 00.34a [P4] 00.27
Edgeley No.2 Jn 06/00 05/59 00/32½ 00/26
Cheadle Village Jn 06/02½ 06/01 00/29 00/24
Sharston Jn 06/04½ 06/04 00/27 00/21
Northenden Jn 06/05½ 06/06 00/26 00/20
Deansgate Jn 06/11½ ? 00/20½ ?
Navigation Road 06/13 ? 00/19 ?
Altrincham 06.15a ~ 06.19d [P4] 06.16 ~ 06.19 00.15a ~ 00.17d [P3] 00.11 ~ 00.12
Hale 06/21 ? 00/13 ?
Mobberley 06/27 06/24 00/09 00/05
Knutsford 06.31a ~ 06.35d ? 00.02a ~ 00.04d ?
Plumley West SB 06/41 06/39 23/56 23/55
Northwich 06.46a ~ 06.49d ? 23.49a ~ 23.51d ?
Greenbank 06/54 06/54 23/45 23/46
Delamere 07.02a ~ 07.05d ? ~ 07.05 23.35a ~ 23.37d 23.38 ~ 23.39
Mouldsworth 07/12½ 07/12 23/30 23/34
Mickle Trafford Jn 07/17½ 07/19 23/24 23/28
Chester 07.24a ~ 07.40d [P3] 07.25 ~ 07.42 23.09a ~ 23.18d [P3] 23.16 ~ 23.21
Beeston Castle & Tarporley 07/52½ 07/54 22/58 23/04
Crewe Steel Works 08/00 08/01 22/49 22/49
Crewe 08.04a ~ 08.11d [P12] 08.05 ~ 08.11 22.43a ~ 22.46d [P11] 22.44 ~ 22.46 [P11]
Basford Hall Jn 08/15 [US] 08/14 22/39½ 22/39
Madeley 08/21 [US] 08/20 22/34½ [DF] 22/35
Norton Bridge 08/30 [US] 08/29 22/25½ [DF] 22/26
Little Bridgeford Jn 08/31 08/29½ 22/24 ?
Stafford 08.36a ~ 08.38d [P4] [US] 08.34 ~ 08.38 22.16a ~ 22.18d [P3] [DF] 22.18 ~ 22.21
Trent Valley Jn 08/39½ 08/41 22/15 ?
Whitehouse Jn 08/42½ [US-UF] 08/47 22/12½ ?
Colwich 08/46 [US] 08/51 22/09 22/11
Rugeley North Jn 08/49 [US] 08/53 22/06 [DS] 22/10
Lichfield North Jn 09/02 [US] 09/03 21/59 [DS] 22/03
Lichfield Trent Valley 09.04a ~ 09.06d [P2] 09.06 ~ 09.08 21.55a ~ 21.57d [P1] 22.00 ~ 22.02
Tamworth LL 09.13a ~ 09.15d [P2] 09.15 ~ 09.17 21.46a ~ 21.48d [P1] 21.51 ~ 21.53
Amington Jn 09/18 [US] 09/19 21/43½ [DS] 21/49
Nuneaton 09/29 [P5] [US] 09/30 21/30½ [P2] [DS] 21/36
Attleborough Jn 09/31 ? 21/28½ [DF-DS] 21/30
Brinklow Jn 09/38½ 09/39 21/23½ [DS-DF] 21/23
Trent Valley Jn 09/43 [US] 09/44 21/16½ [DS] 21/09
Rugby 09.45a ~ 09.47d [P6] 09.46 ~ 09.48 21.13a ~ 21.15d [P2] 21.05 ~ 21.08
Hillmorton Jn 09/50 09/50 21/10½ 21/03
Daventry North Jn 09/53 09/54 21/07½ 21/00
Long Buckby 09/59 09/59 21/02 20/56
Northampton 10/09 [UM] 10/09 20/51 [P2] 20/45
Hanslope Jn 10/18 [US] 10/19 20/41 [DS] 20/37
Milton Keynes Central 10.26a ~ 10.28d [P1] [US] 10.25 ~ 10.26 20.32a ~ 20.34d [P3] [DS] 20.28 ~ 20.30
Bletchley 10/33 [P4] [US] 10/31 20/28 [P3] [DS] 20/23
Ledburn Jn 10/41 [US] 10/39 20/19½ [DS] 20/12
Tring 10/47 [P5] [US] 10/45 20/06 [P3] [DS] 20/05
Bourne End Jn 10/53 [US] 10/52 19/57 [DS] 19/55
Watford Junction 11/03 [P9] [US] 11/01 19/48 [P8] [DS] 19/46
Harrow & Wealdstone 11/08 [US] 11/06 19/43 [P5] [DS] 19/42
Wembley Central 11/12 [P6] 11/10 19/39 [DS] 19/38
Wembley Sig.WM828&932 - - 19.34 ~ 19.35 ?
Sudbury Jn 11/15 [UR] 11/13 19/30 19/31
Wembley Yard South Jn 11/16 ? 19/29 ?
Willesden No.7 Jn 11/18 ? 19/27 [DR] ?
Acton Canal Wharf 11/21 11/20 19/24 ?
Acton Wells Jn 11/23 11/24 19/22 19/21
South Acton Jn 11/28 ? 19/17 ?
Kew East Jn 11/31 11/33 19/15 19/15
Brentford 11/34 [P2] 11/35 19/12 [P1] 19/12
Hounslow 11/38 [P2] 11/39 19/04½ [P1] 19/03
Feltham Jn 11/40½ 11/41 18/56 18/58
Feltham 11/42½ [P2] 11/44 18/53½ [P1] 18/55
Staines 11/48 [P2] 11/48 18/47½ [P1] 18/47
Virginia Water 11/58 [P4] 11/59 18.30 ~ 18.37 [P3] 18.33 ~ 18.38
Addlestone Jn 12/08 ? 18/22 ?
Byfleet & New Haw 12/10 [P2] [DS] 12/10 18/20 18/19
Woking 12.16 ~ 12.17 [P5] 12/17 [P5] 18/14 [P1] [US] 18/15
Woking Jn 12/18 12/19 18/12½ 18/13
Guildford 12/25½ [P4] 12/27 18/05 [P5] 18/05
Shalford Jn 12/28 12/30 18/02½ 18/01
Farncombe 12/30 12/34 17/59 17/58
Haslemere 12/42 [P1] 12/44 17/49 [P3] 17/47
Petersfield 12/53 [P2] 13/08 17/36 [P1] 17/35
Havant 13/08 [P2] 13/19 17/22 [P1] 17/21
Farlington Jn 13/12 13/22 17/18 17/17½
Portcreek Jn 13/13 13/22½ 17/17 17/17
Fratton East Jn 13/16 [DM] 13/25 17/14½ 17/14
Fratton 13/17 [P2] 13/26 [P3] 17/13½ [P1] 17/13
Portsmouth & Southsea 13.20a ~ 13.23d [P2] 13.28 ~ 13.30 17.08a ~ 17.11d [P1] 17.07 ~ 17.11
Portsmouth Harbour 13.27a [P5] 13.34 17.04d [P5] 17.04 [P5]


Associated E.C.S. Moves

5Z42 : (47851 with 47854 on rear) Portsmouth Harbour to Fratton C.S.
5Z43 : (47854 with 47851 on rear) Fratton C.S. to Portsmouth Harbour

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Portsmouth Harbour 13.48d [P5] 16.40a [P5]
Portsmouth & Southsea 13/54 16/37
Fratton C.S. 14.04a 16.27d


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