23rd March 2019

A1 Steam Locomotive Trust
The Bard of Avon

Loco Used steam: 60163 'Tornado'
Stock Used 6310+21272+3123+3149+80042+3121+3146+1832+4991+21249

Route :
1Z63 : Manchester Piccadilly to Stratford-upon-Avon
1Z66 : Stratford-upon-Avon to Manchester Piccadilly

Loco Route
60163 Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport - Cheadle Hulme - Wilmslow - Sandbach - Crewe - Nantwich - Wem - Shrewsbury - Wellington - Cosford - Wolverhampton - Dudley Port - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Tyseley - Shirley - Henley-in-Arden - Bearley Jn - Stratford-upon-Avon
60163 Stratford-upon-Avon - Bearley Jn - Dorridge - Tyseley - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Landor Street Jn - Castle Bromwich Jn - Park Lane Jn - Sutton Park - Ryecroft Jn - Walsall - Pleck Jn - Darlaston Jn - Portobello Jn - Wolverhampton - (reverse of outward route) - Manchester Piccadilly

Notes :
(1) Tour postponed from 18/08/18.

Source : Doug Lindsay (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Doug Lindsay & Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Manchester Piccadilly 07.55d [P8] [US] 07.56   22.20a [P8] 22.20
Ardwick Jn 07/57 [US] 07/59   22/15 [DF] 22/17
Slade Lane Jn 08/01 [UF] 08/03   22/13 [DF] 22/14
Heaton Norris Jn 08/04½ [UF] 08/06   22/03 [DS] 22/07
Stockport 08.07a ~ 08.09d [P2] [UF] 08.07 ~ 08.11   21.56a ~ 22.00d [P4] [DS] 22.01 ~ 22.05
Edgeley Jn No.1 08/11 [UF] 08/13   21/54 [DS] 21/59
Adswood Road Jn 08/13 08/15   21/52 [DS] 21/57
Cheadle Hulme 08/14 [P2] 08/16   21/51 [P1] 21/55
Wilmslow 08.20a ~ 08.22d [P4] 08.20 ~ 08.23   21.41a ~ 21.43d [P3] 21.46 ~ 21.48
Alderley Edge 08/25 [P1] 08/27   21/39 [P2] 21/41
Chelford Loop - -   21*13 ~ 21*32 [DGL] 21.14 ~ 21.32
Sandbach 08/38 [P1] [UF] 08/38   21/00½ [P2] 20/58
Sydney Bridge 08/45 08/44   20/54½ [DF] 20/54
Crewe 08.52a ~ 08.55d [P5] 08.52 ~ 08.55   20.43a ~ 20.51d [P6] 20.41 ~ 20.50
Crewe Gresty Lane 08/58 08/57   20/36 20/38
Nantwich 09/02½ 09/02   20/31 20/33
Wrenbury 09/06½ 09/08   20/27 20/29
Whitchurch 09/12 09/11   20/21½ 20/23
Prees 09/17 09/16   20/16 20/21
Wem 09/20 09/21   20/13 20/17
Harlescott LC 09/28 09/27   20/04 20/08
Shrewsbury 09.32a ~ 09.51d [P7] 09.32 ~ 09.51 [P7]   19.56a ~ 19.59d [P4] 20.02 ~ 20.05
Wellington 10/12 [P1] 10/08   19w16 ~ 19w36 [P2] 19.17 ~ 19.46
Madeley Jn 10/22 10/17   19/08 19/07
Cosford Loop 10w32 ~ 10w50 [UGL] ? ~ 11.09   18*50 ~ 19*00 [DGL] 18.51 ~ 18.58
Cosford 10/52 ?   18/47½ ?
Stafford Road Jn 11/02 11/19   18/33 18/32
Wolverhampton North Jn 11/04 11/20   18/31 18/31
Wolverhampton 11/06 [P3] 11/22   18/28 [P1] 18/30
Watery Lane 11*15 ~ 11*25 [UGL] 11/29?   - -
Dudley Port 11/28 11/30   - -
Galton Jn 11/33 11/34   - -
Soho South Jn 11/35 11/36   - -
Birmingham New Street 11*41 ~ 11*45 [P2] [WL] 11.41 ~ 11.44   - -
Proof House Jn 11/48 11/47   - -
Portobello Jn - -   18/16 18/15
Darlaston Jn - -   18/10 18/10
Pleck Jn - -   18/07 18/07
Walsall - -   18/05 [UF] 18/05
Ryecroft Jn - -   18/02 18/02
Sutton Park - -   17/47 ?
Park Lane Jn - -   17/39 17/46
Castle Bromwich Jn - -   17/37 17/44
Washwood Heath West Jn - -   17/32 17/39
Landor Street Jn - -   17/30 [ML] 17/35
St Andrews Jn 11/51 11/53   17/28 17/34
Bordesley Jn 11/52 [ML] 11/54   17/27 17/33
Small Heath South Jn 11/56 [SL] 11/59   17/23 17/30
Tyseley 11/59 [P3] 12/01   17/16 [P2] [FL] 17/29
Shirley 12/18½ 12/10   - -
Whitlocks End 12/23 12/22   - -
Wood End 12/31 12/28   - -
Henley-in-Arden 12/38 12/32   - -
Bentley Heath LC - -   17/08 17/18
Dorridge - -   17/07 [P2] 17/17
Hatton North Jn - -   16/57 17/10
Hatton West Jn - -   16/48½ 17/08
Bearley Jn 12/47 12/38   16/41 17/01
Stratford-upon-Avon 12.56a [P1] 12.49   16.35d [P1] 16.53


Associated Light Engine Workings

5Z64 : (60163) : Stratford-upon-Avon - Hatton - Dorridge - Stratford-upon-Avon
 (Loco turning trip)

Location Booked
Stratford-upon-Avon 13.50d [P1]
Bearley Jn 13/58
Hatton West Jn 14/08
Hatton 14.17 ~ 14.28
Dorridge 14w38 ~ 15w36 [UDG]
Hatton North Jn 15/47
Hatton West Jn 15/56
Bearley Jn 16/07
Stratford-upon-Avon 16.13a [P1]


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