8th May 2019

West Coast Railways
The Stratford Flyer I

Locos Used 47832 & 57314
Stock Used 3392+3395+99679+3352+3431+3313+99318+6103+6115+99680

Route :
1Z10 : Southport to Stratford-upon-Avon
1Z11 : Stratford-upon-Avon to Southport

Loco(s) Route
57314 (1) Southport - Burscough Bridge - Parbold - Wigan Wallgate - Warrington Bank Quay - Crewe - Madeley - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Portobello Jn - Darlaston Jn - Walsall - Ryecroft Jn - Sutton Park - Park Lane Jn - Landor Street Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Tyseley - Solihull - Dorridge - Hatton North Jn - Hatton West Jn - Bearley Jn - Stratford-upon-Avon
47832 (2) Stratford-upon-Avon - (reverse of outward route) - Portobello Jn - Wolverhampton - Bushbury Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Southport

Notes :
(1) 47832 on rear.
(2) 57314 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Southport 07.26d [P6] 07.26   21.24a [P6] 21.20
Meols Cop 07/29 07/34   21/21½ 21/14
Burscough Bridge 07.39a ~ 07.41d [P1] 07.45 ~ 07.46   21.07a ~ 21.10d [P2] 21.03 ~ 21.04
Parbold 07.46a ~ 07.49d 07.50 ~ 07.53   20.58a ~ 21.01d 20.57 ~ 20.59
Wigan Wallgate 08.07a ~ 08.14d [P2] 08.06 ~ 08.14   20.43a ~ 20.46d [P1] 20.43 ~ 20.47
Wigan Station Jn 08/16 ?   20/40 ?
Wigan South Jn 08/19½ 08/16   20/38½ 20/40
Springs Branch Jn 08/20 08/17   20/38 20/37
Golborne Jn 08/25 08/22   20/14 20/11
Winwick Jn 08/30 08/25   20/08½ 20/08
Dallam Jn 08/32 08/28   20/06½ 20/06
Warrington Bank Quay 08/33 [P2] 08/29   20/05½ [P3] 20/05
Acton Grange Jn 08/34½ 08/31   20/04 20/03
Weaver Jn 08/38 08/36   20/01 20/00
Acton Bridge 08/40 08/39   19/58½ 19/59
Hartford Jn 08/43 08/41   19/57 19/57
Winsford 08/47 [US] 08/46   19/53 19/54
Crewe Coal Yard 09/03 08/54   19/46 19/46
Crewe 09.06 ~ 09.11 [P12] 09.04 ~ 09.11   19.42a ~ 19.44d [P12] 19.38 ~ 19.44
Basford Hall Jn 09/17 09/15   19/38 19/33
Madeley 09/22 09/21   19/28 19/29
Norton Bridge 09/32 09/30   - -
Searchlight Lane Jn - -   19/20 [DS] 19/21
Stafford 09/46 [P4] 09/42   19/15 [P5] 19/16
Trent Valley Jn 09/47 09/44   19/14 19/16
Penkridge 09/53 09/49   19/09 19/09
Bushbury Jn 10/02 09/58   19/01 19/01
Wolverhampton North Jn - -   18/58½ 19/00
Wolverhampton - -   18/57 [P1] 18/58
Portobello Jn 10/07 10/02   18/30 18/16
Darlaston Jn 10/10 10/05   18/26 18/10
Pleck Jn 10/15 10/06   18/21½ 18/07
Walsall 10/17 [P1] 10/10   18/19 [P2] 18/05 [P2]
Ryecroft Jn 10/20 10/11   18/17 18/03
Sutton Park 10/36½ ?   17/57 ?
Park Lane Jn 10/45 10/29   17/46½ 17/45
Landor Street Jn 10/57 10/56   17.35 ~ 17.37 17.28 ~ 17.36
St Andrews Jn 10/59 10/58   17/32 17/26
Bordesley Jn 11/01 10/59   17/30 17/25
Small Heath South Jn 11/04 11/08   17/26 17/22
Tyseley 11.08 ~ 11.11 [P1] 11.10 ~ 11.12   17.13 ~ 17.23 [P2] 17.14 ~ 17.20
Solihull 11/17½ [P1] 11/20   17/09½ [P2] 17/09
Bentley Heath LC 11/22 11/26   17/07 17/08
Dorridge Loop 11*24 ~ 11*32 [UPL] 11.28 ~ 11.34   - -
Dorridge 11/34 [P1] 11/35   17/06½ [P2] 17/07
Hatton North Jn 11/50 11/45   17/00 17/00
Hatton West Jn 11/54 11/58   16/59 16/58
Bearley Jn 12/01 12/04   16/52 16/51
Stratford-upon-Avon 12.07a [P1] 12.10   16.46d [P1] 16.46


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