13th July 2019

UK Railtours
Buxton & Peak Forest

Locos Used 66100 'Armistice 100' & 66107
Stock Used 21269+3068+3066+80042+3141+3149+3121+1651+3146+1832+4959+4991

Route :
1Z62 : London Euston to Buxton
1Z63 : Buxton to London Euston

Loco(s) Route
66100 (1) London Euston - (via WCML, Northampton & Trent Valley) - Crewe - Sandbach - Wilmslow - Heald Green - Slade Lane Jn - Manchester Piccadilly - Manchester Oxford Road - Deansgate - Water Street Jn - Irwell Bridge Jn - Salford Central - Manchester Victoria - Miles Platting - Philips Park West Jn - Baguley Fold Jn - Ashton Moss North Jn - Denton - Reddish South - Heaton Norris Jn - Stockport - Hazel Grove - Chapel-en-le-Frith - Buxton
66107 (2) Buxton - Buxton [Up Relief Sidings]
66100 (1) Buxton [Up Relief Sidings] - Great Rocks Jn - Peak Forest - Chinley South Jn - Chinley North Jn - New Mills South Jn - Hazel Grove HL Jn - Northenden Jn - Deansgate Jn - Navigation Road - Altrincham - Mobberley - Northwich - Middlewich - Sandbach - Crewe Sydney Bridge - Crewe Salop Goods Jn - Crewe SSN - Basford Hall SSM - Basford Hall Jn - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) 66107 on rear.
(2) 66100 on rear.
(3) The outward leg was originally advertised to run via Warrington.

Source : Doug Lindsay (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Lodwick & Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 London Euston 07.37d [P15] [E] 07.39   22.29a [P15] 22.24 446.59
? Camden South Jn 07/40 [C] 07/41   22/26 [D] 22/21 ?
1.54 Camden Jn 07/41 [DS] 07/42   22/25 [D] 22/19 445.05
5.65 Willesden West London Jn 07/46 [DS] 07/46   22/21 [UF] 22/15 440.74
8.04 Wembley Central 07/49 [P5] [DS] 07/49   22/16 [P4] [UF] 22/13 ?
11.30 Harrow & Wealdstone 07/53 [P5] [DS] 07/52   22/13 [P4] [UF] 22/10 435.29
17.35 Watford Junction 07.59a ~ 08.03d [P8] [DS] 07.58 ~ 08.03   22.05a ~ 22.07d [P7] [UF] 22.00 ~ 22.03 429.24
? Bourne End Jn 08/11 [DS] 08/12   21/57 [UF] 21/51 ?
31.53 Tring 08/18 [DS] 08/24   21/51 [UF] 21/47 415.06
38.16 Ledburn Jn 08/23 [DS] 08/29   21/44 [UF] 21/41 408.43
46.46 Bletchley 08/30 [P3] [DS] 08/36   21/37 [P2] [UF] 21/35 400.13
49.65 Milton Keynes Central 08.35a ~ 08.40d [P3] [DS] 08.40 ~ 08.42   21.24a ~ 21.33d [P5] [UF] 21.23 ~ 21.30 396.74
56.47 Hanslope Jn 08/47 08/50   21/18 [UF] 21/16 390.12
65.68 Northampton 08.59a ~ 09.05d [P2] 08.59 ~ 09.05   21.04a ~ 21.07d [P1] 21.02 ~ 21.05 380.71
75.37 Long Buckby 09/17 09/17   20/48 20/47 371.22
80.76 Daventry North Jn 09/23 09/22   20/42 20/42 365.63
? Hillmorton Jn 09/28 [DN] 09/24   20/38 20/39 ?
84.67 Rugby 09.31a ~ 09.34d [P2] [DS] 09.27 ~ 09.35   20.26a ~ 20.35d [P5] [UN] 20.22 ~ 20.36 361.72
85.45 Trent Valley Jn 09/36 [DS] 09/36   20/24 [US] 20/20 361.14
? Newbold Jn 09/37 [DS] 09/38   20/23 [US] 20/19 ?
90.19 Brinklow 09/41 [DF] 09/41   20/20 [US] 20/16 ?
? Attleborough South Jn 09/48 [DF] 09/47   20/13½ [US] 20/08 ?
99.37 Nuneaton 09/50 [P2] [DS] 09/49 [P2]   20/12 [P5] [US] 20/07 347.22
? Amington Jn 10/01 [DS] 09/59   20/01 [US] 19/55 ?
118.50 Lichfield North Jn 10/10 [DS] 10/06   19/54 [US] 19/49 328.09
126.49 Rugeley North Jn 10/18 [DS] 10/13   19/47 [US] 19/43 320.10
129.35 Colwich Jn 10/32 10/15   19/43 [US] 19/40 317.24
131.58 Milford & Brockton 10/34 [DS] 10/17   - - -
135.59 Trent Valley Jn 10/43 [DS] ? ~ 10.41   19/37½ [UF] 19/35 ?
135.70 Stafford 10/44 [P5] [DS] 10/44   19/37 [UF] 19/34 310.69
140.72 Searchlight Lane Jn 10/49 [DS] 10/49   - - -
- Norton Bridge - -   19/30 [UF] 19/30 305.40
152.21 Madeley 11/01 [DS] 10/59   19/19 [UF] 19/20 294.38
158.43 Basford Hall Jn 11/09 [DS] 11/04   19/10 [UF] 19/13 288.16

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
160.27 Crewe 11c14 ~ 11c21 [P6] 11.16 ~ 11.27
161.23 Crewe Sydney Bridge 11/24 [FL] 11/29
164.77 Sandbach 11/30 [P2] 11/34
177.48 Alderley Edge 11/42 [P2] 11/47
179.12 Wilmslow 11/45 [P1] 11/50
? Heald Green South Jn 11/58 11/56
182.37 Heald Green 11/59 [P1] 12/00
188.44 Slade Lane Jn 12/07 [SL] 12/09
190.11 Ardwick Jn 12/10 [SL] 12/15
190.69 Manchester Piccadilly 12/13 [P14] 12/17
191.32 Manchester Oxford Road 12/15 [P2] 12/20
191.61 Deansgate 12/16 [P2] 12/21
192.09 Water Street Jn 12/17 12/22
192.68 Irwell Bridge Jn 12/18 12/23
193.50 Salford Central 12/18 [P3] 12/23
193.72 Deal Street Jn 12/19 [SL] 12/24
194.24 Manchester Victoria 12c21 ~ 12c25 [P4] [SL] 12.29 ~ 12.30
195.62 Miles Platting 12/29 12/34
196.14 Philips Park West Jn 12/30 12/34
196.63 Baguley Fold Jn 12/31 12/35
199.65 Ashton Moss North Jn 12/35 12/40
203.06 Denton Jn 12/41 12/45
203.57 Denton Station Jn 12/42 12/46
? Reddish South 12/44½ 12/49
? Ash Bridge Jn 12/46 12/50
207.16 Heaton Norris Jn 12*48 ~ 12*56 [SL] 12/52
207.71 Stockport 12/59 [P1] [SL] 12/53
208.36 Edgeley Jn No.1 13/00 12/54
210.56 Hazel Grove 13/05 [P1] 12/59
217.18 Furness Vale 13/22 13/22
222.25 Chapel-en-le-Frith 13/32 [P1] 13/30
227.46 Buxton 13.45a [P2] ~ 15.55d [P2] 13.42 ~ 16.06
227.65 Buxton S.B. 15/57 ?
228.06 Buxton [Up Relief Sidings] 16.00 ~ 16.15 16.11 ~ 16.27
228.27 Buxton S.B. 16t17 ~ 16t18 ?
231.25 Topley Pike G.F. 16/27 ?
234.09 Great Rocks Jn 16t35 ~ 16t45 16/42?
234.64 Peak Forest S.B. 16/50 16/45
238.62 Chinley South Jn 16/59 ?
239.45 Chinley North Jn 17/01 17/02
? Chinley 17/02 ?
243.18 New Mills South Jn 17/05 17/10
248.47 Hazel Grove H.L. Jn 17/13 17/15
255.10 Northenden Jn 17/34 17/28
259.03 Deansgate Jn 17/40 ?
259.27 Navigation Road 17/41 ?
259.58 Altrincham 17/43 [P4] 17/39
260.44 Hale 17/45 ?
264.03 Mobberley 17/53 17/46
269.25 Plumley West S.B. 18/03 17/55
? Northwich East Jn 18/08 [GL] ?
272.64 Northwich 18/11 ?
273.12 Northwich South Jn 18/13 ?
278.02 Middlewich 18/27 18/23
281.62 Sandbach 18/42 [P3] [SL] 18/35
285.36 Crewe Sydney Bridge 18/48 [IL] 18/41
286.39 Crewe Salop Goods Jn 18c59 ~ 19c01 [IL] 18.47 ~ 18.50
287.08 Crewe SSN SB 19/04 [IL] ?
? Crewe Basford Hall SSM 19/06 [IL] ?

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. Workings

12/07/19 :
5M61 : (Cl.66?) : Eastleigh Arlington to Wembley Yard

Location Booked
Eastleigh Arlington 21.30d
Eastleigh 21/35
Winchester 21/43
Wallers Ash Loop 21/49
Worting Jn 21/58
Basingstoke 22*01 ~ 22*04
Bramley 22/11
Southcote Jn 22/20
Oxford Road Jn 22/23
Reading 22c27 ~ 22c38
Kennet Bridge 22/40
Twyford 22/45
Maidenhead 22/52
Slough 22/58
Heathrow Airport Jn 23/07
Southall 23/11
West Ealing 23/16
Acton West 23/20
Acton Main Line 23/22
Acton Wells Jn 23/25
Acton Canal Wharf 23/27
Willesden No.7 Jn 23/30
Wembley Yard South Jn 23/33
Wembley E.F.O.C. 23.38a

13/07/19 :
5Z61 : (66107 with 66100 on rear) : Wembley Yard to London Euston

Location Booked
Wembley E.F.O.C. 06.38d
Wembley Yard South Jn 06/45
Willesden No.7 Jn 06/47
Willesden West London Jn 06/49
Camden Jn 06/54
Camden South Jn 06/55
London Euston 06.58a [P15]

5Z62 : (66107 with 66100 on rear) : Buxton to Buxton [Up Relief Sidings]
5Z63 : (66100 with 66107 on rear) : Buxton [Up Relief Sidings] to Buxton

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn)
Buxton 13.55d [P2]   15.45a [P2]
Buxton S.B. 13/58   15/42
Buxton [Up Relief Sidings] 14.00a   15.40d

5Z64 : (66107 with 66100 on rear) : London Euston to Wembley Yard

Location Booked
London Euston 22.50d [P15]
Camden South Jn 22/53
Camden Jn 22/54
Willesden West London Jn 23/00
Willesden No.7 Jn 23/03
Wembley Yard South Jn 23/06
Wembley E.F.O.C. 23.11a

15/07/19 :
5O61 : (Cl.66?) : Wembley Yard to Eastleigh Arlington

Location Booked
Wembley E.F.O.C. 09.53d
Wembley Yard South Jn 10/00
Willesden No.7 Jn 10/04
Acton Canal Wharf 10/17
Acton Wells Jn 10/20
South Acton Jn 10/26
Kew East Jn 10/29
Brentford 10/32
Hounslow 10/36
Feltham Jn 10/40
Feltham 10/42
Staines 10/48
Virginia Water 10/58
Addlestone Jn 11/08
Byfleet & New Haw 11/10
Woking 11/16
Woking Jn 11/18
Brookwood 11/22
Pirbright Jn 11/24
Farnborough (Main) 11/28
Fleet 11/31
Winchfield 11/39
Basingstoke 11/53
Worting Jn 11/58
Winchester 12/12
Eastleigh 12/24
Eastleigh Arlington 12.29a


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