6th March 2022

Railway Touring Company
The Peaks Express

Locos Used 47802 & steam: 45699 'Galatea' (2)
Stock Used 80217+9392+4905+1860+99347+99348+99351+99712+99352+99125

Route :
1Z53 : Preston to Derby
1Z54 : Derby to Preston

Loco(s) Route
45699 (1) Preston - Wigan North Western - Golborne Jn - Parkside Jn - Eccles - Ordsall Lane Jn - Manchester Victoria - Miles Platting - Philips Park West Jn - Baguley Fold Jn - Ashton Moss North Jn - Denton - Reddish South - Heaton Norris Jn - Stockport - Hazel Grove - New Mills South Jn - Chinley - Edale - Hope - Bamford - Grindleford - Dore West Jn - Dore Station Jn - Sheffield - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Woodburn Jn - Woodhouse Jn - Beighton Jn - Barrow Hill North Jn - Chesterfield - Clay Cross North Jn - (3) Ambergate Jn - Derby - Spondon - Sheet Stores Jn - Trent East Jn - Toton Centre - Trowell Jn - Langley Mill - Alfreton (3) - Clay Cross North Jn - Chesterfield - Dore South Jn - Dore West Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Preston

Notes:
(1) 47802 on rear.
(2) 45699 running as 45562 on the cabside, with 45627 smokebox number plate and nameplates 'Sierra Leone'.
(3) The booked route was clockwise via Alfreton, Toton Centre, Spondon, Derby and Ambergate Jn, but actually ran anti-clockwise.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Preston 11.32d [P5] [UF] 11.31   22.12a [P3] 22.12
Ribble Jn 11/34 [UF] 11/32   22/10 [DF] 22/10
Farington Curve Jn 11/35½ 11/35   22/08½ 22/09
Euxton Jn 11/40 11/40   22/04 22/05
Balshaw Lane 11/42 11/42   22/00 22/03
Wigan North Western 11.52a ~ 12.07d [P4] 11.51 ~ 12.05 [P4]   21.48a ~ 21.50d [P5] 21.50 ~ 21.55
Wigan South Jn 12/09 12/06   21/47 21/49
Springs Branch Jn 12/10 12/07   21/46 21/48
Golborne Jn 12/16 12/14   21/40 21/41
Parkside Jn 12/20 12/18   21/35 21/38
Astley 12/26 12/25   21/25 21/31
Eccles 12/34 12/31   21/18 21/26
Ordsall Lane Jn 12/41 12/35   21/14 21/23
Salford Central 12/43 12/36   21/11½ 21/22
Deal Street Jn 12/44 12/37   21/11 21/21
Manchester Victoria 12.46a ~ 12.49d [P4] 12.38 ~ 12.48   21.04a ~ 21.08d [P3] 21.15 ~ 21.19
Miles Platting 12/55 12/53   20/59 [SL] 21/12
Philips Park West Jn 12/57 12/54   20/58 21/11
Baguley Fold Jn 12/58½ 12/55   20/56 21/10
Ashton Moss North Jn 13/03 13/00   20/52 21/06
Denton Jn 13/09 13/08   20/45 20/59
Denton 13w11 ~ 13w47 13.10 ~ 13.39   20w21 ~ 20w43 20.24 ~ 20.58
Denton Station Jn 13/49 13/40   20/20 20/23
Reddish South 13/51½ 13/44   20/17 20/19
Ash Bridge Jn 13/53 13/46   20/15 20/17
Heaton Norris Jn 13/55 [US] 13/54   20/12 20/11
Stockport 13/58 [P1] 14/07   19.49 ~ 20.09 [P4] 19.52 ~ 20.09 [P4]
Edgeley Jn No.2 13/59 14/09   19/47½ 19/51
Edgeley Jn No.1 14/00 14/10   19/47 [DS] 19/50
Hazel Grove 14/06 [P1] 14/14   19/38 [P2] 19/38
Hazel Grove H.L. Jn 14/07 14/16   19/37 19/37
New Mills South Jn 14/21 14/23   19/26 19/30
Chinley 14/26 ?   19/22½ ?
Chinley North Jn 14/28 14/30   19/21 19/26
Chinley East Jn 14/29 ?   19/20 ?
Edale 14/35 [P2] 14/37   19/13 [P1] 19/21
Earles Sidings SB 14/40 14/46   19/08 19/16
Hope 14/41½ ?   19/07 ?
Bamford 14/45 ?   19/05 ?
Grindleford 14/51 [P2] ?   19/01 [P1] 19/05
Totley Tunnel East 14/55 15/08   18/55 18/58
Dore West Jn 14/57 15/09   18/52 18/54

 

Location Booked Actual
Dore Station Jn 14/59 15/10
Sheffield 15.05 ~ 15.13 [P1] 15.16 ~ 15.20 [P2]
Nunnery Main Line Jn 15/15 15/22
Woodburn Jn 15/17 15/24
Woodhouse Jn 15/24 15/29
Beighton Jn 15/26 15/32
Barrow Hill North Jn 15w33 ~ 16w04 15.39 ~ ?
Tapton Jn 16/10 16/17
Chesterfield 16c12 ~ 16c14 [P3] 16.19 ~ 16.20
Chesterfield South Jn 16/16 [EL] 16/24
Clay Cross North Jn 16/18½ 16/26
Alfreton 16/26 DIV
Ironville Jn 16/29 [ML] DIV
Langley Mill 16/34 DIV
Trowell Jn 16/40 DIV
Toton Centre 16/43 DIV
Toton Jn 16/44 [ML] DIV
Trent East Jn 16*47 ~ 16*57 DIV
Sheet Stores Jn 16/59 DIV
Spondon 17/06 DIV
Way & Works Jn 17/09 [DM] DIV
Ambergate Jn DIV 16/37?
Breadsall DIV ?
St Mary's North Jn DIV ?
St Mary's South Jn DIV ?
Derby 17.10a ~ 17.30d [P5] [C] 16.52 ~ 16.58
St Mary's South Jn 17/32 [DF] DIV
St Mary's North Jn 17/35 DIV
Breadsall 17w36 ~ 18w09 [DS] DIV
Ambergate Jn 18/18 DIV
Way & Works Jn DIV ?
Spondon DIV ?
Sheet Stores Jn DIV ?
Trent East Jn DIV ?
Toton Jn DIV ?
Toton Centre DIV ?
Trowell Jn DIV ?
Langley Mill DIV ?
Ironville Jn DIV ?
Alfreton DIV ?
Clay Cross North Jn 18/32 [ML] 18/29
Chesterfield South Jn 18/34½ 18/32
Chesterfield 18c36 ~ 18c38 [P1] 18.34 ~ 18.38
Tapton Jn 18/41 18/38
Dore South Jn 18/50 18/53

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z53 : (45699 with 47802 on rear) : Carnforth to Preston

Location Booked
Carnforth Steamtown 08.35d
Carnforth H.S. 08.45 ~ 08.55
Carnforth 09.00 ~ 10.20
Carnforth North Jn 10/23
Morecambe South Jn 10/29
Lancaster 10/31
Garstang & Catteral 10/43
Oxheys 10*55 ~ 11*07 [UPL]
Fylde Jn 11/12
Preston 11.14a [P5]

5Z54 : (45699 with 47802 on rear) : Preston to Carnforth

Location Booked
Preston 22.22d [P3]
Fylde Jn 22/24
Barton & Broughton 22/29
Garstang & Catteral 22/34
Lancaster 22/47
Morecambe South Jn 22/50
Carnforth North Jn 22/57
Carnforth 22.59 ~ 00.29
Carnforth H.S. 00.34 ~ 00.44
Carnforth Steamtown 00.54a


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