8th July 2023

UK Railtours
The Well Dressed Queen / The Buxton Brush

Locos Used 47813 & 47826
Stock Used 17105+3390+3345+1651+3278+3340+3325+1657+5929+6054+6042+5921

Route :
1Z86 : London Euston to Buxton
1Z87 : Buxton to London Euston

Loco(s) Route
47826 (1) London Euston - (via WCML, Northampton & Trent Valley) - Colwich - Stone - Stoke-on-Trent - Kidsgrove - Macclesfield - Cheadle Hulme - Stockport - Manchester Piccadilly
47813 (2) Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport - Hazel Grove - Chapel-en-le-Frith - Buxton
47826 (1) Buxton - Buxton [Up Relief Sidings] (Single Line Access) - Headshunt (EoL)
47813 (2) Buxton [Up Relief Sidings] (EoL - Single Line Access) - Briggs G.F. - Dowlow Briggs Sidings (Arr/Dep - L.C. @ 4m76ch)
47826 (1) Dowlow Briggs Sidings (L.C. @ 4m76ch - Arr/Dep) - Briggs G.F. - Buxton [Up Relief Sidings] (Lower RR - Upper RR) - Headshunt (EoL)
47813 (2) Buxton [Up Relief Sidings] (EoL - Upper RR - Lower RR) - Buxton
47826 (1) Buxton - Buxton [Up Relief Sidings] (Lower RR - Mid Crossover - Single Line Access)
47813 (2) Buxton [Up Relief Sidings] (Single Line Access - Mid Crossover - Lower RR) - Topley Pike - Great Rocks Jn - Peak Forest - Chinley South Jn - Chinley North Jn - New Mills South Jn - Hazel Grove HL Jn - Northenden Jn - Navigation Road - Altrincham - Knutsford - Northwich East Jn - Northwich South Jn - Middlewich - Sandbach - Crewe Sydney Bridge - Salop Goods Jn - Crewe Basford Hall - Stafford - Colwich - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) 47813 on rear.
(2) 47826 on rear.
(3) Buxton Up Relief Sidings have been extended - now 43ch between Buxton S.B. & Buxton URS EoL.
(4) Main train marketed as "The Well Dressed Queen" visiting the annual Well Dressing Carnival at Buxton, with the section from Buxton to Hindlow (Dowlow Briggs Sidings) marketed as "The Buxton Brush".

Source : Alan Sheppard (on the tour from/to Milton Keynes Central)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)
(Actual timings between Euston & Bletchley from Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00
 London Euston 06.48d [P15] [E] 06.54½ [P1]   22.22a [P4] 22.25 [P4]
436.65
1.10
 Camden South Jn 06/51½ [E] 06/57   22/18½ [B] 22/21½
435.55
1.51
 Camden Jn 06/52 [FL] 06/58½   22/18 [B] 22/20½
435.14
5.23
 Willesden West London Jn 06/56½ [DR] 07/02½   22/15 [SL] 22/17
431.42
5.78
 Willesden No.7 06/59½ [FL] 07/03½   - - -
8.09
 Wembley Central 07/02½ [P3] 07/05½   22/10 [P6] [SL] 22/14½ [P6]
428.56
?
 North Wembley Jn 07/03½ 07/06   22/08½ [SL] 22/13
427.59
11.30
 Harrow & Wealdstone 07/05½ [P3] [FL] 07/08½   22/04½ [P4] [FL] 22/11
425.33
17.06
 Watford South Jn 07/15½ [SL] 07/13½   21/58 22/04
 ?
17.34
 Watford Junction 07.17½a ~ 07.20½d [P8] [SL] 07.14 ~ 07.20 [P8]   21.54a ~ 21.57d [P7] [FL] 22.00 ~ 22.03½ [P7]
419.31
25.40
 Bourne End Jn (Herts) 07/29½ [SL] 07/30½   21/45 [FL] 21/53½
411.25
31.50
 Tring 07/35½ [P3] [SL] 07/36½ [P3]   21/41 [P2] [FL] 21/49½
405.15
37.35
 Ledburn Jn 07/41 [SL] 07/41   21/35 [FL] 21/44½
399.30
46.54
 Bletchley 07/47½ [SL] [P3] 07/47 [P3]   21/28½ [P2] [FL] 21/37½ [P2]
390.11
49.65
 Milton Keynes Central 07.52a ~ 07.55d [P3] [SL] 07.50 ~ 07.55½ [P3] [DS]   21.21½a ~ 21.24½d [P3] [SL-FL] 21.28½ ~ 21.32 [US-DS-P3-UF]
387.00
56.29
 Hanslope Jn 08/01½ [SL] 08/03 [DN]
 
 21/14 [SL] 21/22 [US]
380.18
65.68
 Northampton 08.11½a ~ 08.14½d [P2] 08.14 ~ 08.19½ [P2]   21.00a ~ 21.04d [P1] 21.06 ~ 21.10 [P1]
370.77
66.16
 Northampton North Jn 08/17½ [GL] 08/21½ [GL]   20/59 21/04
?
66.42
 Northampton DGL 08.20½ ~ 08.20½ [DGL] 08/23 [DGL]   - - -
75.37
 Long Buckby 08/35½ 08/37   20/49½ 20/54
361.28
81.04
 Daventry North Jn 08/40½ 08/42   20/44½ 20/49
355.69
83.54
 Hillmorton Jn 08/43½ [UNL] 08/45   20/41½ 20/45½ [UN]
353.11
84.67
 Rugby 08.46a ~ 08.49d [P6] [UDT] 08.47½ ~ 08.51 [P6]   20.35½a ~ 20.38½d [P6] [UNL] 20.38 ~ 20.42½ [P6] [UN]
351.79
 ?
 Rugby Up Goods Loop ? 08.54 ~ 08.55 [UGL]   - - -
85.45
 Rugby Trent Valley Jn 08/53 [FL] 08/56   20/33½ [SL] 20/35½
351.21
86.53
 Newbold Jn 08/54½ [UFL] 08/59   20/32½ 20/34 [UTVS]
?
87.45
 High Oaks Jn 08/56½ [FL] 09/00½   20/31½ 20/33 [UTVS]
?
90.19
 Brinklow Jn 08/59½ [FL] 09/03   20/29 20/31 ?
97.36
 Attleborough South Jn 09/04½ [DTVF] 09/10 [DTVS]   20/22 20/21 ?
99.37
 Nuneaton 09.08½a ~ 09.11½d [P1] [SL] 09.14½ ~ 09.18½ [P1]   20.16½a ~ 20.19½d [P5] 20.15 ~ 20.19 [P5] [UTVS]
337.29
 ?
 Ashby Jn 09/12½ 09/19½ [DTVS]   20/13½ [UTVF] 20/12 [UTVS]
336.47
111.37
 Amington Jn 09/23 [SL] 09/31 [DTVS]   20/00½ [SL] 20/02 [UTVS]
325.29
119.17
 Lichfield North Jn (L.L.) 09/31 [SL] 09/37 [DTVS]   19/50½ [SL] 19/56 [UTVS]
317.49
126.66
 Rugeley North Jn 09/43 [DTVF] 09/43 [DTVS]   19/44½ [SL] 19/50 [UTVS]
312.00
129.32
 Colwich 09/47 [DTVF] 09/47 [DTVS]   19/41½ [SL] 19/47 [UTVS]
309.34

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
141.13
 Stone Jn 09/57 09/58½
147.30
 Sideway Loop (Stoke) 10.05 ~ 10.05 [DPL] 10.06 ~ 10.09 [DPL]
147.54
 Stoke Jn 10/08 10/10
148.12
 Stoke-on-Trent 10.10½a ~ 10.13½d [P1] 10.11½ ~ 10.14½ [P1]
148.29
 Stoke-on-Trent North 10/14½ [GL] 10/15½ [UM-DM]
?
 Newcastle Jn 10/16½ 10/17 [DM-DG]
149.73
 Grange Jn 10*24½ ~ 10*30 10/24 [DG]
154.30
 Kidsgrove 10/38 [P2] 10/30½ [P2]
159.78
 Congleton 10/43 10/35½
167.65
 Macclesfield 10/51 [P3] 10/45 [P3]
177.39
 Cheadle Hulme 11/02 [P3] 10/58 [P3]
178.26
 Adswood Road Jn 11/04 [FL] 11/00½ [DF]
179.16
 Edgeley Jn No.1 11/06 [FL] 11/03½ [DF-DS]
179.39
 Edgeley Jn No.2 11/06½ [DF-DS-DM] 11/04 [DS-DM]
179.61
 Stockport 11.08 ~ 11.09 [DM] 11.05½ ~ 11.06 [DM-DS-DF]
180.43
 Heaton Norris Jn 11/11 [FL] 11/09 [DF]
 ?
 Levenshulme 11/13½ 11.12½ ~ 11.14½ [DF]
183.26
 Slade Lane Jn 11/14 [FL] 11/16½ [DF]
184.60
 Ardwick Jn 11/16 [FL] 11/20 [DF]
185.40
 Manchester Piccadilly 11.19a ~ 11.33d [P8] [FL] 11.23 ~ 11.34 [P8] [FL]
186.30
 Ardwick Jn 11/35 [FL] 11/36 [UF]
187.76
 Slade Lane Jn 11/37½ [SL] 11/40 [UF-US]
190.59
 Heaton Norris Jn 11/42 [FL] 11/45 [US-UF]
191.41
 Stockport 11/43½ [P2] [FL] 11/46½ [P2]
191.63
 Edgeley Jn No.2 11/44 [FL] 11/48 [UF]
192.06
 Edgeley Jn No.1 11/45 [SL] 11/48½ [UF-US]
194.27
 Hazel Grove 11/55 [P1] 11/54 [P1]
200.68
 Furness Vale 12/09 [P1] 12/06½ [P1]
205.73
 Chapel-en-le-Frith 12/18 [P1] 12/16½ [P1]
210.76
 Buxton S.B. 12/29 12.25 ~ 12.47
211.15
 Buxton 12.30a ~ 12.40d [P2] 12.50½ ~ 12.55 [P2]
211.34
 Buxton S.B. 12/43 12/58
211.55
 Buxton URS 12.48 ~ 12.58 13.00½ ~ 13.08 [Single Line Access]
211.76
 Buxton S.B. 13t03 ~ 13t04 13.10 ~ 13.15½
216.37
 Briggs Ground Frame 13.19 ~ 13.21 13.33 ~ 13.34
216.58
 Dowlow Briggs Sidings 13.25 ~ 13.45 13.38½ ~ 13.48 (L.C. @ 4m76ch)
216.79
 Briggs Ground Frame 13.50 ~ 13.52 13.52 ~ 13.59
221.40
 Buxton S.B. 14t08 ~ 14t09 14.10 ~ 14.26
221.61
 Buxton URS 14.13 ~ 14.23 14.33 ~ 14.34 [Both RR Loops]
222.02
 Buxton S.B. 14.28 ~ 14.29 14.35 ~ 15.00
222.21
 Buxton 14.34a ~ 15.55d [P2] 15.02 ~ 16.04 [P2]
222.46
 Buxton S.B. 15/58 16.06½ ~ 16.07½
222.61
 Buxton URS 16.03 ~ 16.13 16.09 ~ 16.15 [RR - Single Line Access]
223.00
 Buxton S.B. 16t18 ~ 16t19 16.17½ ~ 16.23
225.78
 Topley Pike G.F. 16/28 16/34
227.26
 Great Rocks Jn 16t36 ~ 16t37 16.41 ~ 16.49½
228.02
 Peak Forest S.B. 16t43 ~ 16t45 16/54
231.78
 Chinley South Jn 16/55 17/02
232.68
 Chinley North Jn 16/57 17/03½
236.41
 New Mills South Jn 17/04 17/07
 ?
 Down Cheadle Loop ? 17/16 [DCL]
241.70
 Hazel Grove H.L. Jn 17/14 17/17
248.36
 Northenden Jn 17/34 17/33
 ?
 Skelton Jn 17/40 17/39
252.27
 Deansgate Jn 17/41 17/42
252.46
 Navigation Road 17/42 17/43
253.15
 Altrincham 17*43a ~ 17*55d [P4] 17.46 ~ 17.56 [P4]
253.52
 Hale 17/57 [P2] 17/58
257.12
 Mobberley 18/02 [P1] 18/03
263.28
 Plumley West S.B. 18/11 18/10½
265.68
 Northwich 18/14 18/17 [UDG]
266.17
 Northwich South Jn 18/16 18/18½
270.08
 Middlewich 18/30 18/35
273.03
 Elworth Jn 18/40 [UM] 18.46 ~ 18.47½ [Up/Dn M.B.]
273.54
 Sandbach North Jn 18/42 [*M] 18/51
273.65
 Sandbach 18/43 [P3] [SL] 18/52 [P3] [UpMI]
277.39
 Crewe Sydney Bridge 18/49 [IL] 18/56 [UpMI]
278.44
 Crewe Salop Goods Jn 18/55 [IL] 19/04½ [UFI]
279.12
 Sorting Sdgs N. S.B. 18/57 [IL] 19/07 [UpI]
280.00
 Basford Hall SSM 19c00 ~ 19c02 [IL] 19/10 [UpI]
280.17
 Crewe Basford Hall Jn 19/07 [SL] 19/12 [US]
286.46
 Madeley (Staffs) 19/15 [SL] 19/20 [US]
298.78
 Little Bridgeford Jn 19/25 [SL] 19/30 [US]
302.76
 Stafford 19.31a ~ 19.34d [P4] [SL] 19.36 ~ 19.38 [P4]
 ?
 Stafford South Jn 19/35 19/39 [US-UF]
303.35
 Stafford Trent Valley Jn 19/35½ [SL] 19/40½ [UF]
305.72
 Whitehouse Jn 19/38½ [FL] 19/43½

Timings continue in first table
Mileages taken from tour brochure.


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

06/07/23 :
0Z86 : (47813 + 47826) : Carnforth to Burton Wetmore Sidings

Location Booked
Carnforth Steamtown 10+45d
Carnforth H.S. 10+55 ~ 11+00
Carnforth 11/05 [DFG]
Carnforth North Jn 11/07
Morecambe South Jn 11/12
Lancaster 11/13½
Garstang & Catteral 11/24
Preston Fylde Jn 11/34½ [USL]
Preston 11/35½ [P2] [UFL]
Ribble Jn 11/36½ [SL]
Farington Curve Jn 11/38 [SL]
Euxton Jn 11/42½ [SL]
Balshaw Lane 11/48½ [FL]
Wigan North Western 11/57 [P4] [FL]
Wigan South Jn 11/57½ [FL]
Springs Branch Jn 11/58½ [FL]
Golborne Jn 12/02½ [FL]
Winwick Jn 12/04½ [FL]
Dallam Jn 12/07½ [FL]
Warrington Bank Quay 12/08½ [P2] [FL]
Acton Grange Jn 12/10½ [FL]
Weaver Jn 12/16 [FL]
Acton Bridge 12/18 [FL]
Hartford Jn 12/20 [FL]
Winsford 12/25 [FL]
Crewe Coal Yard 12/32½ [FL]
Crewe 12c33½ ~ 12c35½ [P5] [SL]
Crewe Basford Hall Jn 12/39½ [SL]
Madeley (Staffs) 12/48½ [SL]
Little Bridgeford Jn 13/02½ [SL]
Stafford 13/07 [SL]
Stafford Trent Valley Jn 13/10
Penkridge 13/15½
Bushbury Jn 13/26
Portobello Jn (West Mids) 13/31½
Darlaston Jn 13/37
Pleck Jn 13*39 ~ 13*51 [SL]
Walsall 13/54½ [P1]
Ryecroft Jn 14/00
Park Lane Jn (West Mids) 14*22 ~ 14*32
Water Orton West Jn 14/34½
Water Orton 14/35½ [P1]
Kingsbury Jn 14/41½
Tamworth HL 14/46 [P3]
Wichnor Jn 14/53
Burton-on-Trent 14/59 [UTG]
Burton Wetmore Jn 15+02 ~ 15+07
Burton Wetmore Sidings 15+11a

07/07/23 :
5Z86 : (47813 with 47826 on rear) : Burton Wetmore Sidings to Drakelow GPL.DY128
5Z86 : (47826 with 47813 on rear) : Drakelow GPL.DY128 to Coleshill Parkway Sig.1972
5Z86 : (47813 with 47826 on rear) : Coleshill Parkway Sig.1972 to Acton Lane Reception Sidings

Location Booked
Burton Wetmore Sidings 13+40d
Burton Wetmore Jn 13+44 ~ 13+48 [UGL]
Burton-on-Trent 13/51
Burton Leicester Jn 13/52½
Birmingham Curve Jn 13/54½
Drakelow GPL DY.128 13+58 ~ 14+03
Birmingham Curve Jn 14/09
Branston Jn 14*12 ~ 14*15
Wichnor Jn 14/21
Tamworth HL 14/26½ [P4]
Kingsbury Jn 14/33
Whitacre Jn 14/37½
Coleshill Parkway 14/40½ [P2]
Coleshill Parkway Sig.1972 14+42½ ~ 14+52½
Coleshill Parkway 14/54½ [P2]
Whitacre Jn 14/56
Nuneaton Abbey Jn 15/07½ [A]
Nuneaton 15/14½ [P7][SL]
Rugby Trent Valley Jn 15/28½ [SL]
Rugby 15/30½ [P6][UNL]
Hillmorton Jn 15/32½
Daventry North Jn 15/35½
Long Buckby 15/40½
Northampton 15/58 [UML]
Hanslope Jn 16/08 [SL]
Milton Keynes Central 16/14½ [P1][SL]
Bletchley 16/19½ [P4][SL]
Ledburn Jn 16/29½ [SL]
Tring 16/35½ [SL]
Bourne End Jn (Herts) 16/40½ [SL]
Watford Junction 16/56 [P9][SL]
Harrow & Wealdstone 17/04½ [P6][SL]
Wembley Central 17/08½ [P6][UDR]
Willesden Up & Down Relief 17*12½ ~ 17*17½
Willesden Sudbury Jn 17/19½ [UR]
Wembley Yard South Jn 17/20½ [UR]
Willesden No.7 17/23½
Acton Lane Reception Sidings 17+27a

08/07/23 :
5A86 : (47813 with 47826 on rear) : Acton Lane Reception Sidings to London Euston

Location Booked
Acton Lane Reception Sidings 06+09d [2]
Willesden West London Jn 06/11 [FL]
Camden Jn 06/18 [D]
Camden South Jn 06/18½ [D]
London Euston 06+22a [P15]

5Z85 : (47826 with 47813 on rear) : Buxton to Buxton URS

Location Booked
Buxton 14+44d [P2]
Buxton S.B. 14/47
Buxton URS 14+52a

5Z85 : (47813 with 47826 on rear) : Buxton URS to Buxton

Location Booked
Buxton URS 15+04d
Buxton S.B. 15+09 ~ 15+10
Buxton 15+12a [P2]

5Z87 : (47826 with 47813 on rear) : London Euston to Willesden Up & Down Relief
5Z87 : (47813 with 47826 on rear) : Willesden Up & Down Relief to Acton Lane Reception Sidings

Location Booked
London Euston 22+54d [P4] [C]
Camden South Jn 22/57 [C]
Camden Jn 22/58½ [SL]
Willesden West London Jn 23/03 [SL]
Harlesden Jn 23/06
Willesden Up & Down Goods 23/10
Willesden Sudbury Jn 23/12 [UDR]
Willesden Up & Down Relief 23+15½ ~ 23+25½
Willesden Sudbury Jn 23/27½ [UR]
Wembley Yard South Jn 23/28½ [UR]
Willesden No.7 23/31½
Acton Lane Reception Sidings 23+35a [2]

09/07/23 :
5Z88 : (47826 with 47813 on rear) : Acton Lane Reception Sidings to Burton Wetmore Sidings

Location Booked
Acton Lane Reception Sidings 13+53d
Willesden No.7 13/56 [DR]
Wembley Yard South Jn 13/59 [DR]
Willesden Sudbury Jn 14/00 [UDR]
Willesden Up & Down Relief 14/03
Wembley Central 14/07 [P5] [SL]
Harrow & Wealdstone 14/12 [P5] [SL]
Watford Junction 14/17 [P8] [SL]
Bourne End Jn (Herts) 14/30 [SL]
Tring 14/39½ [SL]
Ledburn Jn 14/47 [SL]
Bletchley 14c59½ ~ 15c01½ [P5]
Fenny Stratford 15/05½
Woburn Sands 15/10½
Ridgmont 15/14½
Millbrook (Bedfordshire) 15/20½
Bedford St Johns 15/30½
Bedford 15/34 [P1] [DSL]
Bedford North Jn 15/34½ [DFL]
Sharnbrook Jn 15/41½ [DFL]
Wellingborough 15/48½ [P1] [DFL]
Harrowden Jn 15/51 [DFL]
Kettering South Jn 15/54 [DSL]
Kettering 15c58 ~ 16c00 [P2] [DSL]
Kettering North Jn 16/03
Corby 16/10
Manton Jn 16/28
Oakham 16/31 [P2] [ML]
Langham Jn 16/32
Ashwell L.C. 16/34
Whissendine L.C. 16/38
Melton Mowbray 16/42½ [P2]
Frisby 16/45½
Syston East Jn 16/53
Syston North Jn 16/54 [SL]
Sileby Jn 16/59 [FL]
Loughborough 17/04 [P1] [FL]
Trent South Jn 17/10
Sheet Stores Jn 17/12
Castle Donington 17/18
Stenson Jn 17*31 ~ 17*38
North Satfford Jn 17/40
Clay Mills Jn 17/43 [DTG]
Burton East Yard Loop 17+53 ~ 18+03
Burton Wetmore Jn 18+07 ~ 18+12
Burton Wetmore Sidings 18+16a


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