16th October 1999
Past Time Rail
The Three Spires Local
| Locos Used | 47817, 86424 & steam: 80079 & 80098 | 
Route : 1Z38 throughout
| Loco(s) | Route | 
| 86424 | London Euston - (via WCML) - Northampton - Rugby - Coventry - Birmingham International | 
| 80079 + 80098 | Birmingham International - Stechford - Aston - Four Oaks - Lichfield City - Lichfield TV - Alrewas - Burton-on-Trent - Stenson Jn - Derby | 
| 80079 + 80098 | Stendon Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Birmingham Curve Jn - Coalville Jn - Knighton Jn | 
| 80079 + 80098 | Knighton Jn - Leicester - Loughborough - Ratcliffe Jn - Trent South Jn - Sheet Stores Jn - Stenson Jn - North Stafford Jn - Uttoxeter - Stoke-on-Trent - Kidsgrove - Alsager - Crewe | 
| 47817 | Crewe - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Portobello Jn - Bescot Stadium - Aston - Stechford - Birmingham International - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston | 
Source : Richard Dodd
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Timings (Booked Only)
(from Richard Dodd)
| Miles | 
         Location  | 
  Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) | Miles | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | London Euston | 07.12d | 00.25 | 165.7 | 
| 1.5 | Camden Jn | 07/19 | 00/19 | 164.2 | 
| 5.3 | Willesden WL Jn | 07/28 | 00/12 | 160.4 | 
| 11.4 | Harrow & Wealdstone | 07/37 | 00/05 | 154.3 | 
| 17.4 | Watford Junction | 07.45a ~ 07.47d | 23.55a ~ 23.57d | 148.3 | 
| 31.7 | Tring | 08/01 | 23*29a ~ 23*39d | 134.0 | 
| 46.6 | Bletchley | 08/17 | 23/14 | 119.1 | 
| 49.8 | Milton Keynes Central | 08.24a ~ 08.26d | 23.07a ~ 23.10d | 115.9 | 
| 56.6 | Hanslope Jn | 08/34 | 23/02 | 109.1 | 
| 65.8 | Northampton | 08.34a ~ 08.45d | 22.42a ~ 22.49d | 99.9 | 
| 75.5 | Long Buckby | 08/56 | 22/27 | 90.2 | 
| 84.8 | Rugby | 09/06 | 22/18 | 80.9 | 
| 96.3 | Coventry | 09/16 | 22/08 | 69.4 | 
| 107.0 0.0  | 
      Birmingham International | 10L01a ~ 10L03d | 21.52a ~ 21.55d | 58.7 | 
| 4.4 | Stechford | 10/11 | 21/47 | 54.3 | 
| 7.3 | Aston | 10.24a ~ 10.27d | 21.31a ~ 21.34d | 51.4 | 
| 
         Miles  | 
      
         Location  | 
  Booked | 
|---|---|---|
| 13.6 | Four Oaks | 10/38 | 
| 15.5 | Blake Street | 10/41 | 
| 20.9 | Lichfield City | 10.49a ~ 10.55d | 
| 22.3 | Lichfield TV | 10/58 | 
| 24.8 | Alrewas | 11w05a ~ 11w45d | 
| 27.4 | Wichnor Jn | 11/49 | 
| 32.6 | Burton Leicester Jn | 11/54 | 
| 33.0 | Burton-on-Trent | 11/55 | 
| 38.6 | North Stafford Jn | 12/04 | 
| 39.1 | Stenson Jn | 12/06 | 
| 43.9 | Derby | 12w15a ~ 13w16d | 
| 48.7 | Stenson Jn | 13/27 | 
| 49.2 | North Stafford Jn | 13/29 | 
| 54.9 | Burton-on-Trent | 13/38 | 
| 55.3 | Burton Leicester Jn | 13/41 | 
| 55.8 | Birmingham Curve Jn | 13/45 | 
| 61.5 | Moira West Jn | 14/02 | 
| 65.4 | Lounge Jn | 14/14 | 
| 69.3 | Mantle Lane Jn | 14/24 | 
| 70.2 | Coalville Jn | 14/31 | 
| 84.8 | Knighton Jn | 15.10a ~ 15.37d | 
| 85.9 | Leicester South Jn | 15/40 | 
| 86.3 | Leicester | 15w42a ~ 16w32d | 
| 91.2 | Syston South Jn | 16/42 | 
| 98.8 | Loughborough | 16/54 | 
| 106.7 | Ratcliffe Jn | 17/10 | 
| 107.4 | Trent South Jn | 17/14 | 
| 107.9 | Sheet Stores Jn | 17/16 | 
| 120.3 | Stenson Jn | 17*06a ~ 18*16d | 
| 120.8 | North Stafford Jn | 18/20 | 
| 126.9 | Tutbury & Hatton | 18/29 | 
| 134.6 | Uttoxeter | 18w39a ~ 18w57d | 
| 145.2 | Caverswall | 19/14 | 
| 148.1 | Longton | 19/18 | 
| 150.4 | Stone-on-Trent | 19/24 | 
| 156.8 | Kidsgrove | 19/33 | 
| 183.3 | Alsager | 19/41 | 
| 185.8 | Barthomley Jn | 19/47 | 
| 188.7 | Crewe North Staff Jn | 19/52 | 
| 189.5 0.00  | 
      Crewe | 19L59a ~ 20L34d | 
| 8.1 | Madeley | 20/41 | 
| 19.1 | Norton Bridge | 20/49 | 
| 24.5 | Stafford | 20/56 | 
| 37.8 | Bushbury Jn | 21/10 | 
| 40.4 | Portobello Jn | 21/16 | 
| 44.6 | Bescot Stadium | 21/22 | 
Timings continue in first table.
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