19th March 2005

The Railway Touring Company
The Cheshireman

Locos Used 45112 & steam: 45407
Stock Used 35517+99304+4994+4984+99311+99121+99128+99125+99361+99127

Route :
1Z61 : Cleethorpes to Chester
1Z62 : Chester to Cleethorpes

Loco

Route
45407 Cleethorpes - Grimsby - Habrough - Barnetby - Scunthorpe - Hatfield & Stainforth - Stainforth Jn - Skellow Jn - Adwick Jn - South Kirkby Jn - Hare Park Jn - Calder bridge Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Mirfield East Jn - Huddersfield - Diggle - Stalybridge - Guide bridge - Denton Jn - Heaton Norris Jn - Stockport - Northenden Jn - Hale - Mobberley - Northwich - Mouldsworth - Mickle Trafford - Chester
45407 Chester - (reverse of outward route) - Adwick Jn - Doncaster (not platformed)
45112 Doncaster  (not platformed) - Stainforth Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Cleethorpes

Notes :
(1) 45407 replaced 61264, the originally rostered locomotive.

Sources : various including Peter Roberts & Richard Rooker
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from various including Peter Roberts)

Location

 Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Cleethorpes 06.55d 06.55d   21.40a 22.41
Grimsby Town 07.02a ~ 07.04d 07.07 ~ 07.08   21.30a ~ 21.33d 22.30 ~ 22.32
Habrough 07/14 ?   21/19 ?
Brocklesby Jn 07/18 07/23   21/17 22/16
Barnetby 07.26a ~ 07.28d ?   21.08a ~ 21.11d ?
Wrawby Jn 07/32 07/33   21/07 22/05
Scunthorpe 07.46a ~ 07.48d 07.55 ~ 08.00   20.52a ~ 20.55d 21.44 ~ 21.44½
Crowle 07.59a ~ 08.01d 08.11 ~ 08.14   20.39a ~ 20.41d 21.29 ~ 21.31
Thorne Jn 08/10 08/29   20/30 21/19
Hatfield & Stainforth 08/13 ?   - ?
Applehurst Jn 08/19 ?   - ?
Skellow Jn 08/25 ?   - ?
Bentley Jn   20/23 ?
Doncaster   19L53a ~ 20L20d 20.35 ~ 21.15
(not platformed)
Adwick   19/45 20/27
Adwick Jn 08/26 ?   19/44 ?
South Kirkby Jn 08/30 08/57   19/39 20/21
Hare Park Jn 08/35 09/09   19/33 20/13
Crofton West Jn 08/38 ?   19/29 ?
Calder Bridge Jn 08/41 ?   19/27 ?
Wakefield Kirkgate 08/45 09/18   19/25 20/03
Horbury Jn 08w52a ~ 09w17d 09w23 ~ 10w21   19/23 19/56
Healey Mills ? ?   18w57a ~ 19w17d (19.02 ~ ??.??)
Mirfield East Jn 09/25 ?   18/51 ?
Heaton Lodge Jn 09/30 10/34   18/48 18/50
Huddersfield 09/36 10/45   18/40 18/43
Marsden 09.53a ~ 10.14d 10.58 ~ 10.59   18/31 18/32
Diggle Jn 10/22 11/04   18/27 18/26
Greenfield 10/24 11/06   18/22 18/23
Stalybridge 10/30 11/14   18/14 18/15
Guide Bridge 10/35 11/22   18/08 18/08
Denton Jn 10/38 ?   18/06 ?
Ash Bridge Jn 10/45 ?   17/48 ?
Heaton Norris Jn 10*47a ~ 11*19d ??*?? ~ 12*05   17/47 17/57
Stockport 11/21 12/09   17/44 17/56
Edgeley No.2 11/23 ?   17/43 ?
Cheadle Village Jn 11/25 ?   17/34 ?
Sharston Jn 11/27 ?   17/32 ?
Northenden Jn 11/28 ?   17/30 ?
Skelton Jn 11/35 ?   17/24 ?
Navigation Road 11/36 ?   17/23 ?
Hale 11/40 ?   17/19 ?
Mobberley 11/47 ?   17/15 (17/30)
Plumley 11/58 ?   16w48a ~ 17w06d ?
Plumley SB ? ?   16/46 ?
Northwich 12/02 ?   16/42 ?
Greenbank 12/05 12/49   16/39 16/47
Mouldsworth 12/18 ?   16/27 ?
Mickle Trafford 12/23 ?   16/19 ?
Chester 12.32a 13.15   16.12d 16.12


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