8th September 2018

Railway Touring Company
The Cheshireman

Locos Used 47580 'County of Essex' & steam : 60009 'Union of South Africa'
Stock Used (1) (35486)+99723+99328+5032+1861+99352+99348+99347+99316+99125+13320

Route :
1Z24 : Norwich to Chester
1Z26 : Chester to Norwich

Loco Route
60009 Norwich - Wymondham - Attleborough - Thetford - Brandon - Ely North Jn - Ely West Jn - March - Peterborough - Stamford - Manton Jn - Oakham - Melton Mowbray - Syston East Jn - Syston South Jn - Leicester - Hinckley - Nuneaton - (via WCML) - Crewe - Chester
60009 Chester - (reverse of outward route) - Stamford - Peterborough Eastfield Jn
47580 Peterborough Eastfield Jn - Peterborough - (reverse of outward route) - Norwich

Notes :
(1) 35486 was only in the consist when 60009 was on the train.

Sources : Nick Bartlett & The Class 47 List

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Norwich 06.55d [P1] 06.55   23.56a [P2] 23.49
Thorpe Jn 06/57½ [W] 06/56   23/54 [W] 23/47
Trowse Swing Bridge Jn 06/58½ [D] 06/57   23/53 [D] 23/46
Trowse Jn 06/59½ 06/59   23/52 23/45
Wymondham 07.13a ~ 07.15d 07.14 ~ 07.15   23.38a ~ 23.40d 23.31 ~ 23.34
Attleborough 07.27a ~ 07.29d 07.26 ~ 07.29   23.26a ~ 23.28d 23.22 ~ 23.24
Thetford 07.47a ~ 07.49d 07.46 ~ ?   23.06a ~ 23.08d 23.04 ~ 23.06
Brandon 07.59a ~ 08.01d 07.58 ~ ?   22.53a ~ 22.55d 22.53 ~ 22.55
Ely North Jn 08/25½ 08/26   22/33 22/33
Ely West Jn 08/29 08/29   22/29 22/31
March Down Yard 08w50 ~ 09w08 09.00 ~ ?   - -
March 09/10 09/26   22.09a ~ 22.11d 22.09 ~ 22.11
Whittlesea 09/21 09/38   21/59 21/58
Peterborough East Jn 09/32 09/45   21/51 21/49
Peterborough 09.34a ~ 09.38d [P7] [DS] 09.47 ~ 09.52   21.42a ~ 21.49d [P5] 21.44 ~ 21.47
Peterborough Eastfield Jn - -   21L08 ~ 21L39 21.14 ~ 21.40
New England North Jn 09/41 09/56   21/04 21/12
Helpston Jn 09/46½ 10/00   20/59 21/06
Uffington SB 09/51 10/04   20/53 21/03
Stamford 09/54 ?   20/50 ?
Ketton SB 09/58 10/11   20/46½ 20/57
Luffenham 10/00½ ?   20/43½ ?
Manton Jn 10/05 10/19   20/39½ 20/51
Oakham 10/11 10/25   20/35½ 20/48
Langham Jn 10w16 ~ 10w36 ? ~ 10.53   20/34 20/46
Ashwell LC 10/39 ?   20/32½ ?
Whissendine LC 10/41½ 10/58   20/30 20/42
Melton Mowbray 10/49 11/04   20w13 ~ 20w23 [UPL] ?
Frisby-on-the-Wreake 10/53 11/07   20/05 20/11
Syston East Jn 11/00 11/14   19/57 20/05
Syston South Jn 11/01½ [UF] ?   19/56 20/04
Leicester 11.08a ~ 11.10d [P3] 11.20 ~ 11.23   19.47a ~ 19.49d [P2] [DF] 19.52 ~ 19.55
Wigston North Jn 11/15 11/29   19/42 19/43
Croft 11/22 11/35   19/21½ 19/21
Hinckley 11/28 11/42   19/15½ 19/16
Nuneaton 11.35 ~ 11.37 [P7] 11/48   19/09 [SL] 19/10
Canal Farm Jn 11w43 ~ 12w10 11.54 ~ 12.17   - -
Atherstone 12/16 [DS] 12/22   18w43 ~ 18w59 [US] 18.42 ~ 19.02
Amington Jn 12/25 [DS] 12/28   18/35 [US] 18/34
Lichfield North Jn 12/33 [DS] 12/35   18/27 [US] 18/28
Rugeley North Jn 12/41 [DS] 12/42   18/20 [US] 18/21
Colwich 12/46 12/45   18/14 [US] 18/18
Milford & Brocton 12/49 [DF-DS] 12/48   - -
Trent Valley Jn 12/56 [DS] 12/52   18/08½ 18/11
Stafford South Jn 12/57 [DS-DF] 12/54   18/08 18/10
Stafford 12/58 [DF] 12/55   18/08 [UF] 18/10
Stafford North Jn 12/58½ 12/56   18/06 [US-UF] 18/09
Norton Bridge 13/04 [DF] 13/02   18/01 [US] 18/02
Madeley 13/14 [DF] 13/12   17/50 [US] 17/50
Basford Hall Jn 13/21 13/18   17/43 [US] 17/41
Crewe 13.24a ~ 14.01d [P12] 13.24 ~ 14.15   17/39 [P12] 17/36
Crewe Steel Works 14/06 14/19   17/34 17/32
Beeston Castle & Tarporley SB 14/18 14/29   17/24 17/23
Chester 14.31a [P4] 14.40 [P4]   17.09d [P4] 17.09 [P4]

 
Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

5Z25 : (60009) : Chester to Chester
(whole train turned)

Location Booked
Chester 14.48d [P4]
Chester North Jn 14.53 ~ 14.56
Chester South Jn 15.00 ~ 15.03
Chester Reception 15.06a

5Z26 : (60009) : Chester to Chester

Location Booked
Chester Reception 16.49d
Chester East Jn 16.51 ~ 16.59
Chester 17.01a [P4]

5Z27 : (60009 with 35486) : Peterborough Eastfield Jn to Orton Mere N.V.R.

Location Booked
Peterborough Eastfield Jn 21.23d
Peterborough 21/26 [P4]
Fletton Jn 21.31 ~ 21.36
Orton Mere N.V.R. 21.42a


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