26th August 2022

InterCity
The Friday Charter

Loco Used 87002 'Royal Sovereign'
Stock Used 82139+11075+11070+11076+10411+11091+11077+11068+11098+10416

Route :
1Z40 : Crewe to London Euston
1Z41 : London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly

Loco Route
87002 (1) Crewe - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Weedon) - London Euston
87002 London Euston - (via WCML & Weedon) - Rugby - Coventry - Birmingham International - Stechford - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Dudley Port - Wolverhampton - Bushbury Jn - Penkridge - Stafford - Madeley - Crewe - Sandbach - Wilmslow - Stockport - Manchester Piccadilly

Notes :
(1) 87002 propelling.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Manchester Piccadilly - -   21.12a [P9] 21.18 [P9]
Ardwick Jn - -   21/09 21/15
Slade Lane Jn - -   21/07 21/11
Heaton Norris Jn - -   21/04½ 21/05
Stockport - -   21/03 [P3] 21/04 [P3]
Edgeley Jn No.2 - -   21/02 21/03
Edgeley Jn No.1 - -   21/01½ 21/02
Adswood Road Jn - -   21/00 [FL] 21/01
Cheadle Hulme - -   20/59½ [P1] 21/00
Wilmslow - -   20.51a ~ 20.54d [P3] 20.54 ~ 20.56 [P3]
Alderley Edge - -   20/48 [P1] 20/52
Sandbach - -   20/36½ [P2] 20/43
Crewe Sydney Bridge - -   20/32 [FL] 20/39
Crewe 14.29d [P5] [UF] 14.35 [P5]   20.27a ~ 20.29d [P6] 20.33 ~ 20.37 [P6]
Basford Hall Jn 14/32 [UF] 14/38   20/24 [DF] 20/23
Madeley 14/36 [UF] 14/42   20/19½ [DF] 20/20
Norton Bridge 14/42 [UF] 14/49   20/13 [DF] 20/13
Doxey Jn 14/47 [UF] 14/51   20/09½ [DF] 20/09
Stafford 14/47½ [UF] 14/52   20.05a ~ 20.08d [P5] [DS] 19.58 ~ 20.07 [P6]
Trent Valley Jn 14/48 [UF] 14/53   20/04 [DS] 19/55
Colwich 14/53 [UF] 14/57   - -
Rugeley North Jn 14/55 [UF] 14/58   - -
Lichfield North Jn 14/59 [UF] 15/03   - -
Amington Jn 15/03 [UF] 15/07   - -
Nuneaton 15/10 [P4] [UF] 15/16   - -
Attleborough South Jn 15/11½ [UF] 15/17   - -
Brinklow 15/16½ [UF] 15/21   - -
Newbold Jn 15/18½ [UF] 15/23   - -
Penkridge - -   19/56 19/51
Bushbury Jn - -   19/47 19/45
Wolverhampton North Jn - -   19/42½ 19/43
Wolverhampton - -   19.38a ~ 19.41d [P2] 19.38 ~ 19.42 [P2]
Dudley Port - -   19/30 19/29
Galton Jn - -   19/24½ 19/25
Soho South Jn - -   19/22½ 19/24
Birmingham New Street - -   19.13a ~ 19.18d [P2] 19.15 ~ 19.19 [P2]
Proof House Jn - -   19/10 [WL] 19/09
Stechford - -   19/06 19/06
Birmingham International - -   18.58a ~ 19.01d [P2] 18.54 ~ 19.01 [P2]
Berkswell - -   18/52 18/47
Coventry - -   18/47½ [P3] 18/42 [P3]
Trent Valley Jn 15/19½ [UF] 15/24   18/37½ 18/35
Rugby 15/20 [P4] [UF] 15/25   18/36 [DF] 18/34 [DF]
Hillmorton Jn 15/21 15/26   18/33 18/33
Weedon 15/27½ 15/32   18/25½ 18/26
Hanslope Jn 15/35 [UF] 15/40   18/18½ 18/18
Milton Keynes Central 15/38½ [P4] [UF] 15/44   18/13½ [P6] [DF] 18/14
Bletchley 15/40½ [P2] [UF] 15/46   18/11½ [P1] [DF] 18/13
Ledburn Jn 15/45½ [UF] 15/51   18/06 [DF] 18/07
Tring 15/50 [P2] [UF] 15/55   18/02½ [P1] [DF] 18/04
Bourne End Jn 15/53½ [UF] 15/58   17/59 [DF] 18/00
Watford Junction 15/58 [P7] [UF] 16/03   17/55 [P6] [DF] 17/55 [P6]
Harrow & Wealdstone 16/01½ [P4] [UF] 16/07   17/51½ [P3] [DF] 17/52
Wembley Central 16/03½ [P4] [UF] 16/09   17/49½ [P3] [DF] 17/50
Willesden West London Jn 16/06 [UF] 16/10   17/48 [DF] 17/48
Camden Jn 16/09 [D] 16/13   17/45 [DF] 17/45
Camden South Jn 16/09½ [D] 16/14   17/44½ [E] 17/44
London Euston 16.12a [P16] 16.19 [P16]   17.42d [P16] [E] 17.42 [P16]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z41 : (87002 + tour stock) : Manchester Piccadilly to Crewe

Location Booked
Manchester Piccadilly 21.21d [P9]
Ardwick Jn 21/23
Slade Lane Jn 21/25
Heaton Norris Jn 21/27
Stockport 21/28
Edgeley Jn No.2 21/29
Edgeley Jn No.1 21/30
Adswood Road Jn 21/31
Cheadle Hulme 21/32
Wilmslow 21/35
Alderley Edge 21/36
Sandbach 21/53
Crewe Sydney Bridge 21/59
Crewe 22/03
Crewe Gresty Lane 22/06
Gresty Green Up Loop 22.10 ~ 22.40
Crewe Gresty Lane 22/44
Crewe H.S. 22.50a


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