28th September 2024

Railway Touring Company
The Mancunian

Locos Used 47746 'Chris Fudge' & steam: 44871
Stock Used 35508+3390+3345+99712+3304+3333+3386+6176+6051+99680+99311

Route :
1Z64: Manchester Piccadilly to Kidderminster S.V.R.
1Z65 : Kidderminster S.V.R. to Manchester Victoria

Loco(s) Route
44871 (1) Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport - Cheadle Hulme - Macclesfield - Kidsgrove - Stoke-on-Trent - Stone - Stafford - Penkridge - Bushbury Jn - Portobello Jn - Darlaston Jn - Bescot Stadium - Perry Barr North Jn - Perry Barr West Jn - Soho East Jn - Soho North Jn - Galton Jn - Smethwick Jn - Rowley Regis - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Kidderminster S.V.R.
44871 (1) Kidderminster S.V.R. - (reverse of outward route) - Stockport - Heaton Norris Jn - Reddish South - Denton - Guide Bridge
47802 (2) Guide Bridge - Ashburys - Philips Park South Jn - Philips Park West Jn - Miles Platting - Manchester Victoria

Notes :
(1) 47746 on rear.
(2) 44871 on rear.
(3) This tour was originally advertised to run to Holyhead.
(4) A connecting train ran on the Severn Valley Railway hauled by 45596 'Bahamas'. This was a special train in memory of Bahamas Locomotive Society volunteer Steve Peach, and raised funds for Maggie's Cancer Charity.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Manchester Piccadilly 07.26d [P13] [US] 07.27 [P13]   - -
Ardwick Jn 07/29 [US] 07/29   - -
Slade Lane Jn 07/31 [US] 07/32   - -
Manchester Victoria - -   21.54a [P3] 21.53
Miles Platting - -   21/48 [SL] 21/49
Philips Park West Jn - -   21/46½ 21/47
Philips Park South Jn - -   21/45 21/46
Ashburys - -   21/40 [P2] 21/38
Guide Bridge - -   21.25 ~ 21.29 [P1] 21.29 ~ 21.32
Denton Jn - -   21/21½ 21/26
Denton - -   20w50 ~ 21w20 20.56 ~ 21.24
Denton Station Jn - -   20/49½ 20/55
Reddish South - -   20/46½ 20/50
Ash Bridge Jn - -   20/44½ 20/47
Heaton Norris Jn 07/35 [US] 07/36   20/43½ 20/44
Stockport 07.38a ~ 07.44d [P1] [US] 07.40 ~ 07.46   20.36a ~ 20.39d [P4] [DS] 20.37 ~ 20.41
Edgeley Jn No.2 07/46½ 07/47   20/33½ 20/36
Edgeley Jn No.1 07/47½ 07/48   20/33 20/35
Adswood Road Jn 07/49½ 07/54   20/28½ [DS] 20/32
Cheadle Hulme 07/50½ [P4] 07/57   20/27 [P3] 20/29
Macclesfield 08/03 [P2] 08/12   19*55 ~ 20*09 [P3] 20.01 ~ 20.13
Congleton 08/12 08/21   19/45½ 19/48
Kidsgrove 08/19½ [P1] 08/27   19/41½ [P2] 19/43
Stoke-on-Trent 08/29½ [P1] 08/34   19/33½ [P2] 19/35
Stoke Jn 08/30½ 08/36   19/31½ 19/33
Stone 08/38½ 08/44   19/21½ 19/24
Yarnfield Jn 08/45 [UNB] 08/48   19/13 19/19
Little Bridgeford Jn 08/48½ [US] 08/50   - -
Searchlight Lane Jn - -   19/12 [DNB] 19/17
Stafford 08w56 ~ 10w03 [UDG] 08.57 ~ 10.05   18w16 ~ 19w05 [UDG] 18.25 ~ 19.09
Trent Valley Jn 10/05 10/08   18/14½ 18/23
Penkridge 10/10½ 10/15   18/08 18/16
Bushbury Jn 10/21 10/25   17*46 ~ 17*58 17.50 ~ 18.06
Portobello Jn 10/25 10/30   17/42 17/45
Darlaston Jn 10/29 10/34   17/35½ 17/41
Bescot Stadium 10/34½ 10/35   17/34½ 17/39
Perry Barr North Jn 10/46½ 10/41   17/28 17/31
Perry Barr West Jn 10/47½ 10/42   17/27 17/30
Soho East Jn 10/59½ 10/54   17/23 17/26
Soho North Jn 11/00½ 10/58   17/17½ 17/25
Galton Jn 11/03½ 11/02   17/15½ 17/22
Smethwick Jn 11/04½ 11/03   17/14 17/21
Rowley Regis 11/09 11/08   17/04 17/14
Stourbridge Junction 11/21 [P3] 11/19 [P3]   16/55 [P2] 17/01
Blakedown 11/25 11/26   16/51 16/54
Kidderminster 11.34 ~ 11.37 [P2] 11.30 ~ 11.37   16/47 [P1] 16/47
Kidderminster S.V.R. 11.39a 11.39   16.45d 16.44


Associated E.C.S. Workings

3Z64 : (44871 with 47746 on rear) : Carnforth to Manchester Piccadilly

Location Booked
Carnforth Steamtown 02.15d
Carnforth H.S. 02.25 ~ 02.35
Carnforth 02.40 ~ 04.24
Carnforth North Jn 04/30
Morecambe South Jn 04/34
Lancaster 04/36
Garstang & Catteral 04/48
Fylde Jn 04/58
Preston 04/59 [P4]
Ribble Jn 05/00
Euxton Jn 05/07
Balshaw Lane 05/09
Wigan North Western 05/17 [P4]
Wigan South Jn 05/18
Springs Branch Jn 05/19
Golborne Jn 05/25
Parkside Jn 05/44
Astley 05/51
Eccles 05w59 ~ 06w59 [GL]
Ordsall Lane Jn 07*08 ~ 07*10
Water Street Jn 07/12
Deansgate 07/13
Manchester Oxford Road 07/19 [P1]
Manchester Piccadilly 07.21a [P13]

5Z65 : (47746 with 44871 on rear) : Manchester Victoria to Carnforth

Location Booked
Manchester Victoria 21.59d [P3]
Deal Street Jn 22/02
Salford Central 22/03
Salford Crescent 22/05
Burnden Jn 22/12
Bolton 22/14 [P4]
Lostock Jn 22/17
Chorley 22/26
Euxton Jn 22/34
Ribble Jn 22/42
Preston 22/44 [P3]
Fylde Jn 22/45
Barton & Broughton 22/50
Garstang & Catteral 22/55
Lancaster 23/06
Morecambe South Jn 23/08
Carnforth North Jn 23/15
Carnforth 23.16 ~ 23.51
Carnforth H.S. 23.53 ~ 23.57
Carnforth Steamtown 00.02a


Timings (Advertised Only)
(from RTC brochure)

Location Advertised (out) Advertised (rtn)
Manchester Piccadilly 10.30d 21.45a
Stockport 11.00d 21.15a
Llandudno Junction 13.25a 18.45d
Holyhead 15.05a 17.40d


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