12th October 2016

West Coast Railways
The Wight & Sussex Coast Explorer II

Locos Used 47826 & 47851
Stock Used load 7

Route :
1Z76 : Manchester Piccadilly to Portsmouth Harbour
1Z77 : Portsmouth Harbour to Manchester Piccadilly

Loco(s) Route
47826 (1) Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport - Cheadle Hulme - Macclesfield - Congleton - Kidsgrove - Stoke-on-Trent - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Portobello Jn - Darlaston Jn - Bescot Stadium - Tame Bridge Parkway - Perry Barr North Jn - Perry Barr South Jn - Aston - Stetchford - Birmingham International - Coventry - Rugby - Daventry North Jn - Long Buckby - Northampton - Milton Keynes Central - (via WCML) - Wembley Central - Willesden No.7 Jn - Acton Canal Wharf - Acton Wells Jn - Kew East Jn - Brentford - Hounslow - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Addlestone Jn - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Guildford - Haslemere - Petersfield - Havant - Farlington Jn - Fratton - Portsmouth & Southsea - Portsmouth Harbour
47851 (2) Portsmouth Harbour - (reverse of outward route) - Manchester Piccadilly

Notes : 
(1) 47851 on rear.
(2) 47826 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett & The Class 47 List

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Manchester Piccadilly 05.30d [P13] 05.30 00.27a [P14] 00.27
Ardwick Jn 05/32½ 05/32 00/25 00/25
Slade Lane Jn 05/41 05/35 00/23 00/22
Heaton Norris Jn 05/44½ 05/38 00/19½ 00/19
Stockport 05.46a ~ 05.49d [P1] 05.40 ~ 05.49 00.15a ~ 00.18d [P3] 00.15 ~ 00.18
Edgeley No.1 Jn 05/50½ 05/50 00/13½ 00/14
Adswood Road Jn 05/52 05/52 00/12 00/12
Cheadle Hulme 05/53½ 05/53 00/10½ 00/12
Macclesfield 06.07a ~ 06.09d [P2] 06.05 ~ 06.09 23.58a ~ 00.01d [P1] 23.59 ~ 00.02
Congleton 06.18a ~ 06.21d 06.19 ~ 06.21 23.46a ~ 23.48d 23.48 ~ 23.51
Kidsgrove 06.28a ~ 06.31d [P1] 06.29 ~ ? 23.36a ~ 23.38d [P2] 23.38 ~ 23.41
Stoke-on-Trent 06.41a ~ 06.43d [P1] 06.39 ~ 06.43 23.24a ~ 23.27d [P2] 23.28 ~ 23.30
Stoke Jn 06/44½ 06/44 23/22 23/20
Sideway Loop - - 23*10 ~ 23*20 23.14 ~ 23.18
Stone 06/52 06/51 23/02 23/01
Yarnfield Jn 06/56 06/54 22/58 22/55
Searchlight Lane Jn - - 22/56 22/54
Little Bridgeford Jn 06/58 06/56 22/55 ?
Stafford 07.03a ~ 07.05d [P4] 07.04 ~ 07.08 22.48a ~ 22.51d [P5] 22.46 ~ 22.49
Trent Valley Jn 07/07 07/10 22/46½ 22/45
Rickerscote 07*09 ~ 07*32 07.13 ~ 07.28 22/45½ ?
Bushbury Jn 07/47 07/43 22/33½ 22/34
Portobello Jn 07/51 07/47 22/29 22/28
Darlaston Jn 07/54 07/50 22/26 22/25
Bescot Stadium 07/57 07/52 22/25 22/23
Tame Bridge Parkway 08.00a ~ 08.02d 07.54 ~ 08.02 22.20a ~ 22.22d 22.18 ~ 22.19
Perry Barr North Jn 08/07 08/06 22/15 22/15
Perry Barr South Jn 08/07½ ? 22/14 ?
Aston 08/10 [P2] 08/09 22/11 [P1] 22/12
Stechford 08/18 08/17 22/06 22/07
Birmingham International 08.25a ~ 08.27d [P4] 08.24 ~ 08.27 21.49a ~ 21.58d [P5] 21.54 ~ 22.00
Coventry 08.40a ~ 08.42d [P1] 08.38 ~ 08.42 21.35a ~ 21.38d [P3] 21.35 ~ 21.38
Trent Valley Jn 08/53 08/52 21/23 21/22
Rugby 08.55a ~ 09.16d [P6] 08.53 ~ 09.14 21.12a ~ 21.21d [P2] 21.09 ~ 21.20
Hillmorton Jn 09/19 09/17 21/10 21/06
Daventry North Jn 09/22 09/21 21/06½ 21/04
Long Buckby 09/28 09/28 21/01½ 21/00
Northampton 09/38 [UM] 09/38 20/50½ [P2] 20/49
Hanslope Jn 09/47 09/47 20/40½ 20/40
Milton Keynes Central 09/53½ [P1] 09/53 20/33 [P3] 20/33
Bletchley 09/56½ [P4] 09/56 20/28 [P3] 20/29
Leighton Buzzard 10.03 ~ 10.05 [P4] 10.02 ~ 10.05 20/22 [P3] 20/22
Ledburn Jn 10/08 10/08 20/20½ 20/16
Tring 10/15 [P5] 10/14 20/06 [P3] 20/04
Bourne End Jn 10/21½ 10/22 19/56½ 19/56
Watford Junction 10/31 [P9] [US] 10/32 19/47½ [P8] [DS] 19/49
Harrow & Wealdstone 10/36 [P6] 10/37 19/42½ [P5] 19/44
Wembley Central 10/41 [P6] 10/40 19/38 19/40
Wembley Sig.WM829&931 - - 19.34 ~ 19.35 ?
Sudbury Jn 10/44 10/42 19/30 19/31
Wembley Yard South Jn 10/45 ? 19/29 ?
Willesden No.7 Jn 10/47 ? 19/27 ?
Acton Canal Wharf 10/50 10/48 19/24 ?
Acton Wells Jn 10/55 10/51 19/22 19/21
South Acton 10/59 ? 19.11 ~ 19.14 [P2] ?
South Acton Jn 11/00 ? 19/10½ ?
Kew East Jn 11/09 11/01 19/07½ 19/07
Brentford 11.12 ~ 11.14 [P2] ? 19/04½ [P1] 19/03
Hounslow 11/22 [P2] 11/20 18/58½ [P1] 18/59
Feltham Jn 11/29½ 11/34 18/56 18/56
Feltham 11/32½ [P2] 11/38 18/53½ [P1] 18/54
Staines 11/40½ [P2] 11/45 18/47 [P1] 18/46
Virginia Water 11/51 [P4] 11/53 18.28 ~ 18.37 [P3] 18.36 ~ 18.37
Addlestone Jn 11/58 ? 18/21 ?
Byfleet & New Haw 12/04 [DS] 12/04 18/19 18/24
Woking 12/11 [P5] 12/12 18/13½ [P1] 18/20
Woking Jn 12/12 12/13 18/12½ 18/18
Guildford 12/20 [P4] 12/19 18/05 [P5] 18/05
Shalford Jn 12/22½ 12/21 18/02½ 18/01
Farncombe 12/25 12/24 18/00 17/57
Haslemere 12/37 [P1] 12/34 17/49 [P3] 17/46
Petersfield 12/48 [P2] 12/44 17/36 [P1] 17/34
Havant 13/08 [P2] 12/57 17/21 [P1] 17/20
Farlington Jn 13/12 13/01 17/17½ 17/17
Portcreek Jn 13/13 13/02 17/16½ 17/16
Fratton 13/17 [P3] 13/05 17/12 [P1] 17/12
Portsmouth & Southsea 13.20a ~ 13.23d [P2] 13.07 ~ 13.10 17.08a ~ 17.10d [P1] 17.07 ~ 17.10
Portsmouth Harbour 13.27a [P5] 13.14 17.04d [P5] 17.03


Associated E.C.S. Moves

5Z76 : (47851 with 47826 on rear) Portsmouth Harbour to Fratton C.S.
5Z77 : (47826 with 47851 on rear) Fratton C.S. to Portsmouth Harbour

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Portsmouth Harbour 13.48d [P5] ?a [P5]
Portsmouth & Southsea ? ?
Fratton C.S. ?a 16.27d


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