| Locos used | 20010, 20082, 47543, 47549 & 47715 |
| Stock Used | 5044+4938+5040+4909+4869+5030+4999+1845+17100+5038+5042+4959 |
Route : 1Z43 throughout
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 47715 | Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Chippenham - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads |
| 47715 | Bristol Temple Meads - Stapleton Road - Filton Jn - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Charfield - Standish Jn - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - Stoke Works Jn - Barnt Green - Kings Norton - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Galton Jn - Dudley Port - Wolverhampton - Cosford - Shrewsbury (through line) - Nantwich - Gresty Lane No. 1 |
| 47543 | Gresty Lane No. 1 - (via Down Manchester Independent) - Sydney Bridge Jn - Sandbach - Northwich West Jn - Mouldsworth - West Cheshire Jn - Hooton - Rock Ferry South Jn - (via Mersey Docks and Harbour Board line) - Birkenhead North - Bidston - Wrexham General |
| 47543 | Wrexham General - Chester - Acton Grange Jn - Walton Old Jn - Warrington Bank Quay - Earlestown - Lowton Jn - Golborne Jn - Bamfurlong Junction - (via dive-under) - Springs Branch Jn |
| 20010 + 20082 | Springs Branch Jn - Bickershaw Colliery |
| 47543 | Bickershaw Colliery - Springs Branch Jn - Wigan Stn Jn - Wigan Wallgate - Southport |
| 47543 | Southport - Wigan Wallgate - Springs Branch Jn - Warrington Bank Quay - Crewe - Madeley - Norton Bridge - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Wolverhampton - Portobello Jn - Bescot - Perry Barr North Jn - Aston - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - Longbridge - Kings Norton - Barnt Green - Stoke Works Jn - Droitwich Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Abbotswood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads |
| 47549 | Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Swindon |
Source : Paul Griffin (joined/left at Birmingham), Mark
Sutton & Derek Thompson
Timings (Booked Only)
(from Derek Thompson)
| M.C | Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) | M.C |
| 0.00 | Swindon | 05.15d | 23.13a | 41.30 |
| 5.64 | Wootton Bassett Jn | 05/22 | 23/07 | 35.19 |
| 16.53 | Chippenham | 05.30a ~ 05.32d | 22.55a ~ 22.57d | 24.30 |
| 27.32 | Bathampton Jn | 05/41 | 22/45 | 13.51 |
| 29.48 | Bath Spa | 05.45a ~ 05.47d | 22.39a ~ 22.41d | 11.35 |
| 40.23 | North Somerset Jn | 05/59 | ? | ? |
| 41.03 0.00 |
Bristol Temple Meads | 06L05a ~ 06L23d | 22L10a ~ 22L27d | 0.00 200.30 |
| 1.43 | Stapleton Road | 06/27 | 22/07 | 198.67 |
| 4.43 | Filton Jn | 06/31 | ? | ? |
| 5.62 | Bristol Parkway | 06.35a ~ 06.37d | 22.00a ~ 22.02d | 194.48 |
| 10.32 | Westerleigh Jn | 06/43 | 21/54 | 189.78 |
| 18.45 | Charfield | 06/50 | 21/47 | 181.65 |
| 31.70 | Standish Jn | 06/59 | 21/28 | 168.40 |
| 38.00 | Gloucester Yard Jn | 07/04 | 21/33 | 162.30 |
| 44.30 | Cheltenham Spa | 07.11a ~ 07.13d | 21.24a ~ 21.26d | 156.00 |
| 51.41 | Ashchurch | 07/21 | 21/18 | 148.69 |
| 62.28 | Abbotswood Jn | 07/28 | 21/09 | 138.02 |
| - | Worcester Shrub Hill | - | 21.02a ~ 21.04d | 134.15 |
| - | Droitwich Spa | - | 20/56 | 128.36 |
| 73.45 | Stoke Works Jn | 07/37 | 20/50 | 124.21 |
| 75.58 | Bromsgrove | 07.40a ~ 07.42d | 20/46 | 122.08 |
| 79.21 | Barnt Green | 07/48 | 20/43 | 118.45 |
| 84.29 | Kings Norton | 07/57 | 20/33½ | 113.37 |
| ? | Camp Hill | 08/02½ | - | - |
| - | Selly Oak | - | 20/31 | 111.23 |
| 89.70 | St Andrews Jn | 08/05½ | - | - |
| 91.41 | Birmingham New Street | 08.11a ~ 08.14d | 20.25a ~ 20.27d | 107.72 |
| - | Aston | - | 20/21 | 105.16 |
| - | Perry Barr North Jn | - | 20/18 | 102.74 |
| - | Bescot Stadium | - | 20/14 | 98.37 |
| - | Darlaston Jn | - | 20/13 | 97.19 |
| - | Portobello Jn | - | 20/09½ | 94.20 |
| 93.42 | Soho South Jn | 08/19½ | - | - |
| 98.65 | Dudley Port | 08/25 | - | - |
| 104.25 | Wolverhampton | 08.36a ~ 08.38d | 20.03a ~ 20.05d | 92.36 |
| M.C | Location | Booked |
| 113.28 | Cosford | 08/48 |
| 123.60 | Wellington | 09/00½ |
| 134.05 | Shrewsbury | 09c11 ~ 09c12 |
| 136.13 | Harlescott Crossing | 09/16 |
| 153.07 | Whitchurch | 09/31½ |
| 162.23 | Nantwich | 09/40 |
| 166.09 | Gresty Lane No.1 | 09c49 ~ 09c51 |
| 167.49 | Sydney Bridge Jn | 09/59 |
| 171.23 | Sandbach | 10/05 |
| 175.03 | Middlewich | 10/16 |
| 180.22 | Northwich West Jn | 10/31 |
| 182.35 | Hartford CL Jn | 10/34 |
| 187.28 | Delamere | 10/42 |
| 190.31 | Mouldsworth | 10/45½ |
| 194.22 | West Cheshire Jn | 10/57½ |
| 196.30 | Stanlow & Thornton | 11/01 |
| 202.30 | Hooton | 11c12 ~ 11c17 |
| 208.06 | Rock Ferry South Jn | 11/30 |
| 208.48 | Green Lane | 11/32 |
| 209.62 | Canning Street SB | 11/40 |
| 212.05 | Birkenhead North | 12/11 |
| 212.23 | Bidston East | 12/13 |
| 212.58 | Bidston | 12c15 ~ 12c17 |
| 226.50 | Dee Marsh Jn | 12/36 |
| 232.60 | Penyffordd | 12/45½ |
| ? | Wrexham Exchange | 12/55½ |
| 239.52 | Wrexham General | 12p57a ~ 13p36d |
| 249.76 | Saltney Jn | 13/48 |
| 251.67 | Chester | 13c52 ~ 13c54 |
| 254.40 | Mickle Trafford Jn | 13/59½ |
| 259.17 | Helsby | 14/03½ |
| 262.68 | Frodsham Jn | 14/09 |
| 268.02 | Acton Grange Jn | 14/14 |
| 269.06 | Walton Old Jn | 14/15½ |
| 269.74 | Warrington Bank Quay | 14/18 |
| 273.21 | Winwick Jn | 14/22 |
| 274.66 | Earlestown | 14/29 |
| 275.58 | Newton-le-Willows | 14/32½ |
| 276.43 | Lowton Jn | 14/34 |
| 276.70 | Golborne Jn | 14/39 |
| 280.60 | Bamfurlong Jn | 14/43 |
| 281.55 | Springs Branch Jn | 14L48 ~ 15L05 |
| 284.31 0.00 |
Bickershaw | 15.35 ~ 15.45 |
| 2.76 | Springs Branch Jn | 16L15 ~ 16L25 |
| 4.11 | Wigan Station Jn | 16/27 |
| 4.39 | Wigan Wallgate | 16/29 |
| 14.16 | Burscough Bridge | 16/40 |
| 20.49 | Meols Cop | 16/47 |
| 21.62 0.00 |
Southport | 16.53a ~ 18.10d |
| 7.13 | Meols Cop | 18/15½ |
| 7.46 | Burscough Bridge | 18/24 |
| 17.23 | Wigan Wallgate | 18/35 |
| 17.51 | Wigan Station Jn | 18/37 |
| 18.66 | Springs Branch Jn | 18/44 |
| 25.01 | Winwick Jn | 18/50½ |
| 28.37 | Warrington Bank Quay | 18/53½ |
| 30.24 | Acton Grange Jn | 18/55 |
| 36.26 | Weaver Jn | 19/00 |
| 45.07 | Winsford | 19/06½ |
| 52.48 | Crewe | 19c15½ ~ 19c17½ |
| 60.54 | Madeley | 19/29 |
| 71.56 | Norton Bridge | 19/39 |
| 77.05 | Stafford | 19/44 |
| 90.62 | Bushbury Jn | 19/55½ |
Timings continue in first table.
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