Steam locomotive Royal Scot will be back in steam on the mainline and will be in and around Crewe on Saturday 8th September 2018.

The locomotive is on a special railtour on Saturday, 8th September 2018. 46100 is hauling the William Shakespeare. The tour sees the steam locomotive steam through Stafford and Birmingham on its way to Stratford-upon-Avon.

The train will depart Preston behind a diesel locomotive at approximately 08:01 am.

The railtour will then leave Preston and head via Wigan North Western (08:17), Warrington Bank Quay (08:30), Acton Bridge (08:43), and Hartford (08:54) to get to Crewe, where will arrive at 09:09 am.

At Crewe, 46100 Royal Scot is attached to the train. From Crewe, it will head via Stafford (10:14) and Birmingham New Street (11:53) to get to Stratford-upon-Avon, where it will arrive at 12:52.

On the return trip, the steam locomotive will head via Birmingham New Street (17:46), Stafford (19:20) to get back to Crewe, arriving back at 15:00.

Here, 46100 Royal Scot is taken off the train, a diesel locomotive will head via Hartford (20:34), Warrington Bank Quay (20:47) and Wigan North Western (21:01) before arriving into Preston at 21:20.

Timings

For timings on these movements, please click the links below:

• Outbound: 1Z46 0801 Preston to Stratford-upon-Avon via Crewe
• Return: 1Z48 1636 Stratford-upon-Avon to Preston via Stafford

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As always, please respect the dangers of the railway. Please do not trespass on the railway to see this iconic locomotive – stay to public access spots!

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