4M22 SX Peterborough - Crewe Vans.

I first became aware of this turn very early on.  It ran at least as far back in time as 1970.

The service turned up in Stoke about 15:30 in the early years, but would gradually appear to run a bit later over time.
I have recorded well over 200 workings of this service from my 1st recorded sighting (21st August 1973) right up
until the very last occasion that this train ran, which was Friday 30th May 1981.  The resulting listing can be found below.

Motive power was most often a Class 25, but Class 31's turned up with increasing frequency.
Classes 20/37/40/45 & 47 have also been recorded.

 Consist was a very wide assortment of vans, mostly BR standard BG's/GUV & CCT types in various liveries (shorter
wheelbase vans were not permitted).  Pre grouping van types also appeared including ex LMS BG's & ex SR wooden
bodied BG and CCT types but with decreasing frequency as they were phased out.
It was also noted that the consist seamed to be slowly getting shorter over the years.
From the late 1970's, there was a Saturday equivalent service which ran several hours earlier, coded 4M03.

 Example timings of 4M22 from various years :
 Note:  4M22 avoided Derby by travelling via Castle Donnington.


WWT WWT


4 May 1970 12 May 1980


2 May 1971 10 May 1981


SX SX
Peterborough Parcels T dep
1255
Peterborough North dep 1230
Derby dep

North Stafford Junction
1452 1542
Eggington Junction
1457½ 1546½
Tutbury
1501 1549½
Uttoxeter arr [3½]

dep 1514 1558½
Cresswell
1528½ 1614
Stoke-on-Trent Junc.
1539 1625
Stoke-on-Trent arr

Stoke-on-Trent dep 1540½ 1626½
Cockshute Sdgs arr [2½]
Etruria
1545 1628½
Longport arr

Longport dep

Kidsgrove arr [3½]

dep 1555 1636½
Lawton Jn
1558
Alsager
[4]
Crewe arr 1612 1651
Does anyone out there have a WTT or some other official paperwork that could add timings of this service for other years to the table above?
If you can help with timings for other years, we would like to hear from you..

The listing that follows comprises numerous sighting of 4M22 vans mostly made in the Stoke-on-Trent area although a small number were made at Crewe..

If you can add further details to this page or if you find any errors, then please contact us to enable us to update this feature.
This listing was last updated:  25/11/07. 
Date Loco Note
21/08/1973 5586
03/09/1975 20163+20176
08/09/1975 31266
09/09/1975 31318
10/09/1975 31264
12/09/1975 25196
16/09/1975 25048
17/09/1975 25221
22/09/1975 25132
04/11/1975 25004
05/11/1975 31203
10/03/1976 31317
31/03/1976 25297
09/04/1976 25187
12/04/1976 25070
13/04/1976 31262
14/04/1976 25074
21/04/1976 25084
22/04/1976 25132
23/04/1976 25258
26/04/1976 25102 green livery
07/05/1976 31281
10/05/1976 25197
12/05/1976 25046
13/05/1976 25125
27/05/1976 31121
28/05/1976 25121
08/07/1976 31131
08/08/1977 31235
05/09/1977 31192
12/09/1977 47019
31/03/1978 25127
03/04/1978 47036
04/04/1978 47040
05/04/1978 31250
06/04/1978 25175
07/04/1978 31261
17/04/1978 31174
19/04/1978 25183
24/04/1978 47515+40170
25/04/1978 25131
26/04/1978 25131
28/04/1978 25131
03/05/1978 25131
04/05/1978 31216
09/05/1978 31305
11/05/1978 25112
15/05/1978 25210
23/05/1978 31119
25/05/1978 25159
26/05/1978 25167
31/05/1978 31326
19/06/1978 31200
24/07/1978 31147
25/07/1978 31160
26/07/1978 31291
27/07/1978 25202
01/08/1978 31151
02/08/1978 31305
04/08/1978 31284
07/08/1978 31317
15/08/1978 31232
22/08/1978 31284
05/09/1978 25311
13/09/1978 31236
14/09/1978 31236
18/09/1978 37172
19/09/1978 25138
20/09/1978 31318
21/09/1978 31325
22/09/1978 37198
25/09/1978 25322
10/10/1978 31266
11/10/1978 25311
22/12/1978 40145
28/12/1978 25134



20/03/1979 31298
03/04/1979 31293
05/04/1979 25136
06/04/1979 31270
09/04/1979 25304
10/04/1979 25133
12/04/1979 25133
24/04/1979 31299
25/04/1979 31299
02/05/1979 37045
09/05/1979 25276
14/05/1979 31200
11/05/1979 25115
21/05/1979 25210
29/05/1979 47202
01/06/1979 25102
06/06/1979 25274
07/06/1979 31274
11/06/1979 25177
13/06/1979 31321
27/06/1979 25184
28/06/1979 25267
02/07/1979 31262
03/07/1979 25264
04/07/1979 25313
05/07/1979 25107
11/07/1979 25027
12/07/1979 25131
01/08/1979 25284
02/08/1979 25284
03/08/1979 25073
06/08/1979 37075
10/08/1979 31270
20/08/1979 25320
19/09/1979 31300?
05/10/1979 31247?
08/10/1979 25248
10/10/1979 31115?
12/10/1979 25319?
24/10/1979 31262
13/02/1980 25173
14/02/1980 37176
15/02/1980 31241
18/02/1980 31221
02/04/1980 25069
14/04/1980 40112
15/04/1980 37097
16/04/1980 47101
17/04/1980 31167?
21/04/1980 25090
22/04/1980 25126
23/04/1980 25152
24/04/1980 25127
25/04/1980 25290
28/04/1980 25285
29/04/1980 25279
30/04/1980 25279
01/05/1980 25163
02/05/1980 25067
06/05/1980 45041
07/05/1980 25101
08/05/1980 25101
09/05/1980 25126
12/05/1980 25126
13/05/1980 25126
15/05/1980 25087
16/05/1980 25212
19/05/1980 47241
20/05/1980 25298
21/05/1980 31265
23/05/1980 25302
28/05/1980 25124
29/05/1980 25145
30/05/1980 31301
04/06/1980 25120
06/06/1980 31134
10/06/1980 37284
11/06/1980 25132
12/06/1980 25107
13/06/1980 25127
16/06/1980 25127
17/06/1980 25280
18/06/1980 25280
20/06/1980 31145
27/06/1980 25139
30/06/1980 25139
03/07/1980 25071
09/07/1980 31309
11/07/1980 47107
18/07/1980 25152
22/07/1980 25152
23/07/1980 45018
24/07/1980 31161
25/07/1980 25249
30/07/1980 25139
31/07/1980 25027
01/08/1980 25210
04/08/1980 25123
05/08/1980 25143
06/08/1980 25189 a late entry in the list for some reason.
14/08/1980 31251
15/08/1980 25071
21/08/1980 25166
29/08/1980 25157
03/09/1980 25093
05/09/1980 25093
08/09/1980 25278
15/09/1980 25267
17/09/1980 31401
19/09/1980 25055
25/09/1980 31131
26/09/1980 31244
29/09/1980 25307
30/09/1980 25118
07/10/1980 25243
14/10/1980 25142
22/10/1980 25110
28/10/1980 45074
11/11/1980 25198
12/11/1980 25270
13/11/1980 25302
16/12/1980 25135
29/12/1980 31201







the last few months - service finished Friday 30th May 1981.



02/01/1981 25126+25151
05/01/1981 25080
07/01/1981 25280
15/01/1981 25170
16/01/1981 25094
19/01/1981 25268
20/01/1981 25094+25135
21/01/1981 25094+25135
23/01/1981 25119
26/01/1981 25125
28/01/1981 25090
29/01/1981 25195
30/01/1981 47306
02/02/1981 25186
03/02/1981 25143+25186
04/02/1981 25143+25186
05/02/1981 25080
10/02/1981 25308
11/02/1981 25056
12/02/1981 31318
18/02/1981 25136
19/02/1981 25080
20/02/1981 47191
23/02/1981 25321
24/02/1981 25161
25/02/1981 31319
26/02/1981 25294+25306
27/02/1981 25306
02/03/1981 25279
03/03/1981 25086
04/03/1981 25138
10/03/1981 25214
11/03/1981 25294
12/03/1981 25306
13/03/1981 25289+25130
17/03/1981 31295
18/03/1981 25038
19/03/1981 25136+25294
20/03/1981 25038+25132
23/03/1981 25136
24/03/1981 47456
25/03/1981 31295
27/03/1981 31276+25290 the Class 25 may have failed
30/03/1981 25298
31/03/1981 25298
02/04/1981 25125
03/04/1981 25306
06/04/1981 47342
07/04/1981 25160
08/04/1981 25073
09/04/1981 25085+25248
10/04/1981 25085+25248
13/04/1981 25161
14/04/1981 25248
16/04/1981 25290
28/04/1981 25057
29/04/1981 25090
30/04/1981 25322
01/05/1981 25195
05/05/1981 25139
06/05/1981 25182
07/05/1981 25058
08/05/1981 25104
11/05/1981 25212
12/05/1981 25153
13/05/1981 25161
14/05/1981 25125
18/05/1981 25257
19/05/1981 25153
21/05/1981 25153
26/05/1981 25085
28/05/1981 25304
29/05/1981 ran for last time not known


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