I tried the travel mods but they left the partners behind. I am going to have to check the readme files again. I did finally get a successful fast travel with only one character.
The mod does not seem to be as stable as I thought (at least using the generic comanions it provides).
1) You must give the FOLLOW command at the start od each game
2) If they become stuck move further away untill they appear at your side.
Rose is CM partner in below pic.
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o41/AshleyT99/drwHO1.jpg