5th May 2003

Green Express Rail Tours
The Georgian Bath Explorer
(GER tour no. 194)

Locos Used 31468 & 47701
Stock Used 6528+4960+4973+4984+99327+99328+9931+21266+3136+3143+99125+99671

Route:
1Z64 : Carnforth to Bath Spa
1Z65 : Bath Spa to Carnforth

Locos Route
31468 + 47701 Carnforth - (via WCML) - Euxton Jn - Chorley - Lostock Jn - Bolton - Salford Crescent - Manchester Victoria - Philips Park West Jn - Baguley Fold Jn - Ashton Moss North Jn - Denton Jn - Heaton Norris Jn - Stockport - Cheadle Hulme - Wilsmlow - Sandbach - Crewe Sydney Bridge Jn - Salop Goods Jn - Gresty Lane Jn - Wem - Shrewsbury - Craven Arms - Leominster - Hereford - Abergavenny - Maindee North Jn - Maindee East Jn - Severn Tunnel Junction - Pilning - Stapleton Road - Filton Jn - Dr Days Jn - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa
31468 + 47701 Bath Spa - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth

Notes :
(1) Originally uploaded as Carnforth via WCML to Crewe (& reverse) however a timing sheet since supplied shows the routing as above and Jonathan Lee also suggests this is the routing taken according to his haulage notes.


The return E.C.S. at Freshford en-route to Bath Spa (photo: Guy Vincent)

Sources : Mark Sutton, Guy Vincent & Jonathan Lee

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Guy Vincent & Jonathan Lee)

Miles Location  Booked (out) Booked (rtn) Miles
0.00 Carnforth 06.08d 00.07a 508.20
0.15 Carnforth North Jn 06/09 00/06 508.05
4.35 Morecambe South Jn 06/12 00/02 503.85
6.25 Lancaster 06.15a ~ 06.17d 23.57a ~ 23.59d 501.95
27.23 Preston 06.45a ~ 06.48d 23.34a ~ 23.36d 480.98
30.98 Farington Jn 06/51 ? ?
31.66 Euxton Jn 07/04 23/27 475.46
34.80 Chorley 07.10a ~ 07.11d 23.18a ~ 23.20d 472.33
43.56 Lostock Jn 07/24 23/09 463.56
46.43 Bolton 07.31a ~ 07.33d 23.02a ~ 23.04d 460.70
55.31 Salford Crescent 07/46 22/50 451.81
56.51 Deal Street 07/50 22/43 450.66
57.05 Manchester Victoria 07.52a ~ 07.53d 22.39a ~ 22.41 450.13
58.43 Miles Platting 07/58 22/36 448.75
58.79 Philips Park West Jn 07/59 22/35 448.39
59.54 Baguley Fold Jn 08/00 22/32 447.64
60.70 Ashton Moss North Jn 08/03 22/26 446.48
63.00 Denton Jn 08/09 22/20 444.18
67.13 Heaton Norris North Jn 08/20 22/14 440.05
67.81 Stockport 08.23a ~ 08.24d 22.10a ~ 22.12d 439.36
68.38 Edgeley Jn No.1 08/26 22/09 438.80
69.25 Adswood Road Jn 08/31 22/07 437.93
70.19 Cheadle Hulme 08/33 22/06 436.99
73.94 Wilmslow 08/37 22/01 433.24
75.56 Alderley Edge 08/39 21/59 431.61
85.58 Sandbach 08/51 21/50 421.60
89.25 Sydney Bridge Jn 09/03 21/44 417.93
90.31 Salop Goods Jn 09/09 21/40 416.86
90.78 Gresty Lane Jn 09/18 21/35 416.40
94.44 Nantwich 09/24 21/29 412.74
98.91 Wrenbury 09/36 21/26 408.26
108.71 Prees 09/45 21/19 398.46
111.95 Wem 09/48 21/10 395.23
120.63 Harlecott Crossing 09/58 21/00 386.55
122.76 Shrewsbury 10/00 20.30a ~ 20.55d 384.41
123.58 Sutton Bridge Jn 10/02 20/21 383.60
129.08 Dorrington 10/10 20/16 378.10
138.13 Marsh Brook LC 10/19 20/06 369.05
142.68 Craven Arms 10/23 20/00 364.50
148.01 Bromfield 10/28 19/55 359.16
154.79 Woofferton 10/33 19/50 352.39
161.21 Leominster 10/37 19/49 345.96
172.09 Shelwick Jn 10/49 16/33 335.09
173.80 Hereford 10/51 19/29 333.38
181.21 Tram Inn 10/59 19/19 325.96
186.93 Pontrilas 11/06 19/14 320.25
198.60 Abergavenny 11/16 19/03 308.58
206.44 Little Mill Jn 11/23 18/52 300.74
217.20 Maindee North Jn 11/34 18/34 289.98
217.60 Maindee East Jn 11/38 18/32 289.58
224.25 Magor 11/57 ? 282.93
226.76 Severn Tunnel Junction 12/01 18/22 280.41
227.89 Severn Tunnel West 12/02 18/21 279.29
233.71 Pilning 12/07 18/16 273.46
237.29 Patchway 12/20 18/13 269.89
238.63 Filton Jn 12/23 18/12 268.55
241.63 Stapleton Road 12/28 18/07 265.55
242.56 Dr Day's Jn 12/30 18/06 264.61
242.85 North Somerset Jn 12/32 18/04 264.33
253.59 Bath Spa 12.42a 17.52d 253.59


Associated E.C.S. Movements

Miles Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
0.0 Carnforth Steamtown 04.58d 01.17a
0.29 Headshunt ? ?
0.69 Carnforth ? ?
0.84 Carnforth North Jn ? ?
1.24 Carnforth U&DGL ? ?
1.64 Carnforth North Jn ? ?
1.79 Carnforth 05.50a 00.17d

5Z64 : 31468 + 47701 : Bath Spa to Westbury
5Z65 : 31468 + 47701 : Westbury to Bath Spa

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Bath Spa 12.42d 17.45a
Bathampton Jn ? 17/41
Bradford Jn ? ?17/26
Westbury ? 17/19
Westbury Up TC 13.21a 17.16d


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