17th May 2003

Green Express Rail Tours
The West Country Seaside Express

Loco Used 47709
Stock Used 6528+4960+4973+4984+99327+99328+99311+21266+5035+3136+3143+99125+99671

Route: (GER tour no. 195)
1Z27 : Leeds to Minehead
1Z28 : Minehead to Leeds

Loco(s) Route (1)
47709 Leeds - Whitehall Jn - Dewsbury - Mirfield - Huddersfield - Greenfield - Stalybridge - Denton - Stockport - Cheadle Hulme - Alderley Edge - Sandbach - Sydney Bridge Jn - Salop Goods Jn - Gresty Lane Jn - Whitchurch - Shrewsbury - Craven Arms - Hereford - Abergavenny - Maindee North Jn - Maindee East Jn - Severn Tunnel Junction - Pilning - Filton Jn - Dr Days Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - (direct|) - Uphill Jn - Taunton - Norton Fitswarren - Bishops Lydeard - Minehead
47709 Minehead - Bishops Lydeard - (reverse of outward route) - Leeds

Notes :
(1) Route & loco confirmation required.

Source : various including David Garnett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(actual from David Garnett)

M.C Location Booked Actual Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Leeds 05.21d 05.21 00.04a 00.01 572.65
0.29 Leeds West Jn 05/22 05/22 00/02 00/00 572.36
0.60 Whitehall Jn 05/23 05/23 00/01 23/59 572.05
4.59 Morley 05/29 05/29 23/55 23/54 568.06
9.11 Dewsbury 05.34a ~ 05.36d 05.35 ~ 05.37 23.48a ~ 23.50d 23.41 ~ 23.44 563.54
10.68 Thornhill LNW Jn 05/39 05/40 ??/?? ??/?? ???.??
11.25 Mirfield East Jn 05/40 05/41 23/44 23/38 561.40
13.35 Heaton Lodge Jn 05/42 05/42 23/41 23/35 559.66
17.16 Huddersfield 05.49a ~ 05.53d 05.47 ~ 05.52 23.32a ~ 23.35d 23.28 ~ 23.30 555.48
21.18 Marsden 06/03 06/03 23/23 23/20 550.46
25.18 Diggle Jn 06/08 06/08 23/19 23/16 546.46
27.24 Greenfield 06/10 06/10 23/16 23/09 544.40
32.14 Stalybridge 06.17a ~ 06.19d 06.16 ~ 06.19 23.06a ~ 23.08d 23.04 ~ 23.06 539.50
??/?? Guide Bridge 06/27 06/25 22/58 22/58 ???.??
35.33 Denton Jn 06/29 06/27 22/51 ??/?? 536.31
39.36 Heaton Norris Jn 06/36 06/33 22/44 ??/?? 532.19
40.05 Stockport 06.38a ~ 06.40d 06.35 ~ 06.40 22.30a ~ 22.40d 22.23 ~ 22.30 531.50
40.61 Edgeley No.1 06/41 06/41 22/28 21/21 530.94
41.49 Adswood Road Jn 06/42 06/42 22/27 22/19 530.06
42.43 Cheadle Hulme 06/44 06/44 22/26 22/18 529.13
46.18 Wilmslow 06/50 06/48 22/21 22/15 525.38
47.80 Alderley Edge 06/54 06/49 22/13 22/14 523.75
57.81 Sandbach 07/10 07/00 22/02 22/03 513.74
61.49 Sydney Bridge Jn 07/16 07/09 21/58 21/57 510.06
62.55 Salop Goods Jn 07/20 07.17a ~ 07.18d 21/54 21/53 509.00
63.01 Gresty Lane Jn 07/23 07/19 21/51 21.49a ~ 21.50d 508.54
66.68 Nantwich 07/33 07/25 21/46 21/45 504.88
71.15 Wrenbury 07/39 ??/?? ??/?? 21/40 500.40
80.95 Prees 07/49 07/40 ??/?? ??/?? 496.60
84.19 Wem 07/52 07/45 ??/?? 21/28 487.36
92.86 Harlescott Crossing 08/00 07/51 ??/?? ??/?? 478.69
95.00 Shrewsbury 08/04 07/51 ??/?? 21/14 476.55
95.81 Sutton Bridge Jn 08/07 08/00 21/13 21/13 475.74
101.31 Dorrington 08/15 08/08 21/07 ??/?? 470.24
110.36 Marsh Brook LC 08/24 08/21 20/58 ??/?? 461.19
114.91 Craven Arms 08/28 08/26 20/52 20/50 456.64
120.25 Bromfield 08/31 ??/?? 20/48 ??/?? 451.30
127.03 Woofferton 08/37 08/37 20/43 20/41 444.53
133.45 Leominster 08/42 08/42 20/38 20/36 438.10
144.33 Shelwick Jn 08/53 08/53 20/28 20/27 427.23
146.04 Hereford 08/55 08/53 20/25 20/22 425.51
153.45 Tram Inn 09/03 09/00 ??/?? 20/16 418.10
159.16 Pontrilas 09/08 ??/?? 20/11 ??/?? 412.39
170.84 Abergavenny 09/19 09/14 20/00 19/59 400.71
178.68 Little Mill Jn 09/26 09/20 19/53 19/53 392.88
189.44 Maindee North Jn 09/37 09/33 19/39 19/40 382.11
196.49 Maindee East Jn 09/39 09/34 19/37 19/38 381.71
196.49 Magor 09*50a ~ 09*56d ??/?? ??/?? ??/?? -
199.00 Severn Tunnel Junction 10/01 09/44 19/26 19/26 372.55
205.95 Pilning 10/07 09/50 19/20 19/20 365.60
209.53 Patchway 10/12 09/54 19/17 19/17 362.03
210.86 Filton Jn 10/14 09/58 19/16 19/16 360.69
213.86 Stapleton Road 10/19 10/02 19/10 19/12 357.69
214.80 Dr Days Jn 10/20 10/03 19/09 19/10 356.75
214.91 Bristol East Jn 10/21 10.05a ~ 10.13d 19/08 19/08 356.64
215.28 Bristol Temple Meads 10.22a ~ 10.25d 10.14 ~ 10.23 19.04a ~ 19.07d 18.54 ~ 19.07 356.28
- Parson Street - ??/?? 19/01 18/45 354.31
- Yatton Loop - ??/?? 18*42a ~ 18*49d ??/?? 344.06
232.03 Worle Jn 10/42 10/40 18/36 18/33 339.53
234.94 Uphill Jn 10/44 10/42 18/34 18/30 336.61
243.20 Highbridge & Burnham 10/49 10/49 18/28 18/25 328.35
249.48 Bridgwater 10/54 10/53 18/23 18/21 322.08
256.51 Cogload Jn 11/00 10/58 18/18 18/16 315.04
261.04 Taunton 11.05a ~ 11.07d 11.02 ~ 11.03 18.10a ~ 18.12d 18/10 310.51
262.64 Norton Fitzwarren 11.12a ~ 11.15d ??/?? 18.03a ~ 18.05d 18/00 308.91
266.14 Bishops Lydeard 11.30a ~ 11.45d 11.25 ~ 11.53 17.45a ~ 17.48d 17.48 ~ 17.49 305.41
285.78 Minehead 12.45a 12.50 16.45d 16.45 285.78

Mileages are taken from the Green Express Rail Tours Website.
No attempt has been made to verify them however David Garnett suggests there are a number of errors in the above distances. He calculates the outbound journey to be 289.81 miles and the total for the day as 579.69 miles.

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