30th August 2004

Railway Touring Company
The North Wales Coast Express

Locos Used 67027 & steam: 71000

Route:
1Z53 : Nottingham to Holyhead
1Z54 : Holyhead to Nottingham

Loco(s) Route
67027 Nottingham - Trent - Loughborough - Leicester - Hinckley - Nuneaton - Abbey Jn - Water Orton - Park Lane Jn - Ryecroft Jn - Walsall - Darlaston Jn - Portobello Jn - Stafford - Norton Bridge - Crewe
71000 Crewe - Chester - Rhyl - Llandudno Junction - Bangor - Holyhead
71000 Holyhead - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe
?67027? Crewe - (reverse of outward route) - Nottingham

Notes :
(1) Loco confirmation required.

Sources : various including Dave Carr

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Nottingham 06.55d 06.57   23.25a 23.23
Mansfield Jn 06/58 07/00   23/23 23/20
Trent East Jn 07/07 07/07   23/15 23/14
Trent South Jn 07/09 07/08   23/14 23/14
Loughborough 07.23a ~ 07.25d 07.23 ~ 07.27   23.03a ~ 23.05d 23.03 ~ 23.06
Sileby Jn 07/40 07/32   22/58 22/59
Syston South Jn 07/42 07/34   22/56 22/57
Leicester 07.48a ~ 07.54d 07.39 ~ 07.53   22.49a ~ 22.51d 22.47 ~ 22.52
Wigston North Jn 08/00 08/00   22/45 22/39
Hinckley 08/12 08/14   22/28 22/19
Nuneaton 08.20a ~ 08.22d 08.18 ~ 08.22   22.20a ~ 22.22d 22.10 ~ 22.14
Abbey Jn 08/29 08/24   22/17 22/08
Whitacre Jn 08/40 08/35   22/05 21/56
Water Orton 08/48 08/39   22/01 21/53
Water Orton West Jn 08/50 ?   21/59 ?
Park Lane Jn 08/52 08/41   21/58 21/49
Ryecroft Jn 09/19 09/02   21/32 21/34
Walsall 09/21 09/05   21/30 21/32
Pleck Jn 09/23 09/08   21/27 21/29
Darlaston Jn 09/25 09/11   21/25 21/27
Portobello Jn 09/28 09/15   21/22 21/23
Bushbury Jn 09/32 09/26   21/17 21/19
Stafford 09/43 09/37   21/05 21/05
Norton Bridge 09/51 09/43   20/55 20/56
Madeley 10/00 09/51   20/46 20/48
Basford Hall Jn 10/08 09/56   20/42 20/41
Crewe 10L12a ~ 10L54d 09.59 ~ 11.07   20L09a ~ 20L35d 20.05 ~ 20.38
Crewe Steel Works SB 11/01 ?   20/01 ?
Beeston Castle & T SB 11/11 ?   19/51 ?
Chester 11/26 11/34   19.26a ~ 19.35d 19.39 ~ 19.40
Chester South Jn 11/27 ?   19/24 ?
Saltney Jn 11/29 ?   19/22 19/34
Rockliffe Hall 11/41 ?   19/11 ?
Holywell Jn 11/49 11/53   19/03 19/21
Prestatyn ? ?   18.28a ~ 18.53d ?
Rhyl 12/04 12/09   18/24 18/25
Colwyn Bay 12/16 ?   18/09 ?
Llandudno Junction 12.24a ~ 13.06d 12.28 ~ 13.07   18/04 18/01
Penmaenmawr 13/14 ?   17/53 ?
Bangor 13.26a ~ 13.28d 13.34 ~ 13.37   17.38a ~ 17.41d 17.38 ~ 17.41
Menai Bridge 13/33 ?   17/33 ?
Llanfairpwll 13/35 ?   17/29 ?
Gaerwen Jn 13/39 ?   17/26 ?
Valley 13/54 ?   17/08 ?
Holyhead 14.04a 14.11   17.00d 17.00


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