16th April 2005

Chester Model Railway Club and Ffestiniog Railway Dee & Mersey Group
West Somerset Express

Locos Used 67014 & 67021
Stock Used 9504+5963+5984+6054+5987+5910+6101+1203+3356+3261+3229+3244+3228

Route:
1Z60 : Hooton to Minehead
1Z61 : Minehead to Hooton

Loco Route
67014 (1) Hooton - Chester -Crewe
67014 Crewe - Wem - Shrewsbury - Telford Central - Wolverhampton - Bescot Stadium - Aston - Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - Bromsgroe - Cheltenham Spa - Yate - Bristol Parkway - Bristol Temple Meads - Taunton - Minehead
67014 Minehead - (reverse of outward route) - Bescot Stadium - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - Crewe - Chester - Hooton

Notes :
(1) 67021 on rear.


67014 at Minehead (photo: Duncan Jennings)

Source : Duncan Jennings (joined at Crewe [am]/left at Bristol Temple Meads [pm])

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hooton 06.39d 06.39   23.17a 23.17
Bache 06.49a ~ 06.52d ?   23.00a ~ 23.03d ?
Chester North Jn 06/55 ?   22/57 ?
Chester 06/57 07/03   22.52a ~ 22.54d 22.30 ~
Beeston Castle 07/08 ?   22/39 ?
Crewe Steel Works 07/16 ?   22/30 ?
Crewe 07.19a ~ 07.27d 07.27 ~ 07.36   22.04a ~ 22.24d 21.51 ~ 22.05
Crewe Gresty Lane 07/29 ?  
Nantwich 07/33 07/41  
Wrenbury 07/37 ?  
Prees 07/46 ?  
Wem 07/49 07/59  
Harlescott LC 07/57 ?  
Shrewsbury 08.01a ~ 08.04d 08.12 ~ 08.14  
Wellington 08/20 08/26  
Madeley Jn 08/27 ?  
Cosford 08/33 08/36  
Wolverhampton North Jn 08/43 08/43  
Wolverhampton 08/46 08/45  
Crewe Basford Hall Jn   22/00 21/48
Madeley   21/53 21/42
Norton Bridge   21/44 21/34
Stafford   21/38 21/27
Stafford No.4   21/37 ?
Bushbury Jn   21/26 21/13
Portobello Jn 08/50 08/49   21/12 21/10
Darlaston Jn 08/56 08/52   21/09 21/06
Bescot Stadium 08/59 08/56   21/07 21/05
Perry Barr North Jn 09/04 09/02   21/02 21/00
Aston 09/09 09/09   20/57 20/58
Proof House Jn 09/17 09/12   20/54 20/54
Birmingham New Street 09.21a ~ 09.27d 09.15 ~ 09.22   20/48a ~ 20.51d 20.49 ~ 20.52
Selly Oak 09/34 09/30   20/41 20/42
Kings Norton 09/36 09/33   20/38 20/39
Longbridge 09/39 09/35   20/35 20/37
Barnt Green 09/41 09/38   20/31 20/35
Bromsgrove 09/44 09/40   20/27 20/29
Stoke Works Jn 09/46 09/42   20/25 20/26
Abbotswood Jn 09/53 09/49   20/17 20/17
Ashchurch For Tewkesbury 10/00 09/56   20/09 20/10
Cheltenham Spa 10/06 10/02   20/02 20/00
Barnwood Jn 10/10 10/08   19/51 19/51
Gloucester Yard Jn 10/11 ?   19/47 ?
Standish Jn 10/17 10/15   19/41 19/38
Charfield 10/28 10/25   19/30 19/31
Yate 10/34 10/28   19/24 19/25
Westerleigh Jn 10/39 10/32   19/21 19/21
Bristol Parkway 10/45 10/37   19/16 19/16
Filton Abbey Wood 10/47 10/38   19/14 19/15
Stapleton Road 10/52 10/40   19/10 19/08
Dr Days Jn 10/53 10/42   19/08 19/08
Bristol East Jn 10/54 ?   19/07 ?
Bristol Temple Meads 10.56a ~ 11.00d 10.44 ~ 11.00   19.04a ~ 19.06d 18.43 ~ 19.05
Parson Street ? ?   19/00 18/39
Yatton 11.18a ~ 11.24d 11.17 ~ 11.18   ? ?
Worle Jn 11/30 11/27   18/38 18/30
Uphill Jn 11/34 11/31   18/33 18/29
Highbridge & Burnham 11/42 11/41   18/25 18/24
Bridgewater 11/50 11/48   18/20 18/20
Cogload Jn 11/59 11/55   18/15 18/16
Taunton 12.04a ~ 12.05d 12.00 ~ 12.04   18.08a ~ 18.09d 18.08 ~ 18.11
Norton Fitzwarren 12.10a ~ 12.13d ?   18.00a ~ 18.03d ?
Bishops Lydeard 12.30a ~ 12.45d ?   17.45a ~ 17.48d ?
Minehead 13.55a 13.55   16.45d 16.45


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