15th April 2006

Kingfisher Tours
Snowdonia Explorer

Locos Used 37419 & 37425
Stock Used 5278+5419+1813+9391+5239+5229+1659+310+3231

Route:
1Z60 : Bedford to Porthmadog
1Z61 : Porthmadog to Bedford

Loco(s) Route
37419 + 37425 Bedford - Kettering - Wigston South Jn - Hinckley - Nuneaton - Water Orton - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Dudley Port - Wolverhampton - Telford Central - Abbey Foregate Jn - Sutton Bridge Jn - Welshpool - Newtown - Talerddig - Machynlleth
37425 Machynlleth - Dovey Jn - Tywyn - Fairbourne - Barmouth - Harlech - Porthmadog
37425 Porthmadog - (reverse of outward route) - Machynlleth
37419 + 37425 Machynlleth - (reverse of outward route) - Bedford


37425 at Porthmadog (photo: Simon Cresswell)

Source : Paul Atkinson (joined and left the train at Market Harborough)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
 (from Paul Atkinson)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Bedford 06.31d ?   23.57a ?
Wellingborough 06.49a [P1] 06.52d ?   23.34a [P2] 23.37d ?
Kettering 07.00a [P4] 07.03d ?   23.22a [P3] 23.25d ?
Market Harborough 07.15a [P1] 07.18d 07.21d   23.07a [P2] 23.10d 23.19a
Wigston South Jn 07/29 07/35   22/50 23/04
Glen Parva Jn 07/31 07/37   22/48 23/03
Narborough 07.37a [P2] 07.40d 07.41 ~ 07.43   22.43a [P1] 22.45d 22.56 ~ 22.57
Hinckley 07.51a [P2] 07.54d 07.52 ~ 07.54   22.34a [P1] 22.36d 22.44 ~ 22.47
Nuneaton 08.02a [P6] 08.05d 08.00 ~ 08.05   22.23a [P7] 22.25d 22.35 ~ 22.37
Nuneaton Abbey Jn 08/09 08/07   22/20 22/33
Whitacre Jn 08/20 08/17   22/08 22/22
Water Orton 08/25 08/22   22/03 22/18
Landor Street Jn 08/30 08/28   21/56 22/10
Proof House Jn 08/32 08/31   21/54 22/06
Birmingham New Street 08.34a [P6] 08.42d 08.36 ~ 08.40   21.51 [P2] 22.02 ~ 22.03
Soho South Jn 08/47 08/45   21/46 21/54
Smethwick Galton Bridge 08/50 08/47   21/42 21/52
Dudley Port 08/53 08/53   21/39 21/48
Wolverhampton 09c01 [P1] 09c03 09.02 ~ 09.03   21c30 [P2] 21c32 21.40 ~ 21.41
Wolverhampton North Jn 09/07 09/05   21/28 21/38
Cosford 09/17 09/13   ? ?
Madeley Jn 09/28 09/18   21/14 21/16
Telford Central 09/32 09/19   21/13 21/14
Wellington 09/37 09/23   21/08 21/10
Abbey Foregate Jn 09/51 09/37   20/57 20/59
Sutton Bridge Jn 09.56 ~ 09.57 10/03   20/51 20/56
Welshpool 10.17 ~ 10.19 10/23   20.29 ~ 20.31 20/35
Newtown 10*39 ~ 10*43 10.37 ~ 10.54   20*05 [P1] 20*11 20.00 ~ 20.20
Caersws 10/50 11/02   19/42 19/49
Talerddig 11.06 ~ 11.08 11/12   19.30 ~ 19.32 19/38
Machynlleth 11L29 [P2] 11L49 11.44 ~ 11.51   18L50 [P1] 19L10 18.58 ~ 19.20
Dovey Junction 11.55 ~ 12.00 11/59   18.43 ~ 18.45 18/49
Aberdovey 12/10 12/13   18/32 18/36
Tywyn 12*16 [P2] 12*20 12.19 ~ 12.24   18*25 ~ 18*28 18/30
Llwyngwril 12/32 12/34   18/15 18/19
Fairbourne 12/42 12/40   18/07 18.11 ~ 18.12
Barmouth 12*47 [P2] 12*55 12.49 ~ 12.54   17*54 [P1] 17*59 17.58 ~ 18.02
Harlech 13.15 ~ 13.17 13/12   17.33 ~ 17.35 17/39
Talsarnau 13/23 13/17   17/29 17/34
Penrhyndeudraeth 13/28 13/21   17/25 17/29
Minffordd 13.32a ~ 13.35d 13.25 ~ 13.27   17.20a ~ 17.22d 17.23 ~ 17.25
Porthmadog 13.40a [P2] 13.35a   17.16d [P1] 17.16d


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