18th October 2006

Green Express Railtours / Railtourer
Mid-Wales & Cambrian Coast Land Cruise

Locos Used 33025 + 33029
Stock Used load 11 incl. 1861, 2x FO, 3x SO & ex-Manchester Pullman buffet

Route:
1Z52 : Barnetby to Aberystwyth
1Z53 : Aberystwyth to Barnetby

Locos Route
33025 + 33029 Barnetby - Scunthorpe - Crowle - Doncaster - Mexborough - Swinton - Sheffield - Hope Valley - New Mills South Jn - Hazel Grove High Level Jn - Northenden Jn - Altrincham - Northwich - Mouldsworth - Chester - Wrexham General - Shrewsbury - Newtown - Machynlleth - Aberystwyth
33029 + 33025 Aberystwyth - (reverse of outward route) - Shrewsbury - Wem - Nantwich - Crewe - Sandbach - Wilmslow - Stockport - Denton Jn - Guide Bridge - Hyde Jn - Romiley - New Mills South Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Barnetby


33025 & 33029 pause at Shrewsbury (photo: Steve Kemp)

Sources : various including Steve Kemp & Mark Baines

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from various including Steve Kemp)

Miles Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual Miles
0.0000 Barnetby 04.41d 04.41   23.00a 22.57 489.6585
0.5500 Wrawby Jn 04/43 04/52   22/58 23/03 ?
11.3055 Scunthorpe 04.56a ~ 04.58d 05.07 ~ 05.10   22.42a ~ 22.44d 22.47 ~ 22.47 ?
18.4430 Crowle 05.10a ~ 05.12d 05.21 ~ 05.23   22.28a ~ 22.30d 22.31 ~ 22.33 ?
24.4805 Thorne South 05.21a ~ 05.23d ?   ? ? ?
25.9055 Thorne Jn 05/26 05/38   22/15 22/21 ?
27.4930 Hatfield & Stainforth 05/58 ?   ? ? ?
32.9430 Bentley Jn 05/33 ?   ? ? ?
34.3555 Doncaster 05.38a ~ 05.46d 05.50 ~ 05.53   22.02a ~ 22.04d 22.08 ~ 22.12 ?
36.3730 Hexthorpe Jn 05/50 05/57   21/59 22/04 ?
42.6105 Swinton 06/05 06/10   21/47 21/53 ?
44.6730 Aldwarke Jn 06/07 06/12   21/45 21/51 ?
47.9605 Holmes Jn 06/20 06/16   21/43 21/48 ?
49.8480 Wincobank Jn 06/21 ?   ? ? ?
52.5355 Nunnery Main Line Jn 06/27 ?   ? ? ?
52.9980 Sheffield 06.29a ~ 06.33d 06.26 ~ 06.31   21.35a ~ 21.37d 21.39 ~ 21.42 ?
56.8480 Dore Station Jn 06/40 06/39   21/25 21/31 ?
57.5980 Dore West Jn 06/471 ?   ? ? ?
58.1730 Totley Tunnel East 06/52 06/41   21/21 21/29 ?
62.2730 Grindleford 06/57 ?   ? ? ?
67.7230 Hope 07.04a ~ 07.10d ?   21.09a ~ 21.11d ? ?
68.6480 Earles Siding SB 07/16 07/13   21/06 21/16 ?
77.0480 Chinley East Jn 07/26 ?   20/56 ?? ?
77.4730 Chinley North Jn 07/26 07/24   20/56 21/06 78.4125
81.1355 New Mills South Jn 07/32 ?   20/50 ? 74.7500
86.4980 Hazel Grove High Level Jn 07/40 07/33  
93.0730 Northenden Jn 07/51 07/46  
96.9480 Deansgate Jn 07/57 ?  
97.1855 Navigation Road 07/58 ?  
98.3855 Hale 08/01 ?  
101.8855 Mobberley 08/06 08/03  
108.0855 Plumley West SB 08/14 ?  
110.5855 Northwich 08/19 ?  
112.3480 Greenbank 08/22 08/16  
121.0230 Mouldsworth 08/34 08/26  
125.5105 Mickle Trafford Jn 08/40 08/32  
128.2230 Chester 08/45 08/39  
128.7105 Chester South Jn 08/46 ?  
130.1980 Saltney Jn 08/48 08/43  
140.3980 Wrexham General 09.02a ~ 09.12d 08.56 ~ 09.01  
152.5980 Gobowen 09/35 09/15  
  New Mills Central   20/47 20/57 73.775
  Marple Wharf Jn   20/39 ? 69.6750
  Romiley   20/37 20/50 68.6250
  Woodley   20/34 ? 67.6875
  Hyde Jn   20/30 20/41 64.6875
  Guide Bridge   20/25 20/38 63.4375
  Denton Jn   20/23 ? 62.6500
  Ash Bridge Jn   20/17 20/28 ?
  Heaton Norris Jn   20/16 20/25 58.4875
  Stockport   20/14 20/21 57.8000
  Edgeley Jn   20/13 20/19 57.2375
  Adswood Road Jn   20/11 20/17 56.3625
  Cheadle Hulme   20/10 20/16 55.4250
  Wilmslow   20/01 20/13 51.6750
  Alderley Edge   19/59 20/12 50.0500
  Sandbach   19/49 20/02 37.5375
  Sydney Bridge Jn   19/44 19/58 33.8625
  Crewe   19.40 ~ 19.42 19.55 ~ 19.56 [P?] 32.9125
  Crewe Gresty Lane   19/38 ? 31.9000
  Nantwich   19/30 19/47 28.2375
  Wrenbury   19/25 ? 23.7625
  Prees   19/17 ? 13.9125
  Wem   19/14 19/23 10.6750
  Harlescott Crossing   19/06 ? 2.0000
170.6480 Shrewsbury 10.04a ~ 10.14d ??.?? ~ 10.15   18.43a ~ 19.02d 18.24 ~ 19.00 [Centre Road] 0.0000
171.4605 Sutton Bridge Jn 10.22 ~ 10.23 10.20 ~ 10.20   18.36 ~ 18.38 18.20 ~ 18.21 ?
190.3230 Welshpool 10*55 ~ 11*00 10.41 ~ 11.08   17*51 ~ 18*16 17.49 ~ ??.?? ?
204.1730 Newtown 11.20 ~ 11.21 11.23 ~ 11.24   17.30 ~ 17.31 17.31 ~ 17.32 ?
209.8355 Caersws 11/30 ?   17/22 ? ?
217.7855 Talerddig 11.41 ~ 11.42 11.45 ~ 11.48   17.11 ~ 17.12 17.13 ~ 17.14 ?
231.5980 Machynlleth 12*02 ~ 12*10 11.59 ~ 12.06   16*39 ~ 16*48 16.35 ~ 16.54 ?
235.2105 Dovey Junction 12.17 ~ 12.18 ?   16.29 ~ 16.30 ? ?
252.2105 Aberystwyth 12.45a 12.42   16.00d 16.00 0.0000


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