31st May 2008
Kingfisher Railtours
The Welsh Mountaineer
Locos Used | 37401 & 37417 'Richard Trevithick' |
Stock Used | ??? |
Route:
1Z37 : Peterborough to Blaenau Ffestiniog
1Z74 : Blaenau Ffestiniog to Grantham
Locos | Route |
37401 + 37417 |
Peterborough – Grantham – Bottesford – Nottingham – Beeston – Sheet Stores Jn – Stenson Jn – Burton-on-Trent – Tamworth HL – Water Orton – Park Lane Jn – Walsall – Darlaston Jn – Bushbury Jn – Stafford – Crewe – Chester – Rhyl – Llandudno Junction |
37417 + 37401 | Llandudno Junction – Betws-y-Coed - Blaenau Ffestiniog |
37401 + 37417 | Blaenau Ffestiniog – Betws-y-Coed - Llandudno Junction |
37417 + 37401 |
Llandudno Junction – Rhyl – Chester – Crewe – Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Darlaston Jn – Walsall - Park Lane Jn – Water Orton - Tamworth High Level - Burton-on-Trent - Stenson Jn - Sheet Stores Jn – Beeston – Nottingham – Bottesford - Grantham (2) |
Notes :
(1) Two off-train options were:
(i) Visit to the Welsh Highland Railway. Reserved carriage on the scheduled
13:55 departure from Caernarvon to Rhyd Ddu, returning to Caernarvon at 15:25
(ii) Visit to the Ffestiniog Railway. Reserved carriages on the 13:40 departure
from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Minffordd (the full journey to Porthmadog couldn’t be
offered due to pathing constraints on the Conway Valley line). The return train
was specially chartered, Departing Minffordd at 15:50
(2) Tour terminated at Grantham on the return journey due to the ECML being
closed for engineering work.
Source : Steve Atkinson (Joined at Burton-on-Trent, left at
Stafford)
Timings (Booked Only)
(from Steve Atkinson)
Location |
Booked (out) |
Booked (rtn) |
Peterborough |
05.50d [P5] [FL] |
|
Tallington Jn |
06/05 |
|
Stoke Jn |
06/17 |
|
Grantham |
06.26a ~ 06.32d [P4] |
22.38a [P4] |
Nottingham Branch Jn |
06/34 |
22/36 |
Allington Jn |
06/39 |
22/31 |
Bottesford |
06.45a ~ 06.47d |
22.20a ~ 22.22d |
Bottesford West Jn |
06/51 |
22/16 |
Bingham |
06/57 |
22/10 |
Netherfield Jn |
07/06 |
22/01 |
Nottingham |
07.12a ~ 07.16d [P6] [SL] |
21.53a ~ 21.56d [P3] |
Mansfield Jn |
07/19 |
21/47½ [FL] |
Beeston |
07.22a ~ 07.24d |
21.37a ~ 21.40d |
Trent |
07/25 |
21/33 |
Sheet Stores Jn |
07/30½ |
21/28 |
Stenson Jn |
07/49½ |
21/09 |
North Stafford Jn |
07/50 |
21/08 |
Clay Mills Jn |
07/53 [ML] |
21/02 |
Burton-on-Trent |
07.56a ~ 07.58d |
20.52a ~ 20.55 [ML] |
Wichnor Jn |
08/05 |
20/47 |
Tamworth High Level |
08/10½ |
20/38 |
Kingsbury Jn |
08/17 |
20/33 |
Water Orton |
08/21 [UDF] |
20/26 |
Water Orton West Jn |
08/22 |
20/24 |
Park Lane Jn |
08/35 |
20/21 |
Ryecroft Jn |
08/56 |
20/03 |
Walsall |
08/58 [P2] [SL] |
20/01 [P1] |
Pleck Jn |
09/00 |
19/59 [SL] |
Darlaston Jn |
09/11 |
19/57 |
Portobello Jn |
09/18 |
19/54 |
Bushbury Jn |
09/27½ |
19/50 |
Stafford No.4 |
09/40 [SL] |
19/37 |
Stafford |
09.41a ~ 09.43 [P5] |
19.30a ~ 19.36d [P6] |
Norton Bridge |
09/49 |
19/24½ |
Madeley |
09/59 |
19/14½ |
Crewe Basford Hall Jn |
10/08 |
19/09½ |
Crewe |
10c13a ~ 10c21d [P12] |
19c01½a ~ 19c04d [P12] [SL] |
Crewe Steel Works |
10/24 |
18/57½ |
Beeston Castle & T. SB |
10/33 |
18/50 |
Chester |
[UDM] 10/45 [DML] |
18*32 ~ 18*38 [P3] |
Chester South Jn |
10/46 |
18/29½ [UFL] |
Saltney Jn |
10/48 |
18/26½ |
Rockcliffe Hall |
10/59 |
18/17 |
Holywell Jn |
11/06 |
18/11 |
Rhyl |
11/18 |
18/00 |
Colwyn Bay |
11/28 |
17/52 |
Llandudno Junction |
11.34a ~ 12.03d [P3] |
17.13a ~ 17.46d |
Tal-y-Cafn |
12*12 ~ 12*13 |
??*?? ~ 17*04 |
North Llanrwst |
12tx23 ~ 12tx28 |
16tx48 ~ 16tx54 |
Blaenau Ffestiniog |
13.03a |
16.15d |