6th September 2014

GBRf
(Staff Special)

Loco Used D1015 'Western Champion'
Stock Used 35469+21269+3097+3066+1651+3123+3069+3068+3120+1691+3110+3121

Route :
1Z48 : Chester to Minehead
1Z49 : Minehead to Chester

Loco Route
D1015 Crewe - Stafford - Wolverhampton - Dudley Port - Birmingham New Street - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Lifford East Jn - Kings Norton - Bromsgrove - Ashchurch - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Standish Jn - Yate - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Abbey Wood - Dr Days Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - Yatton - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Norton Fitzwarren Jn - Bishops Lydeard - Crowcombe Heathfield - Williton - Blue Anchor - Minehead
D1015 Minehead - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe - Chester

Notes :
(1)  It is reported that the outward leg started from Crewe, due to reason(s) unknown. 
(2)  The stock was used on the following day for 'The AC/DC Highway to Hampshire' tour. 

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Chester 07.28d [P3] CAN   23.36a [P4] 23.33
Beeston Castle & Taporley 07/36½ CAN   23/22 ?
Crewe Steel Works 07/43 CAN   23/16 23/11
Crewe 07.46a ~ 07.50d [P12] [US] 08.59 [P12]   23.08a ~ 23.12d [P11] 23.03 ~ 23.08
Basford Hall Jn 07/56 09/03   23/05 22/59
Madeley 08/01 [US] 09/11   23/00 [DF] 22/54
Norton Bridge 08/11½ [US] 09/20   22/49½ [DF] 22/45
Stafford 08.19a ~ 08.22d [P4] 09/25?   22/43 [DF] 22/38
Trent Valley Jn 08/23½ 09/25   22/41 22/36
Rickerscote 08*25 ~ 08*46 ?   22/40 ?
Bushbury Jn 08/57 09/36   22/25½ 22/25
Wolverhampton North Jn 08/59 09/37   22/24 22/23
Wolverhampton 09.01a ~ 09.03d [P2] 09.40 ~ 09.42 [P4]   22.10a ~ 22.22d [P1] 22.14 ~ 22.22
Dudley Port 09/12½ 09/50   22/02½ 22/08
Galton Jn 09/17½ 09/53   21/58½ 22/04
Soho South Jn 09/20½ 09/55   21/55½ 22/02
Birmingham New Street 09.26a ~ 09.28d [P8] 10.02 ~ 10.06   21.46a ~ 21.52d [P4] 21.44 ~ 21.57
Proof House Jn 09/30½ 10/10   21/43½ 21/41
St Andrews Jn 09/33½ 10/12   21/40½ 21/35
Bordesley Jn 09/34½ 10/14   21/40 21/29
Lifford East Jn 09/40½ 10/20   21/34 21/23
Kings Norton 09/41½ [SL] 10/21   21/32 21/22
Longbridge 09/48 10/25   21/29½ [FL] 21/17
Barnt Green 09/52 10/30   21/27 [ML] 21/11
Bromsgrove 09/55 10/34   21/22 21/04
Stoke Works Jn 09/57 10/35   21*03 ~ 21*19 21.00 ~ 21.03
Abbotswood Jn 10/05 10/43   20/50 20/43
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 10/12½ 10/51   20/40½ 20/36
Cheltenham Spa 10/20 [P1] 10/56   20/32 20/29
Barnwood Jn 10/25 11/02   20/24½ 20/19
Gloucester Yard Jn 10/26 11/03   20/23½ 20/19
Haresfield 10*30 ~ 10*39 [DGL] ?   - -
Standish Jn 10/40 11/10   20/10½ 20/14
Charfield 10/51 11/19   19/59½ 20/00
Yate 10/57 11/25   19/53½ 19/56
Westerleigh Jn 10/59½ 11/31   19/50½ 19/53
Bristol Parkway 11/03½ [P2] 11/36   19/45½ [P3] 19/49
Filton Abbey Wood 11/04½ [P1] 11/37   19/43 [P2] 19/47
Narroways Hill Jn 11/10 11/39   19/39 19/43
Dr Days Jn 11/11½ [RL] 11/40   19/36 19/37
Bristol East Jn 11/12½ [DF] 11/41   19/35 [UM] 19/36
Bristol Temple Meads 11.15a ~ 11.19d [P8] 11.43 ~ 11.48   19.27a ~ 19.33d [P5] 19.23 ~ 19.35
Bristol West Jn 11/21 [DM] 11/49   19/25 [UR] 19/22
Parson Street 11/23 11/51   19/13 [P2] 19/14
Worle Jn 11/44½ 12/03   19/01 19/03
Uphill Jn 11/46½ 12/05   19/00 19/01
Bridgwater 11/59½ 12/14   18/50 18/52
Cogload Jn 12/05½ 12/18   18/44 18/47
Taunton 12.12a ~ 12.22d [P3] 12.23 ~ 12.25   18.35a ~ 18.38d [P2] 18.40 ~ 18.41
Norton Fitzwarren Jn 12/24½ 12/29   18/32 ?
Bishops Lydeard 12.38a ~ ?d 12.43? ~ ?   ?a ~ 18.20d ? ~ ?
Crowcombe Heathfield ? ?   ? ?
Williton ? ?   ? ?
Blue Anchor ? ?   ? ?
Minehead ?a ?   ?d ?


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