30th April 2015
Railway Touring Company
The Great Britain VIII (Day 3 of 9)
| Loco Used | 66030 |
| Stock Used | 99723+3136+99122+99316+99121+99125+3058+99128+99712+99127+13320 |
Route : 1Z88 throughout
| Loco | Route |
| 66030 | Bristol Temple Meads - Filton Abbey Wood - Patchway - Severn Tunnel Junction - Maindee East Jn - Maindee North Jn - Cwmbran - Abergavenny - Hereford - Leominster - Craven Arms - Sutton Bridge Jn - Shrewsbury - Gobowen - Wrexham General - Chester - Helsby - Frodsham - Acton Grange Jn - Warrington Bank Quay - Wigan North Western - Preston - Lancaster - Carnforth |
Notes:
(1) This leg of the tour was originally advertised to be double headed by
steam locos 44871 & 45407 from Bristol Temple Meads to Grange-over-Sands.
Source : Nick Bartlett
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Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)
| Location | Booked | Actual |
| Bristol Temple Meads | 08.19d [P3] | 08.19 |
| Bristol East Jn | 08/21 [UF] | 08/20 |
| Dr Day's Jn | 08/22 | 08/21 |
| Narroways Hill Jn | 08/24 | 08/22 |
| Filton Abbey Wood | 08/27½ [P2] | 08/25 |
| Patchway | 08/30 [P2] | 08/27 |
| Pilning | 08/33 [P2] | 08/31 |
| Severn Tunnel East | 08/34 | 08/32 |
| Severn Tunnel West | 08/39 | 08/35 |
| Severn Tunnel Junction | 08/42½ [P3] [DR] | 08/38 |
| Magor | 08/46½ | ? |
| Llanwern West Jn | 08/53 | 08/51 |
| Maindee East Jn | 08/57 | ? |
| Maindee North Jn | 09.02 ~ 09.12 | ? ~ 09.13 |
| Cwmbran | 09/23½ | 09/21 |
| Pontypool & New Inn | 09/28½ | ? |
| Little Mill Jn | 09/31 | 09/28 |
| Abergavenny | 09/42 | 09/39 |
| Pontrilas | 09/53 | 09/52 |
| Tram Inn | 09/58 | 09/56 |
| Hereford | 10.03a ~ 10.05d [P3] | 10.04 ~ 10.06 |
| Shelwick Jn | 10/10 | 10/07 |
| Morton-on-Lugg | 10/16 | 10/12 |
| Leominster | 10/24 | ? |
| Woofferton | 10/29 | 10/24 |
| Bromfield | 10/35 | 10/30 |
| Craven Arms | 10/40 [P1] | 10/36 |
| Marsh Brook LC | 10/48 | 10/46 |
| Dorrington | 10/57 | 10/55 |
| Sutton Bridge Jn | 11/04 | 11/26 |
| Shrewsbury | 11.10a ~ 11.47d [P3] | 11.37 ~ 11.47 |
| Gobowen | 12/08 | 12/08 |
| Chirk | 12.13a ~ 12.24d | ? |
| Wrexham General | 12.40a ~ 12.47d [P2] | 12.26 ~ 12.33 |
| Saltney Jn | 13/01 | 12/49 |
| Chester South Jn | 13/03 [UF] | ? |
| Chester | 13.06a ~ 13.15d [P4] | 12.55 ~ 13.13 [P4] |
| Mickle Trafford | 13/22 | 13/18 |
| Helsby | 13/27 [P2] | ? |
| Frodsham Jn | 13/32 | 13/29 |
| Runcorn East | 13/34 | 13/32 |
| Acton Grange Jn | 13/46 | 13/34 |
| Warrington Bank Quay | 13.48a ~ 13.49d [P3] | 13.37 ~ 13.41 |
| Dallam Jn | 13/51 | 13/42 |
| Winwick Jn | 13/54 | 13/44 |
| Springs Branch Jn | 14/04 | 13/52 |
| Wigan South Jn | 14/06 | ? |
| Wigan North Western | 14/08½ [P5] | 13/53 |
| Balshaw Lane Jn | 14/16 | 14/00 |
| Euxton Jn | 14/21 | 14/02 |
| Farington Curve Jn | 14/32 | 14/05 |
| Ribble Jn | 14/34½ | ? |
| Preston | 14.36a ~ 14.45d [P6] | 14.09 ~ 14.45 |
| Garstang & Catteral | 14/55 | 14/55 |
| Lancaster | 15/04½ [DF] | 15/05 |
| Morecambe South Jn | 15/07 | 15/05 |
| Carnforth North Jn | 15/11½ | 15/11 |
| Carnforth | 15.13a | 15.12 |