30th July 2017

UK Railtours
The Valley Legend

Locos Used 66011 & 66116
Stock Used 21272+3098+3119+1691+3147+3121+3149+1671+4998+4946+4991

Route :
1Z62 : London Paddington to Ebbw Vale Town
1Z63 : Ebbw Vale Town to Tower Colliery
1Z64 : Tower Colliery to London Paddington

Loco(s) Route
66011 (1) London Paddington - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Bristol Parkway - Patchway - Severn Tunnel Junction - Newport - Gaer Jn - Park Jn - Risca & Pontymister - Cross Keys - Ebbw Vale Town
66116 (2) Ebbw Vale Town - Cross Keys - Risca & Pontymister - Park Jn - Ebbw Jn - Cardiff Central - Penarth Curve North Jn - Ninian Park - Radyr - Pontypridd - Abercynon - Mountain Ash - Aberdare - Tower Colliery (3)
66011 (1) Tower Colliery - Aberdare - Mountain Ash - Abercynon - Pontypridd - Radyr - Cardiff Queen Street - Cardiff Central - Cardiff West
66116 (2) Cardiff West - Cardiff Central - Ebbw Jn - Newport - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) 66116 on rear.
(2) 66011 on rear.
(3) To end of line at Hirwaun Pond, via Tower Colliery run round loop.

Sources : Nick Bartlett (joined/left the train at Reading) & Dave Lodwick

Photo Review


66116 on the rear of the train at Risca & Pontymister (photo: Nick Bartlett)


66011 at Ebbw Vale Town (photo: Nick Bartlett)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett & David Lodwick)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 London Paddington 08.57d [P1] ?   22.00a [P4] ? 383.29
? Royal Oak Jn 08/58 ?   21/58 ? ?
? Portobello Jn 09/00 ?   21/57 ? ?
1.68 Ladbroke Grove 09/01 [DR] ?   21/53 ? 381.41
5.13 Acton West 09/05 [DR] ?   21/50 [UR] ? 378.16
9.01 Southall 09/10 [P3] [DR] ?   21/41 [P4] [UR] ? 374.28
11.20 Heathrow Airport Jn 09/12 [DR] ?   21/36 [UR] ? 372.09
? Dolphin Jn 09/27 [DR-DM] ?   21/26 [UM-UR] ? ?
18.31 Slough 09.29a ~ 09.32d [P2] [DM] ?   21.21a ~ 21.24d [P3] [UM] ? 364.78
24.14 Maidenhead 09/39 [P1] [DM] ?   21/11 [P2] [UM] ? 359.15
30.76 Twyford 09/45 [P1] [DM] ?   21/06 [P2] [UM] ? 352.33
? Kennet Bridge Jn 09/50 [DR] ?   21/02 [UM] ? ?
35.73 Reading 09.52a ~ 09.56d [P12] [DR] 09.56 ~ 09.58 [P12] [DR]   20.56a ~ 20.59d [P11] [UM] 20.41 ~ 20.50 [P11] 347.36
- Reading High Level Jn - -   20/54 [UM] 20/38 [UM] ?
36.71 Reading West Jn 09/58 [DR] 10/00 [DR]   - - -
? Tilehurst East Jn ? 10/02 [DR-DM]   ? ? ?
44.55 Goring & Streatley 10/06 [P3] [DR] 10/07 [P1] [DM]   20/45 [P2] [UM] 20/32 [P2] [UM] 338.54
? Moreton Cutting 10/13 [DR-DM] 10/13 [DM]   ? ? ?
53.05 Didcot Parkway 10/15 [P1] [DM] 10/14 [P1] [DM]   20/37 [P2] [UM] 20/25 [P2] [UM] 330.24
53.50 Foxhall Jn 10/16 [DM] 10/15 [DM]   ? 20/24 [UM] ?
? Milton Jn 10/20 10/17   ? 20/23 [UM] ?
56.27 Steventon Jn 10*23 ~ 10*28 [DGL] 10.19 ~ 10.22 [DGL]   ? 20/22 [UM] ?
60.17 Wantage Road 10/34 [DM] 10/29 [DM]   20/30 [UM] 20/19 323.12
63.75 Challow 10/37 10/33   20/27 20/16 319.34
66.34 Uffington 10/39 10/36   20/25 20/14 316.75
77.18 Swindon 10/48 [P4] 10/47 [P4]   20/15 [UM] 19.56 ~ 20.03 [UM] 306.11
83.02 Wootton Bassett Jn 10/55 10/52   20/08 19/48 300.27
94.05 Hullavington 11/05 11/02   19/52 19/39 289.24
- Chipping Sodbury ? ?   19*35 ~ 19*42 [UGL] 19/30 [UM] ?
107.07 Westerleigh Jn 11/17 11/14   19/30 19/28 276.22
111.57 Bristol Parkway 11.22a ~ 11.26d [P2] 11.19 ~ 11.26 [P2]   19.21a ~ 19.24d [P3] 19.14 ~ 19.22 [P4] 271.52
112.79 Patchway 11/29 [P2] 11/28 [P2]   19/18 [P1] 19/10 [P1] 270.30
116.45 Pilning 11/32 [P2] 11/31 [P2]   19/12 [P1] 19/05 [P1] 266.64
118.09 Severn Tunnel East 11/33 11/33   19/10 19/04 265.20
122.31 Severn Tunnel West 11/38 11/37   19/05 19/00 260.78
? Severn Tunnel Junction 11/40 [P3] [DM] 11/39 [P3] [DM]   19/04 [P4] 18/59 [P4] ?
130.63 Llanwern West Jn 11/46 [DM] 11/47 [DM]   18/56 [UM] 18/53 [UM] ?
132.76 Maindee West Jn 11/50 [DM] 11/51 [DM]   18/53 [UM] 18/50 [UM] 250.33
133.30 Newport 11.52a ~ 11.55d [P2] [DM]  11.52 ~ 11.55 [P2] [DM]   18.48a ~ 18.51d [P3] [UM] 18.44 ~ 18.48 [P3] [UM] 249.79

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
134.13 Gaer Jn 11/58 11/57
135.04 Park Jn 12/01 12/00
? Park North Jn 12/03 12/02
? Risca South Jn 12/08 12/06
139.14 Risca & Pontymister 12*11 ~ 12*52 12.09 ~ 12.52 [P1]
141.08 Cross Keys 13/00 12/58 [P1]
152.37 Ebbw Vale Parkway 13/21 13/19
153.69 Ebbw Vale Town 13.25a ~ 13.55d 13.22 ~ 13.55
155.21 Ebbw Vale Parkway 14/00 13/58
166.50 Cross Keys 14/20 14/18 [P2]
168.44 Risca & Pontymister 14/24 14/21 [P2]
? Risca South Jn 14/26 14/23
? Park North Jn 14/30 14/27
172.54 Park Jn 14/32 14/29
173.36 Ebbw Jn 14/35 [DR] 14/31 [DR]
177.09 Marshfield 14/44 [DR] 14/35 [DR]
182.56 Long Dyke Jn 14/55 [C] 14/44
183.59 Cardiff Central 14/58 [UM] 14/46 [UM]
184.20 Radyr Branch Jn 15/00 14.48 ~ 14.49
184.42 Penarth Curve North Jn 15/01 14/51
184.58 Ninian Park 15/02 [P2] 14/52
188.45 Radyr 15/10 [P3] 15/00 [P3]
190.37 Taffs Wells 15/13 15/03
196.02 Pontypridd 15/21 [P3] 15/11 [P3]
199.38 Abercynon 15/27 15/18 [P2]
203.14 Mountain Ash 15/34 15/25 [Up Loop]
204.34 Abercwmboi 15/36 15/27 [Up Loop]
205.46 Aberdare 15t43 ~ 15t46 15.34 ~ 15.38
? Hirwaun ? 15/56
210.27 Tower Colliery 16.15a ~ 16.35d 16.01 ~ 16.31
? Hirwaun ? 16.38 ~ 16.39
215.08 Aberdare 17t05 ~ 17t08 16.56 ~ 17.00
216.20 Abercwmboi 17/16 17/06 [Up Loop]
217.40 Mountain Ash 17/19 17/10 [Down Loop]
221.16 Abercynon 17/26 17/20 [P1]
224.52 Pontypridd 17/32 [P2] 17/27 [P2]
230.17 Taffs Wells 17/40 17/38
232.09 Radyr 17/43 [P1] 17/41 [P1]
236.33 Cardiff Queen Street  17/54 [P3] [UL] 17/55 [P3]
237.09 Cardiff Central 17/57 [P4] 17/58 [P4]
237.54 Cardiff West Sig.CF2732 18.00 ~ 18.26 [E] 18.00 ~ 18.15 [E]
238.19 Cardiff Central 18.27a ~ 18.31d [P1] [B] 18.18 ~ 18.28 [P1]
239.22 Long Dyke Jn 18/34 [UM] 18/30 [UM]
244.69 Marshfield 18/41 [UM] 18/36 [UM]
248.42 Ebbw Jn 18/44 [UM] 18/40 [UM]
249.16 Gaer Jn 18/46 [UM] 18/41 [UM]

Timings continue in first table

Associated E.C.S. Workings

29/07/17 : 5Z61 : (66116 with 66011 on rear) : Eastleigh Arlington to Royal Oak Sidings
30/07/17 : 5Z62 : (66116 with 66011 on rear) : Royal Oak Sidings to London Paddington
30/07/17 : 5Z64 : (66011 with 66116 on rear) : London Paddington to Eastleigh Arlington
(5Z61 actually ran direct to London Paddington, and did not berth overnight at Royal Oak Sidings)

Location Booked Actual   Booked
Eastleigh Arlington 22.42d     00.15a
Eastleigh 22/47     00/11
Winchester 23/00     23/59
Worting Jn 23/15     23/45
Basingstoke 23/17     23.39 ~ 23.40
Bramley 23/24     23/31
Southcote Jn 23/32     23/22
Oxford Road Jn 23/34     23/20
Reading 23.39 ~ 23.59     23.14 ~ 23.17
Kennet Bridge Jn 00/02     23/12
Twyford 00/06     23/07
Maidenhead 00/11     22/59
Slough 00/16     22/50
Heathrow Airport Jn 00/23     22/34
Southall  00/25     22/32
Ealing Broadway 00C29 ~ 00C31     ?
Acton West 00/34     22/27
Ladbroke Grove 00/38     22/23
Portobello Jn 00/39     22/22
Royal Oak Sidings 00.41a ~ 08.11d [DIV]   -
London Paddington 08.14a [P1] [P1]   22.19d [P2]


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