2nd September 2017

565 Railtours / Branch Line Society
The 565 Special

Locos Used 37175, 37254 'Cardiff Canton', 37668 & 37669 (3)
Stock Used 99125+99316+99127+99304+4854+99327+99318+5035+4905

Route :
1Z56 : Carnforth to Carmarthen
1Z65 : Carmarthen to Carnforth

Loco(s) Route
37669 + 37668 Carnforth - Carnforth Up & Down Goods 2 - Lancaster - Preston - Wigan North Western - Springs Branch Jn - Bamfurlong Jn - Winwick Jn - Warrington Bank Quay - Crewe
37254 + 37175 Crewe - Chester - Wrexham General - Gobowen - Shrewsbury - Hereford (centre road) - Newport - Cardiff Central - Pontyclun - Bridgend - Neath - Landore Jn - Swansea Loop West - Gowerton - Llanelli - Kidwelly - Carmarthen Jn - Carmarthen
37254 (1) Carmarthen - Carmarthen Bridge
37175 (2) Carmarthen Bridge - Carmarthen Jn - Kidwelly - Llanelli - Morlais Jn - Hendy Jn - Pontarddulais - Pantyffynnon - Llandeilo - Llandovery - Llanwrtyd Wells - Llandrindod Wells
37254 + 37175 Llandrindod Wells - Knighton - Craven Arms - Shrewsbury - Gobowen - Wrexham General - Chester
37669 + 37668 Chester - Mickle Trafford - Helsby - Frodsham Jn - Runcorn East - Warrington Bank Quay - Wigan North Western - Preston - Lancaster - Carnforth

Notes: 
(1) 37175 on rear.
(2) 37254 on rear.
(3) 37669 displaying 37565 during the run from Carnforth to Crewe.
(4) 565 Railtours in conjunction with the Branch Line Society raising funds for Severn Hospice, Wales Air Ambulance & Cancer Research Wales, in memory of the late PS 565 A.N. Pilkington.

Source : Alan Sheppard (on the tour from/to Wigan North Western)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard, Jim Sellens & Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Carnforth 05.35d [P2] 05.39 [P2]   22.55a [P2] 22.45
Carnforth North Jn 05/36 05/40   22/53 22/44
Carnforth D&U.G.L. 05*38 ~ 05*38 [No.2 Up&Dn GL] 05/41   - -
Morecambe South Jn 05/47 05/46   22/48 22/38
Lancaster 05.50a ~ 05.55d [P4] 05.49½ ~ 05.55 [P4]   22.42a ~ 22.45d [P3] 22.31 ~ 22.33
Garstang & Catteral 06/07 06/06   22/31 22/21
Preston 06.19a ~ 06.22d [P4] [FL] 06.14 ~ 06.22 [P4]   22.18a ~ 22.21d [P4] 22.10 ~ 22.12
Euxton Jn 06/29 [FL] 06/28   22/11 [FL] 22/03
Balshaw Lane 06/31 [FL] 06/29½
 
 22/08 [FL] 22/01
Wigan North Western 06.39a ~ 06.41d [P4] [FL] 06.38 ~ 06.40 [P4]
 
 21.54a ~ 21.57d [P5] [FL] 21.52 ~ 21.53½ [P5]
Wigan South Jn 06/43 [GL] 06/42 [UG]
 
 21/53 [FL] ?
Springs Branch Jn 06/45 [GL] 06/45 [UG]
 
 21/52 [FL] 21/50
Bamfurlong Jn 06/48 [SL] 06/48 [US]   - -
Golborne Jn 06/54 [FL] 06/55 [UM]
 
 21/48 [FL] 21/46
Winwick Jn 06/57 [FL] 06/58   21/46 [FL] 21/44
Dallam Jn 07/00 [FL] 07/00½   21/44 [FL] 21/42
Warrington Bank Quay 07.02a ~ 07.04d [P2] [FL] 07.02 ~ 07.03½ [P2]   21.40a ~ 21.42d [P3] [FL] 21.39 ~ 21.41 [P3]
Acton Grange Jn 07/08 [FL] 07/06   21/37 [FL] 21/35
Weaver Jn 07/13 [FL] 07/10½   - -
Acton Bridge 07/15 [FL] 07/12½   - -
Hartford Jn 07/17 [FL] 07/14½   - -
Winsford 07/21 [FL] 07/18   - -
Crewe Coal Yard 07/30 [FL] 07/25½   - -
Crewe 07L32a ~ 08L08d [P12] 07.28 ~ 08.07½ [P12]   - -
Crewe Steelworks 08/12 08/11   - -
Beeston Castle & Tarporley .S.B. 08/21 08/19½   - -
Runcorn East - -   21/31½ 21/30 [P2]
Frodsham Jn - -   21/30 21/28½
Helsby - -   21/25 [P2] 21/24½ [P2]
Mickle Trafford - -   21/21 21/19½
Chester 08.33a ~ 08.38d [P3] [DML] 08.32½ ~ 08.37½ [P3]   20L51a ~ 21L15d [P4] 20.51 ~ 21.15 [P4]
Chester South Jn 08/40 08/39   20/49 [UFL] 20/47½ [UF]
Roodee Jn 08/41 08/40   20/48 20/46½ [UF]
Saltney Jn 08/43 08/41½   20/47 20.42½ ~ 20.45
Rossett Jn 08/50 08/46   20/38½ 20/36
Wrexham General 08.58a ~ 09.01d [P1] 08.54 ~ 09.00½ [P1]   20.27a ~ 20.29d [P2] 20.28 ~ 20.29½ [P2]
Gobowen 09.18a ~ 09.21d 09.16 ~ 09.20½ [P1]
 
 20.09a ~ 20.11d 20.13 ~ 20.13½ [P2]
Crewe Jn 09/44½ 09.39½ ~ 09.44   ? 19/53
Shrewsbury 09.45a ~ 09.50d [P7] 09.46 ~ 09.50 [P7]   19.45a ~ 19.47d [P3] 19.48 ~ 19.52 [P4]
English Bridge Jn 09/52 09/51
 
 19/43 19/46½
Sutton Bridge Jn 09/54 09/52   19/41 19/46
Dorrington 10/01 09/59   19/35 19/40½
Church Stretton 10/09 10/09 [P2]   19/29½ 19/34 [P1]
Marsh Brook L.C. 10/12 10/12½   19/27 19/32½
Craven Arms 10/16 [P2] 10/16 [P2]   19*18 ~ 19*19 [P1] 19.24½ ~ 19.27 [P1]

 

Location Booked Actual
Bromfield 10/21 10.22½ ~ 10.23½
Woofferton 10/27 10/33½
Leominster 10/33 [P2] 10/40 [P2]
Moreton-on-Lugg 10/42 10/47
Shelwick Jn 10/47 10/49
Hereford 10/49 [DRL] 10/55½ [DRL]
Tram Inn 10/57 11/03
Pontrilas 11/03 11/10
Abergavenny 11/14 [P2] 11/24 [P2]
Little Mill Jn 11/21 11/30
Maindee North Jn 11/34 11.43 ~ 11.43½
Maindee West Jn 11/36 [ML] 11/45½
Newport 11.38a ~ 11.40d [P2] [ML] 11.47½ ~ 11.49 [P2]
Ebbw Jn 11/43 [RL] 11/52 [DM-DR]
Marshfield 11/49 [RL] 11/56
Long Dyke Jn 11/58 [E] 12/01
Cardiff Central 11/59 [P4] [E] 12.06 ~ 12.08½ [P4] [E] [DR]
Leckwith North Jn 12/02 12/13½
Pontyclun 12/11 [P1] 12/22
Bridgend 12/20 [P1] 12/29 [P1]
Stormy 12/25 12/33
Margam Moors Jn 12/29 12/36
Port Talbot Parkway 12/33 [P1] 12/39
Neath 12/40 [P1] 12/44
Landore Jn 12/49 12/54½
Swansea Loop West 12/51 12/56
Gowerton 12/57 13/02
Llandeilo Jn 13/02 13/05½
Llanelli 13/04 [P1] 13/07½
Pembrey & Burry Port 13/08 [P2] 13/11 [P2]
Kidwelly 13/13 [P2] 13/15½ [P2]
Ferryside 13/19 [P2] 13/19½ [P2]
Carmarthen Jn 13/26 13/28
Carmarthen 13.28a ~ 14.45d [P1] 13.30 ~ 14.45 [P1]
Carmarthen Bridge 14.48 ~ 14.52 14.49 ~ 14.55 [DM]
Carmarthen Jn 14/54 14/57½
Ferryside 15/02 [P1] 15/06 [P1]
Kidwelly 15/06 [P1] 15/09½ [P1]
Pembrey & Burry Port 15/10 [P1] 15/14 [P1]
Llanelli 15/14 [P2] 15/17½
Llandeilo Jn 15/16 [UL] 15/21 [UG]
Trostre Works Jn 15/21 [UGL] 15/23 [UG]
Genwen Jn 15/25 15/25
Morlais Jn 15/31 15/30
Hendy Jn 15/33 15/31½
Pantyffynnon 15t42 ~ 15t45 15.41½ ~ 15.43
Llandeilo 16t05 ~ 16t08 16.05 ~ 16.06½ [P2]
Llandovery 16tx34 ~ 16tx38 16.33 ~ 16.37½ [P2]
Llanwrtyd Wells 17t01 ~ 17t04 16.58 ~ 17.02 [P2]
Llandrindod Wells 17.35a ~ 18.10d [P2] 17.34 ~ 18.11 [P1]
Llandrindod Crossing 18*12 ~ 18*14 18.13 ~ 18.13½
Knighton 18tx49 ~ 18tx55 18p46½ ~ 19p01 [P2]

Timings continue in first table.

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