13th December 2017

West Coast Railways
The Festive Bath Explorer

Locos Used 47826 & 57313
Stock Used (3) ? 99680+SO+6000+RMB+FO+FO+3352+3431+99679+FO+FO ?

Route :
1Z10 : Carnforth to Bristol Temple Meads
1Z12 : Bristol Temple Meads to Carnforth

Loco(s) Route
57313 (1) Carnforth - (via WCML) - Nuneaton
47826 (2) Nuneaton - Whitacre Jn - Coleshill Parkway - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Tyseley - Solihull - Dorridge - Hatton - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Foxhall Jn - Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Chippenham - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
57313 (1) Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - St Andrews Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Dudley Port - Wolverhampton - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - (via WCML) - Carnforth

Notes :
(1) 47826 on rear.
(2) 57313 on rear.
(3) Consist confirmation required.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Carnforth 05.41d [P1] 05.41   23.13a [P2] 23.09
Carnforth North Jn 05/42 05/42   23/11 23/09
Morecambe South Jn 05/47 05/48   23/08 23/01
Lancaster 05.49a ~ 05.52d [P4] 05.51 ~ 05.54   23.03a ~ 23.05d [P3] 22.56 ~ 22.58
Garstang & Catteral 06/04½ 06/06   22/52½ 22/46
Preston 06.16a ~ 06.19d [P4] 06.14 ~ 06.19   22.35a ~ 22.39d [P3] 22.31 ~ 22.35
Farington Curve Jn 06/21½ 06/22   22/27½ 22/22
Leyland 06/24½ [P4] 06/25   22.16a ~ 22.22d [P1] 22.15 ~ 22.16
Euxton Jn 06/26 06/27   22/13 22/13
Balshaw Lane 06/28 06/29   22/09 22/11
Wigan North Western 06.36a ~ 06.39d [P4] 06.36 ~ 06.40   21.56a ~ 21.58d [P5] 21.58 ~ 22.01
Wigan South Jn 06/40½ ?   21/54½ ?
Springs Branch Jn 06/41 06/42   21/54 21/56
Golborne Jn 06/44½ 06/46   21/50 21/52
Winwick Jn 06/46½ 06/48   21/47 21/50
Dallam Jn 06/48½ ?   21/39½ ?
Warrington Bank Quay 06.50a ~ 06.53d [P2] 06.51 ~ 06.55   21.35a ~ 21.37d [P3] 21.42 ~ 21.45
Acton Grange Jn 06/57½ 06/58   21/33 21/39
Weaver Jn 07/04 07/03   21/30 21/35
Acton Bridge 07/06 07/05   21/27½ 21/34
Hartford Jn 07/09 07/06   21/26 21/32
Winsford 07/14 07/12   21/21 21/25
Crewe Coal Yard 07/21 ?   21/14½ 21/18
Crewe 07.23a ~ 07.25d [P6] 07.22 ~ 07.26   21.08a ~ 21.10d [P12] 21.09 ~ 21.15
Basford Hall Jn 07/29 07/29   21/05 21/03
Madeley 07/34 07/36   20/57 20/55
Norton Bridge 07/45 07/45   - -
Searchlight Lane Jn - -   20/49 20/47
Stafford 07.50a ~ 07.52d [P4] 07.50 ~ 07.53   20.40a ~ 20.43d [P5] 20.37 ~ 20.40
Trent Valley Jn 07/54 07/54   20/38 20/36
Whitehouse Jn 07/57 08/02   - -
Colwich 08/00 08/06   - -
Rugeley North Jn 08/03 08/09   - -
Lichfield North Jn 08/09 08/15   - -
Amington Jn 08/14½ 08/20   - -
Nuneaton 08.29a ~ 08.40d [P2] 08.40 ~ 08.47   - -
Abbey Jn 08/45½ 08/49   - -
Whitacre Jn 08/57 09/02   - -
Coleshill Parkway 09.00 ~ 09.03 [P1] 09/04?   - -
Water Orton 09/06 09/07   - -
Landor Street Jn 09/15 09/16   - -
Bushbury Jn - -   20/25 20/26
Wolverhampton North Jn - -   20/23½ 20/24
Wolverhampton - -   20/22 [P2] 20/23
Dudley Port - -   20/13½ 20/16
Galton Jn - -   20/09 20/12
Soho South Jn - -   20/07 20/10
Birmingham New Street - -   20/02 [P12] 20/04
Proof House Jn - -   19/59½ 20/01
St Andrews Jn 09.16 ~ 09.30 ? ~ 09.31   19/55 19/54
Bordesley Jn 09/31½ 09/33   19/53½ ?
Small Heath South Jn 09/34½ 09/36   19/52 19/50
Tyseley 09/35½ [P1] 09/38   19/50 [P2] 19/50
Solihull 09/39½ 09/41   19.42 ~ 19.44 19.41 ~ 19.43
Bentley Heath LC 09/42½ 09/47   19/38 19/38
Dorridge Loop 09*44 ~ 10*12 [UPL] 09.50 ~ 10.09   - -
Dorridge 10/13½ 10/10   19/37 19/37
Hatton 10/18½ 10/18   19/31 19/31
Warwick 10/25½ 10/22   19/24½ 19/26
Leamington Spa 10/28½ [UM] 10/27   19/21½ [DM] 19/25
Fenny Compton 10/41 10/39   19/12½ 19/14
Reservoir Jn 10/47 10/46   19/05½ 19/07
Banbury 10.49 ~ 10.57 [P4] 10.50 ~ 11.02   18.53 ~ 19.03 [P1] 18.54 ~ 19.04
Aynho Jn 11/04½ 11/09   18/47 18/47
Heyford 11/15 11/14   18/41½ 18/43
Wolvercote Jn 11/22 11/22   18/32 18/34
Oxford 11/25 [UT] 11/26   18/28 18/30 [P4]
Kennington Jn 11/27½ 11/28   18/23 18/23
Didcot North Jn 11/36 11/34   18/12 18/10
Foxhall Jn 11*38 ~ 11*47 ?   18/06 17/59
Steventon 11/50½ 11/53   18/03½ 17/54
Wantage Road 11/55 11/57   17*39 ~ 17*59 [UR] 17.50 ~ 17.51
Challow 11/58 12/01   17/34 17/42
Uffington 12/00 12/04   17/32 17/40
Swindon 12/09 [P4] 12/17   17/23 [UM] 17/31
Wootton Bassett Jn 12/17 12/25   17/18 17/25
Chippenham 12/25½ [P1] 12/33   17/10 [P2] 17/17
Thingley East Jn 12/31 12/35   17/09 17/16
Thingley Jn 12/31½ 12/35   17/08½ ?
Bathampton Jn 12/41½ 12/48   17/01 17/06
Bath Spa 12.45a ~ 12.48d [P1] 12.51 ~ 12.56   16.54a ~ 16.57d [P2] 16.59 ~ 17.02 [P2]
North Somerset Jn 13/05 13/07   16/44 16/44
Bristol East Jn 13/07½ 13/08   16/42 16/42
Bristol Temple Meads 13.09a [P10] 13.09   16.40d [P9] 16.41


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