16th June 2018

Statesman Rail
The Snowdonian Statesman

Locos Used 47826 & 47832
Stock Used 9479+3231+3229+80043+3438+3312+1211+3348+3344+3384+5912

Route : 
1Z46 : Stevenage to Blaenau Ffestiniog
1Z47 : Blaenau Ffestiniog to Stevenage

Loco(s) Route
47826 (1) Stevenage - Hitchin - St Neots - Huntingdon - Peterborough - Stamford - Oakham - Syston East Jn - Syston South Jn - Leicester - Hinckley - Nuneaton - (via WCML) - Crewe - Chester - Rhyl - Colwyn Bay - Llandudno Junction
47832 (2) Llandudno Junction - Blaenau Ffestiniog
47826 (1) Blaenau Ffestiniog - Llandudno Junction
47832 (2) Llandudno Junction - (reverse of outward route) - Stevenage

Notes : 
(1) 47832 on rear.
(2) 47826 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Stevenage 05.44d [P3] 05.44   23.24a [P2] 23.26
Hitchin 05.50a ~ 05.53d [P2] 05.50 ~ 05.53   23.14a ~ 23.17d [P1] 23.15 ~ 23.18
Biggleswade 06/05 [P3] 06/02   23/00½ 22/53
Sandy 06/08 06/04   22/58 22/51
St Neots 06.18a ~ 06.21d [P2] 06.11 ~ 06.21   22.37a ~ 22.50d [P3] 22.41 ~ 22.43
Huntingdon 06.30a ~ 06.36d [P3] 06.30 ~ 06.35   22.25a ~ 22.28d [P2] 22.30 ~ 22.32
Conington South Jn 06/46 06/45   22/16½ 22/22
Holme Jn 06/48 06/46   22/14½ ?
Fletton Jn 06/53½ 06/51   22/08 ?
Peterborough 06.55a ~ 07.00d [P5] 06.55 ~ 07.00   22.02a ~ 22.06d [P3] 22.05 ~ 22.13
Helpston Jn 07/07½ 07/07   21/55½ 21/53
Uffington 07/12 07/12   21/51½ 21/50
Stamford 07.16a ~ 07.20d ?   21.45a ~ 21.48d ?
Ketton SB 07/25 07/24   21/40½ 21/39
Luffenham 07/27½ ?   21/38½ ?
Manton Jn 07/32 07/31   21/35 21/33
Oakham 07.38a ~ 07.43d 07.36 ~ 07.41   21.27a ~ 21.30d 21.27 ~ 21.29
Langham Jn 07/46 07/44   21/25 21/24
Ashwell LC 07/47½ ?   21/23½ ?
Whissendine LC 07/52½ 07/49   21/21 21/19
Melton Mowbray 07.58a ~ 08.02d 07.55 ~ 08.00   21.12a ~ 21.14d 21.09 ~ 21.11
Frisby-on-the-Wreake 08/09½ 08/05   21/06 21/04
Syston East Jn 08/20 08/16   21/00 20/58
Syston South Jn 08/21 08/20   20/57 20/57
Leicester 08.30a ~ 08.43d [P4] 08.34 ~ 08.42   20.30a ~ 20.48d [P1]  20.27 ~ 20.47
Wigston North Jn 08*51 ~ 08*56 08.49 ~ 08.57   20/23½ 20/21
Croft 09/04 09/04   20/15½ 20/12
Hinckley 09.10a ~ 09.13d [P2] 09.12 ~ 09.14   20.04a ~ 20.07d [P1] 20.03 ~ 20.06
Nuneaton 09.21a ~ 09.24d [P7] 09.21 ~ 09.24   19.39a ~ 19.56d [P5] 19.38 ~ 19.57
Canal Farm Jn 09/30 09/27   19/37 ?
Amington Jn 09/44½ 09/40   19/25 19/22
Lichfield North Jn 09/50 09/49   19/17½ 19/14
Rugeley North Jn 09/55½ 09/55   19/12 19/09
Colwich 09/59½ 09/57   19/09 19/07
Stafford 10/04½ [DF] 10/02   19/04 [UF] 19/02
Norton Bridge 10/09 10/06   19/00½ 18/58
Madeley 10/18 10/15   18/50 18/50
Basford Hall Jn 10/23 10/19   18/46 18/42
Crewe 10.27a ~ 10.29d [P12] 10.27 ~ 10.30   18.36a ~ 18.41d [P6] 18.34 ~ 18.39
Crewe Steel Works 10/36 10/33   18/32 18/28
Beeston Castle & Tarporley SB 10/44½ 10/45   18/24½ 18/21
Chester 10/54 [UDM] 10/57   18.10 ~ 18.13 18.10 ~ 18.13
Chester South Jn 10/55 10/58   18/08½ ?
Saltney Jn 10/57 11/00   18/06½ 18/06
Rockcliffe Hall 11/04 11/07   18/00 17/59
Holywell Jn 11/09½ 11/13   17/54½ 17/54
Rhyl 11/20 11/24   17/44½ [P1] 17/44
Colwyn Bay 11/28½ ?   17/36½ ?
Llandudno Junction 11.33a ~ 11.44d [P3] 11.38 ~ 11.48 [P3]   17.21a ~ 17.31d [P3] 17.21 ~ 17.30 [P3]
Tal-y-Cafn 11t53 ~ 11t54 ?   17t06 ~ 17t07 ?
North Llanrwst 12t04 ~ 12t13 12.09 ~ 12.13   16t49 ~ 16t56 16.53 ~ 17.01
Betws-y-Coed 12.24a ~ 12.29d ?   16.36a ~ 16.41d ?
Blaenau Ffestiniog 12.55a 12.55   16.10d 16.10


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