19th July 2018

West Coast Railways
The Royal Windsor Express 2

Locos Used 47826 & 57313
Stock Used ???

Route :
1Z44 : Bangor to Windsor & Eton Riverside
1Z46 : Windsor & Eton Riverside to Bangor

Loco(s) Route
57313 (1) Bangor - Llandudno Junction - Colwyn Bay - Rhyl - Flint - Chester - Crewe - (via WCML, Trent Valley & Northampton) - Wembley Central - Sudbury Jn - Wembley Yard South Jn - Willesden No.7 Jn - Willesden West London Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - North Pole Jn - Kensington Olympia - Latchmere Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Richmond - Twickenham - Feltham - Staines - Windsor & Eton Riverside
57313? (1?) (2) Windsor & Eton Riverside - Staines - Feltham - Hounslow - Brentford - Barnes - (reverse of outward route) - Bangor

Notes : 
(1) 47826 on rear.
(2) Loco confirmation required.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Bangor 06.44d 06.44   22.59a 23.07
Penmaenmawr 06/54 ?   22/49½ ?
Llandudno Junction 07.00a ~ 07.05d [P1] 07.00 ~ 07.05   22.39a ~ 22.42d [P4] 22.43 ~ 22.49
Colwyn Bay 07.11a ~ 07.15d ?   22.31a ~ 22.33d ?
Rhyl 07.26a ~ 07.30d [P1] 07.25 ~ 07.27?   22.17a ~ 22.20d [P2] 22.20 ~ 22.22
Prestatyn 07/34 ?   22/13½ ?
Holywell Jn 07/42½ 07/40   22/05½ 22/08
Flint 07.47a ~ 07.50d ?   21.58a ~ 22.00d ?
Rockcliffe Hall 07/54 07/53   21/54½ 21/56
Saltney Jn 08/02½ 07/59   21/47½ 21/50
Chester South Jn 08/04½ 08/01   21/45½ 21/47
Chester 08.06a ~ 08.12d [P4] 08.02 ~ 08.12   21.42a ~ 21.44d [P4] 21.40 ~ 21.46
Beeston Castle & Tarporley SB 08/23½ 08/23   21/31 21/26
Crewe Steel Works 08/31 08/30   21/18 21/17
Crewe 08.35a ~ 08.42d [P12] 08.36 ~ 08.42   21.06a ~ 21.14d [P12] 20.59 ~ 21.13
Basford Hall Jn 08/46 08/45   21/03 20/52
Madeley 08/51 08/52   20/54 20/48
Norton Bridge 09/00 09/00   - -
Searchlight Lane Jn - -   20/43 20/39
Stafford 09/06 [P4] 09/05   20/36 [P5] 20/33
Whitehouse Jn 09/12 09/09   20/30 20/26
Colwich 09/15 09/14   20/26 20/22
Rugeley North Jn 09/18 09/17   20/20 20/20
Lichfield North Jn 09/25 09/23   20/14 20/15
Amington Jn 09/33 09/29   20/06 20/09
Nuneaton 09/45 [P5] 09/39   19/52 [P2] 19/59
Attleborough Jn 09/47 09/40   19/49½ 19/57
Brinklow 09/54½ 09/47   19/44 19/49
Newbold Jn 09/58 09/51   19/40 19/39
Trent Valley Jn 09/59 09/52   19/39 19/38
Rugby 10.02 ~ 10.05 [P6] 09.53 ~ 10.06   19.34 ~ 19.37 [P2] 19.32 ~ 19.36
Hillmorton Jn 10/08 10/08   19/32 19/30
Daventry North Jn 10/11 10/12   19/28 19/27
Long Buckby 10/17 10/17   19/21 19/23
Northampton 10/29 [P1] 10/28   19/09½ [P3] 19/11
Hanslope Jn 10/38 10/38   18/59½ 19/01
Milton Keynes Central 10.46 ~ 10.51 [P1] 10.45 ~ 10.49   18/49 [P3] 18/50
Bletchley 10/56½ [P4] 10/55   18/46 [P3] 18/46
Ledburn Jn 11/07½ 11/05   18/38 18/39
Tring 11/15½ [P5] 11/13   18/32½ [P3] 18/35
Bourne End Jn 11/23 11/20   18/26½ 18/26
Watford Junction 11/31 [P9] 11/30   18/16 [P8] 18/17
Harrow & Wealdstone 11/36 [P6] 11/36   18/09 [P5] 18/10
Wembley Central 11/39 [P6] 11/40   18/04 [P5] 18/05
Sudbury Jn 11/42 11/44   17/56 17/47
Wembley Yard South Jn 11/43½ 11/45   17/55 17/46
Willesden No.7 Jn 11/46 11/47   17/52 17/44
Willesden West London Jn 11/48 11/49   17/49 17/42
Mitre Bridge Jn 11/56 11/56   17/47 17/40
North Pole Jn 11/58 11/57   17/46 17/39
Kensington Olympia 12/02 [P2] 12/02   17/41 [DM] 17/36
West Brompton 12.05 ~ 12.07 [P3] 12.05 ~ 12.06   17.37 ~ 17.39 [P4] 17/35?
Latchmere Jn 12/11½ 12/11   17/32 17/32
Clapham Junction 12/15 [P5] 12/13   17/27½ [P4] 17/29
Barnes 12/20 [P3] 12/18   17/21½ [P2] 17/24
Richmond 12/24 [P1] 12/23   - -
Twickenham 12/27 [P5] 12/26   - -
Brentford - -   17/13 [P1] 17/12
Hounslow - -   17/06 [P1] 17/04
Feltham Jn 12/30 12/32   17/03 17/02
Feltham 12/32½ [P2] 12/35   17/01 [P1] 16/59
Staines 12/42 [P2] 12/42   16/55 [P1] 16/54
Wraysbury 12/48 12/49   16/51 16/52
Sunnymeads 12/51 12/53   16/49½ 16/51
Windsor & Eton Riverside 12.59a [P2] 12.59   16.44d [P2] 16.44


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