10th August 2018

Northern Belle
Shrewsbury Flower Show

Locos Used 47832 & 57314
Stock Used 10729+10734+17167+325+3247+3275+3182+3267+1566+3273+3174

Route :
1Z87 : Swansea to Shrewsbury
1Z88 : Shrewsbury to Swansea

Loco(s) Route
57314 (1) Swansea - Neath - Port Talbot Parkway - Bridgend - Pontyclun - Cardiff Central - Newport - Severn Tunnel Junction - Pilning - Patchway - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Standish Jn - Gloucester - Lydney - Chepstow - Severn Tunnel Junction - Maindee East Jn - Maindee North Jn - Cwmbran - Abergavenny - Hereford - Leominster - Craven Arms - English Bridge Jn - Shrewsbury
47832 (2) Shrewsbury - (reverse of outward route) - Severn Tunnel Junction - Pilning - Patchway - Bristol Parkway
57314 (1) Bristol Parkway - (reverse of outward route) - Swansea

Notes :
(1) 47832 on rear.
(2) 57314 on rear.
(3) Off tour option: Blists Hill Victorian Town and Iron Bridge Gorge.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Swansea 06.18d [P1] 06.19   22.30a [P1] 22.36
Landore Jn 06/22 06/22   22/26½ 22/27
Neath 06/30 [P2] 06/32   22/12½ [P1] 22/17
Briton Ferry Up Flying Loop Jn 06/32½ 06/34   - -
Court Sart Jn - -   22/10 22/12
Port Talbot Parkway 06/37 [P2] 06/38   22/03½ [P1] 22/06
Margam Moors Jn 06/41½ 06/40   21/58 22/01
Stormy 06/47½ 06/44   21/55 21/58
Bridgend 06/54½ [P2] 06/47   21/50 [P1] 21/53
Pontyclun 07/05½ 06/56   21/42 21/44
Leckwith North Jn 07/15½ 07/04   21*24 ~ 21*31 ? ~ 21.32
Cardiff Central 07.29a ~ 07.34d [P1] 07.31 ~ 07.37   21.16a ~ 21.19d [P3] 21.17 ~ 21.23
Long Dyke Jn 07/36 07/39   21/13 21/14
Marshfield 07/42½ 07/45   21/07½ 21/07
Ebbw Jn 07/45½ 07/48   21/04 21/04
Gaer Jn 07/47 07/49   21/03 21/03
Newport 07.49a ~ 07.52d [P4] 07.50 ~ 07.57   20.57a ~ 21.01d [P3] 20.52 ~ 21.00
Maindee West Jn 07/54 07/59   20/55 20/51
Llanwern West Jn 07/56 08/02   20/52 20/48
Magor 08/00½ 08/05   20/47 20/44
Severn Tunnel Junction 08/02½ [P4] 08/08   20/45 20/41
Severn Tunnel West 08/03½ 08/09   20/44 20/39
Severn Tunnel East 08/08½ 08/14   20/36 20/36
Pilning 08*12 ~ 08*27 [P1] 08.16 ~ 08.27   20/33 [P2] 20/35
Patchway 08/34 [P1] 08/42   20/29½ [P2] 20/31
Bristol Parkway 08.43a ~ 08.47d [P3] 08.44 ~ 08.48   20.17a ~ 20.27d [P4] 20.17 ~ 20.28
Westerleigh Jn 08/52½ 08/55   - -
Yate 08/54½ 08/57   - -
Cam & Dursley 09/07 09/07   - -
Standish Jn 09/11½ 09/11   - -
Gloucester Yard Jn 09/19½ 09/17   - -
Horton Road Jn 09/22 09/20   - -
Gloucester 09/24 [UR] 09/21   - -
Awre 09/42½ 09/42   - -
Lydney 09/47½ 09/48   - -
Chepstow 09/55½ 09/57   - -
Patchway - -   20/14 [P1] 20/12
Pilning - -   20/08½ [P1] 20/05
Severn Tunnel East - -   20/07½ 20/04
Severn Tunnel West - -   20/02½ 20/00
Severn Tunnel Junction 10/04 [P1] 10/05   20/01 [P4] 19/59
Magor 10/07 10/06   19*42 ~ 19*56 ? ~ 19.56
Llanwern West Jn 10/13 10/10   19/31½ 19/52
Maindee East Jn 10/20 10/18   19/28½ 19/48
Maindee North Jn 10/25 10/25   19/26½ 19/45
Cwmbran 10/36½ [P2] 10/34 [P2]   19/20 [P1] 19/37 [P1]
Pontypool & New Inn 10/41½ ?   19/17 ?
Little Mill Jn 10/44½ 10/41   19/15½ 19/34
Abergavenny 10/51½ 10/54   19/08½ 19/27
Pontrilas 11/02½ 11/06   18/57½ ?
Tram Inn 11/08 11/11   18/52 19/10
Hereford 11.15 ~ 11.17 [P3] 11.18 ~ 11.20   18.41 ~ 18.43 [P1] 18.40 ~ 18.49
Shelwick Jn 11/21 11/23   18/38 18/38
Moreton-on-Lugg 11/24 11/26   18/33½ 18/36
Leominster 11/31½ 11/32   18/26½ 18/29
Woofferton 11/37 11/39   18/19½ 18/24
Ludlow 11/40½ ?   18/15½ ?
Bromfield 11/42 11/47   18/13½ 18/19
Craven Arms 11/46½ [P1] 11/52   18/10½ [P2] 18/14
Marsh Brook LC 11/54½ 11/58   18/06½ 18/10
Dorrington SB 12/03½ 12/06   17/57½ 17/59
Sutton Bridge Jn 12/10½ 12/11   17/50 17/50
English Bridge Jn 12/12 12/12   17/46½ ?
Shrewsbury 12.15a [P3] 12.15   17.45d [P7] 17.46


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