30th November 2019

West Coast Railways
The Bath Christmas Pullman / Spirit of the Lakes

Locos Used 47851 & 47854 'Diamond Jubilee'
Stock Used 99327+99311+99677+99673+99676+99671+99672+99678+99675+99674

Route : 
1Z51 : Cleethorpes to Bath Spa
1Z54 : Bath Spa to Cleethorpes

Loco(s) Route
47851 (1) Cleethorpes - Grimsby Town - Habrough - Barnetby - Scunthorpe - Thorne South - Hatfield & Stainforth - Bentley Jn - Hexthorpe Jn - Mexborough - Swinton - Aldwarke Jn - Masborough Jn - Treeton Jn - Beighton Jn - Barrow Hill North Jn - Chesterfield - Clay Cross North Jn - Ambergate Jn - Derby - Stenson Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Wichnor Jn - Tamworth HL - Kingsbury Jn - (3) - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Tyseley - Solihull - Dorridge - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Foxhall Jn - Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Chippenham - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa
47854 (2) Bath Spa - (reverse of outward route) - Water Orton - Coleshill Parkway - Whitacre Jn - Kingsbury Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Chesterfield - Dore Station Jn - Sheffield - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Wincobank Jn - Holmes Jn - Masborough Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Swinton - Mexborough - Hexthorpe Jn - Doncaster - Bentley Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Cleethorpes

Notes: 
(1) 47854 on rear.
(2) 47851 on rear.
(3) Confirmation required - Was the outward leg diverted via Coleshill Parkway?

Sources : Nick Bartlett & The Class 47 List

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Cleethorpes 05.53d [P1] 06.06   23.44a [P1] 23.46
Grimsby Town 05.59a ~ 06.02d [P2] 06.15 ~ 06.20   23.35a ~ 23.37d [P1] 23.33 ~ 23.37
Stallingborough 06/08 06/27   23/29 23/27
Habrough 06.14a ~ 06.18d 06.31 ~ 06.34   23.21a ~ 23.23d 23.20 ~ 23.22
Brocklesby Jn 06/21 ?   23/18 23/17
Barnetby 06.27 ~ 06.31d [P3] 06.42 ~ 06.44   23.09a ~ 23.11d [P2] 23.07 ~ 23.09
Wrawby Jn 06/33 06/46   23/06 [FL] 23/06
Scunthorpe F.O.B. Jn 06/43½ 06/55   22/58 22/56
Scunthorpe 06.52a ~ 06.55d [P2] 06.59 ~ 07.02   22.50a ~ 22.53d [P1] 22.49 ~ ?
Crowle 07/06 [P2] 07/11   22/39 22/38
Thorne South 07.14a ~ 07.17d 07.19 ~ 07.20   22.28a ~ 22.31d 22.29 ~ 22.31
Thorne Jn 07/20 07/22   22/26 22/26
Hatfield & Stainforth 07/22 07/24   22/24 22/24
Bentley Jn 07/27 [DDA] 07/30   22/17 22/18
Doncaster - -   22/14 [P4] 22/15
Hexthorpe Jn 07/34 07/37   22/06½ 22/11
Mexborough 07/42½ 07/46   22/00 22/06
Swinton 07/45½ [P3] 07/50   21/57 [P1] 22/04
Aldwarke Jn 07/47 07/55   21/55 22/01
Masborough Jn 07/51 08/00   21/52½ 21/59
Treeton Jn 07/57 08/05   - -
Beighton Jn 08/02 08/07   - -
Barrow Hill North Jn 08/10 08/13   - -
Holmes Jn - -   21/52 21/58
Wincobank Jn - -   21/50 21/56
Nunnery Main Line Jn - -   21/48 21/52
Sheffield - -   21/46 [P2] 21/48
Dore Station Jn - -   21/39 21/38
Tapton Jn 08/22 08/22   21/31½ 21/28
Chesterfield 08/23 [P2] 08/24   21/31 [P1] 21/27
Chesterfield South Jn 08/24 08/26   21/30 21/26
Clay Cross North Jn 08/26 08/28   21/27 21/24
Ambergate Jn 08/35 08/39   21/17 21/13
Broadholme 08*39 ~ 09*01 [UPL] 08.41 ~ 09.06   - -
St Mary's South Jn 09/12½ 09/19   21/05 20/57
Derby 09c14 ~ 09c16 [P3] 09.23 ~ 09.26 [P3]   21c00 ~ 21c02 [P1] 20.44 ~ 20.54
L.N.W. Jn 09/18½ [DTS] 09/30   20/58 [UTF] 20/42
Stenson Jn 09/23½ 09/35   20/44½ 20/38
North Stafford Jn 09/24 09/36   20/44 20/37
Clay Mills Jn 09/27 09/39   20/40½ 20/35
Burton-on-Trent 09/29 [P2] 09/41   20/38½ [P1] 20/32
Wichnor Jn 09/34 09/46   20/34½ 20/27
Tamworth HL 09/39½ [P4] 09/52   20/29½ [P3] 20/21
Kingsbury Jn 09/47 09/56   20*18 ~ 20*23 20.14 ~ 20.15
Whitacre Jn DIV? ?   20/13 20/10
Coleshill Parkway DIV? ?   20/11 [P2] 20/08
Water Orton 09/50 10/07   20/07 20/05
Water Orton West Jn 09/52 [UDS] 10/08   20/06½ 20/04
Castle Bromwich Jn 09/54 [UDG] 10/10   20/05 20/02
Washwood Heath West Jn 10/09 [GL] 10/24   20/00 19/58
Landor Street Jn 10/14 10/27   19/59 [ML] 19/54
St Andrews Jn 10/18 10/29   19/52 19/52
Bordesley Jn 10/19 [ML] 10/29   19/50½ 19/51
Small Heath South Jn 10/22½ [FL] 10/33   19/42 [FL] 19/45
Tyseley 10c27 ~ 10c29 [P1] 10/34?   19c38 ~ 19c40 [P2] 19.39 ~ 19.43
Solihull 10/36½ 10/37   19/29½ 19/32
Bentley Heath LC 10/41½ 10/41   19/24 19/24
Dorridge Loop 10*44 ~ 10*49 [UPL] ?   - -
Dorridge 10/51 [P1] 10/47   19/23 [P2] 19/22
Hatton 10/58 10/54   19/14 19/15
Leamington Spa 11/07 [UM] 11/06   19/08 [DM] 19/08
Fenny Compton 11/18 11/17   18/58 18/57
Reservoir Jn 11/25 11/23   18/51 18/50
Banbury 11/26 [P3] 11/24   18/49½ [P2] 18/49
Aynho Jn 11/31 11/28   18/42½ 18/42
Heyford 11/38 11/33   18/38 18/37
Wolvercote Jn 11/50 [UM] 11/40   18/30½ 18/28
Oxford North Jn 11/52 [UM] ? ~ 11.57   18/28½ [DM] 18/24
Oxford 11*57 ~ 12*04 [UT] 12.01 ~ 12.03 [UT]   18/27 [DT] 18/23
Kennington Jn 12/08 12/06   18/20 18/18
Didcot North Jn 12/18 12/13   18/11 18/09
Foxhall Jn 12*22 ~ 12*43 ? ~ 12.42   18/04 18/06
Milton Jn 12/47 12/45   18/02½ 18/04
Wantage Road 12/53 [DM] 12/51   17*41 ~ 17*56 ? ~ 17.58
Challow 12/56 12/54   17/36 [UR] 17/38
Uffington 12/58 12/56   17/34 17/36
Swindon 13/07 [P4] 13/05   17/25 [UM] 17/28
Wootton Bassett Jn 13/12½ 13/09   17/19 17/22
Chippenham 13/20 [P1] 13/18   17/11 [P2] 17/13
Thingley East Jn 13/21 13/19   17/10 17/12
Thingley Jn 13/21½ ?   17/09½ 17/11
Bathampton Jn 13/36½ 13/27   17/02 17/03
Bath Spa 13.40a [P1] 13.31   16.58d [P2] 16.59


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z52 : (47851 with 47854 on rear) : Bath Spa to Bristol East Depot
5Z53 : (47854 with 47851 on rear) : Bristol East Depot to Bath Spa

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Bath Spa 13.46d [P1] ?a [P2]
Bristol East Depot ?a 16.40d


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