10th July 2021

Northern Belle
Weymouth Harbour - The Dorset Coast

Locos Used 47802 & 57601 'Windsor Castle'
Stock Used 10734+10729+17167+325+3247+3275+3267+1566+3273+3174+99025

Route :
1Z38 : Cardiff Central to Weymouth
1Z40 : Weymouth to Cardiff Central

Loco(s) Route
57601 (1) Cardiff Central - Newport - Severn Tunnel Junction - Patchway - Filton Abbey Wood - Dr Day's Jn - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Bathampton Jn - Bradford Jn - Trowbridge - Westbury - Fairwood Jn - Clink Road Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Yeovil Pen Mill - Maiden Newton - Dorchester West - Weymouth
47802 (2) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Cardiff Central

Notes : 
(1) 47802 on rear.
(2) 57601 on rear.
(3) Off tour option: This tour normally coincides with The Dorset Seafood Festival at Weymouth Harbour. However the event has been postponed due to Covid-19.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Cardiff Central 05.55d [P4] [E] 05.55   19.06a [P2] 19.05
Long Dyke Jn 05/57 [UR] 05/57   19/04½ [E] 19/02
Marshfield 06/05 06/06   18/56½ 18/55
Ebbw Jn 06/10 06/10   18/52 18/51
Newport 06.13a ~ 06.17d [P2] 06.13 ~ 06.18   18.45a ~ 18.48d [P1] 18.44 ~ 18.47
Maindee West Jn 06/19 06/20   18/43½ 18/42
Llanwern West Jn 06/22 06/23   18/38½ 18/40
Severn Tunnel Junction 06/33 [P4] 06/35   18/27½ [P3] [DR] 18/29
Severn Tunnel West 06/34 06/36   18/26½ 18/25
Severn Tunnel East 06/40½ 06/41   18/21½ 18/21
Pilning 06/41½ [P1] 06/44   18/19½ [P2] 18/19
Patchway 06/47½ [P1] 06/48   18/13 [P2] 18/15
Filton Abbey Wood 06/53 [P1] [ML] 06/51   18/05 [P4] 18/13
Horfield Jn 06*55 ~ 07*10 06/53   18/02½ 18/12
Narroways Hill Jn 07/12½ 06/55   18/00½ 18/09
Dr Day's Jn 07/14½ 07/01   17/58½ [RL] 18/06
North Somerset Jn 07/16½ 07/04   17/54 18/05
Bath Spa 07.26a ~ 07.29d [P2] 07.17 ~ 07.30   17.40a ~ 17.43d [P1] 17.46 ~ 17.52
Bathampton Jn 07/33½ 07/33   17/37 17/42
Bradford Jn 07/43½ 07/44   17/24½ 17/24
Trowbridge 07/46½ ?   17/22½ 17/22
Westbury 07c56 ~ 08c00 [P3] 07.56 ~ ?   17c13 ~ 17c15 [P3] 16.56 ~ 17.14
Fairwood Jn 08/03½ 07/59   16/54 16/52
Clink Road Jn 08/05½ 08/04   16/52 16/47
Blatchbridge Jn 08/07½ 08/06   16/50 16/45
East Somerset Jn 08/10½ 08/09   16/46 16/41
Castle Cary 08/18½ [P2] 08/19   16/38½ [P2] 16/32
Yeovil Pen Mill 08t39 ~ 08t41 [P3] 08.40 ~ 08.45   16t15 ~ 16t17 [P3] 15.55 ~ 16.11
Maiden Newton 09t10 ~ 09t13 09.15 ~ 09.18   15t27 ~ 15t29 15.25 ~ 15.27
Dorchester West 09*27 ~ 09*35 09.34 ~ ?   15*06 ~ 15*14 15.04 ~ 15.06
Dorchester Jn 09/36 ?   15/05½ 15/03
Weymouth 09.45a [P3] 09.49 [P3]   14.53d [P3] 14.52


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z39 : (47802 with 57601 on rear) : Weymouth to Jersey Sidings

Location Booked Actual
Weymouth 10.10d [P3] [P3]
Jersey Sidings 10.15a  

5Z40 : (57601 with 47802 on rear) : Jersey Sidings to Weymouth

Location Booked
Jersey Sidings 14.23d
Weymouth 14.28a [P3]


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