3rd September 2021

Northern Belle
Dartmouth Steam Railway & Paignton

Locos Used 57313 'Scarborough Castle' & 57601 'Windsor Castle'
Stock Used 95402+99025+3174+3273+1566+3267+3247+325+17167+10729+10703

Route :
1Z80: Swansea to Paignton
1Z82: Paignton to Swansea

Loco(s) Route
57313 (1) Swansea - Neath - Port Talbot Parkway - Bridgend - Pontyclun - 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 - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Torquay - Paignton
57601 (2) Paignton - (reverse of outward route) - Swansea

Notes : 
(1) 57601 on rear.
(2) 57313 on rear.


57601 on the return past Cockwood Harbour (photo: Nathan Williamson)

Source : Nathan Williamson

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Swansea 07.25d [P2] 07.25   22.53a [P4] 22.39
Swansea Loop East 07/27 07/28   22/50½ 22/37
Landore Jn 07/29 07/30   22/47 22/35
Neath 07/37 07/40   22/36½ 22/26
Port Talbot Parkway 07/44 07/46   22/31½ 22/21
Margam Moors Jn 07/48½ 07/49   22/28 22/18
Stormy 07/52½ 07/53   22/22 22/15
Bridgend 07/57 [P2] 07/56   22/14 [P1] 22/11
Pontyclun 08/07½ 08/06   22/02 22/02
Leckwith North Jn 08/19 [C] 08/15   21*42 ~ 21*51 ? ~ 21.51
Cardiff Central 08.26a ~ 08.29d [P1] [B] 08.26 ~ 08.31   21.27a ~ 21.39d [P1] [E] 21.26 ~ 21.37
Long Dyke Jn 08/31 [UM] 08/34   21/25½ [B] 21/22
Marshfield 08/37½ [UM] 08/39   21/11½ 21/10
Ebbw Jn 08/40½ [UR] ?   21/07 21/07
Newport 08.45a ~ 08.50d [P1] [UM] 08.48 ~ 08.53   21.00a ~ 21.03d [P1] 20.59 ~ ?
Maindee West Jn 08/52 08/55   20/57½ 20/57
Llanwern West Jn 08/54 08/58   20/54½ 20/53
Severn Tunnel Junction 09/00½ [P4] 09/04   20/43½ [P3] [DR] 20/41
Severn Tunnel West 09/01½ 09/05   20/41½ 20/40
Severn Tunnel East 09/06½ 09/10   20/36 20/36
Pilning 09/07½ [P1] 09/13   20/35 [P2] 20/35
Patchway 09/12½ [P1] 09/17   20/30 [P2] 20/30
Filton Jn Sig.BL1569 09*14 ~ 09*38 ?   - -
Filton Abbey Wood 09/40 [P1] [ML] 09/36   20*23 ~ 20*24 [P2] 20/22
Horfield Jn 09/41 09/37   20/20 20/20
Dr Day's Jn 09/49½ 09/47   20/14 [ML] 20/15
North Somerset Jn 09/51½ 09/50   20/12 20/13
Bath Spa 10/07½ [P2] 10/08   19/55½ [P2] 19/55
Bathampton Jn 10/12½ 10/12   19/51 19/50
Bradford Jn 10/26½ 10/30   19/39½ 19/33
Trowbridge 10/30½ 10/34   19/37½ 19/31
Westbury 10c43 ~ 10c45 [P1] 10/41?   19c21 ~ 19c30 [P3] 19.19 ~ 19.24
Fairwood Jn 10/48½ 10/43   19/15½ 19/10
Clink Road Jn 10/50½ 10/48   19/12½ 19/00
Blatchbridge Jn 10/52½ 10/50   19/10½ 18/58
East Somerset Jn 10/55½ 10/53   19/06½ 18/55
Castle Cary 11/06½ [P2] 11/00   18/54 [P1] 18/46
Somerton GF 11/13½ 11/06   18/45 18/36
Athelney LC 11/19½ 11/14   18/32½ 18/26
Cogload Jn 11/22 11/16   18/29 18/23
Taunton 11/26 [P3] 11/20   18*13 ~ 18*23 [P4] 18.08 ~ 18.17
Norton Fitzwarren 11/27 11/21   18/11 18/06
Whiteball 11/34½ 11/28   18/01½ 17/59
Tiverton Parkway 11/37½ [P1] 11/33   17/58½ [P2] 17/55
Tiverton Loop 11/39 11/34   17/57 17/54
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/50½ 11/43   17/44½ 17/41
Exeter St Davids 11/52½ [P4] 11/45   17/42½ [P5] 17/39
Dawlish Warren 12/01½ 11/56   17/28½ 17/27
Dawlish 12/03 11/58   17/26 17/26
Teignmouth 12/06 12/02   17/21 17/23
Newton Abbot 12/12 [P2] 12/10   17/12½ [P3] 17/17
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/12½ 12/11   17/12 17/16
Torquay 12.24a ~ 12.27d 12.24 ~ 12.30   17.00a ~ 17.03d 17.01 ~ 17.07
Paignton 12.33a [P1] 12.35   16.55d [P2] 16.57


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z81 : (57313 with 57601 on rear) : Paignton to Goodrington C.S.

Location Booked
Paignton 12.44d [P1]
Goodrington C.S. 12.49

5Z82 : (57601 with 57313 on rear) : Goodrington C.S. to Paignton

Location Booked
Goodrington C.S. 16.39d
Paignton 16.44a [P2]


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