23rd November 2021

Railway Touring Company
The Gloucester Christmas Market & Cardiff

Locos Used 57316 & steam: 6233 'Duchess of Sutherland'
Stock Used 99041+3093+3136+1961+3058+99350+99127+99122+1861+4984+4940+99304

Route :
1Z30 : London Victoria to Cardiff Central
1Z32 : Cardiff Central to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
6233 (1) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Brentford - Hounslow - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Ascot - Wokingham - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Kemble - Stroud - Standish Jn - Gloucester - Lydney - Chepstow - Severn Tunnel Junction - Maindee West Jn - Newport - Cardiff Central
57316 (2) Cardiff Central - Newport - Maindee West Jn - Maindee North Jn
6233 (1) Maindee North Jn - Maindee East Jn - Severn Tunnel Junction - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes:
(1) 57316 on rear.
(2) 6233 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 07.02d [P2] [DCF] 07.03   22.38a [P2] 22.52
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 07/05 07/06   22/34½ [UCS] 22/48
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/09 [RVL] 07/07   22/31½ 22/46
Longhedge Jn 07/18 07/15   22/29½ [RVL] 22/45
Clapham Junction 07/22 [P5] [DWF] 07/23   22*22 ~ 22*25 [P3] 22.39 ~ 22.41
Barnes 07/27½ [P3] 07/30   22/10 [P1] [UWS] 22/32
Brentford 07/33½ [P2] 07/38   22/03 [P1] 22/26
Hounslow 07/48 [P2] 07/44   21/59 [P1] 22/22
Feltham Jn 07/51½ 07/49   21/57 22/19
Feltham 07/53½ [P2] 07/53 [P2]   21/55 [P1] 22/16
Staines 08.00a ~ 08.02d [P2] 08.01 ~ 08.05   21.46a ~ 21.48d [P1] 22.06 ~ 22.09
Virginia Water 08/13 [P2] 08/13   21/37 [P1] 21/55
Ascot 08w22a ~ 08w32d [P1] 08.24 ~ 08.40   21.10a ~ 21.26d [P1] 21.18 ~ 21.45
Wokingham 08/43 [P2] 08/53   20/57 [P1] 21/04
Earley 08/49 08/57   20/47½ 20/57
Reading Spur Jn 08/52 09/01   20/44½ 20/54
Reading New Jn 08/57 [DM] 09/02   20/41 20/52
Reading 08.58a ~ 09.01d [P8] 09.05 ~ 09.11   20.36a ~ 20.39d [P8] 20.42 ~ 20.50
Reading High Level Jn 09/03 [FVL] 09/13   20/34 20/39
Reading West Jn 09/05 [DR] 09/14   20/33 [FVL] 20/38
Goring & Streatley 09/14 [P3] [DR] 09/22   20/22 [P4] [UR] 20/30
Moreton Cutting 09/20 [DR] 09/28   20/15 [UM-UR] ?
Didcot East Jn 09/21 [DR] 09/30   20/12½ [UM] 20/17
Didcot Parkway 09.23a ~ 09.26d [P3] [RL] 09.31 ~ 09.35 [P3]   20.09a ~ 20.11d [P2] [UM] 20.07 ~ 20.16
Foxhall Jn 09/28 [DM] 09/38   20/08½ 20/06
Wantage Road 09/35 09/47   20/02 20/00
Challow 10*30 ~ 10*32 [DR] 10.31 ~ 10.33   19/58 19/57
Uffington 10/38 10/36   19/55 19/55
Swindon 10/50 [P3] 10/49   19c35 ~ 19c43 [P1] 19.32 ~ 19.43
Rodbourne Jn 10/53 10/52   19/32 19/22
Kemble 11.07 ~ 11.30 11.06 ~ 11.31   19/10½ [P1] 19/10
St Mary's LC 11/42 11/42   18/59½ 19/01
Stroud 11/46 11/46   18/54 18/58
Standish Jn 11/52 11/52   18/46½ 18/51
Gloucester Yard Jn 11/59 12/00   18/40 18/43
Horton Road Jn 12/00½ 12/02   18/39 18/40
Gloucester 12.02a ~ 12.06d [P2] 12.04 ~ 12.07   17w55a ~ 18w38d [P4] 18.05 ~ 18.38
Awre 12/24 12/24   17/38 17/46
Lydney 12/29 12/34   17/33 17/39
Chepstow 12/38 12/45   17/24 17/30
Severn Tunnel Junction 12/46 [P1] [DM] 12/54   17/16 [P2] 17/21
Llanwern West Jn 12/54 13/00   17/06½ 17/13
Maindee East Jn 12/59 13/03   17/02½ [UM] 17/09
Maindee North Jn - -   16.55 ~ 17.00 16.58 ~ ?
Maindee West Jn 13/00 13/04   16/53½ 16/56
Newport 13/04 [P2] 13/07 [P2]   16/52 [P4] 16/54 [P4]
Ebbw Jn 13/07 13/09   16/49 16/52
Marshfield 13/11 13/13   16/45 16/48
Long Dyke Jn 13/17½ [E] 13/20   16/39½ [UM] 16/41
Cardiff Central 13.19a [P4] 13.22   16.37d [P3] [D] 16.39 [P3]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z30 : (57316 with 6233 on rear) : Southall to London Victoria

Location Booked
Southall WCR 05.05d
Southall 05.15 ~ 05.24
Southall East Jn 05/26
West Ealing 05/29
Acton West 05/32
Acton Main Line 05/34
Acton Wells Jn 05/37
Willesden SW Sidings 05*40 ~ 06*00
Willesden West London Jn 06/02
Mitre Bridge Jn 06/04
North Pole Jn 06/05
Shepherds Bush 06/09
Kensington Olympia 06/12
West Brompton 06c14 ~ 06c16
Latchmere Jn 06/19
Longhedge Jn 06/23
Stewarts Lane Jn 06/25
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 06/34
London Victoria 06.38a [P2]

5Z31 : (57316 with 6233 on rear) : Cardiff Central to Pengam Sidings

Location Booked
Cardiff Central 13.23d [P4]
Long Dyke Jn 13/25
Pengam Jn 13/27
Pengam Reception Sidings 13.31a

5Z32 : (6233 with 57316 on rear) : Pengam Sidings to Cardiff Central

Location Booked
Pengam Reception Sidings 16.22d
Pengam Jn 16/25
Long Dyke Jn 16/28
Cardiff Central 16.30a [P3]

5Z33 : (57316 with 6233 on rear) : London Victoria to Southall

Location Booked
London Victoria 22.48d [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 22/50
Stewarts Lane Jn 22/52
Longhedge Jn 22/55
Latchmere Jn 22/57
West Brompton 23c00 ~ 23c03
Kensington Olympia 23/06
Shepherds Bush 23/08
North Pole Jn 23/10
Mitre Bridge Jn 23/11
Willesden West London Jn 23/12
Willesden SW Sidings 23*16 ~ 23*22
Acton Wells Jn 23/25
Acton Main Line 23/28
Acton West 23*32 ~ 23*43
West Ealing 23/46
Southall East Jn 23/51
Southall 23.53 ~ 00.06
Southall WCR 00.16a


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