30th April 2022

Vintage Trains
The North Wales Coast Express

Locos Used 20142 'Sir John Betjeman' & 20189
Stock Used 35470+99361+99349+17018+5198+5212+5191+9101

Route :
1Z20 : Tyseley Warwick Road to Llandudno
1Z21 : Llandudno to Tyseley Warwick Road

Loco(s) Route
20189 + 20142 Tyseley Warwick Road - Small Heath South Jn - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Dudley Port - Wolverhampton - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - Madeley - Crewe - Chester - Saltney Jn - Prestatyn - Rhyl - Colwyn Bay - Llandudno Junction - Llandudno
20142 + 20189 Llandudno - (reverse of outward route) - Tyseley Warwick Road

Notes :
(1) Off tour option: Llandudno Victorian Extravaganza.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Tyseley Warwick Road 07.55d 07.55?   19.43a 19.43?
Small Heath South Jn 08/01 08/01   19/36½ 19/36
Bordesley Jn 08/04 08/05   19/31 [ML] 19/29
St Andrews Jn 08/07 08/06   19/28½ 19/28
Proof House Jn 08/10 [WL] 08/09   19/25½ 19/25
Birmingham New Street 08.13a ~ 08.28d [P3] 08.16 ~ 08.28   19.19a ~ 19.23d [P2] [WL] 19.19 ~ 19.22
Soho South Jn 08/34 08/33   19/12½ 19/12
Galton Jn 08/36 08/35   19/09½ 19/09
Dudley Port 08/40 08/39   19/03 19/03
Wolverhampton 08.52a ~ 08.55d [P1] 08.51 ~ 08.55 [P1]   18.49a ~ 18.54d [P2] 18.51 ~ 18.54
Wolverhampton North Jn 08/57 08/57   18/47 18/48
Bushbury Jn 08/59 08/59   18/45 18/44
Penkridge 09/06 09/05   18/37 18/37
Trent Valley Jn 09/12 [DS] 09/10   18/32 18/32
Stafford 09/13 [P5] [DS] 09/11   18/31 [P4] [US] 18/31
Little Bridgeford Jn - -   18/23 [US] 18/24
Searchlight Lane Jn 09/18 [DS] 09/15   - -
Madeley 09/28 [DS] 09/25   18/11 [US] 18/14
Basford Hall Jn 09/35 [DS] 09/30   18/06 [US] 18/07
Crewe 09/40 [P12] 09/37   17*54 ~ 18*01 [P12] [US] 17.57 ~ 18.03
Crewe Steel Works 09/44 09/40   17/50 17/53
Beeston Castle & Tarporley SB 09/53 09/50   17/42 17/45
Chester 10/03 [UDM] 10/02   17/29 [UDM] 17/33
Chester South Jn 10/04 [DM] 10/03   17/27 [UF] 17/32
Saltney Jn 10/06 10/05   17/25 17/29
Shotton 10/12 10/10   17/18 17/23
Flint 10/16 10/14   17/13 17/19
Mostyn East Jn 10/22 10/20   17/07 17/13
Prestatyn 10/29 10/26   17/01 17/04
Rhyl 10/34 10/29   16/56 [P1] 16/59
Abergele & Pensarn 10/39 10/33   16/51 16/51
Colwyn Bay 10/45 ?   16/45 16/45
Llandudno Junction 10.51a ~ 10.58d [P3] 10.44 ~ 10.50   16.36a ~ 16.39d [P1] 16.38 ~ 16.40
Deganwy 11/01½ ?   16/32½ ?
Llandudno 11.06a [P3] 10.59   16.28d [P2] 16.28


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