1st September 2022

Northern Belle
Dartmouth Steam Railway & Paignton

Locos Used 47746 'Chris Fudge' & 47815 'Great Western'
Stock Used 10729+10734+17167+325+3247+3275+3267+1566+3273+3174+99025

Route :
1Z26: Swansea to Paignton
1Z28: Paignton to Swansea

Loco(s) Route
47815 (1) Swansea - Neath - Port Talbot Parkway - Bridgend - Pontyclun - Cardiff Central - Newport - Severn Tunnel Junction - Patchway - Filton Abbey Wood - Dr Day's Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - Yatton - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Teignmouth - Newton Abbot - Torquay - Paignton
47746 (2) Paignton - (reverse of outward route) - Swansea

Notes : 
(1) 47746 on rear.
(2) 47815 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Swansea 07.04d [P2] 07.05   21.09a [P1] 21.02
Swansea Loop East 07/06 07/08   21/06½ 20/59
Landore Jn 07/08 07/10   21/05½ 20/57
Neath 07/16 07/19   20/55 20/48
Port Talbot Parkway 07/23½ 07/24   20/50 20/40
Margam Moors Jn 07/29 07/28   20/46½ 20/37
Stormy 07/32½ 07/32   20/40½ 20/34
Bridgend 07/37 [P2] 07/37   20/32½ [P1] 20/30
Pontyclun 07/47½ 07/46   20/21½ 20/21
Leckwith North Jn 07/57 [A] 07/55   20/12 20/12
Cardiff Central 08.10a ~ 08.14d [P1] [B] 08.03 ~ 08.14   20.06a ~ 20.08d [P3] 19.56 ~ 20.09
Long Dyke Jn 08/16 [UR] 08/16   20/04½ [E] 19/53
Marshfield 08/24 [UR] 08/23   19/56 [DR] 19/46
Ebbw Jn 08/29 [UM] 08/30   19/51½ [DR] 19/42
Newport 08.31a ~ 08.46d [P4] [UM] 08.33 ~ 08.45   19.44a ~ 19.48d [P1] [DR] 19.30 ~ 19.38
Maindee West Jn 08/48½ 08/47   19/42 19/28
Maindee East Jn 08/49½ [UR] 08/48   19/41½ 19/27
Llanwern West Jn 09/01 08/52   19/38 19/25
Severn Tunnel Junction 09/13 [P4] 09/11   19/27 [P3] [DR] 19/19
Severn Tunnel West 09/18 09/13   19/26 19/18
Severn Tunnel East 09/23 09/18   19/21 19/14
Pilning 09*26 ~ 09*36 [UGL] 09.20 ~ 09.32   19/20 [P2] 19/13
Patchway 09/46½ [P1] 09/42   19/17 [P2] 19/09
Filton Abbey Wood 09/54 [P1] [ML] 09/49   19/14½ [P2] 19/07
Horfield Jn 09/55 09/51   19*02 ~ 19*13 ? ~ 19.06
Dr Day's Jn 10/00½ [DR] 09/55   18/57 19/01
Bristol East Jn 10/02½ [DF] 09/56   18/56 [ML] 19/00
Bristol Temple Meads 10c05 ~ 10c07 [P12] 09/57   18c50 ~ 18c54 [P15] [DF] 18.50 ~ 18.59
Bristol West Jn 10/08½ [DM] 09/59   18/45½ [CL] 18/48
Parson Street 10/10 [P1] 10/02   18/40½ [P2] 18/46
Yatton 10/19½ 10/15   18/25 18/32
Worle Jn 10/24 10/23   18/17½ 18/22
Uphill Jn 10/32 10/30   18/15½ 18/19
Bridgwater 10/47 10/47   18/06½ 18/08
Cogload Jn 10/52½ 10/54   18/01½ 18/04
Taunton 11/03 [P3] 10/59   17/58½ [P4] 18/00
Norton Fitzwarren 11/07 11/01   17/57 17/58
Whiteball 11/17½ 11/11   17/50½ 17/51
Tiverton Parkway 11/20½ [P1] 11/15   17/47½ [P2] 17/48
Tiverton Loop 11/22½ 11/16   17/46 17/47
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/40 11/27   17/33½ 17/34
Exeter St Davids 11/50½ [P4] 11/35   17*18 ~ 17*30 [P6] 17.18 ~ 17.31
Dawlish Warren 12/02½ 11/51   16*53 ~ 17*06 [P2] 16.56 ~ 17.05
Dawlish 12/04½ 11/56   16/50 16/53
Teignmouth 12/07½ 12/02   16/47 16/50
Newton Abbot 12/13 [P2] 12/10   16/41½ [P3] 16/44
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/13½ 12/12   16/41 16/43
Torquay 12.22a ~ 12.26d 12.23 ~ 12.27   16.27a ~ 16.32d 16.26 ~ 16.31
Paignton 12.32a [P1] 12.32   16.22d [P2] 16.22


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z27 : (47815 with 47746 on rear) : Paignton to Goodrington C.S.

Location Booked
Paignton 12.41d [P1]
Goodrington C.S. 12.46a

5Z28 : (47746 with 47815 on rear) : Goodrington C.S. to Paignton

Location Booked
Goodrington C.S. 16.07d
Paignton 16.12a [P2]


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