3rd 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 :
1Z84: Birmingham International to Paignton
1Z86: Paignton to Birmingham International

Loco(s) Route
47815 (1) Birmingham International - Stechford - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - Kings Norton - Barnt Green - Bromsgrove - Stoke Works Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Ashchurch for Tewkesbury - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester
47746 (2) Gloucester - Gloucester Yard Jn - Standish Jn - Yate - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - 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
47815 (1) Paignton - (reverse of outward route) - Gloucester
47746 (2) Gloucester - (reverse of outward route) - Abbotswood Jn - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich Spa - Hartlebury - Kidderminster - Stourbridge Junction - Rowley Regis - Smethwick Jn - Galton Jn - Soho North Jn - Soho East Jn - Perry Barr West Jn - Perry Barr South Jn - Aston - Stechford - Birmingham International

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

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Birmingham International 08.24d [P5] 08.26   22.49a [P5] 22.53
Stechford 08/31 08/33   22/43 22/47
Proof House Jn 08/35½ [DEL] 08/38   - -
Birmingham New Street 08*38 ~ 08*39 [P10] 08/42   - -
Five Ways 08/43 08/45   - -
Selly Oak 08/46 08/49   - -
Kings Norton 08/48½ [DF] 08/51   - -
Longbridge 08/51½ 08/54   - -
Barnt Green 08/56 [P2] 08/57   - -
Bromsgrove 09/00 [P4] 09/02   - -
Stoke Works Jn 09*04 ~ 09*08 [DBL] ? ~ 09.13   - -
Aston - -   22/38 [P2] 22/40
Perry Barr South Jn - -   22/30 22/37
Perry Barr West Jn - -   22/25½ 22/35
Soho East Jn - -   22/22 22/29
Soho North Jn - -   22/20½ 22/28
Galton Jn - -   22/18½ 22/26
Smethwick Jn - -   22/17½ 22/25
Rowley Regis - -   22/13½ 22/21
Stourbridge Junction - -   22/00 [P2] 22/11
Blakedown - -   21/45 22/07
Kidderminster - -   21/41 22/04
Hartlebury - -   21/36 22/00
Droitwich Spa - -   21/30 21/52
Tunnel Jn - -   21/25 21/46
Worcester Shrub Hill - -   21/23 [P1] 21/44
Norton Jn - -   21/18½ 21/36
Abbotswood Jn 09/18½ 09/24   21/17 21/33
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 09/26 [P2] 09/33   21/08 [P1] 21/25
Cheltenham Spa 09.34a ~09.38d [P1] 09.40 ~ 09.44   20.56a ~ 21.00d [P2] 21.12 ~ 21.17
Barnwood Jn 09/45 09/53   20/50½ 21/03
Horton Road Jn 09/46 09/55   20/49½ 21/02
Gloucester 09.48a ~ 10.03d [P2] 09.56 ~ 10.14   20.33a ~ 20.48d [P2] 20.47 ~ 21.00
Horton Road Jn 10/04 10/15   20/31½ 20/45
Gloucester Yard Jn 10/05 10/16   20/30½ 20/42
Standish Jn 10/12 10/23   20/24½ 20/30
Charfield 10/22 10/31   20/13½ 20/14
Yate 10/27½ 10/37   20/07½ 20/10
Westerleigh Jn 10/30½ 10/39   20/05½ 20/07
Bristol Parkway 10/36 [P2] 10/44   20/00 [P4] 20/01
Filton Abbey Wood 10/37½ [P1] [ML] 10/46   19/56 [P2] [UF] 19/57
Horfield Jn 10/38½ 10/47   19/55 19/55
Dr Day's Jn 10/42 [DF] 10/50   19/51 [ML] 19/51
Bristol East Jn 10/46½ 10/51   19/50 [UF] 19/50
Bristol Temple Meads 10c48 ~ 10c50 [P12] 10/52   19/48 [P3] [DR] 19/49
Bristol West Jn 10/51½ 10/53   19/46 [UR] 19/43
Parson Street 10/53 [P1] 10/56   19/41½ [P2] 19/40
Yatton 11/02½ 11/03   19/31½ 19/29
Worle Jn 11/07 11/06   19/27 19/26
Uphill Jn 11/09 11/09   19/25 19/24
Bridgwater 11/18 11/18   19/16 19/14
Cogload Jn 11/23 11/23   19/11 19/10
Taunton 11/27 [P2] 11/28   19/08 [P4] 19/07
Norton Fitzwarren 11/28 11/31   19/06½ 19/06
Whiteball 11/35½ 11/38   19/00 18/59
Tiverton Parkway 11/38½ [P1] 11/41   18/57 [P2] 18/56
Tiverton Loop 11*41 ~ 12*04 [DPL] 11.44 ~ 12.06   18/55½ 18/55
Cowley Bridge Jn 12/16½ 12/19   18/43 18/42
Exeter St Davids 12/22½ [P4] 12/21 [P4]   18/41 [P5] 18/41
Dawlish Warren 12/31½ 12/31   18/21½ 18/25
Dawlish 12/33 12/33   18/19 18/23
Teignmouth 12/36½ 12/36   18/16 18/20
Newton Abbot 12/42½ [P2] 12/42   18/10½ [P1] 18/15
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/43 12/43   18/09 18/14
Torquay 12.52a ~ 13.00d 12.53 ~ 13.00   17.55a ~ 18.00d 17.59 ~ 18.04
Paignton 13.06a [P1] 13.06   17.50d [P2] 17.53


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z85 : (47746 with 47815 on rear) : Paignton to Goodrington C.S.

Location Booked
Paignton 13.18d [P1]
Goodrington C.S. 13.23a

5Z86 : (47815 with 47746 on rear) : Goodrington C.S. to Paignton

Location Booked
Goodrington C.S. 17.40d
Paignton 17.45a [P2]


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