10th May 2023

Statesman Rail
Snowdonia Statesman

Locos Used 47593 'Galloway Princess' & 47712 'Lady Diana Spencer'
Stock Used 3344+3426+3384+1211+3312+3229+80043+3188+3438+17056

Route : 
1Z47 : Chesterfield to Blaenau Ffestiniog
1Z29 : Blaenau Ffestiniog to Chesterfield

Loco(s) Route
47712 + 47593 Chesterfield - Clay Cross North Jn - Alfreton - Langley Mill - Ilkeston - Trowell Jn - Toton Centre - Trent East Jn - East Midlands Parkway - Loughborough - Syston South Jn - Leicester - Wigston North Jn - Narborough - Hinckley - Nuneaton - (via WCML) - Crewe - Chester - Saltney Jn - Prestatyn - Rhyl - Colwyn Bay - Llandudno Junction
47593 + 47712 Llandudno Junction - North Llanrwst - Betws-y-Coed - Blaenau Ffestiniog
47712 + 47593 Blaenau Ffestiniog - Betws-y-Coed - North Llanrwst - Llandudno Junction
47593 + 47712 Llandudno Junction - (reverse of outward route) - Chesterfield

Notes : 
(1) Off tour option: a ride on the Ffestiniog Railway from Blaenau Ffestiniog to Tan-y-Bwlch and return.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Chesterfield 05.35d [P2] [ML] 05.34   23.33a [P1] 23.25
Chesterfield South Jn 05/38½ [EL] 05/36   23/29 [ML] 23/23
Clay Cross North Jn 05/41½ 05/39   23/25 [EL] 23/20
Alfreton 05.50a ~ 05.53d 05.46 ~ 05.52   23.07a ~ 23.11d 23.07 ~ 23.12
Ironville Jn 05/57½ [ML] 05/56   23/02½ 23/03
Langley Mill 06/00 [P2] 05/59   22/59½ [P1] 22/58
Ilkeston 06.04a ~ 06.07d [P2] 06.03 ~ 06.07   22.51a ~ 22.55d [P1] 22.39 ~ 22.52
Trowell Jn 06/10 06/09   22/47½ 22/35
Toton Centre 06/15½ 06/12   22/39½ 22/29
Toton Jn 06/20 [ML] 06/13   22*30 ~ 22*37 [ML] 22/28
Trent East Jn 06/25½ 06/27   22/25½ [ML] 22/24
Trent South Jn 06/27 [UF] 06/29   22/23½ 22/23
East Midlands Parkway 06.29a ~ 06.39d [P4] [US] 06.33 ~ 06.38   22.17a ~ 22.20d [P3] [DF] 22.09 ~ 22.20
Loughborough North Jn 06/48 [UF] 06/49   22/09½ 21/56
Loughborough 06.51a ~ 06.55d [P2] [UF] 06.51 ~ 06.54   22.05a ~ 22.08d [P3] [DS] 21.55 ~ ?
Sileby Jn 07/00½ [US] 07/01   21/59½ 21/50
Syston North Jn 07/05½ 07/05   21/55 21/48
Syston South Jn 07/06 07/06   21/54½ [DS] 21/47
Humberstone Road Jn 07/12 [UF] 07/13   21/49½ 21/42
Leicester North Jn 07/14 07/16   21/48 [UDS] 21/40
Leicester 07.15a ~ 07.18d [P4] [UF] 07.17 ~ 07.20   21.33a ~ 21.43d [P4] 21.32 ~ 21.39
Knighton Jn 07/22 07/26   21/30 21/23
Wigston North Jn 07*26 ~ 07*38 [UDG] 07.27 ~ 07.33   21/27 [DF] 21/21
Narborough 07.46a ~ 07.49d 07.41 ~ 07.46   21.19a ~ 21.22d 21.12 ~ 21.16
Croft 07/52½ 07/49   21/16 21/09
Hinckley 07.58a ~ 08.01d 07.55 ~ 08.00   21.04a ~ 21.07d 21.01 ~ 21.03
Nuneaton 08.08a ~ 08.11d [P7] [UA] 08.08 ~ ?   20.41a ~ 20.56d [P5] 20.47 ~ 20.54
Midland Yard Jn 08/14 08/09   - -
Canal Farm Jn 08*17 ~ 08*34 [DS] 08/13   - -
Amington Jn 08/45½ [DS] 08/22   20/29½ [US] 20/30
Lichfield North Jn 08/54½ [DS] 08/29   20/24 [US] 20/24
Rugeley North Jn 09/02½ [DS] 08/35   20/18 [US] 20/19
Colwich 09/07½ [DF] 08/37   20/15 [US] 20/16
Stafford 09/15½ [P3] [DF] 08/57   20/09 [UF] 20/10
Norton Bridge 09/22 [DF] ?   20/05½ [UF] 20/07
Madeley 09/31 [DF] 09/12   19/56 [UF] 19/59
Basford Hall Jn 09/36 [DF] 09/21   19/52 [UF] 19/53
Crewe 09c40 ~ 09c54 [P12] 09.43 ~ 09.55   19c36 ~ 19c46 [P6] [US] 19.29 ~ 19.49
Crewe Steel Works 09/57 09/58   19/33 19/25
Beeston Castle & Tarporley SB 10/05½ 10/06   19/25½ 19/17
Chester 10/17½ [P3] 10/16   19*01 ~ 19*14 [UDM] 18.53 ~ ?
Chester South Jn 10/18½ [DM] 10/17   18/59½ [UF] 18/51
Saltney Jn 10/20½ 10/19   18/57½ 18/47
Shotton 10/27 10/23   18/48 18/42
Flint 10/32 10/32   18/42 18/36
Mostyn East Jn 10/40 10/38   18/31 18/30
Prestatyn 10/49 10/45   18/23 18/23
Rhyl 10/53½ 10/50   18/19 [P1] 18/18
Abergele & Pensarn 10/58 10/55   18/14 18/12
Colwyn Bay 11/04½ ?   18/07 18/04
Llandudno Junction 11.09a ~ 11.52d [P3] 11.08 ~ 11.52 [P3]   17.23a ~ 18.00d [P1] 17.21 ~ 17.59
Tal-y-Cafn 12.00 ~ 12.01 ?   17.04 ~ 17.04½ ? ~ 17.08
North Llanrwst 12t10 ~ 12t16 12.14 ~ 12.24   16t48 ~ 16t54 16.50 ~ 16.59
Betws-y-Coed 12.24a ~ 12.30d ?   16.34a ~ 16.40d ? ~ 16.40
Blaenau Ffestiniog 12.57a 13.05   16.08d 16.08


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