27th July 2024

InterCity
The Diamond Jubilee Express

Locos Used (2) 45118 'The Royal Artilleryman' & 47810 'Crewe Diesel Depot'
Stock Used 9513+5991+12171+12111+11066+11082+1666

Route : 
1Z45 : Bristol Temple Meads to York
1Z46 : York to Bristol Temple Meads

Loco(s) Route
45118 (1) Bristol Temple Meads - Dr Day's Jn - Filton Abbey Wood - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Ashchurch for Tewkesbury - Abbotswood Jn - Stoke Works Jn - Bromsgrove - Barnt Green - Kings Norton - Lifford East Jn - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - Lifford West Jn - Lifford East Jn - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Kingsbury Jn - Tamworth HL - Wichnor Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Stenson Jn - Derby - Duffield - Ambergate Jn - Clay Cross North Jn - Chesterfield - Tapton Jn - Barrow Hill North Jn - Beighton Jn - Treeton Jn - Masborough Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Swinton - Moorthorpe - Pontefract Baghill - Ferrybridge North Jn - Milford Jn - Church Fenton - Colton Jn - York
45118 (1) York - (reverse of outward route) - Kingsbury Jn - Whitacre Jn - Coleshill Parkway - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - Kings Norton - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) 47810 on rear.
(2) 47810 running as D1924.
(3) This was 45118's first railtour with LSL. Reported as the first time a class 45 had worked this route for 17 years.
(4) Off tour option: Class 14s @60 event at the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Bristol Temple Meads 07.03d [P9] [UF] 07.12   22.13a [P15] 22.22
Bristol East Jn 07/04 07/13   22/10½ 22/20
Dr Day's Jn 07/05 [ML] 07/14   22/06½ [DF] 22/15
Horfield Jn 07/09½ 07/18   22/01 22/12
Filton Abbey Wood 07/10½ [P2] [UF] 07/19   21/59½ [P1] [ML] 22/11
Bristol Parkway 07.12a ~ 07.15d [P3] 07.21 ~ 07.25   21.49a ~ 21.55d [P2] 22.02 ~ 22.09 [P2]
Westerleigh Jn 07/21 07/31   21/42½ 21/57
Yate 07/24 07/33   21/40 21/53
Charfield 07/30 07/38   21/34 21/48
Standish Jn 07/41 07/46   21/23 21/36
Gloucester Yard Jn 07/48 07/51   21/18 21/32
Barnwood Jn 07/50½ 07/52   21/17 21/31
Cheltenham Spa 07.58a ~ 08.01d [P2] 07.58 ~ 08.02   21.08a ~ 21.10d [P1] 21.07 ~ 21.26
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 08/09½ [P1] 08/09   20/54 [P2] 20/50
Abbotswood Jn 08/18 08/17   20/45 20/43
Stoke Works Jn 08/27 08/26   20/36 ? ~ 20.32
Bromsgrove 08*31 ~ 08*39 [P1] 08.30 ~ 08.37 [P1]   20/34 [P4] 20/26
Barnt Green 08/47 [P1] [SL] 08/45   20/30 [P2] 20/21
Longbridge 08/55 [UGF] 08/49   20/26 20/18
Kings Norton 09/04 08/53   20/17 [DGS] 20/15
Lifford East Jn 09/06 08/54   - -
Bordesley Jn 09/14 08/58   - -
St Andrews Jn 09/16 08.59 ~ ?   - -
Grand Jn 09/27 09/26   - -
Proof House Jn 09/28 [DEL] 09/27   - -
Selly Oak - -   20/13 20/12
Five Ways - -   20/10 [P2] 20/09
Birmingham New Street 09.33a ~ 09.39d [P11] 09.34 ~ 09.41   20.01a ~ 20.06d [P12] 19.59 ~ 20.05
Five Ways 09/43 [P2] 09/44   - -
Selly Oak 09/47 09/48   - -
Lifford West Jn 09/51 09/51   - -
Lifford East Jn 09/54 09/53   - -
Bordesley Jn 10/02 09/59   - -
St Andrews Jn 10/22 10/13   - -
Proof House Jn - -   19/58½ [DEL] 19/57
Grand Jn - -   19/58 19/56
Landor Street Jn 10/29 [ML] 10/17   19/57 19/54
Castle Bromwich Jn 10/35 10/24   19/51 19/49
Water Orton 10/36 10/25   19/50 [ML] 19/46
Coleshill Parkway - -   19/47 [P1] 19/42
Whitacre Jn - -   19/44 19/40
Kingsbury Jn 10/39 10/27   19/38½ 19/31
Tamworth HL 10/43½ [P3] 10/34   19/26 [P4] 19/15
Wichnor Jn 10/49½ 10/40   19/19 19/09
Burton-on-Trent 10/54½ [P1] 10/44   19/08 [P2] 19/05
Clay Mills Jn 10/56½ 10/46   19/06 19/03
North Stafford Jn 11/00½ 10/51   19/03 19/01
Stenson Jn 11/01 10/52   19/02½ 19/00
L.N.W. Jn 11/08 [UTF] 10/55   18/57½ [DTF] 18/56
Derby 11*11 ~ 11*20 [P1] [A] 10.57 ~ 11.05 [P1]   18c54 ~ 18c55 [P2] 18.52 ~ 18.54
St Mary's South Jn 11/22½ [DF] 11/07   18/51 [B] 18/50
Duffield 11.30a ~ 11.33d 11.12 ~ 11.16   18.43a ~ 18.45d 18.34 ~ 18.45
Ambergate Jn 11/41 11/22   18/35 18/29
Clay Cross North Jn 11/51 [ML] 11/30   18/22½ 18/21
Chesterfield South Jn 11/56 11/33   18/19 18/18
Chesterfield 11.58a ~ 12.00d [P1] 11.34 ~ 11.37   18.11a ~ 18.16d [P2] [ML] 18.11 ~ 18.16
Tapton Jn 12/02½ 11/38   18/09 18/09
Barrow Hill North Jn 12/05½ 11/42   18/04 17/59
Beighton Jn 12/11 11/47   17/59 17/53
Treeton Jn 12/14 11/50   17/54½ 17/51
Masborough Jn 12/18½ 12/09   17/50 17/47
Aldwarke Jn 12/21 12/12   17/48 17/44
Swinton 12/23 12/14   17/45 17/41
Moorthorpe 12/31½ [P2] 12/21   17/37 [P1] 17/26
Pontefract Baghill 12/39 12/28   17/22½ 17/17
Ferrybridge North Jn 12/41 12/31   17/18 17/14
Milford Jn 12/50 12/37   17/09 17/07
Church Fenton 12/56 [P2] [NNL] 12/46   17/05 [P1] 17/02 [P1]
Colton South Jn 13/00 12/54   17/00½ [NNL] 16/58
Colton Jn 13/01 12/55   16/59½ [LSL] 16/56
York 13.08a [P5] 13.05 [P5]   16.48d [P5] [LSL] 16.49 [P5]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z46 : (45118 with 47810 on rear) : York to Skelton Jn
5Z46 : (47810 with 45118 on rear) : Skelton Jn to York Yard North R.S.

Location Booked
York 13.18d [P5]
Skelton Jn 13.22 ~ 13.26
York Yard North R.S. 13.31a

3Z46 : (47810 with 45118 on rear) : York Yard North R.S. to Skelton Jn
3Z46 : (45118 with 47810 on rear) : Skelton Jn to York Holgate Loop
3Z46 : (47810 with 45118 on rear) : York Holgate Loop to York

Location Booked
York Yard North R.S. 16.05d
Skelton Jn 16.12 ~ 16.18
York Yard South Jn 16/23
York Holgate Loop 16.26 ~ 16.38
York 16.41a [P5]


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