20th August 2024

Northern Belle
Historic Torquay at Leisure

Locos Used 57313 'Scarborough Castle' & 57315
Stock Used 10729+10734+17167+325+3247+3174+3313+3267+1953+3273+3275

Route : 
1Z30 : Birmingham International to Paignton
1Z32 : Paignton to Birmingham International

Loco(s) Route
57313 (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
57315 (1) 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
57313 (2) Paignton - (reverse of outward route) - Gloucester
57315 (2) Gloucester - (reverse of outward route) - Birmingham International

Notes: 
(1) 57315 on rear.
(2) 57313 on rear.

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Taunton Trains

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Birmingham International 07.46d [P5] 07.48   22.36a [P5] 22.44
Stechford 07/53 07/56   22/28½ 22/32
Grand Jn 07/56½ 07/59   22/23 22/28
Proof House Jn 07/57 [DEL] 08/00   22/22½ 22/27
Birmingham New Street 07*59 ~ 08*02 [P11] 08.02 ~ 08.09   22/20 [P5] [WL] 22/24
Five Ways 08/07 [P2] 08/13   22/16½ [P1] 22/14
Selly Oak 08/12 08/16   22/11½ 22/08
Kings Norton 08/16 [DGS] 08/19   22/09 22/06
Longbridge 08/26 08/25   22/05 22/03
Barnt Green 08/29 [P2] 08/31   22/01 [P1] [UGS] 22/01
Bromsgrove 08/33 [P3] 08/35   21/55 [P2] 21/56
Stoke Works Jn 08/35 08/36   21/53 21/55
Abbotswood Jn 08/44 08/46   21/44 21/46
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 08/53 [P2] 08/54   21/36 [P1] 21/39
Cheltenham Spa 09.02a ~ 09.06d [P1] 09.02 ~ 09.09   21.24a ~ 21.28d [P2] 21.26 ~ 21.32
Barnwood Jn 09/13 09/17   21/18½ 21/19
Horton Road Jn 09/14 09/20   21/17½ 21/17
Gloucester 09.16a ~ 09.26d [P4] 09.21 ~ 09.37   20.54a ~ 21.16d [P4] 20.48 ~ 21.15
Horton Road Jn 09/28 09/39   20/52 20/46
Gloucester Yard Jn 09/29 09/41   20/49½ 20/44
Standish Jn 09/34 09/51   20/44½ 20/32
Charfield 09/44 10/02   20/28½ 20/21
Yate 09/49½ 10/07   20/22½ 20/16
Westerleigh Jn 09/51½ 10/10   20/20½ 20/13
Bristol Parkway 09/57½ [P2] 10/15   20*.03 ~ 20*15 [P3] 20.02 ~ 20.06
Filton Abbey Wood 09/59 [P1] [ML] 10/18   20/00 [P2] [UF] 19/59
Horfield Jn 10/00 10/19   19/59 19/58
Dr Day's Jn 10/03½ [DR] 10/22   19/55 [ML] 19/54
Bristol East Jn 10/04½ 10/23   19/54 [UF] 19/53
Bristol Temple Meads 10c06 ~ 10c21 [P3] 10/24?   19c48 ~ 19c52 [P5] 19.45 ~ 19.51
Bristol West Jn 10/23 [DM] 10/25   19/46 [UR] 19/42
Parson Street 10/24½ [P1] 10/28 [P1]   19/40½ [P2] 19/40
Yatton 10/33½ 10/37   19/25½ 19/27
Worle Jn 10/38 10/40   19/18½ 19/20
Uphill Jn 10/40 10/42   19/15 19/17
Bridgwater 10/51 10/52   19/06 19/07
Cogload Jn 10/57 10/57   19/01 19/02
Taunton 11/01 [P3] 11/01   18/58 [P4] 18/58
Norton Fitzwarren 11/03½ 11/03   18/56½ 18/56
Whiteball 11/12½ 11/11   18/50 18/48
Tiverton Parkway 11/15½ [P1] 11/16   18/47 [P2] 18/45
Tiverton Loop 11/17 11/17   18/45½ 18/44
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/30½ 11/27   18/33 18/31
Exeter St Davids 11/33 [P4] 11/32   18/31 [P5] 18/30
Dawlish Warren 11*52 ~ 12*00 [P1] 11.51 ~ 11.59   18/20 18/20
Dawlish 12/03 12/03   18/18½ 18/19
Teignmouth 12/06 12/06   18/15½ 18/16
Newton Abbot 12/15 [P2] 12/13   18/10 [P1] 18/10
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/15½ 12/14   18/09½ 18/09
Torquay 12.24a ~ 12.26d 12.24 ~ 12.31   17.55a ~ 17.58d 17.57 ~ 18.00
Paignton 12.32a [P2] 12.37   17.50d [P2] 17.52


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z31 : (57315 with 57313 on rear) :  Paignton to Goodrington C.S.

Location Booked
Paignton 12.41d [P2]
Paignton GF 12/43
Goodrington C.S. 12.46a

5Z32 : (57313 with 57315 on rear) : Goodrington C.S. to Paignton

Location Booked
Goodrington C.S. 17.38d
Paignton GF 17/40
Paignton 17.43a [P2]


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