Six Bells Junction

Loco(s)	Route
37186 + 37187	Swansea - Neath - Port Talbot - Bridgend - Cardiff Central - Newport - Severn Tunnel Junction - Patchway - Filton Jn - (2) - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Ashchurch - Abbotswood Jn - Stoke Works Jn - Bromsgrove - Barnt Green - Kings Norton - Birmingham New Street - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Tamworth HL - Burton-on-Trent -Stenson Jn - Castle Donnington - Sheet Stores Jn - Toton
25044 + 25060	Toton - Trowell Jn - Pye Bridge Jn - Pinxton - Kirkby Summit - Shirebrook - Elmton & Creswell Jn - Woodend Jn - Worksop
25044 + 25060	Worksop - Shireoaks West Jn - Woodhouse Jn - Darnall West - Attercliffe Jn - Broughton Lane Jn - Tinsley Station Jn - Aldwarke Jn - Wath Road Jn - Cudworth Station Jn - Oakenshaw South Jn - Crofton East Jn - Oakenshaw Jn - Calder Bridge - Wakefield Kirkgate - Horbury Jn - Healey Mills
31433 + 31461	Healey Mills - Horbury Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Goose Hill Jn - Altofts Jn - Woodlesford - Engine Shed Jn - Whitehall Jn - Apperley Jn - Bingley - Keighley - Skipton
31248	Skipton - Rylstone
31433 + 31461	Rylstone - Skipton - Hellifield
31433 + 31461	Hellifield - Clitheroe - Blackburn
31433 + 31461	Blackburn - Rose Grove - Copy Pit - Hall Royd Jn - Hebden Bridge - Greetland Jn - Heaton Lodge Jn - Thornhill LNW Jn - Healey Mills
25060 + 25044	Healey Mills - Horbury Jn - Wakefield Kirkgate - Calder Bridge - Crofton West Jn - Pontefract Monkhill - Knottingley - Askern - Shaftholme Jn - Doncaster - Mexborough - Aldwarke Jn - Rotherham - Treeton North Jn - Catcliffe Jn - Tinsley Yard - Shepcote Lane Jn - Brightside Station Jn - Sheffield - Dore - Chesterfield - Clay Cross South Jn - Ambergate Jn - Derby
37186 + 37187	Derby - Stenson Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Tamworth HL - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - Birmingham New Street - Kings Norton - Barnt Green - Bromsgrove - Stoke Works Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Ashchurch - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - (2) - Gloucester - Lydney - Chepstow - Severn Tunnel Junction - (reverse of outward route) - Swansea

Notes:
(1) A subdued atmosphere remained on this tour due in part to the common power allocated. It was rumoured that the driver that was to take the tour up the branch rejected the allocated rat in favour of 31248. It thrashed well on the long climb along the scenic Rylstone branch before stopping at the work’s gates in the middle of nowhere before the EH pair returned us to Skipton. On the return run the rats exceeded 92 mph on the Sheffield-Derby section for the fastest run of the day.
(2) Originally uploaded with reversals at Bristol Temple Meads each way, MisterC has it noted the train ran via Bristol Parkway on the outward and Gloucester on the return.
(3) Guy Vincent comments: Originally the outward leg of the tour was due to run via Bristol Temple Meads, but this was changed at a very late stage and British Rail provided a single car DMU (W55026) to form a connecting service between Bristol Temple Meads and Bristol Parkway. I used this to join the tour.

Sources :
Nick Ross (joined/left train at Birmingham New Street),
Darren Tecklenberg (joined/left train at Cardiff Central),
MisterC (joined/left the train at Newport) &
Guy Vincent (joined the outward leg at Bristol Parkway/left the return leg at Cheltenham Spa)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Guy Vincent)

M.C	Location	Booked	Actual	Booked	Actual	M.C
0.00	Swansea	02.50d	?	23.20a	?	195.21
1.25	Landore	02/52	?	23/14	?	193.76
7.67	Neath	03.02a ~ 03.04d	?	23.05a ~ 23.06d	?	187.34
13.28	Port Talbot	03.12a ~ 03.14d	?	22.56a ~ 22.57d	?	181.73
25.42	Bridgend	03.28a ~ 03.30d	?	22.42a ~ 22.43d	?	169.59
45.57	Cardiff Central	03.51a ~ 03.53d	?	22.18a ~ 22.20d	?	149.44
57.37	Newport	04.06a ~ 04.08d	?	22.02a ~ 22.03d	?	137.64
67.26	Severn Tunnel Junction	04/18	?	21/52	?	127.75
74.22	Pilning	04/24	?	-	-	-
77.68	Patchway	04/28	?	-	-	-
79.01	Filton Jn	04/29	DIV	-	-	-
83.65	Bristol Temple Meads	04.35a ~ 04.50d	DIV	-	-	-
88.35	Filton Jn	04/59	DIV	-	-	-
89.54	Bristol Parkway	05.01a ~ 05.03d	??.?? ~ 05.31	-	-	-
94.24	Westerleigh Jn	05/08	05/38	-	-	-
102.37	Charfield	05/15	05/46	-	-	-
115.62	Standish Jn	05/24	05/55	-	-	-
-	Chepstow	-	-	21/43	?	120.47
-	Lydney	-	-	21/36	?	112.51
-	Awre	-	-	21/32	?	107.32
122.73	Gloucester	05.31a ~ 05.34d	DIV	21.15a ~ 21.17d	?	93.18
129.33	Cheltenham Spa	05.52a ~ 05.54d	06.13 ~ 06.15	21.04a ~ 21.06d	21.10 ~ ??.??	86.58
136.44	Ashchurch	06/00	06/24	20/56	?	79.47
147.31	Abbotswood Jn	06/09	06/32	20/48	?	68.60
158.48	Stoke Works Jn	06/16	06/39	20/40	20/49	57.43
160.61	Bromsgrove	06/18	06/41	20/39	20/48	55.30
163.34	Blackwell	06/22	06/44	20/37	20/46	52.57
164.24	Barnt Green	06/25	06/46	20/36	20/45	51.67
169.14	Kings Norton Jn	06/30	06/49	20/30	?	46.77
173.35	Church Road Jn	06/36	06/56	20/21	?	42.56
174.72	Birmingham New Street	06.43a ~ 06.45d	07.02 ~ 07.05	20.15a ~ 20.17d	20.08 ~ 20.26	41.19
176.37	Landor Street Jn	06/48	07/08	20/09	20/03	39.54
182.54	Water Orton East Jn	06/55	07/15	20/02	19/53	33.37
186.38	Kingsbury Jn	06/58	07/18	19/58	19/51	29.53
192.19	Tamworth HL	07/02	07/23	19/52	19/46	23.72
199.47	Wichnor Jn	07/08	07/29	19/44	?	16.44
205.10	Burton-on-Trent	07.13a ~ 07.15d	07.34 ~ 07.35	19.38a ~ 19.39d	19.33 ~ 19.35	11.01
211.27	Stenson Jn	07/23	07/43	19/25	?	4.64

M.C	Location	Booked	Actual
216.12	Worthington Jn	07/29	07/50
220.06	Castle Donington	07/36	07/55
223.61	Sheet Stores Jn	07/44	08/01
226.19 0.00	Toton	07L50 ~ 08L05	08.06 ~ 08.25
3.25	Trowell Jn	08/10	?
12.05	Pye Bridge Jn	08/23	08/42
13.62	Pinxton	08/27	08/46
17.15	Kirkby Summit	08/33	?
24.41	Shirebrook	09/01	09/24
28.79	Elmton & Creswell Jn	09/07	09/32
33.33	Woodend Jn	09/13	?
34.68	Worksop	09.20a ~ 09.32d	??.?? ~ 10.11
36.46	Shireoaks West Jn	09/38	10/17
44.74	Woodhouse Jn	09/47	10/25
48.42	Darnall West	09/52	10/30
49.11	Attercliffe Jn	09/55	10/33
50.21	Broughton Lane Jn	09/58	10/37
51.07	Tinsley Station Jn	10/01	10/40
55.58	Aldwarke Jn	10/09	10/48
59.10	Wath Road Jn	10/12	10/52
66.14	Cudworth Station Jn	10/19	11/02
73.15	Oakenshaw South Jn	10/30	11/15
74.22	Croft East Jn	10/32	?
75.49	Oakenshaw Jn	10/34	?
76.13	Calder Bridge	10/36	?
76.63	Wakefield Kirkgate	10/38	11/20
79.07	Horbury Jn	10/45	11/23
81.61 0.00	Healey Mills	10L49 ~ 10L59	11.30 ~ 11.49
2.54	Horbury Jn	11/03	11/54
4.78	Wakefield Kirkgate	11p07 ~ 11p22	11.58 ~ 12.05
7.47	Goose Hill Jn	11/28	12/10
8.71	Altofts Jn	11/31	12/13
12.73	Woodlesford	11/36	12/17
18.11	Engine Shed Jn	11c47 ~ 11c49	?
18.45	Whitehall Jn	11/52	?
19.10	Worley Jn	11/54	?
24.70	Apperley Jn	12/00	?
28.36	Guiseley Jn	12/04	12/35
31.59	Bingley	12/09	12/39
34.77	Keighley	12/15	12/42
44.12	Skipton	12p32 ~ 12p47	12.52 ~ 13.12
44.24	Skipton Station North Jn	12.49 ~ 12.53	13.14 ~ 13.20
51.47	Rylestone	13.20a ~ 13.25d	13.55 ~ 14.03
58.70	Skipton Station North Jn	13.55 ~ 14.00	14.27 ~ 14.29
62.36	Gargrave	14/04	?
68.51 0.00	Hellifield	14.10a ~ 14.20d	14.42 ~ 14.57
13.46	Clitheroe	14/39	15/17
23.58	Daisyfield Jn	14/56	?
24.25	Blackburn	14.58 ~ 15.18d	15.36 ~ 15.56
34.13	Rose Grove	15/30	16/13
39.75	Copy Pit	15/37	16/28
44.27	Hall Royd Jn	15/44	?
48.16	Hebden Bridge	15/58	?
55.43	Greetland Jn	16/09	?
61.75	Heaton Lodge Jn	16/17	?
64.41	Thornhill LNW Jn	16/23	16/51
67.30 0.00	Healey Mills	16L29 ~ 16L40	??.?? ~ 17.12
2.54	Horbury Jn	16/45	17/16
4.78	Wakefield Kirkgate	16/49	17.19 ~ 17.20
5.48	Calder Bridge	16/50	17/22
6.56	Crofton West Jn	16/52	17/25
13.74	Pontefract Monkhill	17/02	17/34
15.63	Knottingley	17/06	17/39
23.73	Askern	17/20	?
26.45	Shaftholme Jn	17/23	17/50
30.64	Doncaster	17c28 ~ 17c30	17.56 ~ 18.00
35.37	Conisbrough	17/38	18/08
37.69	Mexborough	17/42	18/11
41.18	Aldwarke Jn	17/48	?
43.58	Rotherham	17/52	18/20
46.39	Treeton North Jn	17/58	18/23
46.64	Catcliffe Jn	18/01	?
47.51	Tinsley Yard	18/06	?
48.62	Shepcote Lane Jn	18/10	?
50.04	Brightside Station Jn	18/16	?
52.50	Sheffield	18/23	18/38
56.70	Dore	18/29	?
59.48	Dronfield	18/33	?
64.70	Chesterfield	18/39	?
69.00	Clay Cross South Jn	18/43	18/54
79.08	Ambergate Jn	18/53	19/02
89.01 0.00	Derby	19L03a ~ 19L18d	??.?? ~ 19.21