5th May 2003
Green Express Rail Tours
The Georgian Bath Explorer
(GER tour no. 194)
| Locos Used | 31468 & 47701 |
| Stock Used | 6528+4960+4973+4984+99327+99328+9931+21266+3136+3143+99125+99671 |
Route:
1Z64 : Carnforth to Bath Spa
1Z65 : Bath Spa to Carnforth
| Locos | Route |
| 31468 + 47701 | Carnforth - (via WCML) - Euxton Jn - Chorley - Lostock Jn - Bolton - Salford Crescent - Manchester Victoria - Philips Park West Jn - Baguley Fold Jn - Ashton Moss North Jn - Denton Jn - Heaton Norris Jn - Stockport - Cheadle Hulme - Wilsmlow - Sandbach - Crewe Sydney Bridge Jn - Salop Goods Jn - Gresty Lane Jn - Wem - Shrewsbury - Craven Arms - Leominster - Hereford - Abergavenny - Maindee North Jn - Maindee East Jn - Severn Tunnel Junction - Pilning - Stapleton Road - Filton Jn - Dr Days Jn - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa |
| 31468 + 47701 | Bath Spa - (reverse of outward route) - Carnforth |
Notes :
(1) Originally uploaded as Carnforth via WCML to Crewe (& reverse) however a
timing sheet since supplied shows the routing as above and Jonathan Lee also
suggests this is the routing taken according to his haulage notes.

The return E.C.S. at Freshford en-route to Bath Spa (photo: Guy Vincent)
Sources : Mark Sutton, Guy Vincent & Jonathan Lee
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Timings (Booked Only)
(from Guy Vincent & Jonathan Lee)
| Miles | Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) | Miles |
| 0.00 | Carnforth | 06.08d | 00.07a | 508.20 |
| 0.15 | Carnforth North Jn | 06/09 | 00/06 | 508.05 |
| 4.35 | Morecambe South Jn | 06/12 | 00/02 | 503.85 |
| 6.25 | Lancaster | 06.15a ~ 06.17d | 23.57a ~ 23.59d | 501.95 |
| 27.23 | Preston | 06.45a ~ 06.48d | 23.34a ~ 23.36d | 480.98 |
| 30.98 | Farington Jn | 06/51 | ? | ? |
| 31.66 | Euxton Jn | 07/04 | 23/27 | 475.46 |
| 34.80 | Chorley | 07.10a ~ 07.11d | 23.18a ~ 23.20d | 472.33 |
| 43.56 | Lostock Jn | 07/24 | 23/09 | 463.56 |
| 46.43 | Bolton | 07.31a ~ 07.33d | 23.02a ~ 23.04d | 460.70 |
| 55.31 | Salford Crescent | 07/46 | 22/50 | 451.81 |
| 56.51 | Deal Street | 07/50 | 22/43 | 450.66 |
| 57.05 | Manchester Victoria | 07.52a ~ 07.53d | 22.39a ~ 22.41 | 450.13 |
| 58.43 | Miles Platting | 07/58 | 22/36 | 448.75 |
| 58.79 | Philips Park West Jn | 07/59 | 22/35 | 448.39 |
| 59.54 | Baguley Fold Jn | 08/00 | 22/32 | 447.64 |
| 60.70 | Ashton Moss North Jn | 08/03 | 22/26 | 446.48 |
| 63.00 | Denton Jn | 08/09 | 22/20 | 444.18 |
| 67.13 | Heaton Norris North Jn | 08/20 | 22/14 | 440.05 |
| 67.81 | Stockport | 08.23a ~ 08.24d | 22.10a ~ 22.12d | 439.36 |
| 68.38 | Edgeley Jn No.1 | 08/26 | 22/09 | 438.80 |
| 69.25 | Adswood Road Jn | 08/31 | 22/07 | 437.93 |
| 70.19 | Cheadle Hulme | 08/33 | 22/06 | 436.99 |
| 73.94 | Wilmslow | 08/37 | 22/01 | 433.24 |
| 75.56 | Alderley Edge | 08/39 | 21/59 | 431.61 |
| 85.58 | Sandbach | 08/51 | 21/50 | 421.60 |
| 89.25 | Sydney Bridge Jn | 09/03 | 21/44 | 417.93 |
| 90.31 | Salop Goods Jn | 09/09 | 21/40 | 416.86 |
| 90.78 | Gresty Lane Jn | 09/18 | 21/35 | 416.40 |
| 94.44 | Nantwich | 09/24 | 21/29 | 412.74 |
| 98.91 | Wrenbury | 09/36 | 21/26 | 408.26 |
| 108.71 | Prees | 09/45 | 21/19 | 398.46 |
| 111.95 | Wem | 09/48 | 21/10 | 395.23 |
| 120.63 | Harlecott Crossing | 09/58 | 21/00 | 386.55 |
| 122.76 | Shrewsbury | 10/00 | 20.30a ~ 20.55d | 384.41 |
| 123.58 | Sutton Bridge Jn | 10/02 | 20/21 | 383.60 |
| 129.08 | Dorrington | 10/10 | 20/16 | 378.10 |
| 138.13 | Marsh Brook LC | 10/19 | 20/06 | 369.05 |
| 142.68 | Craven Arms | 10/23 | 20/00 | 364.50 |
| 148.01 | Bromfield | 10/28 | 19/55 | 359.16 |
| 154.79 | Woofferton | 10/33 | 19/50 | 352.39 |
| 161.21 | Leominster | 10/37 | 19/49 | 345.96 |
| 172.09 | Shelwick Jn | 10/49 | 16/33 | 335.09 |
| 173.80 | Hereford | 10/51 | 19/29 | 333.38 |
| 181.21 | Tram Inn | 10/59 | 19/19 | 325.96 |
| 186.93 | Pontrilas | 11/06 | 19/14 | 320.25 |
| 198.60 | Abergavenny | 11/16 | 19/03 | 308.58 |
| 206.44 | Little Mill Jn | 11/23 | 18/52 | 300.74 |
| 217.20 | Maindee North Jn | 11/34 | 18/34 | 289.98 |
| 217.60 | Maindee East Jn | 11/38 | 18/32 | 289.58 |
| 224.25 | Magor | 11/57 | ? | 282.93 |
| 226.76 | Severn Tunnel Junction | 12/01 | 18/22 | 280.41 |
| 227.89 | Severn Tunnel West | 12/02 | 18/21 | 279.29 |
| 233.71 | Pilning | 12/07 | 18/16 | 273.46 |
| 237.29 | Patchway | 12/20 | 18/13 | 269.89 |
| 238.63 | Filton Jn | 12/23 | 18/12 | 268.55 |
| 241.63 | Stapleton Road | 12/28 | 18/07 | 265.55 |
| 242.56 | Dr Day's Jn | 12/30 | 18/06 | 264.61 |
| 242.85 | North Somerset Jn | 12/32 | 18/04 | 264.33 |
| 253.59 | Bath Spa | 12.42a | 17.52d | 253.59 |
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Associated E.C.S. Movements
| Miles | Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
| 0.0 | Carnforth Steamtown | 04.58d | 01.17a |
| 0.29 | Headshunt | ? | ? |
| 0.69 | Carnforth | ? | ? |
| 0.84 | Carnforth North Jn | ? | ? |
| 1.24 | Carnforth U&DGL | ? | ? |
| 1.64 | Carnforth North Jn | ? | ? |
| 1.79 | Carnforth | 05.50a | 00.17d |
5Z64 : 31468 + 47701 : Bath Spa to Westbury
5Z65 : 31468 + 47701 : Westbury to Bath Spa
| Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
| Bath Spa | 12.42d | 17.45a |
| Bathampton Jn | ? | 17/41 |
| Bradford Jn | ? | ?17/26 |
| Westbury | ? | 17/19 |
| Westbury Up TC | 13.21a | 17.16d |