3rd May 2004

Green Express Railtours
The Salisbury Cathedral Express
[G.E.R. train no.207]

Loco Used 47854
Stock Used 99672+99127+99121+3143+3136+21266+99311+4851+4984+4905+5032+5487

Route:
1Z47 : Leeds to Salisbury
1Z48 : Salisbury to Leeds

Loco Route
47854 Leeds - Morley - Heaton Lodge Jn - Huddersfield - Marsden - Stalybridge - Ashton Moss North Jn - Miles Platting Jn - Manchester Victoria - Eccles - Newton-le-Willows - Earlestown - Winwick Jn - (via WCML) - Crewe - Nantwich - Shrewsbury - Craven Arms - Hereford - Abergavenny - Maindee East Jn - Severn Tunnel Junction - Pilning - Stapleton Road - Dr Days Jn - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Bradford Jn - Westbury - Wilton - Salisbury
47854 Salisbury - (reverse of outward route) - Leeds

Sources : various including David Garnett (on the train throughout) & Guy Vincent

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Rob Wells)

Location Booked Actual   Booked  Actual
Leeds 05.30d 05.30   00.04a 00.00
Leeds West Jn 05/31 ?   00/02 ?
Whitehall Jn 05/32 05/32   00/01 23/58
Morley 05/38 05/37   23/55 23/50
Dewsbury 05.43a ~ 05.45d 05.42 ~ 05.45   23.48a ~ 23.50d 23.41 ~ 23.44
Thornhill LNW Jn 05/47 ?   ? ?
Mirfield East Jn 05/48 ?   23/44 ?
Heaton Lodge Jn 05/50 05/50   23/41 23/36
Huddersfield 05.56a ~ 05.58d 05.55 ~ 05.59   23.33a ~ 23.35d 23.30 ~ 23.32
Marsden 06/09 06/10   23/24 23/22
Diggle Jn 06/13 06/14   23/20 23/18
Greenfield 06/15 06/16   23/17 23/15
Stalybridge 06.22a ~ 06.24d 06.23 ~ 06.26   23.07a ~ 23.09d 23.05 ~ 23.08
Ashton Moss North Jn 06/29 ?   23/02 ?
Baguley Fold Jn 06/33 06/32   22/58 22/50
Philips Park West Jn 06/36 06/33   22/57 22/49
Miles Platting Jn 06/37 06/35   22/56 22/48
Manchester Victoria 06.44a ~ 06.46d 06.47 ~ 06.50   22.50a ~ 22.52d 22.38 ~ 22.45
Deal Street Jn 06/48 ?   22/48 ?
Ordsall Lane Jn 06/53 06/53   22/45 22/32
Eccles 06/57 06/57   22/34 22/28
Astley 07/03 07/02   22/29 22/24
Newton-le-Willows 07/09 07/10   22/22 22/17
Earlestown 07/10 ?   22/20 ?
Winwick Jn 07/18 07/15   22/18 22/10
Dallam Jn 07/21 ?   ? ?
Warrington Bank Quay 07.23a ~ 07.28d 07.22 ~ 07.27   22.10a ~ 22.12d 22.03 ~ 22.06
Acton Grange Jn 07/35 07/33   22/08 22/00
Weaver Jn 07*42 ~ 07*58 07/41   21/57 21/57
Winsford SB 08/06 07/46   21/49 21/50
Winsford 08/07 ?   ? ?
Crewe Coal Yard SB 08/21 ?   21/39 ?
Crewe 08/22 08/24   21/38 21/38
Gresty Lane 08/24 ?   21/35 ?
Nantwich 08/28 08/32   21/30 21/30
Wrenbury 08/32 ?   21/24 ?
Prees 08/41 ?   21/15 ?
Wem 08/44 08/49   21/12 21/13
Harlescott Crossing 08/52 ?   21/03 ?
Shrewsbury 08/58 09/03   20/58 21/00
Sutton Bridge Jn 09/06 ?   20/54 ?
Dorrington 09/19 ?   20/48 ?
Marsh Brook LC 09/28 ?   20/39 ?
Craven Arms 09/32 09/30   20/33 20/35
Bromfield 09/35 ?   20/29 ?
Wooferton 09/41 09/39   20/24 20/25
Leominster 09/46 09/44   20/19 20/19
Shelwick Jn 09/57 09/55   20/09 20/09
Hereford 10/00 09/57   20/06 20/07
Tram Inn 10/08 ?   19/56 ?
Pontrilas 10/13 ?   19/51 ?
Abergavenny 10/24 10/20   19/40 19/41
Little Mill Jn 20/31 10/26   19/33 19/27
Maindee North Jn 10/43 ?   19/19 ?
Maindee East Jn 10/48 ?   19/17 ?
Magor 11/03 ?   19/03 ?
Severn Tunnel Junction 11.07a ~ 11.11d 10.55 ~ ??.??   18.56a ~ 18.58d 18.57 ~ ??.??
Severn Tunnel UTG 11/13 ?   18/54 ?
Pilning 11/18 11/03   18/49 18/50
Patchway 11/34 11/07   18/46 18/47
Filton Jn 11/36 11/10   18/44 18/45
Stapleton Road 11/41 11/15   18/39 18/39
Dr Days Jn 11/43 11/17   18/37 18/37
North Somerset Jn 11/46 ?   18/35 ?
Bath Spa 11.57a ~ 12.00d 12.00 ~ 12.03   18.20a ~ 18.23d 18.18 ~ 18.24
Bathampton Jn 12/05 12/07   18/15 18/09
Bradford South Jn 12/16 12/17   17/55 17/52
Westbury 12/25 12/24   17/48 17/42
Warminster 12/33 12/31   17/40 17.35 ~ ??.??
Wilton 12/54 ?   17/18 ?
Salisbury 12.57a 12.52   17.15d 17.15


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