19th June 2010

Vintage Trains
The Red Dragon

Loco(s) Used at least 47??? & steam: 5043 'Earl Mount of Edgcombe' & 6201 'Princess Elizabeth'
Stock Used Booked for load 10 + POB

Route :
1Z53 : Solihull to Swansea
1Z61 : Swansea to Solihull

Loco(s) Route
5043? (1) Solihull - Dorridge - Warwick Parkway - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Aynho Jn - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Foxhall Jn
6201? (1) Foxhall Jn - Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Jn - Patchway - Severn Tunnel Jn - Newport - Cardiff Central - Pontyclun - Bridgend - Neath - Swansea
6201? (1) Swansea - (reverse of outward route) - Oxford UDPL
47??? + 6201 Oxford UDPL - (reverse of outward route) - Solihull

Notes :
(1) Booked for 47??? on rear.
(2) Route & loco confirmation required - above is as booked. 6201 replaced 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' which was unavailable.

Sources : various including Scott Spencer

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Scott Spencer)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Solihull 07.06d 22.43a
Bentley Heath LC 07/11 22/37
Dorridge 07.13a ~ 07.17d [P1] 22.30a ~ 22.35d [P2]
Hatton 07/25 [P1] 22/20 [P2]
Warwick Parkway 07.31a ~ 07.35d [P1] 22.11a ~ 22.15d [P2]
Leamington Spa 07/41 22/06
Fenny Compton 07/54 21/54
Banbury 08.04a ~ 08.06d [P3] 21.39a ~ 21.43d [P2]
Aynho Jn 08/12 21/32
Heyford 08/19 21/25
Wolvercot Jn 08/29½ 21/15
Oxford North Jn 08.34 ~ 08.43 [UPL] ?
Oxford 08.46a ~ 08.50d [P1] 21.07a ~ 21.10d [P1]
Oxford Sig OX90 - 20w24 ~ 21w05 [UDPL]
Hinksey North ? 20/21
Kennington Jn 08/54 20/19
Didcot North Jn 09/01 20/11
Foxhall Jn 09L03 ~ 09L35 20/09
Wantage Road 09/41 [RL] 19w36 ~ 20w01
Challow 09w46 ~ 10w08 [RL] 19/31 [RL]
Uffington 10/15 19/28½
Swindon 10.26 ~ 10.42 [P1] 19/17½ [UML]
Wootton Bassett Jn 10/50 19/13
Hullavington 11/01 19/03
Westerleigh Jn 11/12 18/52½
Bristol Parkway 11/15½ [P2] 18/48½ [P3]
Patchway 11/16½ [P2] 18/47
Pilning 11/21½ [P2] 18/42
Severn Tunnel East 11/22½ 18/41
Severn Tunnel West 11/28½ 18/35
Severn Tunnel Junction 11/33½ [P3] [RL] 18/33 [P4]
Magor 11w39 ~ 12w01 [RL] 18w03 ~ 18w28 [RL]
Maindee West Jn 12/14½ [RL] 17/51
Newport 12/15 [RL] 17/49½ [RL]
Ebbw Jn 12/17½ [RL] 17/45½ [RL]
Marshfield 12/22 [RL] 17/40½ [RL]
Cardiff Central 12c32 ~ 12c33 [P4] 17c29 ~ 17c30 [P2] [RL]
Pontclun 12/47 17/16
Bridgend 12/58 17/07½
Stormy 13/03 17/04
Margam Moors Jn 13/07 16/59½
Port Talbot Parkway 13/13 16/56
Neath 13/21 16/48
Swansea Loop East Jn 13/33 16/38
Swansea 13.35a [P4] 16.35d [P1]


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