22nd September 2012

Railway Touring Company
The Welshman

Locos Used steam: 70000 'Britannia'
Stock Used 35465+99723+99318+4951+1860+99350+99121+99122+99712+99125+99127

Tour re-dated from 29/09/12, for reasons unknown.

Route:
1Z82 : Poole to Cardiff Central
1Z83 : Cardiff Central to Poole

Loco Route
70000 Poole - Bournemouth - Brockenhurst - Redbridge - Southampton Central - Northam Jn - St Denys - Eastleigh - Chandlers Ford - Romsey - Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Dr Days Jn - Filton Abbey Wood - Pilning - Severn Tunnel Junction - Newport - Cardiff Central
70000 Cardiff Central - (reverse of outward route) - Poole

Notes :
(1) 70000 'Britannia' replaced advertised 70013 'Oliver Cromwell'. 70013 was at the 'Model Rail Live' event, Barrow Hill.

Sources : Nick Bartlett, Claude Andrews and Robert Loader.

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Lawery)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Poole 06.35d [P1] 06.46   22.17a [P1] 22.15
Branksome 06.42a ~ 06.45d [P1] 06.52 ~ 06.54   22.08a ~ 22.10d [P2] 22.08 ~ 22.10
Bournemouth Central 06.52a ~ 06.55d [P2] 07.00 ~ 07.02   21.58a ~ 22.00d [P4] 21.57 ~ 22.01
Christchurch 07.04a ~ 07.07d [P1] ?   21.49a ~ 21.51d [P2] ?
Brockenhurst 07/23 [P2] 07/34   21/36 [P3] 21/37
Redbridge 07/35 07/50   21/24 21/26
Southampton Central 07.50a ~ 07.54d [UF] [P1] 07.54 ~ 07.56 [P1]   21.15a ~ 21.18d [P4] [DF] 21.18 ~ 21.20
Northam Jn 07/57 [US] ?   21/12 [DS] ?
St Denys 08/07 [P1] 08/01   21/02 [P2] 21/00
Eastleigh 08.17a ~ 08.20d [P1] 08.07 ~ 08.19   20.51a ~ 20.54d [P2] 20.51 ~ 20.54
Eastleigh East Jn 08/22 ?   20/49 ?
Romsey 08/34 [P2] 08/32   20/38 [P1] 20/39
Dean 08/43 08/41   20/30 20/31
Tunnel Jn 08/54 08/51   20/18 20/19
Salisbury 08w57a ~ 09w22d [P4] 08.54 ~ 09.20 [P4]   20w03a ~ 20w15d [P4] 19.52 ~ 20.13
Wilton Jn 09/26 09/24   19/59 19/47
Wishford 09/31 09/30   19/54 19/43
Wylye LC 09/35 09/34   19/50 19/38
Upton Lovell 09/41 09/39   19/43 19/34
Warminster 09/46 09/44   19/37 19/28
Westbury 10.02a ~ 10.18d [P1] 10.10 ~ 10.21 [P1]   19/26 19/20
Bradford South Jn 10/28 10/33   19/16 19/11
Bathampton Jn 10/41 10/50   19/01 19/00
Bath Spa 10.45a ~ 10.49d [P1] 10.54 ~ 10.56   18.50a ~ 18.54d [P2] 18.47 ~ 18.55
North Somerset Jn 11/06 11/12   18/35 18/35
Dr Days Jn 11/14 11/13   18/33 18/26
Narroways Hill Jn 11/16 11/16   18/27 18/23
Filton Abbey Wood 11/21 [P3] 11/24   18/21 [P1] 18/19
Patchway 11/22 11/31   18/18 18/15
Pilning 11/26 11/37   18/13 18/11
Severn Tunnel East 11/29 11/39   18/10 18/09
Severn Tunnel West 11/33 11/43   18/03 18/04
Severn Tunnel Junction 11/34 [P3] [DR] 11/44   18/00 [P4] 18/00
Llanwern West Jn 11/48 11/54   17/44 17/37
Maindee West Jn 11/53 11/57   17/39 17/34
Newport 11/55 [DR] 11/57   17/37 [UR] 17/33
Ebbw Jn 11/58 [DR] 12/00   17/33 [UR] 17/31
Marshfield 12/05 12/04   17/27 17/27
Rumney River Bridge Jn 12/23 [DR-DM] ?   ? ?
Cardiff Central 12.29a [DM] [P3] 12.31   17.14d [P4] [UR] 17.14


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z81 : (47500 with 70000 on rear) : Southall to Poole Sidings
5Z81 : (70000) : Poole Sidings to Poole
5Z84 : (70000) : Poole to Poole Sidings
5Z84 : (47500 with 70000 on rear) : Poole Sidings to Southall

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 03.00d   01.40a
Slough 03/20   01/19
Maidenhead 03/28   01/11
Reading 03/46   00/55
Basingstoke 04/08   00/31
Winchester 04/34   00/05
Eastleigh 04/44   23/55
Southampton Central 04/54   23/43
Brockenhurst 05/13   23/23
Bournemouth Central 05/35   23/01
Poole 05.46a ~ 05.48d   22/48
Poole Sidings 05.50a ~ 06.28d   22.22a ~ 22.45d
Poole 06.30a   22.20d


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