7th March 2015

Vintage Trains
The Red Dragon

Loco Used steam: 4965 'Rood Ashton Hall'
Stock Used 35470+99349?+99361+99353?+5198+5212+5157+9101

Route :
1Z75 : Tyseley Warwick Road to Cardiff Central
1Z76 : Cardiff Central to Tyseley Warwick Road

Loco Route
4965 Tyseley Warwick Road - Small Heath South Jn - Birmingham Moor Street - Birmingham Snow Hill - Smethwick Galton Bridge - Rowley Regis - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Droitwich Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Gloucester - Lydney - Chepstow - Severn Tunnel Junction - Newport - Cardiff Central
4965 Cardiff Central - (reverse of outward route) - Tyseley Warwick Road

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Tyseley Warwick Road 07.05d 07.03?   20.17a 20.22?
Small Heath South Jn 07/13 07/12   20/11 20/16
Birmingham Moor Street 07/18 [P2] 07/19   20/06 [P1] 20/05
Birmingham Snow Hill 07.20a ~ 07.23d [P1] 07.21 ~ 07.23   20.01a ~ 20.04d [P3] 20.00 ~ 20.03 [P3]
Jewellery Quarter 07/26 07/25   19/56 19/57
Smethwick Galton Bridge 07/32 [P1] 07/32   19/50 [P2] 19/51½
Smethwick Jn 07/33 07/32½   19/49 19/51
Rowley Regis 07/37 07/39   19/45 19/45
Stourbridge Junction 07/49 [P3] 07/49   19/31 [P2] 19/32
Blakedown 07/54 07/54   19/24 19/24
Kidderminster 07/58 [P2] 07/58   19/20 [P1] 19/20
Hartlebury 08/02 08/02   19/16 19/16
Droitwich Spa 08/10 08/08   19/10 19/09
Tunnel Jn 08/18 08/18   19/03 19/02
Worcester Shrub Hill 08.20a ~ 08.50d [P2] 08.22 ~ 08.48   18.57a ~ 19.01d [P1] ? ~ 19.01
Norton Jn 08/57 08/54   18/50 18/48
Abbotswood Jn 08/59 08/57   18/37 18/36
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 09/11 [P2] 09/10   18/25 [P1] 18/25
Cheltenham Spa 09/19 [P1] 09/21   18/17 [P2] 18/16
Barnwood Jn 09/26 09/28   18/09 18/06
Horton Road Jn 09/29 09/31   18/02 18/01
Gloucester 09w31a ~ 10w01d [P4] 09.33 ~ 09.57   16w56a ~ 18w00d [P4] 17.01 ~ 17.59 [P4]
Awre Jn 10/18 10/15   16/39 16/45
Lydney 10/23 10/20   16/34 16/40
Chepstow 10/32 10/29   16/25 16/31
Severn Tunnel Junction 10/43 [DR] 10/42   16/17 [P2] 16/22
Llanwern West Jn 10/55 10/55   16/01 16/11
Maindee West Jn 11/00 10/58   15/57 15/56
Newport 11/02 [DR] 10/59   15.31a ~ 15.55d [P1] 15.26 ~ 15.53 [P1]
Ebbw Jn 11/05 [DR] 11/02   15/26 15/22
Marshfield 11/11 11/06   15/20 [UR] 15/18
Cardiff Central 11.27a [P4] 11.27   15.08d [P4] 15.08


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Moves

5Z75 : (4965) : Cardiff Central to Cardiff Canton Sidings
5Z76 : (4965) : Cardiff Canton Sidings to Cardiff Central

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Cardiff Central 11.36d [P4] 14.55a [P4]
Cardiff Canton Sidings 11.48a 14.50d

0Z76 : (4965) : Canton Sidings - Newport - Maindee North Jn - Maindee East Jn - Newport - Canton Sidings
(loco turning trip - originally booked via Cadoxton and Ninian Park)

Location Revised
Cardiff Canton Sidings 12.05d
Cardiff Central 12.10 ~ 12.13 [P4]
Newport 12/51
Maindee North Jn 12.57 ~ 13.00
Maindee East Jn 13.06 ~ 13.09
Newport 13/13
Cardiff Central 13.37 ~ 13.39 [P4]
Cardiff Canton Sidings 13.43a


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