29 August 2015
Belmond (Northern Belle)
Historic Chester
| Locos Used | 57301 'Goliath' & 57305 'Northern Princess | 
| Stock Used | Load 11 | 
Route :
1Z20     Bristol Temple Meads to Chester
1Z21     Chester to Bristol Temple Meads
| Loco(s) | Route | 
| 57301 (1) | Bristol Temple Meads - Stapleton Road - Filton Jn - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Wootton Bassett Jn - Swindon | 
| 57305 (2) | Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Pilning - Severn Tunnel Junction - Maindee South Jn - Maindee North Jn - Abergavenny - Hereford - leominster - Craven Arms - Shrewsbury - Wrexham - Chester | 
| 57301 (1) | Chester - (reverse of outward route) - Swindon | 
| 57305 (2) | Swindon - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads | 
Notes : 
(1) 57305 on rear.
(2) 57301 on rear.
(3) Confirmation is required that the locos worked top-n-tail as indicated for 
the whole tour.
Source : Gareth Kelly
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Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gareth Kelly / Realtime Trains)
| Location | Actual | Booked | Actual | Booked | |
| Bristol Temple Meads | 07.36d | 07.36 | 21.58a | 21.53 | |
| Bristol East Jn | 07/38 | 07/37½ | 21/55½ | 21/51½ | |
| Dr Day's Jn | 07/39 | 07/38 | 21/54½ | 21/50 | |
| Lawrence Hill | 07/39½ | 07/39 | 21/53½ | 21/50 | |
| Stapleton Road | 07/40½ | 07/40 | 21/52 | 21/49 | |
| Narroways Hill Jn | 07/41 | 07/40½ | 21/51 | 21/48½ | |
| Filton Abbey Wood | 07/44 | 07/44 | 21/47 | 21/46 | |
| Filton Jn | 07/44½ | 07/44 | 21/46½ | 21/46 | |
| Bristol Parkway | 07/47½ | 07/46 | 21/42½ | 21/44 | |
| Westerleigh Jn | 07/53 | 07/52 | 21/36½ | 21/38 | |
| Chipping Sodbury | 07/55 | 07/55 | 21/34½ | 21/33 | |
| Badminton | 07/58½ | 07/59 | 21/31½ | 21/31 | |
| Hullavington | 08/03 | 08/03½ | 21/27½ | 21/26 | |
| Little Somerford | 08/06 | 08/07½ | 21/24 | 21/23 | |
| Wootton Bassett Jn | 08/10½ | 08/11 | 21/19 | 21/18 | |
| Rushey Platt | 08/14½ | 08/15½ | 21/13½ | 21/13 | |
| Swindon | 08.16 - 08.23 | 08.18 - 08.18 | 20.59½ - 21.11 | 21.02 - 21.10½ | |
| Rushey Platt | 08/25 | 08/29 | 20/58 | 20/57 | |
| Wootton Bassett Jn | 08/30 | 08/35 | 20/53½ | 20/51½ | |
| Little Somerford | 08/35½ | 08/40½ | 20/48½ | 20/47½ | |
| Hullavington | 08/39 | 08/43 | 20/45½ | 20/44 | |
| Badminton | 08/42½ | 08/48 | 20/41 | 20/39 | |
| Chipping Sodbury | 08/45½ | 08/50 | 20/37½ | 20/35½ | |
| Westerleigh Jn | 08/47 | 08/53 | 20/35½ | 20/34 | |
| Bristol Parkway | 08/52 | 08/58 | 20/30½ | 20/29½ | |
| Patchway | 08/54½ | 09/00 | 20/28½ | 20/28 | |
| Pilning | 09.00 - 09.18 | 09.04 - 09.19 | 20.16 - 20.24 | 20.10 - 20.23 | |
| Severn Tunnel East | 09/20½ | 09/21 | 20/12 | ? | |
| Severn Tunnel West | 09/25½ | 09/24½ | 20/06 | 20/04 | |
| Severn Tunnel Junction | 09/26½ | 09/26 | 20/04 | 20/03½ | |
| Magor | 09/29 | ? | 20/01½ | ? | |
| Llanwern West Jn | 09/34 | 09/33 | 19/56½ | 19/57 | |
| East Usk Jn. | 09/36 | ? | 19/55 | ? | |
| Maindee East Jn | 09/38 | ? | 19/53½ | ? | |
| Maindee North Jn | 09/43 | 09/42 | 19/51½ | 19/51 | |
| Ponthir | 09/49½ | ? | 19/48½ | ? | |
| Cwmbran | 09/55½ | 09/51½ | 19/45½ | 19/43 | |
| Pontypool & New Inn | 10/01½ | ? | 19/43 | ? | |
| Little Mill Jn | 10/04½ | 10/00 | 19/41½ | 19/40 | |
| Penpergwn | 10/10½ | ? | 19/36½ | ? | |
| Abergavenny | 10/13½ | 10/11 | 19/34½ | 19/33 | |
| Abergavenny Sig 38 | 10/20½ | ? | ? | ? | |
| Pontrilas | 10/28½ | 10/25 | 19/23½ | ? | |
| Tram Inn | 10/35½ | 10/30 | 19/18½ | 19/18 | |
| Hereford | 10.44 - 10.46 | 10.44 - 10.44 | 19.08 - 19.10 | ? - 19.10 | |
| Shelwick Jn | 10/48½ | 10/46 | 19/05 | 19/06 | |
| Moreton-on-Lugg | 10/51½ | 10/49 | 19/02 | 19/05 | |
| Leominster | 10/58½ | 10/56 | 18/55 | 18/58 | |
| Woofferton | 11/03½ | 11/02 | 18/50 | 18/54 | |
| Ludlow | 11/07 | ? | 18/46 | ? | |
| Bromfield | 11/08½ | 11/07 | 18/44 | 18/49 | |
| Onibury | 11/10½ | ? | ? | ? | |
| Craven Arms | 11/13 | 11/13 | 18/41 | 18/44 | |
| Marsh Brook Level Crossing | 11/21 | 11/18 | 18/37 | 18/40 | |
| Church Stretton | 11/23½ | ? | 18/34½ | ? | |
| Dorrington | 11/30 | 11/26 | 18/28 | ? | |
| Sutton Bridge Jn | 11/35 | 11/32 | 18/18½ | 18/13 | |
| English Bridge Jn | 11/36½ | ? | 18/16½ | ? | |
| Seven Bridge Ce Sdgs | 11/37½ | ? | 18/16 | ? | |
| Shrewsbury | 11.38½ - 11.48 | 11.38 - 11.43 | 18.08 - 18.15 | 18.06 - 18.10 | |
| Shrewsbury Crewe Jn S.B. | 11/49 | ? | 18/07½ | ? | |
| Haughton Sidings | 12/02½ | ? | 17/55 | ? | |
| Decoy L.C. | 12/07½ | ? | 17/50 | ? | |
| Gobowen | 12/09½ | 12/06 | 17/48 | 17/44 | |
| Chirk | 12/13 | ? | 17/43½ | ? | |
| Ruabon | 12/17½ | ? | 17/37 | ? | |
| Croes Newydd North Fork | 12/22½ | ? | 17/30½ | ? | |
| Wrexham General | 12.23½ - 12.35 | 12.21 - 12.32½ | 17/30 | 17/30 | |
| Wrexham North | 12/36½ | ? | 17/29 | ? | |
| Rossett Lc | 12/42½ | ? | 17/24 | ? | |
| Saltney Jn | 12/49 | 12/45 | 17/18 | 17/17 | |
| Roodee Jn | 12/50½ | ? | 17/14 | ? | |
| Chester South Jn | 12/51½ | ? | 17/11 | ? | |
| Chester West Jn | 12/52 | ? | 17/11 | ? | |
| Chester | 12.53a | 12.48 | 17.10d | 17.12 |