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

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gareth Kelly / Realtime Trains)

LocationActual Booked  Actual Booked
Bristol Temple Meads07.36d 07.36  21.58a21.53
Bristol East Jn07/38 07/37½  21/55½ 21/51½
Dr Day's Jn07/3907/38  21/54½ 21/50
Lawrence Hill07/39½07/39  21/53½ 21/50
Stapleton Road07/40½07/40  21/52 21/49
Narroways Hill Jn07/41 07/40½  21/51 21/48½
Filton Abbey Wood07/4407/44  21/47 21/46
Filton Jn07/44½07/44  21/46½ 21/46
Bristol Parkway07/47½ 07/46  21/42½21/44
Westerleigh Jn07/5307/52  21/36½ 21/38
Chipping Sodbury07/5507/55  21/34½ 21/33
Badminton07/58½07/59  21/31½ 21/31
Hullavington08/0308/03½  21/27½ 21/26
Little Somerford08/06 08/07½  21/24 21/23
Wootton Bassett Jn08/10½ 08/11  21/1921/18
Rushey Platt08/14½ 08/15½  21/13½ 21/13
Swindon08.16 - 08.2308.18 - 08.18  20.59½ - 21.11 21.02 - 21.10½
Rushey Platt08/2508/29  20/58 20/57
Wootton Bassett Jn08/3008/35  20/53½ 20/51½
Little Somerford08/35½ 08/40½  20/48½20/47½
Hullavington08/3908/43  20/45½ 20/44
Badminton08/42½08/48  20/41 20/39
Chipping Sodbury08/45½ 08/50  20/37½20/35½
Westerleigh Jn08/4708/53  20/35½ 20/34
Bristol Parkway08/5208/58  20/30½ 20/29½
Patchway08/54½09/00  20/28½ 20/28
Pilning09.00 - 09.1809.04 - 09.19  20.16 - 20.24 20.10 - 20.23
Severn Tunnel East09/20½ 09/21  20/12?
Severn Tunnel West09/25½ 09/24½  20/0620/04
Severn Tunnel Junction09/26½ 09/26   20/0420/03½
Magor09/29?  20/01½ ?
Llanwern West Jn09/3409/33  19/56½ 19/57
East Usk Jn.09/36?  19/55 ?
Maindee East Jn09/38?  19/53½ ?
Maindee North Jn09/4309/42  19/51½ 19/51
Ponthir09/49½?  19/48½ ?
Cwmbran09/55½09/51½  19/45½ 19/43
Pontypool & New Inn10/01½ ? 19/43 ?
Little Mill Jn10/04½10/00  19/41½ 19/40
Penpergwn10/10½?  19/36½ ?
Abergavenny10/13½10/11  19/34½ 19/33
Abergavenny Sig 3810/20½ ? ? ?
Pontrilas10/28½10/25  19/23½ ?
Tram Inn10/35½10/30  19/18½ 19/18
Hereford10.44 - 10.4610.44 - 10.44  19.08 - 19.10 ? - 19.10
Shelwick Jn10/48½10/46  19/05 19/06
Moreton-on-Lugg10/51½ 10/49  19/0219/05
Leominster10/58½10/56  18/55 18/58
Woofferton11/03½11/02  18/50 18/54
Ludlow11/07?  18/46 ?
Bromfield11/08½11/07  18/44 18/49
Onibury11/10½?  ??
Craven Arms11/1311/13  18/41 18/44
Marsh Brook Level Crossing11/21 11/18  18/3718/40
Church Stretton11/23½ ?  18/34½ ?
Dorrington11/3011/26  18/28 ?
Sutton Bridge Jn11/3511/32  18/18½ 18/13
English Bridge Jn11/36½ ?  18/16½ ?
Seven Bridge Ce Sdgs11/37½ ? 18/16 ?
Shrewsbury11.38½ - 11.48 11.38 - 11.43  18.08 - 18.1518.06 - 18.10
Shrewsbury Crewe Jn S.B.11/49 ?  18/07½ ?
Haughton Sidings12/02½ ? 17/55 ?
Decoy L.C.12/07½?  17/50 ?
Gobowen12/09½12/06  17/48 17/44
Chirk12/13?  17/43½ ?
Ruabon12/17½?  17/37 ?
Croes Newydd North Fork12/22½ ?  17/30½ ?
Wrexham General12.23½ - 12.35 12.21 - 12.32½  17/3017/30
Wrexham North12/36½?  17/29 ?
Rossett Lc12/42½?  17/24 ?
Saltney Jn12/4912/45  17/18 17/17
Roodee Jn12/50½?  17/14 ?
Chester South Jn12/51½ ? 17/11 ?
Chester West Jn12/52?  17/11 ?
Chester12.53a12.48  17.10d 17.12


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