26th September 2015

Cotswold Line Promotion Group
The Cotswold-Pembroke Coast Express

HST Used 43063 & 43136
Stock Used Load 8 coaches

Route :
1Z11 : Oxford to Tenby.
1Z13 : Tenby to Oxford

HST Route
as listed Oxford - Wolvercot Jn - Evesham - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill
as listed Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester - Chepstow - Severn Tunnel Junction - Newport - Cardiff Central - Pont-y-Clun - Bridgend - Neath - Landore Jn - Swansea Loop West Jn - Llanelli - Carmarthen Jn - Carmarthen Bridge Jn - Whitland - Tenby
as listed Tenby - (reverse of outward route) - Worcester Shrub Hill
as listed Worcester Shrub Hill - (reverse of outward route) - Oxford

Notes : 
(1) The train was reportedly delayed on the outward journey due to power car issues.

Source : Gareth Kelly

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

M.CLocation BookedActual   BookedActual M.C
0.00Oxford06.50d 06.51  22.05a22.33 246.22
1.04Oxford North Jn06/52 06/55  22/0322/31245.18
2.71Wolvercot Jn06/53½ 07/00   22/0022/29243.31
6.78Hanborough06.58a ~ 07.00d ?  21.44a ~ 21.45½d?239.24
8.03Combe07/01½ ?  21/42½?238.19
11.49Finstock07/04½ ?  21/39½?234.53
13.19Charlbury07.06½a - 07.08½d?  21.35½ - 21.37½d? - 22.14 233.03
16.72Ascott-under-Wychwood 07/12½07/21  21/31 22/07229.30
18.18Shipton07.14½a ~ 07.16d ? 21.27½a ~ 21.29d?228.04
21.18Kingham07.20½a ~ 07.22½d?  21.21½a ~ 21.23½d? 225.04
28.20Moreton-in-Marsh07.30½a ~ 07.32½d07.39 - 07.41  21.12½a ~ 21.14½d21.47 ~ 21.49 218.02
38.19Honeybourne07.42½a ~ 07.44d?  21.00a ~ 21.01½d? 208.03
43.14Evesham07.50½a ~ 07.52½d07.58 - 08.20  20.52a ~ 20.54d21.23 ~ 21.26 203.08
49.11Pershore07.58½a ~ 08.00d ? 20.43½a ~ 20.45d?197.11
53.65Norton Jn08/05½ 08/33  20/39½21/08 192.37
56.53Worcester Wylds Lane Jn 08/09?  20/37?189.49
57.01Worcester Shrub Hill 08.10a ~ 08.26d08.39 ~ 08.43  20.29a ~ 20.36d 20.56 ~ 21.04189.21
57.29Worcester Wylds Lane Jn 08/27?  20/28?188.73
60.17Norton Jn08/30 08/48  20/2220/51186.05
60.79Abbotswood Jn08/31½ 08/49½  20/1820/47185.23
66.70Eckington Loop 08/35½08/55  20/13½20/42½ 179.32
71.55Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 08.39a ~ 08.40½d08.59 ~ 09.01½  20.07½a ~ 20.09d 20.35174.47
78.77Cheltenham Spa08/49 09/08  20/0120/28 167.25
84.40Barnwood Jn.08/56 09/13   19/5320/21½ 161.62
85.14Horton Road Jn 08/57½09/15   19/5120/21161.08
85.37Gloucester09/01 09/15½  19/5020/17½ 160.65
99.55Awre09/17 09/28  19/3719/59146.47
104.70Lydney09/24½ 09/32½  19/3219/53½ 141.32
107.47Woolaston (Lydney)09/28 ? 19/30 ?138.55
112.05Wye Valley Jn G.F.09/34 ? 19/26 ?134.17
112.66Chepstow09/35 09/41  19/25½19/46 133.36
119.45Caldicot09/43½ 09/48  19/1919/39½ 126.57
120.24Severn Tunnel Junction 09/44½09/48  19/18½ 19/39 125.78
122.45Magor09/46½ ? 19/16 ?123.57
127.46Llanwern West Jn 09/51½09/53   19/1119/33½ 118.56
128.45East Usk Jn09/53 ? 19/10 ?117.57
129.37Maindee East Jn09/54 ?  19/09½?116.65
129.59Maindee West Jn 09/54½09/56  19/0919/31116.43
130.13Newport09/58½ 09/57   19/0819/29½ 116.09
130.76Gaer Jn10/00 ? 19/06 ?115.26
131.50Ebbw Jn10/01 09/59½  19/04½19/28 114.52
135.23Marshfield10/05½ 10/02  19/0219/25110.79
137.13Wentloog Freight Terminal (EWS) 10/07?  19/00?109.09
139.24Rumney River Bridge Jn 10/09?  18/58?106.78
141.73Cardiff Central 10/11½10/10  18.53½ ~ 18.5519.16 ~ 19.17 104.29
142.19Cardiff West10/12 ?  18/52½?104.03
143.18Leckwith North Jn 10/12½?  18/51½?103.04
146.02St Fagans L.C.10/15 ? 18/49 ?100.20
150.69Miskin10/19½ ? 18/44 ?95.33
153.09Pontyclun10/21½ 10/20  18/41½19/01 93.13
153.29Llantrisant10/21½ ?  18/41½?92.73
155.41Llanharan10/23½ ?  18/39½?90.61
158.24Pencoed10/26 ? 18/37 ?87.78
158.77Tremains10/26½ ?  18/36½?87.25
162.14Bridgend10/29½ 10/29   18/3418/5384.08
166.34Stormy10/34½ 10/33½  18/3118/5079.68
168.09Pyle10/35½ ?  18/29½?78.13
170.33Margam Moors Jn10/37 10/36  18/2818/46 75.69
170.39Newlands Loop Jn10/37 ? 18/28 ?75.63
172.67Margam East Jn10/40 ? 18/26 ?73.35
172.71Margam Middle Jn10/40 ? 18/26 ?73.31
174.28Port Talbot Parkway 10/41½10/41  18/25 18/43½71.74
176.27Baglan10/43½ ?  18/23½?69.75
176.78Briton Ferry East 10/44½?  18/23?69.24
177.63Briton Ferry U.F.L. Jn 10/45?  18/22½?68.39
178.09Briton Ferry10/45½ 10/45  18/2218/39 68.13
178.27Court Sart Jn10/46 ? 18/22 ?67.75
179.69Neath10.48 ~ 10.50 10.50 ~ 10.55  18.18 ~ 18.2018.34 ~ 18.37½ 66.33
181.75Skewen10/53 ?  18/14½?64.27
183.57Llansamlet10/55½ ? 18/12 ?62.45
186.31Landore Junction 10/58½?  18/08?59.71
186.63Swansea Loop West11.02 ~ 11.13??.?? ~ 12.01  18/07?59.39
189.35Cockett West11/16½ ? 18/04 ?56.67
191.14Gowerton11/18½ ?  18/02½?55.08
194.57Duffryn West11/24½ ?  17/59½?51.45
195.18Llandeilo Jn11/25½ 12/11  17/5918/1651.04
196.69Llanelli11/27 12/13   17/48½18/13½ 49.33
200.64Pembrey & Burry Port 11/32½12/18  17/38 ?45.38
205.43Kidwelly Jn11/36 ? 17/34 ?40.59
206.01Kidwelly11/36½ ?  17/33½?40.21
210.20Ferryside11/45 ? 17/30 ?36.02
216.59Carmarthen Jn11/53 12/34  17/2217/5229.43
217.01Carmarthen Bridge11/56 ?  17/21½?29.21
221.26Samau Lc12/02 ? 17/18 ?24.76
224.67St Clears Crossing12/07 ? 17/15 ?21.35
230.43Whitland12/15 12/49  17/1017/3815.59
235.57Narberth12/22 ?  17/02½?10.45
241.31Kilgetty12/30 ?  16/54½?4.71
242.10Saundersfoot12/31 ?  16/53½?4.12
246.22Tenby12.37a 13.20  16.47d17.10 0.00


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