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.C | Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | M.C | |
0.00 | Oxford | 06.50d | 06.51 | 22.05a | 22.33 | 246.22 | |
1.04 | Oxford North Jn | 06/52 | 06/55 | 22/03 | 22/31 | 245.18 | |
2.71 | Wolvercot Jn | 06/53½ | 07/00 | 22/00 | 22/29 | 243.31 | |
6.78 | Hanborough | 06.58a ~ 07.00d | ? | 21.44a ~ 21.45½d | ? | 239.24 | |
8.03 | Combe | 07/01½ | ? | 21/42½ | ? | 238.19 | |
11.49 | Finstock | 07/04½ | ? | 21/39½ | ? | 234.53 | |
13.19 | Charlbury | 07.06½a - 07.08½d | ? | 21.35½ - 21.37½d | ? - 22.14 | 233.03 | |
16.72 | Ascott-under-Wychwood | 07/12½ | 07/21 | 21/31 | 22/07 | 229.30 | |
18.18 | Shipton | 07.14½a ~ 07.16d | ? | 21.27½a ~ 21.29d | ? | 228.04 | |
21.18 | Kingham | 07.20½a ~ 07.22½d | ? | 21.21½a ~ 21.23½d | ? | 225.04 | |
28.20 | Moreton-in-Marsh | 07.30½a ~ 07.32½d | 07.39 - 07.41 | 21.12½a ~ 21.14½d | 21.47 ~ 21.49 | 218.02 | |
38.19 | Honeybourne | 07.42½a ~ 07.44d | ? | 21.00a ~ 21.01½d | ? | 208.03 | |
43.14 | Evesham | 07.50½a ~ 07.52½d | 07.58 - 08.20 | 20.52a ~ 20.54d | 21.23 ~ 21.26 | 203.08 | |
49.11 | Pershore | 07.58½a ~ 08.00d | ? | 20.43½a ~ 20.45d | ? | 197.11 | |
53.65 | Norton Jn | 08/05½ | 08/33 | 20/39½ | 21/08 | 192.37 | |
56.53 | Worcester Wylds Lane Jn | 08/09 | ? | 20/37 | ? | 189.49 | |
57.01 | Worcester Shrub Hill | 08.10a ~ 08.26d | 08.39 ~ 08.43 | 20.29a ~ 20.36d | 20.56 ~ 21.04 | 189.21 | |
57.29 | Worcester Wylds Lane Jn | 08/27 | ? | 20/28 | ? | 188.73 | |
60.17 | Norton Jn | 08/30 | 08/48 | 20/22 | 20/51 | 186.05 | |
60.79 | Abbotswood Jn | 08/31½ | 08/49½ | 20/18 | 20/47 | 185.23 | |
66.70 | Eckington Loop | 08/35½ | 08/55 | 20/13½ | 20/42½ | 179.32 | |
71.55 | Ashchurch for Tewkesbury | 08.39a ~ 08.40½d | 08.59 ~ 09.01½ | 20.07½a ~ 20.09d | 20.35 | 174.47 | |
78.77 | Cheltenham Spa | 08/49 | 09/08 | 20/01 | 20/28 | 167.25 | |
84.40 | Barnwood Jn. | 08/56 | 09/13 | 19/53 | 20/21½ | 161.62 | |
85.14 | Horton Road Jn | 08/57½ | 09/15 | 19/51 | 20/21 | 161.08 | |
85.37 | Gloucester | 09/01 | 09/15½ | 19/50 | 20/17½ | 160.65 | |
99.55 | Awre | 09/17 | 09/28 | 19/37 | 19/59 | 146.47 | |
104.70 | Lydney | 09/24½ | 09/32½ | 19/32 | 19/53½ | 141.32 | |
107.47 | Woolaston (Lydney) | 09/28 | ? | 19/30 | ? | 138.55 | |
112.05 | Wye Valley Jn G.F. | 09/34 | ? | 19/26 | ? | 134.17 | |
112.66 | Chepstow | 09/35 | 09/41 | 19/25½ | 19/46 | 133.36 | |
119.45 | Caldicot | 09/43½ | 09/48 | 19/19 | 19/39½ | 126.57 | |
120.24 | Severn Tunnel Junction | 09/44½ | 09/48 | 19/18½ | 19/39 | 125.78 | |
122.45 | Magor | 09/46½ | ? | 19/16 | ? | 123.57 | |
127.46 | Llanwern West Jn | 09/51½ | 09/53 | 19/11 | 19/33½ | 118.56 | |
128.45 | East Usk Jn | 09/53 | ? | 19/10 | ? | 117.57 | |
129.37 | Maindee East Jn | 09/54 | ? | 19/09½ | ? | 116.65 | |
129.59 | Maindee West Jn | 09/54½ | 09/56 | 19/09 | 19/31 | 116.43 | |
130.13 | Newport | 09/58½ | 09/57 | 19/08 | 19/29½ | 116.09 | |
130.76 | Gaer Jn | 10/00 | ? | 19/06 | ? | 115.26 | |
131.50 | Ebbw Jn | 10/01 | 09/59½ | 19/04½ | 19/28 | 114.52 | |
135.23 | Marshfield | 10/05½ | 10/02 | 19/02 | 19/25 | 110.79 | |
137.13 | Wentloog Freight Terminal (EWS) | 10/07 | ? | 19/00 | ? | 109.09 | |
139.24 | Rumney River Bridge Jn | 10/09 | ? | 18/58 | ? | 106.78 | |
141.73 | Cardiff Central | 10/11½ | 10/10 | 18.53½ ~ 18.55 | 19.16 ~ 19.17 | 104.29 | |
142.19 | Cardiff West | 10/12 | ? | 18/52½ | ? | 104.03 | |
143.18 | Leckwith North Jn | 10/12½ | ? | 18/51½ | ? | 103.04 | |
146.02 | St Fagans L.C. | 10/15 | ? | 18/49 | ? | 100.20 | |
150.69 | Miskin | 10/19½ | ? | 18/44 | ? | 95.33 | |
153.09 | Pontyclun | 10/21½ | 10/20 | 18/41½ | 19/01 | 93.13 | |
153.29 | Llantrisant | 10/21½ | ? | 18/41½ | ? | 92.73 | |
155.41 | Llanharan | 10/23½ | ? | 18/39½ | ? | 90.61 | |
158.24 | Pencoed | 10/26 | ? | 18/37 | ? | 87.78 | |
158.77 | Tremains | 10/26½ | ? | 18/36½ | ? | 87.25 | |
162.14 | Bridgend | 10/29½ | 10/29 | 18/34 | 18/53 | 84.08 | |
166.34 | Stormy | 10/34½ | 10/33½ | 18/31 | 18/50 | 79.68 | |
168.09 | Pyle | 10/35½ | ? | 18/29½ | ? | 78.13 | |
170.33 | Margam Moors Jn | 10/37 | 10/36 | 18/28 | 18/46 | 75.69 | |
170.39 | Newlands Loop Jn | 10/37 | ? | 18/28 | ? | 75.63 | |
172.67 | Margam East Jn | 10/40 | ? | 18/26 | ? | 73.35 | |
172.71 | Margam Middle Jn | 10/40 | ? | 18/26 | ? | 73.31 | |
174.28 | Port Talbot Parkway | 10/41½ | 10/41 | 18/25 | 18/43½ | 71.74 | |
176.27 | Baglan | 10/43½ | ? | 18/23½ | ? | 69.75 | |
176.78 | Briton Ferry East | 10/44½ | ? | 18/23 | ? | 69.24 | |
177.63 | Briton Ferry U.F.L. Jn | 10/45 | ? | 18/22½ | ? | 68.39 | |
178.09 | Briton Ferry | 10/45½ | 10/45 | 18/22 | 18/39 | 68.13 | |
178.27 | Court Sart Jn | 10/46 | ? | 18/22 | ? | 67.75 | |
179.69 | Neath | 10.48 ~ 10.50 | 10.50 ~ 10.55 | 18.18 ~ 18.20 | 18.34 ~ 18.37½ | 66.33 | |
181.75 | Skewen | 10/53 | ? | 18/14½ | ? | 64.27 | |
183.57 | Llansamlet | 10/55½ | ? | 18/12 | ? | 62.45 | |
186.31 | Landore Junction | 10/58½ | ? | 18/08 | ? | 59.71 | |
186.63 | Swansea Loop West | 11.02 ~ 11.13 | ??.?? ~ 12.01 | 18/07 | ? | 59.39 | |
189.35 | Cockett West | 11/16½ | ? | 18/04 | ? | 56.67 | |
191.14 | Gowerton | 11/18½ | ? | 18/02½ | ? | 55.08 | |
194.57 | Duffryn West | 11/24½ | ? | 17/59½ | ? | 51.45 | |
195.18 | Llandeilo Jn | 11/25½ | 12/11 | 17/59 | 18/16 | 51.04 | |
196.69 | Llanelli | 11/27 | 12/13 | 17/48½ | 18/13½ | 49.33 | |
200.64 | Pembrey & Burry Port | 11/32½ | 12/18 | 17/38 | ? | 45.38 | |
205.43 | Kidwelly Jn | 11/36 | ? | 17/34 | ? | 40.59 | |
206.01 | Kidwelly | 11/36½ | ? | 17/33½ | ? | 40.21 | |
210.20 | Ferryside | 11/45 | ? | 17/30 | ? | 36.02 | |
216.59 | Carmarthen Jn | 11/53 | 12/34 | 17/22 | 17/52 | 29.43 | |
217.01 | Carmarthen Bridge | 11/56 | ? | 17/21½ | ? | 29.21 | |
221.26 | Samau Lc | 12/02 | ? | 17/18 | ? | 24.76 | |
224.67 | St Clears Crossing | 12/07 | ? | 17/15 | ? | 21.35 | |
230.43 | Whitland | 12/15 | 12/49 | 17/10 | 17/38 | 15.59 | |
235.57 | Narberth | 12/22 | ? | 17/02½ | ? | 10.45 | |
241.31 | Kilgetty | 12/30 | ? | 16/54½ | ? | 4.71 | |
242.10 | Saundersfoot | 12/31 | ? | 16/53½ | ? | 4.12 | |
246.22 | Tenby | 12.37a | 13.20 | 16.47d | 17.10 | 0.00 |