31st July 2016

GB Railfreight
The Crystal Maze - Part 2

Loco Used 66760 'David Gordon Harris'
Stock Used load 11

Route : 1Z19 throughout

Loco Route
66760 Crewe - Norton Bridge - Stafford - Wolverhampton - Dudley Port - Galton Jn - Soho North Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Lifford East Jn - Kings Norton - Barnt Green - Bromsgrove - Stoke Works Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Ashchurch for Tewkesbury - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Standish Jn - Stroud - Kemble - Swindon - Didcot Parkway - Reading - Southcote Jn - Bramley - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Winchester - Eastleigh

Notes :
(1) This tour was an E.C.S. move from Crewe to Eastleigh, and was made available to the public to raise funds for The British Heart Foundation, Woking Homes and The Ripple Project.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual
Crewe 11.05d 11.20 [P11]
Basford Hall Jn 11/10 11/24
Madeley 11/15½ 11/29
Norton Bridge 11/24½ 11/38
Stafford 11/31 11/44
Trent Valley Jn 11/32 ?
Bushbury Jn 11/44 11/57
Wolverhampton North Jn 11/46 11/58
Wolverhampton 11.48 ~ 11.56 12/00?
Dudley Port 12/04½ 12/08
Galton Jn 12/08½ 12/11
Soho North Jn 12/10 12/13
Soho South Jn 12/10½ 12/13½
Birmingham New Street 12.16a ~ 12.19d 12.18 ~ 12.21 [P7]
Proof House Jn 12/21½ 12/25
St Andrews Jn 12/24½ 12/28
Bordesley Jn 12/25½ 12/30
Lifford East Jn 12/42½ 12/36
Kings Norton 12/43½ 12/37
Longbridge 12/47 12/43
Barnt Green 12/50 12/49
Bromsgrove 12/58 12/55
Stoke Works Jn 13/00 12/56
Abbotswood Jn 13/09 13/05
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 13/18 13/14
Cheltenham Spa 13.37a ~ 13.40d 13.35 ~ 13.40 [P1]
Barnwood Jn 13/46½ 13/45
Gloucester Yard Jn 13/47½ 13/46
Standish Jn 13/52½ 13/52
Stroud 13/58 ?
St Mary's LC 14/01½ 14/00
Kemble 14/11½ 14/09
Swindon Loco Yard 14/21½ ?
Swindon 14.25a ~ 14.31d 14.22 ~ 14.35
Uffington 14/42 14/46
Challow 14/44 14/47
Wantage Road 14*48 ~ 14*56 14/59?
Didcot Parkway 15.05 ~ 15.10 15.07 ~ 15.08
Didcot East Jn 15/12 15/09
Goring & Streatley 15/18 15/19
Reading West Jn 15/26 15/25
Reading 15.29a ~ 15.59d ? ~ ? [P15]
Oxford Road Jn 16/03 16/05
Southcote Jn 16/05½ 16/07
Bramley 16/14½ 16/14
Basingstoke 16/31 16/31 [P2]
Worting Jn 16/35 16/34
Winchester 16/49 16/48
Shawford Jn 16/51½ 16/50
Eastleigh 16.56a 17.01 [P3]


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