4th May 2019

NENTA Traintours
The Welsh & Victorian Highlander

Locos Used 68018 'Vigilant' & 68033
Stock Used 3356+3333+1691+3314+3364+3345+1200+5961+5929+5998+9507

Route : 
1Z01 : Norwich to Holyhead
1Z02 : Holyhead to Norwich

Loco(s) Route
68033 (1) Norwich - Diss - Stowmarket - Ipswich
68018 (2) Ipswich - Stowmarket - Bury St Edmunds - Chippenham Jn - Soham - Ely - March - Peterborough - Stamford - Oakham - Syston East Jn - Syston South Jn - Leicester - Hinckley - Nuneaton - (via WCML) - Crewe - Chester - Rhyl - Colwyn Bay - Llandudno Junction - Bangor - Holyhead
68033 (1) Holyhead - (reverse of outward route) - Crewe - Alsager - Kidsgrove - Stoke-on-Trent - Uttoxeter - Tutbury & Hatton - North Stafford Jn - Stenson Jn - Castle Donington - Sheet Stores Jn - Trent South Jn - East Midlands Parkway - Loughborough - Syston North Jn - Syston East Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Ipswich
68018 (2) Ipswich - Stowmarket - Diss - Norwich

Notes : 
(1) 68018 on rear.
(2) 68033 on rear.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Norwich 05.33d [P2] 05.35   00.09a [P2] 00.03
Thorpe Jn 05/34 [D] 05/36   00/07 [D] 00/02
Trowse Swing Bridge 05/35 05/37   00/06 00/01
Trowse Jn 05/36 05/38   00/05 23/59
Diss 05.52a ~ 05.55d [P1] 05.55 ~ 05.57   23.47a ~ 23.50d [P2] 23.43 ~ 23.45
Haughley Jn 06/04 06/07   23/38 23/34
Stowmarket 06/06 [P1] 06/09   23/36 [P2] 23/32
Europa Jn 06/17 06/19   23/29 23/24
East Suffolk Jn 06/20 06/23   23/28 23/23
Ipswich 06.22a ~ 06.35d [P2] 06.27 ~ 06.38 [P2]   23.11a ~ 23.26d [P2] 23.11 ~ 23.21
East Suffolk Jn 06/37 06/41   23/09 23/09
Europa Jn 06/39 06/43   23/08 23/06
Stowmarket 06.48a ~ 06.51d [P2] 06.53 ~ 06.57   22.55a ~ 22.58d [P1] 22.55 ~ 22.58
Haughley Jn 06/55 07/01   22/51 22/50
Bury St Edmunds 07.10a ~ 07.13d [P1] 07.15 ~ 07.18   22.35a ~ 22.38d [P2] 22.31 ~ 22.34
Kennet 07/25 07/28   22/23 22/21
Chippenham Jn 07/29 07/31   22/18 22/16
Soham 07/36 07/44   21/58 21/58
Ely Dock Jn 07/43 07/51   21/51 21/53
Ely 07.44a ~ 07.54d [P1] 07.52 ~ 07.56   21.46a ~ 21.49d [P2] 21.49 ~ 21.52
Ely North Jn 07/57 08/00   21/43 21/46
March 08.12a ~ 08.15d 08.14 ~ 08.17   21.23a ~ 21.26d 21.26 ~ 21.28
Whittlesea 08/25 08/28   21/15 21/17
Peterborough East Jn 08/34 08/38   21/08 21/11
Peterborough 08.37a ~ 08.40d [P5] [DS] 08.40 ~ 08.43   21.03a ~ 21.06d [P4] 21.06 ~ 21.09
Helpston Jn 08/47 08/50   20/58 20/56
Uffington SB 08/52 08/54   20/53 20/53
Stamford 08/54½ ?   20/50½ ?
Ketton SB 08/58 09/00   20/47 20/47
Luffenham 09/00½ ?   20/45 ?
Manton Jn 09/05 09/06   20/42 20/42
Oakham 09/08 09/09   20/38 20/39
Langham Jn 09/09 09/11   20/37 20/38
Ashwell LC 09/10½ ?   20/35½ ?
Whissendine LC 09/13 09/15   20/33 20/34
Melton Mowbray 09/18 ?   20/27½ 20/29
Frisby-on-the-Wreake 09/21 09/38   20/23 20/26
Syston East Jn 09/27 09/45   20/17 20/20
Syston South Jn 09/28 [UF] 09/44   - -
Leicester 09/33 [P3] 09/50   - -
Wigston North Jn 09/38 09/59   - -
Croft 09/44 10/04   - -
Hinckley 09/50 10/10   - -
Nuneaton 09/58 [P7] 10/16   - -
Canal Farm Jn 10/03 [DS] 10/19   - -
Amington Jn 10/14 [DS] 10/28   - -
Lichfield North Jn 10/21 [DS] 10/33   - -
Rugeley North Jn 10/29 [DS] 10/38   - -
Colwich 10/34 10/40   - -
Stafford 10/39 [DF] 10/44   - -
Norton Bridge 10/43 [DF] 10/48   - -
Madeley 10/50 [DF] 10/55   - -
Basford Hall Jn 10/54½ 10/59   - -
Syston North Jn - -   20/16 20/18
Sileby Jn - -   20/11 [UF-US] 20/13
Loughborough - -   20/07 [P2] [UF] 20/04
East Midlands Parkway - -   20/00 [P2] [UM] 19/59
Trent South Jn - -   19/59 19/57
Sheet Stores Jn - -   19/58 19/56
Castle Donington - -   19/51 19/48
Stenson Jn - -   19/40 19/37
North Stafford Jn - -   19/39 19/35
Tutbury & Hatton - -   19/30 19/30
Uttoxeter - -   19/20½ ?
Uttoxeter SB - -   19/20 19/22
Caverswall - -   19/09 ?
Longton - -   19/05 19/07
Stoke Jn - -   19/01 19/03
Stoke-on-Trent - -   19/00 [P1] 19/02
Kidsgrove - -   18/53 [P3] 18/54
Alsager - -   18/49½ 18/51
Barthomley Jn - -   18/46½ 18/48
North Stafford Jn - -   18/43 18/45
Crewe 10.58 ~ 11.01 [P12] 11.03 ~ 11.04   18.35 ~ 18.40 [P12] 18.37 ~ 18.42 [P12]
Crewe Steel Works 11/04 11/07   18/32 18/32
Beeston Castle & Tarporley SB 11/13 11/14   18/24 18/25
Chester 11.25 ~ 11.32 [P3] 11.24 ~ 11.32   18.07a ~ 18.12d [P4] 18.08 ~ 18.15
Chester South Jn 11/33 [DM] 11/33   18/05 [UF] 18/07
Saltney Jn 11/35 11/35   18/03 18/05
Rockcliffe Hall 11/42 11/41   17/54½ 17/59
Holywell Jn 11/50 11/48   17/49 17/54
Prestatyn 12/01½ 11/58   17/41½ 17/47
Rhyl 12/06 [DM] 12/02   17/39 [P1] 17/44
Colwyn Bay 12/16 ?   17/31 ?
Llandudno Junction 12.20a ~ 12.25d [P4] 12.18 ~ 12.26 [P3]   17.23a ~ 17.26d [P3] 17.25 ~ 17.32 [P3]
Penmaenmawr 12/36 ?   17/14 ?
Bangor 12.46a ~ 12.49d [P2] 12.46 ~ 12.49   17.01a ~ 17.04d [P1] 17.03 ~ 17.10
Menai Bridge 12/53 ?   16/56 ?
Llanfairpwll 12/56 ?   16/54 ?
Gaerwen Jn 13/06 ?   16/51½ ?
Valley 13/20 ?   16/39 ?
Holyhead 13.27a [P1] 13.31   16.33d [P1] 16.33


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