13th July 2019

Northern Belle
Dorset Seafood Festival

Locos Used 57316 & 57601 'Windsor Castle'
Stock Used 3182+3273+1566+3267+3174+3275+3247+325+17167+10734+10729

Route :
1Z10 : Cardiff Central to Weymouth
1Z12 : Weymouth to Cardiff Central

Loco(s) Route
57316 (1) Cardiff Central - Newport - Severn Tunnel Junction - Patchway - Filton Abbey Wood - Dr Day's Jn - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Bathampton Jn - Bradford Jn - Trowbridge - Westbury - Fairwood Jn - Clink Road Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Yeovil Pen Mill - Maiden Newton - Dorchester West - Weymouth
57601 (2) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Blatchbridge Jn - Frome? (4)  - Clink Road Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Cardiff Central

Notes : 
(1) 57601 on rear.
(2) 57316 on rear.
(3) Off tour option: The Dorset Seafood Festival at Weymouth Harbour.
(4) Confirmation required - was the return leg diverted via Frome?

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Cardiff Central 06.48d [P3] [D] 06.55   19.05a [P3] 19.10
Long Dyke Jn 06/50 [UR] 06/58   19/03½ [E] 19/07
Marshfield 06/56 07/04   18/55½ 19/00
Ebbw Jn 07/01 [UR] 07/08   18/51 [DR] 18/56
Newport 07.04a ~ 07.08d [P3] [UM] 07.11 ~ ?   18.44a ~ 18.47d [P1] 18.49 ~ 18.52
Maindee West Jn 07/10 07/18   18/41½ 18/47
Llanwern West Jn 07/12 07/20   18/34½ [DM-DR] 18/44
Severn Tunnel Junction 07/18½ [P4] 07/27   18/26 [P3] [DM] 18/38
Severn Tunnel West 07/19½ 07/28   18/25 18/36
Severn Tunnel East 07/24½ 07/31   18/20 18/32
Pilning 07/25½ [P1] 07/33   18/18 [P2] 18/31
Patchway 07/29½ [P1] 07/36   18/11½ [P2] 18/28
Filton Abbey Wood 07/32 [P1] [ML] 07/39   18/05½ [P4] 18/25
Horfield Jn 07/33 ?   18/03 18/24
Narroways Hill Jn 07/35 07/43   18/01 18/21
Dr Day's Jn 07/37 07/46   17/58½ [RL] 18/18
North Somerset Jn 07/39 07/49   17/54 18/17
Bath Spa 07.49a ~ 07.52d [P2] 08.00 ~ 08.05   17.40a ~ 17.43d [P1] 17.50 ~ 18.03
Bathampton Jn 07/57 08/09   17/37 17/47
Bradford Jn 08/07 08/18   17/24½ 17/30
Trowbridge 08/08½ 08/20   17/22½ 17/25
Westbury 08c14 ~ 08c16 [P1] 08/26?   16c58 ~ 17c15 [P3] 16.59 ~ 17.17
Fairwood Jn 08/20 08/29   16/55 16/56
Clink Road Jn 08/22 08/33   16/53 16/50
Frome - -   DIV? ?
Blatchbridge Jn 08/24 08/35   16/51 16/26
East Somerset Jn 08/27 08/39   16/47 16/20
Castle Cary 08/35½ [P2] 08/48   16/39½ [P3] 16/09
Yeovil Pen Mill 08t56 ~ 08t58 [P3] 09.08 ~ 09.43   15t46 ~ 16t17 15.46 ~ 15.48
Maiden Newton 09t15 ~ 09t17 10.08 ~ 10.09   15t21 ~ 15t24 15.21 ~ 15.24
Dorchester West 09.27 ~ 09.35 10/21?   15.06 ~ 15.08 15.06 ~ 15.07
Dorchester Jn 09/36½ 10/23   15/05½ 15/05
Weymouth 09.46a [P3] 10.32   14.53d [P3] 14.52


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z11 : (57601 with 57316 on rear) : Weymouth to Jersey Sidings
5Z12 : (57316 with 57601 on rear) : Jersey Sidings to Weymouth

Location Booked
Weymouth 10.10d [P3]
Jersey Sidings 10.13a ~ 14.25d
Weymouth 14.28a [P3]


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