16th November 2019

Railway Touring Company
The Christmas Cheshireman

Locos Used steam: 44871 & 45407 'The Lancashire Fusilier'
Stock Used 35508+99304+4994+1860+99351+99371+99127+99712+99121+13320

Route :
1Z70 : Bristol Temple Meads to Chester
1Z72 : Chester to Bristol Temple Meads

Locos Route
44871 + 45407 Bristol Temple Meads - Dr Day's Jn - Filton Abbey Wood - Patchway - Severn Tunnel Junction - Maindee East Jn - Maindee North Jn - Cwmbran - Abergavenny - Hereford - Shelwick Jn - Leominster - Ludlow - Craven Arms - Shrewsbury - Gobowen - Chirk - Ruabon - Wrexham General - Chester
44871 + 45407 Chester - Crewe - Nantwich - Whitchurch - Shrewsbury - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes: 
(1) 44871 + 45407 replaced failed 60009 'Union of South Africa'.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Open Rail Live Railway Data)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Bristol Temple Meads 07.04d [P7] [UF] 07.06   22.30a [P12] 22.17
Bristol East Jn 07/06 [ML] 07/07   22/28 [DM] 22/14
Dr Day's Jn 07/07 [RL] 07/09   22/27 22/12
Narroways Hill Jn 07/10 07/11   22/25½ 22/07
Horfield Jn 07/13 07/14   22/24 22/04
Filton Abbey Wood 07.15a ~ 07.18d [P4] 07.16 ~ 07.18   22.19a ~ 22.22d [P3] [ML] 21.58 ~ 22.01
Patchway 07/23 [P2] 07//20   22/16 [P1] 21/55
Pilning 07/30 [P2] 07/24   22.01 ~ 22.08 [P1] 21/50
Severn Tunnel East 07/31 07/27   21/57 21/48
Severn Tunnel West 07/39 07/32   21/51 21/43
Severn Tunnel Junction 07/41 [P3] [DR] 07/35 [P3] [DR]   21/48 [P4] 21/41
Severn Tunnel Junction Sig.NT1228 - -   21*07 ~ 21*43 ?
Magor 07w49 ~ 08w22 ?   - -
Llanwern West Jn 08/31 08/30   20/56 [UR] 20/48
Maindee East Jn 08/36 ?   20*35 ~ 20*51 [UR] ?
Maindee North Jn 08/38 08/38   20/32 20/37
Cwmbran 08.48a ~ 08.52d 08.47 ~ 08.52   20.19a ~ 20.22d 20.24 ~ 20.25
Pontypool & New Inn 08/57 ?   19w56 ~ 20w14 19.51 ~ 20.16
Little Mill Jn 09/00 09/00   19/54 19/48
Abergavenny 09.12a ~ 09.15d 09.09 ~ 09.15   19.40a ~ 19.43d 19.36 ~ 19.39
Pontrilas 09/27 09/31   19/25 19/21
Tram Inn 09/33 09/37   19/19 19/15
Hereford 09w43 ~ 10w34 [UR] 09.47 ~ 10.45 [UR]   19/09½ [P2] 19/07 [P2]
Shelwick Jn 10/37 10/49   19/07½ 19/06
Moreton-on-Lugg 10/40 10/55   19/02½ 19/01
Leominster 10/50 11/11   18/53½ 18/53
Woofferton 10/59 11/18   18/47½ 18/46
Bromfield SB 11/06 11/24   18/40 18/39
Craven Arms 11/13 [P1] 11/30   17w57 ~ 18w33 [DGL] 17.57 ~ 18.33
Marsh Brook LC 11/19 11/36   17/50½ 17/49
Church Stretton ? ?   17/48½ ?
Dorrington SB 11/30 11/46   17/43 17/39
Sutton Bridge Jn 11/37 11/51   17/35 17/30
English Bridge Jn 11/39 ?   ? ?
Shrewsbury 11/40 [DM] 11/54 [DM]   17/31 [P7] 17/26 [P7]

 

Location Booked Actual
Gobowen 12/04 12/16
Chirk 12w08 ~ 12w31 ?
Ruabon ? ?
Wrexham General 12/43 [P2] 12/54
Rossett Jn 12/51 ?
Saltney Jn 13/01 13/06
Chester South Jn 13/03 [UF] ?
Chester 13.05a [P4] ~ 16.13d [P4] 13.09 [P4] ~ 16.18 [P4]
Beeston Castle & Tarporley SB 16/28 16/32
Crewe Steel Works 16/37 16/42
Crewe 16.41 ~ 16.43 [P12] 16/45
Crewe Gresty Lane 16/47 16/47
Nantwich 16/52 16/52
Wrenbury 16/59 ?
Whitchurch ? ?
Prees 17/12½ ?
Wem 17/17 17/13
Yorton 17/22 ?
Harlescott LC 17/27 17/20

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S.Workings

5Z71 : (44871 + 45407 + tour stock) : Chester to Chester East Jn
5Z71 : (44871 + 45407 propelling tour stock) : Chester East Jn to Chester

Location Booked
Chester 13.14d [P4]
Chester East Jn 13.15 ~ 13.19
Chester Reception 13.21a

5Z72 : (44871 + 45407 + tour stock) : Chester to Chester East Jn
5Z72 : (44871 + 45407 propelling tour stock) : Chester East Jn to Chester

Location Booked
Chester Reception 15.53d
Chester East Jn 15.54 ~ 15.58
Chester 16.01a [P4]


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