7th December 2021

Railway Touring Company
The Bath & Bristol Christmas Express

Locos Used 57316 & steam: 44871
Stock Used 99035+3136+1961+3058+99350+99127+99122+1861+4940+99304

Route :
1Z56 : London Victoria to Bristol Temple Meads
1Z59 : Bristol Temple Meads to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
44871 (1) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Brentford - Hounslow - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Chertsey - Addlestone Jn - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Farnborough (Main) - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Andover - Salisbury - Wilton Jn - Warminster - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
44871 (1) Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Feltham - Twickenham - Richmond - Barnes - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes:
(1) 57316 on rear.
(2) 44871 replaced failed 60163 'Tornado'.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 08.46d [P2] [DCF] 08.46 [P2]   22.12a [P2] 22.14 [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/50 08/49   22/04½ [UCS] 22/00
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/53 [RVL] 08/50   22/01 21/59
Longhedge Jn 08/57 08/53   21/56½ [RVL] 21/57
Clapham Junction 09/02 [P5] [DWF] 08/59   21*52 ~ 21*53 [P3] 21.46 ~ 21.53
Barnes 09/08 [P3] 09/08   21/41½ [P1] [UWS] 21/37
Brentford 09/15½ [P2] 09/15   - -
Hounslow 09/21½ [P2] 09/21   - -
Richmond - -   21/35½ [P2] 21/31
Twickenham - -   21/32½ [P4] 21/26
Feltham Jn 09/23½ 09/23   21/27½ 21/22
Feltham 09/25½ [P2] 09/26   21/25½ [P1] 21/20
Staines 09.32a ~ 09.34d [P2] 09.33 ~ 09.36   21.12a ~ 21.16d [P1] 21.10 ~ 21.13
Virginia Water 09/45 [P4] 09/46   20/58½ [P3] 20/59
Chertsey 09/49½ 09/51   20/50½ 20/45
Addlestone Jn 09/53½ 09/55   20*40 ~ 20*42 20/39
Byfleet & New Haw 09/57 [P2] [DS-DF] 09/58   20/36½ [P1] 20/37
Woking 10.03a ~ 10.06d [P4] [DF-DS] 10.05 ~ 10.10 [P4]   20.27a ~ 20.29d [P1] [US] 20.27 ~ 20.29
Woking Jn 10/07½ [DS] 10/12   20/25½ [US] 20/25
Pirbright Jn 10/15 [DS] 10/21   20/20 [P1] [US] 20/16
Farnborough (Main) 10/19 [P2] [DS] 10/25   20/16 [P1] [US] 20/10
Fleet 10/23½ [P2] [DS] 10/28   19w45 ~ 20w11 [P1] [US] 19.49 ~ 20.06 [P1]
Winchfield 10w28 ~ 10w38 [P2] [DS] 10.33 ~ 10.49 [P2]   19/40 [P1] [US] 19/43
Basingstoke 10/48 [P1] [DS] 10/59   19.24a ~ 19.27d [P3] [UF-US] 19.26 ~ 19.30
Worting Jn 10*54 ~ 10*55 11.03 ~ 11.05   19/20½ [UF] 19/21
Andover 11/13 [P2] 11/21   18/58½ [P1] 19/03 [P1]
Tunnel Jn 11/31 11/51   18/40½ 18/41
Salisbury 11w35 ~ 11w52 [P4] 12.03 ~ 12.58   18w18 ~ 18w37 [P4] 18.20 ~ 18.37 [P4]
Wilton Jn 11/56½ 13/04   18/14½ 18/17
Wishford 12/02 13/09   18/09½ 18/11
Wylye AHB 12/08 13/14   18/05½ 18/07
Upton Lovell 12/14½ 13/19   17/58½ 18/03
Warminster 12/21½ 13/25   17/52½ 17/57
Westbury 12c31 ~ 12c35 [P1] 13/34   17/41½ [P1] 17/48
Trowbridge 12/43½ 13/40   17/31 17/41
Bradford Jn 12/46 13/41   17/28 17/36
Bathampton Jn 12/58 13/53   17*01 ~ 17*12 [UPL] 17.03 ~ 17.15
Bath Spa 13.02a ~ 13.05d [P1] 13.58 ~ 14.08   16.53a ~ 16.55d [P2] 16.54 ~ 16.59
North Somerset Jn 13/19 [DM] 14/23   16/39 16/40
Bristol East Jn 13/20 14/24   16/38 [UM] 16/38
Bristol Temple Meads 13.23a [P15] 14.25 [P15]   16.36d [P15] 16.36 [P15]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z56 : (57316 with 44871 on rear) : Southall to London Victoria

Location Booked
Southall WCR 05.38d
Southall 05.48 ~ 05.58
Southall East Jn 06/00
West Ealing 06/03
Acton West 06/06
Acton Main Line 06*10 ~ 06*16
Acton Wells Jn 06/19
Willesden SW Sidings 06*22 ~ 07*37
Willesden West London Jn 07/39
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/41
North Pole Jn 07/42
Shepherds Bush 07/45
Kensington Olympia 07/48
West Brompton 07c50 ~ 07c52
Latchmere Jn 07/56
Longhedge Jn 07/59
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/01
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/11
London Victoria 08.15a [P2]

5Z57 : (57316 with 44871 on rear on rear) : Bristol Temple Meads to Bristol East Depot

Location Booked
Bristol Temple Meads 13.33d [P15]
Bristol East Jn 13/36
North Somerset Jn 13/39
Bristol East Depot 13.42a

5Z58 : (44871 with 57316 on rear) : Bristol East Depot to Lawrence Hill
5Z58 : (57316 with 44871 on rear) : Lawrence Hill to Bristol Temple Meads
5Z58 : (44871 with 57316 on rear) : Bristol Temple Meads to Bristol East Depot
(whole train turned)

Location Booked
Bristol East Depot 13.55d
North Somerset Jn 13/57
Dr Day's Jn 14*02 ~ 14*04
Lawrence Hill 14.07 ~ 14.09 [P1]
Dr Day's Jn 14/11
Bristol East Jn 14/12
Bristol Temple Meads 14.14 ~ 14.18 [P11]
Bristol East Jn 14/20
North Somerset Jn 14/21
Bristol East Depot 14.23a

5Z59 : (57316 with 44871 on rear on rear) : Bristol East Depot to Bristol Temple Meads

Location Booked
Bristol East Depot 16.17d
North Somerset Jn 16/20
Bristol East Jn 16/21
Bristol Temple Meads 16.23a [P15]

5Z59 : (57316 with 44871 on rear) : London Victoria to Willesden No.7 Jn
5Z59 : (44871 with 57316 on rear) : Willesden No.7 Jn to Southall

Location Booked
London Victoria 22.36d [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 22/38
Stewarts Lane Jn 22/41
Longhedge Jn 22/44
Latchmere Jn 22*51 ~ 22*56
West Brompton 23/03
Kensington Olympia 23/06
Shepherds Bush 23c10 ~ 23c11
North Pole Jn 23/12
Mitre Bridge Jn 23/13
Willesden West London Jn 23/15
Willesden No.7 Jn 23.19 ~ 23.23
Acton Canal Wharf 23/25
Acton Wells Jn 23/34
Acton Main Line 23/49
Acton West 23/43
Southall East Jn 23/49
Southall 23.52 ~ 23.57
Southall WCR 00.07a


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