11th March 2023

Vintage Trains
The South Wales Explorer

Locos Used 20189 & 37403 'Isle of Mull'
Stock Used 5157+5191+5212+5198+9101+99349+99361+95403+17018

Route :
1Z37: Dorridge to Cardiff Central
1Z39: Cardiff Central to Cwmbargoed
1Z40: Cwmbargoed to Dorridge

Loco(s) Route
37403 (1) Dorridge - Widney Manor - Solihull - Tyseley - Small Heath South Jn - Birmingham Moor Street - Birmingham Snow Hill - Jewellery Quarter - Smethwick Galton Bridge - Rowley Regis - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Droitwich Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Ashchurch for Tewkesbury - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester - Lydney - Chepstow - Severn Tunnel Junction - Newport - Gaer Jn - Park Jn
20189 (2) Park Jn - Ebbw Jn - Cardiff Central
37403 (1) Cardiff Central - Cardiff Queen Street - Caerphilly - Ystrad Mynach South - Cwmbargoed
20189 (2) Cwmbargoed - Ystrad Mynach South - Caerphilly - Cardiff Queen Street - Cardiff Central - Radyr Branch Jn - Penarth Curve North Jn - Ninian Park
37403 (1) Ninian Park - Penarth Curve North Jn - Radyr Branch Jn - Cardiff Central - Newport - Severn Tunnel Junction - Patchway - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Barnwood Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Dorridge

Notes :
(1) 20189 on rear.
(2) 37403 on rear.
(3) 37403 replaced unavailable 37240.

Source : Guy Vincent

Photo Review


37403 stabled at Pengam Sidings (photo: Charlotte Vincent)


20189 stabled at Pengam Sidings (photo: Charlotte Vincent)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Dorridge 07.47d [P3] 07.47   22.03a [P1] 22.08
Bentley Heath LC 07/49 07/50   22/02 22/06
Widney Manor 07.52a ~ 07.55d 07.53 ~ 07.55   21.55a ~ 21.59d 22.01 ~ 22.04
Solihull 07/59 07/58   21/52 21/59
Tyseley 08/05 [P2] [FL] 08/03   21/48 [P1] 21/54
Small Heath South Jn 08/06 [SH] 08/04   21/47 [FL] 21/53
Birmingham Moor Street 08.10a ~ 08.13d [P2] 08.07 ~ 08.12   21.38a ~ 21.42d [P1] [SH] 21.46 ~ 21.49
Birmingham Snow Hill 08.16a ~ 08.19d [P2] 08.14 ~ 08.19   21.30a ~ 21.34d [P3] 21.42 ~ 21.44
Jewellery Quarter 08/22 [P1] 08/21   21/26½ [P2] 21/39
Smethwick Galton Bridge 08/25 [P1] 08/27   21/20½ [P2] 21/36
Smethwick Jn 08/26 08/28   21/20 21/35
Rowley Regis 08/30 08/32   21/15 21/30
Stourbridge Junction 08/39 [P3] 08/42   21/05 [P2] 21/19
Blakedown 08/43 08/47   21/00½ 21/13
Kidderminster 08.47a ~ 08.52d [P2] 08.51 ~ 08.54   20.52a ~ 20.56d [P1] 21.03 ~ 21.07
Hartlebury 08/58 09/01   20/47½ 20/59
Droitwich Spa 09/03 09/08   20/41 20/50
Tunnel Jn 09/11 09/16   20/35 20/44
Worcester Shrub Hill 09.16a ~ 09.31d [P2] 09.18 ~ 09.32   20.26a ~ 20.33d [P1] 20.39 ~ 20.42
Norton Jn 09/36 09/39   20/22 20/32
Abbotswood Jn 09/40 09/40   20/19½ 20/29
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 09/53 [P2] 09/52   20/09½ [P1] 20/20
Cheltenham Spa High Street Loop - -   19*57 ~ 20*02 19.59 ~ 20.11
Cheltenham Spa 10.02a ~ 10.05d [P1] 10.02 ~ 10.05   19.53a ~ 19.55d [P2] 19.55 ~ 19.58
Barnwood Jn 10/11½ [ML] 10/14   19/46½ 19/46
Horton Road Jn 10/12 10/19   - -
Gloucester 10/13 [UM] 10/20   - -
Awre 10/27 10/37   - -
Lydney 10/32 10/42   - -
Chepstow 10/40 10/51   - -
Gloucester Yard Jn - -   19/45½ 19/45
Standish Jn - -   19/37½ 19/38
Charfield - -   19/26½ 19/27
Yate - -   19/20½ 19/22
Westerleigh Jn - -   19/17½ 19/19
Bristol Parkway - -   18*52 ~ 19*11 [P4] 18.55 ~ 19.11
Patchway - -   18/49 18/52
Pilning - -   18/43½ [P1] 18/45
Severn Tunnel East - -   18/42 18/43
Severn Tunnel West - -   18/37½ 18/39
Severn Tunnel Junction 10/50½ [P1] [DM] 10/59 [P1]   18/36½ [P4] 18/38
Llanwern West Jn 10/56½ 11/05   18/29 [UM] 18/30
Maindee West Jn 10/59½ 11/08   18/25 18/27
Newport 11*03 ~ 11*25 [P3] [UM] 11.10 ~ 11.14   18/23½ [UR] 18/26
Gaer Jn 11/28 11/21   18/22 18/24
Park Jn 11.31 ~ 11.39 11.26 ~ 11.35   - -
Ebbw Jn 11/43½ [DM] 11/48   18/20½ 18/23
Marshfield 11/46½ 11/54   18/16½ 18/19
Long Dyke Jn 11/53½ [C] 12/00   18/08½ [UR] 18/11
Cardiff Central 11.57a [P2] ~ 15.08d [P4] 12.05 ~ 15.08   18.03a ~ 18.07d [P4] [D] 17.51 ~ 18.09
Radyr Branch Jn - -   18/00½ [UR] ?
Penarth Curve North Jn - -   17/59½ 17/48
Ninian Park - -   17.53 ~ 17.58 [P1] 17.37 ~ 17.47
Penarth Curve North Jn - -   17/52 17/36
Radyr Branch Jn - -   17/51 ?
Cardiff Central - -   17*47 ~ 17*49 [P7] [DR] 17/33
CVL East Boundary 15/08½ 15/10   17/46½ 17/31
Cardiff Queen Street 15/12 [P4] 15/12   17/44 [P3] 17/30
Heath Jn 15/16 15/17   17/40 17/25
Caerphilly 15/27½ [P3] 15/28   17/31 [P2] 17/15
Ystrad Mynach South 15.41 ~ 15.43 15.42 ~ 15.43   17.10 ~ 17.17 ? ~ 17.03
Cwmbargoed 16.15a 16.15   16.35d 16.28


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z37 : (37403 with 20189 on rear) : Tyseley to Small Heath South Jn
5Z37 : (20189 with 37403 on rear) : Small Heath South Jn to Dorridge

Location Booked
Tyseley Steam Trust 07.00d
Small Heath South Jn 07.05 ~ 07.10
Tyseley Up & Dn Through Sidings 07/17
Tyseley South Jn 07/23
Solihull 07/27
Bentley Heath LC 07/31
Dorridge 07.32a [P3]

5Z38 : (37403 with 20189 on rear) : Cardiff Central to Pengam Sidings

Location Booked
Cardiff Central 12.11d [P2]
Long Dyke Jn 12/13
Pengam Jn 12/16
Pengam Sidings 12.19a

5Z39 : (20189 with 37403 on rear) : Pengam Sidings to Cardiff Central

Location Booked
Pengam Sidings 14.45d
Pengam Jn 14/48
Long Dyke Jn 14/51
Cardiff Central 14.59a [P4]

5Z40 : (37403 with 20189 on rear) : Dorridge to Hatton
5Z40 : (20189 with 37403 on rear) : Hatton to Small Heath South Jn
5Z40 : (37403 with 20189 on rear) : Small Heath South Jn to Tyseley

Location Booked
Dorridge 22.08d [P1]
Hatton 22.16 ~ 22.26 [P1]
Dorridge 22/36 [P2]
Bentley Heath LC 22/38
Solihull 22/44
Tyseley South Jn 22/51
Tyseley Up & Dn Through Sidings 22/56
Small Heath South Jn 22.59 ~ 23.04
Tyseley Steam Trust 23.12a


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