17th March 2023

Northern Belle
The Cheltenham Gold Cup

Locos Used 47812 & 57313 'Scarborough Castle'
Stock Used 99025+3174+3273+1953+3267+3275+3247+325+17167+10734+92904

Route : 
1Z15 : London Paddington to Evesham
1Z17 : Evesham to London Paddington

Loco(s) Route
57313 (1) London Paddington - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot East Jn - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Wolvercote Jn - Charlbury - Moreton-in-Marsh - Evesham
47812 (2) Evesham - (reverse of outward route) - Reading (4)

Notes:
(1) 47812 on rear.
(2) 57313 on rear.
(3) Passengers were transferred by road coaches from Evesham to Cheltenham Racecourse.
(4) The return leg terminated at Reading due to a broken rail at Southall.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Paddington 08.34d [P1] [L1] 08.34   23.29a [P3] CANC
Royal Oak Jn 08/35 [L1] 08/35   23/27 [L3] CANC
Portobello Jn 08/36 [L1] 08/37   23/26 [L3] CANC
Ladbroke Grove 08/37½ [DM] 08/38   23/24 [L3] CANC
Acton West 08/41 [DM] 08/44   23/18 [UR] CANC
West Ealing 08/42½ [DM] 08/46   23/15 [P4] [UR] CANC
Southall 08/44½ [P1] [DM] 08/50   23/12½ [P4] [UR] CANC
Heathrow Airport Jn 08/46 [DM] 08/54   23/07 [UR] CANC
Slough 08/51 [P2] [DM] 09/08   22/56 [P5] [UR] CANC
Maidenhead 08/55½ [P1] [DM] 09/14   22/45 [P4] [UR] CANC
Twyford 09/02 [P1] [DM] 09/19   22/38½ [P4] [UR] CANC
Kennet Bridge Jn 09/05½ [DM] 09/23   22/33½ [UR] CANC
Reading 09.07a ~ 09.17d [P7] [FVL] 09.25 ~ 09.26   22.20a ~ 22.30d [P15] [UR] 22.15a
Reading High Level Jn 09/19½ [FVL] 09/28   - -
Reading West Jn 09/20 [DR] 09/29   22/18 [UR] 22/13
Goring & Streatley 09/31 [P3] [DR] 09/37   22/07 [P4] [UR] 22/06
Didcot East Jn 09/46 [DA] 09/43   21/59 [UR] 21/57
Didcot North Jn 09/50½ 09/45   21/56½ [UA] 21/53
Kennington Jn 09/59 09/55   21/48½ 21/43
Hinksey North Jn 10/01 09/58   21/47½ 21/42
Oxford 10*09 ~ 10*21 [DT] 10.00 ~ 10.40   21/46 [UT] 21/40
Wolvercote Jn 10/26 10/44   21/43 [UM] 21/37
Charlbury 10/35 11/01   21*25 ~ 21*31 21/24
Ascott-under-Wychwood 10/39 [P1] 11/06   21/19 [P2] 21/19
Moreton-in-Marsh 10/50 [P1] 11/16   21/07 [P2] 21/08
Honeybourne 10/59 [P1] ?   20/54 [P2] ?
Evesham 11.05a 11.30   20.46d 20.46


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z15 : (47812 with 57313 on rear) : Southall to London Paddington

Location Booked
Southall WCR 07.38d
Southall 07.48 ~ 07.58
Southall East Jn 08/00
West Ealing 08/02
Acton West 08/06
Acton Main Line 08/07
Ladbroke Grove 08/11
Portobello Jn 08/12
Royal Oak Jn 08/13
London Paddington 08.14a [P1]

5Z16 : (57313 with 47812 on rear) : Evesham to Evesham West Jn
5Z16 : (47812 with 57313 on rear) : Evesham West Jn to Long Marston

Location Booked
Evesham 11.10d
Evesham West Jn 11.11 ~ 11.19
Evesham 11/21
Honeybourne North Jn 11.29 ~ 11.31
Honeybourne Staff Hut 11.33 ~ 11.38
Long Marston 11.48a

5Z17 : (57313 with 47812 on rear) : Long Marston to Evesham West Jn
5Z17 : (47812 with 57313 on rear) : Evesham West Jn to Evesham

Location Booked
Long Marston 16.38d
Honeybourne Staff Hut 16.48 ~ 16.53
Honeybourne North Jn 17.00 ~ 20.06
Evesham 20.19 ~ 20.24
Evesham West Jn 20.25 ~ 20.33
Evesham 20.35a

5Z18 : (57313 with 47812 on rear) : London Paddington to Southall (cancelled)

Location Booked
London Paddington 23.48d [P3]
Royal Oak Jn 23/49
Portobello Jn 23/50
Ladbroke Grove 23/51
Acton West 23/55
West Ealing 23/59
Southall East Jn 00/04
Southall 00.06 ~ 00.16
Southall WCR 00.26a

5Z17 : (47812 with 57313 on rear) : Reading to Southall

Location Revised
Reading 22.30d [P15]
Kennet Bridge Jn 22/32
Twyford 22/36
Maidenhead 22/41
Slough 22/45
Heathrow Airport Jn 22/49
Southall West Jn 22/52
Southall 22.55 ~ 22.57
Southall WCR 23.08a


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