16th August 2023

Northern Belle
Cornish Lunch

Locos Used 57313 'Scarborough Castle' & 57601 'Windsor Castle'
Stock Used 92904+10734+17167+325+3247+3275+3267+1953+3273+3174+95325

Route :
1Z57 : Cardiff Central to Par
1Z58 : Par to Cardiff Central

Loco(s) Route
57601 (1) Cardiff Central - Newport - Severn Tunnel Junction - Patchway - Filton Abbey Wood - Bristol Temple Meads - Yatton - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Teignmouth - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth - Saltash - Liskeard - Lostwithiel - Par
57313 (2) Par - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes : 
(1) 57313 on rear.
(2) 57601 on rear.

Source : Nathan Williamson

Photo Review


57601 passing Totnes on the outward leg (photo: Nathan Williamson)


57313 passing Totnes on the return leg (photo: Nathan Williamson)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Cardiff Central 10.45d [P2] [B] 10.50   20.28a [P2] 20.14
Long Dyke Jn 10/47 [UM] 10/53   20/26½ [B] 20/10
Marshfield 10/54 10/59   20/20 20/05
Ebbw Jn 10/58 11/02   20/16 20/02
Newport 11/01 [P4] 11/04   20/11 [DR] 19/59
Maindee West Jn 11/03 11/06   20/09 19/58
Llanwern West Jn 11/05 11/09   20/05 19/55
Severn Tunnel Junction 11/17 [P4] 11/17   19*41 ~ 19*45 [P3] [DR] 19.47 ~ 19.48
Severn Tunnel West 11/18 11/19   19/39 19/45
Severn Tunnel East 11/23 11/23   19/34 19/37
Pilning 11/25 [P1] 11/24   19/33 [P2] 19/33
Patchway 11/31 [P1] 11/27   19/30 [P2] 19/28
Filton Abbey Wood 11/34 [P1] [ML] 11/30   19/28 [P4] 19/23
Horfield Jn 11/35 11/31   19/27 19/22
Narroways Hill Jn 11/39 11/33   19/25 19/19
Dr Day's Jn 11/42½ [DR] 11/35   19/20 [RL] 19/17
Bristol East Jn 11/44½ 11/36   19/19 [UR] 19/16
Bristol Temple Meads 11.46a ~ 11.51d [P4] 11.37 ~ 11.53   18.49a ~ 19.17d [P7] [UF] 18.55 ~ 19.15
Bristol West Jn 11/52½ [DM] 11/54   18/47 [UM] 18/52
Parson Street 11/54 [P1] 11/57   18/45 [P2] 18/51
Yatton 12/03 12/07   18/33 18/38
Worle Jn 12/07 12/12   18/27 18/31
Uphill Jn 12/09 12/15   18/25 18/27
Bridgwater 12/18 12/25   18/16 18/17
Cogload Jn 12/23 12/30   18/11 18/12
Taunton 12.28a ~ 12.31d [P2] 12.35 ~ 12.40   18.00a ~ 18.05d [P4] 18.03 ~ 18.07
Norton Fitzwarren 12/33 12/43   17/58 18/01
Whiteball 12/40½ 12/50   17/51 17/54
Tiverton Parkway 12/43½ [P1] 12/53   17/48 [P2] 17/51
Tiverton Loop 12/45 12/54   17/46½ 17/50
Cowley Bridge Jn 12/55 13/04   17/34 17/39
Exeter St Davids 12/57 [P4] 13/06   17*19 ~ 17*31 [P6] 17.14 ~ 17.36
Dawlish Warren 13/06 13/16   16*54 ~ 17*06 [P2] 16/54
Dawlish 13/08 13/18   16/50 16/52
Teignmouth 13/11 13/21   16/45 16/49
Newton Abbot 13/17 [P2] 13/28   16/37½ [P3] 16/44
Newton Abbot West Jn 13/17½ 13/29   16/37 16/43
Dainton Tunnel 13/22 13/33   16/33 16/39
Totnes 13/32 13/38 [DT]   16/24 16/33 [UT]
Aish Crossover 13/40½ 13/47   16/16 16/27
Ivybridge 13/45 [P1] 13/51   16/11 [P2] 16/23
Hemerdon 13/50 13/56   16/07 16/18
Lipson Jn 13/56 14/01   15/59 16/12
Plymouth 13c58 ~ 14c00 [P4] 14/04   15c54 ~ 15c56 [P7] 16/09
St Budeaux Jn 14/06½ 14/08   15/48 16/04
Saltash 14/10½ [P1] 14/12   15/44 [P2] 15/58
St Germans 14/16½ [P1] 14/19   15/39 [P2] 15/49
Liskeard 14/26 [P1] 14/28   15/30 [P2] 15/39
St Pinnock Viaduct East 14/31 ?   15/24 ?
Largin 14/32 ?   15/23 ?
Bodmin Parkway 14/36½ ?   15/18 ?
Lostwithiel 14/40 [P2] 14/49   15/14 [P1] 15/24
Par 14.49a [P3] 15.02   15.08d [P3] 15.17


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