22nd August 2023

Northern Belle
Dartmouth Steam Railway & Paignton

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

Route :
1Z30 : Birmingham International to Paignton
1Z32 : Paignton to Birmingham International

Loco(s) Route
57313 (1) Birmingham International - Stechford - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - Kings Norton - Barnt Green - Bromsgrove - Stoke Works Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Ashchurch for Tewkesbury - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester
57601 (2) Gloucester - Standish Jn - Yate - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Abbey Wood - Dr Day's Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - Yatton - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Teignmouth - Newton Abbot - Torquay - Paignton
57313 (1) Paignton - (reverse of outward route) - Gloucester
57601 (2) Gloucester - (reverse of outward route) - Birmingham International

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


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

Source : Nathan Williamson

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Birmingham International 07.46d [P5] 07.48   22.31a [P5] 22.37
Stechford 07/53 07/56   22/25 22/33
Proof House Jn 07/59 [DEL] 08/00   22/21 22/30
Birmingham New Street 08/02 [P12] 08/03   22/19 [P11] [DEL] 22/23
Five Ways 08/04½ 08/07   22/14½ 22/16
Selly Oak 08/11½ 08/11   22/11½ 22/11
Kings Norton 08/15 [DGS] 08/14   22/08 22/09
Longbridge 08/26 [P2] 08/18   22/05 22/05
Barnt Green 08/30 [P2] 08/21   22/02½ [P1] [UGF] 22/02
Bromsgrove 08/33 [P3] 08/27   21/55½ [P2] 21/57
Stoke Works Jn 08/35 08/29   21/53½ 21/56
Abbotswood Jn 08/43 08/37   21/44½ 21/48
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 08/51 [P2] 08/46   21/36½ [P1] 21/40
Cheltenham Spa 08.59a ~ 09.04d [P1] 08.55 ~ 09.04   21.25a ~ 21.29d [P2] 21.29 ~ 21.34
Barnwood Jn 09/10 09/12   21/19 21/20
Horton Road Jn 09/13 09/15   21/18 21/19
Gloucester 09.15a ~ 09.25d [P2] 09.16 ~ 09.28   21.04a ~ 21.17d [P4] 21.08 ~ 21.17
Horton Road Jn 09/26 09/30   21/02½ 21/06
Gloucester Yard Jn 09/27 09/31   20/59½ 21/04
Standish Jn 09/33 09/40   20/53½ 20/58
Charfield 09/43 09/51   20*17 ~ 20*39 [UGL] 20.24 ~ 20.44
Yate 09/48½ 09/56   20/09 20/17
Westerleigh Jn 09/50½ 09/59   20/07 20/14
Bristol Parkway 09/56 [P2] 10/04   20/02 [P3] 20/09
Filton Abbey Wood 09/58 [P1] [ML] 10/06   19/58 [P2] [UF] 20/06
Horfield Jn 09/59 10/07   19/57 20/05
Dr Day's Jn 10/04½ [DF] 10/11   19/53 [ML] 20/02
Bristol East Jn 10/07 [UF] 10/12   19/52 20/01
Bristol Temple Meads 10c09 ~ 10c14 [P8] 10/14   19c48 ~ 19c50 [P3] [UF] 19.54 ~ 19.59 [P3]
Bristol West Jn 10/15½ [DM] 10/15   19/46 [UR] 19/51
Parson Street 10/17½ [P1] 10/17   19/42 [P2] 19/49
Yatton 10/30½ 10/26   19/26½ 19/40
Worle Jn 10/37 10/29   19/19 19/23
Uphill Jn 10/39 10/31   19/15½ 19/18
Bridgwater 10/48 10/47   19/06½ 19/07
Cogload Jn 10/54 10/58   19/01½ 19/03
Taunton 10/59½ [P2] 11/06   18/58½ [P4] 18/58
Norton Fitzwarren 11/02½ 11/09   18/56 18/55
Whiteball 11/10 11/20   18/49½ 18/49
Tiverton Parkway 11/13 [P1] 11/25   18/46½ [P2] 18/46
Tiverton Loop 11/15 11/26   18/45 18/45
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/26 11/37   18/32½ 18/32
Exeter St Davids 11/28 [P4] 11/39   18*18 ~ 18*30 [P6] 18.18 ~ 18.29
Dawlish Warren 11/44 11/55   18/01½ 17/59
Dawlish 11/47½ 11/57   18/00 17/58
Teignmouth 11/51½ 12/00   17/57 17/55
Newton Abbot 12/01½ [P2] 12/05 [P2]   17/51½ [P1] 17/50
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/02 12/06   17/51 17/49
Torquay 12.11a ~ 12.13d 12.15 ~ 12.20   17.35a ~ 17.41d 17.37 ~ 17.40
Paignton 12.17a [P1] 12.24   17.30d [P2] 17.30


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z31 : (57601 with 57313 on rear) : Paignton to Goodrington C.S.

Location Booked
Paignton 12.27d [P1]
Goodrington C.S. 12.32a

5Z32 : (57313 with 57601 on rear) : Goodrington C.S. to Paignton

Location Booked
Goodrington C.S. 17.18d
Paignton 17.23a [P2]


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