12th April 2025

Midland Pullman
Torbay Riviera Pullman

HST Used 43049 'Neville Hill'+44081+41169+40801+41183+41162+41176+40802+41182+41149+43058 'Loch Eil'

Route :
1Z31 : Chester to Paignton
1Z32 : Paignton to Chester

HST Route
43049 T&T 43058 Chester - Saltney Jn - Wrexham General - Ruabon - Chirk - Gobowen - Shrewsbury - Wellington - Telford Central - Codsall - Wolverhampton - Dudley Port - Galton Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Lifford East Jn - Kings Norton - Barnt Green - Bromsgrove - Stoke Works Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Ashchurch for Tewkesbury - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - 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
43058 T&T 43049 Paignton - (reverse of outward route) - Chester

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Taunton Trains

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Chester 06.22d [P7] [US] 06.22   23.47a [P3] 23.43
Chester South Jn 06/24½ 06/24   23/44½ [UF] 23/42
Saltney Jn 06/27½ 06/26   23/43 23/40
Rossett Jn 06/33½ 06/32   23/37 23/35
Wrexham General 06.39a ~ 06.42d [P1] 06.37 ~ 06.42   23.26a ~ 23.29d [P2] 23.26 ~ 23.29
Croes Newydd North Fork 06*43 ~ 06*52 ?   23/25½ ?
Ruabon 06.58a ~ 07.01d ?   23.17a ~ 23.20d 23.19 ~ 23.21
Chirk 07.07a ~ 07.10d ?   23.08a ~ 23.11d 23.10 ~ 23.12
Gobowen 07.14a ~ 07.17d 07.14 ~ 07.18   23.00a ~ 23.03d 22.57 ~ 23.07
Shrewsbury 07.37a ~ 07.40d [P4] 07.37 ~ 07.40   22.34a ~ 22.37d [P3] 22.34 ~ 22.39
Abbey Foregate 07/42 07/42   22/32 22/32
Wellington 07.53a ~ 07.56d [P1] 07.53 ~ 07.57   22.16a ~ 22.19d [P2] 22.20 ~ 22.22
Telford Central 08.03a ~ 08.06d [P1] 08.03 ~ 08.06   22.08a ~ 22.11d [P2] 22.13 ~ 22.15
Madeley Jn 08/08 08/08   22/06½ 22/11
Cosford 08/13 08/13   22/01½ 22/07
Codsall 08.18a ~ 08.21d 08.17 ~ 08.18   21.53a ~ 21.56d 22.01 ~ 22.02
Stafford Road Jn 08/26 08/25   21/49½ 21/57
Wolverhampton North Jn 08/27 08/29   21/48½ 21/56
Wolverhampton 08.28a ~ 08.31d [P3] 08.31 ~ 08.34   21.44a ~ 21.47d [P1] 21.52 ~ 21.55
Watery Lane 08*41 ~ 08*47 [UGL] 08/40   21/37 21/43
Dudley Port 08/49 08/41   21/36 21/42
Galton Jn 08/53 08/45   21/32½ 21/37
Soho South Jn 08/55½ 08/48   21/31 21/36
Birmingham New Street 09*00~ 09*09 [P4] [WL] 08.57 ~ 09.09   21*24 ~ 21*27 [P9] 21.26 ~ 21.30
Proof House Jn 09/11½ 09/12   21/21 [DEL] 21/18
Grand Jn 09/13½ 09/13   21*15 ~ 21*19 21.13 ~ ?
St Andrews Jn 09/16 09/16   21/12 21/10
Bordesley Jn 09/17 09/17   21/11 21/09
Lifford East Jn 09/21½ 09/22   21/05 21/05
Kings Norton 09/23½ [DGF] 09/23   21/03 21/04
Longbridge 09/27 09/27   20/57 21/00
Barnt Green 09/30 [P2] 09/29   20/53 [P1] [UGF] 20/58
Bromsgrove 09/34 [P3] 09/32   20*27 ~ 20*46 [P1] 20.21 ~ 20.53
Stoke Works Jn 09/35 09/33   20/25½ 20/17
Abbotswood Jn 09/42 09/41   20/15½ 20/10
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 09/48½ [P2] 09/58   20/09 [P1] 20/02
Cheltenham Spa 10/03 [P1] 10/23   20/03½ [P2] 19/57
Barnwood Jn 10*09 ~ 10*13 10/27   19/57½ 19/52
Gloucester Yard Jn 10/16 10/28   19/57 19/51
Standish Jn 10/21½ 10/32   19/50½ 19/47
Charfield 10/32 10/40   19/40½ 19/39
Yate 10/40 10/45   19/36 19/34
Westerleigh Jn 10/43 10/47   19/34 19/31
Bristol Parkway 10*48 ~ 10*51 [P2] 10.52 ~ 10.54   19/29½ [P3] 19/27
Filton Abbey Wood 10/54 [P1] [ML] 10/58   19/28 [P2] [UF] 19/26
Horfield Jn 10/55 10/59   19/27 19/25
Dr Day's Jn 10/59 [DF] 11/02   19/24 [ML] 19/22
Bristol East Jn 11/00½ [UF] 11/03   19/23 19/21
Bristol Temple Meads 11c03 ~ 11c05 [P8] 11.05 ~ 11.08   19c20 ~ 19c22 [P7] [UF] 19/20?
Bristol West Jn 11/08 [DM] 11/09   19/19 [UM] 19/17
Parson Street 11/09 [P1] 11/12   19/16½ [P2] 19/16
Yatton 11/17½ 11/18   19/02 19/05
Worle Jn 11/21½ 11/23   18/55 18/58
Uphill Jn 11/23½ 11/25   18/53 18/52
Bridgwater 11/31½ 11/33   18/45 18/45
Cogload Jn 11/35½ 11/37   18/41 18/40
Taunton 11*39 ~ 11*49 [P3] 11.42 ~ 11.53   18/38 [P4] 18/38
Norton Fitzwarren 11/52 11/55   18/37 18/36
Whiteball 11/57½ 12/03   18/31 18/30
Tiverton Parkway 12/01 [P1] 12/07   18/29 [P2] 18/28
Tiverton Loop 12*04 ~ 12*17 [DPL] 12.10 ~ 12.17   18/28 18/26
Cowley Bridge Jn 12/28½ 12/28   18/19 18/16
Exeter St Davids 12*30 ~ 12*37 [P4] 12.31 ~ 12.35   18/17½ [P5] 18/14
Dawlish Warren 12*53 ~ 13*03 [P1] 12.55 ~ 12.59   17/56½ 17/58
Dawlish 13/06 13/02   17/53 17/55
Teignmouth 13/09 13/06   17/50 17/51
Newton Abbot 13/16 [P2] 13/13   17*43 ~ 17*45 [P1] 17/45
Newton Abbot West Jn 13/17 13/14   17/42 17/44
Torquay 13.25a ~ 13.28d 13.23 ~ 13.28   17.29a ~ 17.32d 17.30 ~ 17.33
Paignton 13.35a [P1] 13.34   17.25d [P2] 17.25


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z31 : (43049 T&T 43058) : Paignton to Goodrington C.S.

Location Booked
Paignton 13.40d [P1]
Paignton GF 13/42
Goodrington C.S. 13.45a

5Z32 : (43058 T&T 43049) : Goodrington C.S. to Paignton

Location Booked
Goodrington C.S. 17/15d
Paignton GF 17/17
Paignton 17.20a [P2]


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