12th June 1999

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Welsh Mountaineer
(125 Special No. 143)

HST Used 43010 & 43012

Route :
1Z10 : Plymouth to Llandrindod Wells
1Z11 : Llandrindod Wells to Plymouth

HST Route
as listed Plymouth - Totnes - Newton Abbot - Exeter St Davids - Taunton - Weston-super-Mare - Bristol Temple Meads - Dr Days Jn - Stapleton Road - Filton Jn - Pilning - Severn Tunnel Junction - Newport
as listed Newport - Maindee North Jn - Abergavenny - Hereford - Craven Arms
as listed Craven Arms - Llandrindod Wells - Pantyffynnon - Llanelli
as listed Llanelli - Swansea Loop West Jn - Landore Jn - Neath - Bridgend - Pontyclun - Cardiff Central - Newport - (reverse of outward route) - Worle Jn - (via W-s-M avoiding line) - Uphill Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Plymouth

Source : Alan Vickers (joined/left the train at Newport)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Vickers)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Plymouth 06.40d ?   22.53a ? 540.33
1.43 Lipson Jn 06/43 ?   22/49 ? 538.73
6.65 Hemerdon 06/48 ?   22/44 ? 533.48
10.56 Ivybridge 06/51 ?   22/36 ? 529.57
23.12 Totnes 07.05a ~ 07.07d ?   22.22a ~ 22.23d ? 517.21
31.69 Newton Abbot 07.18a ~ 07.20d ?   22.04a ~ 22.06d ? 508.44
39.68 Dawlish 07.29a ~ 07.31d ?   21.53a ~ 21.55d ? 500.45
41.41 Dawlish Warren 07/34 ?   21/51 ? 498.72
52.03 Exeter St Davids 07.44a ~ 07.49d ?   21.40a ~ 21.42d ? 488.30
53.23 Cowley Bridge Jn 07/51 ?   21/38 ? 487.10
68.49 Tiverton Parkway 08.02a ~ 08.04d ?   21.23a ~ 21.25d ? 471.64
82.63 Taunton 08.16a ~ 08.18d ?   21.09a ~ 21.11d ? 457.40
87.66 Cogload Jn 08/23 ?   21/05 ? 452.47
94.28 Bridgwater 08/27 ?   21/00 ? 446.05
100.50 Highbridge & Burnham 08/31 ?   ? ? ?
107.71 Uphill Jn 08/39 ?   20/52 ? 432.42
109.43 Weston-super-Mare 08.42a ~ 08.52d ?  
111.65 Worle Jn 08/55 ?   20/50 ? 429.49
126.61 Parson Street 09/07 ?   ? ? ?
128.50 Bristol Temple Meads 09.19a ~ 09.41d ?   20.34a ~ 20.37d ? 412.64
129.16 Dr Days Jn 09*44a ~ 09*56d ?   20/29 ? 412.18
130.13 Stapleton Road 09/58 ?   20/27 ? 411.21
133.13 Filton Jn 10/03 ?   20/22 ? 408.21
134.40 Patchway 10/04 ?   20/16 ? 406.74
138.06 Pilning 10/10 ?   20/09 ? 403.28
143.72 Severn Tunnel West 10/16 ?   20/04 ? 397.42
145.02 Severn Tunnel Junction 10/19 ?   20/02 ? 396.32
154.71 Newport 10.36a ~ 10.54d 10.43 ~ 10.57   19.49a ~ 19.51d 19.38 ~ 19.40 386.43

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
155.58 Maindee North Jn 10/56 ?
166.39 Little Mill Jn 11/06 ?
174.16 Abergavenny 11/12 11/17
186.07 Pontrilas 11/21 11/25
191.64 Tram Inn 11/26 ?
198.27 Hereford 11c35a ~ 11c40d 11.40 ~ 11.43
199.74 Shelwick Jn 11/43 ?
210.74 Leominster 11/51 11/55
217.28 Wooferton 11/56 ?
224.10 Bromfield 12/02 ?
229.33 Craven Arms 12.09a ~ 12.35d 12.11 ~ 12.35
241.71 Knighton 12t55a ~ 12t58d 12.55 ~ 12.58
261.04 Llandrindod Crossing 13t40a ~ 13t42d 13.26 ~ 13.27
261.41 Llandrindod Wells 13.45a ~ 16.15d 13.29 ~ 16.15
277.51 Llanwrtyd 16t41a ~ 16t44d 16.39 ~ 16.42
288.78 Llandovery 17t04a ~ 17t09d 17.00 ~ 17.06
300.13 Llandeilo 17t27a ~ 17t30d 17.24 ~ 17.25
308.14 Pantyffynnon 17t45a ~ 17t48d 17.40 ~ 17.41
312.76 Pontarddulais 17/55 ?
313.48 Hendy Jn 17/56 ?
314.54 Morlais Jn 17/58 ?
318.22 Llandeilo Jn 18/09 18/05
319.73 Llanelli 18.11a ~ 18.18d 18.11 ~ 18.16
321.44 Llandeilo Jn 18/20 18/19
322.05 Duffryn West 18/22 ?
329.79 Swansea Loop West Jn 18/32 18/27
330.31 Landore Jn 18/40 18/34
336.73 Neath 18/47 18/41
342.34 Port Talbot Parkway 18/54 ?
354.48 Bridgend 19/05 18/56
363.53 Pontyclun 19/14 ?
374.63 Cardiff Central 19p26a ~ 19p35d 19.16 ~ 19.24
381.33 Marshfield 19/42 ?

Timings continue in first table.

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