27th March 2010

Compass Tours
The Heart of Wales Moorlander

Locos Used 66186
Stock Used 3325+3386+3344+3417+3295+3334+1203+6067+6177+6176+5961+17105

Route :
1Z90 : Preston to Cardiff Central
1Z92 : Cardiff Central to Preston

Loco Route
66186 Preston - Euxton Jn - Chorley - Lostock Jn - Bolton - Salford Crescent - Deansgate - Manchester Piccadilly - Stockport - Cheadle Hulme - Macclesfield - Stoke-on-Trent - Stone - Norton Bridge - Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Oxley Jn - Wellington - Abbey Foregate Jn - English Bridge Jn - Craven Arms - Llandrindod Wells - Pantyffynnon - hendy Jn - Morlais Jn East - Felin Fran - Dynevor Jn - Briton Ferry - Port Talbot Parkway - Bridgend - Pontyclun - Cardiff Central - Newport - Severn Tunnel Junction - Lydney - Gloucester - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Ashchurch - Abbotswood Jn - (via direct route) - Stoke Works Jn - Bromsgrove - Kings Norton - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Aston - Perry Barr South Jn - Soho North Jn - Wolverhampton - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - (via Sideway DPL) - Stoke-on-Trent - (reverse of outward route) - Preston

Sources : Stuart Smith, Richard Moxon & Shaun Courtnage

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Shaun Courtnage)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Preston 05.42d 05.41   22.21a 23.02
Euxton Jn 05/48 05/48   22/16 22/55
Chorley 05.53a ~ 05.55d 05.52 ~ 05.54   22.08a ~ 22.10d 22.48 ~ 22.52
Blackrod 06/02 05/59   22/02 22/42
Lostock Jn 06/06 06/03   21/57 22/40
Bolton 06.11a ~ 06.13d 06.07 ~ 06.13   21.51a ~ 21.53d 22.33 ~ 22.35
Salford Crescent 06/26 06/22   21/39 22/23
Ordsall Lane Jn 06/28 06/23   21/33 22/21
Castlefield Jn 06/30 ?   21/32 ?
Deansgate 06/30 06/25   21/31 22/20
Manchester Oxford Road 06/31 06/26   21/30 22/18
Manchester Piccadilly 06.35a ~ 06.37d 06.29 ~ 06.37   21.22a ~ 21.24d 2.14 ~ 22.17
Ardwick Jn 06/39 06/39   21/19 22/12
Slade Lane Jn 06/42 06/41   21/16 22/10
Heaton Norris Jn 06/44 06/45   21/12 22/06
Stockport 06.46a ~ 06.48d 06.47 ~ 06.50   21.09a ~ 21.11d 22.01 ~ 22.05
Edgeley No.1 Jn 06/49 06/52   21/07 21/59
Adswood Road Jn 06/50 06/53   21/06 21/58
Cheadle Hulme 06/51 06/54   21/05 21/57
Macclesfield 07.01a ~ 07.03d 07.04 ~ 07.07   20.52a ~ 20.54d 21.45 ~ 21.48
Congleton 07/12 07/15   20/44 21/37
Kidsgrove 07/17 07/19   20/39 21/33
Stoke-on-Trent 07.27a ~ 07.29d 07.26 ~ 07.29   20.29a ~ 20.31d 21.18 ~ 21.26
Stoke-on-Trent Jn 07/30 07/31   20/27 21/17
Stone 07/43 07/38   20/23 20/32
Norton Bridge 07/51 07/44   20/17 20/26
Stafford 07.57a ~ 08.30d 07.57 ~ 08.30   20.08a ~ 20.10d 20.15 ~ 20.19
Trent Valley Jn 08/32 08/31   20/06 20/13
Bushbury Jn 08/45 08/45   19/56 20/02

 

Location Booked Actual
Stafford Road Jn 08/50 ?
Oxley SB 08/51 08/51
Cosford 09/02 08/57
Madeley Jn 09/08 09/02
Wellington 09/14 09/10
Abbey Foregate Jn 09.26 ~ 09.28 09.22 ~ 09.28
Sutton Bridge Jn 09/33 09/33
Dorrington 09/40 09/39
Marsh Brook LC 09/48 09/49
Craven Arms 09.54 ~ 09.56 09.54 ~ 10.02
Knighton 10.20 ~ 10.37 10.24 ~ 10.37
Llandrindod Crossing 11.14 ~ 11.15 ?
Llandrindod Wells 11.17 ~ 11.49 11.19 ~ 11.45
Llanwrtyd 12.18 ~ 12.19 12.19 ~ 12.20
Llandovery 12.44 ~ 12.45 12.44 ~ 12.45
Llandeilo 13.07 ~ 13.08 13.07 ~ 13.08
Pantyffynnon 13.30 ~ 13.31 13.30 ~ 13.31
Hendy Jn 13/40 /
Morlais Jn 13/42 ?
Felin Fran 14/03 ?
Dynevor Jn 14/08 ?
Briton Ferry Flying Loop Jn 14/12 14/09
Port Talbot Parkway 14.17 ~ 14.19 14.17 ~ 14.20
Margam Moors Jn 14/24 14/25
Stormy 14/28 ?
Bridgend 14/33 14/32
Pontyclun 14/42 14/40
Cardiff Central 14.55a ~ 16.57d 14.53 ~ 16.57
Marshfield 17/06 17/06
Ebbw Jn 17/11 17/09
Newport 17/15 17/12
Maindee West Jn 17/20 17/13
Severn Tunnel Junction 17/33 17/23
Chepstow 17/41 17/30
Lydney 17/49 17/36
Awre Jn 17/54 17/42
Gloucester 18/08 17.57 ~ ??.??
Horton Road Jn 18/09 ?
Barnwood Jn 18/10 18/00
Cheltenham Spa 18.16 ~ 18.18 18.07 ~ 18.10
Ashchurch 18/25 18/17
Abbotswood Jn 18/35 18/26
Stoke Works Jn 18/47 18/41
Bromsgrove 18/50 18/49
Barnt Green 18/56 18/56
Longbridge 19/00 18/59
Kings Norton 19/04 19/02
Selly Oak 19/07 19/09
Birmingham New Street 19.17 ~ 19.22 19.18 ~ 19.22
Proof House Jn 19/24 19/25
Aston 19/30 19/29
Perry Barr 19/3 19/35
Perry Barr West Jn 19/35 19/37
Soho East Jn 19/38 19/43
Soho North Jn 19/39 19/44
Galton Jn 19/41 19/47
Dudley Port 19/45 19/51
Wolverhampton 19/52 19/58
Wolverhampton North Jn 19/54 20/00

Timings continue in first table.

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