18th August 2012

Vintage Trains
The Welsh Dragon

Locos Used 47773 & steam : 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe'
Stock Used 35470+5198+99353?+99361?+99349?+5157+5191+9101

Route : 
1Z66 : Tyseley Warwick Road to Blaenau Ffestiniog
1Z69 : Blaenau Ffestiniog to Tyseley Warwick Road

Loco(s) Route
5043 (1) Tyseley Warwick Road - Bordesley Jn - Park Lane Jn - Sutton Park - Walsall - Wolverhampton - Stafford - Crewe - Chester - Rhyl - Llandudno Junction 
47773 Llandudno Junction - Blaenau Ffestiniog
47773 Blaenau Ffestiniog - Llandudno Junction
5043 (1) Llandudno Junction - (reverse of outward route) - Wolverhampton - Tame Bridge Parkway - Soho East Jn - Birmingham New Street - Tyseley Warwick Road

Notes : 
(1) 47773 on rear.
(2) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn)
Tyseley Warwick Road  06.33d   22.25a
Small Heath South Jn ?   22/18
Bordesley Jn 06/42   ?
Park Lane Jn 06/58   -
Ryecroft Jn 07/28   -
Walsall 07.34a ~ 07.38d   -
Birmingham New Street -   22.03a ~ 22.07d
Soho East Jn -   21/56
Tame Bridge Parkway -   21.40a ~ 21.43d
Wolverhampton 07.57a ~ 08.00a   21.25a ~ 21.28d
Bushbury Jn 08/04   21/22
Stafford 08.21a ~ 08.24d   21.04a ~ 21.07d
Norton Bridge 08/31   ?
Madeley ?   20/48
Crewe 09w03a ~ 09w55d [P12]   19w43a ~ 20w33d
Beeston Castle & Tarporley 10/15   19/27
Chester 10/31   19/08
Rockcliffe Hall 10/44   18/54
Holywell Jn 10/53   18/47
Rhyl 11/09   18/31
Colwyn Bay 11/21   18/18
Llandudno Junction 11L27a ~ 11L50d   17L29a ~ 18L09d
Blaenau Ffestiniog 13.05a   16.18d


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