13th April 2013

NENTA Traintours
Cheddar Gorge & The Welsh Capital

Locos Used 47826 & 47854 'Diamond Jubilee'
Stock Used 9496+6115+6103+6012+1201+3395+3392+3350+99679+3431+3313

Route : 
1Z70 : Norwich to Cardiff Central
1Z71 : Cardiff Central to Norwich

Loco(s) Route
47826 (1) Norwich - Diss - Stowmarket - Ipswich - Manningtree - Colchester - Witham - Chelmsford - Romford - Ilford - Stratford - Channelsea Jn - Lea Jn - Navarino Road Jn - Highbury & Islington - Camden Road Jn - Gospel Oak - Kensal Green Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Southall - Maidenhead - Twyford - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Chippenham - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
47854 (2) Bristol Temple Meads - Filton Abbey Wood - Patchway - Severn Tunnel Junction - Newport - Cardiff Central
47826 (1) Cardiff Central - Newport - Severn Tunnel Junction - Patchway - Filton Abbey Wood - Bristol Temple Meads
47854 (2) Bristol Temple Meads - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Bathampton Jn - Trowbridge - Westbury - Warminster - Salisbury - Andover - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - Farnborough Main - Woking - Byfleet & New Haw - Addlestone Jn - Virginia Water - Staines - Feltham - Hounslow - Brentford - Old Kew Jn - Kew East Jn - Acton Central - Acton Wells Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Norwich

Notes : 
(1) 47854 on rear.
(2) 47826 on rear.


47854 leads into Westbury on the return leg (photo: Guy Vincent)

Source : Guy Vincent

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Tom Cairns)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Norwich 05.34d 05.34   23.46a 23.48
Thorpe Jn 05/35 ?   23/44½ ?
Swing Bridge Jn 05/36 ?   23/44 ?
Trowse Jn 05/37 05/36   23/43 23/44
Diss 05.54a ~ 05.57d 05.57 ~ 05.59   23.22a ~ 23.24d 23.23 ~ 23.24
Haughley Jn 06/07 06/11   23/11 23/11
Stowmarket 06.11a ~ 06.14d 06.14 ~ 06.15   23.05a ~ 23.07d 23.05 ~ 23.06
East Suffolk Jn 06/26 06/26   22/54 22/52
Ipswich 06.29a ~ 06.32d 06.29 ~ 06.34   22.35a ~ 22.52d 22.48 ~ 22.50
Halifax Jn 06/34½ 06/36   22/33 22/46
Manningtree 06.44a ~ 06.46d 06.46 ~ 06.47   22.21a ~ 22.23d 22.34 ~ 22.36
Colchester 06.56a ~ 06.58d 06.58 ~ 06.59   22.09a ~ 22.12d 22.22 ~ 22.24
Colchester UPL 07.00 ~ 07.07 ?   - -
Marks Tey 07/14½ 07/13   22/04 22/17
Witham 07.22a ~ 07.24d 07.21 ~ 07.21   21.54a ~ 21.56d 22.06 ~ 22.07
Chelmsford 07.34a ~ 07.36d 07.35 ~ 07.36   21.42a ~ 21.45d 21.51 ~ 21.53
Shenfield 07/48 07/51   21/33 21/42
Gidea Park 08/00 07/59   21/25 21/36
Romford 08/04 08/03   21/23 21/34
Ilford 08/09 08/09   21/19 21/30
Stratford 08.15a ~ 08.17d 08.14 ~ 08.17   21.12a ~ 21.15d 21.23 ~ 21.25
Channelsea Jn 08/20½ ?   21/09 ?
Lea Jn 08/21 ?   21/08 ?
Navarino Road Jn 08/28½ 08/24   21/02 21/14
Canonbury West Jn 08/33 08/27   20/58 21/11
Highbury & Islington 08/34 ?   20/56 ?
Westbourne Road Jn 08/35½ ?   20/55 ?
Camden Road Jn 08/40½ 08/32   20/49 21/07
Gospel Oak 08/45 08/36   20/45 21/02
Kensal Green Jn 09/02 08/49   20/33 20/47
Willesden Junction HL 09/04 08/51   20.29 ~ 20.31 20.44 ~ 20.45
Acton Wells Jn 09/06 08/55   20/26 20/39

 

Location Booked Actual
Acton Main Line 09.11 ~ 09.13 ? ~ 08.57
Acton West 09/15 08/59
Ealing Broadway 09/16 09/00
Southall 09/22 09/04
Hayes & Harlington 09/27 09/06
Heathrow Airport Jn 09/28 09/07
Slough 09/36½ 09/15
Maidenhead 09/42 09/28
Twyford 09/48 09/37
Reading 09/57 09/46
Reading West Jn 09/58½ 09/48
Didcot Parkway 10/20½ 10/03
Wantage Road 10/26 10/11
Challow 10.29 ~ 10.36 [DR] 10.14 ~ 10.36
Uffington 10/39 10/41
Swindon 10/48 10/49
Wootton Bassett Jn 10/53½ 10/54
Chippenham 11/01 11/01
Thingley East Jn 11/02 11/02
Thingley Jn 11/02½ 11/03
Bathampton Jn 11/08½ 11/09
Bath Spa 11.12a ~ 11.16d 11.12 ~ 11.16
North Somerset Jn 11/29 11/28
Bristol Temple Meads 11.31a ~ 11.44d 11.31 ~ 11.44
Dr Day's Jn 11/46½ 11/46
Narroways Hill Jn 11/49 11/48
Filton Abbey Wood 11/52½ 11/54
Patchway 11/54½ 11/56
Pilning 11/58 11/59
Severn Tunnel East 11/59 12/04
Severn Tunnel West 12/04 12/08
Severn Tunnel Junction 12/06 12/10
Llanwern West Jn 12/11½ 12/16
Maindee West Jn 12/13½ 12/20
Newport 12/15 12/21
Ebbw Jn 12/17½ 12/24
Marshfield 12/21 12/30
Cardiff Central 12.30a ~ 16.07d 12.38 ~ 16.07
Marshfield 16/17 16/17
Ebbw Jn 16/22 16/21
Newport 16/26 16/23
Maindee West Jn 16/27½ 16/24
Llanwern West Jn 16/30½ 16/27
Severn Tunnel Junction 16/42 16/38
Severn Tunnel West 16/43½ 16/40
Severn Tunnel East 16/48 16/43
Pilning 16/49 16/45
Patchway 16/55 16/50
Filton Abbey Wood 17/01½ 16/54
Narroways Hill Jn 17/05 17/00
Dr Day's Jn 17/07½ 17/04
Bristol Temple Meads 17.10a ~ 17.34d 17.07 ~ 17.34
North Somerset Jn 17/37 17/36
Bath Spa 17.48a ~ 17.51d 17.48 ~ 17.51
Bathampton Jn 17/55 17/56
Bradford Jn 18/05 18/06
Trowbridge 18/06 ?
Westbury 18/13 18/13
Warminster 18/20 18/22
Upton Lovell 18/25 18/27
Wylye LC 18/29 18/31
Wishford 18/33 18/35
Wilton Jn 18/37 18/40
Salisbury 18/40 18/43
Tunnel Jn 18/43 18/46
Andover 18/55 19/01
Worting Jn 19/10 19/14
Basingstoke 19/12 19/17
Fleet 19/21 19/26
Farnborough Main 19/24 19/28
Woking Jn 19/31½ 19/34
Woking 19/32 19/35
Byfleet & New Haw 19/37 19/41
Addlestone Jn  19/39 ?
Virginia Water 19/46 19/58
Staines 19/55 20/06
Feltham 20/00 20/13
Feltham Jn 20/02 20/17
Hounslow 20/05 20/19
Brentford 20/12 20/26
Old Kew Jn 20/13 ?
Kew East Jn 20/15 20/30
Acton Central 20/23 ?

Timings continue in first table.

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