13th April 2022

Midland Pullman
The Devonian Pullman

HST Used 43049 'Neville Hill'+41108+41183+40802+41176+41059+41182+40801+41162+44078+43046 'Geoff Drury 1930-1999'

Route :
1Z50 : Bangor to Kingswear
1Z51 : Kingswear to Bangor

HST Route
43049 T&T 43046 Bangor - Llandudno Junction - Colwyn Bay - Rhyl - Prestatyn - Flint - Saltney Jn - Chester - Crewe - Madeley - Stafford - Penkridge - Bushbury Jn - Wolverhampton - Dudley Port - 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 - Kingswear
43046 T&T 43049 Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Bangor

Notes :
(1) Intercity liveried 43049 replaced unavailable Midland Pullman liveried 43055.


43049 & 43046 are seen passing Hollicombe Beach near Torquay on the
outward leg (photo: Colin Wallace)

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Bangor 05.15d [P1] 05.16   23.39a [P2] 23.37
Penmaenmawr 05/24 ?   23/30 ?
Llandudno Junction 05.31a ~ 05.36d [P3] 05.32 ~ 05.37   23.21a ~ 23.23d [P4] 23.15 ~ 23.20
Colwyn Bay 05.41a ~ 05.44d ? ~ 05.45   23.13a ~ 23.16d ?
Abergele & Pensarn 05/53 05/51   23/05½ 23/02
Rhyl 05.57a ~ 06.00d [P1] 05.54 ~ 05.58   22.56a ~ 22.59d [P2] 22.55 ~ 22.57
Prestatyn 06.04a ~ 06.07d 06.02 ~ 06.07   22.48a ~ 22.51d 22.48 ~ 22.50
Mostyn East Jn 06/15 06/13   22/41 22/43
Flint 06.20a ~ 06.23d 06.19 ~ ?   22.32a ~ 22.35d 22.34 ~ 22.37
Shotton 06/31 06/28   22/28½ 22/29
Saltney Jn 06/38½ 06/33   22/24 22/25
Roodee Jn 06/40 [US] 06/35   22/23 22/24
Chester South Jn 06*41 ~ 07*04 ? ~ 07.01   22/22 [DF] 22/23
Chester 07.07a ~ 07.16d [P4] 07.03 ~ 07.15   22.17a ~ 22.20d [P3] 22.16 ~ 22.21
Beeston Castle & Tarporley SB 07/26 07/25   22/07 22/06
Crewe Steel Works 07/33 07/32   21/59½ 21/59
Crewe 07.37a ~ 07.40d [P6] [UF] 07.35 ~ 07.49   21.54a ~ 21.56d [P6] 21.51 ~ 21.56
Basford Hall Jn 07/44½ [UF] 07/54   21/51 [DS] 21/45
Madeley 07/49 [UF] 07/59   21/44½ [DS] 21/36
Norton Bridge 07/56 [UF] 08/06   - -
Searchlight Lane Jn - -   21/38 [DS] 21/26
Doxey Jn 08/04 [UF-US] 08/10   21/32½ [DS] 21/22
Stafford 08.05a ~ 08.08d [P4] 08.11 ~ 08.13   21.19a ~ 21.31d [P6] [DS] 21.16 ~ 21.21
Trent Valley Jn 08/09 08/15   21/18 [DS] 21/16
Rickerscote 08*11 ~ 08*30 08.18 ~ 08.31   21/17 21/14
Penkridge 08.36a ~ 08.39d 08.37 ~ 08.39   21.10a ~ 21.12d 21.09 ~ 21.10
Bushbury Jn 08/48 08/47   21/04 21/01
Wolverhampton North Jn 08/49½ 08/49   21/02½ 21/00
Wolverhampton 08.51a ~ 09.08d [P4] 08.50 ~ 09.08   20.50a ~ 21.01d [P1] 20.53 ~ 20.58
Dudley Port 09/14½ 09/16   20/41 20/43
Galton Jn 09/20 09/19   20/38 20/39
Soho South Jn 09/22 09/22   20/36½ 20/38
Birmingham New Street 09*27 ~ 09*28 [P9] 09.29 ~ 09.32   20/33½ [P9] 20/33
Proof House Jn 09/32 09/34   20/31 20/29
St Andrews Jn 09/35 09/37   20/26½ 20/21
Bordesley Jn 09*37 ~ 09*42 09/38   20/24½ 20/20
Lifford East Jn 09/52 09/44   20/15½ 20/14
Kings Norton 09/53 [FL] 09/46   20/13½ 20/13
Longbridge 09/55 09/50   20/10 20/09
Barnt Green 09/57 [P2] 09/51   20/08 [P1] [FL] 20/08
Bromsgrove 10/02 [P4] 09/55   20/05 [P2] 20/04
Stoke Works Jn 10/03 09/56   20/03½ 20/03
Abbotswood Jn 10/13 10/05   19/56½ 19/56
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 10/21½ [P2] 10/14   19/47 [P1] 19/49
Cheltenham Spa 10/30½ [P1] 10/21   19/41½ [P2] 19/39
Barnwood Jn 10/35 10/27   19/34½ 19/35
Gloucester Yard Jn 10/35½ 10/28   19/33½ 19/34
Standish Jn 10/39½ 10/33   19/28½ 19/29
Charfield 10/47½ 10/41   19/20½ 19/19
Yate 10/52 10/47   19/16 19/16
Westerleigh Jn 10/54 10/49   19/14 19/13
Bristol Parkway 10/58 [P2] 10/53   19/09½ [P3] 19/09
Filton Abbey Wood 11*01 ~ 11*02 [P1] [ML] 10/55 [P1]   19/06½ [P2] 19/08
Horfield Jn 11/04½ 10/56   19/05 19/05
Dr Day's Jn 11/10 [DF] 10/59   19/02 [ML] 19/02
Bristol East Jn 11/12 11/00   19/01 [UF] 19/01
Bristol Temple Meads 11c13 ~ 11c19 [P10] 11.02 ~ 11.06 [P10]   18c50 ~ 19c00 [P3] 18.54 ~ 19.00
Bristol West Jn 11/21 [DM] 11/07   18/49½ [UR] 18/45
Parson Street 11/22½ 11/10   18*40 ~ 18*43 [P2] 18.42 ~ 18.43
Yatton 11/31½ 11/17   18/28 18/30
Worle Jn 11/36 11/20   18/22½ 18/27
Uphill Jn 11/38 11/31   18/19½ 18/26
Bridgwater 11/50 11/47   18/08½ 18/17
Cogload Jn 11/56 11/56   18/04½ 18/13
Taunton 11/59 [P2] 12/01   18/01½ [P4] 18/10
Norton Fitzwarren 12/00 12/02   18/00½ 18/07
Whiteball 12/05½ 12/09   17/54½ 18/01
Tiverton Parkway 12/08 [P1] 12/11   17/52½ [P2] 17/57
Tiverton Loop 12/09 12/12   17/51½ 17/54
Cowley Bridge Jn 12/19 12/21   17/42½ 17/45
Exeter St Davids 12/21 [P4] 12/25   17/41 [P5] 17/43
Dawlish Warren 12/35½ 12/35   17/26 17/29
Dawlish 12/38 12/37   17*20 ~ 17*22 17/28
Teignmouth 12/43 12/44   17/16 17/25
Newton Abbot 12/51½ [P2] 12/52   17/11½ [P3] 17/20
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/52 12/53   17/11 17/19
Torquay 13/04½ 13/04   17/00½ 17/03
Paignton 13.10a ~ 13.20d [P1] 13.10 ~ 13.20   16.53a ~ 16.56d [P2] 16.56 ~ 16.59
Paignton GF 13/23 ?   16.45 ~ 16.50 ?
Kingswear 13.43a ?   16.15d ?


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z50 : (43049 + 43046) : Holyhead Car M.D. to Bangor

Location Booked
Holyhead Car M.D. 04.42d
Valley 04/48
Gaerwen 05/01
Llanfairpwll 05/03
Menai Bridge 05/05
Bangor 05.09a [P1]

5Z51 : (43046 + 43049) : Bangor to Holyhead Car M.D.

Location Booked
Bangor 23.50d [P2]
Menai Bridge 23/53
Llanfairpwll 23/55
Gaerwen 00/01
Valley 00/22
Holyhead Car M.D. 00.33a


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