27th August 2022

GB Railfreight
(Staff Special)

Locos Used (1) 50007 'Hercules' & 50049 'Defiance'
Stock Used 17105+3304+3278+80042+3340+3314+3397+3333+1657+3097

Route :
1Z18 : Warrington Bank Quay to Paignton
1Z20 : Paignton to Warrington Bank Quay

Loco(s) Route
50049 + 50007 Warrington Bank Quay - (via WCML)  - 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
50007 + 50049 Paignton - (reverse of outward route) - Kings Norton - Selly Oak - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Aston - Perry Barr North Jn - Bescot Stadium - Darlaston Jn - Portobello Jn - Bushbury Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Warrington Bank Quay

Notes:
(1) 50007 running numbered / named as 50034 'Furious', on one side only.


50049+50007 passing Dawlish on the outward leg (photo: © Colin Wallace)

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Warrington Bank Quay 07.32d [P2] [UF] 07.32   22.13a [P3] 22.25
Acton Grange Jn 07/36½ 07/35   22/11 22/21
Weaver Jn 07/40 07/39   22/07 22/15
Acton Bridge 07/42 07/41   22/04 22/14
Hartford Jn 07/44 07/42   22/03 22/12
Winsford 07/48 [US] 07/46   21/59 22/09
Crewe Coal Yard 08/00 07/53   21/53½ 22/02
Crewe 08.02a ~ 08.05d [P6] [US] 08.01 ~ 08.06   21.47a ~ 21.50d [P6] [DF] 21.55 ~ 21.59
Basford Hall Jn 08/10 [US] 08/09   21/45 [DS] 21/50
Madeley 08/15 [US] 08/14   21/37 [DS] 21/45
Searchlight Lane Jn - -   21/29 [DS] 21/37
Little Bridgeford Jn 08/26 08/24   - -
Stafford 08/32 [P4] 08/31   21/24 [P5] [DS] 21/33
Trent Valley Jn 08/33 08/32   21/22 [DS] 21/32
Penkridge 08/39 08/37   21/17 21/28
Bushbury Jn 08/47 08/45   21/09 21/20
Wolverhampton North Jn 08/49 08/46   - -
Wolverhampton 08/52 [P2] 08/51   - -
Dudley Port 09/08 09/05   - -
Galton Jn 09/15 09/12   - -
Soho South Jn 09/18 09/14   - -
Portobello Jn - -   21/04 21/16
Darlaston Jn - -   21/00 21/13
Bescot Stadium - -   20/58 21/11
Perry Barr North Jn - -   20/53 21/03
Aston - -   20/49½ [P1] 20/55
Proof House Jn - -   20/45 20/49
Birmingham New Street 09.22a ~ 09.25d [P9] [DEL] 09.20 ~ 09.25   20.36a ~ 20.42d [P5] [WL] 20.36 ~ 20.44
Proof House Jn 09/27½ 09/28   - -
St Andrews Jn 09/32 09/32   - -
Bordesley Jn 09/33 09/33   - -
Lifford East Jn 09*40 ~ 09*48 09/40   - -
Five Ways - -   20/32 20/32
Selly Oak - -   20/26 20/27
Kings Norton 09/50 [DF] 09/42   20/22 20/19
Longbridge 09/53 09/50   20/20 20/14
Barnt Green 09/56 [P2] 09/52   20/17 [P1] [FL] 20/12
Bromsgrove 09/59 [P4] 09/58   20/12 [P2] 20/07
Stoke Works Jn 10/01 09/59   20/10 20/05
Abbotswood Jn 10/09 10/06   19/58 19/57
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 10/16½ [P2] 10/14   19/49 [P1] 19/49
Cheltenham Spa 10/23 [P1] 10/24   19/41 [P2] 19/43
Barnwood Jn 10/28 10/32   19/36 19/38
Gloucester Yard Jn 10/29 10/33   19/35 19/37
Standish Jn 10/35 10/39   19/30 19/31
Charfield 10/45 10/46   19/20 19/20
Yate 10/51 10/52   19/13 19/16
Westerleigh Jn 10/53 10/55   19/10 19/14
Bristol Parkway 10.58a ~ 11.02d [P1] 10.59 ~ 11.02   19.01a ~ 19.05d [P3] 19.06 ~ 19.08
Filton Abbey Wood 11/05 [P1] [ML] 11/04 [P1]   18/58 [P2] [UF] 19/01
Horfield Jn 11/06 11/05   18/57 18/59
Dr Day's Jn 11/10½ 11/08   18/54 [ML] 18/55
Bristol East Jn 11/11½ [DF] 11/09   18/53 18/54
Bristol Temple Meads 11.13a ~ 11.19d [P10] 11.11 ~ 11.18 [P10]   18.49a ~ 18.52d [P9] [UF] 18.48 ~ 18.53
Bristol West Jn 11/21 [DM] 11/20   18/47 [DM] 18/46
Parson Street 11/24 [P1] 11/22   18/43 [P2] 18/43
Yatton 11/33½ 11/30   18/31 18/30
Worle Jn 11/38 11/32   18/25 18/23
Uphill Jn 11/40 11/34   18/22 18/15
Bridgwater 11/49 11/46   18/09 18/05
Cogload Jn 11/54 11/52   18/03 18/01
Taunton 11/58 [P3] 11/56   17/58½ [P5] 17/58
Norton Fitzwarren 11/59 11/57   17/57 17/56
Whiteball 12/06½ 12/02   17/50½ 17/50
Tiverton Parkway 12/09½ [P1] 12/09   17/47½ [P2] 17/47
Tiverton Loop 12/11 12/10   17/46 17/46
Cowley Bridge Jn 12/20½ 12/21   17/33½ 17/36
Exeter St Davids 12/22½ [P4] 12/29   17*21 ~ 17*31 [P6] 17.19 ~ 17.33
Dawlish Warren 12/31½ 12/38   17/10 17/08
Dawlish 12/33 12/40   17/08 17/07
Teignmouth 12/37 12/43   17/05 17/04
Newton Abbot 12/42 [P1] 12/50 [P1]   16/59 [P3] 16/59
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/43 12/51   16/58 16/58
Torquay 12.52a ~ 13.01d 12.59 ~ 13.02   16.46a ~ 16.49d 16.46 ~ 16.49
Paignton 13.05a [P1] 13.08   16.41d [P2] 16.41 [P2]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z19 : (50049 + 50007 + tour stock) : Paignton to Goodrington C.S.

Location Booked
Paignton 13.12d [P1]
Goodrington C.S. 13.18a

5Z20 : (50007 + 50049 + tour stock) : Goodrington C.S. to Paignton

Location Booked
Goodrington C.S. 16.24d
Paignton 16.30a [P2]


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