22nd November 2022

Railway Touring Company
The Cardiff Christmas Express

Locos Used 47813 & steam: 6233 'Duchess of Sutherland'
Stock Used 99041+99723+4940+1861+99348+99128+99351+99371+1961+99347

Route :
1Z80 : London Victoria to Cardiff Central
1Z83 : Cardiff Central to Gloucester
1Z84 : Gloucester to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
6233 (1) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Richmond - Twickenham - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Ascot - Wokingham - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Kemble - Stroud - Standish Jn - Gloucester - Lydney - Chepstow - Severn Tunnel Junction - Maindee West Jn - Newport - Cardiff Central
47813 (2) Cardiff Central - Newport - Maindee West Jn - Maindee North Jn
6233 (1) Maindee North Jn - Maindee East Jn - Severn Tunnel Junction - (reverse of outward route) - Feltham - Hounslow - Brentford - Kew East Jn - South Acton - Acton Wells Jn - Willesden SW Sidings - Willesden West London Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - North Pole Jn - Kensington Olympia - Latchmere Jn - Longhedge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - London Victoria

Notes:
(1) 47813 on rear.
(2) 6233 on rear.
(3) It is reported that the outward leg was delayed at Challow due to the loco overshooting the booked water stop.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 08.22d [P2] [DCF] 08.24 [P2]   23.08a [P2] 23.28 [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/25 08/27   23/03½ 23/23
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/28 [RVL] 08/28   22/58½ 23/17
Longhedge Jn 08/39 08/37   22/56½ [RVL] 23/15
Clapham Junction 08/42 [P5] [DWF] 08/41   - -
Barnes 08/47½ [P3] 08/49   - -
Richmond 08/51½ [P1] 08/54   - -
Twickenham 08/55½ [P5] 08/58   - -
Latchmere Jn - -   22/54 23/14
West Brompton - -   22/51 [P3] 23/07
Kensington Olympia - -   22/48 [P3] 23/05
Shepherds Bush - -   22/46½ [P1] 23/04
North Pole Jn - -   22/45 23/03
Mitre Bridge Jn - -   22/44 23/02
Willesden West London Jn - -   22/42½ 23/01
Willesden SW Sidings - -   22/41½ [USW] ?
Acton Wells Jn - -   22/39½ 22/56
South Acton - -   22/34½ [P2] 22/51
Kew East Jn - -   22/32½ 22/45
Brentford - -   22/28½ [P1] 22/41
Hounslow - -   22/24½ [P1] 22/34
Feltham Jn 09/00 09/03   22/22½ 22/30
Feltham 09/04 [P2] 09/05   22/20 [P1] 22/25
Staines 09.11a ~ 09.13d [P2] 09.13 ~ 09.16   22.11a ~ 22.13d [P1] 22.14 ~ 22.17
Virginia Water 09/21 [P2] 09/23   22/00½ [P1] 22/05
Ascot 09.28a ~ 09.30d [P2] 09.32 ~ 09.34   21.44a ~ 21.48d [P1] 21.54 ~ 21.55
Bracknell 09/36½ [P2] 09/39   21/40 [P1] 21/46
Wokingham 09/42 [P2] 09/44   21/32½ [P1] 21/40
Earley 09/48 09/49   21/25½ 21/32
Reading Spur Jn 09/51 09/51   21/21½ 21/23
Reading Southern Jn 09/52 09/52   21*15 ~ 21*21 ? ~ 21.19
Reading 09.56a ~ 09.59d [P15] [DR] 09.54 ~ 09.59   21.10a ~ 21.14d [P15] 21.11 ~ 21.15
Reading West Jn 10/02 [DR] 10/02   21*04 ~ 21*06 [UR] ? ~ 21.06
Tilehurst East Jn 10/03½ [DR] 10/04   21/01½ [UR] 21/01
Goring & Streatley 10/11 [P3] [DR] 10/11   20/52½ [P2] [UM] 20/55
Didcot East Jn 10/21 [DR] 10/22   20/45½ [UM] 20/45
Didcot Parkway 10.22a ~ 10.25d [P3] [RL] 10.23 ~ 10.26 [P3]   20.38a ~ 20.43d [P3] [DR] 20.39 ~ 20.44
Foxhall Jn 10/27½ [DM] 10/29   20/36½ [RL] 20/36
Milton Jn 10/29 10/32   20w05 ~ 20w32 [UR] ? ~ 20.32
Steventon Jn 10/30½ 10/34   20/02½ [UR] 19/48
Wantage Road 10/34½ 10/39   19*45 ~ 19*56 [UR] 19/45
??? ??w?? ~ ??w?? ?   - -
Challow 10*58 ~ 11*02 [DR] 11.03 ~ 12.28   19/40½ 19/41
Uffington 11/07 12/31   19/37½ 19/39
Swindon 11.20 ~ 11.33 [P3] 12.43 ~ 12.44   19/25½ [P1] 19/27
Rodbourne Jn 11/36½ 12/47   19/23 19/24
Kemble 11w50 ~ 12w20 [P2] 12/59   19/09 19/14
St Mary's LC 12/32 13/07   18/58 19/02
Stroud 12/36½ 13/11   18/53½ 18/59
Standish Jn 12/43 13/19   18/47 18/52
Gloucester Yard Jn 12/49½ 13/28   18/40 18/42
Horton Road Jn 12/53½ 13/29   18/39 18/39
Gloucester 12.55a ~ 13.04d [P2] 13.31 ~ 13.34   18w05a ~ 18w37d [P4] 18.06 ~ 18.37 [P4]
Awre 13/21 13/52   17/48½ 17/50
Lydney 13/26 13/57   17/43½ 17/45
Chepstow 13/35 14/06   17/34½ 17/36
Severn Tunnel Junction 13/46½ [DR] 14/14   17/27½ [P2] 17/26
Llanwern West Jn 13/57½ 14/20   17/08½ 17/16
Maindee East Jn 14/01½ 14/22   17/04½ [UR] 17/12
Maindee North Jn - -   16.56 ~ 17.01 17.03 ~ ?
Maindee West Jn 14/02 14/23   16/54½ 17/00
Newport 14/03½ [P1] 14/25   16/53 [P4] 16/57
Ebbw Jn 14/06½ 14/30   16/49½ 16/53
Marshfield 14/15½ 14/33   16/45½ 16/49
Long Dyke Jn 14/23½ [E] 14/39   16/39 [UM] 16/43
Cardiff Central 14.25a [P4] 14.42 [P4]   16.35d [P4] [E] 16.40 [P4]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z81 : (6233 with 47813 on rear) : Southall to Willesden No.7
5Z81 : (47813 with 6233 on rear) : Willesden No.7 to London Victoria

Location Booked
Southall WCR 07.00d
Southall 07.07 ~ 07.11
Southall East Jn 07/12
West Ealing 07/14
Acton West 07/17
Acton Main Line 07/20
Acton Wells Jn 07/25
Acton Canal Wharf 07/29
Willesden No.7 07.33 ~ 07.37
Willesden West London Jn 07/39
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/41
North Pole Jn 07/42
Shepherds Bush 07/43
Kensington Olympia 07/45
West Brompton 07c47 ~ 07c49
Latchmere Jn 07/55
Longhedge Jn 07/57
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/59
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/02
London Victoria 08.09a [P2]

5Z82 : (47813 with 6233 on rear) : Cardiff Central to Pengam Sidings

Location Booked
Cardiff Central 14.31d [P4]
Long Dyke Jn 14/33
Pengam Jn 14/35
Pengam Reception Sidings 14.40a

5Z83 : (6233 with 47813 on rear) : Pengam Sidings to Cardiff Central

Location Booked
Pengam Reception Sidings 16.25d
Pengam Jn 16/27
Long Dyke Jn 16/28
Cardiff Central 16.30a [P4]

5Z86 : (47813 with 6233 on rear) : London Victoria to Southall

Location Booked
London Victoria 23.20d [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 23/22
Stewarts Lane Jn 23/25
Longhedge Jn 23*28 ~ 23*39
Latchmere Jn 23/42
West Brompton 23c46 ~ 23c48
Kensington Olympia 23/51
Shepherds Bush 23/54
North Pole Jn 23/56
Mitre Bridge Jn 23/58
Willesden SW Goods Lines 23/59
Willesden SW Sidings 00/01
Acton Wells Jn 00/03
Acton Main Line 00*06 ~ 00*22
Acton West 00/26
West Ealing 00/28
Southall East Jn 00/31
Southall 00.33 ~ 00.47
Southall WCR 00.58a


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