15th March 2024

Northern Belle
The Cheltenham Gold Cup

Locos Used 57313 'Scarborough Castle' & 57601 'Windsor Castle'
Stock Used 3392+3275+3273+1953?+3267+3313+3247+325+17167+10734+10729

Route : 
1Z24 : London Paddington to Evesham
1Z25 : Evesham to London Paddington

Loco(s) Route
57313 (1) London Paddington - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot East Jn - Didcot Parkway - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Wolvercote Jn - Charlbury - Moreton-in-Marsh - Evesham
57601 (2) Evesham - (reverse of outward route) - Didcot North Jn - Didcot East Jn - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington

Notes:
(1) 57601 on rear.
(2) 57313 on rear.
(3) Passengers were transferred by road coaches from Evesham to Cheltenham Racecourse.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Paddington 08.45d [P11] [L4] 08.47   23.24a [P3] 23.32
Royal Oak Jn 08/46 [L4] 08/49   23/23 [L3] 23/30
Portobello Jn 08/47½ [L4] 08/50   23/22 [L3] 23/29
Ladbroke Grove 08/49 [DR] 08/51   23/21 [L3] 23/28
Acton West 08/58 [DR] 08/55   23/17 [UM] 23/24
West Ealing 09/02 [P3] [DR] 08/57   23/16 [UM] 23/23
Southall 09/08 [P3] [DR] 09/04   23/14 [P2] [UM] 23/20
Heathrow Airport Jn 09/11 [DR] 09/07   23/12½ [UM] 23/15
Stockley Jn 09/12½ [DR] 09/08   23/12 [UM] 23/13
West Drayton 09/14 [P3] [DR] 09/10   23*03 ~ 23*09 [P5] 23.06 ~ 23.11
Slough 09/22 [P4] [DR] 09/19   22/54 [P5] [UR] 22/54
Maidenhead 09/28 [P3] [DR] 09/27   22/48 [P4] [UR] 22/47
Twyford 09/34 [P3] [DR] 09/35   22/42 [P4] [UR] 22/40
Kennet Bridge Jn 09/40 [DR] 09/40   22/38 [UR] 22/35
Reading 09/42 [P12] [DR] 09/41   22c32 ~ 22c35 [P14] [UR] 22/33
Reading West Jn 09/43 [DR] 09/43   22*12 ~ 22*28 [UPL] ? ~ 22.29
Scours Lane Jn 09/43½ [DR] 09/44   22/11 22/05
Goring & Streatley 09/53 [P3] [DR] 09/50   22/03 [P4] [UR] 21/57
Didcot East Jn 10/04 [DR] 10/06   21/57½ [UR] 21/51
Didcot Parkway 10c05 ~ 10c18 [P3] 10.08 ~ 10.15   - -
Didcot North Jn 10/20 10/17   21/56½ 21/49
Kennington Jn 10/28 10/27   21/47½ 21/44
Hinksey North 10/29 10/29   21/46½ 21/43
Oxford 10/31 [TL] 10/30   21/45 [P3] [UR] 21/42
Wolvercote Jn 10/33 10/39   21/39½ [UM] 21/38
Charlbury 10/42 10/57   21/30 21/24
Ascott-under-Wychwood 10/46 [P1] 11/03   21/27 [P2] 21/15
Moreton-in-Marsh 10/57 [P1] 11/13   21/12 21/06
Honeybourne 11/06 [P1] ?   20/56 [P2] ?
Evesham 11.11a 11.27   20.46d 20.46


Associated E.C.S. Workings

3Z24 : (57601 with 57313 on rear) : Southall to London Paddington

Location Booked
Southall WCR 07.30d
Southall 07.40 ~ 07.49
Southall East Jn 07/51
West Ealing 07/53
Acton West 07/56
Ladbroke Grove 08/01
Portobello Jn 08/02
Royal Oak Jn 08/03
London Paddington 08.06a [P11]

5Z25 : (57313 with 57601 on rear) : Evesham to Evesham West Jn
5Z25 : (57601 with 57313 on rear) : Evesham West Jn to Long Marston

Location Booked
Evesham 11.14d
Evesham West Jn 11.15 ~ 11.19
Evesham 11/20
Honeybourne North Jn 11.31 ~ 11.33
Honeybourne Staff Hut 11.35 ~ 11.44
Long Marston 11.54a

5Z26 : (57313 with 57601 on rear) : Long Marston to Evesham West Jn
5Z26 : (57601 with 57313 on rear) : Evesham West Jn to Evesham

Location Booked
Long Marston 17.04d
Honeybourne Staff Hut 17.18 ~ 17.20
Honeybourne North Jn 17.23 ~ 20.13
Evesham 20.25 ~ 20.27
Evesham West Jn 20.29 ~ 20.34
Evesham 20.36a

5Z27 : (57313 with 57601 on rear) : London Paddington to Southall

Location Booked
London Paddington 23.43d [P3]
Royal Oak Jn 23/44
Portobello Jn 23/45
Ladbroke Grove 23/46
Acton West 23/49
Southall East Jn 23/57
Southall 23.59 ~ 00.10
Southall WCR 00.20a


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