27th November 2024

Railway Touring Company
The Cardiff Christmas Express

Locos Used 47812 & steam: 44871
Stock Used 35508+3390+3386+99712+3304+3364+3325+1200+6176+6051+99680

Route :
1Z52 : London Victoria to Cardiff Central
1Z53 : Cardiff Central to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
44871 (1) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Brentford - Hounslow - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Ascot - Wokingham - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Chippenham - Thingley Jn - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa (3) - North Somerset Jn - Dr Day's Jn - Filton Abbey Wood - Patchway - Pilning - Severn Tunnel Junction - Maindee East Jn - Maindee North Jn
47812 (2) Maindee North Jn - Maindee West Jn - Newport - Cardiff Central
44871 (1) Cardiff Central - Newport - Maindee West Jn - Maindee East Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Brentford - Old Kew Jn - 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) 47812 on rear.
(2) 44871 on rear.
(3) It is reported that the tour was diverted via Bath Spa on both the outward and return, due to flooding in Chipping Sodbury Tunnel.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains & Open Rail)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 07.00d [P2] [DCF] 07.02   22.49a [P2] 23.29
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 07/02½ 07/06   22/45½ [UCS] 23/25
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/04½ [RVL] 07/07   22/42 23/23
Longhedge Jn 07/09½ 07/12   22/40 [RVL] 23/21
Clapham Junction 07/12½ [P5] [DWF] 07/22 [P6]   - -
Barnes 07/24 [P3] 07/29   - -
Kew Bridge 07/29 [P2] 07/37   - -
Latchmere Jn - -   22/37½ [UKL] 23/17
West Brompton - -   22/33 [P3] 23/09
Kensington Olympia - -   22/30 [P3] 23/07
Shepherds Bush - -   22/28½ [P1] 23/06
North Pole Jn - -   22/27 23/03
Mitre Bridge Jn - -   22/26 [UWL] 23/02
Willesden West London Jn - -   22/24½ 22/58
Willesden SW Sidings - -   22/23½ [USW] ?
Acton Wells Jn - -   22/21½ 22/54
South Acton - -   22/16½ [P2] 22/50
Kew East Jn - -   22/14½ 22/48
Old Kew Jn - -   22/12½ 22/46
Brentford 07/31 07/38   22/10 22/45
Hounslow 07/35 [P2] 07/45   22/05½ [P1] 22/40
Hounslow Jn 07*37 ~ 07*46 07/46   22/03½ 22/38
Feltham Jn 07/48 07/48   22/02½ 22/37
Feltham 07/51½ [P2] 07/51   22/00½ 22/35
Staines 07.57a ~ 08.00d [P2] 07.59 ~ 08.02   21.51a ~ 21.53d [P1] 22.25 ~ 22.28
Virginia Water 08/10 [P2] 08/14   21/39½ [P1] 22/17
Ascot 08/20½ [P2] 08/24   21.29a ~ 21.32d [P1] 22.07 ~ 22.10
Bracknell 08/27 [P2] 08/29   21/22½ [P1] 21/59
Wokingham 08/34 [P2] 08/38   21/15 [P1] 21/51
Earley 08/43½ 08/47   21/09 21/46
Reading Spur Jn 08/46½ 08/52   21/06 21/43
Reading New Jn 08/48½ [DM] 08/53   21/04 21/42
Reading 08.49a ~ 09.00d [P7] [FVL] 08.55 ~ 09.00   20.59a ~ 21.02d [P7] [DM] 21.31 ~ 21.40
Reading High Level Jn 09/02 [DM] 09/06   20/57 [FVL] 21/29
Reading West Jn - -   20/56 [FVL] 21/28
Tilehurst East Jn 09/04 [DM] 09/11   20/52 [UR] 21/25
Goring & Streatley 09/10 [P1] [DM] 09/17   20/45 [P2] [UM] 21/18
Didcot East Jn 09/21 [DR] 09/30   20/38 [UM] 21/08
Didcot Parkway 09.22a ~ 09.26d [P3] [RL] 09.32 ~ 09.36 [P3]   20.30a ~ 20.36d [P3] [UM] 21.03 ~ 21.07
Foxhall Jn 09/28 [DM] 09/39   20/28 20/59
Milton Jn 09/29½ 09/41   19w51 ~ 20w21 ? ~ 20.52
Steventon 09/31 09/43   19/48½ [RL] 20/32
Wantage Road 09/35 09/48   19/44½ 20/27
Challow 10*18 ~ 10*20 [DR] ? ~ 10.31   19/40½ [UM] 20/13
Uffington 10/24 10/35   19/37½ 20/10
Swindon 10c36 ~ 10c44 [P3] 10.51 ~ 10.54   19/25 [P3] 19/52
Wootton Bassett Jn 10/52 11/03   19/06 19/39
Hullavington 11/03 DIV   18/50 DIV
Westerleigh Jn 11/19 DIV   18/36 DIV
Bristol Parkway 11/25½ [P2] DIV   17w49 ~ 18w30 [UPL] DIV
Chippenham DIV 11/14   DIV 19/28
Thingley East Jn DIV 11/15   DIV 19/26
Thingley Jn DIV ?   DIV ?
Bathampton Jn DIV 11/24   DIV 19/10
Bath Spa DIV 11/27   DIV 19/07
North Somerset Jn DIV ?   DIV ?
Dr Day's Jn DIV 11/44   DIV 18/09
Filton Abbey Wood DIV 11/51 [P2]   DIV 18/01
Patchway 11/26½ [P2] 11/52   17/45 [P1] ? ~ 17.56
Pilning 11/30½ [P2] 11/56   17/38 [P1] 17/38
Severn Tunnel East 11/31½ 11/58   17/36 17/36
Severn Tunnel West 11/37½ 12/02   17/31 17/31
Severn Tunnel Junction 11/38½ [P3] [DR] 12/03   17/30 [P4] 17/28
Llanwern West Jn 11/50 12/14   17/14 17/07
Maindee East Jn 11/55 12/17   17/09½ 17/06
Maindee North Jn 11.57 ~ 12.00 12.18 ~ 12.21   - -
Maindee West Jn 12/02 [DR] 12/29   17/09 17/05
Newport 12/03½ [DR] 12/31   17/07 [UR] 17/04
Ebbw Jn 12/06½ 12/34   17/03 17/01
Marshfield 12/10½ 12/38   16/58 16/57
Long Dyke Jn 12/20½ [E] 12/44   16/50 [UR] 16/49
Cardiff Central 12.25a [P3] 12.48 [P3]   16.46d [P3] [D] 16.46 [P3]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

3Z52 : (47812 with 44871 on rear) : Southall to London Victoria

Location Booked
Southall WCR 05.05d
Southall 05.14 ~ 05.24
Southall East Jn 05/26
West Ealing 05/30
Acton West 05/33
Acton Main Line 05*39 ~ 05.43
Acton Wells Jn 05/46
Willesden SW Sidings 05*49 ~ 06*16
Willesden SW Goods Lines 06/17
Mitre Bridge Jn 06/19
North Pole Jn 06/20
Shepherds Bush 06/23
Kensington Olympia 06/26
West Brompton 06c28 ~ 06c29
Latchmere Jn 06/34
Longhedge Jn 06/36
Stewarts Lane Jn 06/38
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 06/41
London Victoria 06.44a [P2]

5Z52 : (44871 with 47812 on rear) : Cardiff Central to Pengam Sidings

Location Booked Actual
Cardiff Central 12.41d [P3] [P3]
Long Dyke Jn 12/43  
Pengam Jn 12/48  
Pengam Reception Sidings 12.51a  

5Z53 : (47812 with 44871 on rear) : Pengam Sidings to Cardiff Central

Location Booked Actual
Pengam Reception Sidings 16.15d  
Pengam Jn 16/18  
Long Dyke Jn 16/21  
Cardiff Central 16.26a [P3] [P3]

5Z54 : (47812 with 44871 on rear) : London Victoria to Southall

Location Booked
London Victoria 23.29d [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 23/31
Stewarts Lane Jn 23/33
Longhedge Jn 23/36
Latchmere Jn 23/38
West Brompton 23c42 ~ 23c43
Kensington Olympia 23/45
Shepherds Bush 23/48
North Pole Jn 23/50
Mitre Bridge Jn 23/52
Willesden SW Goods Lines 23/54
Willesden SW Sidings 23/55
Acton Wells Jn 00/01
Acton Main Line 00/04
Acton West 00*07 ~ 00*14
West Ealing 00/17
Southall East Jn 00/20
Southall 00.22 ~ 00.27
Southall WCR 00.37a


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