11th October 1986

F & W Railtours
The Red Dragon

Locos Used 37503, 37697, 37699 & 47638

Route : 1Z39 throughout

Loco(s) Route
47638 Crewe - Stoke-on-Trent - Stafford - Wolverhampton  - Birmingham New Street - (via Camp Hill line) - Worcester - Cheltenham -  Bristol Parkway - Cardiff
37699 Cardiff - Barry -   Aberthaw MGR Siding
37699 Aberthaw MGR Siding - Barry - Penarth North Curve Jn - Radyr
37699 (1) Radyr - Nantgarw
37697 (2) Nantgarw - Radyr - Cardiff Queen Street - Cardiff  Central - Grangetown - (near) Dingle Road
37699 (1) (near) Dingle Road - Cardiff Central
37699 Cardiff Central - Cardiff Queen Street -Ystrad Mynach South Jn -  Cwmbargoed
37699 Cwmbargoed - Ystrad Mynach South Jn -  Cardiff
37699 (3) Cardiff - Penarth
37503 (2) Penarth - Cardiff Central
47638 Cardiff - Newport - Llanwern and Bishopton Flyover - Bristol Parkway - Gloucester Birmingham New Street - Wolverhampton - Stafford - Stoke-on-Trent - Crewe

Notes :
(1) 37697 on rear.
(2) 37699 on rear.
(3) 37503 on rear.


37697 at Nantgarw (photo : Paul Griffin)


From Andrew Fairholms ticket collection.

Sources : Nick Lawford, Rail Enthusiast mag (issue no.60)
& Paul Griffin (joined/left the train at Birmingham New Street)

Timings (Booked Only)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Crewe 06.55d 22.42a 181.25
8.54 Kidsgrove 07/13 22/26 172.51
13.67 Etruria 07/20 22/19 167.38
15.03 Stoke-on-Trent 07.23a ~ 07.24d 22.15a ~ 22.16d 166.22
22.03 Stone Jn 07/34 22/05 159.22
25.67 Norton Bridge 07/43 22/00 155.38
31.16 Stafford 07.49a ~ 07.50d 21.52a ~ 21.53d 150.09
44.73 Bushbury Jn 08/07 21/34 136.32
46.47 Wolverhampton 08.10a ~ 08.12d 21.30a ~ 21.32d 134.58
52.07 Dudley Port 08/19 21/23 129.18
55.52 Galton Jn 08/32 21/20 125.53
57.30 Soho South Jn 08/34 21/18 123.75
59.31 Birmingham New Street 08.38a ~ 08.40d 21.10a ~ 21.12d 122.74
61.02 St Andrews Jn 08/45 21/04 121.23
61.64 Camp Hill 08/48 21/02 120.41
66.61 King's Norton Jn 08/58 20/51 155.44
71.51 Barnt Green 09/03 20/43 110.54
72.41 Blackwell 09/04 20/41 109.64
75.14 Bromsgrove 09.07a ~ 09.09d 20.29a ~ 20.31d 107.11
77.27 Stoke Works Jn 09/12 20/24 104.78
81.42 Droitwich Spa 09/18 20/17 100.63
87.21 Worcester Shrub Hill 09.30a ~ 09.32d 20.06a ~ 20.08d 95.04
91.15 Abbotswood Jn 09/37 19/56 91.10
102.02 Ashchurch 09/46 19/47 80.23
109.13 Cheltenham Spa 09.52a ~ 09.54d 19.38a ~ 19.40d 73.12
- Gloucester - 19.15a ~ 19.28d 66.52
115.43 Gloucester Yard Jn 10/04 19/13 65.51
121.53 Standish Jn 10/09 19/08 59.41
134.78 Charfield 10/19 18/59 46.16
143.11 Westerleigh Jn 10/26 18/51 38.03
147.61 Bristol Parkway 10.32a ~ 10.34d 18.42a ~ 18.44d 33.33
149.03 Patchway 10/37 18/39 32.11
152.49 Pilning 10/43 18/34 28.45
159.45 Severn Tunnel Junction 10/49 18/28 21.49
169.34 Newport 10.59a ~ 11.01d 18.09a ~ 18.11d 11.60
181.14
0.00		 Cardiff 11L17a ~ 11L36d 17L45a ~ 17L55d 0.00
49.52

 

M.C Location Booked
2.45 Cogan Jn 11/42
8.23 Barry 11/52
9.11 Barry Island 11.55a ~ 12.15d
9.79 Barry 12/18
15.57 Cogan Jn 12/28
17.39 Penarth Curve South 12/33
17.64 Penarth Curve North 12/34
21.67 Radyr Yard 12L44a ~ 12L59d
23.59 Taffs Well 13y09a ~ 13t10d
26.08
0.00		 Nantgarw 13p25a ~ 13p45d
2.29 Taffs Well 14t09a ~ 14t10d
4.21 Radyr 14/15
9.45 Cardiff Queen Street 14/24
10.21 Cardiff Central 14/27
12.66 Cogan Jn 14/33
13.77
0.00		 Penarth 14.37a ~ 14.40d
1.11 Cogan Jn 14/44
3.56 Cardiff Central 14L50a ~ 15L00d
4.32 Cardiff Queen Street 15/04
6.48 Heath Jn 15/14
12.08 Aber 15/31
16.52 Ystrad Mynach South Jn 15t41a ~ 15t42d
19.36 Nelson & Llancaiach 15*50a ~ 16*00d
26.54 Cwm Bargoed 16.20a ~ 16.35d
33.72 Nelson & Llancaiach 16*55a ~ 17*05d
36.56 Ystrad Mynach South Jn 17t13a ~ 17t14d
41.20 Aber 17/24
46.60 Heath Jn 17/36
48.76 Cardiff Queen Street 17/42

Timings continued in first table.

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