16th April 2001

Green Express Railtours
Heart of Wales Scenic Explorer

Locos Used 31190 + 31459
Stock Used 5035+5032+4951+4984+99318+99680+99311+99121+99125+99371+99127

Route :
1Z45 : Normanton to Cardiff Central
1Z27 : Cardiff Central to Normanton

Locos Route
31190 + 31459 Normanton - Wakefield Kirkgate - Horbury Jn - Heaton Lodge Jn - Huddersfield - Marsden - Stalybridge - Ashton Moss North Jn - Miles Platting - Manchester Victoria - Eccles - Earlestown - Winwick Jn - Warrington Bank Quay - Weaver Jn - Crewe - Nantwich - Shrewsbury - Craven Arms - Llandrindod Wells - Llandeilo - Pantyffynnon - Hendy Jn - Morlais Jn East - Felin Fran - Dynevor Jn - Court Sart Jn - Bridgend - Pontyclun - Cardiff Central - Newport - Maindee North Jn - Abergavenny - Craven Arms - (reverse of outward route) - Normanton

Sources : David Garnett (on the train throughout) & Mark Sutton

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Bellamy)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Normanton 05.54d 06.00   00.04a 00.15
Wakefield Kirkgate 06.00a ~ 06.02d ??.?? ~ 06.11   23.55a ~ 23.57d ??.?? ~ 00.06
Horbury Jn 06/07 ?   ? ?
Mirfield 06.22a ~ 06.24d ??.?? ~ 06.30   23.39a ~ 23.41d ??.?? ~ 23.47
Heaton Lodge Jn 06/27 ?   23/36 ?
Huddersfield 06.31a ~ 06.33d ??.?? ~ 06.42   23.30a ~ 23.32d ??.?? ~ 23.33
Marsden 06/44 ?   23/23 ?
Diggle Jn 06/50 ?   23/19 ?
Greenfield 06/52 ?   23/16 ?
Stalybridge 06.59a ~ 07.01d ??.?? ~ 07.11   23.06a ~ 23.08d ??.?? ~ 23.07
Ashton Moss North Jn 07/06 ?   22/58 ?
Miles Platting 07/14 ?   22/52 ?
Manchester Victoria 07.17a ~ 07.21d ??.?? ~ 07.27   22.47a ~ 22.49d ??.?? ~ 22.49
Deal Street 07/23 ?   22/45 ?
Ordsall Lane Jn 07/25 ?   22/42 ?
Eccles 07/32 ?   22/33 ?
Astley 07/36 ?   22/29 22/31
Earlestown 07/52 ?   22/20 ?
Winwick Jn 07/55 ?   22/18 ?
Warrington Bank Quay 08.04a ~ 08.06d ??.?? ~ 08.01   22.12a ~ 22.24d ??.?? ~ 22.12
Weaver Jn 08/15 ?   22/04 ?
Crewe 08.37a ~ 08.41d ??.?? ~ 08.39   21.38 ??.?? ~ 21.38
Nantwich 08/47 ?   21/28 ?
Wrenbury 08/53 ?   21/24 ?
Prees 09/02 ?   21/15 ?
Wem 09/05 ?   21/10 21/09
Shrewsbury 09/32 09/32   20/52 20/52
Dorrington 09/42 ?   20/18 ?
Craven Arms 10/02 10/05   20/00 20/09

 

Location Booked Actual
Knighton 10/27 10/32
Llandrindod Wells 11.04a ~ 11.55d ??.?? ~ 11.55
Llandovery 12/54 12/58
Llandeilo 13/19 13/21
Pantyffynnon 13/38 13/45
Felin Fran 14/09 ?
Dynevor Jn 14/14 ?
Port Talbot 14/23 14/29
Bridgend 14/34 ?
Pontyclun 14/42 ?
Cardiff Central 15.10a ~ 18.18d 15.11 ~ 18.20
Newport 18/34 18/35
Maindee North Jn 18/38 ?
Little Mill Jn 18/54 ?
Abergavenny 19/08 19/05
Tram Inn 19/22 ?
Hereford 19/31 19/33
Leominster 19/43 19/47
Wofferton 19/49 ?

Timings continue in first table.

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