Last year the RHTT ran during the night, so when this year's timetable was published we were delighted to find that it was timed to pass Bangor at 13:18 every weekday, perfect for my lunch break. The leaf-buster was scheduled to run between Mon October 2nd and Sat December 9th, daily apart from Sundays. The Saturday train was timed earlier, passing Bangor at 10:10 and 12:42.
In 2004, when EWS were contracted, the train often only went as far as Gaerwen, then returned to Bangor to await its return path. As far as I know, this never happened in 2006.
After an uncertain first week or so, the coast RHTT settled down to run very close to its booked time most days. The data below was collated from my own observations and those posted on North Wales Trains News Yahoo Group, Charlie Hulme's North Wales Coast site and The Class 37 Locomotive Group. Please email Alan Crawshaw if you can fill in the gaps.
The dates in bold type signify when I was out with a camera.
| Date | Locomotives and comments |
| Mon October 2 | Scheduled, but did not run |
| Tue October 3 | 37218 and 37605 but not in multi |
| Wed October 4 | 37059 and 37069 but coast run cancelled due to multiple working problems |
| Thu October 5 | 37059 and 37069 but not in multi, ran early along the coast |
| Fri October 6 | 37059 and 37069 but coast run ? |
| Sat October 7 | 37059 and 37069 recessed in Bangor on return to allow the water cannon compressor to cool |
| Mon October 9 | 37059 and 37069 ran late on the outward run to Holyhead |
| Tue October 10 | 37059 and 37069 |
| Wed October 11 | 37059 and 37069 but coast run ? |
| Thu October 12 | 37059 and 37218 |
| Fri October 13 | 37059 and 37069 |
| Sat October 14 | 37059 and 37069 |
| Mon October 16 | 37059 and 37069 |
| Tue October 17 | 37218 and 37259 |
| Wed October 18 | 37218 and 37259 |
| Thu October 19 | 37059 and 37069 |
| Fri October 20 | 37069 and 37218 |
| Sat October 21 | 37069 and 37259 |
| Mon October 23 | 37069 and 37259 |
| Tue October 24 | 37218 and 37259 |
| Wed October 25 | 37069 and 37218 |
| Thu October 26 | 37069 and 37218 |
| Fri October 27 | 37059 and 37069 |
| Sat October 28 | 37059 and 37069 |
| Mon October 30 | 37059 and 37602 |
| Tue October 31 | 37059 and 37069 ran late on the outward run to Holyhead |
| Wed November 1 | 37069 and 37602 |
| Thu November 2 | 37059 and 37602 |
| Fri November 3 | 37259+37059 assisted by 37602 ran late to and from Holyhead |
| Sat November 4 | 37069 and 37259 |
| Mon November 6 | 37069 and 37259 |
| Tue November 7 | 37259 and 37602 |
| Wed November 8 | 37069 and 37602 |
| Thu November 9 | 37259 and 37602 |
| Fri November 10 | 37259 and 37602 |
| Sat November 11 | 37069 and 37259 ran early |
| Mon November 13 | 37059 and 37069 |
| Tue November 14 | 37069 and 37602, coast run cancelled because of problems on the RHTT generator unit |
| Wed November 15 | 37259 and 37602 |
| Thu November 16 | 37069 and 37602 |
| Fri November 17 | 37069 and 37602 |
| Sat November 18 | 37069 and 37602 |
| Mon November 20 | 37069 and 37259 |
| Tue November 21 | 37259 and 37602 |
| Wed November 22 | 37069 and 37602 |
| Thu November 23 | 37069 and 37602 |
| Fri November 24 | 37069 and 37602 |
| Sat November 25 | 66408 and 66409 ran late, turned back at Rhyl (water pump failed on normal set) |
| Mon November 27 | 37059 and 37069 |
| Tue November 28 | 37059 and 37602 |
| Wed November 29 | 37059 and 37602 |
| Thu November 30 | 37069 and 37602 |
| Fri December 1 | 37059 and 37069 |
| Sat December 2 | 37059 and 37069 |
| Mon December 4 | 37059 and 37069 |
| Tue December 5 | 37059 and 37069 |
| Wed December 6 | 37069 and 37218 |
| Thu December 7 | 37069 and 37218 |
| Fri December 8 | 37059 and 37218 |
| Sat December 9 | 37069 and 37218 |