26th May 2001

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
Exeter or Paignton Merrymaker

Loco Used 66008
Stock Used 4925+5023+5037+5027+4986+17023+1679+3114+3127+3124+1696+3150+3123

Route:
1Z36 : Letchworth to Paignton
1Z37 : Paignton to Letchworth

Loco Route (1)
66008 Letchworth - Stevenage - Potters Bar - Finsbury Park - Camden Road - Gospel Oak - Willesden Junction HL - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Slough - Reading - Newbury - Westbury - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Paignton
66008 Paignton - (reverse of outward route except was booked via Westbury avoiding line) - Letchworth

Notes:
(1) Route confirmation required. For those visiting Paignton there was an option for a round trip on the P&DR;

Locos Used 4555 & 5239
Stock Used 4205+4756+34550+4081+59494+59517+34535

Route:

Loco Route (1)
4555 Paignton Queens Road - Kingswear
5239 Kingswear - Paignton Queens Road


66008 with the stock at Paignton (photo: Robert Frise)

Sources : John Clifford (from "contemporary sources")
& Robert Frise (joined/left the train at Stevenage)

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Robert Frise)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
0.00 Letchworth Garden City 07.08d 23.27a
2.56 Hitchin 07/12 23/21
7.05 Stevenage 07.17a ~ 07.20d 23.13a ~ 23.15d
10.57 Woolmer Green 07/26 23/08
14.25 Welwyn Garden City 07/31 23/05
21.73 Potters Bar 07.45a ~ 07.48d 22.53a ~ 22.55d
29.52 Alexandra Palace 07/58 22/42
32.09 Finsbury Park 08.04a ~ 08.07 22.33a ~ 22.35d
33.66 Goods & Mineral Jn 08/17 22/21
34.37 Camden Road 08/21 22/17
35.56 Gospel Oak 08/28 22/06
39.63 Kensal Green Jn 08/38 21/55
40.05 Willesden Junction HL 08/40 21/53
40.70 Acton Wells Jn 08/43 21/51
41.42 Acton Main Line 08/55 21/49
46.27 Southall 09/02 21/44
48.46 Heathrow Airport Jn 09/06 21/42
55.57 Slough 09.20a ~ 09.22d 21.33a ~ 21.35d
61.40 Maidenhead 09/28 21/22
68.22 Twyford 09/34 21/17
73.19 Reading 09.40a ~ 09.44d 21.10a ~ 21.11d
75.03 Southcote Jn 09/49 20/53
90.27 Newbury 10/07 20/30
103.50 Bedwyn 10/19 20/13
116.14 Woodborough 10/30 19/59
125.27 Lavington 10/38 19/51
131.66 Heywood Road Jn 10/46 19/45
132.68 Westbury 10/50 (via avoiding line)
(1 chain longer!)
134.22 Fairwood Jn 10/56 19/43
137.44 Clink Road Jn 11/00 19/39
139.46 Blatchbridge Jn 11/02 19/37
152.35 Castle Cary 11/14 19/26
174.75 Cogload Jn 11/34 19/08
179.78 Taunton 11/39 19/04
194.12 Tiverton Parkway 11/52 18/51
209.38 Cowley Bridge Jn 12/06 18/37
210.58 Exeter St Davids 12.09a ~ 12.14d 18.25a ~ 18.35d
221.20 Dawlish Warren 12/23 18/11
230.72 Newton Abbot 12/32 17/59
236.70 Torquay 12/43 17/49
238.78 Paignton 12.54a 17.45d


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