25th January 2003

Past Time Rail
The Eden Project

Locos Used 47756 & 67004

Route :

Loco Route
47756 Crewe – Stafford – Wolverhampton - Portobello Jn - Bescot Stadium - Perry Barr North Jn - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - (via Camp Hill) - King's Norton - Barnt Green – Bromsgrove - (Direct Route) - Cheltenham Spa - Bristol Temple Meads – Taunton - Exeter St Davids – Totnes - Plymouth - Par
67004 (1) Par - (reverse of outward route) -Barnt Green - Kings Norton- Selly Oak - Birmingahm New Street – Proof House Jn - Aston - Perry Barr South Jn - Portobello Jn - Wolverhampton – Stafford - Crewe

Notes:
(1) 47756 failed at St Blazey during the layover with a TPWS fault.

Sources : Adrian Knight (Joined/left the train at Birmingham New Street)
& John Pannell (on the train throughout)

Timings
(by Adrian Knight, from SWRG)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Crewe 05.30d -   23.25a -
Stafford ??.??a ~ 06.02d -   22.57a ~ ??.??d -
Wolverhampton ??.??a ~ 06.25d -   22.39a ~ ??.??d -
Birmingham New Street ??.??a ~ 07.06d -   21.58a ~ ??.??d -
Barnt Green ??.??a ~ 07.33d 07.34a ~ 07.36d   21.26a ~ ??.??d 21.19a ~ 21.22d
Bromsgrove 07/41 07/41   21/19 21/14
Cheltenham Spa ??.??a ~ 08.05d 08.03 ~ 08.05   20.50a ~ 20.52d 20.47 ~ 20.50
Yate 08/37 08/37   19/57 20/15
Bristol Parkway ??/?? 08/44   16/50 20/08
Bristol Temple Meads ??.?? 08c56a ~ 08c59d   19c34a ~ 19c38d 19.56 ~ 19.59
Worle Jn ??/?? 09/15   19/11 19/15
Highbridge & Burnham ??/?? 09/32   19/02 19/09
Cogload Jn 09/39 09/41   ??/?? 19/01
Taunton 09/48 09/49   18*31a ~ 18*42d 18/57
Tiverton Loop 10*05a ~ 10*12d 10/07  
Cowley Bridge Jn 10/27 10/16   ??/?? 18/35
Exeter St Davids 10c29a ~ 10c31d 10.19 ~ 10.26   17c58a ~ 18c00d 18.30 ~ 18.31
Dawlish Warren 10/42 10/40   ??/?? ??/??
Newton Abbot 10/58 10/54   17/36 18/06
Totnes 11*11a ~ 11*26d 11/04   17/20 17/57
Ivybridge 11/45 11/19   ??/?? 17/45
Plymouth 11.58a ~ 11.59d 11*32a ~ 11*43d   16/52 17/30
Saltash 12/08 11/55   ??/?? 17/22
Liskeard 12/24 12/17   16/22 17/05
Lostwithiel 12/38 12/31   ??/?? 16/45
Par 12.46a 12.39   15.55d 16.34

Key;
a : arrival time
c : crew change
d : departure time
* : operational stop
/ : passing time

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