24th April 2004

Chester Model Railway Club & Ffestiniog Society
English Riviera Express

Loco Used 67007
Stock Used 5376+5378+5365+5307+5373+5292+1842+17056+3148+3066+3068+3069+3188

Route:
1Z70 : Hooton to Paignton
1Z30 : Paignton to Hooton

Loco Route
67007 Hooton - Wrexham - Shrewsbury - Craven Arms - Hereford - Abergavenny - Bristol Temple Meads - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Paignton
67007 Paignton - (reverse of outward route) - Hooton


67007 before departure from Paignton homewards (photo: John Cowlishaw)

Source : various including Nick Roberts

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Hooton 07.18d 07.14d   22.37a 22.38
Saltney Jn 07/41 07/37   22/28 22/07
Wrexham General 07.55a ~ 07.59d 07.50 ~ 07.59   22.00a ~ 22.02d 21.52 ~ 21.57
Gobowen 08.14a ~ 08.17d ??.?? ~ 08.21   21.41a ~ 21.43d ?
Shrewsbury 08.41a ~ 08.43d 08.43 ~ 08.45   21.17a ~ 21.20d 21.14 ~ 21.17
Sutton Bridge Jn 08/47 ?   21/13 ?
Dorrington 08/55 ?   21/07 ?
Craven Arms 09/08 09/07   20/52½ 20/53
Wooferton 09/17 09/19   20/43 20/43
Leominster 09/17 09/19   20/38 20/37
Shelwick Jn 09/33 09/30   20/28 20/28
Hereford 09.36a ~ 09.38d 09.33 ~ 09.37   20.23a ~ 20.25d 20.23 ~ 20.25
Tram Inn 09/47 09/45   20/11 20/11
Abergavenny 10/14 10/14   19/55 19/57
Little Mill Jn 10/21 10/21   19/48 19/50
Severn Tunnel Junction 11/02 11/03   19/21 19/25
Pilning 11/08 11/13   19/15 19/17
Patchway 11/17 11/17   19/12 19/13
Filton Road 11/19 11/20   19/11 19/11
Stapleton Road 11/24 11/22   19/05 19/05
Dr Days Jn 11/25 11/24   19/04 19/03
Bristol Temple Meads 11.30a ~ 11.32d 11.29 ~ 11.42   18.32a ~ 19.02d 18.30 ~ 18.52
Worle Jn 11/49 11/57   18/10 18/11
Uphill Jn 11/51 11/59   18/08 18/09
Highbridge & Burnham 11/56 12/06   18/01 18/00
Bridgwater 12/01 12/08   17/56 17/56
Cogload Jn 12/07 12/13   17/51 17/52
Taunton 12/11 12/15   17/48 17/48
Exeter St Davids 12.51a ~ 12.54d 12.47 ~ 12.53   17.16a ~ 17.19d 17.16 ~ 17.21
Dawlish Warren 13/05 13/04   17/06 17/06
Newton Abbot 13/15 13/15   16/56 16/54
Torquay 13.24a ~ 13.27d ?   16.39a ~ 16.42d ?
Paignton 13.33a 13.42   16.34d 16.36


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