10th July 2004

NENTA Traintours
The Dartmoor Invader

Locos Used 47355 & 47703
Stock Used 3385+3408+1981+3362+3360+1221+5788+5888+5897+5827+5824+9479

Route:
1Z30 : Norwich to Okehampton
1Z31 : Okehampton to Norwich

Loco(s) Route
47703 (1) Norwich - Ipswich - Colchester - Stratford - Channelsea Jn - Dalston Jn - Camden Road - Gospel Oak - Willesden Junction HL - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Slough - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Chippenham - Bath Spa - Bristol Temple Meads - Taunton - Exeter St Davids
47355 (2) Exeter St Davids - Okehampton
47703 (1) Okehampton - Exeter St Davids
47355 (2) Exeter St Davids - (reverse of outward route) - Norwich

Notes :
(1) 47355 on rear.
(2) 47703 on rear.
(3) There was an off-train option to visit the WSR.


Simon Pedley caught 47355 on the rear before leaving Okehampton.

Sources : various including Simon Pedley

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Norwich 05.30d 05.34   01.10a 00.32
Swing Bridge Jn 05/32 ?   01/08 ?
Trowse Jn 05/33 05/37   01/07 00/29
Diss 05.51a ~ 05.54d 05.57 ~ 05.59   00.44a ~ 00.47d 00.06 ~ 00.06
Haughley Jn 06/05 ?   00/32 ?
Stowmarket 06.09a ~ 06.12d 06.16 ~ 06.18   00.26a ~ 00.29d 23.48 ~ 23.51
East Suffolk Jn 06/25 ?   00/14 ?
Ipswich 06.28a ~ 06.32d 06.32 ~ 06.37   00.09a ~ 00.12d 23.33 ~ 23.35
Halifax Jn 06/34 ?   00/07 ?
Manningtree 06.43a ~ 06.45d 06.48 ~ 06.53   23.57a ~ 23.59d 23.18 ~ 23.21
Colchester 06.54a ~ 06.56d 07.05 ~ 07.14   23.46a ~ 23.48d 22.56 ~ 23.07
Marks Tey 07/02 07/22   23/39 22/50
Witham UPL 07/09 ?   - -
Witham 07.11a ~ 07.16d 07.31 ~ 07.33   23.27a ~ 23.30d 22.40 ~ 22.41
Chelmsford 07.28a ~ 07.30d 07.43 ~ 07.46   23.13a ~ 23.16d 22.27 ~ 22.30
Shenfield 07/43 07/56   23/00 22/19
Gidea Park 07/51 08/02   22/52 22/14
Ilford 07/58 08/08   22/45 22/08
Forest Gate Jn 08/00 08/09   22/43 22/05
Stratford 08.03a ~ 08.06d 08.12 ~ 08.13   22.38a ~ 22.41d 22.00 ~ 22.03
Channelsea Jn 08/14 ?   22/32 ?
Dalston Jn 08/26 08/31   22/27 21/47
Camden Road East Jn 08/34 ?   22/23 ?
Camden Road 08/36 08/38   22/21 21/40
Gospel Oak 08/43 08/42   22/18 21/37
Kensal Green Jn LL 08/53 08/48   22/09 21/30
Willesden Junction HL 08/55 08/51   22/08 21/29
Acton Wells Jn 08/59 08/53   22/05 21/24
Acton Main Line 09.23a ~ 09.25d ?   21.59a ~ 22.01d ?
Acton West 09/27 09/25   21/57 21/19
Southall 09/32 09/32   21.22a ~ 21.48d 21.10 ~ 21.12
Airport Jn 09/37 09/37   21/19 21/08
Slough 09/50 09/50   21/10 20/59
Maidenhead 09/57 09/56   21/04 20/56
Twyford 10/04 10/04   20/58 20/51
Reading 10/14 10/15   20/53 20/44
Moreton Crossing 10/37 ?   20/38 ?
Didcot Parkway 10/39 10/41   20.32a ~ 20.36d 20.28 ~ 20.32
Wantage Road 10/46 ?   20/25 ?
Challow 10*51a ~ 11*09d ??.?? ~ 11.08   20/22 20/20
Uffington 11/13 11/14   20/20 20/18
Swindon 11/22 11/23   20/11 20/10
Wotton Bassett Jn 11/27 11/29   20/06 20/06
Chippenham 11/37 11/36   19/54 19/57
Thingley Jn 11/39 11/38   19/53 19/56
Bathampton Jn 11/47 11/49   19/46 19/48
Bath Spa 11.51a ~ 11.54d 11.53 ~ 11.57   19.39a ~ 19.42d 19.39 ~ 19.44
North Somerset Jn 12/06 ?   19/28 ?
Bristol East Jn 12/07 ?   19/27 ?
Bristol Temple Meads 12.09a ~ 12.12d 12.10 ~ 12.13   19.06a ~ 19.26d 19.00 ~ 19.26
Worle Jn 12/27 12/29   18/40 18/40
Uphill Jn 12/29 12/31   18/38 18/38
Highbridge & Burnham 12/33 12/38   18/33 18/32
Bridgwater 12/38 12/41   18/28 18/28
Cogload Jn 12/44 12/46   18/23 18/23
Taunton 12.49a ~ 12.57d 12.50 ~ 12.58   18.15a ~ 18.18d 18/14
Tiverton Parkway 13/11 ?   18/01 ?
Cowley Bridge Jn 13/24 ?   17/47 ?
Exeter St Davids 13.27a ~ 13.42d 13.27 ~ 13.43   17.35a ~ 17.45d 17.36 ~ 17.46
Cowley Bridge Jn 13/45 ?   17/32 ?
Crediton 13.55a ~ 13.56d 13.56 ~ 13.57   17.21a ~ 17.22d 17.22 ~ 17.23
Okehampton 14.35a 14.29   16.45d 16.45


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