25th September 2004

Daylight Railtours
The Avonmouth Adventurer

Loco Used 37521 & steam: 73096
Stock Used 5249+1961+5236+5237+9392+5216+1840+5171

Route:
1Z96 : Alton to Bristol Temple Meads
1Z97 : Bristol Temple Meads to Alton

Loco(s) Route
73096 Alton - Farnham - Aldershot - Ash - Guildford
73096 Guildford - Ash - North Camp - Blackwater - Earley - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway UGL
73096 (1) Bristol Parkway UGL - Filton West Jn - Holesmouth Jn
37521 (2) Holesmouth Jn - Severn Beach
73096 (1) Severn Beach - Holesmouth Jn - Avonmouth Jn - Clifton Down - Stapleton Road - Dr Days Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
73096 Bristol Temple Meads - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Chippenham - Wootton Bassett Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Guildford
73096 Guildford - (reverse of outward route) - Alton

Notes :
(1) 37521 on rear.
(2) 73096 on rear.

Sources : various including Richard Savage

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Alton 06.20d 06.23   21.47a 21.48
Bentley 06/30 ?   21.25a ~ 21.37d ?
Farnham 06/38 06/39   21/15 21/19
Aldershot 06.44a ~ 06.46d 06.45 ~ 06.48   21.06a ~ 21.09d 21.08 ~ 21.11
Aldershot North Jn 06/49 ?   21/02 ?
Aldershot South Jn 07/02 ?   21/00 ?
Ash 07/04 07/08   20/58 21/01
Guildford 07.18a ~ 07.45d 07.21 ~ 07.45   20.19a ~ 20.45d 20.23 ~ 20.45
Ash 07/56 08/00   20/09 20/12
Aldershot South Jn 07/57 ?   20/07 ?
North Camp 08/00 ?   20/06 ?
Blackwater 08/07 ?   20/01 ?
Wokingham 08.15a ~ 08.17d 08.14 ~ 08.17   19.49a ~ 19.51d 19.49 ~ 19.52
Earley 08/24 ?   19/43 ?
Reading Spur Jn 08/29 08.25 ~ ??.??   19/40 19/37
New Jn 08/34 ?   19/29 ?
Reading 08/36 08/30   19/28 19/30
Reading West Jn 08/38 ?   19/24 ?
Didcot East Jn 09/00 ?   ? ?
Didcot Parkway 09/01 08/58   19/03 19/03
Foxhall Jn 09/03 ?   - -
Wantage Road 09/14 ?   18.01a ~ 18.50d ?
Challow 09.20a ~ 09.47d ??.?? ~ 09.47   17/54 18/12
Uffington 09/52 09/55   17/52 18/10
Swindon 10/06 10/07   17/42 17/58
Wootton Bassett Jn 10/12 10/14   17/36 17/37
Chippenham   17/25 17/26
Thingley Jn   17/23 17/25
Bathampton Jn   17/13 17/15
Bath Spa   17.04a ~ 17.07d 17.05 ~ 17.11
North Somerset Jn   16/49 ?
Hulavington 10/23 10/25  
Westerleigh Jn 10/38 10/38  
Bristol Parkway 10.45a ~ 11.00d 10.44 ~ 11.00  
Filton West Jn 11/04 ?  
Halen Marsh Jn 11/14 ?  
Holesmouth Jn 11.17a ~ 11.24d ?  
Severn Beach 11.32a ~ 11.39d ??.?? ~ 12.41  
St Andrews Jn 11/49 12/49  
Avonmouth 11/51 12/52  
Clifton Down 12/07 13/22  
Stapleton Road 12/21 13/56  
Dr Days Jn 12/24 13/58  
Bristol East Jn 12/25 ?   16/48 ?
Bristol Temple Meads 12.28a 14.00   16.46d 16.48


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