3rd December 2004

Past Time Rail
Dunster by Candlelight

Locos Used 37896 & 67002
Stock Used 35469+5008+4996+3100+3110+1671+3132+3131+80041+3144+3133+21245

Route:
1Z32 : Weston-super-Mare - Minehead
1Z33 : Minehead - Westbury

Loco Route
67002 Weston-super-Mare - Worle Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - Bath Spa - Westbury - (via Frome avoiding line) - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Bishops Lydeard - Minehead
67002 Minehead - Bishops Lydeard - Taunton
37896 (1) Taunton - (reverse of outward route) - Cogload Jn - Bridgwater - Weston-Super-Mare - (same as outward route) - Westbury

Notes :
(1) When tour reached Minehead 67002 was found to have only some ¼ of a tank of fuel remaining, it was arranged therefore that a replacement loco would be dispatched to Taunton to take the train forward to its Westbury destination, this proved to be 37896, with 67002 dead-in-tow.

Sources : various including Janet Cottrell, David Clark & Alan Tait

Timings (Booked & Actual)
 (from various including Janet Cottrell)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Weston-super-Mare 11.42d 11.42   22.07a ~ 22.10d 22.10 ~ 22.12
Worle Jn 11/46 11/46   22/14 22/16
Yatton 11.52½a ~ 11.54½d 11.53 ~ 11.58   22.20½a ~ 22.22½d 22.23 ~ 22.28
Nailsea & Backwell 12.00½a ~ 12.02½d 12.01 ~ 12.05   22.28½a ~ 22.30½d 22.33 ~ 22.36
Parson Street 12/10½ 12/09   22/38½ 22/42
Bristol Temple Meads 12.15a ~ 12.26d 12.13 ~ 12.25   22.45a ~ 22.52d 22.47 ~ 22.52
Bristol East Jn 12/27 ?   22/53 ?
North Somerset Jn 12/18 ?   22/54 ?
Bath Spa 12.39a ~ 12.42d 12.38 ~ 12.42   23.04½a ~ 23.07½d 23.07 ~ 23.09
Bathampton Jn 12/46 12/46   23/12 23/14
Bradford Jn 12/56 12/55   23/22 23/24
Trowbridge 12.58½a ~ 13.00½d ?   23.24½a ~ 23.26½d ?
Westbury 13.10½a ~ 13.13½d 13.07 ~ 13.13   23.34a 23.35
Fairwood Jn 13/16 13/17  
Clink Road Jn 13/20 13/21  
Blatchbridge Jn 13/22 13/22  
East Somerset Jn ? 13/25  
Castle Cary 13/32 13.32a ~ ??.??d  
Uphill Jn   22/04 22/06
Highbridge & Burnham   21/48 21/58
Bridgwater   21/40 21/53
Cogload Jn 13/49 13/45   21/33½ 21/47
Taunton 13.54a ~ 13.55d 13.49 ~ 13.54   21.18a ~ 21.28d 21.24 ~ 21.41
Norton Fitzwarren 14.00a ~ 14.12d ?   21.09a ~ 21.13d ?
Bishops Lydeard 14.24a ~ 14.45d ?   20.57a ~ 20.57d ?
Minehead 15.50a 15.50   19.55d 20.09


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