29th January 2005

The Railway Touring Company
The Devonian

Locos Used 67022 & steam: 6024
Stock Used 6310+3122+3112+1699+3140+4902+4927+5341+21272 (2)

Route:
1Z52 : London Paddington to Plymouth
1Z53 : Plymouth to London Paddington

Loco Route
67022 London Paddington - Southall - Slough - Reading - Newbury - Bath Spa - Bristol Temple Meads
6024 Bristol Temple Meads - Bridgwater - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Totnes - Plymouth
6024 Plymouth - (reverse of outward route) - (3) - Bristol Temple Meads
67022 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) Originally booked to run on 18th December 2004 and 6024 was booked to be paired with steam 5029.
(2) 21272 was replaced by 35333 when 6024 was hauling the train.
(3) Was booked via Weston-super-Mare but ran direct from Uphill Jn to Worle Jn.

Sources : Richard Rooker & John Clifford

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Richard Rooker & John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Paddington 07.00d 07.01   23.24a 23.54
Ladbroke Grove 07/03 07/04   23/21 23/50
Acton West 07/07 07/08   23/18 23/42
West Ealing   23/15 ?
Southall East Jn   23/14 ?
Southall 07/10 07/11   23/13 23/38
Heathrow Airport Jn 07/12 07/12   23/11 23/35
Dolphin Jn 07/16 07/17   ? ?
Slough 07.19a ~ 07.21d 07.18 ~ 07.21   23.01a ~ 23.03d 22.56 ~ 23.29
Maidenhead 07/31 07/26   22/56 22/51
Twyford 07/46 07/31   22/51 22/46
Reading 07.53a ~ 07.57d 07.53 ~ 07.57   22.42a ~ 22.44d 22.28 ~ 22.41
Southcote Jn 08/02 08/02   22/39 22/35
Newbury Racecourse 08.15a ~ 08.33d 08.19 ~ 08.33   ? ?
Newbury 08.35a ~ 08.37d 08.36 ~ 08.37   22.17a ~ 22.25d 22.16 ~ 22.20
Bedwyn 08/51 08/49   22/06 22/05
Woodborough 09/02 08/58   21/55 21/57
Lavington 09/08 09/02   21/47 21/52
Heywood Road Jn 09/16 09/09   21/42 21/47
Hawkeridge Jn 09/19 09/13   21/39 21/41½
Bradford Jn 09/26 09/19   21/32 21/34
Bathampton Jn 09/35 09/37   21/18 21/20
Bath Spa 09.42a ~ 09.44d 09.42 ~ 09.45   21.12a ~ 21.14d 21.13 ~ 21.15
North Somerset Jn 09/54 09/54   21/00 21/03½
Bristol East Jn 09/56 09/55½   20/59 21/02½
Bristol Temple Meads 09.57a ~ 10.20d 09.56 ~ 10.35   20.32a ~ 20.58d 20.35 ~ 21.01
Parson Street ? ?   20/29 20/31
Worle Jn 10/42 10/52   20/14 19/55
Weston-Super-Mare   20/04 DIV
Uphill Jn 10/44 10/55   20/00 19/50
Highbridge & Burnham 10/50 11/01   19/53 19/42
Bridgewater 10/56 11/06   19/47 19/35
Cogload Jn 11/04 11/12   19/41 19/29
Taunton 11.10a ~ 11.21d 11.16 ~ 11.24   19.10a ~ 19.35d 19.12 ~ 19.23
Tiverton Parkway 11/41 11/40   18/54 18/56
Tiverton Junction 11*44 ~ 12*08 11.44 ~ 12.09½  
Cowley Bridge Jn 12/25 12/24½   18/35 18/40½
Exeter St Davids 12/27 12/25   17.54a ~ 18.32d 18.21 ~ 18.37
Dawlish Warren 12/44 12/36   17/41 18/03
Newton Abbot 12.59a ~ 13.17d 12.50 ~ 13.17   17/30 17/51
Totnes 13/34 13/30   17/15 17/41
Ivybridge 13/51 13/56   17/02 17/29
Hemerdon 13/57 14/01   16/56 17/21
Lipson Jn 14/04 14/06   16/44 17/14
Plymouth 14.07a 14.11   16.40d 17.10


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