2nd & 4th April 2005

V.S.O.E. (Northern Belle)
(Bath Short Break from London)

Locos Used 67014 & 67020
Stock Used 99678+3273+3267+3182+1566+3275+3247+17167+10729

Route:
1Z86 : London Victoria to Bath Spa
1Z87 : Bath Spa to London Victoria

Date Loco Route
02/04 67014 London Victoria - Clapham Junction - Hounslow - Feltham Jn - Virginia Water - Woking - Basingstoke - Andover - Salisbury - Westbury - Bath Spa
04/04 67020 Bath Spa - (2) Bathampton Jn - Chippenham - Swindon - Didcot Parkway - Reading - Slough - Southall - Acton Main Line - Mitre Bridge Jn - Kensington Olympia - Longhedge Jn (2) - London Victoria

Notes :
(1) When the outward trip got to Bath, the loco and stock went ECS to Cardiff ready for a seperate V.S.O.E in the evening (see Dining Excursion from Cardiff).
(2) Booked return route was Bathampton Jn - Westbury - Salisbury - Andover - Basingstoke - Woking - Virginia Water - Feltham - Twickenham - Clapham Jn - Longhedge Jn, but was diverted - reason unknown.
(3) 74 minute late start from Bath Spa on the return due to waiting a guard.

Source : Richard Rooker

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 09.37d 09.57   13.55a 13.50
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 09/40 ?   13/50 ?
Stewarts Lane Jn 09/43 ?   13/47 ?
Longhedge Jn 09/45 ?   13/45 ?
Ealing Broadway   DIV 13/02
Southall   DIV 12/57
Heathrow Airport Jn   DIV 12/55
Slough   DIV 12/49
Maidenhead   DIV 12/45
Twyford   DIV 12/41
Reading   DIV 12/37
Clapham Junction 09/51 10/09   13/41 DIV
Barnes 10/00 10/14   13/34 DIV
Brentford 10/11 10/18  
Hounslow 10/21 10/21  
Richmond   13/30 DIV
St Margarets   13/27 DIV
Twickenham   13/26 DIV
Twickenham Jn   13/25 DIV
Feltham Jn 10/23 ?   13/20 DIV
Feltham 10/25 10/30   13/18 DIV
Staines 10/31 10/35   13/12 DIV
Virginia Water 10/39 10/44   12/57 DIV
Addlestone Jn 10/46 ?   12/45 DIV
Byfleet & New Haw 10/48 ?   12/43 DIV
Woking 10/54 10/59   12/35 DIV
Woking Jn 10/55 11/00   12/30 DIV
Farnborough Main 11/03 11/06   12/22 DIV
Basingstoke 11/17 11/16   12/09 DIV
Worting Jn 11/21 11/20   12/04 DIV
Andover 11/35 11/31   11/46 DIV
Tunnel Jn 11/48 ?   11/30 DIV
Salisbury 11/50 11/48   11/23 DIV
Wilton Jn 11/53 11/51   11/14 DIV
Warminster 12/12 12/08   10/54 DIV
Westbury 12/20 12/17   10/45 DIV
Bradford Jn 12/30 12/27   10/38 DIV
Didcot Parkway   DIV 12/24
Challow   DIV 12/16
Swindon   DIV 12.03 ~ 12.05
Wootton Bassett Jn   DIV 11/56
Chippenham   DIV 11/48
Thingley Jn   DIV 11/47
Bathampton Jn 12/41 12/40   10/27 11/42
Bath Spa 12.44a 12.44   10.24d 11.38


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