12th April 2006

Past Time Rail
The Devonian

Locos Used 47703, 47712 & steam: 45407 & 76079
Stock Used (1) 35517+5412+4856+4836+4831+1859+3115+3096+13230+13229+17015

Route:
1Z47 : Paddington to Plymouth
1Z48 : Plymouth to Paddington

Loco(s) Route
47703 (2) London Paddington - Ealing Broadway - Slough - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Bristol Parkway - Bristol Temple Meads - (via Weston-super-Mare avoiding line) - Taunton
45407 + 76079 Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Plymouth
45407 + 76079 Plymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Exeter St Davids - Taunton Down Goods Reception Road (3)
47703 (1) Taunton Down Goods Reception Road - Taunton - (reverse of outward route) - Reading - Wokingham - Ascot - Staines - Hounslow - Barnes - Clapham Junction - Kensington Olympia

Notes :
(1) 35517 only in consist when 45407 + 76079 were on the train.
(2) 47712 on rear.
(3) Booked loco change point was Taunton station.

Source : John Clifford (joined at Paddington, left at Reading on the return)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
 (from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Paddington 07.15d 07.16  
Ladbroke Grove 07/18 07/20½  
Acton West 07/21½ 07/23½  
Southall 07/27 07/41½  
Airport Jn 07/31 07/44  
Slough 07.38a ~ 07.40d 07.51 ~ 07.52½  
Maidenhead 07/47 07/59½  
Twyford 07/53 08/06  
Kensington Olympia   23.30a ?
Latchmere Jn   23/23 ?
Clapham Junction   23.17a ~ 23.20d ?
Barnes   23/10 ?
Brentford   23/06 ?
Hounslow   23/03 ?
Feltham Jn   22/59 ?
Staines Central   22.46a ~ 22.48d ?
Virginia Water   22/29 ?
Ascot   22/16 ?
Wokingham   22/05 ?
Earley   21/58 ?
Reading Spur Jn   21/54  
Reading New Jn   21/53  
Reading 08.04a ~ 08.07d 08.12½ ~ 08.14½   21.49a ~ 21.51d 22.32½ ~ ??.??
Reading West Jn 08/10 08/16½   21/47 22/31½
Didcot East Jn 08/30 08/31½   - -
Didcot Parkway 08.31a ~ 08.33d 08.32 ~ 08.35½   21.24a ~ 21.26d 22.13 ~ 22.15
Wantage Road 08/41     21/18 22/07½
Challow 08/48 08/47   21/15 22/04
Uffington 08/50 08/48½   21/13 22/00
Swindon 09/01 08/58½   21/04 21/51
Wootton Bassett Jn 09/07 09/04   20/58 21/44
Hullavington 09/16 09/14   20/50 21/36
Westerleigh Jn 09/28 09/23½   20/39 21/24
Bristol Parkway 09/34 09/29   20/34 21/17
Filton Abbey Wood 09/36 09/31   20/31 21/15
Dr Days Jn 09/41 09/36   20/26 21/10
Bristol East Jn 09/44 09/37   20/25 21/08½
Bristol Temple Meads 09.45a ~ 09.48d 09.38½ ~ 09.48   20.20a ~ 20.24d 21.03½ ~ 21.07
Bristol West Jn 09/49 09/50½   20/19 21/02
Worle Jn 10/04 10/06½   20/01 20/47
Uphill Jn 10/06 10/09   19/56 20/44½
Highbridge & Burnham 10/1 10/14   19/51 20/38½
Bridgewater 10/16 10/18½   19/46 20/32½
Cogload Jn 10/21 10/23½   19/41 20/21
Taunton 10.26a ~ 10.51d 10.28½ ~ 11.04   19.12a ~ 19.35d 20.12½ ~ 20.15½
Taunton Down Goods Reception   DIV 19L22½a ~ 20L09d
Tiverton Parkway 11/08 11/21½   18/56 19/02
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/23 11/37½   18/37 18/39
Exeter St Davids 11/25 11/40   17.52a ~ 18.34d 17.45½ ~ 18.35½
Dawlish Warren 11/38 11/52   17/40 17/28
Newton Abbot 11.52a ~ 12.24d 12.07 ~ 12.29   17/26 17/14
Totnes 12/42 12/42½   17/12 17/03
Ivybridge 13/04 13/01   16/58 16/50½
Hemerdon 13/09 13/06   16/50 16/44½
Lipson Jn 13/16 13/12   16/37 16/37
Plymouth 13.19a 13.16   16.32d 16.32


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