4th October 2008
UK Railtours
The Portbury Docker
Locos Used | 66173, 67001 & 67002 'Special Delivery' |
Stock Used | ????? |
Route:
1Z66 : Stevenage to Bristol Temple Meads
1Z67 : Bristol Temple Meads to Bristol Temple Meads
1Z68 : Bristol Temple Meads to Stevenage
Loco(s) | Route |
67001 + 67002 | Stevenage - Finsbury Park - Camden Road - West London Jn - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Slough - Reading - Swindon - Chippenham - Bath Spa - Bristol Temple Meads |
66173 | Bristol Temple Meads - Stapleton Road - Filton Abbey Wood - Hallen Marsh Jn - Avonmouth - Clifton Down - Dr Days - (3) Bristol Temple Meads |
66173 (1) | Bristol Temple Meads (3) - Ashton Jn - Portbury Automotive Terminal (4) |
67002 + 67001 (2) | Portbury Automotive Terminal - Portbury Dock Stop Board |
66173 (1) | Portbury Dock Stop Board - Portbury Coal Terminal (4) |
67002 + 67001 (2) | Portbury Coal Terminal - Portbury Dock Stop Board |
66173 (1) | Portbury Dock Stop Board - Portbury Coal Terminal (4) |
67002 + 67001 (2) | Portbury Coal Terminal - Ashton Jn - Bristol Temple Meads |
67002 + 67001 | Bristol Temple Meads - Bath Spa - Chippenham - Swindon - Reading - Slough - Acton Main Line - Acton Wells Jn - West London Jn - Camden Road - Stevenage |
Notes:
(1) 67002+67001 on rear.
(2) 66173 on rear.
(3) Booked route: Dr. Days Jn - North Somerset Jn - St. Philip's Marsh (loco
change) - Bristol West Jn. Both routes denied, due to safety reasons, at St.
Philip's Marsh Depot on the morning of the tour.
(4) Coal and automotive terminals traversed in reverse order to schedule, also
both sidings in coal terminal traversed.
Source : Martyn Brailsford (joined & left the train at
Bristol Temple Meads)
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Martyn Brailsford)
Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
Stevenage | 07.52d | ? | 21.19a | ? | |
Woolmer Green | 07*56 ~ 07*59 | ? | 21/15 | ? | |
Welwyn Garden City | 07/59 | ? | 21/05 | ? | |
Potters Bar | 08.05a ~ 08.08d | ? | 20.55a ~ 20.58d | ? | |
Alexandra Palace | 08/20 | ? | 20/41 | ? | |
Finsbury Park | 08.25a ~ 08.27d | ? | 20.35a ~ 20.37d | ? | |
Goods & Mineral Jn | 08/33 | ? | 20/29 | ? | |
Camden Road East Jn | 08/38 | ? | 20/25 | ? | |
Camden Road Jn | 08/40 | ? | 20/17 | ? | |
West London Jn | 08/46 | ? | 20/14 | ? | |
South Western Sidings | 08/47 | ? | 20/02 | ? | |
Acton Wells Jn | 08/49 | ? | 20/00 | ? | |
Acton Main Line | 08/55 | ? | 19/58 | ? | |
Ealing Broadway | 08c57 ~ 09c00 | ? | 19/54 | ? | |
Southall | 09/05 | ? | 19/48 | ? | |
Heathrow Airport Jn | 09/07 | ? | 19/46 | ? | |
Slough | 09/21 | ? | 19/36 | ? | |
Maidenhead | 09/26 | ? | 19/32 | ? | |
Twyford | 09/31 | ? | 19/27 | ? | |
Reading | 09/37 | ? | 19/20 | ? | |
Didcot Parkway | 09/50 | ? | 19/03 | ? | |
Wantage Road | 09/55 | ? | 18/58 | ? | |
Challow | 09/58 | ? | 18/55 | ? | |
Uffington | 10/00 | ? | 18/53 | ? | |
Swindon | 10/10 | ? | 18/45 | ? | |
Wootton Bassett Jn | 10/14 | ? | 18/39 | ? | |
Chippenham | 10/23 | ? | 18/31 | ? | |
Thingley Jn | 10/30 | ? | 18/30 | ? | |
Bathampton Jn | 10/37 | ? | 18/21 | ? | |
Bath Spa | 10/40 | ? | 18/18 | ? | |
North Somerset Jn | 10/50 | ? | 18/07 | ? | |
Bristol Temple Meads | 10L53a | ? | 18.04d | ? |
Location | Booked | Actual |
Bristol Temple Meads | 11L12d | 11.14 |
Dr Days Jn | 11/15 | 11/17 |
Stapleton Road | 11/17 | 11/18 |
Filton Jn | 11/22 | 11/22 |
Filton West Jn | 11/25 | 11/26 |
Hallen Marsh Jn | 11/32 | 11/36 |
St Andrews Jn | 11/35 | 11/41 |
Avonmouth | 11/39 | 11/43 |
Clifton Down | 11/55 | 11/54 |
Stapleton Road | 12/07 | 12/02 |
Dr Days Jn | 12/08 | 12/05 |
North Somerset Jn | 12/14 | DIV |
Bristol Temple Meads |
DIV
|
12L08 ~ 12L58 |
St Philips Marsh | 12L26 ~ 13L17 | DIV |
Bristol West Jn | 13/22 | 12/59 |
Parson Street | 13/25 | 13/03 |
Ashton Jn | 13*28 ~ 13*44 | 13.06 ~ 13.09 |
Portbury Stop Board | 13.58 ~ 14.00 | 13.27 ~ 13.34 |
Coal Terminal | 14.10 ~ 14.20 | DIV |
Automotive Terminal |
DIV |
13.54 ~ 14.00 |
Portbury Stop Board | 14.30 ~ 14.40 | 14.15 ~ 14.18 |
Automotive Terminal | 14.50 ~ 15.11 | DIV |
Coal Terminal |
DIV |
14.35 ~ 14.38 |
Portbury Stop Board |
? |
14.44 ~ 14.49 |
Coal Terminal |
? |
14.53 ~ 14.57 |
Portbury Stop Board |
15.21 ~ 15.26 |
15.02 ~ 15.11 |
Ashton Jn | 15*44 ~ 15*49 | 15/33 |
Parson Street | 15/55 | 15/36 |
Bristol West Jn | 15/57 | 15/40 |
Bristol Temple Meads | 15.59a | 15.41a |
Timings continue in first table.
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