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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