25th July 2009

Railway Touring Company
The Devonian

Locos Used 47760 & steam: 70013 'Oliver Cromwell'

Route :
1Z70 : Birmingham International to Plymouth
1Z73 : Plymouth to Birmingham International

Loco Route
47760 Birmingham International - Stechford - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Selly oak - Kings Norton - Barnt Green - Bromsgrove - Stoke Works Jn - Droitwich Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Abbotswood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Standish Jn - Yate - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Jn - Stapleton Road - Dr Days Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
70013 Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth
70013 Plymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads
47760 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Birmingham International

Source : Mike Hunt

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Mike Hunt)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Birmingham International 06.09d 06.09   22.37a 22.32
Stechford 06/14 06/15   22/31 22/23
Proof House Jn 06/18 06/18   22/24 22/18
Birmingham New Street 06.22a ~ 06.28d 06.21 ~ 06.28   22.12a ~ 22.22d 22.07 ~ 22.16
Selly Oak 06/38 06/39   22/03 22/00
Kings Norton 06/43 06/42   21/59 21/54
Longbridge 06/47 06/45   21/49 21/49
Barnt Green 06.50a ~ 06.52d 06.47 ~ 06.48   21.44a ~ 21.45d 21.41 ~ 21.43
Bromsgrove 06/57 06/56   21/38 21/37
Stoke Works Jn 06/59 06/58   21/35 21/35
Droitwich Spa 07/05 07/05   21/30 21/30
Tunnel Jn 07/11 07/11   21/25 21/24
Worcester Shrub Hill 07.13a ~ 07.30d 07.13 ~ 07.30   21.21a ~ 21.23d 21.21 ~ 21.23
Norton Jn 07/34 07/35   21/16 ?
Abbotswood Jn 07/41 07/39   21/15 21/13
Ashchurch 07/49 07/49   21/06 21/06
Cheltenham Spa 07.56a ~ 07.58d 07.55 ~ 07.58   20.57a ~ 20.59d 20.57 ~ 20.59
Barnwood Jn 08/04 08/04   20/52 20/50
Gloucester Yard Jn 08/05 ?   20/51 ?
Standish Jn 08/10 08/10   20/46 20/43
Charfield 08/20 08/19   20/37 20/36
Yate 08/27 08/22   20/32 20/30
Westerleigh Jn 08/29 08/26   20/30 20/28
Bristol Parkway 08/35 08/29   20/25 20/23
Filton Jn 08/37 08/31   20/23 20/22
Stapleton Road 08/35 ?   ? ?
Narroways Hill Jn 08/41 ?   20/21 ?
Dr Days Jn 08/47 08/36   20/19 20/17
Bristol East Jn 08/48 ?   20/18 ?
Bristol Temple Meads 08L49a ~ 09L21d 08.39 ~ 09.25   19L48a ~ 20L17d 19.47 ~ 20.16
Bristol West Jn 09/23 ?   19/46 ?
Parson Street ? ?   19/43 19/42
Nailsea 09/35 ?   ? ?
Yatton 09/39 ?   ? ?
Worle Jn 09/39 09/43   19/27 19/28
Uphill Jn 09/42 09/45   19/24 19/26
Highbridge & Burnham 09/51 ?   ? ?
Bridgwater 09/57 09/59   19/10 19/12
Cogload Jn 10/04 10/07   19/03 19/05
Taunton East Jn 10/08 ?   ? ?
Taunton 10/11 10/12   18.48 ~ 18.56 18.42 ~ 18.57
Norton Fitzwarren 10/12 10/14   18/44 18/39
Whiteball Tunnel 10/21 10/24   18/35 18/33
Tiverton Parkway 10/24 10/27   18/31 18/28
Tiverton Loop 10.27 ~ 10.58 10.29 ~ 11.04   18/29 18/26
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/14 11/18   18/15 18/13
Exeter St Davids 11.18 ~ 11.50 11.25 ~ 11.50   17.40 ~ 18.11 17.28 ~ 18.10
Dawlish Warren 12/00 12/01   17/29 17/18
Dawlish 12/02 12/03   17/27 17/16
Teignmouth 12/05 12/05   17/24 17/13
Newton Abbot 12/11 12/11   17/18 17/08
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/12 ?   17/17 ?
Dainton Tunnel 12/21 12/18   17/12 17/05
Totnes 12/28 12/29   17/05 16/59
Aish Crossover 12/39 12/40   16/56 16/51
Ivybridge 12/42 12/44   16/51 16/47
Hemerdon 12/49 12/49   16/44 16/41
Lipson Jn 12/56 12/55   16/36 16/34
Plymouth 13.00a 12.59   16.30d 16.30


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