17th April 2010

Vintage Trains
The Bristolian

Loco Used steam: 5043 'Earl Mount of Edgcumbe'
HST Used 43191+load 9+43027
Stock Used booked for GUV (containing water tanks) + 7 coaches

Route :
1Z22 : London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads
1Z24 : Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington

Loco Route
5043 London Paddington - Slough - Twyford - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Chippenham - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
5043 Bristol Temple Meads - Dr Days Jn - Stapleton Road - Filton Abbey Wood - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Wootton Bassett Jn - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington

Route :
1Z30 : Plymouth to London Paddington
1Z31 : London Paddington to Plymouth

HST Route
43191 + 43027 Plymouth - Totnes - Newton Abbot - Exeter St Davids - Taunton - Bristol Temple Meads - Bath Spa - Chippenham - Swindon - London Paddington
?43027 + 43191? London Paddington - ??? - Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Plymouth

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings. Sold as two separate trains; passengers using the HST to Paddington travelled behind 5043 to Bristol then returned to their joining station by HST. London passengers used the HST to get to Bristol then returned to Paddington behind 5043.

Source : various including Neil Kearns & Julian Whitby

Timings (Booked Only)
(from various including Neil Kearns)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Plymouth 06.45d 17.13a
Newton Abbot ??.??a ~ 07.25d 16.33a ~ ??.??d
Exeter St Davids ??.??a ~ 08.01d 16.11a ~ ??.??d
Tiverton Parkway ??.??a ~ 08.17d 15.54a ~ ??.??d
Taunton ??.??a ~ 08.32d 15.41a ~ ??.??d
Bristol Temple Meads ??.??a ~ 09.19d 14.43a ~ 15.07d
Paddington 11.07a 13.15d

 

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Paddington 11.33d 19.36a
Ladbroke Grove 11/38 19/28
Acton West 11/42 19/24
West Ealing ? 19/21
Southall 11/45 19/17
Airport Jn 11/48 19/13
Slough 11/53 19/05
Maidenhead East 11/59 ?
Maidenhead 12/00 18/58
Twyford 12/08 18/50
Reading 12/15 19/45
Reading West Jn 12/17 18/44
Didcot East Jn ? 18/29
Didcot Parkway 12/33 18/26
Wantage Road 12/40 18/19
Challow 12/48 18/12
Uffington 12/52 18/09
Swindon 13/04 17/58
Wootton Bassett Jn 13/11 17/50
Hullavington - 17/38
Westerleigh Jn - 17/21
Bristol Parkway - 17/15
Filton Abbey Wood - 17/12
Narroways Hill Jn - 17/08
Dr Days Jn - 17/05
Chippenham 13/24 -
Thingley East Jn 13/26 -
Thingley Jn 13/27 -
Bathampton Jn 13/26 -
Bath Spa 13/41 -
North Somerset Jn 13/53 -
Bristol East Jn 13/54 17/04
Bristol Temple Meads 13.58a 17.02d


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