15th May 2010

Vintage Trains
The Cornishman

Locos Used 47773 & steam: 4965 'Rood Aston Hall' & 5043 'Earl Mount of Edgcumbe'
Stock Used (1) 35470+13227+99353+99361+99349+3125+5177+5191+5157+9101

Route :
1Z43 : Birmingham Snow Hill to Plymouth
1Z65 : Plymouth to Birmingham Snow Hill

Loco(s) Route
47773 Birmingham Snow Hill - Galton Bridge - Rowley Regis - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Hartlebury - Droitwich Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Standish Jn - Yate - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Abbey Wood - Stapleton Road - Bristol Temple Meads
4965 + 5043 Bristol Temple Meads - Bridgwater - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth
4965 + 5043 Plymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads
47773 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Birmingham Snow Hill

Notes :
(1) 35470 only in consist when the steam locos were hauling the train.

Sources : various including Mike Hunt

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Mike Hunt)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Birmingham Snow Hill 07.01d 07.01   22.59a 22.58
Jewellery Quarter 07/04 07/03   22/56 22/54
Galton Bridge HL 07.08a ~ 07.10d 07.08 ~ 07.10   22.49a ~ 22.52d 22.47 ~ 22.49
Smethwick Jn 07/11 07/11   22/48 22/46
Rowley Regis 07/14 07/14   22/46 22/41
Stourbridge Junction 07/27 07/23   22/32 22/29
Blakedown 07/31 07/29   22/27 22/22
Kidderminster 07/35 07/33   22/22 22/18
Hartlebury 07/39 07/36   22/17 22/14
Droitwich Spa 07/45 07/45   22/11 22/08
Tunnel Jn 07/52 07/52   22/06 22/00
Worcester Shrub Hill 07.54a ~ 07.57d 07.53 ~ 07.57   21.57a ~ 22.04d 21.51 ~ 21.57
Norton Jn 08/01 08/04   21/48 21/46
Abbotswood Jn 08/16 08/15   21/46 21/43
Ashchurch 08/25 08/25   21/36 21/33
Cheltenham Spa 08.31a ~ 08.34d 08.32 ~ 08.34   21.23a ~ 21.28d 21.20 ~ 21.26
Barnwood Jn 08/39 08/39   21/15 21/14
Gloucester Yard Jn 08/40 ?   21/14 21/13
Standish Jn 08/46 08/45   21/09 21/08
Charfield 08/56 08/56   20/58 20/59
Yate 09/01 09/00   20/52 20/54
Westerleigh Jn 09/03 09/03   20/50 20/52
Bristol Parkway 09/16 09/15   20.34 ~ 20.44 20.35 ~ 20.46
Filton Abbey Wood 09/18 09/19   20/32 20/31
Stapleton Road 09/22 09/22   20/29 20/28
Dr Days Jn 09/23 09/24   20/27 20/27
Bristol East Jn 09/26 ?   20/26 20/26
Bristol Temple Meads 09.28 ~ 10.09 09.27 ~ 09.37   19.51 ~ 20.25 19.50 ~ 20.25
Bristol West Jn ? ?   19/49 19/49
Parson Street ? ?   19/45 19/45
Nailsea ? ?   19/36 19/35
Yatton ? ?   19/30 19/29
Worle Jn 10/30 10/27   19/27 19/25
Uphill Jn 10/33 10/34   19/24 19/22
Highbridge & Burnham ? ?   19/16 19/15
Bridgwater 10/49 10/57   19/11 19/09
Cogload Jn 10/58 11/04   19/04 19/03
Taunton 11/04 11/09   18.47 ~ 18.57 18.40 ~ 18.56
Norton Fitzwarren 11/06 11/12   18/43 18/38
Tiverton Parkway 11/23 11/23   18/29 18/26
Tiverton Loop 11.27 ~ 11.59 11.27 ~ 11.54   18/27 18/24
Cowley Bridge Jn 12/18 12/09   18/11 18/11
Exeter St Davids 12/21 12/22   17.35 ~ 18.07 17.35 ~ 18.07
Dawlish Warren 12/33 12/33   17/21 17/23
Dawlish 12/35 12/35   17/19 17/21
Teignmouth 12/40 12/40   17/16 17/18
Newton Abbot 12/47 12/47   17/11 17/13
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/48 ?   17/10 ?
Dainton Tunnel 12/53 12/51   17/08 17/10
Totnes 13/00 12/56   17/01 17/03
Aish Crossover 13/12 13/06   16/53 16/54
Ivybridge 13/16 13/10   16/49 16/50
Hemerdon 13/20 13/16   16/41 16/41
Lipson Jn 13/27 13/21   16/35 16/35
Plymouth 13.31a 13.29   16.30d 16.30


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