26th June 2010

UK Railtours
Mazey Day in Penzance

Locos Used 67016 & 67024
Stock Used 5341+1813+1683+3119+3097+3069+1691+3068+3066+17015

Route :
1Z84 : Paddington to Penzance
1Z85 : Penzance to Paddington

Loco(s) Route
67016 + 67024 London Paddington - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Southcote Jn - Bedwyn - Heywood Road Jn - (via Westbury & Frome avoiding lines) - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth
67024 (1) Plymouth - Liskeard - Par - Truro - St Erth - Penzance
67016 (2) Penzance - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) 67016 on rear.
(2) 67024 on rear.
(3) Return journey was delayed by a gorse fire on land close to the railway at Newbridge, west of Penwithers Jn. Was booked to revert to double-headed at Plymouth (67024 would have gone from the back of the train to the front) but due to the late running this was not done.

Source : Mike Hunt

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Mike Hunt)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Paddington 07.09d [P9] ?   23.15a [P9] 00.35
Ladbroke Grove 07/12 [RL] ?   23/10½ [ML] 00/32
Acton West 07/15½ [RL] ?   23/08 [ML] 00/28
Southall 07/22 [RL] ?   23/05 [ML] 00/24
Airport Jn 07/28 [RL] ?   23/03½ [ML] 00/17
Slough 07.35a ~ 07.37d [RL] 07.33 ~ 07.36   22.53a ~ 22.55d [ML] 00.04 ~ 00.08
Maidenhead 07/46 [RL] 07/42   22/48 [ML] 23/57
Twyford 07/54½ [RL] 07/48   22/43 [ML] 23/53
Reading 08.05a ~ 08.15d 07.56 ~ 08.14   22.34a ~ 22.36d [P5] [ML] 23.43 ~ 23.46
Southcote Jn 08/18½ 08/18   22/30 23/39
Newbury 08.34a ~ 08.36d 08.30 ~ 08.35   22.08a ~ 22.11d 23.23 ~ 23.26
Bedwyn 08/50½ 08/46   21/57 23/07
Woodborough 09/01 08/55   21/46 22/54
Lavington 09/07 09/00   21/38 22/49
Heywood Road Jn 09/13 09/05   21/33 22/44
Fairwood Jn 09/15 09/08   21/31 22/42
Clink Road Jn 09/17 09/10   21/29 22/39
Blatchbridge Jn 09/19 09/11   21/27 22/38
East Somerset Jn 09/22 09/14   21/23 22/35
Castle Cary 09/30 09/20   21/16 22/28
Somerton GF 09/37 09/26   21/09 22/20
Athelney Crossing 09/43 09/33   21/03 22/15
Cogload Jn 09/48½ 09/35   21/00½ 22/12
Taunton 09/55 09/38   20/57½ 22/07
Norton Fitzwarren 09/57 09/40   20/56 22/05
Whiteball 10/04½ ?   20/50 22/00
Tiverton Parkway 10/06½ 09/48   20/47½ 21/56
Tiverton Loop 10/08 10/04   20/46 21/55
Cowley Bridge Jn 10/18½ 10/16   20/33½ 21/45
Exeter St Davids 10.22 ~ 10.29 10.20 ~ 10.30   20.29 ~ 20.31 21.40 ~ 21.42
Dawlish Warren 10/40 10/41   20/15½ 21/31
Dawlish 10/41½ 10/42   20/14 21/29
Teignmouth 10/44½ 10/45   20/11 21/26
Newton Abbot 10/51 10/50   20/05½ 21/22
Newton Abbot West Jn 10/51½ 10/50   20/05 ?
Dainton Tunnel 10/55½ 10/55   20/01 21/19
Totnes 11/02 11/02   19/55 21/12
Aish Emergency Crossover 11/11 11/13   19/47 21/05
Ivybridge 11/16 11/17   19/43 21/01
Hemerdon 11/20 11/22   19/38 20/56
Laira Jn 11/24 11/26   ? ?
Lipson Jn 11/26 11/27   19/31 20/51
Plymouth 11.28a ~ 11.50d 11.30 ~ 11.50   19L04a ~ 19L28d 20.46 ~ 20.48
St Budeaux Jn 11/55 11/55   18/59 ?
Saltash 11/59 12/00   18/55 20/38
St Germans 12/05½ 12/06   18/48 20/32
Liskeard 12/16 12/16   18/34 20/24
St Pinnock Viaduct East 12/21 12/21   18/28 ?
Largin 12/22 12/22   18/27 ?
Lostwithiel 12/30 12/29   18/19 20/00
Par 12/36 12/34   18/13 19/55
Burngullow Jn 12/42 12/40   18/03 ?
Probus 12/49 12/48   17/55 ?
Truro 12.56a ~ 12.59d 12.59 ~ 13.01   17.44a ~ 17.47d 19.36 ~ 19.36
Penwithers Jn 13/01 13/03   ? ?
Baldhu 13/04½ 13/06   ? ?
Camborne 13/15 13/19   17/30 19/19
St Erth 13/23 13/30   17/20 18/46
Long Rock 13/29 13/34   17/16 ?
Penzance 13.33a 13.39   17.13d 18.27


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