18th September 2010

Cotswold Line Promotion Group
The Cotswold & Quantock Explorer

HST Used 43149 & 43191
Stock Used 41037+41038+40757+42055+42343+42292+42056+44018

Route :
1Z30 : Worcester Shrub Hill to Minehead
1Z31 : Minehead to Worcester Shrub Hill

HST Route
43191 + 43149 Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Evesham - Wolvercot Jn - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Foxhall Jn - Swindon - Chippenham - Thingley Jn - Bradford Jn - Westbury - (via Frome avoiding line) - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Norton Fitzwarren - Bishops Lydeard - Dunster - Minehead
43149 + 43191 Minehead - (reverse of outward route) - Worcester Shrub Hill


43191 after arrival into Minehead (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Roy Roberts

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett & Roy Roberts)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Worcester Shrub Hill 06.14d 06.14   21.42a 22.17
Norton Jn 06/18 06/22   21.35 ~ 21.37 ??.?? ~ 22.12
Pershore 06.22a ~ 06.23d ?   21.28a ~ 21.29d ?
Evesham 06.31a ~ 06.47d 06.38 ~ 06.51   21.19a ~ 21.21d 21.35 ~ 21.55
Moreton-in-Marsh 07.02a ~ 07.07d 07.04 ~ 07.09   21.03a ~ 21.05d 21.16 ~ 21.19
Kingham 07.14a ~ 07.36d ?   20.54a ~ 20.55d ?
Shipton 07.40a ~ 07.43d ?   20.48a ~ 20.49d ?
Ascott-under-Wychwood 07/46 07/49   20/46 20/57
Charlbury 07.50a ~ 07.52d ?   20.40a ~ 20.42d ?
Hanborough 07.59a ~ 08.00d ?   20.32a ~ 20.34d ?
Wolvercot Jn 08/05 ?   20/27 20/34
Oxford North Jn 08.10 ~ 08.17 ?   ? ?
Oxford 08.20a ~ 08.22d 08.27 ~ 08.30   20.22a ~ 20.24d 20.26 ~ 20.29
Kennington Jn 08/25 08/33   20/17 20/21
Didcot North Jn 08/32 08/40   20/12 20/15
Foxhall Jn 08/34 ?   20/10 ?
Wantage Road 08/40 ?   20/06 ?
Challow 08/42 08/51   20/04 20/05
Uffington 08/43 08/53   20/03 20/04
Swindon 08.51 ~ 09.11 09.11 ~ 09.11   19/57 19/57
Wootton Bassett Jn 09/16 09/17   19/53 19/54
Chippenham 09/29 09/23   19.42 ~ 19.44 19.48 ~ ??.??
Thingley Jn 09/30 09/32   19/39 19/45
Bradford Jn 09/39 09/41   19/29 19/34
Westbury 09/47 09/49   19/21 19/24
Fairwood Jn 09/49 09/51   19/17 19/15
Clink Road Jn 09/51 09/55   19/12 19/10
Blatchbridge Jn 09/53 09/56   19/08 19/09
East Somerset Jn 09/55 09/59   19/06 19/06
Castle Cary 10/02 10/05   19/00 19/00
Somerton 10/09 10/10   18/53 18/53
Athelney Crossing 10/15 10/17   18/48 18/48
Cogload Jn 10/18 10/22   18/46 18/46
Taunton 10.22 ~ 10.31 10.27 ~ 10.31   18.39 ~ 18.41 ??.?? ~ 18.40
Norton Fitzwarren 10.36 ~ 10.37 10.35 ~ 10.36   18.32 ~ 18.34 ?
Bishops Lydeard 11.00a ~ ??.??d ?   ??.??a ~ 18.15d ??.?? ~ 18.19 [P2]
Watchet 11.45a ~ ??.??d ?   ??.??a ~ 17.35d ?
Dunster 12.10a ~ ??.??d ?   ??.??a ~ 17.02d ?
Minehead 12.15a 12.22 [P2]   16.55d ?


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