25th September 2010

UK Railtours
The Dartmouth Explorer

Loco Used 67026
Stock Used 17015+3097+3149+1691+3098+3069+1813+5292+5497+5945

Route :
1Z76 : Kettering to Kingswear
1Z77 : Kingswear to Kettering

Loco Route
67026 Kettering - (via MML) - Brent Curve Jn - Neasden Jn - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Ealing Broadway - Southall - Slough - Twyford - Reading - Southcote Jn - Newbury - Westbury - (via Frome avoiding line) - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Paignton - Kingswear
67026 Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Fairwood Jn - (via Westbury avoiding line) - Heywood Road Jn - Kettering

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - above is from advertised timings. Robert Frise comments: The booked stop at Ealing Broadway on the return working did not take place. Apparently this stop was not shown in the drivers working timetable. Prompt action by the tour organisers had the train stop at Acton Main Line to set down passengers, who were then escorted back to Ealing Broadway by railtour staff.

Sources : Robert Frise (joined/left the train at Luton Airport Parkway) & Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Nick Bartlett & Robert Frise)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
0.00 Kettering 06.15d 23.14a
6.70 Wellingborough 06.24a ~ 06.26d 23.00a ~ 23.03d
15.36 Sharnbrook Jn 06/36 22/51
22.16 Bedford 06.54a ~ 06.58d 22.35a ~ 22.37d
31.57 Flitwick 07/08 22/27
41.62 Luton 07/21 22/18
42.62 Luton Airport Parkway 07.24a ~ 07.26d 22.14a ~ 22.16d
52.10 St Albans City 07.36a ~ 07.38d 22.03a ~ 22.05d
65.02 Hendon 07/56 21/42
65.77 Brent Curve Jn 08/00 21/29
67.01 Dudding Hill Jn 08/03 21/22
69.38 Acton Canal Wharf 08/09 21/17
69.78 Acton Wells Jn 08/14 21/15
70.50 Acton Main Line 08/25 21/12
72.05 Ealing Broadway 08.28a ~ 08.31d 21.07a ~ 21.10d
75.35 Southall 08/34 21/02
77.54 Airport Jn 08/37 20/57
84.65 Slough 08/48 20/47
90.48 Maidenhead 08/53 20/41
97.30 Twyford 08/57 20/37
102.27 Reading 09/03 20/32
104.11 Southcote Jn 09/06 20/29
119.35 Newbury 09/21 20/04
132.58 Bedwyn 09/36 19/47
145.22 Woodborough 09/49 19/32
154.35 Lavington 09/56 19/26
160.74 Heywood Road Jn 10/04 19/20
161.76 Westbury 10c12 ~ 10c16 [AL]
163.30 Fairwood Jn 10/19 19/16
166.52 Clink Road Jn 10/23 19/13
168.54 Blatchbridge Jn 10/24 19/11
172.64 East Somerset Jn 10/27 19/08
181.43 Castle Cary 10/35 19/02
204.03 Cogload Jn 10/54 18/41
209.06 Taunton 11c02 ~ 11c04 18c34 ~ 18c36
223.20 Tiverton Parkway 11/15 18/21
238.46 Cowley Bridge Jn 11/26 18/08
239.66 Exeter St Davids 11/32 17*56 ~ 18*06
250.28 Dawlish Warren 11/41 17/45
254.72 Teignmouth 11/45 17/41
260.00 Newton Abbot 11/50 17/36
268.06 Paignton 12.07 ~ 12.25 17.19 ~ 17.24
270.74 Churston 12/46 16/59
274.58 Kingswear 13.00a 16.45d


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