30th April 2011

Railway Touring Company
The Royal Duchy

Locos Used 47500 & steam: 45305 & 70013 'Oliver Cromwell'
Stock Used ???

Route :
1Z27 : Slough to Penzance
1Z28 : Penzance to Slough

Loco(s) Route
47500 Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Chippenham - Thingley Jn - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth - Liskeard - Par - Penzance
45305 + 70013 Penzance - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads
47500 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Slough

Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings.

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Neil Kearns

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Neil Kearns)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Slough 05.30d [P2] [ML] 22.00a
Slough West Jn 05/32 [RL] ?
Maidenhead 05/42 21/53
Twyford 08/52 21/47
Reading 05.58a ~ 06.01d 21.36a ~ 21.40d
Reading West Jn 06/04 21/34
Didcot East Jn 06/18 21/07
Didcot Parkway 06/20 [P3] [RL] 21/06 [P4] [RL]
Foxhall Jn 06/22 21/05
Wantage Road 06/30 [ML] 21/00
Challow 06/33 20/57 [RL]
Uffington 06/35 20/55
Swindon 06.45a ~ 06.50d 20.41a ~ 20.44d
Wootton Bassett Jn 06/57 20/35
Chippenham 07/06 20/25
Thingley East Jn 07/07 20/24
Thingley Jn 07/08 20/23
Bathampton Jn 07/14 20/14
Bath Spa 07/16 20/11
North Somerset Jn 07/27 20/00
Bristol East Jn 07/28 [DF] 19/59
Bristol Temple Meads 07.30a ~ 07.34d [DM] 19L23a ~ 19L57d
Bristol West Jn 07/36 19/20 [UM]
Parson Street 07/37 19/18 [ML]
Yatton ? 18.54 ~ 19.01 [Loop]
Worle Jn 07/49 18/48
Uphill Jn 07/51 18/45
Bridgwater 08/04 18/29
Cogload Jn 08/14 18/22
Taunton 08/18 18/16
Norton Fitzwarren 08/21 18/14
Whiteball 08/29 18/04
Tiverton Parkway 08/31 17/59
Tiverton Loop 08/37 17/57
Cowley Bridge Jn 08/49 17/39
Exeter St Davids 08/51 16w56 ~ 17w36
Dawlish Warren 09/04 16/38
Dawlish 09/11 16/34
Teignmouth 09/19 16/30
Newton Abbot 09/24 16/24
Newton Abbot West Jn 09/25 16/23
Dainton Tunnel 09/30 16/18
Totnes 09/38 16/11
Aish Emergency Crossover 09/48 16/02
Ivybridge 09/55 15/58
Hemerdon 09/59 15/50
Laira Jn ? 15/42
Lipson Jn 10/04 15/41
Plymouth 10.08 ~ 10.18 14w42 ~ 15w36
St Budeaux Ferry Jn 10/23 14/37
Saltash 10/27 14/33
St Germans 10/38 14/26
Liskeard 10/48 14/17
St Pinnock Viaduct East 10/53 14/10
Largin 10/57 14/09
Lostwithiel 11/06 13/57
Par 11/13 13/49
Burngullow Jn 11/20 13/39
Probus 11/27 13/29
Truro 11/33 13/21
Penwithers Jn 11/34 ?
Baldhu 11/38 ?
Camborne 11/48 13/04
St Erth 11/57 12/54
Long Rock 12/02 12/49
Penxance 12L05a 12L45d


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