8th September 2014

Steam Dreams
The Atlantic Coast Express (Day 2 of 2)

Locos Used steam: 5029 'Nunney Castle', 34046 'Braunton' & 34067 'Tangmere'
Stock Used (2) (35451)+5216+5171+9104+13440+5237+5249+5236+1666+99350+99371+99121+(35518)

Route : 
1Z66 : Penzance to Exeter St Davids
1Z67 : Exeter St Davids to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
34046 + 5029 Penzance - St Erth - Truro - Par - Liskeard - Plymouth - Totnes - Newton Abbot - Dawlish - Exeter St Davids
34067 + 34046 (1) Exeter St Davids - Exeter Central
34067 Exeter Central - Honiton - Axminster - Yeovil Junction - Sherborne - Templecombe - Gillingham - Salisbury - Andover - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - Farnborough Main - Woking - Byfleet & New Haw - Addlestone Jn - Virginia Water - Staines - Feltham - Hounslow - Brentford - Barnes - Clapham Junction - Longhedge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - London Victoria

Notes : 
(1) 34046 banking on rear. 
(2) 35451 was only in the consist when 34046 & 5029 were on the train. 35518 was only in the consist when 34067 was on the train. 
(3) John Clifford comments: This was the return leg of the tour commemorating 50 years since the last run of 'The Atlantic Coast Express' on 5th September 1964. 
We encountered problems on the return journey due to poor coal on 34067 and a fault with Broom Crossing (east of Axminster).

Source : John Clifford (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual
Penzance 09.02d [P1] 09.05½ [P2]
Long Rock 09/06½ 09/11½
St Erth 09/12 [P2] 09/18 [P2]
Camborne 09/24 09/29 [P2]
Truro 09/38 [P3] 09/44 [P3]
Probus 09/46 09/51
Burngullow Jn 09/54 10/00
St Austell ? ?
Par 10/01 [P3] 10/07 [P2]
Lostwithiel 10/13 10/12 [P1]
Largin 10/27 10/22
St Pinnock 10/29 10/23
Liskeard 10/35 [P2] 10/30 [P2]
St Germans 10/48 [P2] 10/41 [P2]
Saltash 10/56 [P2] 10/48 [P2]
St Budeaux Jn 11/00½ 10/51½
Plymouth 11w08a ~ 12w31d [P7] 10w57 ~ 12w30½ [P7]
Lipson Jn 12/35 12/36
Hemerdon 12/44 12/43
Ivybridge 12/50 [P2] 12/50 [P2]
Aish Crossover 12/56 12/55
Totnes 13/05 13/03½ [UM]
Dainton Tunnel 13/14 13/09
Newton Abbot West Jn 13/21 13/13
Newton Abbot 13/23 [P3] 13/14 [P3]
Teignmouth 13/29 13/19 [P2]
Dawlish 13/33 13/25 [P2]
Dawlish Warren 13/35½ 13/28 [UM]
Exeter St Davids 13,50a [P6] ~ 14.37d [P1] 13.41 [P6] ~ 14.40½ [P1]
Exeter Central 14.43a ~ 14.47d [P3] 14.46½ ~ 14.50 [P3]
Exmouth Jn 14/50 14/54
Pinhoe 14/54 14/56½ [P1]
Honiton 15.12 ~ 15.18 [P2] 15.20 ~ 15.23 [P2]
Axminster West Jn 15/30 [UM] 15/34½ [UM]
Axminster 15/33 [P1] 15/36
Axminster East Jn 15/35 15/41
Chard Jn 15w43 ~ 15w59 15w54 ~ 16w03 [Loop]
Crewkerne 16/07 16/18
Yeovil Junction 16/15 [P1] 16/32½ [P1] [UM]
Sherborne 16/20 [P1] 16/39 [P1]
Templecombe 16/29 16/49
Gillingham 16.40 ~ 17.20 [P2] 17.00 ~ 17.33½ [P1]
Tisbury 17/31 17/50
Tisbury Loop 17.32 ~ 17.39 [Loop] 17/50½ [ML]
Wilton South 17/50 18/01
Wilton Jn 17/52 18/02
Salisbury 17w57 ~ 18w32 [P4] 18w07 ~ 18w52 [P4]
Tunnel Jn 18/35 18/57½
Andover 18/55 [P1] 19/19 [P1]
Worting Jn 19/18 [US] 19/40½ [UF]
Basingstoke 19/29 [P4] [US] 19/45 [P3] [UF]
Winchfield ? 19/55½ [P1] [US]
Fleet 19/45 19/59½ [P1] [US]
Farnborough Main 19/50 [P1] 20/04½ [P1] [US]
Pirbright Jn 19/55 20/08 [US]
Brookwood 19w58a ~ 20w08d [P1] 20w12 ~ 20w24 [P1] [US]
Woking Jn 20/12 20/29½ [US]
Woking 20/13 [P1] 20/30 [P1] [US]
Byfleet & New Haw 20/18 20/36
Addlestone Jn 20/20 20/39
Virginia Water 20/34 [P3] 20/50 [P3]
Staines 20/45 [P1] 20/58½ [P1]
Feltham 20/52 [P1] 21/04½ [P1]
Feltham Jn 20/53½ 21/07
Hounslow 20/56½ 21/10 [P1]
Brentford 21/02 21/14 [P1]
Barnes 21/08 [P1] [US] 21/23½ [P1] [US]
Clapham Junction 21/17 [P3] 21/33½ [P3]
Longhedge Jn 21/21 21/37½
Stewarts Lane Jn 21/23 [RVL] 21/39
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 21/30 [SL] 21/41½ [SL]
London Victoria 21.34a [P2] 21.46 [P2]


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Movements

5Z65 : (34046 + 5029) : Penzance Slopers Siding to Penzance  (propelling)

Location Booked Actual
Penzance Slopers Siding 08.47d ?
Penzance 08.50a [P1] 08.56½ [P2]

5Z64 : (34067 + 35518) :  Bristol Barton Hill Depot to Exeter Riverside Yard 

Location Booked
Bristol Barton Hill Depot 09.45d
North Somerset Jn 09/55
Bristol East Jn 09/56
Bristol Temple Meads 09.58 ~ 10.06 [DT]
Bristol West Jn 10/08
Worle Jn 10/28
Uphill Jn 10/32
Bridgwater 10/48
Cogload Jn 10/58
Taunton 11.04 ~ 11.06 [P2] 
Norton Fitzwarren 11/09
Whiteball 11/19
Tiverton Parkway 11/24
Tiverton Loop 11.27 ~ 11.36
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/52
Exeter Riverside Yard 11.55a

5Z66 : (34046 + 5029) : Exeter St Davids to Exeter Riverside Yard
5Z67 : (34067 with 34046 on rear) : Exeter Riverside Yard to Exeter St Davids

Location Booked (out) Actual Booked (rtn) Actual
Exeter St Davids 13.55d [P6] 14.02 14.33 [P1] 14.36½ [P1]
Exeter Riverside Yard 13.58a ? 14.30d ?

0Z82 : (34046) : Exeter Central to Exeter New Yard

Location Booked
Exeter Central 14.52d [P3]
Exmouth Jn 14.55 ~ 15.05
Exeter Central 15/07 [P2]
Exeter St Davids 15/10 [P3]
Exeter New Yard 15.13a

5Z46 : (5029 + 35451 + 34046) :  Exeter Riverside Yard to Bristol Barton Hill Depot 

Location Booked
Exeter Riverside Yard 16.05d
Cowley Bridge Jn 16/10
Tiverton Loop 16.29 ~ 16.40
Tiverton Parkway 16/42
Whiteball 16/46
Norton Fitzwarren 16/55
Taunton 16/57 [P4]
Cogload Jn 17/03
Bridgwater 17/10
Uphill Jn 17/24
Worle Jn 17/28
Parson Street 17/45
Bristol West Jn 17/47
Bristol Temple Meads 17.49 ~ 17.51 [P4]
Bristol Barton Hill Depot 17.56a

0Z68 : (Diesel Loco?) :  Southall to London Victoria

Location Booked
Southall Depot 19.58d
Southall Yard 20.08 ~ 20.13
Southall East Jn 20/14
West Ealing 20/17
Acton West 20/21
Acton Main Line 20.25 ~ 20.30
Acton Wells Jn 20/33
Willesden SW Sdgs 20.36 ~ 20.46
Mitre Bridge Jn 20/50
North Pole Jn 20/54
Kensington Olympia 21/00
Latchmere Jn 21/08
Longhedge Jn 21.11 ~ 21.25
Stewarts Lane Jn 21/32
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 21/34
London Victoria 21.40a [P2]

5Z68 : (Diesel Loco? with 34067 on rear) :  London Victoria to Southall 

Location Booked
London Victoria 22.00d [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 22/03
Stewarts Lane Jn 22/06
Longhedge Jn 22/09
Latchmere Jn 22/13
Kensington Olympia 22.22 ~ 22.23
North Pole Jn ?
Mitre Bridge Jn 22/29
Willesden SW Sdgs 22.37 ~ 22.43
Acton Wells Jn 22/47
Acton Main Line 22.50 ~ 22.54
Acton West 22/58
West Ealing ?
Southall East Jn 23/03
Southall Yard 23.04 ~ 23.19
Southall Depot 23.29a


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