20th September 2014

Cotswold Line Promotion Group
The Costwold - South Devon Express

HST Used 43027 & 43135
Stock Used eight-car mark 3 HST rake

Route : 
1Z11 : Worcester Shrub Hill to Plymouth
1Z12 : Plymouth to Worcester Shrub Hill

HST Route
as listed Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Pershore - Moreton-in-Marsh - Wolvercot Jn - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Foxhall Jn - Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Chippenham - Thingley Jn - Melksham - Trowbridge - Westbury - (via Frome station avoiding line) - Castle Cary - Taunton - Cogload Jn - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth
as listed Plymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Cogload Jn - Bridgwater - Uphill Jn - Worle Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Thingley Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Worcester Shrub Hill

Source : Gareth Kelly

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gareth Kelly)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Worcester Shrub Hill 07.32d 07.32   21.17a 21.20
Wylds Lane Jn 07/33 ?   21/16 ?
Norton Jn 07.36½ ~ 07.40½ 07.37 ~ 07.41   21/12½ 21/12
Pershore 07.45½a ~ 07.47½d ?   21.03a ~ 21.06d ?
Evesham 07.54½a ~ 07.56½d 07.53 ~ 07.56   20.55a ~ 20.57d 20.55 ~ 20.59
Honeybourne 08.02½a ~ 08.04½d ?   20.45½a ~ 20.48½d ?
Moreton-in-Marsh 08.15½a ~ 08.17½d 08.15 ~ 08.17   20.32½a ~ 20.35½d 20.36 ~ 20.38
Kingham 08.24½a ~ 08.26½d ?   20.21½a ~ 20.24½d ?
Shipton 08.30½a ~ 08.32d ?   20.14a ~ 20.17d ?
Ascott-under-Wychwood 08/34 08/34   20/12 20/19
Charlbury 08.38½a ~ 08.41½d ??.?? ~ 08.41   20.04a ~ 20.07d 20.12 ~ 20.15
Finstock 08/43½ ?   20/02 ?
Combe 08/46½ ?   19/59 ?
Hanborough 08.48a ~ 08.52d ?   19.55½a ~ 19.57½d ?
Wolvercot Jn 09/03½ 08/55   19/51 19/59½
Oxford North Jn 09/08½ 08/57   19/48½ 19/58
Oxford 09.10a ~ 09.12d 09.12½ ~ 09.16   19.45½a ~ 19.47½d 19.51½ ~ 19.56
Oxford U&DPL 09.14 ~ 09.20 09.17 ~ 09.24½   - -
Hinksey North 09/21 09/24½   19/44 19/49
Hinksey South 09/22 09/27   19/43 19/48
Kennington Jn 09/22½ 09/27   19/42½ 19/48
Radley 09/26 09/29   19/40½ 19/46
Culham 09/29 09/31   19/38½ 19/44½
Appleford 09/30½ 09/32   19/38 19/44
Didcot North Jn 09/32 09/33   19/37 19/42
Didcot West Curve Jn 09/33 09/34   19/36 19/41½
Foxhall Jn 09/34 ?   19/35 19/40
Milton Jn 09/35½ 09/43   19/34 19/38
Steventon 09/37 09/44   19/33 19/37
Wantage Road 09/41 09/47   19/30½ 19/35½
Challow 09.46 ~ 09.50 09/51   19/29½ 19/33
Uffington 09/53 09/53   19/28½ 19/32½
Highworth Jn 10/00 09/59   19/22 19/26½
Swindon 10.01 ~ 10.03 10.01 ~ 10.05   19.18½ ~ 19.20½ 19.21 ~ 19.24½
Rushley Platt 10/05 10/07   19/17 19/16½
Wootton Bassett Jn 10/09 10/10   19/13½ 19/12
Dauntsey 10/13 10/12½   19/10½ 19/10
Chippenham 10/18 10/16½   19/07 19/06
Thingley East Jn 10/19½ 10/18   19/06 19/05
Thingley Jn 10/20 10/20   19/05½ 19/05

 

Location Booked Actual
Melksham 10/26 ?
Bradford Jn 10/32 10/30½
Trowbridge 10/34 10/33
Hawkeridge Jn 10/40 10/39
Westbury 10/41 10/40½
Fairwood Jn 10/43 10/43½
Clink Road Jn 10/48 10/47½
Blatchbridge Jn 10/53½ 10/51½
East Somerset Jn 10/57 10/58
Bruton 11/02½ 11/03
Castle Cary 11/07½ 11/07
Somerton GF 11/14 ?
Athelney Crossing 11/19½ 11/19
Cogload Jn 11/21½ 11/21½
Taunton 11/24½ 11/26½
Norton Fitzwarren 11/25½ 11/28½
Wellington Crossing 11/29 11/32½
Whiteball 11/31 11/35
Tiverton Parkway 11/33½ 11/37½
Tiverton Loop 11/34½ 11/39
Hele & Bradninch LC 11/38½ 11/43½
Stoke Canon LC 11/41½ 11/46
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/43 11/49½
Exeter St Davids 11.47½a ~ 11.49½d 11.53 ~ 11.55
Exeter St Thomas 11/51 11/57
Starcross 11/57½ 12/03
Dawlish Warren 11/59 12/04
Dawlish 12/00½ 12/06
Teignmouth 12.03½a ~ 12.05½d 12.09½ ~ 12.11
Newton Abbot 12.11½a ~ 12.13½d 12.18 ~ 12.20
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/14½ 12/21
Dainton Tunnel 12/18½ 12/25
Totnes 12.24½a ~ 12.26½d 12.31 ~ 12.33
Aish Emergency Crossover 12/35½ 12/42
Ivybridge 12/39½ 12/46
Hemerdon 12/44½ 12/51
Tavistock Jn 12/48½ 12/54
Laira Jn 12/49½ 12/55½
Lipson Jn 12/50 12/56
Plymouth 12.54a ~ 16.40d 13.01 ~ 16.45
Lipson Jn 16/43 16/48
Laira Jn 16/43½ 16/48½
Tavistock Jn 16/44½ 16/49½
Hemerdon 16/48 16/52½
Ivybridge 16/53 16/57½
Aish Emergency Crossover 16/57 17/01½
Totnes 17.05½a ~ 17.07½d 17.10 ~ 17.12
Dainton Tunnel 17/14 17/18
Newton Abbot West Jn 17/17½ 17/22
Newton Abbot 17.18½a ~ 17.20½d 17.22½ ~ 17.24
Teignmouth 17.26½a ~ 17.28½d 17.29½ ~ 17.31½
Dawlish 17/32½ 17/35
Dawlish Warren 17/34 17/36
Starcross 17/36 17/38
Exeter St Thomas 17/42½ 17/43½
Exeter St Davids 17.44a ~ 17.46d 17.45 ~ 17.47
Cowley Bridge Jn 17/48½ 17/49
Stoke Canon LC 17/50 17/51
Hele & Bradninch LC 17/53 17/54
Tiverton Loop 17/57½ 17/58
Tiverton Parkway 17/58½ 17/59
Whiteball 18/00½ 18/01½
Wellington Crossover 18/03 18/03
Norton Fitzwarren 18/06½ 18/07
Taunton 18/07½ 18/08
Cogload Jn 18/10½ 18/10½
Bridgwater 18/14½ 18/15
Highbridge & Burnham 18/18 18/19
Brent Knoll 18/20 18/20½
Uphill Jn 18/22½ 18/23
Worle Jn 18/24½ 18/24½
Worle 18/25 18/25
Yatton 18/29½ 18/29
Nailsea & Backwell 18/33½ 18/34½
Flax Bourton 18/35½ 18/38
Parson Street Jn 18/40 18/43
Parson Street 18/40 18/43
Bedminster 18/44½ 18/44
Bristol West Jn 18/47 18/45
Bristol Temple Meads 18/48 18/47
Bristol East Jn 18/49 18/48
North Somerset Jn 18/50 18/49
Keynsham 18/53 18/52
Twerton 18/56½ 18/55
Oldfield Park 18/57 18/56
Bath Spa 18/58 18/57
Bathampton Jn 19/00½ 19/00

Timings continue in first table.

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