24th June 2017

Railway Touring Company
The Dartmouth Express

Locos Used 47237, 57314 & steam: 46100 'Royal Scot'
Stock Used (3) (35317)+13320+3058+99712+99348+99350+99121+5529+1861+4940+99723

Route : 
1Z40 : Woking to Kingswear
1Z41 : Kingswear to Woking

Loco(s) Route
57314 (1) Woking - Guildford
47237 (2) Guildford - Ash - Farnborough North - Wokingham - Reading - Southcote Jn - Newbury - Westbury
57314 (1) Westbury - Trowbridge - Bradford Jn - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - Bristol Temple Meads
46100 (1) Bristol Temple Meads - Yatton - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Paignton - Kingswear
46100 (1) Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Exeter St Davids - Norton Fitzwarren
57314? (1?) Norton Fitzwarren - Taunton - Cogload Jn - Castle Cary - Blatchbridge Jn - Clink Road Jn - Westbury - (reverse of outward route) - Guildford
47237? (2?) Guildford - Woking

Notes : 
(1) 47237 on rear.
(2) 57314 on rear.
(3) 35317 was only in the consist when 46100 was on the train.
(4) This tour was originally advertised to be hauled by 34046 'Braunton' or 6023 'King Edward II' from Bristol T.M. to Kingswear and return.


57314 passing through Bradford-on-Avon on the outward leg (photo: Guy Vincent

Source : Guy Vincent
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Woking 06.35d [P4] 06.35   23.38a [P1] 23.35
Woking Jn 06/36 06/38   23/36½ 23/28
Guildford 06.44a ~ 06.56d [P6] 06.46 ~ 06.55   23.04a ~ 23.24d [P5] 23.05 ~ 23.14
Ash 07/05 07/06   22/51 22/54
Aldershot South Jn 07/06 07/07   22/49 22/53
North Camp 07/08 07/08   22/48 22/52
Farnborough North 07/10½ 07/11   22/46 ?
Blackwater 07/14 07/13   22/44 22/48
Wokingham 07/31 [P2] 07/22   22/36 [P1] 22/40
Earley 07/39 07/27   22/31 22/36
Reading Spur Jn 07/41 07/31   22/28 22/33
Reading New Jn 07/45 07/37   - -
Reading Southern Jn - -   22/27 22/32
Reading 07.47a ~ 07.51d [P7] 07.39 ~ 07.51   22.21a ~ 22.24d [P15] 22.24 ~ 22.30
Oxford Road Jn 07/54 07/52   22.18 [UFM] 22/21
Southcote Jn 07/59 07/56   22/16 22/19
Theale 08/03 ?   22/12½ ?
Newbury 08.17a ~ 08.21d [P1] 08.17 ~ 08.20   21.57a ~ 22.00d [P2] 22.01 ~ 22.05
Bedwyn 08/37 [P1] 08/36   21/45 [P2] 21/48
Woodborough 08/48 08/48   21/32 21/37
Lavington 08/54 08/55   21/24 21/30
Heywood Road Jn 09/00 09/01   21/19 21/22
Westbury 09.05a ~ 09.20d [P1] 09.04 ~ 09.20   20.46a ~ 21.16d [P2] 21.00 ~ 21.17
Trowbridge 09/27 [P1] 09/26   - -
Bradford Jn 09/29 09/28   - -
Bathampton Jn 09/40 09/39   - -
Bath Spa 09/43 [P1] 09/44   - -
North Somerset Jn 09/52 09/55   - -
Bristol East Jn 09/53 [DM] 09/56   - -
Bristol Temple Meads 09L55a ~ 10L23d [P12]  09L58 ~ 10L26   - -
Bristol West Jn 10/24 10/27   - -
Yatton 10/37½ [P1] 10/42   - -
Worle Jn  10/43 10/46   - -
Uphill Jn 10/45 10/49   - -
Bridgwater 10/58 [P1] 11/01   - -
Fairwood Jn - -   20/42 20/57
Clink Road Jn - -   20/39 20/53
Blatchbridge Jn - -   20/37 20/52
East Somerset Jn - -   20/33 20/48
Castle Cary - -   20/25 [P1] 20/39
Somerton GF - -   20/18 20/29
Athelney LC - -   20/12 20/22
Cogload Jn 11/05 11/06   20/09 20/19
Taunton 11w11 ~ 11w25 [P2] 11.12 ~ 11.26   20/04 [P2] 20/12
Norton Fitzwarren 11/29 11/30   19L36 ~ 20L00 [RL] 19.38 ~ 20.07
Whiteball 11/41 11/42   19/27 19/28
Tiverton Parkway 11/45 [P1] 11/46   19/23 [P2] 19/25
Tiverton Loop 11/47 11/48   19/21 19/23
Cowley Bridge Jn 12/01 12/01   19/07 19/08
Exeter St Davids 12/03 [P4] 12/08   19/05 [P5] 19/06
Dawlish Warren 12*20 ~ 12*28 [P1] 12.23 ~ 12.27   18/52 18/54
Dawlish 12/32 12/31   18/49 18/52
Teignmouth 12/35 12/38   18/45 18/48
Newton Abbot 12/42 [P2] 12/46   18/39 [P3] 18/40
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/43 12/47   18/38 18/38
Paignton 12.59a ~ 13.05d [P1] 13.03 ~ 13.13   18.20a ~ 18.24 [P2] 18.18 ~ 18.24
Paignton GF 13/08 ?   18.12 ~ 18.17 ?
Kingswear 13.40a ?   17.30d ?


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Moves

5Z39 : (46100 with 35317) : Southall to Bristol Temple Meads

Location Booked
Southall Depot 04.46d
Southall Yard 04.56 ~ 04.58
Southall West Jn 05/01
Heathrow Airport Jn 05/05
Slough 05/14
Maidenhead 05/21
Twyford 05/29
Kennet Bridge Jn 05/36
Reading 05/39 [P12]
Reading West Jn 05/41
Goring & Streatley 05/52 [P3]
Didcot Parkway 06/03
Foxhall Jn 06/05
Wantage Road 06/14
Challow 06*18 ~ 06*29 [DR]
Uffington 06/34
Swindon 06.46 ~ 06.48 [P4]
Wootton Bassett Jn 06/55
Chippenham 07/06
Thingley East Jn  07/08
Thingley Jn 07/09
Bathampton Jn 07/19
Bath Spa 07/23
North Somerset Jn 07/37
Bristol East Jn 07/39
Bristol Temple Meads 07/41 [DT]
Bristol West Jn 07.43 ~ 07.48
St Philips Marsh HST Depot 08.00 ~ 09.50
Bristol West Jn 10.03 ~ 10.08
Bristol Temple Meads 10.10a [P12]

5Z41 : (46100 with 35317) : Norton Fitzwarren to Southall

Location Booked
Norton Fitzwarren ?d
Taunton ? ~ 20.48d [P2]
Cogload Jn 20/54
Athelney LC 20/58
Somerton GF 21/07
Castle Cary 21/18
East Somerset Jn 21/28
Blatchbridge Jn 21/33
Clink Road Jn 21/35
Fairwood Jn 21/41
Westbury 21.45 ~ 21.47 [P3]
Trowbridge 21/55
Bradford Jn 21/57
Melksham 22/06
Thingley Jn 22/15
Thingley East Jn 22/17
Chippenham 22/19
Wootton Bassett Jn 22/31
Swindon 22/38 [P1]
Uffington 22/49
Challow 22/52
Wantage Road 22/56
Milverton Jn 23.03 ~ 23.18
Foxhall Jn 23/22
Didcot Parkway 23/25 [P4]
Goring & Streatley 23/34 [P2]
Reading High Level Jn 23/44
Reading 23.46 ~ 23.54 [P10]
Twyford 00/03
Maidenhead 00/11
Slough 00/19
Heathrow Airport Jn 00/28
Southall West Jn 00/32
Southall Yard 00.35 ~ 00.37
Southall Depot 00.47a


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