26th August 2017

UK Railtours
Imber, Bath & Bristol

Loco Used 66779 'Evening Star'
Stock Used 21269+3123+3066+1691+3097+3119+3147+1651+3120+1832+4949+4946

Route : 
1Z66 : Peterborough to Bristol Temple Meads
1Z68 : Bristol Temple Meads to Peterborough

Loco Route
66779 Peterborough - (via ECML) - Finsbury Park - Copenhagen Jn - York Way North Jn - Camden Road Jn - Gospel Oak - Kensal Green Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Mitre Bridge Jn - North Pole Jn - Kensington Olympia - Latchmere Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Richmond - Twickenham - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Addlestone Jn - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Farnborough Main - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Andover - Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
66779 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Basingstoke - Bramley - Southcote Jn - Reading - Maidenhead - Slough - Southall - Acton Main Line - Acton Wells Jn - Willesden Junction HL - (reverse of outward route) - Peterborough

Notes: 
(1) Off tour option: A fleet of Routemaster buses operated from Warminster to the 'Lost Village of Imber'.


66779 on 1Z68 at Bradford-on-Avon (photo: Guy Vincent)

Source : David Lodwick, Nick Bartlett (both on the tour) & Guy Vincent

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Lodwick & Realtime Trains)

Location Booked (revised) Actual   Booked (revised) Actual
Peterborough 07.04d [P1] [UF] 07.04   22.34a [P4] 22.37
Fletton Jn 07/06½ ?   22/32 ?
Holme Jn 07/13 ?   22/25½ 22/28
Conington South Jn 07/15 [UF] 07/12   22/23½ ?
Huntingdon 07.24a ~ 07.27d [P2] [US] 07.21 ~ 07.26   22.11a ~ 22.13d [P3] 22.16 ~ 22.18
Sandy 07/44½ [P1] [UF] 07/41   21/56 [DF] 22/00
Hitchin 07/55 [UF] 07/53   21/46 [DF] 21/50
Stevenage 08.00a ~ 08.02d [P2] [UF] 07.57 ~ 08.02   21.39a ~ 21.41d [P3] [DF] 21.42 ~ 21.46
Woolmer Green Jn 08/06 08/06   21/34½ [DF] 21/37
Digswell Jn 08/08 [US] 08/08   21/32 21/34
Welwyn Garden City 08.14a ~ 08.17d [P3] [US] 08.09 ~ 08.17   21.27a ~ 21.29d [P3] [DS] 21.30 ~ 21.32
Potters Bar 08.28a ~ 08.31d [P4] [US] 08.24 ~ 08.30   21.14a ~ 21.16d [P3] [DS] 21.17 ~ 21.21
Alexandra Palace 08/40 [P1] [SL2] 08/39   20/58½ [P4] [DS] 21/09
Finsbury Park 08.57a ~ 09.00d [P1] [SL2] 08.42 ~ 08.59   20.51a ~ 20.54d [P7] [DS] 21.02 ~ 21.05
Holloway South Jn 09/04 [US] 09/02   20/46½ [DS] 21/00
Copenhagen Jn 09/08 ?   20/44 [DS] ?
York Way North Jn 09/09 ?   20/43 ?
Camden Road Central Jn 09/11 ?   20/41½ ?
Camden Road Jn 09/12 09/08   20/40 20/53
Gospel Oak 09/16 [P1] 09/12   20/35 [P2] 20/49
Kensal Green Jn 09/32 09/31   20/21 20/42
Willesden Junction HL 09/34 [P5] 09/34   20/19 [P4] 20/40
Mitre Bridge Jn 09/37 09/37   - -
North Pole Jn 09/38 09/38   - -
Kensington Olympia 09/44 [P3] 09/43   - -
Latchmere Jn 09/52 09/53   - -
Clapham Junction 09c55 ~ 09c58 [P5] [DWF] ?   - -
Barnes 10/06 [P4] 10/05   - -
Richmond 10/10 [P1] 10/09   - -
Twickenham 10/15 [P5] 10/14   - -
Whitton Jn 10/17 10/18   - -
Feltham Jn 10/18 10/19   - -
Feltham 10/22 [P2] 10/21   - -
Staines 10/30 [P2] 10/30   - -
Virginia Water 10/39 [P4] 10/40   - -
Addlestone Jn 10/46 ?   - -
Byfleet & New Haw 10/53 [DF] 10/52   - -
Woking 10/59½ [P4] [DF] 11/01   - -
Woking Jn 11/00 [DF] 11/02   - -
Farnborough (Main) 11/08½ [DF] 11/09   - -
Acton Wells Jn - -   20/16 20/32
Acton Main Line - -   20.11 ~ 20.13 20.26 ~ ?
Acton West - -   20/09 [UR] 20/25
West Ealing - -   20/05 [UR] ?
Southall - -   20/01 [P4] [UR] 20/18
Heathrow Airport Jn - -   19/58 [UR] 20/13
Slough - -   19/49 [P5] [UR] 19/58
Maidenhead - -   19/37 [P4] [UR] 19/50
Twyford - -   19/29½ [P4] [UR] 19/44
Kennet Bridge Jn - -   19/25½ [UR] 19/39
Reading - -   19c21 ~ 19c23 [P13] 19.37 ~ 19.38
Oxford Road Jn - -   19/14 [DFR] 19/34
Southcote Jn - -   19/12½ 19/32
Bramley - -   19/03 19/24
Basingstoke 11/24 [P2] [DF] 11/22   18/56 [P3] 19/18
Worting Jn 11/30 11/27   18/54 [UF] 19/14
Andover 11/43 [P2] 11/42   18/39 [P1] 18/55
Tunnel Jn 11/56 11/56   18/23 18/35
Salisbury 12.01a ~ 12.06d [P4] 12.00 ~ 12.05 [P4]   18/20 [P2] 18/32?
Wilton Jn 12/10½ 12/08   18/17 18/27
Wishford 12/14½ 12/12   18/13½ 18/22
Wylye AHB 12/19 12/16   18/09½ 18/19
Upton Lovell 12/23 12/22   18/04 18/15
Warminster 12.30a ~ 12.34d [P1] 12.27 ~ 12.34 [P1]   17.55a ~ 17.58d [P2] 18.03 ~ 18.09
Westbury 12/41½ [P1] 12/40 [P1]   17/44 [P1] 17/54
Trowbridge 12/49 [P1] 12/45 [P1]   17/37 [P2] 17/47
Bradford Jn 12/51½ 12/46   17/35 17/44
Bathampton Jn 13/03½ 12/59   17/24 17/28
Bath Spa 13.08a ~ 13.12d [P1] 13.05 ~ 13.09 [P1]   17.17a ~ 17.21d [P2] 17.22 ~ 17.24
North Somerset Jn 13/23 13/20   17/06 17/07
Bristol East Jn 13/24 [DM] 13.24 ~ 13.26   17/05 [UM] 17/06
Bristol Temple Meads 13.27a [P12] 13.28 [P9]   17.04d [P11] 17.04


Associated E.C.S. Workings

26/08/17 :
5Z65 : (66773?) : Eastleigh Arlington to Peterborough

Location Booked
Eastleigh Arlington 00.55d
Eastleigh 01.01 ~ 01.03
Winchester 01/15
Worting Jn 01/36
Basingstoke 01c40 ~ 01c42
Bramley 01/50
Southcote Jn 01/58
Reading 02c03 ~ 02c05
Kennet Bridge Jn 02/09
Twyford 02/14
Maidenhead 02/21
Slough 02/27
Heathrow Airport Jn 02/32
Southall 02/35
Acton West 02/44
Acton Main Line 02*48 ~ 02*55
Acton Wells Jn 02/59
Willesden Junction HL 03c02 ~ 03c04
Kensal Green Jn 03/05
Gospel Oak 03/12
Camden Road Jn 03/15
Camden Road Central Jn 03/17
York Way North Jn 03/19
Copenhagen Jn 03/20
Holloway South Jn 03/24
Finsbury Park 03/25
Alexandra Palace 03/31
Potters Bar 03/44
Welwyn Garden City 03/52
Digswell Jn 03/53
Woolmer Green Jn 03/57
Stevenage 04/01
Hitchin 04/08
Sandy 04/18
Huntingdon 04/32
Holme Jn 04/42
Peterborough 04*50 ~ 04*56
Peterborough Eastfield Jn 04/59
Peterborough GBRf 05L01 ~ 05L42
Peterborough Eastfield Jn 05/46
Peterborough 06.49a [P1]

5Z66 : (66779) : Bristol Temple Meads to Bristol East Depot
5Z67 : (66779) : Bristol East Depot to Bristol Temple Meads

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Bristol Temple Meads 13.56d [P11] 16.26a [P12]
Bristol East Jn 13/57 16/23
North Somerset Jn 13/58 16/20
Bristol East Depot 14.01a 16.18d

5Z68 : (66779) : Peterborough to Peterborough GBRf

Location Booked
Peterborough 22.38d [P4]
Peterborough Eastfield Jn 22/41
Peterborough GBRf 22.44a

27/08/17 :
5Z70 : (Cl.66?) : Peterborough GBRf to Wembley Yard

Location Booked
Peterborough GBRf 09.09d
Peterborough Eastfield Jn 09/11
Peterborough 09*13 ~ 09*18
Conington South Jn 09/29
Huntingdon 09/39
Sandy 09/53
Hitchin 10/08
Stevenage 10/14
Woolmer Green Jn 10/24
Welwyn Garden City 10/33
Potters Bar 10/41
Alexandra Palace 10/51
Finsbury Park 10/58
Holloway South Jn 11/05
Copenhagen Jn 11/08
York Way North Jn 11/09
Camden Road Central Jn 11/17
Camden Road Jn 11/19
Gospel Oak 11/25
Kensal Green Jn 11/39
Harlesden Jn 11/43
Wembley Yard South Jn 11/49
Wembley Yard 11.55a


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