21st April 2018

Oke Rail / Great Western Railway
The Royal Oke 2

HST Used 43093 'Old Oak Common HST Depot 1976-2018' & 43188
Stock Used 44040+42301+42299+42351+42579+42300+40715+41146

Route :
1Z44 : Okehampton to Stratford-upon-Avon
1Z45 : Stratford-upon-Avon to Okehampton

HST Route
43093 + 43188 Okehampton - Crediton - Cowley Bridge Jn - Exeter St Davids
43188 + 43093 Exeter St Davids - Tiverton Parkway - Taunton - Cogload Jn - Castle Cary - Blatchbridge Jn - Clink Road Jn - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bradford Jn - Melksham - Chippenham - Swindon - Foxhall Jn - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Hatton - Stratford-upon-Avon
43093 + 43188 Stratford-upon-Avon - (reverse of outward route) - Exeter St Davids
43188 + 43093 Exeter St Davids - Cowley Bridge Jn - Crediton - Okehampton


1Z44 on the Melksham single line led by 43188 (photo: Guy Vincent)

Source : Guy Vincent

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Okehampton 07.10d 07.10? 20.46a 20.43?
Yeoford 07/38½ ? 20/15½ ?
Crediton 07t46a ~ 07t49d [P1] 07.44 ~ 07.48 20t04a ~ 20t07d 20.06 ~ 20.08
Cowley Bridge Jn 07/56 07/55 19/57½ ?
Exeter St Davids 08.01a ~ 08.14d [P5] 07.59 ~ 08.13 19.46a ~ 19.54d [P5] 19.49 ~ 19.55
Cowley Bridge Jn 08/17 08/15 19/43½ 19/46
Tiverton Loop 08/26 08/23 19/34 19/36
Tiverton Parkway 08/27 [P2] 08/25 19/32½ [P1] 19/34
Whiteball 08/29 08/27 19/28½ 19/31
Norton Fitzwarren 08/35 08/32 19/21½ 19/26
Taunton 08/37½ [P5] 08/34 19/20½ [P3] 19/24
Cogload Jn 08/40½ 08/38 19/15½ 19/19
Athelney LC 08/42½ 08/40 19/12 19/17
Somerton GF 08/48 08/46 19/06½ 19/10
Castle Cary 08/54½ [P1] 08/53 19/00 [P2] 19/05
East Somerset Jn 09/00½ 08/59 18/54 18/57
Blatchbridge Jn 09/03 09/01 18/51½ 18/55
Clink Road Jn 09/04 09/02 18/50 18/53
Fairwood Jn 09/07½ 09/05 18/47 18/50
Westbury 09/14 [P3] 09/07 18.43 ~ 18.44 [P1] 18.45 ~ 18.46
Trowbridge 09/20½ [P1] 09/11 18/33½ 18/39
Bradford Jn 09/22½ 09/16 18/30½ 18/33
Melksham 09/27½ 09/21 18/25 18/19
Thingley Jn 09/32½ 09/26 18/19½ 18/14
Thingley East Jn 09/34½ 09/27 18/18 18/13
Chippenham 09/36 [P2] 09/29 18/16½ [P1] 18/11
Wootton Bassett Jn 09/41½ 09/35 18/11 18/04
Swindon 09.47 ~ 09.50 [P3] 09.40 ~ 09.43 18.04 ~ 18.06 [P4] 17.58 ~ 17.59
Uffington 09/58 09/50 17/56 17/50
Challow 09/59 09/52 17/55 17/49
Wantage Road 10/01 09/54 17/53 17/47
Foxhall Jn 10/06 09/58 17/46½ 17/41
Didcot North Jn 10/12½ 10/10 17/31½ 17/39
Kennington Jn 10/19½ 10/18 17/25 17/34
Oxford 10.26a ~ 10.28d [P4] 10.26 ~ 10.31 17.19a ~ 17.21d [P3] 17.27 ~ 17.31
Wolvercote Jn 10/32 10/35 17/15 17/23
Heyford 10/38½ 10/41 17/09½ 17/18
Aynho Jn 10/47 10/45 17/04½ 17/13
Banbury 10/51 [P2] 10/49 16/59 [P3] 17/09
Reservoir Jn 10/52 10/50 16/58 17/07
Fenny Compton 10/58 10/55 16/51 17/01
Leamington Spa 11/06 [DM] 11/05 16/41½ [UM] 16/46
Warwick Parkway 11/12 11/07 16/32½ 16/33
Hatton 11/20 11/13 16/28½ 16/29
Bearley Jn 11/29½ 11/25 16/19½ 16/20
Stratford-upon-Avon 11.32a [P1] 11.30 16.13d [P1] 16.15

 
Associated E.C.S. Moves

5Z44 : (43188+43093) : Laira T&RSMD to Mount Gould Jn
5Z44 : (43093+43188) : Mount Gould Jn to Plymouth
5Z44 : (43188+43093) : Plymouth to Okehampton
5Z45 : (43093+43188) : Okehampton to Laira T&RSMD
Notes : (1) Confirmation required - Did 5Z45 actually run as a passenger train or E.C.S. from Okehampton to Exeter St Davids?

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Laira T&RSMD 04.30d 23.14a
Mount Gould Jn 04.35 ~ 04.45 -
Lipson Jn 04/48 -
Plymouth 04.52 ~ 05.05 [P8] -
Lipson Jn 05/08 -
Hemerdon 05/13 23/05
Ivybridge 05/18 23/00
Aish Crossover 05/22 22/56
Totnes 05/29 22/48
Dainton Tunnel 05/35 22/40
Newton Abbot West Jn 05/38 22/36
Newton Abbot 05/39 22/35
Teignmouth 05/43 22/31
Dawlish 05/46 22/28
Exeter St Davids 05.58 ~ 06.04 21.55 ~ 22.17
Cowley Bridge Jn 06/07 21/52
Crediton 06t14 ~ 06t15 21t43 ~ 21t45
Yeoford 06/23 21/36
Okehampton 06.53a 21.10d

1Z56 : (43093+43188) : Stratford-upon-Avon to Banbury
5Z45 : (43188+43093) : Banbury to Stratford-upon-Avon
Notes : (2) Confirmation required - Did 1Z56 actually run as a passenger train or E.C.S. from Stratford-upon-Avon to Banbury?

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Stratford-upon-Avon 11.52d [P1] 15.31a [P1]
Bearley Jn 11/58 15/22
Hatton 12/09 15/10
Warwick Parkway 12/12 15/04
Leamington Spa 12.17 ~ 12.53 [UM] 14/58 [DM]
Fenny Compton 13/01 14/49
Reservoir Jn 13/10 14/43
Banbury 13.14a [P1] 14.41d [P1]


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