30th August 2021

Midland Pullman
The Devonian Pullman

HST Used 43046 'Geoff Drury 1930-1999'+41176+41108+40802+41162+41059+41182+40801+41169+44078+43055

Route :
1Z50: Peterborough to Kingswear
1Z51: Kingswear to Peterborough

HST Route
43046 T&T 43055 Peterborough - (via ECML) - Finsbury Park - Copenhagen Jn - York Way North Jn - Camden Road Central Jn - Camden Road Jn - Gospel Oak - West Hampstead - Kensal Green Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Southcote Jn - Newbury - Bedwyn - Heywood Road Jn - Westbury - Fairwood Jn - Clink Road Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Torquay - Paignton - Kingswear
43055 T&T 43046 Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Fairwood Jn - Heywood Road Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Peterborough

Notes : 
(1) Tour postponed from 03/05/21.


43055 leading the return leg at Saltern Cove on the Paignton Steam Railway
(photo: Nathan Williamson

Source : Nathan Williamson

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Peterborough 06.36d [P3] [UF] 06.35   00.01a [P5] 23.56
Fletton Jn 06/38 06/37   23/57 [DS] 23/53
Holme Jn 06/42 06/41   23*50 ~ 23*52 23/49
Conington South Jn 06/43 06/42   23/47½ 23/48
Huntingdon 06.49a ~ 06.55d [P2] [US] 06.50 ~ 06.53   23.33a ~ 23.36d [P3] [DS] 23.38 ~ 23.41
St Neots 07.03a ~ 07.06d [P4] [US-UF] 07.01 ~ 07.05   23.23a ~ 23.26d [P1] [DS] 23.28 ~ 23.31
Sandy 07/15½ [UF] 07/11   23/16½ [P2] [DS] 23/20
Biggleswade 07/18 [P2] [UF] 07/13   23/14 [P4] [DS] 23/18
Hitchin 07/22½ [UF] 07/18   23/09½ [DF] 23/11
Stevenage 07.25a ~ 07.28d [P2] 07.21 ~ 07.26   23.02a ~ 23.05d [P3] [DF] 23.03 ~ 23.06
Woolmer Green Jn 07/32 07/30   23/00 [DF] 22/59
Digswell Jn 07/34 [US] 07/32   22*49 ~ 22*56 22/56
Welwyn Garden City 07.35a ~ 07.39d [P2] [US] 07.34 ~ 07.38   22.45a ~ 22.47d [P3] [DS] 22.49 ~ 22.53
Potters Bar 07.47a ~ 07.50d [P1] [US] 07.45 ~ 07.49   22.31a ~ 22.33d [P4] [DS] 22.35 ~ 22.40
New Barnet 07/56½ [P1] [US] 07/53   22/25½ [DF-DS] [P4] 22/29
Alexandra Palace 08/03 [P2] [US1] 07/58   22/22½ [DF] 22/22
Finsbury Park 08.07a ~ 08.09d [P1] [US2] 08.05 ~ 08.08   22.17a ~ 22.19d [P5] [DF] 22.16 ~ 22.19
Holloway South Jn 08/12 [US] 08/13   22/14½ [DS-DF] 22/14
Copenhagen Jn 08/15 08/15   22/12 [DS] 22/11
York Way North Jn 08/16½ ?   22*08 ~ 22*11 ? ~ 22.10
Camden Road Central Jn 08*19 ~ 08*29 ?   22/06½ ?
Camden Road Jn 08/31 08/28   22/05 22/05
Gospel Oak 08/35 [P1] 08/33   22/00½ [P2] 22/00
West Hampstead 08/43 [P1] 08/41   21/55 [P2] 21/52
Kensal Green Jn 08*49 ~ 08*50 ? ~ 08.48   21/47½ 21/46
Willesden Junction HL 08/52 [P5] 08/50   21/46½ [P4] 21/44
Acton Wells Jn 08/54 08/53   21/44½ 21/41
Acton Main Line 08c58 ~ 09c03 [DR] 08.58 ~ 09.01   21c24 ~ 21c41 [GL] ? ~ 21.28
Acton West 09/06 [DR] 09/02   21/20 [UR-GL] 21/19
West Ealing 09/08 [P3] [DR] 09/04   21/18 [P4] [UR] 21/15
Southall 09*11 ~ 09*13 [P3] [DR] 09/09?   21/15½ [P4] [UR] 21/11
Heathrow Airport Jn 09/16 [DR] 09/13   21/13 [UR] 21/08
Slough 09.25a ~ 09.28d [P4] [DR] 09.20 ~ 09.27   21.01a ~ 21.04d [P5] [UR] 20.53 ~ 21.00
Slough West Jn 09/29½ [DR] 09/28   20/59½ [UM-UR] 20/51
Maidenhead 09/35 [P3] [DR] 09/33   20/55½ [P2] [UM] 20/46
Twyford 09/43½ [P3] [DR] 09/38   20/52 [P2] [UM] 20/42
Kennet Bridge Jn 09/49 [DR] 09/44   20/49 [UM] 20/37
Reading 09/51½ [P12] [UFM] 09/46   20/47½ [P12] 20/29
Oxford Road Jn 09/54 09/48   20/45 [DFR] 20/26
Southcote Jn 09/55 09/50   20/43 20/24
Theale 09/58 09/53   20/39½ 20/20
Towney Loop 10*05 ~ 10*15 ?   - -
Newbury 10/22½ 10/22   20/28 20/09
Bedwyn 10/36 [P1] 10/35   20/11½ [P2] 19/57
Woodborough 10/47½ 10/47   19/59 19/47
Lavington 10/57 10/53   19*47 ~ 19*49 19/39
Heywood Road Jn 11/04 10/58   19/38½ 19/33
Westbury 11*08 ~ 11*20 [P1] 11.08 ~ 11.15   - -
Fairwood Jn 11/22 11/18   19/36 [UWA] 19/31
Clink Road Jn 11/25 11/22   19/33 19/28
Blatchbridge Jn 11/28 11/23   19/32 19/27
East Somerset Jn 11/30½ 11/26   19/28½ 19/24
Castle Cary 11/42 [P2] 11/32   19/18 [P1] 19/18
Somerton GF 11/48½ 11/38   19/11½ 19/10
Athelney LC 11/54 11/45   19/06 19/04
Cogload Jn 11/57 11/48   19/04 19/02
Taunton 12/00 [P2] 11/52   19/01 [P4] 18/56
Norton Fitzwarren 12/01 11/55   19/00 18/53
Whiteball 12/06½ 12/01   18/54 18/48
Tiverton Parkway 12/09 [P1] 12/04   18/52 [P2] 18/45
Tiverton Loop 12/10 12/05   18/51 18/44
Cowley Bridge Jn 12/24 12/14   18/42 18/34
Exeter St Davids 12/27 [P4] 12/18   18/40½ [P5] 18/31
Dawlish Warren 12/39 12/29   18/25½ 18/19
Dawlish 12/40½ 12/33   18/22½ 18/18
Teignmouth 12/45½ 12/38   18/16½ 18/14
Newton Abbot 12/53 [P2] 12/46   18/12 [P3] 18/09
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/54 12/47   18/11 18/08
Torquay 13/03 12/57   18/00½ 18/01
Paignton 13.07a ~ 13.10d [P1] 13.06 ~ 13.15   17.53a ~ 17.56d [P2] 17.53 ~ 17.56
Paignton GF 13.12 ~ 13.17 ?   17.45 ~ 17.50 ?
Kingswear 13.40a ?   17.25d ?


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