20th July 2024

Railway Touring Company
The West Somerset Steam Express

Locos Used 47812 & steam: 44871
Stock Used 35508+3392+3352+1961+3326+3431+3395+6724+6115+9493

Route : 
1Z25 : London Paddington to Minehead
1Z26 : Minehead to London Paddington

Loco (s) Route
44871 (1) Slough (2) - Maidenhead - Reading - Southcote Jn - Theale - Newbury - Bedwyn - Heywood Road Jn - Westbury - Fairwood Jn - Clink Road Jn - Frome - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Norton Fitzwarren - Bishops Lydeard - Crowcombe Heathfield - Williton - Blue Anchor - Minehead
44871 (1) Minehead - (reverse of outward route) - Blatchbridge Jn - Frome - Clink Road Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Slough - Southall - London Paddington

Notes : 
(1) 47812 on rear.
(2) The outward leg started from Slough, due to problems with the Central Door Locking (CDL) system on the coaches.
(3) The booked loco change at Bishops Lydeard did not take place, due to no air braked steam West Somerset Railway locos being available to work air-con stock.
(4) The West Somerset Railway was celebrating 150 years of railways at Minehead this weekend. 'Marston, Thompson & Evershed Ltd No.3' and Furness Railway No.20 were working two coach shuttle trains at Minehead.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Paddington 07.13d [P8] [L4] CANC   21.29a [P11] 21.42
Royal Oak Jn 07/15 [L4] CANC   21/26½ [L4] 21/39
Portobello Jn 07/16 [L4] CANC   21/25½ [L4] 21/38
Ladbroke Grove 07/17 [DR] CANC   21/24½ [L4] 21/37
Acton West 07/21 [DR] CANC   21/18½ [UR] 21/29
West Ealing 07/24 [P3] [DR] CANC   21/16 [P4] [UR] 21/23
Southall 07/28½ [P3] [DR] CANC   21/11 [P4] [UR] 21/17
Heathrow Airport Jn 07/32½ [DR] CANC   21/08 [UR] 21/14
Slough 07.40a ~ 07.42d [P4] [DR] 07.46d   20.57a ~ 20.59d [P5] [UR] 21.02 ~ 21.04
Maidenhead 07/50½ [P3] [DR] 07/54   20/50 [P4] [UR] 20/55
Twyford 07/57½ [P3] [DR] 08/01   20/43 [P4] [UR] 20/48
Kennet Bridge Jn 08/02½ [DR] 08/05   20/39 [UR] 20/42
Reading 08.04a ~ 08.09d [P12] [DFR] 08.08 ~ 08.18   20.33a ~ 20.36d [P14] [UR] 20.34 ~ 20.39
Oxford Road Jn 08/13½ 08/21   20/27½ [DFR] 20/30
Southcote Jn 08/17½ 08/23   20/25½ 20/27
Theale 08/20½ 08/26   19w44 ~ 20w19 [Loop] 19.46 ~ 20.19
Newbury 08w34a ~ 08w53d [P1] 08.40 ~ 08.51   19.17a ~ 19.20d [P2] 19.19 ~ 19.23
Bedwyn 09/09 [P1] 09/08   19/01 [P2] 19/05
Woodborough 09/23 09/21   18/49 18/51
Lavington 09/33 09/30   18/39 18/42
Heywood Road Jn 09/40½ 09/38   18/30 18/34
Westbury 09w44 ~ 10w16 [DR] 09.41 ~ 10.14   18/27 [P2] 18/30
Fairwood Jn 10/19 10/18   18/25 18/25
Clink Road Jn 10/25 10/23   18/18½ 18/18
Frome North - -   18*09 ~ 18*15 18/12
Frome - -   17w46 ~ 18w07 17.50 ~ 18.11
Blatchbridge Jn 10/27 10/25   17/45 17/48
East Somerset Jn 10/32 10/29   17/40 17/40
Castle Cary 10/46 [P2] 10/49   17/31 [P1] 17/31
Somerton GF 10/57 11/00   17/20 17/19
Athelney LC 11/06 11/10   17/11 17/10
Cogload Jn 11/15 11/18   17/07 17/07
Taunton 11c21 ~ 11c24 [P2] 11.25 ~ 11.29 [P2]   16c58 ~ 17c01 [P2] 16.56 ~ 16.59
Norton Fitzwarren 11/27½ 11/34   16/55 [UDR] 16/52
Bishops Lydeard 11L40a ~ 11L45d ? ~ ? 16L35a ~ 16L43d ? ~ ?
Crowcombe Heathfield ? ?   ? ?
Williton ? ?   ? ?
Blue Anchor ? ? ? ?
Minehead 12.40a ? 15.35d ?


Associated E.C.S. Workings

3Z25 : (47812 with 44871 on rear) : Southall to London Paddington (cancelled)

Location Booked
Southall WCR 05.57d
Southall 06.08 ~ 06.18
Southall East Jn 06/20
West Ealing 06/27
Acton West 06/31
Ladbroke Grove 06/38
Portobello Jn 06/39
Royal Oak Jn 06/41
London Paddington 06.44a [P8]

3Z25 : (44871 with 47812 on rear) : Southall to Slough

Location Revised
Southall WCR 07.24d
Southall 07/28
Heathrow Airport Jn 07/32
Slough 07.40a [P4]

5Z26 : (47812 with 44871 on rear) : London Paddington to Southall

Location Booked
London Paddington 21.43d [P11]
Royal Oak Jn 21/45
Portobello Jn 21/46
Ladbroke Grove 21/47
Acton West 21/51
West Ealing 21/54
Southall East Jn 21/57
Southall 21.59 ~ 22.10
Southall WCR 22.21a


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