20th September 1958

Ian Allan / Trains Illustrated
The Westcountryman

Locos Used 30712, 30726, 35017 & 35023
Stock Used Booked for: load 9 consisting;
Brake Second, 3 Pullman Cars, Open Second, Pullman Buffet Car, 2 Open Seconds, Brake Second

Route :

Loco(s) Route
35017 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Woking - Salisbury - Yeovil Junction - Exeter Central
30712 + 30726 Exeter Central - Exeter St Davids - Cowley Bridge Jn - Coleford Jn - Okehampton - Tavistock - Devonport Jn - Plymouth North Road
35023 Plymouth North Road - Totnes - Newton Abbot - Exeter St Davids - Cowley Bridge Jn - Taunton - Castle Cary - Westbury - Bedwyn - Southcote Jn - Reading General - Twyford - Slough - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) Terry Jackson confirms the routing as above (which differs from that shown on the tour ticket).


From Andrew Fairholms ticket collection.

Sources : Nigel Tregoning, Mike Hunt, Terry Jackson & John Debens

Timings (Booked Only)
(from John Debens)

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Waterloo 09.14d
3.71 Clapham Junction 09/21
13.26 Hampton Court Jn 09/32
24.26 Woking 09/42
50.23 Worting Jn 10/05
82.48 Tunnel Jn 10/34½
83.56 Salisbury 10.37a ~ 10.42d
122.69 Yeovil Junction 11/43
159.49 Sidmouth Jn 12/00
170.56 Exmouth Jn 12/10
171.60 Exeter Central 12.13a ~ 12.21d
172.34 Exeter St Davids 12/24
173.57 Cowley Bridge Jn 12/27
183.76 Coleford Jn 12/45
197.33 Okehampton 13.10a ~ 13.35d
213.59 Tavistock 14/02
230.25 Devonport Jn 14/32
230.71
0.00		 Plymouth North Road 14.34a ~ 15.35d
1.41 Lipson Jn 15/39
6.56 Hemerdon 15/50
16.22 Brent 16/03
23.11 Totnes 16/12
30.61 Aller Jn 16/25
31.69 Newton Abbot 16/27
52.04 Exeter St Davids 16.57a ~ 17.07d
53.23 Cowley Bridge Jn 17/10
82.65 Taunton 17/44
110.29 Castle Cary 18/12
123.18 Blatchbridge Jn 18/28
125.23 Clink Road Jn 18/31
128.43 Fairwood Jn 18/45
129.79 Westbury 18w37a ~ 18w45d
139.79 Heywood Road Jn 18/48
144.36 Patney & Chirton 19/03
159.11 Bedwyn 19/21
172.37 Newbury 19/36
189.46 Reading 19w56a ~ 20w00d
201.25 Maidenhead 20/14
207.08 Slough 20/20
212.26 West Drayton 20.27a ~ 20.28d
216.36 Southall 20/34
225.44 Paddington 20.46a


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