27th May 1972

B.R.
(Day Excursion)

Locos Used 60, 172, 812 'Royal Naval Reserve 1859 - 1959', 1007 'Western Talisman' & 1050 'Western Ruler'
Stock Used Plymouth to Newton Abbot & return : load 5
Paignton to Newton Abbot & return : load 7
(combined train : load 12)

Route (main train) : 1Z58 throughout

Loco Route
1050 Plymouth - Totnes - Newton Abbot - Exeter St Davids - Taunton - Bridgwater - Bristol Temple Meads
172 Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol Parkway - Charfield - Cheltenham Spa - Ashchurch - Stoke Works Jn - Barnt Green - Kings Norton - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Tamworth - Burton-on-Trent - Derby - Clay Cross Sough Jn - Chesterfield - Barrow Hill North Jn - Treeton Jn - Masborough Station Jn - Swinton Jn - Moorthorpe - York
60 York - (reverse of outward route) - Bordesley Jn - Tyseley - Solihull - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Foxhall Jn - Swindon - Bath Spa - Bristol Temple Meads
1050 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Newton Abbot
812 Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth

Portion : (1Z57)

Loco(s) Route
1050 Paignton - Newton Abbot
?1050? Newton Abbot - Paignton

Source : Roger Geach

Timings (Actual Only)
(from Roger Geach)

Location Booked (out) (Booked) Actual (rtn)
Plymouth (06.35d) 06.37 (02.45a) 03.06
Totnes 07.05a ~ 07.06d 02.31a ~ 02.32d
Newton Abbot 07.24a ~ 07.38d (??.??a ~ 01.48d) 01.56 ~ 02.16
Teignmouth 07.44a ~ 07.45d 01.48a ~ 01.49d
Dawlish 07.50a ~ 07.52d 01.39a ~ 01.40d
Exeter St Davids 08.06a ~ 08.09d 01.22a ~ 01.25d
Tiverton Junction 08.24a ~ 08.25d 01.06a ~ 01.07d
Taunton 08.42a ~ 08.44d 00.46a ~ 00.48d
Bridgwater ? (00.09a ~ 00.10d) 00.28 ~ 00.29
Highbridge & Burnham ? 00/09
Uphill Jn 09/04 ?
Worle Jn 09/06 ?
Bristol Temple Meads 09L23a ~ 09L45d 23L19a ~ 23L30d
Bath Spa - 23/05
Chippenham - 22/54
Swindon - 22/43
Foxhall Jn - 22.18a ~ 22.21d
Didcot North Jn - 22/14
Oxford - 22.00a ~ 22.04d
Banbury - 21/34
Leamington Spa - 21/19
Solihull - 21/02
Tyseley - 20/59
Bristol Parkway 09.54a ~ 09.56d -
Charfield 10/11 -
Gloucester Yard Jn 10/29 -
Cheltenham Spa 10/39 -
Ashchurch 10/45 -
Stoke Works Jn 11/02 -
Barnt Green 11/09 -
Kings Norton 11/17 -
Bordesley Jn ? 20/56
St Andrews Jn 11.28a ~ 11.30d -
Saltley ? 20.46a ~ 20.50d
Tamworth 11/45 20/30
Burton-on-Trent 11/59 20/18
Derby 12.12a ~ 12.14d 20/07
Belper 12/24 ?
Clay Cross South Jn ? 19/45
Chesterfield 12/40 ?
Barrow Hill North Jn 12/44 19/32
Killamarsh 12/48 ?
Treeton South Jn 12/55 19/18
Masborough Station South Jn 13.04a ~ 13.07d 19.10a ~ 19.11d
Swinton Jn 13/12 ?
Wath Road Jn ? 18/57
Moorthorpe 13/27 18/47
Ferrybridge North Jn 13/40 ?
Church Fenton 13/53 ?
York ? 18.15d


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