21st October 1972

L.N.E.R. Society Railtours
The Devonian

Locos Used 6506, 6540 & steam: 4555

Route :

Loco(s) Route
6506 + 6540 Watford Junction - Harrow & Wealdstone - Wembley Central - Kensington Olympia - Wimbledon - Woking - Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury
6506 + 6540 Westbury - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Totnes
6506 + 6540 (1) Totnes - Totnes Riverside
4555 Totnes Riverside - Buckfastleigh
4555 Buckfastleigh - Totnes Riverside
6506 + 6540 ?(1)? Totnes Riverside - Totnes
6506 + 6540 Totnes - (reverse of outward route) - Exeter St Davids
6506 + 6540 Exeter St Davids - Exeter Central - Salisbury - (reverse of outward route) - Watford Junction

Notes :
(1) Propelling move.
(2) Alan Osborn comments: If I recall correctly due to length of tour train blocking in DVR's own stock at Buckfastleigh, the tour train was split and coaches at the Totnes end ran a couple of return trips to Totnes Riverside as their service trains.
(3) Route confirmation required - though above is believed to be correct.


From Alan Osborn's ticket collection.

Source : Alan Osborn

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Osborn)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Watford Junction 07.50d ?   23.13a ?
Harrow & Wealdstone ??.??a ~ 07.57d ?   23.02a ~ ??.??d ?
Wembley Central ??.??a ~ 08.03d ?   22.52a ~ ??.??d ?
Kensington Olympia ??.??a ~ 08.32d 08.37 ~ 08.39   22.21a ~ ??.??d ?
Clapham Junction ? ?   ? 22.10
Wimbledon ??.??a ~ 08.55d 09.06 ~ 09.07   21.57a ~ ??.??d 21.56 ~ 21.59
Woking ??.??a ~ 09.20d 09.27 ~ 09.28   21.35a ~ ??.??d 21.38 ~ 21.39
Westbury ? ?  
Exeter St Davids ? ?   ? ?
Dawlish 12.33a ~ ??.??d 12.52 ~ 12.53   ??.??a ~ 18.00d 18.18 ~ 18.19
Teignmouth 12.40a ~ ??.??d 12.57 ~ 12.59   ??.??a ~ 17.55d 18.11 ~ 18.13
Newton Abbot 12.49a ~ ??.??d 13.06 ~ 13.08   ??.??a ~ 17.45d 18.03 ~ 18.05
Totnes 13.05a ~ ??.??d 13.21 ~ ??.??   ??.??a ~ 17.30d ??.?? ~ 17.50
Totnes Riverside ??.??a ~ 13.30d ??.?? ~ 14.04   16.50a ~ ??.??d 17.18 ~ ??.??
Staverton Bridge 13.40a ~ 14.25d 14.15 ~ 14.40   ? ?
Buckfastleigh 14.40a 14.54   16.25d 16.55


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