18th November 1973

Plymouth Railway Circle
The Didcot Railtour

DMU Used 51577+59583+51586

Route :

DMU Route
as listed Plymouth - Totnes - Newton Abbot - Exeter St Davids - Taunton - Castle Cary - (vie Frome Avoiding line) - Westbury - Bradford South Jn - Bradford West Jn - Chippenham - Wootton Bassett Jn - Swindon - Didcot
as listed Didcot - Reading West Jn - Southcote Jn - Basingstoke - Salisbury - Templecombe - Yeovil Junction - Honiton - Exeter Central - Exeter St Davids
as listed Exeter St Davids - (reverse of outward route) - Plymouth

Source : Chris Horsham (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & (Actual)
(from Chris Horsham)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Plymouth 07.55d 08.12   22.50a 22.54
Lipson Jn 08/00 08/16   22/47 22/50
Hemerdon 08/10 08/32   22/39 22/45
Brent 08/21 ?   22/26 22/35
Totnes 08.29a ~ 08.30d 08.54 ~ 08.55   22.11a ~ 22.13d 22.18 ~ 22.22
Dainton Tunnel 08/38 09/03   22/05 22/10
Newton Abbot 08.46a ~ 08.48d 09.10 ~ 09.13   21.55a ~ 21.57d 22.00 ~ 22.02
Dawlish 09.00a ~ 09.02d 09/23   21.41a ~ 21.43d 21/47
Dawlish Warren 09/06 09/25   21/39 21/44
Exeter St Davids 09.40a ~ 09.43d 09.46 ~ 09.48   21.20a ~ 21.27d 21.22 ~ 21.31

 

Location Booked Actual
Cowley Bridge Jn 09/46 ?
Whiteball Tunnel 10/05 10/11
Taunton 10.18a ~ 10.20d 10/27
Castle Cary 10/50 10/53
Blatchbridge Jn 11/05 ?
Clink Road Jn 11/07 ?
Fairwood Jn 11/10 11/14
Westbury 11.13a ~ 11.15d 11.17 ~ 11.18
Bradford ?? Jn 11/25 11/34
Thingley Jn 11/37 11/47
Chippenham 11.41a ~ 11.42d 11.51 ~ 11.52
Wootton Bassett Jn 11/55 ?
Swindon 12.02a ~ 12.04d 12/10
Challow 12/36 ?
Didcot 12.45a ~ 17.45d 12.41 ~ 17.45
Reading West Jn 18.05a ~ 18.07d 18/05
Southcote Jn 18/14 ?
Basingstoke 18.31a ~ 18.33d 18.29 ~ 18.32
Salisbury 19.15a ~ 19.17d 19.09 ~ 19.16
Wilton South 19/22 19.25a ~ 19.27d
Gillingham 19.45a ~ 19.51d 19/47
Templecombe 20/00 ?
Yeovil Junction 20/13 20.10a ~ 20.17d
Chard Jn 20/33 ?
Honiton 20/56 21/03
Pinhoe Crossing 21/10 ?
Exmouth Jn 21/13 21/16
Exeter Central 21/15 21/19

Timings continue in first table.

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