16th March 1975

Lea Valley Railway Club
Atlantic Coast Express

Locos Used 33103 & 33118
Stock Used 4TC set 416 + RMB 1872 + 4TC set 413

Route :

Loco(s) Route
33103 (1) London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Earlsfield - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Woking - Basingstoke - Andover Jn - Salisbury - Gillingham - Yeovil Junction - Honiton - Exeter St Davids - Crediton - Eggesford - Barnstaple - Torrington - Meeth Sidings
33118 (2) Meeth Sidings - Torrington - Barnstaple - Eggesford - Crediton
33103 (1) Crediton - Okehampton - Meldon Quarry
33118 (2) Meldon Quarry - Okehampton - Crediton - Exeter St Davids - (reverse of outward route) - London Waterloo

Notes:
(1) 33118 on rear.
(2) 33103 on rear.
(3) This was John Farrow's first railtour. It was run to raise funds for the new L.V.R.C. clubhouse.
(4) The tour was repeated on 19th October 1975.

Sources : Ian Bowskill, David Sheppard, David Cotterill & Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Sheppard & John Broderick)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Waterloo 08.30d 08.30½   21.15a 21.14½
Clapham Junction 08/36½ 08/35½   21/08 21/07½
Hampton Court Jn 08/46½ 08/45   20/58 20/57
Woking Jn 08/56 08/54   20/48 20/47½
Worting Jn 09/18 09/13½   20/27 20/25
Andover 09/37 09/27½   20/10 20/09
Tunnel Jn 09/52½ ?   19/53 19/53½
Salisbury 09.56a ~ 10.00d 09.44½ ~ 10.00   19.45a ~ 19.49½d 19.46½ ~ 19.50
Wilton South 10/05 10/03½   19/40 19/42
Gillingham 10/24 10/21   19/23 19/25½
Templecombe 10/32 10/25   19/18 19/20
Yeovil Junction 10/41 10/41   18/56 18/59½
Chard Jn 11/04 10.58½a ~ 11.19d   18/41 18/44
Honiton 11/21 11/33½   18/28 18/31
Pinhoe 11/32 11/43½   18/13 ?
Exmouth Jn 11/34 11/46   18/11 18/15
Exeter Central 11/37 11/47   18/09 18/14½
Exeter St Davids 11.40a ~ 11.50d 11.50 ~ 11.58   17.55a ~ 18.05d 18.06 ~ 18.12
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/53 ?   17/52 18/02½
Crediton 12/00 12/24   17/45 17/55

 

Location Booked Actual
Eggesford 12/21 12/35
Barnstaple 12.45a ~ 12.50d 13/34
Torrington 13/10 14/03½
Meeth Sidings 13.50a ~ 14.05d 14.40 ~ 14.53½
Torrington 14.45a ~ 14.55d 15/30
Barnstaple 15.15a ~ 15.18d 15.48½ ~ 15.49
Eggesford 15/44 16/21
Crediton 16.07a ~ 16.15d 16.39 ~ ??.??
Okehampton 16/45 17/02½
Meldon Quarry 16.56a ~ 17.06d 17.09 ~ 17.24
Okehampton 17/17 17/33½

Timings continue in first table.

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