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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