20th April 1975
East Somerset Railway
(no tour names) - 2 trains
Locos Used | Diesel : 1001 'Western Pathfinder', 1034 'Western Dragoon' & 1072
'Western Glory' Steam : 92203 'Black Prince' |
Stock Used | [1] : load 13 [2] : [1] + 92203's support coach |
Route :
Loco | Stock | Route |
1001 | [1] | Bristol Temple Meads - Westbury |
92203 | [2] | Westbury - Salisbury - Eastleigh |
1072 | [1] | Eastleigh - Didcot Parkway |
1072 | [1] | Didcot Parkway - (via GWML) - Bristol Temple Meads |
Route :
Loco | Route |
1072 | London Paddington - Ealing Broadway - Slough - Reading General - Newbury - Westbury - Warminster - Salisbury - Dean - Romsey - Chandlers Ford - Eastleigh - Eastleigh South Jn - Eastleigh Diesel Depot (1) |
92203 | Eastleigh Diesel Depot - Eastleigh - (reverse of outward route) - Westbury |
1001 | Westbury - (via Frome avoiding line) - Witham - Cranmore |
1001 | Cranmore - Witham - (via Frome avoiding line) - Westbury |
1034 | Westbury - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington |
Notes :
(1) For visit to Eastleigh depot open day.
Sources : John Clifford (on
the Paddington train throughout) & John Broderick (joined/left at Reading)
& Max Birchenough (on the Bristol train)
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)
Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
Paddington | 07.40d | 07.41 | 21.50a | 21.55½ | |
Ealing Broadway | 07.50½a ~ 07.51d | 07.49 ~ 07.51 | 21.39½a ~ 21.40d | 21.44 ~ 21.44½ | |
Southall | 07.59½a ~ 08.00d | 07.57 ~ 08.00 | 21.31½a ~ 21.32d | 21.36 ~ 21.38 | |
Slough | 08.13½a ~ 08.14d | 08.15½ ~ 08.16½ | 21.17½a ~ 21.18d | 21.21 ~ 21.23 | |
Maidenhead | 08.23½a ~ 08.24d | 08.24 ~ 08.29 | 21.07½a ~ 21.08d | 21.09 ~ 21.13 | |
Twyford | 08/34 | 08/27 | 21/00 | 21/03 | |
Reading General | 08.40a ~ 08.43d | 08.45 ~ 08.45½ | 20.52a ~ 20.54d | 20.54 ~ 20.56½ | |
Southcote Jn | 08/47 | 08/49½ | 20/45 | 20/37 | |
Newbury | 09/03 | 09/05 | 20/30 | 20/24 | |
Lavington | 09/37 | 09/39 | 19/55 | 19/55 | |
Heywood Road Jn | 09/43 | 09/45 | ? | ? | |
Westbury | 09.45a ~ 09.55d | 09.48 ~ 09.52 | 19.32a ~ 19.45d | 19.29 ~ 19.45 |
Location | Booked | Actual |
Dilton Marsh Jn | 10/00 | 09/56½ |
Wilton Jn | 10/25 | 10/29½ |
Salisbury | 10.29a ~ 10.31d | 10.26 ~ 10.30½ |
Tunnel Jn | 10/35 | 10/35 |
Romsey | 10.53a ~ 10.54d | 10.55 ~ 10.58 |
Eastleigh | 11/07 | 11/11½ |
Eastleigh South Jn | 11/09 | 11.20a ~ 11.21½d |
Eastleigh Diesel Depot | 11.20a ~ 14.50d | 11.24 ~ 15.08 |
Eastleigh | 14/57 | 15.13½a ~ 15.14d |
Romsey | 15/12 | 15/33 |
Tunnel Jn | 15/42 | 16/10½ |
Salisbury | 15.47a ~ 15.52d | 16.05 ~ 16.05½ |
Wilton Jn | 15/57 | 16/10½ |
Dilton Marsh Jn | 16/37 | 16/37 |
Westbury | 16.42a ~ 16.55d | 16.42 ~ 16.54½ |
Fairwood Jn | 16/58 | 17/00 |
Clink Road | 17/02 | 17/04½ |
Blatchbridge Jn | 17/04 | 17/07 |
Witham | 17.09a ~ 17.10d | 17/20 |
Cranmore | 17.40a ~ 18.40d | 17.41 ~ 18.40 |
Witham | 19.10a ~ 19.11d | 19.00½ ~ 19.07 |
Blatchbridge Jn | 19/22 | 19/15 |
Fairwood Jn | 19/28 | 19/23½ |
Timings continue in first table.