17th May 1975
Battle of Britain L.P.S.
Atlantic Coast Express
Locos Used | D1063, 25161 & 25224 |
Route :
Loco(s) | Route |
1063 | London Paddington - Ealing Broadway - Slough - Reading General - Newbury - Westbury - Frome avoiding line - Castle Cary - Taunton - Exeter St. Davids |
1063 | Exeter St. Davids - Crediton - Okehampton - Meldon Quarry |
1063 | Meldon Quarry - Okehampton - Crediton |
25161 + 25224 | Crediton - Eggesford - Barnstaple Jn - Torrington |
25161 + 25224 | Torrington - Barnstaple Jn - Eggesford - Crediton - Exeter St. Davids |
1063 | Exeter St. Davids - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington |
Notes :
(1) Contemporary reports at the time list the 25's as 25224 & 25274. It is
also mentioned that 1063 was a last minute substitute for the booked train loco,
1053, which derailed at Old Oak Common as it left with the stock.
From The John Debens Ticket Collection.
Source : John Clifford (on the train
throughout)
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)
Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
Paddington | 07.50d | 07.55 | 20.58a | 20.52 | |
Southall | 08/01 | 08/05 | 20/45 | 20/41 | |
Slough | 08/08 | 08/12 | 20/37 | 20/34 | |
Maidenhead | 08/11 | 08/14 | 20/32 | 20/30 | |
Twyford | - | - | 20/26 | 20/24½ | |
Reading General | 08.24a ~ 08.26d | 08.27½ ~ 08.29 | 20.17a ~ 20.19d | 20.17 ~ 20.18 | |
Southcote Jn | 08/30 | 08/33½ | 20/14 | 20/13 | |
Newbury | 08/48 | 08/55 | 20/03 | 20/01 | |
Bedwyn | 09/05 | 09/11 | 19/50 | 19/49½ | |
Woodborough | 09/15 | 09/21½ | 19/37 | 19/39½ | |
Lavington | 09/21 | 09/27 | 19/30 | 19/32 | |
Heywood Road Jn | 09/37 | 09/33½ | 19/22 | 19/25½ | |
Westbury | 09.30a ~ 09.35d | 09.35½ ~ 09.37 | 19.18a ~ 19.20d | 19.22½ ~ 19.23 | |
Fairwood Jn | 09/38 | 09/40 | 19/15 | 19/20 | |
Clink Road Jn | 09/42 | 09/43½ | 19/12½ | 19/17 | |
Blatchbridge Jn | 09/44 | 09/45 | 19/11 | 19/15 | |
Castle Cary | 09/55 | 09/56 | 19/00 | 19/04½ | |
Taunton | 10.17a ~ 10.19d | 10.17½ ~ 10.19½ | 18.35a ~ 18.36d | 18/41½ | |
Whiteball Tunnel | 10/32 | 10/31 | 18/27 | 18/33 | |
Cowley Bridge Jn | 10/48 | 10/46 | 18/12 | 18/15 | |
Exeter St Davids | 10.50a ~ 11.20d | 10.49 ~ 11.24 | 18.02a ~ 18.10d | 18.04 ~ 18.12½ | |
Cowley Bridge Jn | 11/23 | 11/28½ | 17/59 | 18/01 | |
Crediton | 11.32a ~ 11.40d | 11/36 | |||
Okehampton | 12/10 | 12/00 | |||
Meldon Quarry | 12.22a ~ 12.30d | 12.08 ~ 12.31 | |||
Okehampton | 12/42 | 12/41 | |||
Crediton | 13.10a ~ 13.20d | 13.11½ ~ 13.23 | 17/52 | 17/51 | |
Eggesford | 13/41 | 13.52½a ~ 13.53d | 17/32 | 17.32½a ~ 17.33d | |
Barnstaple Jn | 14.05a ~ 15.30d | 14.22a ~ 15.31½ | 16.50a ~ 17.07d | 16.50 ~ 17.08 | |
Torrington | 16.00a | 16.03 | 16.20d | 16.19 |