19th October 1975
Lea Valley Railway Club
Atlantic Coast Express
Locos Used | 33101 & 33102 |
Stock Used | 4TC's 412 & 430 + RMB 1873 |
Route :
Loco(s) | Route |
33101 (1) | London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Earlsfield - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Woking - Basingstoke - Andover Jn - Salisbury - Gillingham - Yeovil Junction - Honiton - Exeter St. Davids - Crediton - Okehampton - Meldon Quarry |
33102 (2) | Meldon Quarry - Okehampton - Crediton |
33101 (1) | Crediton - Eggesford - Barnstaple Jn - Torrington - Meeth Sidings |
33102 (2) | Meeth Sidings - Torrington - Barnstaple Jn - Eggesford - Crediton - Exeter St. Davids - (reverse of outward route) - London Waterloo |
Notes:
(1) 33102 on rear.
(2) 33101 on rear.
(3) This was a repeat of the tour run on 16th May 1975.
Sources : John Clifford (on the train
throughout) & Nick Bartlett (joined/left the tour at Salisbury)
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)
Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
Waterloo | 08.00d | 08.01 | 21.02a | 21.18½ | |
Clapham Junction | 08/06½ | 08/09 | 20/55½ | 21/12 | |
Hampton Court Jn | 08/16½ | 08/21½ | 20/45 | 21/03 | |
Woking | 08.26a ~ 08.27½d | 08.33½ ~ 08.34½ | 20.33a ~ 20.35d | 20.52½ ~ 20.53 | |
Andover Jn | 09/04 | 09/14 | 19/56½ | 20/19½ | |
Tunnel Jn | 09/19 | 09/26 | 19/40½ | 20/06 | |
Salisbury | 09.22½a ~ 09.25d | 09.30 ~ 09.32 | 19.33a ~ 19.37d | 19.58 ~ 20.03½ | |
Wilton South | 09/30 | 09/37 | 19/28 | 19/53½ | |
Gillingham | 09/48 | 09/55 | 19/11 | 19/03a ~ 19.35d | |
Templecombe | 09/53 | 10/00 | 19/02 | 18/56 | |
Yeovil Junction | 10/04 | 10/10½ | 18/48 | 18/45 | |
Chard Jn | 10/20 | 10/26½ | 18/31 | 18/31 | |
Honiton | 10/41 | 10.42½a ~ 10.44½d | 18/16 | 18/17½ | |
Pinhoe | 10/52 | 10/56 | 18/02 | 18/05 | |
Exmouth Jn | 10/54 | 10/57 | 18/00 | 18/01½ | |
Exeter Central | 10/57 | 10/59½ | 17/58 | 17/59½ | |
Exeter St Davids | 11.00a ~ 11.05d | 11.02½ ~ 11.10 | 17.50a ~ 17.55d | 17.46½ ~ 17.57 | |
Cowley Bridge Jn | 11/08 | 11/13 | 17/47 | 17/44 | |
Crediton | 11/15 | 11/21 | |||
Okehampton | 11/47 | 11/45 | |||
Meldon Quarry | 11.59a ~ 12.47d | 11.52a ~ 12.49½ | |||
Okehampton | 13/00 | 12/56 | |||
Crediton | 13.35a ~ 13.40d | 13.24 ~ 13.37½ | 17/40 | 17/36 | |
Eggesford | 14/00 | 13/57½ | 17/22 | 17/21 | |
Barnstaple Jn | 14/23 | 14/23 | 16/55 | 16/57 | |
Torrington | 14/43 | 14/51½ | 16/35 | 16.19a ~ 16.28½d | |
Meeth Sidings | 15.23a | 15.21½ | 15.56d | 15.52 |