31st July 1977

Railway Pictorial Publications Railtours
Western Re-union Railtour

Locos Used 37269, 37297 & 1062 'Western Courier'
Stock Used 5008+4762+4755+5041+13347+13441+14061+4741+4775+4431

Route : 1Z37 throughout

Loco(s) Route
37269 + 37297 London Paddington - Slough - Reading - Didcot - Swindon - Bristol Parkway - Filton Jn - Stapleton Road - Bristol Temple Meads - Highbridge & Burnham - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Paignton
1062 Paignton - Kingswear
1062 Kingswear - Goodrington (1)
37269 + 37297 Goodrington - Paignton - Newton Abbot - Exeter St Davids - Taunton - Cogload Jn - Castle Cary - Westbury - Bedwyn - Reading - Slough - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) Pete Wilcox (information courtesy of Jonathan Wilcox and on the train throughout) has loco change listed as Goodrington, backed up by David Harlott although records obtained by John Debens seems to confirm Paignton per Alan Costello's original advice; Goodrington only being afforded a passing time in each direction...confirmation is therefore required where the loco change(s) actually took place. Fred Lowe has also indicated that the loco changes took place 'at Paignton on the outward and at a ground frame between Goodrington and Paignton on the return'.


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.

Sources : Alan Costello, John Debens & Fred Lowe

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Adrian Brown, Alan Rintoul & John Debens)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Paddington 08.35d 08.36   21.10a 21.01
Westbourne Park ? 08/38½   ? 20/58½
Acton Main Line ? 08/40½   ? 20/55½
Ealing Broadway ? 08.44a ~ 08.44½d   ? 20/54½
West Ealing ? 08/46½   ? 20/54
Southall ? 08/50   ? 20/52
Slough 08/57 09/04½   20/49 20/45
Maidenhead ? 09/09½   ? 20/39½
Twyford ? 09/14   ? 20/35
Reading 09.17a ~ 09.20d 09.22 ~ 09.24½   20.31a ~ 20.33d 20.27 ~ 20.29
Reading West   ? 20/24
Newbury   20/09 20/10½
Bedwyn   19/59 20/02
Woodborough   19/49 19/50
Lavington   19/42 19/43½
Heywood Road Jn   ? 19/36½
Westbury   19.31a ~ 19.33d 19.32½ ~ 19.34½
Fairwood Jn   ? 19/30
Castle Cary   19/12 19/15½
Didcot 09/37 09/43  
Swindon 10.00a ~ 10.02d 10.10 ~ 10.12½  
Wootton Bassett Jn ? 10/19  
Hullavington 10/17 10/26  
Bristol Parkway 10/30 10/38½  
Filton Jn ? 10/40  
Stapleton Road ? 10/44  
Dr Days Jn ? 10/45½  
Bristol Temple Meads 10/45 10.48 ~ 10.50½  
Yatton ? 11/02  
Highbridge & Burnham 11p10a ~ 11p15d 11.16½ ~ 11.25½  
Bridgwater ? 11/32  
Cogload Jn ? 11/37   ? 18/56½
Taunton 11/35 11/43   18.46a ~ 18.48d 18.48 ~ 18.49
Whiteball 11/48 12/00   18/36 18/36½
Tiverton Junction ? 12/04   ? 18/31½
Exeter St Davids 12/12 12.17a ~ 12.18½d   18/13 18/11
Dawlish Warren ? 12/36   ? 18/01
Newton Abbot 12.43a ~ 12.45d 12/53½   17.45a ~ 17.47d 17/47
Torquay ? 13/02   ? 17/37½
Paignton 13.00a ~ 13.30d 13.07 ~ 13.24   14.20a ~ 17.30d 14.20 ~ 17.33
Goodrington 13/33 13/30   14/15 14/15
Churston 13/40 13/39   14/10 14/09
Kingswear 13.50a 13.39   14.00d 14.00


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