29th December 1979

F & W Railtours
The Sulzer Surveyor (2 trains)

Locos Used 33103, 46051 & 47004
Stock Used 1Z20 booked: CK+SO+SO+SO+SO+RUB+BSK+SO+SO+SO+SO
1Z38 booked: SO+SO+SO+SO+FK+RUB+BFK+SO+SO+SO+SO

Route : 1Z20 throughout

Loco Route
47004 Plymouth - Exeter St Davids - Taunton - Bristol Temple Meads - Bath Spa - Westbury - Yeovil Pen Mill - Dorchester West - Weymouth Box
33103 Weymouth Box - Weymouth Quay
33103 Weymouth Quay - Weymouth Box
33103 Weymouth Box - Weymouth
46051 Weymouth - Poole - Southampton Central - Eastleigh - Romsey - Salisbury - Westbury
47004 Westbury - (reverse of outward route) - Plymouth

Route : 1Z38 throughout

Loco Route
46051 Worcester Shrub Hill - Abbotswood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester
46051 Gloucester - Gloucester Yard Jn - Standish Jn - Stroud - Swindon
46051 Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Chippenham - Bradford Jn - Westbury - Castle Cary - Yeovil Pen Mill - Dorchester West - Weymouth Signal Box
33103 Weymouth Signal Box - Weymouth Quay
33103 Weymouth Quay - Weymouth Signal Box
33103 Weymouth Signal Box - Weymouth Town
47004 Weymouth Town - Poole - Southampton - Eastleigh - Romsey - Salisbury - Westbury
46051 Westbury - (reverse of outward route) - Worcester Shrub Hill

Notes :
(1) 1Z38 had been advertised as having 2x 25 from Plymouth but 47004 was used instead.

Sources : John Nelson & Brian Ovington (both on 1Z38 throughout) & John Clifford

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Nelson, Clive Barlow & Brian Ovington)

1Z20

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
0.00 Plymouth 06.45d 22.10a
16.23 Brent 07/06 21/47
23.12 Totnes 07/14 21/35
27.76 Dainton Tunnel 07/20 21/28
31.69 Newton Abbot 07.27a ~ 07.30d 21.16a ~ 21.20d
41.41 Dawlish Warren 07/41 21/01
52.03 Exeter St Davids 07.53a ~ 07.55d 20.45a ~ 20.48d
71.75 Whiteball Summit 08/14 20/26
81.63 Taunton 08.25a ~ 08.27d 20.11a ~ 20.13d
93.28 Bridgwater 08.39a ~ 08.40d 19.56a ~ 19.57d
109.65 Worle Jn 08/55 19/43
126.45 Bristol Temple Meads 09.15a ~ 09.25d 19.21a ~ 19.25d
131.13 Keynsham ? ?
138.05 Bath Spa 09.39a ~ 09.42d 19.05a ~ 19.07d
140.31 Bathampton Jn 09/46 19/01
149.42 Bradford Jn 10/00 18/50
154.66 Westbury 10.08a ~ 10.11d 18.10a ~ 18.42d

 

M.C Location Booked
156.21 Fairwood Jn 10/14
174.41 Castle Cary 10.32a ~ 10.33d
186.09 Yeovil Pen Mill 10.46a ~ 10.47d
198.68 Maiden Newton 11p05a ~ 11p13d
206.79 Dorchester Jn 11/25
? Weymouth SB 11.35a ~ 11.45d
213.31 Weymouth Quay 12p05a ~ 12p35d
? Weymouth SB 12.54a ~ 13.00d
215.40 Weymouth Town 13p05a ~ 15p15d
220.52 Dorchester Jn 15/27
227.54 Wareham 15/45
244.05 Poole 15/54
249.65 Bournemouth ??.??a ~ 16.06d
258.23 New Milton ?
264.01 Brockenhurst 16/27
277.48 Southampton ??.??a ~ 16.48d
283.22 Eastleigh 16/59
290.49 Romsey 17/12
298.14 Dean ?
307.13 Salisbury ??.??a ~ 17.37d
308.79 Wilton Jn 17/41
320.62 Codford ?

1Z38

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Worcester Shrub Hill 09.15d 09.18
3.76 Abbotswood Jn 09/22 09/27
14.17 Ashchurch 09/32 09/36½
21.74 Cheltenham Spa 09.39a ~ 09.41d 09.43½ ~ 09.45
28.36 Gloucester 09.51a ~ 10.04d 09.54½ ~ 10.04½
35.23 Standish Jn 10/12 10/13½
40.04 Stroud 10.17a ~ 10.18d 10.19½ ~ 10.20
51.18 Kemble 10.35a ~ 10.43d 10.34 ~ 10.44
64.74 Swindon 10.58a ~ 11.15d 10.57½ ~ 11.14
70.38 Wootton Bassett 11/22 11/21
81.27 Chippenham 11.31a ~ 11.32d 11/30
83.41 Thingley Jn 11/36 11/34½
91.71 Bradford Jn 11.50a ~ 11.58d 11.48 ~ 11.55
97.15 Westbury 12.10a ~ 12.13d 12.03 ~ 12.11
98.50 Fairwood Jn 12/16 12/14
116.70 Castle Cary 12.35a ~ 12.36d 12.35 ~ 12.36
128.38 Yeovil Pen Mill 12.49a ~ 12.50d 12/50
141.17 Maiden Newton 13.07a ~ 13.17d 13.07 ~ 13.15
149.28 Dorchester Jn 13/29 13/25½
? Weymouth SB 13.39a ~ 13.49d 13.35 ~ 13.46
155.60 Weymouth Quay 14.10a ~ 14.35d 14.08 ~ 14.29
? Weymouth SB 14.56a ~ 15.00d ?
157.69 Weymouth Town 15.05a ~ 15.55d ??.?? ~ 15.54
163.01 Dorchester Jn 16/08 16/06½
170.03 Wareham 16/24 16/22½
186.34 Poole 16/33 16/33
192.14 Bournemouth 16/45 16.45 ~ 16.46
200.52 New Milton 16/51 ?
206.30 Brockenhurst 17/00 17/02
219.77 Southampton 17/14 17/20
225.51 Eastleigh 17/24 17.32 ~ 17.37
232.78 Romsey 17/36 17/50
240.43 Dean 17/49 ?
249.42 Salisbury 18/00 18.13 ~ 18.14
251.28 Wilton Jn 18/04 18/18
263.11 Codford 18/15 ?
273.73 Westbury 18.31a ~ 18.55d 18.43 ~ 19.02
? Bradford Jn 19.05a ~ 19.06d 19/15
? Thingley Jn 19/18 19/28½
? Chippenham 19.22a ~ 19.23d 19/34
? Wootton Bassett 19/39 19/44
? Swindon 19.46a ~ 19.58d 19.53 ~ 20.10
? Kemble 20/12 20/25
? Stroud 20.26a ~ 20.27d 20.34½ ~ 20.42
? Standish Jn 20/33 20/47
? Gloucester 20.43a ~ 20.56d 20.57 ~ 21.05
? Cheltenham Spa 21.05a ~ 21.07d 21.15 ~ 21.17
? Ashchurch 21/14 21/26½
? Abbotswood Jn 21/23 21/33
? Worcester Shrub Hill 21.30a 21.40


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