15th June 1980

F & W Railtours
The Tinsley Terror

Locos Used 20167, 20174, 37158, 37210, 47267 & 47318
Stock Used Booked for load 12 formed: BFK+TSO+TSO+TSO+TSO+TSO+TSO+RBR+RUO+FK+BSO+BSO

Route : 1Z26 throughout

Loco(s) Route
????? Newton Abbot - Dawlish - Exeter St Davids - Cogload Jn - Bridgwater - Uphill Jn - Worle Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
37210+37158 Bristol Temple Meads - Stapleton Road - Filton Jn - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Gloucester
37210+37158 Gloucester - barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Ashchurch - Abbotswood Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich Spa - Stoke Works Jn - Barnt Green - Kings Norton - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street
20167+20174 Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Aston - Four Oaks - Lichfield City - Wichnor Jn - Burton-on-trent - North Staffs Jn - Derby
20167+20174 Derby - Spondon - Sheet Stores Jn - Trent East Jn - Toton Centre - Trowell Jn - Pye Bridge Jn - Clay Cross South Jn - Chesterfield - Tapton Jn (2) - Dronfield - Dore Station Jn - Sheffield (2)
20167+20174 Sheffield (3) - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Woodhouse Jn - Beighton Jn - Barrow Hill North Jn - (3) Tapton Jn - Chesterfield - Clay Cross South Jn - Ambergate Jn - Derby - (reverse of outward route) - Wichnor Jn - Tamworth - Kingsbury Jn - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street
37210+37158 Birmingham New Street - Five Ways - Kings Norton - (reverse of outward route) - Gloucester
37210+37158 Birmingham New Street - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads
????? Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth

Notes :
(1) For visit to Tinsley Depot Open Day. The outward leg from Newton Abbot to Bristol and return from Bristol to Plymouth were booked to have been hauled by a Laira-allocated class 46. A bus was used to get Plymouth passengers to Newton Abbot in the morning.
(2) Booked route was Tapton Jn - Barrow Hill North Jn - Beighton Jn - Woodhouse Jn - Nunnery Main Line Jn - Sheffield.
(3) Booked route was Sheffield - Dore Station Jn - Dronfield - Tapton Jn.

Sources : various including Brian Ovington (joined/left the train at Worcester) & Chris Harley
Timings (Booked Only)
(from Brian Ovington)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
- Plymouth   00.44a ? 581.50
- Hemerdon   00/36 ? 574.65
- Brent   00/26 ? 565.35
- Totnes   00/14 ? 558.38
- Dainton Tunnel   00/08 ? 553.54
0.00 Newton Abbot 06.30d ?   23.58a ~ 00.01d ? 549.61
5.08 Teignmouth ? ?   ? ? 544.53
9.52 Dawlish Warren 06/41 ?   23/46 ? 540.09
20.14 Exeter St Davids 06.53a ~ 06.55d ?   23.33a ~ 23.35d ? 529.47
34.76 Tiverton Junction ? ?   ? ? 514.65
40.06 Whiteball Summit 07/15 ?   23/13 ? 509.55
43.67 Wellington ? ?   ? ? 505.74
50.74 Taunton 07.26a ~ 07.28d ?   ? 22.56a ~ 22.58d 498.67
55.54 Cogload Jn ? ?   ? ? 494.07
62.39 Bridgwater 07.40a ~ 07.41d ?   22.42a ~ 22.44d ? 487.22
78.75 Worle Jn 07/55 ?   22/30 ? 470.66
83.58 Yatton ? ?   ? ? 466.03
95.60 Bristol Temple Meads 08L15a ~ 08L25d ?   21L58a ~ 22L13d ? 454.01
101.42 Bristol Parkway 08.35a ~ 08.37d ?   21.42a ~ 21.44d ? 448.19
106.12 Westerleigh Jn 08/43 ?   21/36 ? 443.49
114.25 Charfield 08/52 ?   21/28 ? 435.36
127.50 Standish Jn 09/02 ?   21/18 ? 422.11
133.61 Gloucester 09.15a ~ 09.30d ?   20.57a ~ 21.10d ? 416.00
140.21 Cheltenham Spa 09.40a ~ 09.42d ?   20.42a ~ 20.44d ? 409.40
147.32 Ashchurch 09/49 ?   20/36 ? 402.29
158.19 Abbotswood Jn 09/58 ?   20/27 ? 391.42
162.13 Worcester Shrub Hill 10p05a ~ 10p15d 10.21 ~ 10.26   20.18a ~ 20.20d 20.50 ~ ??.?? 387.48
167.72 Droitwich Spa 10/22 10/38   20/10 20/41 381.69
172.07 Stoke Works Jn 10/28 10/44   20/04 20/36 377.54
174.20 Bromsgrove 10/31 10/47   20/02 20/33 375.41
176.73 Blackwell 10/37 10/52   20/00 20/31 372.68
178.35 Barnt Green 10/40 10/54   19/59 20/30 371.26
188.22 Camp Hill 10/53½ 11/07  
189.28 St Andrews Jn 10/55 11/08  
- Church Road Jn       19/47 20/19 362.64
190.56 Birmingham New Street 11L01a ~ 11L12d 11.14 ~ 11.25   19L27a ~ 19L42d 19.56 ~ 20.16 361.29
193.43 Aston 11/20 11/32  
199.59 Four Oaks 11/29½ 11/42  
207.04 Lichfield City 11/40 11/52  
- Landor Street Jn   19/23 ? 359.66
- Water Orton   19/13 19/43 353.49
- Kingsbury Jn   19/06 19/32 348.45
- Tamworth   19/01 19/26 342.64
213.48 Wichnor Jn 11/49 12/00   18/55 19/19 335.36
219.11 Burton-on-Trent 11/53 12/07   18/49 19/13 329.73
223.75 Stenson Jn 12/03 12/14   18/43 19/08 323.56
230.12 Derby 12.14 ~ 12.29 12.19 ~ 12.36   18c34 ~ 18c36 19.01 ~ 19.01½ 318.72
232.54 Spondon 12/34 12/41  
238.68 Shet Stores Jn 12/40 12/50  
239.32 Trent East Jn 12/42 12/52  
241.27 Toton ? ?  
244.52 Trowell Jn 12/48 12/58  
253.32 Pye Bridge Jn 12/52 13/07  
258.55 Morton 13/05 ?  
- Ambergate Jn       18/21 18/51 308.79
261.53 Clay Cross South Jn 13/12 13/15   18/10 18/41 298.71
265.71 Chesterfield 13/16 13/20   18/06 18/35 294.53
269.34 Barrow Hill Jn ? DIV   DIV 18/27 -
275.19 Beighton Jn ? DIV   DIV 18/18 -
277.03 Woodhouse Jn ? DIV   DIV 18/14 -
281.68 Nunnery Main Line Jn ? DIV   DIV 18/05 -
- Dronfield DIV ??/??   ? DIV 289.30
- Dore South Jn DIV ??/??   ? DIV 287.01
282.34 Sheffield 13.50a 13.55   17.50d 18.04 282.34


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