3rd - 4th October 1982

F & W Railtours
Sulzer Surveyor III

Locos Used 44004, 45013, 46018 & 47195
Stock Used 10 mark 1's

Route :

Date Loco (1) Route
03/10 47195 Plymouth - Totnes - Newton Abbot - Exeter St Davids - Taunton - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
03/10 45013 Bristol Temple Meads - Stapleton Road - Filton Jn - Bristol Parkway - Gloucester
03/10 45013 Gloucester - Brnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich Spa - Bromsgrove - Kings Norton - Bordesley Jn - St Andrews Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street
03/10 45013 Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - Aston - Lichfield City - Wichnor Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Stenson Jn - Derby
03/10 45013 Derby - Long Eaton - Trent - Toton Centre - Trowell Jn - Pye Bridge Jn - Chesterfield - Tapton Jn - Barrow Hill (2)
03/10 45013 Barrow Hill - (3) - Tapton Jn - Chesterfield - Pye Bridge Jn - Trowell Jn - Mansfield Jn - Nottingham
03/10 45013 Nottingham - Mansfield Jn - Trowell Jn - Codnor Park Jn - Ironville
03/10 44004 Ironville - Butterley - Hammersmith
03/10 44004 Hammersmith - Butterley - Ironville
03/10 45013 Ironville - Codnor Park Jn - Trowell Jn - Trent Jn  - Loughborough - Leicester - Hinckley - Midland Jn - (via Nuneaton avoiding line) - Abbey Jn - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street
03/10 45013 Birmingham New Street- (reverse of outward route) - Gloucester
03/10 45013 Gloucester - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads
03/10 - 04/10 46018 Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - Weston-super-Mare - Uphill Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Plymouth

Notes :
(1) Tour was booked for a class 46, but didn't happen on the day (except from Bristol Temple Meads on the way home). All locos used on BR legs have been confirmed by Nick Perring.
(2) Break for Barrow Hill open day.
(3) Booked route was: Barrow Hill - Beighton Jn - Sheffield - Dore Station Jn - Tapton Jn - Chesterfield but train was unable to run via Sheffield to Chesterfield due to over-running engineering work so instead it went direct back from Barrow Hill to Chesterfield.

Sources : Stewart Robertson (joined/left train at Bristol Parkway)
& Ian Umpleby (joined at Barrow Hill, left at Ironville)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Ian Umpleby)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Plymouth 06.00d ?   02.15a ?
Newton Abbot ??.??a ~ 06.41d ?   01.33a ~ ??.??d ?
Exeter St Davids ??.??a ~ 07.05d ?   01.09a ~ ??.??d ?
Taunton ??.??a ~ 07.39d ?   00.37a ~ ??.??d ?
Weston-super-Mare [07.52d connection] -   00.08a ~ ??.??d ?
Bristol Temple Meads ??.??A ~ 08.45d ?   23.39a ~ ??.??d ?
Bristol Parkway ??.??a ~ 09.00d ?   23.26a ~ ??.??d ?
Gloucester ??.??a ~ 09.50d ?   22.40a ~ ??.??d ?
Cheltenham Spa ??.??a ~ 10.00d ?   22.28a ~ ??.??d ?
Worcester Shrub Hill ??.??a ~ 10.25d ?   21.58a ~ ??.??d ?
Birmingham New Street ??.??a ~ 11.27d ?   21.04a ~ ??.??d ?

 

Location Booked Actual
Barrow Hill 13.32a ~ 15.06d ??.??a ~ 15.20½
Beighton Jn ? DIV
Woodhouse Jn ? DIV
Sheffield ? DIV
Dronfield ? DIV
Chesterfield 15c51 ~ 15c53 15.29 ~ 15.29½
Trowell Jn 16/15 16/01½
Radford Jn 16/22½ 16/09
Mansfield Jn 16/25 16/12
Nottingham 16.28 ~ 16.38 16.18 ~ 16.35
Mansfield Jn 16/41 16/38
Radford Jn 16/44 16/40½
Trowell Jn 16/44 16/40½
Codnor Park Jn 17/01 17.01½ ~ 17.02
Ironville 17L05 ~ 17L20 17.04½ ~ 17.17½
Hammersmith 17.35a ~ 17.55d 17.41 ~ 17.56½
Butterley 18.00a ~ 18.45d 17.58½ ~ ??.??d
Hammersmith ? ?
Ironville 18L55 ~ 19L10 ?

Timings continue in first table.

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