21st January 1984
Hertfordshire Railtours
The Mendip Artificer
Locos Used | 08849, 37187, 37189 & 45121 |
Stock Used | 4413+5001+4977+3950+1738+16195+35186+3948+4989+4806 |
Route : 1Z26 throughout
Loco(s) | Route |
45121 | London St Pancras - (via MML) - Bedford Midland |
45121 | Bedford Midland - Fenny Stratford - (via Bletchley Flyover) - Claydon LNE Jn - Oxford - Swindon |
08849 (1) | Swindon - Highworth BL Sidings |
45121 (2) | Highworth BL Sidings - Swindon |
45121 | Swindon - Chippenham - Trowbridge - Westbury |
37187 (3) | Westbury - Frome - Merehead Quarry Jn - Merehead (No.1 Arrival Siding) |
37189 (4) | Merehead - Merehead Quarry Jn - Cranmore |
37187 (3) | Cranmore - Merehead Quarry Jn - Frome (5) - Westbury |
45121 | Westbury - Salisbury - Woking - Virginia Water - Brentford - South Acton - Cricklewood - London St Pancras |
Notes :
(1) 45121 on rear.
(2) 08849 on rear.
(3) 37189 on rear.
(4) 37187 on rear.
(5) Was booked via avoiding line.
John Broderick's Ticket.
Sources : Nigel Rollings, Jeremy Sleightholm & LASERman (all on the train throughout)
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nigel Rollings & LASERman)
Location | Booked | Actual |
St Pancras | 08.00d | 08.00 |
West Hampstead | 08/07 | 08/07½ |
Hendon | 08/10½ | ? |
St Albans City | 08/21½ | ? |
Luton | 08.30½a ~ 08.32d | 08.30 ~ 08.32 |
Flitwick | 08/43 | 08/41 |
Bedford Midland | 08.55a ~ 09.10d | 08.54 ~ 09.12 |
Bedford Station Jn | 09/11 | 09/12 |
Bedford St Johns North Jn | 09/17 | 09/14 |
Bedford St Johns West Jn | 09/22 | 09/17 |
Bletchley (summit of flyover) | 09c45a ~ 09c47d | 09.42 ~ 09.46 |
Fletton Sidings | 09/52 | 09.50 ~ 09.52 |
Claydon L&NE Jn | 10/12 | 10/19 |
Bicester | 10/32 | 10/34 |
Oxford New North Jn | 10/57 | 11/00 |
Oxford | 11c00a ~ 11c02d | 11/03 |
Didcot North Jn | 11/12 | 11/13 |
Foxhall Jn | 11.15a ~ 11.21d | 11.15 ~ 11.23½ |
Challow | 11/32 | 11/34½ |
Swindon | 11L46a ~ 11L55d | 11.48 ~ 11.56 |
Highworth BL Sidings | 12.05a ~ 12.20d | 12.08 ~ 12.17 |
Swindon | 12L30a ~ 12L42d | 12.27 ~ 12.48 |
Wootton Bassett Jn | 12/49 | 12/56 |
Chippenham | 12t57a ~ 12t58d | 13/04 |
Thingley Jn | 13/02 | 13/08 |
Bradford Jn | 13t15a ~ 13t16d | 13/20½ |
Westbury | 13L26a ~ 13L36d | 13.23 ~ 13.37 |
Fairwood Jn | 13/39 | 13/40 |
Clink Road Jn | 13/43 | 13/45 |
Frome | 13p45a ~ 14p08d | 14.04 ~ 14.09 |
Blatchbridge Jn | 14/11 | 14/14 |
Witham | 14t19a ~ 14t20d | 14/24 |
Merehead Quarry Jn | 14t29a ~ 14t30d | 14/34 |
Merehead No.1 Arrival Siding | 14.35a ~ 14.55d | 14.38 ~ 14.44 |
Merehead Quarry Jn | 15.00a ~ 15.05d | 14.49 ~ 14.57 |
Cranmore | 15.15a ~ 16.15d | 14.59 ~ 16.17 |
Merehead Quarry Jn | 16t28a ~ 16t29d | 16.24 ~ 16.24 |
Witham | 16t39a ~ 16t44d | 16/34½ |
Blatchbridge Jn | 16/52 | 16/51½ |
Frome | DIV | 16/53½ |
Clink Road Jn | 16/54 | 16/56 |
Fairwood Jn | 16/57 | 17/00 |
Westbury | 17L00a ~ 17L10d | 17.03 ~ 17.19 |
Warminster | 17/18 | 17/30½ |
Wilton Jn | 17/36 | 17/46 |
Salisbury | 17.39a ~ 17.40d | 17.49½ ~ 17.54 |
Tunnel Jn | 17/43 | 17/56 |
Andover | 17/58 | 18/12 |
Worting Jn | 18/18 [FL] | 18/24 |
Basingstoke | 18.22a ~ 18.23d | 18.33 ~ 18.36 |
Woking Jn | 18/45 | 18/55 |
Woking | 18.46a ~ 18.48d | 18.56 ~ 18.58 [SL] |
Byfleet Jn | 18/55 | 19/05 |
Addlestone Jn | 18/57 | 19/06 |
Virginia Water | 19/07½ | 19/17 |
Staines | 19/16½ | 19/25 |
Feltham Jn | 19/23½ | 19/32 |
Hounslow | 19/25 | 19/34 |
Old Kew Jn | 19/30 | 19/40 |
Kew East Jn | 19/32 | 19/42 |
South Acton | 19/36 | 19/44½ |
Acton Wells Jn | 19/40 | 19/53 |
Dudding Hill Jn | 19/48 | 20/00 |
Cricklewood Curve Jn | 19/51 | 20/03 [UHL] |
West Hampstead | 19/55 | 20/06 |
St Pancras | 20.01a | 20.19 |