1st December 1984

F + W Tours
The Buxton Bullet

Locos Used 25089, 25245, 40044, 45034, 47121 & 47189

Route : 1Z40 throughout

Loco(s) Route
47121 Plymouth - Totnes - Newton Abbot - Dawlish - Exeter St Davids - Taunton - Cogload Jn - Bridgwater - Uphill Jn - Worle Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - Filton Jn - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Ashchurch - Abbotswood Jn - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich Spa - Hartlebury - Kidderminster - Stourbridge Junction - Kingswinford Jn - Dudley - Wednesbury - Bescot Curve Jn - Bescot Yard
25089 + 25245 Bescot Yard - Perry Barr North Jn - Perry Barr West Jn - Soho East Jn - Soho North Jn - Galton Jn - Dudley Port - Wolverhampton - Bushbury Jn - Stafford - Madeley Jn - Basford Hall Jn - Crewe S.S. North - Sydney Bridge Jn - Sandbach - Wilmslow - Stockport
40044 Stockport - Hazel Grove - Furness Vale - Buxton
45034 (1) Buxton - Buxton Jn
40044 Buxton Jn – Great Rocks Jn – Peak Forest South Jn - Chinley North Jn - New Mills South Jn - Cheadle Jn - Northenden Jn - Skelton Jn - Altrincham - Knutsford - Northwich - Middlewich - Sandbach - Crewe - Whitchurch - Shrewsbury - Wellington - Cosford - Stafford Road Jn - Bushbury Jn - Stafford
47189 Stafford - Bushbury Jn - Portobello Jn - Bescot - Perry Barr North Jn - Perry Barr West Jn - Soho East Jn - Soho North Jn - Galton Jn - Rowley Regis - Stourbridge Junction - (reverse of outward route) - Plymouth

Notes :
(1) 40044 on rear.

Source : Lee Nash (joined/left the train at Stourbridge Junction), Guy Vincent
& Ian Monkton (both joined/left the train at Bristol Temple Meads)

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40044 waits to leave Stockport for Buxton (photo: Ian Jordan)


At Buxton, 45034 waits for its small moment of fame (photo: Ian Jordan)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Guy Vincent)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Plymouth 04.10d ?   23.00a ? 253.11
6.65 Hemerdon 04/20 ?   22/53 ? 246.26
16.15 Brent 04/30 ?   22/41 ? 236.76
23.12 Totnes 04.39a ~ 04.40d ?   22.15a ~ 22.16d ? 229.79
31.69 Newton Abbot 04.53a ~ 04.55d ?   22.07a ~ 22.08d ? 221.22
41.41 Dawlish Warren 05/05 ?   21/58 ? 211.50
52.03 Exeter St Davids 05.17a ~ 05.19d ?   21.46a ~ 21.48d ? 201.08
71.75 Whiteball 05/38 ?   21/28 ? 181.16
82.63 Taunton 05.47a ~ 05.49d ?   21.12a ~ 21.14d ? 170.28
94.28 Bridgwater 05/59 ?   20/57 ? 158.63
107.71 Uphill Jn 06/09 ?   20/45 ? 145.20
110.64 Worle Jn 06/12 ?   20/41 ? 142.27
127.39 Bristol Temple Meads 06.30a ~ 06.34d 06.29 ~ 06.36   20.20a ~ 20.25d ? 125.52
132.09 Filton Jn 06/42 ?   20/13 ? 121.02
133.28 Bristol Parkway 06.44a ~ 06.45d ??.?? ~ 06.47   20.09a ~ 20.11d ? 119.63
137.78 Westerleigh Jn 06/51 06/53   20/01 ? 115.13
146.11 Charfield 06/58 07/01   19/50 ? 107.00
159.36 Standish Jn 07/07 07/12   19/41 ? 93.55
165.46 Gloucester Yard Jn 07/15 07.18 ~ ??.??   19/35 ? 87.45
171.76 Cheltenham Spa 07.21a ~ 07.22d 07.42 ~ 07.44   19.22a ~ 19.23d ? 81.15
179.07 Ashchurch 07/30 07/51   19/16 ? 74.04
189.74 Abbotswood Jn 07/38 07/59   19/08 ? 63.17
193.68 Worcester Shrub Hill 07.45a ~ 07.46d 08.06 ~ 08.07   19.00a ~ 19.01d ? 59.23
199.47 Droitwich Spa 07/54 08/13   18/52 ? 53.44
205.29 Hartlebury 08/01 08/19   18/46 ? 47.62
209.03 Kidderminster 08/05 08/23   18/41 ? 44.08
215.62 Stourbridge Junction 08.12a ~ 08.14d 08.30 ~ 08.32   18.29a ~ 18.31d ? 37.29

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
217.70 Kingswinford Jn 08/19 08/35
221.57 Dudley 08/26 08/41
224.31 Great Bridge 08/31 ?
225.03 Wednesbury 08/38 08/50
226.50 Bescot Curve Jn 08/41 ?
227.37
0.00		 Bescot Yard 08L48 ~ 09L00 09.01 ~ 09.41
4.10 Perry Barr North Jn 09/07 09/51
4.49 Perry Barr West Jn 09/08 09/52
6.70 Soho North Jn 09/13 09/57
8.16 Galton Jn 09/15 09/59
11.61 Dudley Port 09/20 ?
17.21 Wolverhampton 09/29 10.10 ~ 10.11
32.52 Stafford 09/46 10/25
38.01 Norton Bridge 09/52 10/31
49.03 Madeley Jn 10/01 ?
55.31 Basford Hall Jn 10/12 ?
56.32 Crewe S.S. North 10.15 ~ 10.17 ?
57.78 Sydney Bridge Jn 10/24 ?
61.59 Sandbach 10/35 ?
75.74 Wilmslow 10/54 ?
79.68 Cheadle Hulme 11/01 ?
82.10
0.00		 Stockport 11L05a ~ 11L18d ?
0.45 Edgeley Jn 11/20 ?
2.61 Hazel Grove 11/24 ?
9.23 Furness Vale 11/34 11/54
19.55 Buxton 11.54a ~ 12.55d ?
19.75 Buxton Jn 13.00 ~ 13.15 ?
25.57 Great Rocks Jn 13/35 ?
26.32 Peak Forest South 13/38 ?
31.70 Chinley North Jn 13/56 ?
35.47 New Mills South Jn 14/05 ?
45.21 Cheadle Jn 14/31 ?
47.36 Northenden Jn 14/34 ?
50.76 Skelton Jn 14/38 ?
51.32 Deansgate Jn 14/40 ?
52.07 Altrincham 14/43 ?
58.73 Knutsford 14/51 ?
65.06 Northwich 14p58 ~ 15p08 ?
70.28 Middlewich 15/17 ?
74.08 Sandbach 15/26 ?
78.56 Crewe 15.37 ~ 15.39 ?
92.32 Whitchurch 15/55 ?
109.26 Harlescott LC 16/10 ?
111.34 Shrewsbury 16/14 ?
121.59 Wellington 16/26 ?
132.11 Cosford 16/37 ?
139.78 Stafford Road Jn 16/51 ?
141.22 Bushbury Jn 17/01 ?
154.79
0.00		 Stafford 17L15 ~ 17L30 ?
13.57 Bushbury Jn 17/50 ?
16.25 Portobello Jn 17/59 ?
20.42 Bescot 18/03 ?
24.79 Perry Barr North Jn 18/08 ?
27.37 Soho East Jn 18/13 ?
27.59 Soho North Jn 18/14 ?
29.05 Galton Jn 18/17 ?

Timings continue in first table.

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