7th April 1985

S.L.O.A.
The Great Western Limited

Locos Used 37007, 37178, 47484, 50007 & steam: 6000 'King George V' & 7819 'Hinton Manor'
Stock Used London to Bristol: 12 coaches
Bristol to Plymouth: 13 coaches (first was a ex-GWR brake coach)

Route : 1Z47 throughout

Loco(s) Route
47484 09.30 London Paddington - Swindon - Bath - Bristol Temple Meads
7819 + 6000 Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Taunton (1)
7819 (2) Taunton - Tiverton Jn
7819 Tiverton Jn - Exeter St Davids [P1] (3)
37007 + 37178 Exeter St Davids [P1] - Newton Abbot - Plymouth
50007 Plymouth - Newton Abbot - Exeter St Davids - Taunton - Bridgwater - Uphill Jn - Worle Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol Parkway - Wotton Bassett Jn - Swindon - Reading - London Paddington

Notes:
(1) 6000 failed at Taunton (Hot 'Box).
(2) 37007 & 37178 on rear.
(3) 7819 failed at Exeter (Hot 'Box).

Sources : Andy Pullar, Henry Allum & John Colwishaw

Timings (Booked only)
(from John Cowlishaw)

Location

Booked

London Paddington

09.30d

Swindon

10/41

Bristol Temple Meads

11L23a ~ 11L50d

Worle Jn

12/20

Uphill Jn

12/24

Bridgwater

12/42

Taunton

13wp00a ~ 13wp30d

Whiteball Tunnel

13/49

Cowley Bridge Jn

14/12

Exeter St Davids

14wp15a ~ 15wp10d

Dawlish Warren

15p30a ~ 16p00d

Newton Abbot

16wp28a ~ 16wp50d

Aller Jn

16/53

Dainton Tunnel

17/01

Totnes

17/07

Brent

17/23

Hemerdon

17/40

Lipson Jn

17/46

Plymouth

17L50a ~ 18L15d

Newton Abbot

18/55

Dawlish Warren

19/05

Exeter St Davids

19c15 ~ 19c17

Taunton

19/44

Bristol Temple Meads

20.26a ~ 20.30d

Swindon

21/10

London Paddington

22.20a


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