29th June 1986

F + W Tours
The Plant Pursuer

Locos Used 47432, 47461 & 58008

Route : 1Z37 throughout (1)

Loco(s) Route
47461 Plymouth – Exeter St Davids – Taunton - Weston-Super-Mare – Bristol Temple Meads – Bristol Parkway – Gloucester
47461 Gloucester – Cheltenham Spa – Worcester Shrub Hill – Droitwich – Stourbridge Junction – Galton Jn – Birmingham New Street – Water Orton – Tamworth – Burton-on-Trent – Stenson Jn – Sheet Stores Jn – Trent Jn – Nottingham
58008 Nottingham – Newark Castle – Boultham Jn – Pyewipe Jn – Gainsborough Lea Road – Doncaster (break for works visit) – Stainforth & Hatfield
58008 Stainforth & Hatfield – Bentley Jn – Hexthorpe Jn – Mexborough – Aldwarke Jn – Rotherham – Tinsley Yard – Sheffield – Dore – Chesterfield – Clay Cross Jn- Toton Centre
47432 Toton Centre – Trent Jn – Sheet Stores Jn – Burton-on-Trent – Tamworth – Water Orton – Birmingham New Street – King’s Norton – Droitwich – Worcester Shrub Hill – Cheltenham Spa – Gloucester
47432 Gloucester – Bristol Parkway – Bristol Temple Meads – (via Weston-Super-Mare avoider) - Taunton – Exeter St Davids – Plymouth

Notes :
(1) Originally reported as 1Z36 but later confirmed as 1Z37 from the tour timing sheet.

Source : Ian Monkton (Joined/left the train at Bristol Temple Meads)

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Richard Hughes)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Plymouth 04.20d 23.44a 271.71
1.40 Lipson Jn 04/23 23/39 270.31
6.65 Hemerdon 04/31 23/34 265.06
23.12 Totnes 04.49a ~ 04.51d 23.10a ~ 23.12d 248.59
27.76 Dainton Tunnel 04/59 23/03 243.75
30.66 Aller Jn 05/02 ? ?
31.69 Newton Abbot 05.04a ~ 05.06d 22.55a ~ 22.57d 240.02
41.41 Dawlish Warren 05/18 22*36a ~ 22*44d 230.30
52.03 Exeter St Davids 05.32a ~ 05.34d 22.20a ~ 22.22d 219.68
53.22 Cowley Bridge Jn 05/36 ? ?
68.49 Tiverton Parkway 05/51 22/06 203.22
82.63 Taunton 06.04a ~ 06.06d 21.50a ~ 21.52d 189.08
87.66 Cogload Jn 06/11 21/44 184.05
94.28 Bridgwater 06/17 21/37 177.43
107.71 Uphill Jn 06/21 21/28 164.00
109.43 Weston-Super-Mare 06.30a ~ 06.32d (via avoider) -
111.65 Worle Jn 06/40 21/25 161.07
128.40 Bristol Temple Meads 07.00a ~ 07.05d 21.00a ~ 21.10d 144.32
129.06 Dr Days Jn 07/07 ? ?
130.03 Stapleton Road 07/09 20/53 142.69
133.10 Filton Jn 07/13 20/53 139.62
134.29 Bristol Parkway 07.15a ~ 07.17d 20.49a ~ 20.51d 138.43
137.79 Westerleigh Jn 07/23 20/43 134.73
146.12 Charfield 07/30 20/35 126.60
159.37 Standish Jn 07/39 20/24 113.35
165.47 Gloucester Yard Jn 07/44 ? ?
166.48 Gloucester 07.46a ~ 07.59d 20.03a ~ 20.16d 106.24
167.45 Barnwood Jn 08/01 19/57 105.27
173.08 Cheltenham Spa 08.07a ~ 08.09d 19.48a ~ 19.50d 99.64
180.19 Ashchurch 08/17 19/36 92.53
191.06 Abbotswood Jn 08/25 19/27 81.66
191.75 Norton Jn 08/26 19/25 80.77
195.00 Worcester Shrub Hill 08.31a ~ 08.33d 19.19a ~ 19.21d 77.72
195.47 Tunnel Jn 08/34 19/17 77.25
200.59 Droitwich Spa 08/40 19/11 72.13

 

M.C Location Booked
206.41 Hartlebury 08/46
210.15 Kidderminster 08/49½
216.74 Stourbridge Junction 08/56½
225.18 Galton Jn 09/15½
227.01 Soho South Jn 09/18
229.02 Birmingham New Street 09.22a ~ 09.27d
229.56 Proof House Jn 09/30
230.47 Landor Street Jn 09/34
236.53 Water Orton 09/41
240.48 Kingsbury Jn 09/44
246.29 Tamworth 09/53
253.57 Wichnor Jn 09/58
259.20 Burton-on-Trent 10/07
265.37 Stenson Jn 10/13
277.71 Sheet Stores Jn 10/29
278.34 Trent East Jn 10/31
285.14
0.00		 Nottingham 10L38a ~ 10L48d
0.16 Nottingham East Jn 10/50
2.51 Netherfield Jn 10/55
17.14 Newark Castle 11/10
18.05 Newark Flat Crossing 11/12
32.56 Boultham Jn 11/30
33.41 Pyewipe Jn 11/32
41.32 Sykes Jn 11/40
49.37 Gainsborough Lea Road 11p50a ~ 12p02d
50.10 Trent Jn's 12/04
67.20 Bessacarr Jn 12/24
70.58 Doncaster 12.30a ~ 15.00d
77.44 Stainforth & Hatfield 15.10a ~ 15.25d
83.00 Bentley Jn 15/31
86.24 Hexthorpe Jn 15/43
91.29 Mexborough 15/55
94.55 Aldwarke Jn's 16/05
97.21 Rotherham 16/09
100.02 Treeton North Jn 16/17
101.14 Tinsley Yard 16/22
102.33 Shepcote Lane Jn East 16/26
103.47 Brightside Jn 16/30
106.13 Sheffield Midland 16c35a ~ 16c37d
110.03 Dore Station Jn 16/46
113.09 Dronfield 16/49
118.33 Chesterfield 16/54
122.43 Clay Cross South Jn 17/03
130.64 Pye Bridge Jn 17/10½
139.44 Trowell Jn 17/20
142.69
0.00		 Toton Centre 17L24a ~ 17L36d
1.75 Trent East Jn 17/41
2.38 Sheet Stores Jn 17/43
14.72 Stenson Jn 17/59
21.09 Burton-on-Trent 18/05
26.52 Wichnor Jn 18/10
34.00 Tamworth 18/16
39.61 Kingsbury Jn 18/20½
43.56 Water Orton 18/27½
50.29 Landor Street Jn 18/37½
51.00 Proof House Jn 18/39
51.54 Birmingham New Street 18.42a ~ 18.44d
? Selly Oak 18/51½
57.32 King's Norton 18/54
62.22 Barnt Green 19/00
67.78 Stoke Works Jn 19/05

Timings continue in first table.

Back to "The Railtour Files"