9th May 1992

Ian Allan
The Ian Allan Golden Jubilee Special

Loco(s) Used 47824 'Glorious Devon' & Steam: ???
Stock Used booked for an all first-class charter set

Route :

Loco(s) Route
47824 London Paddington - Reading - Southcote Jn - Basingstoke - Andover - Salisbury - Templecombe - Yeovil Junction - Axminster - Exeter Central - Exeter St Davids
47824 Exeter St Davids - Dalwish - Newton Abbot - Paignton
steam (2) Paignton - Kingswear
steam (2) Kingswear - Paignton
47824 Paignton - Newton Abbot - Dalwish - Exeter St Davids - ??? - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) All first-class dining tour, £70 per person. The train carried a 'Railway World' headboard. For the bus enthusiast there was a 'road versus rail' option (£55) using a 32-seat luxury coach which was booked to leave Paddington at exactly the same time as the train. At Paignton passengers were to transfer to a preserved ex-Devon General AEC Regent V to get to Kingswear. A trip on the River Dart was also part of the day for all participants whether they took the rail or road option.
(2) Booked for haulage by 'Dumbleton Hall' or 'Lydham Manor'.

Sources : Chris Harley (from contemporary sources), Charlie Baldwin & Chris Bracey

Timings (Booked Only - Partial)
(from Chris Bracey)

Location Booked
Paddington 08.02d
Southcote Jn 08/50
Basingstoke 09.04a ~ 09.05d [FL]
Worting Jn 09/09½
Andover 09/23
Tunnel Jn 09/37
Salisbury 09c39 ~ 09c40
Wilton South 09/43
Wilton Jn 09/44
Tisbury Loop 09x54 ~ 10x01
Gillingham 10/12
Templecombe 10/17½ [ML]
Sherborne 10/23
Yeovil Junction 10/28
Crewekerne 10/37
Chard Jn 10x44 ~ 11x13
Axminster 11/17½
Honiton 11x28 ~ 11x32
Pinhoe 11/44½
Exmouth Jn 11/46
Exeter St Davids ??.?? ~ ??.??
Paignton ??.??a


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