19th June 1993

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Paignton Decorator

Locos Used 37174, 37191, 58002, 58020 & 58030
Stock Used 4977+4993+5007+5023+4991+17159+17165+1832+4909+4915+4842+4916

Route : 1Z43 throughout

Loco(s) Route
58020 + 58030 (1) Derby - Stenson Jn - near Willington PS (1)
58020 (1) near Willington PS - Burton-on-Trent - Wichnor Jn - Tamworth High Level - Kingsbury Jn - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street
58020 + 58002 Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - Kings Norton - Barnt Green - Bromsgrove - Stoke Works Jn - Droitwich Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Charfield - Bristol Parkway - Filton Jn - Stapleton Road - Dr Days Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Junction (via down loop) - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot
37191 (2) Newton Abbot - Heathfield
37174 (3) Heathfield - Paignton
58002 + 58020 Paignton - (reverse of outward route) - Derby

Notes :
(1) Andrew Wilson, Ian Loveday & Pete Drury all independently confirm that 58030 failed near Willington Power Station (some reports suggested it failed at Birmingham New Street). Pete Drury adds: I remember the train stopping approaching Clay Mills LC (about 3.5 miles after Willington) and Dave Jones comments: I think it likely that the failure occurred in the Willington area; my records have us standing at Signal DY188 from 06.37 to 06.50
(2) 37174 on rear.
(3) 37191 on rear.


58002+58020 passing Dawlish with the return leg (photo: David Lodwick)

Sources : Andrew Wilson & Alan Sheppard (both joined/left the train at Derby)
Ian Loveday, Pete Drury & Dave Jones

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard & Pete Drury)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Derby 06.16d 06.29   22.12a 21.52 484.18
4.64 Stenson Jn 06/24 ?   22/05 21/47 479.34
11.01 Burton-on-Trent 06.30a ~ 06.32d 06.56 ~ 06.58   21.53a ~ 21.55d 21.40 ~ 21.41 473.17
16.44 Wichnor Jn 06/39 07/04   21/49 21/36 467.54
23.72 Tamworth High Level 06/45 07/14   21/43 ? 460.26
29.53 Kingsbury Jn 06/51 07/20   21/37 ? 454.45
33.48 Water Orton 06/58 07/24   21/34 21/23 450.50
39.54 Landor Street Jn 07/05 07.34a ~ 07.36d   21/28 21/18 444.44
40.45 Proof House Jn 07/07 07/37   21/26 21/16 443.53
41.19 Birmingham New Street 07.10a ~ 07.18d 07.40 ~ 07.58   21.22a ~ 21.24d 21.09 ~ 21.15 442.79
44.50 Selly Oak 07/24 ?   21/13 21/00 439.48
46.64 Kings Norton 07/27 08/08   21/09 20/57 437.34
51.72 Barnt Green 07/32 08/14   21/02 20/53 432.26
55.35 Bromsgrove 07/37 ?   20/57 20/50 428.63
57.48 Stoke Works Jn 07/38 08/26   20/55 20/48 426.50
61.63 Droitwich Spa 07/43 08.33a ~ 08.35d   20*46a ~ 20*49d ??.?? ~ 20.41 422.35
66.75 Tunnel Jn 07/49 ?   20/40 20/33 417.23
67.42 Worcester Shrub Hill 07.50a ~ 07.52d 08.43 ~ 08.45   20.36a ~ 20.38d 20.30 ~ 20.31 416.56
70.47 Norton Jn 07/56 08/49   20/32 20/25 413.51
71.29 Abbotswood Jn 07/58 08/52   20/30 20/23 412.69
? Ashchurch ? ?   20/22 20/14 402.02
89.27 Cheltenham Spa 08.14a ~ 08.16d 09.06 ~ 09.07   20.12a ~ 20.14d 20.06 ~ 20.08 394.71
94.70 Barnwood Jn 08/23 09/13   20/01 19/58 389.28
95.57 Gloucester Yard Jn 08/24 09/14   20/00 19/57 388.41
101.67 Standish Jn 08/30 09/19   19/55 19/55 382.31
? Charfield ? ?   19/42 ? 369.06
121.53 Yate Middle 08/46 09/36   19/36 19/33 362.45
123.25 Westerleigh Jn 08/48 09/37   19/33 19/30 360.73
127.75 Bristol Parkway 08/53 09/42   19/28 19/26 356.23
129.14 Filton Jn 08/55 09/44   19/26 ? 355.04
? Stapleton Road ? ?   19/21 19/21 352.04
133.11 Dr Days Jn 08/59 09/49   19/19 19/20 351.07
? Bristol East Jn ? ?   19/18 ? 350.65
133.57 Bristol Temple Meads 09.04a ~ 09.07d 09.51 ~ 09.53   19.14a ~ 19.17d 19.14 ~ 19.18 350.41
? Parson Street ? ?   19/08 ? 348.52
150.42 Worle Jn 09/24 ?   18/56 ? 333.56
153.35 Uphill Jn 09/26 ?   18/54 ? 330.63
166.78 Bridgwater 09/37 10/19   18/43 18/47 317.20
173.40 Cogload Jn 09/42 10/26   18/37 18/41 310.58
178.43 Taunton 09/46 10/29   18/34 18/38 305.55
192.57 Tiverton Parkway 10/00 10/38   18/22 18/27 291.41
208.03 Cowley Bridge Jn 10/14 10/57   18/07 18/15 276.15
209.23 Exeter St Davids 10c17a ~ 10c19d 11.00 ~ 11.02   17*55a ~ 18*05d 18.11 ~ 18.14 274.75
219.65 Dawlish Warren 10/30 11/11   17/42 18/01 264.33
224.29 Teignmouth 10/38 11/16   17/37 ? 259.69

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
229.37 Newton Abbot 10L45a ~ 11L00d 11.21 ~ 11.37
233.27 Heathfield Station 11p25a ~ 11p35d 11/50
234.03 Heathfield (end of line) 11.40a ~ 11.45d 11.52 ~ 11.55
238.49 Newton Abbot 12.15a ~ 12.17d 12.21 ~ 12.23
246.55 Paignton 12.35a ~ 17.15d 12.39 ~ 17.33
248.63 Torquay 17/20 17/39
254.61 Newton Abbot 17/31 17/51

Timings continue in first table.

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