18th July 1993

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
Atlantic Coast Express

Locos Used 50033 & 50050 (running numbered as D400)

Route : 1Z41 throughout

Loco(s) Route
50033 + D400 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Woking - Basingstoke - Salisbury - Yeovil Junction - Exeter Central - Exeter St Davids
50033 (1) Exeter St Davids - Cowley Bridge Jn - Crediton - Barnstaple
50050 (2) Barnstaple - Crediton - Cowley Bridge Jn - Exeter St Davids - Exeter Central - Exmouth
50033 (1) Exmouth - Exeter Central - (3) Exeter St Davids
50050 Exeter St Davids - (reverse of outward route) - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) 50050 on rear.
(2) 50033 on rear.
(3) 50033 derailed on the approach to Exeter St Davids.
(4) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings.

Sources : Stuart Smith (joined at Waterloo, left at Woking on the return) & Alan Restell

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Alan Restell)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Waterloo 08.35d 21.52a 445.12
3.74 Clapham Junction 08.42a ~ 08.43d 21.39a ~ 21.40d 441.48
7.19 Wimbledon 08/48 21/33 437.73
9.62 New Malden 08/51 ? ?
12.03 Surbiton 08/53 21/30 433.09
13.27 Hampton Court Jn 08/54 21/29 431.65
24.27 Woking 09.06a ~ 09.07d 21.18a ~ 21.19d 420.65
24.62 Woking Jn 09/08 21/17 420.30
47.61 Basingstoke 09/30 20/56 397.31
50.21 Worting Jn 09/32 20/52 394.71
66.19 Andover 09/47 20/33 378.73
82.36 Tunnel Jn 10/02 20/17 362.56
83.43 Salisbury 10c04 ~ 10c05 20c13 ~ 20c14 361.49
85.37 Wilton Jn 10/08 20/10 359.55
86.25 Wilton 10x10 ~ 10x20 ? ?
? Tisbury Loop   19x45 ~ 20x01 349.28
96.14 Tisbury 10/29 19/43 348.78
105.23 Gillingham 10/37 19/35 339.69
112.02 Templecombe 10/43 19x20 ~ 19x30 333.10
118.04 Sherbourne 10/48 19/11 327.08
122.48 Yeovil Junction 10/52 19/06 322.44
139.32 Chard Jn S.B. 11/07 18/50 305.60
114.41 Axminster 11/12 18/45 300.51
154.60 Honiton 11/22 18/36 290.32
168.40 Pinhoe 11/34 18/24 276.52
170.21 Exmouth Jn 11/36 18/22 274.71
171.30 Exeter Central 11/38 18/20 273.62
  see below for additional times
172.12 Exeter St Davids 11.41a ~ 13.10d 16/29 250.38
173.50 Cowley Bridge Jn 13/12 16/22 249.00
176.51 Newton St Cyres 13/16 16/19 245.79
179.26 Crediton 13/19 16/15 243.24
182.72 Yeoford 13/26 16/10 239.58
185.67 Copplestone 13/29 15p42a ~ 16p07d 236.63
187.40 Morchard Road 13/31 15/40 235.10
189.65 Lapford 13/34 15/37 232.65
193.54 Eggesford 13x44 ~ 13x59 15x16 ~ 15x30 228.76
197.51 Kings Nympton 14/04 15/10 224.79
200.38 Portsmouth Arms 14/08 15/07 222.12
204.42 Umberleigh 14/14 15/01 217.78
207.02 Chapelton 14/17 14/48 215.48
211.25 Barnstaple 14.27a 14.49d 211.25

 

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
250.38 Exeter St Davids 16/29 18.01a ~ 18.16d 273.00
251.20 Exeter Central 16.33a ~ 16.51d 17/58 272.18
252.29 Exmouth Jn 16/54 17/56 271.09
252.63 Polsloe Bridge 16/55 ? ?
256.52 Topsham 17x00 ~ 17x07 17x44 ~ 17x49 266.66
261.59 Exmouth 17.15a 17.34d 261.59

Timings continue in first table.

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