5th February 1995

Flying Scotsman Services
The Riviera Express

Locos Used ????? & steam : 6024 'King Edward I'

Route : 1Z29 throughout

Loco Route
6024 London Paddington - Slough - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Chippenham - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - Bridgwater - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Torquay - Paignton
class 47? Paignton - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) Webmasters comment: noting there is an identical tour already uploaded for the previous day (Saturday 4th), was this tour repeated on both days, or is that in fact this tour? Timing sheet noted the tour as being promoted by 'Special Trains, FSS Railtours in conjunction with Railtrack, Rail Express Systems and 6024 Group'

Source : Jonathan Horswell

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Jonathan Horswell)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.05 Paddington 08.20d ?   21.35a ? 444.19
1.73 Ladbroke Grove 08/24 ?   21/31 ? 442.31
9.06 Southall 08/35 ?   21/17 ? 435.18
10.71 Hayes & Harlington 08/37 ?   21/15 ? 433.33
18.36 Slough 08.47a ~ 08.49d ?   20.55a ~ 21.08d ? 425.68
24.19 Maidenhead 08.56a ~ 08.58d ?   20.44a ~ 20.46d ? 420.05
31.01 Twyford 09/08 ?   20/40 ? 413.23
35.78 Reading 09.16a ~ 09.19d ??.?? ~ 09.57   20.27a ~ 20.33d ? 408.26
53.10 Didcot Parkway 09w46a ~ 10w31d 10.23 ~ 11.10   20.00a ~ 20.02d ? 391.14
66.39 Uffington 10/48 11/29   19/50 ? 377.65
77.23 Swindon 11.03a ~ 11.03d 11.42 ~ 11.54   19.39a ~ 19.41d ? 367.01
83.07 Wootton Bassett Jn 11/10 12/04   19/33 ? 361.17
93.76 Chippenham 11/21 12/13   19/23 ? 350.28
96.10 Thingley Jn 11/24 12/15   19/22 ? 348.14
104.55 Bathampton Jn 11/38 12/27   19/14 ? 339.49
106.67 Bath Spa 11/44 12/31   19/11 ? 337.37
117.46 North Somerset Jn 12/00 12/49   19/00 ? 326.58
118.02 Bristol East Jn 12/01 12/53   18/59 ? 236.22
118.26 Bristol Temple Meads 12w03 ~ 12w32 12.58 ~ 13.32   18c56 ~ 18c58 ? 325.78
135.11 Worle Jn 13/09 13/54   18/38 ? 309.13
138.04 Uphill Jn 13/12 13/57   18/36 ? 306.20
151.47 Bridgwater 13/28 14/09   18/23 ? 292.57
158.09 Cogload Jn 13/39 14/15   18/18 ? 286.15
163.12 Taunton 13w42 ~ 14w07 14.20 ~ 14.35   18/15 ? 281.12
177.26 Tiverton Parklway 14/26 14/59   18/04 ? 266.78
192.52 Cowley Bridge Jn 14/51 15/14   17/51 ? 251.52
193.72 Exeter St Davids 14w54 ~ 15w19 15.17 ~ 15.53   17/49 ? 250.32
204.34 Dawlish Warren 15/31 15/53   17/39 ? 239.70
206.07 Dawlish 15p34a ~ 15p49d 16.?? ~ 16.08   17/39 ? 239.70
214.06 Newton Abbot 15/59 16/21   17/29 ? 230.18
222.12 Paignton 16L14a 16.38   17L15d ? 222.12


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