17th May 1997

Past Time Rail
The Zulu

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

Route :

Loco Route
????? Northampton - Long Buckby - Rugby - Coventry - Birmingham International - Stechford - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Galton Jn - Rowley Regis - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Droitwich Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Ashchurch - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Standish Jn - Yate - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Stapleton Road - Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Paignton
6024 Paignton - (reverse of outward route) - Uphill Jn - Weston-super-Mare - Worle Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Gloucester Yard Jn - Gloucester (1)
????? Gloucester - Barnwood Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Northampton

Notes :
(1) A slip of paper in with the timing sheet apologised that "due to a planning error by EWS and the late lifting of the high fire risk ban by Railtrack GW, we have been notified that the steam section will have to be terminated at Gloucester, as a result of no platform being available at Worcester Shrub Hill to facilitate the loco change."
(2) Route confirmation required - above taken from booked timings. The map in with the itinerary was headed "The Wanderers' Return" for reason(s) unexplained.


Bob Smith's ticket.

Source : Bob Smith

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Bob Smith)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Northampton 06.25d 22.55a 510.75
9.49 Long Buckby 06/35 22/49 501.26
18.79 Rugby 09.46a ~ 06.48d 22.34a ~ 22.36d 491.76
41.14 Birmingham International 07.10a ~ 07.12d 22.11a ~ 22.13d 469.58
45.47 Stechford 07/21 22/06 464.25
48.58 Proof House Jn 07/24 22/02 461.14
49.32 Birmingham New Street 07.27a ~ 07.32d 21.56a ~ 21.59d 460.40
51.33 Soho South Jn 07/38 21/51 458.39
53.11 Galton Jn 07/40 21/49 456.61
56.17 Rowley Regis 07/45 21/44 453.55
61.35 Stourbridge Junction 08/01 21/25 448.37
68.14 Kidderminster 08.12a ~ 08.22d 21.13a ~ 21.15d 441.58
71.68 Hartlebury 08/26 21/06 438.04
77.50 Droitwich Spa 08/32 21/03 432.22
83.29 Worcester Shrub Hill 08.39a ~ 08.42d 20.52a ~ 20.55d 426.43
86.34 Norton Jn 08/48 20/44 423.38
98.03 Ashchurch 09/06 20/32 410.69
105.14 Cheltenham Spa 09/14 20/25 403.58
110.57 Barnwood Jn 09/20 ? ?
- Gloucester - 19L41a ~ 20L16d 397.18
117.54 Standish Jn 09/38 19/29 390.07
130.79 Charfield 09/48 19/14 376.62
137.40 Yate 09/55 19/05 370.21
143.62 Bristol Parkway 10/15 18/55 362.78
148.01 Stapleton Road 10/26 18/46 359.60
148.78 Dr Days Jn 10/29 18/43 358.63
149.44 Bristol Temple Meads 10.31a ~ 10.35d 18w00a ~ 18w39d 358.17
166.29 Worle Jn 10/51 17/35 341.32
- Weston-super-Mare - 17/30 339.10
182.65 Bridgewater 11/06 17/07 323.75
189.27 Cogload Jn 11/11 17/00 317.33
194.30 Taunton 11/14 16w32a ~ 16w52d 312.30
208.44 Tiverton Parkway 11/26 16/13 298.16
223.70 Cowley Bridge Jn 11/39 ? ?
225.10 Exeter St Davids 11/41 15w25a ~ 15w50d 282.70
235.52 Dawlish Warren 11/51 15/13 271.08
245.24 Newton Abbot 12/02 15/01 261.36
253.30 Paignton 12.19a 14.42d 253.30


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