5th September 1999

Past Time Rail
Midland Devonian

Locos Used 47725, 47776 & steam: 6024 'King Edward I' & 48773

Route :

Loco(s) Route
47725 London Paddington - Slough - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Chippenham - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - Bridgwater - Taunton - Cogload Jn - Exter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Paignton
6024 Paignton - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads
47725 + 6024 Bristol Temple Meads - Stapleton Road - Filton Jn - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Yate - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard
48773 Gloucester Yard - Cheltenham Spa - Ashchurch - Abbotswood Jn - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich Spa - Kidderminster - Stourbridge Junction - Galton Jn - Soho North Jn - Soho East Jn - Perry Barr North Jn - Bescot U&DG
47776 Bescot U&DG - Perry Barr North Jn - Perry Barr South Jn - Aston - Stechford - Birmingham New Street - Coventry - Kenilworth - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Didcot Parkway - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) Mike Harries comments: The plan was for 6024 to haul the train from Paignton to Gloucester, and for 48773 to assist from there – originally via Snow Hill to Dorridge, but Railtrack said that the train would be too long at Dorridge, and moved the loco change to Bescot. Somewhere near Worle Junction, possibly when easing for the TSR (30), water was carried over and a valve(s) was damaged. I noted at the time that “it sounded very odd”. The train had been running early, and was still almost on time on arrival at Bristol Temple Meads after taking it gently from Yatton. When 6024 was removed at Gloucester, it followed us to Galton Junction, and then took the originally planned route through Snow Hill; it was seen on the GWR line where we passed over it between Soho East Jn and Perry Bar. There was a check near Charfield when a “hot box detector”  was set off by the support coach. We stopped at Perry Barr North Jn after the final engine change because the wrong route had been set!

Source : Mike Harries (joined Swindon/left Birmingham International)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Mike Harries)

Location Booked Actual
Paddington 07.20d 23.04a
Ladbroke Grove 07/23 22/58
Acton West 07/26 22/53
Southall 07/30 22/49
Slough 07.39a ~ 07.41d 22.34a ~ 22.35d
Maidenhead 07/48 22/28
Twyford 07/54 22/22
Reading 08.00a ~ 08.02d 22.14a ~ 22.16d
Didcot Parkway 08.19a ~ 08.20d 21.56a ~ 21.57d

 

Location Booked Actual
Challow 08/30 ?
Uffington 08/32 ?
Swindon 08.43a ~ 08.46d ??.?? ~ 08.46
Wotton Bassett Jn 08/52 08/53
Chippenham 09/01 09/00
Thingley Jn 09/03 09/02
Bathampton Jn 09/10 09/07
Bath Spa 09/12 09/09
North Somerset Jn 09/23 09/18
Bristol East Jn 09/24 09/18
Bristol Temple Meads 09.25a ~ 09.28d 09.21 ~ 09.28
Worle Jn 09/45 09/43
Uphill Jn 09/47 09/45
Highbridge & Burnham 09/53 09/50
Bridgwater 09/58 09/55
Cogload Jn 10/04 10/00
Taunton 10/08 10/03
Tiverton Parkway 10/21 10/15
Cowley Bridge Jn 10/38 10/25
Exeter St Davids 10/40 10/26
Dawlish Warren 10/48 10/37
Newton Abbot 10/58 10/48
Torquay 11/06 10/58
Paignton 11L12a ~ 12L02d 11.02 ~ 12.06
Torquay 12/10 12/12
Newton Abbot 12/20 12/21
Dawlish Warren 12/33 12/33
Exeter St Davids 12w47 ~ 13w20 12.44 ~ 13.20
Cowley Bridge Jn 13/24 13/24
Tiverton Parkway 13/41 13/39
Taunton 13/59 13/51
Cogload Jn 14/04 13/55
Bridgwater 14/10 14/00
Highbridge & Burnham 14/17 14/05
Uphill Jn 14/24 14/10
Worle Jn 14/27 14/14
Parson Street 14/46 ?
Bristol Temple Meads 14w52 ~ 15w22 14.53 ~ 15.19
Bristol East Jn 15/24 15/23
Dr Days Jn 15/26 15/24
Stapleton Road 15/28 15/25
Filton Jn 15/34 15/30
Bristol Parkway 15/36 ?
Westerleigh Jn 15/44 15/45
Yate 15/48 15/49
Charfield 15/55 16/05
Standish Jn 16/09 16/17
Gloucester Yard Jn 16L22 ~ 16L50 16.34 ~ 17.09
Barnwood Jn 16/52 17/17
Cheltenham Spa 17/03 17/21
Ashchurch 17/13 17/30
Abbotswood Jn 17/27 17/42
Norton Jn 17/28 17/44
Worcester Shrub Hill 17w40 ~ 17w55 17.51 ~ 18.08
Tunnel Jn 17*59 ~ 18*15 18.10 ~ 18.14
Droitwich Spa 18/25 18/22
Hartlebury 18/32 18/30
Kidderminster 18/40 18/35
Stourbridge Junction 18/52 18.45 ~ 18.48
Rowley Regis 19/04 19/00
Smethwick West 19/12 19/04
Galton Jn 19/15 19/05
Soho North Jn 19/18 19/08
Soho East Jn 19/21 19/09
Perry Barr North Jn 19/33 19/14
Bescot U&DG 19L37 ~ 20L13 19.25 ~ 19.50
Perry Barr North Jn 20/21 20/06
Aston 20/25 20/12
Stechford 20/30 20.18 ~ 20.20
Birmingham International 20.34a ~ 20.36d 20.24 ~ ??.??
Coventry 20/46 ?
Kenilworth 20/55 ?
Leamington Spa 21/02 ?
Fenny Compton 21/12 ?
Banbury 21/20 ?
Heyford 21/30 ?
Wolvercot Jn 21/37 ?
Oxford 21/42 ?

Timings continue in first table.

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