22nd March 2003
Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Eden Project / Bodmin and Wenford Railway
(Merrymaker series)
| Locos Used | 67008 & 67014 |
| Stock Used | 5482+4986+1832+4925+3146+1698+3097+3120+3141+3147+1680+3149+2834 |
Route:
1Z27 : Paddington to Par
1Z28 : Par to Paddington
| Loco | Route (1) |
| 67008 | London Paddington - Slough - Reading - Swindon - Wootton Basset Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Jn - Stapleton Road - Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - (direct route) - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Plymouth - Bodmin Parkway - Par |
| 67014 | Par - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads - Bath Spa - Chippenham - Wootton Bassett Jn - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington |
Notes:
(1) Route confirmation required (above is from the booked timings).
Tour also ran with an option called "Bodmin & Wenford Railway" - alighting at Bodmin Parkway for some four hours on that preserved railway.
Sources : Terry Jackson, Scott Spencer & "Selby"
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Timings (Booked only)
| Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
| Paddington | 06.58d | 22.38a |
| Ladbroke Grove | 07/00 | 22/33 |
| Acton West | 07/05 | 22/29 |
| Southall | 07/14 | 22/26 |
| Airport Jn | 07/16 | 22/24 |
| Slough | 07.25a ~ 07.27d | 22.14a ~ 22.17d |
| Maidenhead | 07/33 | 22/09 |
| Twyford | 07/39 | 22/03 |
| Reading | 07.46a ~ 07.50d | 21.56a ~ 21.58d |
| Didcot Parkway | 08/06 | 21/42 |
| Challow | 08/14 | 21/33 |
| Uffington | 08/16 | 21/31 |
| Swindon | 08.27a ~ 08.30d | 21/24 |
| Wotton Bassett Jn | 08/37 | 21/19 |
| Hullavington | 08/45 | - |
| Westerleigh Jn | 08/56 | - |
| Bristol Parkway | 09/02 | - |
| Filton Jn | 09/03 | - |
| Stapleton Road | 09/08 | - |
| Dr Days Jn | 09/09 | - |
| Chippenham | - | 21/10 |
| Thingley Jn | - | 21/08 |
| Bathampton Jn | - | 21/00 |
| Bath Spa | - | 20/57 |
| North Somerset Jn | - | 20/47 |
| Bristol East Jn | 09/11 | 20/46 |
| Bristol Temple Meads | 09.12a ~ 09.14d | 20.40a ~ 20.45d |
| Yatton | 09.27a ~ 09.34d | ??/?? |
| Worle Jn | 09/40 | 20/23 |
| Uphill Jn | 09/42 | 20/15 |
| Highbridge & Burnham | 09/47 | 20/08 |
| Bridgwater | 09/52 | 20/02 |
| Cogload Jn | 09/58 | 19/55 |
| Taunton | 10/01 | 19/52 |
| Tiverton Parkway | 10/13 | 19/40 |
| Cowley Bridge Jn | 10/25 | 19/27 |
| Exeter St Davids | 10.27a ~ 10.32d | 19.22a ~ 19.25d |
| Dawlish Warren | 10.43a ~ 10.58d | 19.01a ~ 19.10d |
| Newton Abbot | 11/11 | 18/45 |
| Totnes | 11/26 | 18/32 |
| Ivybridge | 11/41 | 18/19 |
| Hemerdon | 11/46 | 18/14 |
| Lipson Jn | 11/51 | 18/07 |
| Plymouth | 11.53a ~ 11.55d | 18.01a ~ 18.04d |
| Saltash | 12/04 | 17/52 |
| St Germans | 12/10 | 17/45 |
| Liskeard | 12/20 | 17/36 |
| Largin | 12/26 | 17/30 |
| Bodmin Parkway | 12.31a ~ 12.33d | 17.21a ~ 17.24d |
| Lostwithiel | 12/38 | 17/17 |
| Par | 12.45a | 17.01d |
Key;
a : arrival time
d : departure time
/ : passing time
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