15th November 2003

Past Time Rail
The Merchant Venturer

Locos Used 47734 & steam : 60009 'Union of South Africa'

Route:
1Z27 : Taunton to London Paddington
1Z28 : London Paddington to Taunton

Loco Route
47734 Taunton - Weston-super-Mare - Bristol Temple Meads
60009 Bristol Temple Meads - Bath Spa - Chippenham - Swindon - (via GWML) - London Paddington
60009 London Paddington - (reverse of outward route) - Swindon - Bristol Parkway - Filton Jn - Stapleton Road - Bristol Temple Meads
47734 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Taunton

Sources : various including Shaun Courtnage

Timings (Booked Only)

Miles Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) Miles
0.0 Taunton 08.00d 22.43a 44.7
4.9 Cogload Jn 08/06 22/38 40.2
11.5 Bridgwater 08.13a ~ 08.16d 22.27a ~ 22.29d 33.1
17.8 Highbridge & Burnham 08/25 22/20 26.8
25.1 Uphill Jn 08/31 22/14 19.6
25.7 Weston-super-Mare 08.34a ~ 08.37d 22.08a ~ 22.10d 26.8
28.0 Worle Jn 08/41 22/04 16.7
43.0 Parson Street 08/56 ? ?
44.7
0.0		 Bristol Temple Meads 09L02a ~ 09L45d 21L00a ~ 21L40d 118.4
0.0
0.3 Bristol East Jn 09/47 20/58 118.2
0.8 North Somerset Jn 09/49    
11.4 Bath Spa 10/01    
13.7 Bathampton Jn 10/05    
22.2 Thingley Jn 10/14    
24.4 Chippenham 10/16    
- Dr Days Jn - 20/56 117.9
- Stapleton Road - 20/52 116.0
- Filton Jn - 20/47 113.0
- Bristol Parkway - 20/45 111.8
- Westerleigh Jn - 20/37 107.1
- Hullavington - 19*47a ~ 20*15d 94.1
35.3 Wotton Bassett Jn 10/26 19/31 83.9
40.0 Rushley Platt 10/33 ? ?
40.9 Swindon West Loop 10w36a ~ 11w00d - -
41.2 Swindon 11/03 19/25 77.3
52.0 Uffington 11/16 19/13 66.5
54.5 Challow 11/19 18w15a ~ 19w08d 64.0
58.2 Wantage Road 11/22 18/10 60.2
63.2 Milton Jn 11/28 ? ?
64.7 Foxhall Jn 11/30 ? ?
65.3 Didcot Parkway 11/32 18/02 53.1
82.5 Reading 11/57 17/46 36.0
87.5 Twyford 12/05 17/36 31.0
94.3 Maidenhead 12/12 17/28 24.2
100.1 Slough 12/21 17/21 18.4
109.4 Southall 12/32 17/21 9.1
111.7 West Ealing 12/35 ? ?
113.4 Acton West 12/38 16/59 5.0
116.5 Ladbroke Grove 12/43 16/55 1.9
118.4 Paddington 12.50a 16.50d 0.0


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