17th March 2007

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
(Bath or Bristol)

Blue Pullman Series

Locos Used 47848 & 47853
Stock Used ???

Route:
1Z47 : Southend Central to Bristol Temple Meads
1Z48 : Bristol Temple Meads to Southend Central

Loco(s) Route
47853 (1) Southend Central - Pitsea - Upminster - Forest Gate Jn - Stratford - Camden Road - Willesden Jn High Level - Acton West - Slough - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Bath Spa - Bristol Temple Meads
47848 (2) Bristol Temple Meads - Bath Spa - Bradford Jn - (3) Westbury
47853 (1) Westbury - Heywood Road Jn - Newbury - Reading - (reverse of outward route) - Southend Central

Notes :
(1) 47848 on rear.
(2) 47853 on rear.
(3) Diverted via Westbury to reverse due to a loco fault. Was booked Bradford Jn - Hawkeridge Jn - Heywood Road Jn.

Source : Richard Rooker

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Richard Rooker)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Southend Central 07.30d 07.31   21.14a 21.08
Leigh-On-Sea 07/36 07/35   21/07 21/01
Pitsea 07/44 07/40   20/59 20/52
Basildon 07.47a ~ 07.49d 07.44 ~ 07.48   20.53a ~ 20.55d 20/43 ~ 20.45
Laindon 07/54 07/51   20/49 20/41
Upminster 08.02a ~ 08.04d 08.00 ~ 08.04   20.37a ~ 20.39d 20.31 ~ 20.32
Barking 08.14a ~ 08.16d 08.15 ~ 08.17   20.25a ~ 20.27d 20.19 ~ 20.21
Woodgrange Park 08/20 08/20   20/22 20/15
Forest Gate Jn 08/25 08/24   20/20 20/10
Maryland 08/27 ?   ? ?
Stratford 08.30a ~ 08.32d 08.27 ~ 08.30   20.01a ~ 20.17d 19.57 ~ 20.07
Channelsea Jn 08/35 ?   19/58 ?
Dalston Jn 08/42 08/40   19/48 19/46
Camden Road East Jn 08/48 ?   19/41 ?
Camden Road 08/50 08/48   19/39 19/37
Gospel Oak 08/53 08/52   19/36 19/34
Kensal Green Jn 09/05 ?   19/18 19/24
Willesden Jn High Level 09/06 09/08   19/17 19/22
Acton Wells Jn 09/09 09/12   19/13 19/20
Acton Main Line 09/11 ?   19/08 ?
Acton West 09/13 09/17   19/07 ?
West Ealing 09/15 ?   19/04 ?
Southall 09/21 09/27   19/01 19/12
Heathrow Airport Jn 09/27 09/31   18/58 19/10
Dolphin Jn ? ?   18/51 ?
Slough 09/34 09/37   18/49 19/05
Maidenhead 09/40 09/43   18/45 19/02
Twyford 09/46 09/48   18/39 18/57
Reading 09.51a ~ 09.53d 09.54 ~ 09.56   18.28a ~ 18.32d 18.47 ~ 18.50
Reading West Jn 09/56 09/58  
Moreton Cutting 10/13 ?  
Didcot Parkway 10/15 10/22  
Wantage Road 10/20 ?  
Challow 10/23 10/35  
Uffington 10/25 10/38  
Swindon 10/35 10/46  
Wootton Bassett Jn 10/40 10/51  
Chippenham 10/49 10/59  
Thingley Jn 10/51 11/01  
Southcote Jn   18/20 18/42
Newbury   18/00 18/19
Bedwyn   17/42 18/07
Woodborough   17/28 17/58
Lavington   17/20 17/51
Heywood Road Jn   17/15 17/44
Westbury   DIV 17.24 ~ 17.40
Hawkeridge Jn   17/12 DIV
Bradford Jn   17/05 17/15
Bathampton Jn 11/03 11/08   16/55 16/58
Bath Spa 11.07a ~ 11.12d 11.14 ~ 11.19   16.47a ~ 16.51d 16/50 ~ 16/53
North Somerset Jn 11/23 11/30   16/37 16/37
Bristol East Jn 11/24 ?   16/36 ?
Bristol Temple Meads 11.25a 11.33   16.35d 16.35


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