31st March 2007
Nenta Train Tours
The Bath & Quantock Hills Explorer
| Locos Used | 47812 & 47815 |
| Stock Used | 21272+3097+3119+1679+3125+3110+3144+5276+5292+5008+5376 |
Route:
1Z47 : North Walsham to Minehead
1Z48 : Minehead to North Walsham
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 47812 (1) (3) | North Walsham - Norwich |
| 47815 (2) | Norwich - Stowmarket - Ipswich - Colchester - Ilford - Stratford - Dalston Jn - Camden Road - Gospel Oak - Acton Main Line - Slough - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Chippenham - Bath Spa - Bristol Temple Meads - Taunton - Minehead |
| 47812 (1) (3) | Minehead - (reverse of outward route) - Gospel Oak - Upper Holloway - Tottenahm South Jn - Temple Mills East Jn - Stratford - (reverse of outward route) - Norwich |
| 47815 (2) (3) | Norwich - North Walsham |
Notes :
(1) 47815 on rear.
(2) 47812 on rear.
(3) Which loco led this section is believe to be correct, but confirmation is
required.
Sources : Richard Rooker & John Clifford
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Timings (Booked Only)
(from Richard Rooker)
| Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
| North Walsham | 05.20d | 01.45a |
| Hoveton & Wroxham | 05.35a ~ 05.37d | 01.24a ~ 01.27d |
| Whitlingham Jn | 05/47 | 01/13 |
| Norwich | 05.55a ~ 06.03d | 00.59a ~ 01.09d |
| Trowse Swing Bridge Jn | 06/05 | 00/57 |
| Trowse Jn | 06/06 | 00/56 |
| Diss | 06.22a ~ 06.24d | 00.33a ~ 00.36d |
| Haughley Jn | 06/34 | 00/21 |
| Stowmarket | 06.37a ~ 06.39d | 00.14a ~ 00.17d |
| Ipswich East Suffolk Jn | 06/51 | 00/04 |
| Ipswich | 06.53a ~ 06.55d | 23.58a ~ 00.02d |
| Ipswich Halifax Jn | 06/57 | 23/56 |
| Manningtree | 07.06a ~ 07.08d | 23.44a ~ 23.47d |
| Colchester | 07.20a ~ 07.22d | 23.34a ~ 23.36d |
| Marks Tey | 07/28 | 23/28 |
| Witham | 07.35a ~ 07.39d | 23.19a ~ 23.21d |
| Chelmsford | 07.51a ~ 07.53d | 23.07a ~ 23.09d |
| Shenfield Chelmsford Loop | 22/58 | |
| Shenfield | 08/03 | 22.51a ~ 22.56d |
| Shenfield London End Jn | ? | 22/50 |
| Gidea Park | 08/07 | 22/40 |
| Ilford | 08/12 | 22/32 |
| Forest Gate Jn | 08/13 | 22/30 |
| Stratford | 08.16a ~ 08.18d | 22.22a ~ 22.27d |
| Channelsea Jn | 08/25 | 22/13 |
| Dalston Jn | 08/40 | - |
| Caanonbury West Jn | 08/44 | - |
| Camden Road East Jn | 08/50 | - |
| Camden Road | 08/53 | - |
| Temple Mills East Jn | - | 22/10 |
| Coppermill Jn | - | 22/05 |
| Tottenham South Jn | - | 22/04 |
| South Tottenham | - | 22/02 |
| Upper Holloway | - | 21/56 |
| Junction Road Jn | - | 21/54 |
| Gospel Oak | 09/01 | 21/52 |
| Kensal Green Jn | 09/12 | 21/39 |
| Willesden Jn High Level | 09/14 | 21/38 |
| Acton Wells Jn | 09/16 | 21/33 |
| Acton Main Line | 09/43 | 21/27 |
| Acton West | 09/45 | 21/16 |
| West Ealing | ? | 21/21 |
| Southall | 09/54 | 21/16 |
| Heathrow Airport Jn | 09/56 | 21/13 |
| Slough | 10/02 | 21/04 |
| Slough West | 10/03 | ? |
| Maidenhead | 10/07 | 20/53 |
| Twyford | 10/12 | 20/45 |
| Reading | 10/16 | 20.35a ~ 20.38d |
| Reading West Jn | 10/17 | 20/31 |
| Didcot Parkway | 10.31a ~ 10.33d | 20/18 |
| Wantage Road | 10/42 | 20/11 |
| Challow | 10/45 | 20/08 |
| Uffington | 10/47 | 20/06 |
| Swindon | 10/57 | 19/57 |
| Wootton Bassett Jn | 11/03 | 19/52 |
| Chippenham | 11/14 | 19/44 |
| Thingley Jn | 11/16 | 19/42 |
| Bathampton Jn | 11/22 | 19/33 |
| Bath Spa | 11.25a ~ 11.28d | 19.26a ~ 19.29d |
| North Somerset Jn | 11/39 | 19/14 |
| Bristol East Jn | 11/40 | 19/13 |
| Bristol Temple Meads | 11.41a ~ 11.47d | 19.02a ~ 19.12d |
| Bristol West Jn | 11/48 | 19/00 |
| Parton Street | ? | 18/58 |
| Worle Jn | 12/04 | 18/45 |
| Uphill Jn | 12/06 | 18/43 |
| Highbridge & Burnham | ? | 18/38 |
| Bridgewater | 12/20 | 18/33 |
| Cogload Jn | 12/26 | 18/28 |
| Taunton | 12.34a ~ 12.36d | 18.21a ~ 18.22d |
| Norton Fitzwarren | 12.41a ~ 12.47d | 18.15a ~ 18.16d |
| Bishops Lydeard | 12.59a ~ 13.00d | 18.00a ~ 18.03d |
| Minehead | 14.10a | 16.50d |