5th September 2009

UK Railtours (?)
???

Locos Used 67003 & 67029
Stock Used 5341+1699+3068+3097+3149+1691+3119+3120+17015 (booked for load 11)

Route :
1Z30 : London Paddington to Plymouth
1Z31 : Plymouth to London Paddington

Loco(s) Route
????? (1) London Paddington - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Southcote Jn - Bedwyn - (via Westbury & Frome avoiding lines) - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth
67029 (2) Plymouth - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) Confirmation required - believed to have been 67003 hauling with 67029 on rear.
(2) 67003 on rear.
(3) Timing sheet states this tour was being operated by DBS/Riviera for UK Railtours however the Webmaster has so far been unable to find any reference to this trip elsewhere and UK Railtours (also) ran 'The Harwich-Hook' tour on this date. Train seen leaving Plymouth around 18.05 hauled by 67029 with 67003 on the rear.

Sources : Scott Spencer & Mike Burnitt

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Scott Spencer)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Paddington 06.37d [P9] 21.56a [P9]
Ladbroke Grove 07/12 [RL] 21/52
Acton West 07/15½ 21/48
Southall 07/22 21/45
Airport Jn 07/28 21/43½
Slough 07.35a ~ 07.39d [P4] 21.32a ~ 21.35d [P3]
Maidenhead 07/46 21/27
Twyford 07/52 21/22
Reading 07.58a ~ 08.15d [P8] 21.12a ~ 21.15d [P5] [ML]
Southcote Jn 08/19½ 21/08
Newbury 08/34 20c49 ~ 20c51
Bedwyn 08/46 20/38
Woodborough 08/57 20/27
Lavington 09/03 20/19
Heywood Road Jn 09/09 20/14
Fairwood Jn 09/11 20/12
Clink Road Jn 09/13 20/10
Blatchbridge Jn 09/15 20/08
East Somerset Jn 09/18 20/04
Castle Cary 09/26 [P2] 19/56 [P1]
Somerton GF 09/33 19/48½
Athelney Crossing 09/39 19/42
Cogload Jn 09/42 19/37
Taunton 09/46½ [P3] 19/33 [P4]
Norton Fitzwarren 09/47½ 19/30½
Whiteball 09/55 19/24
Tiverton Parkway 09/57 19/21 [P2]
Tiverton Loop 09/58½ 19/19½
Cowley Bridge Jn 10/09 19/07
Exeter St Davids 10/11 [P4] 19/05 [P5]
Dawlish Warren 10/21½ 18/54½
Dawlish 10/24 18/53
Teignmouth 10/30 18/50
Newton Abbot 10/36 [P2] 18/44½ [P3]
Newton Abbot West Jn 10/36½ 18/44
Dainton Tunnel 10/41 18/40
Totnes 10/47 18/34
Aish Emergency Crossover 10/55½ 18/26
Ivybridge 11/00 18/21
Hemerdon 11/04 18/17
Lipson Jn 11/10 18/08
Plymouth 11.12a [P6] 18.05d [P7]


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