27th November 2011

First Great Western
Class 142 Farewell Railtour

DMUs Used 142001, 142009, 142063 & 142068

Route :
2Z61 : Exeter St Davids via Marsh Barton to Exeter St Davids
2Z62 : Exeter St Davids to Newton Abbot
2Z63 : Newton Abbot via Heathfield to Newton Abbot
2Z64 : Newton Abbot to Exeter St Davids
2Z65 : Exeter St Davids via Meldon Quarry & Barnstaple to Exeter St Davids
2Z66 : Exeter St Davids to Plymouth
2Z67 : Plymouth to Exeter St Davids

DMUs (1) Route
142001+142063+142068 Exeter St Davids - Exeter City Basin Jn
142068+142063+142001 Exeter City Basin Jn - Exeter St Thomas
142001+142063+142068 Exeter St Thomas - Marsh Barton
142068+142063+142001 Marsh Barton - Exeter St Davids
142001+142063+142068 Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Teignmouth - Newton Abbot
142068+142063+142001 Newton Abbot - Heathfield
142001+142063+142068 Heathfield - Newton Abbot
142068+142063+142001 Newton Abbot - Teignmouth - Dawlish - Exeter St Davids - Cowley Bridge Jn - Crediton - Okehampton - Meldon Quarry
142001+142063+142068 Meldon Quarry - Okehampton - Crediton
142068+142063+142001 Crediton - Eggesford - Barnstaple
142001+142063+142068 Barnstaple - Eggesford - Crediton - Cowley Bridge Jn - Exeter St Davids
142009+142001 Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Teignmouth - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Ivybridge - Plymouth
142001+142009 Plymouth - Ivybridge - Totnes - Newton Abbot - Teignmouth - Dawlish - Exeter St Davids

Sources : Stuart Smith, Robert Green & Peter Young

Photo Review


142068 leading the tour on the Heathfield branch (photo: Roger Geach)


142068 leading the tour at Yeoford (photo: Roger Geach)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Stuart Smith & Steve Carter)

Location Booked Actual
Exeter St Davids 09.30d [P6] ??.?? [P6]
Exeter City Basin Jn ??.?? ~ ??.?? ??.?? ~ ??.?? [Sig E681]
Exeter St Thomas ??.?? ~ ??.?? ??.?? ~ ??.?? [Sig E680]
Marsh Barton 09.50 ~ 09.55 ??.?? ~ ??.?? [Alphington Road]
Exeter St Davids 10.00 ~ 10.25 ? [P6]
Dawlish Warren ? ? [DM] [UM]
Dawlish ? ? [P2]
Teignmouth ? ? [P2] [DM]
Newton Abbot 10.45 ~ 10.55 [P3] ??.?? ~ ??.?? [P3]
Heathfield 11.25 ~ 11.35 ??.?? ~ ??.?? [EoL beyond former station]
Newton Abbot 12.10 ~ 12.20 [P3] ??.?? ~ ??.?? [P3]
Dawlish Warren ? ? [DM]
Exeter St Davids 12.40a ~ 13.15d [P6] ? [P6]
Crediton 13.26 ~ 13.28 ? [P2]
Okehampton 14.04 ~ 14.05 ?
Meldon Quarry 14.20 ~ 14.25 ??.?? ~ ??.?? [Dartmoor Railway platform]
Okehampton 14.40 ~ 14.41 ?
Crediton 15.08 ~ ??.?? ? [P1]
Crediton ??.?? ~ ??.?? ??.?? ~ ??.?? [sig CN2]
Crediton ??.?? ~ 15.25 ? [P2]
Eggesford 15x50 ~ 15x53 ?
Barnstaple 16.17 ~ 16.23 ??.?? ~ ??.??
Eggesford 16x45 ~ 16x48 ?
Crediton 17.06 ~ 17.08 ? [P1]
Exeter St Davids 17.23 ~ 17.30 ? [P4]
Dawlish 17/41 ?
Teignmouth 17/44 ?
Newton Abbot 17/49 ?
Totnes 18/01 ?
Ivybridge 18/16 ?
Plymouth 18.30a ~ 18.47d ??.?? ~ ??.?? [P8]
Ivybridge 19/02 ?
Totnes 19/16 ?
Newton Abbot 19/23 ?
Teignmouth 19/28 ?
Dawlish 19/31 ?
Exeter St Davids 19.50a ??.?? [P6]


Associated E.C.S. Working

???? : (142001+142063+142068) : Exeter Depot to Exeter St Davids
???? : (142001+142009) : Exeter St Davids to Exeter Depot

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Exeter Depot 09.00d ??.??a
Exeter St Davids ??.??a [P6] (20.00d)


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