28th April 2015

Railway Touring Company
The Great Britain VIII (Day 1 of 9)

Locos Used 66122 & steam: 70000 'Britannia'
Stock Used (2) (35465)+13320+99127+99712+99128+3058+99125+99121+99316+99122+3136+99723

Route :
1Z82 : London Victoria to Exeter St Davids
1Z84 : Exeter St Davids to Penzance

Loco(s) Route
70000 (1) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Latchmere Jn - North Pole Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden SW Sidings - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Southall - Maidenhead - Twyford - Reading - Southcote Jn - Newbury - Westbury - Clink Road Jn - Frome - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids
66122 Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Teignmouth - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth - Liskeard - Lostwithiel - Par - Truro - St Austell - Camborne - St Erth - Penzance

Notes: 
(1) 66122 on rear. 
(2) 35465 was only in the consist when 70000 'Britannia' was on the train. 
(3) This leg of the tour was originally advertised to be steam hauled by 34067 'Tangmere' from London Victoria to Exeter St Davids, double headed with 70000 'Britannia' to Par and, finally, diesel hauled from Par to Penzance.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual
London Victoria 08.44d [P2] 08.44 [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/48 ?
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/51 [RVL] ?
Longhedge Jn 08/54 ?
Latchmere Jn 08/57 08/57
Kensington Olympia 09/05 [DM] 09/04
North Pole Jn 09/10 09/07
Mitre Bridge Jn 09/11 09/08
Willesden SW Sidings 09/15 ?
Acton Wells Jn 09/18 09/14
Acton Main Line 09/28 [DR] 09/19
Acton West 09/30 [DR] 09/25
West Ealing 09/33 [DR] ?
Southall 09/37 [DR] 09/37
Heathrow Airport Jn 09/40 [DR] 09/40
Slough 09/50 [P4] [DR] 09/47
Maidenhead 09/58 [P3] [DR] 09/58
Twyford 10/07 [P3] [DR] 10/06
Twyford West 10/10 [DR-DM] ?
Kennet Bridge Jn 10/15 [DM] 10/13
Reading 10.17a ~ 10.20d [P7] 10.15 ~ 10.19 [P7]
Oxford Road Jn 10/25 10/22
Southcote Jn 10/28 10/24
Newbury Racecourse 10w45a ~ 10w58d [P3] 10.47 ~ ?
Newbury 11/02 [P1] 11/03
Bedwyn 11/15 11/19
Woodborough 11/28 11/32
Lavington 11/38 11/39
Heywood Road Jn 11/45 11/45
Westbury 11.48a ~ 11.50d [P2] 11.48 ~ 11.54
Fairwood Jn 11/54 11/58
Clink Road Jn 11/59 12/05
Frome 12w02a ~ 12w27d 12.08 ~ 12.26
Blatchbridge Jn 12/31½ 12/32
East Somerset Jn 12/37 12/40
Castle Cary 12/46 [P2] 12/50 [P2]
Somerton GF 12/57 12/57
Athelney LC 13/06 13/06
Cogload Jn 13/15 13/14
Taunton 13/21 [P2] 13/23 [P3]
Norton Fitzwarren 13/23 13/25
Whiteball 13/33 13/36
Tiverton Parkway 13/37 [P1] 13/40
Tiverton Loop 13/39 13/42
Cowley Bridge Jn 13/53 13/53
Exeter St Davids 13.56a [P4] ~ 14.57d [P4] 13.56 ~ 15.08
Dawlish Warren 15/07½ 15/21
Dawlish 15/09 15/23
Teignmouth 15/13 15/25
Newton Abbot 15/18 [P3] 15/30
Newton Abbot West Jn 15/19 15/31
Dainton Tunnel 15/25 15/35
Totnes 15/32 15/40
Aish Crossover 15/42 15/49
Ivybridge 15/47 [P1] 15/52
Hemerdon 15/52 15/57
Lipson Jn 16/00 16/02
Plymouth 16.06a ~ 16.16d [P7] 16.06 ~ 16.15
St Budeaux Jn 16/24 16/20
Saltash 16/29 [P1] 16/24
St Germans 16/37 [P1] 16/35
Liskeard 16/47 [P1] 16/46
St Pinnock 16/53 ?
Largin 16/55 ?
Lostwithiel 17/04 [P2] 17/03
Par 17/12 [P1] 17/08
Burngullow Jn 17/21 ?
Probus 17/28 ?
Truro 17/35 [P2] 17/33
Penwithers Jn 17/36 ?
Baldhu 17/45 ?
Camborne 17/57 17/55
St Erth 18/07 [P1] 18/06
Long Rock 18/12 ?
Penzance 18.15a [P1]  18.15


Associated E.C.S. Workings

27/04/15 : 
5Z?? : (70000 with 35465) :  Swanage to Stewarts Lane T&RSMD

Location Booked
Swanage 09.10d
Worgret Jn 09/57
Wareham 10t00 ~ 10t02
Poole 10/13
Bournemouth 10/26
Brockenhurst 10/45
Redbridge 10/57
Southampton [UGL] 11.01 ~ 11.41
Redbridge 11/51
Romsey 12/00
Dean 12/09
Laverstock South Jn 12/27
Laverstock North Jn 12/29
Grateley 12w41 ~ 12w52
Andover 12/58
Worting Jn 13/20
Basingstoke 13/28
Farnborough Main 13/50
Woking 14/05
Byfleet & New Haw 14/13
Addlestone Jn 14/15
Virginia Water 14/28
Staines 14/42
Feltham 14/50
Hounslow 14/54
Brentford 14/58
Barnes 15/08
Clapham Junction 15.16 ~ 15.20
Longhedge Jn 15/24
Stewarts Lane Jn 15/28
Battersea Loop 15.31 ~ 16.15
Stewarts Lane T&RSMD 16.25a

28/04/15 : 
5Z83 : (66122 with 70000 on rear) :  Exeter St Davids to Exeter Riverside Yard
5Z84 : (66122) :  Exeter Riverside Yard to Exeter St Davids

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Exeter St Davids 14.05d 14.44a
Exeter Riverside Yard 14.09a 14.40d

5Z86 : (70000 with 35465) :  Exeter Riverside Yard to Tavistock Junction

Location Booked Actual
Exeter Riverside Yard 15.34d  
Exeter St Davids 15.38 ~ 15.48  
Dawlish Warren 16/00  
Dawlish 16/02  
Teignmouth 16/06  
Newton Abbot 16/12 [P3] [P1]
Newton Abbot West Jn 16/13  
Dainton Tunnel 16/20  
Totnes 16/31 [DM]
Aish Crossover 16/43  
Ivybridge 16/47  
Hemerdon 16/51  
Plymouth Sig.P197 16.58 ~ 17.07  
Plymouth Sig.P132 17.10 ~ 17.12  
Tavistock Junction 17.15a  


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