30th May 2015

UK Railtours
The Eden Project

Locos Used 66014 & 66156
Stock Used 21245+3123+3068+1691+3119+3069+3120+1651+3110+1832+4927+5292

Route :
1C52 : London Paddington to Par
1A98 : Par to London Paddington

Loco(s) Route
66014 (1) London Paddington - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Southcote Jn - Newbury - Heywood Road Jn - Westbury - Clink Road Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth - Liskeard - Par
66156 (2) Par - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) 66156 on rear. 
(2) 66014 on rear. 
(3) Off tour options; A visit to the Eden Project, a coach tour to Padstow or a visit to the Bodmin & Wenford Railway.


66014 at Plymouth on the outward leg (photo: David Lodwick)

Source : David Lodwick (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Lodwick & Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
0.00 London Paddington 07.09d [P9] 07.09   22.32a [P1] 22.34
1.73 Ladbroke Grove 07/12 [DR] 07/12   22/28 [UM] 22/29
5.08 Acton West 07/15½ [DR] 07/17   22/22½ [UM] 22/24
9.01 Southall 07/22 [DR] 07/24   22/19½ [UM] 22/21
11.20 Heathrow Airport Jn 07/28 [DR] 07/28   22/18 [UM] 22/19
18.31 Slough 07.35a ~ 07.37d [P4] [DR] 07.36 ~ 07.40   22.05a ~ 22.08d [P5] [UR] 22.06 ~ 22.09
24.14 Maidenhead 07/46 [P3] [DR] 07/47   21/57 [P4] [UR] 21/58
30.78 Twyford 07/54½ [DR] 07/54   21/50 [UR] 21/53
? Kennet Bridge Jn 08/00½ [DM] 07/59   21/45 [UR] 21/47
35.73 Reading 08.03a ~ 08.13d [P8] 08.02 ~ 08.12   21.39a ~ 21.42d [P8] 21.43 ~ 21.46
? Oxford Road Jn 08/15 08/14   21/36½ 21/41
37.57 Southcote Jn 08/17 08/17   21/36 21/38
53.01 Newbury 08.34a ~ 08.36d [P1] 08.32 ~ 08.34   21.11a ~ 21.16d [P2] 21.12 ~ 21.15
66.24 Bedwyn 08/51 [P1] 08/49   20/56 [P2] 21/01
78.68 Woodborough 09/02 08/59   20/45 20/50
88.01 Lavington 09/09½ 09/06   20/36 20/43
94.40 Heywood Road Jn 09/16 09/12   20/30 20/36
95.42 Westbury 09c18 ~ 09c20 [P1] 09.15 ~ 09.18   20c26 ~ 20c27 [P3] 20.30 ~ 20.34
96.76 Fairwood Jn 09/23½ 09/21   20/22½ 20/27
100.18 Clink Road Jn 09/27½ 09/26   20/17 20/21
102.20 Blatchbridge Jn 09/29½ 09/28   20/15 20/18
? East Somerset Jn 09/32½ 09/32   20/11½ 20/13
115.09 Castle Cary 09/40½ [P2] 09/40   20/04½ [P1] 20/00
? Somerton GF 09/49½ 09/47   19/54 19/50
? Athelney LC 09/56½ 09/56   19/45½ 19/42
137.49 Cogload Jn 09/59½ 09/59   19/41 19/37
142.52 Taunton 10/03½ 10/03   19/37 19/33
? Norton Fitzwarren 10/04½ 10/04   19/35½ 19/31
? Whiteball 10/14½ 10/13   19/28 19/24
156.66 Tiverton Parkway 10/17½ [P1] 10/16   19/25 [P2] 19/21
? Tiverton Loop 10/19 10/18   19/23½ 19/19
172.12 Cowley Bridge Jn 10/30½ 10/29   19/11 19/07
173.32 Exeter St Davids 10/32 [P4] 10/33   19/09½ [P5] 19/05
183.74 Dawlish Warren 10/41 10/44   18/59½ 18/55
? Dawlish 10/45½ [P1] 10/46   18/58 [P2] 18/53
? Teignmouth 10/50 [P1] 10/49   18/55 [P2] 18/50
193.46 Newton Abbot 10/56 10/54   18/49½ 18/46
? Newton Abbot West Jn 10/56½ 10/55   18/49 18/45
? Dainton Tunnel 11/01 11/00   18/45 18/41
202.23 Totnes 11/08 11/06   18/37 18/35
? Aish Crossover 11/18 11/18   18/28 18/28
214.59 Ivybridge 11/23 [P1] 11/23   18/23 [P2] 18/24
218.50 Hemerdon 11/28 11/28   18/18 18/18
223.75 Lipson Jn 11/35 11/33   18/11 18/11
225.35 Plymouth 11c40 ~ 11c47 [P4] 11.37 ~ 11.46   18c05 ~ 18c08  18.07 ~ 18.08
228.27 St Budeaux Jn 11/53½ 11/52   17/58½ 18/02
229.53 Saltash 11/58 [P1] 11/56   17/55 [P2] 17/58
234.51 St Germans 12/04 [P1] 12/04   17/50 [P2] 17/53
243.13 Liskeard 12/14 [P1] 12/13   17/41 [P2] 17/44
247.57 St Pinnock 12/19 ?   17/36 ?
248.28 Largin 12/20 ?   17/35 ?
252.30 Bodmin Parkway 12.26a ~ 12.29d [P1] ?   17.26a ~ 17.28d [P2] ?
255.61 Lostwithiel 12/33 [P2] 12/37   17/21 [P1] 17/23
260.16 Par 12.42a 12.46   17.14d 17.14


Associated workings on the Bodmin & Wenford Railway

G.W.R. 2-8-0T 4247 and Diesel locos 33110 & 47306 were reported in operation. 

Location Booked Booked
Bodmin Parkway 13.00d 15.25d
Bodmin General 13.20a ~ 13.50d 15.45a ~ 15.55d
Boscarne Junction 14.05a 16.10a

 

Location Booked Booked
Boscarne Junction 14.18d 16.20d
Bodmin General 14.35a ~ 14.55d 16.35a ~ 16.50d
Bodmin Parkway 15.12a 17.05a


Associated E.C.S. Moves

5C52 : (66156 with 66014 on rear) : Eastleigh T&RSMD to London Paddington
5Z98 : (66014 with 66156 on rear) : London Paddington to Eastleigh T&RSMD

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Eastleigh T&RSMD 04.38d 00.40a
Eastleigh 04/48 00/30
Winchester 04.57 ~ 04.58 00/19
Worting Jn 05/13 00/05
Basingstoke 05/15 00/01
Bramley 05/22 23/53
Reading 05/36 23.37 ~ 23.39
Twyford 05/41 23/29
Maidenhead 05/48 23/23
Slough 06/00 23/17
Southall 06/19 23/09
Acton Main Line 06.27 ~ 06.29 23/04
Ladbroke Grove 06/46 23/00
London Paddington 06.50a [P9] 22.58d [P1]

5C73 : (66014 with 66156 on rear) : Par to St Blazey LIP
5A98 : (66156 with 66014 on rear) : St Blazey LIP to Par

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Par 13.06d 16.41a
St Blazey SB 13.09 ~ 13.14 16.33 ~ 16.38
St Blazey LIP 13.17a 16.30d


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