5th September 2015

UK Railtours
Glorious Devon

Loco Used 67029 'Royal Diamond'
Stock Used

21245+3123+3068+1691+3069+3120+3119+1651+3110+1832+4927+5292

Route : 
1Z14 : Northampton to Paignton
1Z15 : Paignton to Northampton

Loco Route
67029 Northampton - Milton Keynes Central - Tring - Watford Junction - Wembley Central - Sudbury Jn - Wembley Yard South Jn - Willesden No.7 Jn - Acton Canal Wharf - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Ealing Broadway - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Southcote Jn - Newbury - Heywood Road Jn - Westbury - Fairwood Jn - Clink Road Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Torquay - Paignton
67029 Paignton - (reverse of outward route) - Fairwood Jn - Heywood Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Northampton

Notes : 
(1) Off tour options: Paignton & Dartmouth Railway (with G.W.R. 2-8-0T 4277 'Hercules' and 4-6-0 7827 'Lydham Manor' in use) and South Devon Railway (with G.W.R. 0-6-0 3205 in use).

Source : David Lodwick (on the tour Northampton - Paignton - Ealing Broadway)

Photo Review


67029 starting the day at Northampton (photo: David Lodwick)


4277 at Churston on the P&DR (photo: David Lodwick)


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

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Northampton 07.10d [P3] 07.10 23.12a [P3] 23.20
Hanslope Jn 07/20 [US] 07/21 22/59 23/05
Milton Keynes Central 07.28a ~ 07.31d [P1] [US] 07.27 ~ 07.30 22.49a ~ 22.52d [P3] [DS] 22.54 ~ 22.59
Bletchley 07/36 [P4] [US] 07/36 22/41 [P3] [DS] 22/49
Ledburn Jn 07/44 [US] 07/42 22/34½ [DS] 22/42
Tring 07.51a ~ 07.53d [P5] [US] 07.49 ~ 07.53 22.22a ~ 22.25d [P3] [DS] 22.31 ~ 22.36
Bourne End Jn 08/00 [US] 07/59 22/16 [DS] 22/24
Watford Junction 08.08a ~ 08.11d [P9] [US] 08.06 ~ 08.11 22.05a ~ 22.08d [P8] [DS] 22.09 ~ 22.16
Harrow & Wealdstone 08/17 [P6] [US] 08/17 21/59 [P5] [DS] 22/02
Wembley Central 08/23 [P6] [US] 08/21 21/56 [P5] [DS] 21/59
Sudbury Jn 08/25 [UR] 08/26 21/53 [DS] 21/57
Wembley Yard South Jn 08/26 [UR] ? 21/40 [DR] ?
Willesden No.7 Jn 08/27 ? 21/38 [DR] ?
Acton Canal Wharf 08/30 08/33 21/35 ?
Acton Wells Jn 08/32 08/35 21/33 21/37
Acton Main Line 08c36 ~ 08c38 [GL] 08.41 ~ ? 21c29 ~ 21c30 21.28 ~ 21.33
Acton West 08/42 [DR] 08/45 21/27 [UR] 21/27
Ealing Broadway 08.44a ~ 08.46d [P3] [DR] 08.47 ~ 08.51 21.22a ~ 21.25d [P4] [UR] 21.22 ~ 21.25
West Ealing 08/48 [DR] ? 21/20 [UR] ?
Southall 08/52 [DR] 08/57 21/17 [UR] 21/17
Heathrow Airport Jn 08/58 [DR] 08/58 21/12 [UR] 21/13
Slough 09/04 [P4] [DR] 09/03 20/58 [P5] [UR] 20/57
Maidenhead 09/09 [P3] [DR] 09/11 20/51 [P4] [UR] 20/50
Twyford 09/16 [P3] [DR] 09/18 20/43 [P4] [UR] 20/42
Kennet Bridge Jn 09/21 [DR] 09/23 20/38 [UR] 20/36
Reading 09/25 [P12] [UFM] 09/26 20/36 [P15] [UR] 20/35
Oxford Road Jn 09/27 09/28 20/33 [DFR] 20/33
Southcote Jn 09/29 09/29 20/29 20/30
Theale 09/32½ ? 20/24½ ?
Newbury Racecourse 09/43 [DNL] 09/47 20/11 ?
Newbury 09*46 ~ 09*51 [P1] 09.50 ~ 09.54 20/10 20/13
Bedwyn 10/05 [P1] 10/08 20/00 [P2] 20/04
Woodborough 10/14 10/18 19/51 19/54
Lavington 10/21 10/24 19/44 19/48
Heywood Road Jn 10/27 10/29 19/40 19/42
Westbury 10c29 ~ 10c31 [P1] 10.32 ~ 10.33 - -
Fairwood Jn 10/34 10/36 19/38 19/39
Clink Road Jn 10/38 10/39 19/35 19/37
Blatchbridge Jn 10/40 10/41 19/33 19/35
East Somerset Jn 10/43 10/44 19/30 19/33
Castle Cary 10/49 [P2] 10/50 19/23 [P1] 19/26
Somerton GF 10/56 10/55 19/16 19/17
Athelney LC 11/02 11/02 19/10 19/10
Cogload Jn 11/06 11/05 19/07 19/07
Taunton 11/10 [P3] 11/16 18c57 ~ 18c59 [P4] 18.57 ~ 19.00
Norton Fitzwarren 11/11 11/18 18/55 18/55
Whiteball 11/19 11/25 18/48 18/49
Tiverton Parkway 11/21 [P1] 11/28 18/43 [P2] 18/46
Tiverton Loop 11/23 11/29 18/41 18/44
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/32 11/38 18/30 18/32
Exeter St Davids 11/34 [P4] 11/40 18*16 ~ 18*27 [P6] 18.15 ~ 18.28
Dawlish Warren 11/43 [DT] 11/49 18/06 [UT] 18/04
Dawlish 11/45 [P1] 11/51 18/04 [P2] 18/03
Teignmouth 11/48 [P1] 11/54 18/01 [P2] 18/00
Newton Abbot 11.55a ~ 11.59d [P1] 12.00 ~ 12.04 17/55½ [P3] 17/55
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/00 12/05 17/55 17/54
Torquay 12.09a ~ 12.14d [P1] 12.16 ~ 12.19 17.43a ~ 17.46d [P2] 17.43 ~ 17.45
Paignton 12.20a [P1] 12.25 17.38d [P2] 17.38


Associated E.C.S. Workings

04/09/15 :
5M61 : (66047) : Eastleigh T&RSMD to Wembley Yard

Location Booked
Eastleigh T&RSMD 21.26d
Eastleigh 21/36
Winchester 21/43
Worting Jn 21/58
Basingstoke 22/00
Bramley 22/08
Reading 22C22 ~ 22C28
Maidenhead 22/46
Slough 22/52
Southall  23/11
Acton West 23/22
Acton Main Line 23/24
Acton Wells Jn 23/27
Acton Canal Wharf 23/37
Willesden No.7 Jn 23/40
Wembley Yard 23.48a

05/09/15 :
5Z13 : (67029) : Wembley Yard to Northampton
5Z16 : (67029) : Northampton to Wembley Yard

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Wembley Yard 05.25d 00.45a
Wembley Central 05/30 00/40
Harrow & Wealdstone 05/34 00/34
Watford Junction 05/39 00/29
Bourne End Jn 05/45 00/22
Tring 05/51 00/17
Ledburn Jn 05/55 00/11
Bletchley 06/01 00/01
Milton Keynes Central 06/04 23/57
Hanslope Jn 06/10 23/50
Northampton 06.22a [P3] 23.40d [P3]

5Z14 : (67029) : Paignton to Goodrington
5Z15 : (67029) : Goodrington to Paignton

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Paignton 12.31d [P1] 17.32a [P2]
Goodrington C.H.S. 12.36a 17.27d

07/09/15 : 
5O61 : (Cl.67?) : Wembley Yard to Eastleigh T&RSMD

Location Booked
Wembley Yard 09.53d
Willesden No.7 Jn 10/03
Acton Canal Wharf 10/17
Acton Wells Jn 10/19
South Acton Jn 10/24
Kew East Jn 10/27
Brentford 10/30
Hounslow 10/37
Feltham Jn 10/39
Feltham 10/41
Staines 10/47
Virginia Water 10/57
Addlestone Jn 11/08
Byfleet & New Haw 11/10
Woking 11/15
Farnborough Main 11/27
Basingstoke 11/53
Worting Jn 11/58
Winchester 12/16
Eastleigh 12/25
Eastleigh South Jn 12/27
Eastleigh T&RSMD 12.39a


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