24th October 2015

Railway Touring Company
The Dartmouth Express

Locos Used 47746 'Chris Fudge' & steam: 70000 'Britannia'
Stock Used (1) (35317)+99304+5032+1860+99125+99121+99122+99127+99712+3143

Route : 
1Z19 : Slough to Kingswear
1Z20 : Kingswear to Slough

Loco Route
47746 Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Southcote Jn - Newbury - Westbury
70000 Westbury - Clink Road Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Paignton - Kingswear
70000 Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Westbury
47746 Westbury - (reverse of outward route) - Slough

Notes : 
(1) 35317 was only in the consist when 70000 was on the train.


70000 'Britannia' passes Berkley Marsh on 1Z19 (photo: Guy Vincent)

Source : Guy Vincent

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Slough 06.59d [P2] 06.59   22.31a [P3] 22.32
Maidenhead 07/04 [P1] [DF] 07/05   22/23 [P4] [UR] 22/25
Twyford 07/10 [P1] [DF] 07/10   22/15 [P4] [UR] 22/17
Kennet Bridge Jn 07/14 07/13   22/11 22/13
Reading 07.16a ~ 07.19d [P7] 07.16 ~ 07.19   22.04a ~ 22.08d [P14] 22.08 ~ 22.11
Oxford Road Jn 07/21 07/21   22/01 22/05
Southcote Jn 07/23 07/22   21/58 22/02
Theale 07/28½ ?   21/54½ ?
Newbury Racecourse 07/45½ ?   21/42½ ?
Newbury 07.47a ~ 07.50d [P1] 07.49 ~ ??.??   21.37a ~ 21.41d [P2] 21.46 ~ 21.49
Bedwyn 08/05 [P1] 08/05   21/25 [P2] 21/35
Pewsey 08/13 08/12   21/17 21/28
Woodborough 08/16 08/15   21/14 21/25
Lavington 08/22 08/21   21/06 21/18
Heywood Road Jn 08/28 08/27   21/01 21/11
Westbury 08L30a ~ 09L00d [P2] 08.29 ~ 09.04 [P2]   20L29a ~ 20L58d [P1] 20.36 ~ 21.08 
Fairwood Jn 09/05 09/08   20/25 20/33
Clink Road Jn 09/10 09/12   20/20 20/26
Blatchbridge Jn 09/13 09/14   20/17 20/23
East Somerset Jn 09/17 09/18   20/13 20/18
Castle Cary 09/25 [P2] 09/27   20/02 [P1] 20/06 [P1]
Somerton GF 09/36 09/34   19/50 19/55
Athelney LC 09/46 09/45   19/40 19/48
Cogload Jn 09/50 09/50   19/35 19/45
Taunton 09w56a ~ 10w25d [P2]  10.00 ~ 10.24 [P2]   19w03a ~ 19w29d [P5] 19.02 ~ 19.33
Norton Fitzwarren Jn 10/30 10/27   19/00 19/00
Whiteball 10/43 10/37   18/52 18/53
Tiverton Parkway 10/47 [P1] 10/41   18/47 [P2] 18/49
Tiverton Loop 10*50 ~ 11*08 [DPL] 10.44 ~ 11.07 [DPL]   18/45 18/48
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/25 11/23   18/31 18/33
Exeter St Davids 11/29 [P4] 11/25 [P4]   18.14a ~ 18.28d [P6] 18.14 ~ 18.29
Dawlish Warren 11/40 [DT] 11/36   18/00 [UT] 17/58
Dawlish 11/42 11/38   17/57 17/56
Teignmouth 11/46 11/42   17/53 17/53
Newton Abbot 11/52 [P2] 11/49   17/47 [P3] 17/47
Newton Abbot West Jn 11/54 11/50   17/45 17/46
Paignton 12.12a ~ 12.25d [P1] 12.04 ~ 12.20 [P1]   17.23a ~ 17.30d [P2] 17.22 ~ 17.30 [P2]
Paignton GF 12/30 ?   17.15 ~ 17.20 ?
Kingswear 13.00a ?   16.45d ?


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Moves

5Z18 : (70000 with 35317) : Southall to Westbury
5Z20 : (70000 with 35317) : Westbury to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 05.40d 00.01a
Southall Yard 05.45 ~ 05.50 23.54 ~ 23.56
Southall West Jn 05/53 23/51
Heathrow Airport Jn 05/57 23/49
Slough 06/05 23/18
Maidenhead 06/12 23/07
Twyford 06/20 22/58
Reading 06/28 22/51
Oxford Road Jn 06/30 22/48
Southcote Jn 06/33 22/46
Theale 06/38 22/40
Newbury Racecourse 06/54 22/23
Newbury 06/55 22/22
Bedwyn 07/13 22/07
Pewsey 07/22 21/57
Woodborough 07/26 21/54
Lavington 07/37 21/43
Heywood Road Jn 07/46 21/34
Westbury 07.50a [P3] 21.30d [DR]


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