12th March 2016

UK Railtours
Tre, Pol and Pen

Locos Used 66109 & 66177
Stock Used 4991+4949+3098+1651+3149+3121+3097+3069+1691+3123+3068+35469

Route :
1Z52 : London Euston to Plymouth Friary
1Z53 : Plymouth Friary to London Euston

Loco(s) Route
66109 (1) London Euston - Willesden West London Jn - Willesden SW Sidings - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Southcote Jn - Newbury - Heywood Road Jn - Fairwood Jn - Clink Road Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth - Liskeard - Lostwithiel - Fowey (Carne Point)
66177 (2) Fowey (Carne Point) - Lostwithiel - Liskeard - Plymouth - Lipson Jn - Mount Gould Jn - Plymouth Friary
66109 (1) Plymouth Friary - Mount Gould Jn - Laira Jn - Totnes - Newton Abbot - Dawlish - Exeter St Davids - Crediton - Okehampton - Meldon Quarry
66177 (2) Meldon Quarry - Okehampton - Crediton - Exeter St Davids
66109 (1) Exeter St Davids - (reverse of outward route) - London Euston

Notes :
(1) 66177 on rear.
(2) 66109 on rear.
(3) Stuart Hicks comments: Reasonable time was kept all day, although we were late into Okehampton and thence to Exeter, where the stop was curtailed, but we left slightly late. Back at Reading the relief feeder line was used as planned. 
(4) This tour was originally advertised to visit the Parkandillack line, but this was not possible due to the poor condition of the track. So a trip to Meldon Quarry was substituted.

Source : Mark Herriott & Stuart Hicks

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Mark Herriott & Gareth Kelly/Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Euston 06.53d [P1] 06.53   22.22a [P14] 22.18
Camden South Jn 06/56 [C] 06/55½   22/19 [D] 22/16
Camden Jn 06/57 [DS] 06/56½   22/18 [D] 22/15
Willesden West London Jn 07/04 07/04   22/14 [UF] 22/07
Willesden SW Sidings 07*07 ~ 07*12 ?   21*59 ~ 22*12 ?
Acton Wells Jn 07/15 07/14   21/56 21/57
Acton Main Line 07c22 ~ 07c24 [DR] 07.26 ~ ??.??   21c52 ~ 21c53 21.50 ~ ??.??
Acton West 07/28 [DR] 07/30   21/50 [UR] 21/49
West Ealing ? ?   21/48 [UR] 21/46½
Southall 07/33 [DR] 07/37   21/44 [UR] 21/43½
Heathrow Airport Jn 07/35 [DR] 07/40   21/39 [UR] 21/38
Slough 07.49a ~ 07.53d [P4] [DR] 07.53 ~ 07.56   21.17a ~ 21.23d [P5] [UR] 21.19 ~ 21.22
Maidenhead 08/00 [P3] [DR] 08/04   21/10 [P4] [UR] 21/12
Twyford 08/08 [P3] [DR] 08/11   21/03 [P4] [UR] 21/05
Kennet Bridge Jn 08/13 [DM] 08/16   20/59 [UR] 21/00
Reading 08.15d ~ 08.17d [P7] [WL] 08.18 ~ 08.22   20.45a ~ 20.56d [P14] 20.55 ~ 20.59
Oxford Road Jn 08/19 08/24   20/42 [DFR] 20/52
Southcote Jn 08/21 08/26   20/40 20/49
Newbury 08.39a ~ 08.41d [P1] 08.41 ~ 08.43   20.21a ~ 20.25d [P2] 20.32 ~ 20.35
Bedwyn 08/56 [P1] 08/57   20/09 [P2] 20/16½
Woodborough 09/07 09/07   19/59 20/05
Lavington 09/14 09/14½   19/51 19/58½
Heywood Road Jn 09/21 09/20   19/46 19/53
Fairwood Jn 09/24 09/22   19/43 19/50
Clink Road Jn 09/27 09/25   19/39 19/47½
Blatchbridge Jn 09/29 09/26½   19/37 19/46
East Somerset Jn 09/32 09/29½   19/33 19/42½
Castle Cary 09/39 [P2] 09/37½   19/26 [P1] 19/35
Somerton GF 09/48 09/44   19/16 19/26
Athelney LC 09/55 09/53   19/08 19/19
Cogload Jn 09/58 09/56   19/04 19/16
Taunton 10/03 [P3] 10/00 [P3]   19/00 [P4] 19/12½
Norton Fitzwarren 10/04 10/01   18/58 19/11
Whiteball 10/13 10/08   18/50 19/04
Tiverton Parkway 10/16 [P1] 10/12   18/46 [P2] 19/01
Tiverton Loop 10/18 10/13   18/44 18/59
Cowley Bridge Jn 10/30 10/24½   18/31 18/46
Exeter St Davids 10/32 [P4] 10/27   18.01a ~ 18.28d [P6] 18.34 ~ 18.43

 

Location Booked Actual
Dawlish Warren 10/41 10/39
Dawlish 10/43 [P1] 10/41
Teignmouth 10/46 [P1] 10/43½
Newton Abbot 10/52 [P2] 10/50 [P2]
Newton Abbot West Jn 10/53 10/51
Dainton Tunnel 10/58 10/55½
Totnes 11/05 11/01
Aish Crossover 11/15 11/12
Ivybridge 11/20 [P1] 11/16
Hemerdon 11/25 11/21
Lipson Jn 11/32 ?
Plymouth 11c36 ~ 11c48 [P4] ? [P4]
St Budeaux Jn 11/53 11/54
Saltash 11/57 [P1] 11/58
St Germans 12/03 [P1] 12/05½
Liskeard 12/13 [P1] 12/15
St Pinnock Viaduct East 12/18 ?
Largin 12/19 ?
Lostwithiel 12.28 ~ 12.30 [P2] 12.33 ~ 12.35
Fowey (Carne Point) 12.43 ~ 13.00 ?
Lostwithiel 13.13 ~ 13.15 [P2] 13.20 ~ 13.22
Largin 13/26 ?
St Pinnock Viaduct East 13/27 ?
Liskeard 13/35 [P2] 13/39
St Germans 13/44 [P2] 13/48½
Saltash 13/49 [P2] 13/53½
St Budeaux Jn 13/53 13/58
Plymouth 13*59 ~ 14*04 [P5] 14.03 ~ 14.17 [P4]
Lipson Jn 14/08 14/22
Mount Gould Jn 14/10 14/24
Plymouth Friary 14.17a ~ 14.32d 14.31 ~ 14.43
Mount Gould Jn 14/39 14/50
Laira Jn 14/42 14/56½
Hemerdon 14/50 15/04
Ivybridge 14/55 [P2] 15/11
Aish Crossover 15/00 15/15
Totnes 15/09 15/22½
Dainton Tunnel 15/17 15/29
Newton Abbot West Jn 15/20½ 15/33
Newton Abbot 15/21 [P3] 15/34
Teignmouth 15/27 [P2] 15/39
Dawlish 15/30 [P2] 15/42
Dawlish Warren 15/32 15/43
Exeter St Davids 15.43 ~ 15.44 [P5] 15.53 ~ 15.54
Cowley Bridge Jn 15/47 15/57
Crediton 15.56 ~ 15.57 16.06 ~ 16.09
Okehampton 16/30½ ?
Meldon Quarry 16.35a ~ 16.50d ?
Okehampton 16.55a ~ 17.20d  16.44 ~ 17.41
Crediton 17.48 ~ 17.49 18.18 ~ 18.19
Cowley Bridge Jn 17/57 18/29½

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. Moves

11/03/16 : 
5M61 : (66109 with 66177 on rear?) : 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
Southcote Jn 22/18
Oxford Road Jn 22/19
Reading 22c22 ~ 22c28
Twyford 22/39
Maidenhead 22/46
Slough 22/52
Southall 23/11
West Ealing 23/16
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

12/03/16 : 
5Z52 : (66177 with 66109 on rear?) : Wembley Yard to London Euston
5Z53 : (66177 with 66109 on rear?) : London Euston to Wembley Yard

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn)
Wembley Yard 06.00d   23.01a
Harlesden Jn 06/13   -
Willesden No.7 Jn -   22/53
Willesden West London Jn 06/15   22/50
Camden Jn 06/22   22/43
Camden South Jn 06/23   22/42
London Euston 06.26a [P1]   22.39d [P14

14/03/16 : 
5O61 : (67006) : 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 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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