26th April 2016

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

Locos Used 57316 & steam: 46100 'Royal Scot'
Stock Used (2) (35317)+99125+3058+1961+99351+99127+99122+99128+326+99723

Route :
1Z82 : London Victoria to Plymouth
1Z84 : Plymouth to Penzance

Loco(s) Route
46100 (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 - Dawlish - Teignmouth - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth
57316 Plymouth - Liskeard - Lostwithiel - Par - Truro - St Austell - Camborne - St Erth - Penzance

Notes: 
(1) 57316 on rear. 
(2) 35317 was only in the consist when 46100 was on the train. 
(3) This leg of the tour was originally advertised to be hauled by 34046 'Braunton' and 70000 'Britannia'.


46100 arriving at Westbury (photo: Guy Vincent)

Source : Nick Bartlett & Guy Vincent

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual
London Victoria 08.44d [P2] 08.45 [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/48 08/48
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/51 [REV] 08/51
Longhedge Jn 08/54 08/54
Latchmere Jn 08/56 08/56
Kensington Olympia 09/06 [DM] 09/01 [DM]
North Pole Jn 09/12 09/05
Mitre Bridge Jn 09/13 09/07
Willesden SW Sidings 09/18 09/12
Acton Wells Jn 09/20 09/14
Acton Main Line 09/27½ [P3]  09/27
Acton West 09/29½ 09/30
West Ealing 09/31½ ?
Southall 09/35 [P3] 09/36
Heathrow Airport Jn 09/37 09/41
Slough 09/46 [P4] 09/53
Maidenhead 09/57 [P3] 10/01
Twyford 10/06 [P3] 10/09
Kennet Bridge Jn 10/10½ 10/13
Reading 10/13 [P12] 10/15 [P12]
Oxford Road Jn 10/17 10/18
Southcote Jn 10/21 10/25
Newbury Racecourse 10w44 ~ 10w58 [P3] 10.50 ~ 11.05
Newbury 11/02 [P1] 11/10
Bedwyn 11/15 [P1] 11/25
Woodborough 11/28 11/37
Lavington 11/39 11/44
Heywood Road Jn 11/45 11/51
Westbury 11.48a ~ 11.50d [P2] 11/53?
Fairwood Jn 11/54 11/56
Clink Road Jn 11/59 12/00
Frome 12w02 ~ 12w25 [P1] 12.02 ~ 12.25 [P1]
Blatchbridge Jn 12/30½ 12/30
East Somerset Jn 12/35 12/36
Castle Cary 12/45½ [P2] 12/45
Somerton GF 12/58½ 12/53
Athelney LC 13/09½ 13/03
Cogload Jn 13/15 13/18
Taunton 13/21 [P3] 13/27
Norton Fitzwarren 13/24 13/29
Whiteball 13/34 13/37
Tiverton Parkway 13/38 [P1] 13/41
Tiverton Loop 13w42 ~ 14w07 [DPL] 13.44 ~ 14.06
Cowley Bridge Jn 14/23 14/20
Exeter St Davids 14.26a ~ 14.30d [P4] 14.23 ~ 14.31
Dawlish Warren 14.43 ~ 14.55 [P1] 14.44 ~ 14.55
Dawlish 14/59 15/00
Teignmouth 15/02 15/03
Newton Abbot 15/08 [P2] 15/10
Newton Abbot West Jn 15/10½ 15/10½
Dainton Tunnel 15/17 15/15
Totnes 15/23 [DT] 15/25 [DT]
Aish Crossover 15/35 15/38
Ivybridge 15/39 [P1] 15/42
Hemerdon 15/43 15/48
Lipson Jn 15/54 15/53
Plymouth 16L01a ~ 16L32d [P5] 15.57 ~ 16.32
St Budeaux Jn 16/43 16/38
Saltash 16/47 [P1] 16/46
St Germans 16/53 [P1] 16/53
Liskeard 17/03½ [P1] 17/03
St Pinnock 17/08½ 17/08
Largin 17/09½ 17/09
Lostwithiel 17/17½ [P2] 17/17
Par 17/23 [P1] 17/23
St Austell 17/29 ?
Burngullow Jn 17/32 17/32
Probus 17/39 17/39
Truro 17/45 [P2] 17/44
Penwithers Jn 17/46 17/45
Baldhu 17/50 17/49
Camborne 18.00 ~ 18.06 18.01 ~ 18.05
St Erth 18/19 [P1] 18/15
Long Rock 18/23 18/18
Penzance 18.27a [P1] 18.22


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z81 : (57316 with 46100 on rear) :  Southall to London Victoria

Location Booked Actual
Southall Depot 06.50d  
Southall 07.00 ~ 07.11  
Southall East Jn 07/12  
West Ealing 07/15  
Acton West 07/19  
Acton Main Line 07/25  
Acton Wells Jn 07/29  
Willesden SW Sidings 07.32 ~ 07.38  
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/42  
North Pole Jn 07/44  
Kensington Olympia 07/49  
Latchmere Jn 07/57  
Longhedge Jn 08/07  
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/09  
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/10  
London Victoria 08.14a [P2] [P2]

5Z83 : (46100 with 35317) :  Plymouth to Penzance
(via Laira Depot to turn loco)

Location Booked Actual
Plymouth 17.03d  
Lipson Jn 17/07  
Mount Gould Jn 17.09 ~ 17.12  
Laira T.M.D. 17.15 ~ 18.48  
Laira Jn 18.52 ~ 18.57  
Lipson Jn 18/59  
Plymouth 19.04 ~ 19.08 [TL]
St Budeaux Jn 19/19  
Saltash 19/23 [P1]
St Germans 19/30  
Liskeard 19/42  
St Pinnock 19/49  
Largin 19/50  
Lostwithiel 20/01  
Par 20/09  
St Austell 20/16  
Burngullow Jn 20/20  
Probus 20/28  
Truro 20/36  
Penwithers Jn 20/36  
Baldhu 20/42  
Camborne 20/51  
St Erth 21/03  
Long Rock 21/11  
Penzance 21.15a  


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