11th June 2016

Railway Touring Company
The Dartmouth Express

Locos Used 47245, 47580 'County of Essex', 47760 & steam: 34046 'Braunton' (5)
Stock Used (4) (35451)+99128+99122+99712+99125+99127+99121+99350+1860+5032+99304

Route : 
1Z82 : Woking to Kingswear
1Z84 : Kingswear to Woking

Loco(s) Route
47760 (1) Woking - Guildford
47245 (2) Guildford - Wokingham - Reading - Southcote Jn - Newbury - Westbury - Clink Road Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton
34046 (2) Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Paignton - Kingswear
34046 (2) Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Westbury
47580 (2) Westbury - (reverse of outward route) - Guildford
47760 (3) Guildford - Woking

Notes : 
(1) 47245 on rear.
(2) 47760 on rear.
(3) 47580 on rear.
(4) 35451 was only in the consist when 34046 was on the train.
(5) 34046 running numbered / named as 34052 'Lord Dowding'.
(6) This tour was originally advertised to be steam hauled from Westbury to Kingswear and return.

Source : Nick Bartlett
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Woking 06.35d [P4] 06.35   23.54a [P1] 23.52
Woking Jn 06/36 06/37   23/52 23/51
Guildford 06.46a ~ 06.56d [P6] 06.51 ~ 07.00   23.33a ~ 23.43d [P6] 23.33 ~ 23.42
Ash 07/05 07/11   23/21½ 23/21
Aldershot South Jn 07/06 07/12   23/20 23/20
Farnborough North 07/10½ 07/16   23/17 ?
Wokingham 07/31 [P2] 07/31   23/07 [P1] 23/06
Earley 07/39 [P1] 07/40   23/02 [P2] 23/01
Reading Spur Jn 07/42 07/44   22/57 22/58
Reading New Jn 07/44 07/45   22/56½ 22/57
Reading 07.46a ~ 07.49d [P7] 07.46 ~ 07.50   22.52a ~ 22.55d [P8] 22.51 ~ 22.55
Oxford Road Jn 07/51 07/52   22/50 22/49
Southcote Jn 07/58 07/55   22/47 22/48
Theale 08/02 ?   22/42½ ?
Newbury Racecourse 08/14 [P3] 08/12   22/27½ ?
Newbury 08.17a ~ 08.25d [P1] 08.15 ~ 08.25   22.23a ~ 22.26d [P2] 22.23 ~ 22.26
Bedwyn 08/43 [P1] 08/40   22/05 22/05
Pewsey 08/51½ 08/47   21/56½ 21/57
Woodborough 08/55 08/50   21/53 21/53
Lavington 09/03 08/56   21/45 21/47
Heywood Road Jn 09/11 09/03   21/40 21/40
Westbury 09.14a ~ 09.18d [P1] 09.05 ~ 09.18 [P1]   21L12a ~ 21L37d [P3] 21.10 ~ 21.38 [P3]
Fairwood Jn 09/23 09/21   21/08 21/02
Clink Road Jn 09/28 09/25   21/03 20/58
Blatchbridge Jn 09/31 09/27   21/00 20/57
East Somerset Jn 09/35 09/46   20/56 20/53
Castle Cary 09/44 [P2] 09/57   20/45 [P1] 20/45
Somerton GF 09/52 10/02   20/33 20/36
Athelney LC 09/59 10/11   20/23 20/28
Cogload Jn 10/15½ 10/13   20/18 20/25
Taunton 10L22a ~ 10L56d [P2] 10.18 ~ 11.09   20.02a ~ 20.13d [P5] 20.03 ~ 20.17 [P5]
Norton Fitzwarren Jn 11/08 11/13   19/59 20/00
Whiteball 11/21 11/24   19/51 19/52
Tiverton Parkway 11/24½ [P1] 11/28   19/46 [P2] 19/49
Tiverton Loop 11.27 ~ 11.36 [DPL] 11.31 ~ 11.37   19/44 19/47
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/50 11/51   19/30 19/33
Exeter St Davids 11/54 [P4] 11/55   19.05a ~ 19.27d [P6] 19.08 ~ 19.30
Dawlish Warren 12/05 [DT] 12/07   18/51 [UT] 18/54
Dawlish 12/07 [P1] 12/09   18/48 [P2] 18/52
Teignmouth 12/11 [P1] 12/14   18/44 [P2] 18/48
Newton Abbot 12/19 [P2] 12/21 [P2]   18.16 ~ 18.37 [P1] 18.24 ~ 18.41 [P1]
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/21 12/22   18/11 18/23
Paignton 12.44a ~ 12.47d [P1] 12.50 ~ 12.57   17.55a ~ 17.56d [P2] 18.05 ~ 18.06
Paignton GF 12.51 ~ 12.54 ?   17/53 ?
Kingswear 13.15a ?   17.30d ?


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Moves

11/06/16 :
5Z82 : (47760 with 47245 on rear) : Southall to Woking

Location Booked
Southall Depot 04.08d
Southall Yard 04.18 ~ 04.28
Southall East Jn 04/29
West Ealing 04/31
Acton West 04/35
Acton Main Line 04.39 ~ 04.45
Acton Wells Jn 04/50
Willesden SW Sidings 04/53
Mitre Bridge Jn 04/57
North Pole Jn 04/58
Kensington Olympia 05/03
Latchmere Jn 05/08
Clapham Junction 05/11
Barnes 05/18
Richmond 05/21
Twickenham 05/25
Feltham Jn 05/30
Feltham 05/33
Staines 05/38
Virginia Water 05/48
Addlestone Jn 05/57
Byfleet & New Haw 06/17
Woking 06.23a [P4]

5Z81 : (34046 with 35451) : Southall to Taunton
5Z85 : (34046 with 35451) : Westbury to Southall

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Southall Depot 05.34d     23.55a  
Southall Yard 05.39 ~ 05.44     23.45 ~ 23.50  
Southall West Jn 05/47     23/44  
Heathrow Airport Jn 05/51     23/34  
Slough 05/59     23/19  
Maidenhead 06/12     23/07  
Twyford 06/20     23/01  
Reading 06/28     22/56  
Oxford Road Jn 06/30     22/53  
Southcote Jn 06/33     22/52  
Theale 06/38     22/48  
Newbury Racecourse 06/53     22/38  
Newbury 06.55 ~ 07.03     22/37  
Bedwyn 07/19     22/22  
Pewsey 07/28     22/12  
Woodborough 07/32     22/09  
Lavington 07/42     21/58  
Heywood Road Jn 07/50     21/49  
Westbury 07.53 ~ 07.55 [P1]   21.45d [DR]
Fairwood Jn 07/58     - -
Clink Road Jn 08/08     - -
Frome 08.16 ~ 08.50     - -
Blatchbridge Jn 08/57     - -
East Somerset Jn 09/03     - -
Castle Cary 09/12     - -
Somerton GF 09/23     - -
Athelney LC 09/32     - -
Cogload Jn 09/36     - -
Taunton 09.42a [P2]     - -

12/06/16 : 
5Z85 : (47760 with 47580 on rear) : Woking to Acton Lane Reception Sidings

Location Booked
Woking 00.05d [P1]
Byfleet & New Haw 00/11
Addlestone Jn 00/13
Virginia Water 00/20
Staines 00/29
Feltham 00/34
Feltham Jn 00/35
Twickenham 00/38
Richmond 00/42
Barnes 00/45
Clapham Junction 00/49
Latchmere Jn 00/52
Kensington Olympia 00/58
North Pole Jn 01/03
Mitre Bridge Jn 01/04
Willesden West London Jn 01/05
Acton Lane Reception Sidings 01.07a


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