4th May 2019

Steam Dreams Rail Co
Steam Dreams Excursion

Locos Used 47245 & 47746 'Chris Fudge'
Stock Used 5216+5200+9104+13440+99125+99348+1666+5236+5237+5249

Route :
1Z54 : London Paddington to Kingswear
1Z55 : Kingswear to Slough

Loco(s) Route
47245 (1) London Paddington - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Abbey Wood - Bristol Temple Meads - Yatton - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Paignton - Kingswear
47245 + 47746 Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Taunton - Cogload Jn - Castle Cary - Blatchbridge Jn - Clink Road Jn - Fairwood Jn - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bradford Jn - Melksham - Thingley Jn - Chippenham - (reverse of outward route) - Slough

Notes : 
(1) 47746 on rear.
(2) The class 47s replaced unavailable 6233 'Duchess of Sutherland'.
(3) 47746+5216+5200 had been attacked with graffiti at Southall Depot, but there was insufficient time to clean this off before the tour.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Paddington 07.09d [P9] 07.09   - -
Royal Oak Jn 07/10 [L4] 07/11   - -
Portobello Jn 07/11 [L4] 07/12   - -
Ladbroke Grove 07/12 [DR] 07/12   - -
Acton West 07/15½ [DR] 07/16   - -
Southall 07/21½ [P3] [DR] 07/23   - -
Heathrow Airport Jn 07/26½ [DR] 07/27   - -
Slough 07.33a ~ 07.36d [P4] [DR] 07.37 ~ 07.40   22.40a [P5] 21.38
Maidenhead 07/43 [P3] [DR] 07/47   22/28 [P4] [UR] 21/30
Twyford 07/49 [P3] [DR] 07/53   22/21 [P4] [UR] 21/23
Kennet Bridge Jn 07/54 07/57   22/15 21/18
Reading 07.56a ~ 07.59d [P12] 07.59 ~ 08.02   22.08a ~ 22.12d [P15] 21.12 ~ 21.16
Reading West Jn 08/01½ [DR] 08/05   22/05½ [UR] 21/09
Goring & Streatley 08/09½ [P3] [DR] 08/12   21/54 [P4] [UR] 21/02
Didcot East Jn 08/20 08/19   21/46 20/53
Didcot Parkway 08/22 [P3] 08/19 [P3]   21/45 [P2] 20/52
Foxhall Jn 08/23 08/20   21/42 20/51
Milton Jn 08.26 ~ 08.36 ? ~ 08.37   21w22 ~ 21w38 [RL] 20/50
Steventon 08/38 08/39   21/19 20/48
Wantage Road 08/42 08/44   21*10 ~ 21*13 [UR] ? ~ 20.44
Challow 08w54 ~ 09w07 [DR] ? ~ 09.07   21/05 20/27
Uffington 09/12 09/10   21/01 20/24
Swindon 09.22a ~ 09.25d [P4] 09.21 ~ 09.25 [P4]   20.46a ~ 20.49d [P3] 20.10 ~ 20.13
Rushey Platt 09/27 09/27   20*34 ~ 20*43 [UR] 20/05
Wootton Bassett Jn 09/32½ 09/32   20/26 20/01
Hullavington 09/41½ 09/41   - -
Westerleigh Jn 09/51½ 09/52   - -
Bristol Parkway 09/59 [P2] 09/55   - -
Filton Abbey Wood 10/01 [P1] 09/57   - -
Horfield Jn 10/02 09/58   - -
Narroways Hill Jn 10/04½ 09/59   - -
Dr Day's Jn 10/06½ 10/01   - -
Bristol East Jn 10/07½ [DM] 10/02   - -
Bristol Temple Meads 10/08½ [P10] 10/04   - -
Bristol West Jn 10/09½ 10/06   - -
Parson Street 10/11 10/08   - -
Yatton 10/20 [P1] 10/17   - -
Worle Jn 10/24 10/23   - -
Uphill Jn 10/26 10/25   - -
Bridgwater 10/36 10/36   - -
Chippenham - -   20/14 [P2] 19/51
Thingley East Jn - -   20/12 19/50
Thingley Jn - -   20/10 19/48
Melksham - -   20/04 19/42
Bradford Jn - -   19/58 19/35
Trowbridge - -   19/56 19/31
Westbury - -   19/49 [P3] 19/26
Fairwood Jn - -   19/47 19/23
Clink Road Jn - -   19/42 19/19
Frome - -   19w23 ~ 19w38 DIV
Blatchbridge Jn - -   19/20 19/16
East Somerset Jn - -   19/14½ 19/08
Castle Cary - -   19/05½ [P1] 19/00
Somerton GF - -   18/54½ 18/51
Athelney LC - -   18/45½ 18/43
Cogload Jn 10/47 10/42   18/42 18/40
Taunton 10w52 ~ 11w07 [P2] 10.47 ~ 11.07   18w14 ~ 18w36 [P5] 18.06 ~ 18.34
Norton Fitzwarren 11/09½ 11/10   18/11½ 18/04
Whiteball 11/19½ 11/20   18/01½ 17/57
Tiverton Parkway 11/23 [P1] 11/25   17/58 [P2] 17/54
Tiverton Loop 11*26 ~ 11*33 [DPL] 11.28 ~ 11.33   17/56 17/52
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/47½ 11/46   17/41 17/40
Exeter St Davids 11.51a ~ 11.54d [P4] 11.48 ~ 11.54   17.34a ~ 17.38d [P5] 17.28 ~ 17.37
Dawlish Warren 12/06 12/04   17/20 17/18
Dawlish 12/08 12/06   17/18 17/16
Teignmouth 12/11 12/09   17/14½ 17/13
Newton Abbot 12/17 [P2] 12/14   17/08 [P3] 17/08
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/18 12/15   17/07 17/07
Paignton 12.34a ~ 12.37d [P1] 12.34 ~ 12.39   16.50a ~ 16.53d [P2] 16.48 ~ ?
Paignton GF 12.42 ~ 12.47 ?   16.42 ~ 16.47 ?
Kingswear 13.12a ?   16.20d ?


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z53 : (47746 with 47245 on rear) : Southall to London Paddington

Location Booked
Southall Depot 06.14d
Southall 06.24 ~ 06.34
Southall East Jn 06/35
Acton West 06/43
Ladbroke Grove 06/49
Portobello Jn 06/50
Royal Oak Jn 06/51
London Paddington 06.53a [P9]

5Z55 : (47245 + 47746) : Slough to Southall

Location Booked
Slough 22.50d [P5]
Dolphin Jn 22/52
Stockley Jn 22/57
Heathrow Airport Jn 22/58
Hayes & Harlington Loop 23*03 ~ 23*12
Southall West Jn 23/14
Southall 23.17 ~ 23.22
Southall Depot 23.32a


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