25th May 2019

Retro Railtours
The Retro Devon Seasider

Locos Used 37059 & 37407
Stock Used 5921+5985+6158+5929+1200+3397+3345+3364+3314+1691+3333+3356+17105

Route :
1Z44 : Huddersfield to Paignton
1Z45 : Paignton to Huddersfield

Locos Route
37407+37059 Huddersfield - Marsden - Diggle Jn - Greenfield - Stalybridge - Guide Bridge - Denton Jn - Reddish South - Heaton Norris Jn - Stockport - Cheadle Hulme - Wilmslow - Sandbach - Crewe - Nantwich - Whitchurch - Shrewsbury - English Bridge Jn - Craven Arms - Leominster - Hereford - Abergavenny - Maindee North Jn - Maindee East Jn - Severn Tunnel Junction - Patchway - Filton Abbey Wood - Bristol Temple Meads - Yatton - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Torquay - Paignton
37059+37407 Paignton - (reverse of outward route) - Huddersfield


37407+37059 with the start of the tour at Huddersfield (photo: Neil Bentley)

Sources : Neil Bentley & David Russell

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
Huddersfield 05.50d [P1] 05.50 [P1]   23.42a [P8] 23.48
Marsden 06/01 [P2] 06/00   23/34 23/41
Diggle Jn 06/07 06/04   23/30 23/36
Greenfield 06/09 06/06   23/26 23/34
Stalybridge 06.14a ~ 06.17d [P3] 06.12 ~ 06.17   23.15a ~ 23.18d [P4] 23.24 ~ 23.27
Guide Bridge 06/22 06/22   23/05 23/10
Denton Jn 06/25 06/25   23/03 23/03
Denton Station Jn 06/28 06/28   23/01 23/02
Reddish South 06.32a ~ 06.35d 06.31 ~ 06.35   22.54a ~ 22.57d 22.52 ~ 22.59
Ash Bridge Jn 06/38 06/37   22/52 22/50
Heaton Norris Jn 06/40 [US] 06/39   22/50 22/48
Stockport 06.42a ~ 06.45d [P1] 06.41 ~ 06.45 [P1]   22.43a ~ 22.47d [P3] 22.41 ~ 22.45
Edgeley Jn No.1 06/46 06/47   22/41 22/38
Adswood Road Jn 06/49 06/52   22/39 [DF] 22/36
Cheadle Hulme 06/51 [P2] 06/54   22/38 [P1] 22/35
Wilmslow 06.57a ~ 07.00d [P4] 06.58 ~ 07.00   22.29a ~ 22.32d [P3] 22.26 ~ 22.30
Alderley Edge 07/03 07/03   22/26 22/24
Chelford [Loop] - -   22*14 ~ 22*21 22.14 ~ 22.19
Sandbach 07/13 [P1] [FL] 07/13   22/03 [P2] 22/04
Sydney Bridge 07/17 07/18   21/58 [FL] 22/00
Crewe [Up Manchester Loop] 07*19 ~ 07*31 07.19 ~ 07.34   - -
Crewe 07.34a ~ 07.40d [P5] 07.35 ~ 07.40 [P5]   21.49a ~ 21.55d [P6] 21.54 ~ 21.58
Crewe Gresty Lane 07/42 07/42   21/46 21/52
Nantwich 07/48 07/47   21/40 21/46
Wrenbury 07/55 07/52   21/36 21/42
Whitchurch 08/01 07/56   21/31½ 21/36
Prees 08/07 08/02   21/27 21/35
Wem 08/11 08/07   21/24 21/31
Harlescott LC 08/22 08/16   21/14 21/23
Shrewsbury 08.30a ~ 08.33d [P4] 08.30 ~ 08.33   21.06a ~ 21.09d [P4] 21.16 ~ 21.18
English Bridge Jn 08/35 08/35   21/04 ?
Sutton Bridge Jn 08/37 08/36   21/01 21/12
Dorrington SB 08/44 08/42   20/55 21/06
Church Stretton 08/50½ ?   20/48½ ?
Marsh Brook LC 08/53 08/51   20/46 20/58
Craven Arms 08/57 [P2] 08/56   20/40 [P1] 20/51
Bromfield 09/02 09/01   20/35 20/46
Ludlow 09/03½ ?   20/33 ?
Woofferton 09/07 09/06   20/29 20/40
Leominster 09/11 09/11   20/23 20/35
Moreton-on-Lugg 09/18 09/20   20/16 20/28
Shelwick Jn 09/23 ?   20/13 20/25
Hereford 09/25 [DR] 09/25   20/11 [UR] 20/23
Tram Inn 09/33 09/32   20/02 20/14
Pontrilas 09/38 09/37   19/57 ?
Abergavenny 09/49 09/47   19/46 19/57
Little Mill Jn 09/56 09/53   19/39 19/45
Pontypool & New Inn 09/58 ?   19/37 ?
Cwmbran 10/02 09/56   19/33½ 19/36
Maindee North Jn 10/10 10/03   19/26 ? ~ 19.26
Maindee East Jn 10/13 [UR] 10/08   19/24 19/18
Llanwern West Jn 10/16 10/11   19/18 19/14
Severn Tunnel Junction 10/32 [P4] 10/29   19/04 [P3] [DR] 19/01
Severn Tunnel West 10/34 10/32   19/03 18/58
Severn Tunnel East 10/39 10/36   18/58 18/54
Pilning 10/40 [P1] 10/38   18/57 [P2] 18/53
Patchway 10/48 [P1] 10/42   18/52 [P2] 18/49
Filton Abbey Wood 10/52 [P1] [DM] 10/45   18/49 [P4] 18/46
Horfield Jn 10/53 10/46   18/47 18/46
Narroways Hill Jn 10/55 10/47   18/45 18/43
Dr Day's Jn 10/58 10/49   18/42 18/41
Bristol East Jn 10/59 [DM] 10/50   18/41 [RL] 18/40
Bristol Temple Meads 11.01a ~ 11.04d [P12] 10.51 ~ 11.05   18.27a ~ 18.39d [P3] [UDR] 18.07 ~ 18.39 [P3]
Bristol West Jn 11/05 11/06   18/25 [UR] 18/05
Parson Street ? ?   18/12 [P2] [RL] 18/02
Yatton 11*18 ~ 11*30 [DPL] 11.19 ~ 11.26   17/57½ 17/54
Worle Jn 11/37 11/33   17/51 17/49
Uphill Jn 11/45 11/45   17/48 17/47
Bridgwater 11/54 11/57   17/35 17/31
Cogload Jn 12/00 12/02   17/29 17/26
Taunton 12/06 [P2] 12/07   17/24 [P4] 17/22
Norton Fitzwarren 12/08 12/09   17/22 17/21
Whiteball 12/17 12/16   17/15 17/13
Tiverton Parkway 12/20 [P1] 12/20   17/12 [P2] 17/10
Tiverton Loop 12/22 12/21   17/10 17/09
Cowley Bridge Jn 12/35 12/34   16/56 16/57
Exeter St Davids 12.37a ~ 12.40d [P4] 12.36 ~ 12.39   16.43a ~ 16.53d [P5] 16.39 ~ 16.55
Dawlish Warren 12/50 12/50   16/32 16/28
Dawlish 12/52 12/52   16/30 16/26
Teignmouth 12/55 12/56   16/27 16/23
Newton Abbot 13/01 [P2] 13/06   16/20 [P3] 16/18
Newton Abbot West Jn 13/04 13/07   16/19 16/17
Torquay 13.14a ~ 13.23d 13.17 ~ 13.21   16.06a ~ 16.09d 16.06 ~ 16.08
Paignton 13.29a [P1] 13.27   16.00d [P2] 16.03 [P2]


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