17th August 2019

Railway Touring Company
The West Somerset Steam Express

Locos Used steam: 6233 'Duchess of Sutherland' & 53808
Stock Used (1) (99041)+99723+4994+99328+1861+99347+3143+99371+99712+99121+13320

Route : 
1Z29 : London Paddington to Minehead
1Z30 : Minehead to London Paddington

Loco Route
6233 London Paddington - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Southcote Jn - Newbury - Bedwyn - Heywood Road Jn - Westbury - Fairwood Jn - Clink Road Jn - Frome - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Norton Fitzwarren - Bishops Lydeard
53808 Bishops Lydeard - Crowcombe Heathfield - Williton - Blue Anchor - Minehead
53808 Minehead - (reverse of outward route) - Bishops Lydeard
6233 Bishops Lydeard - (reverse of outward route) - Blatchbridge Jn - Clink Road Jn - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington

Notes : 
(1) 99041 was only in the consist when 6233 was on the train.

Source : Nick Bartlett (on the tour throughout)

Photo Review


6233 on arrival at Bishops Lydeard (photo: Nick Bartlett)


53808 at Minehead (photo: Nick Bartlett)


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

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Paddington 08.00d [P11] [L4] 08.00d [P11] [L4]   22.47a [P10] 22.54 [P11]
Royal Oak Jn 08/01 [L4] 08/02 [L4]   22/46 22.47 ~ 22.50
Portobello Jn 08/02½ [L4] 08/04   22/42 [L5] 22/46 [L5]
Ladbroke Grove 08/03½ [DR] 08/05 [DR]   22/41 [L6] 22.38 ~ 22.40 [L6]
Acton West 08/08 [DR] 08/10 [DR]   22/34 [UR] 22/34 [UR]
West Ealing 08/10½ [P3] [DR] 08/11 [P3] [DR]   22/30 [P4] [UR] 22/33 [P4] [UR]
Southall 08/14 [P3] [DR] 08/13 [P3] [DR]   22/26 [P4] [UR] 22/29 [P4] [UR]
Heathrow Airport Jn 08/17 [DR] 08/16 [DR]   22/19½ [UR] 22/25 [UR]
Slough 08.32a ~ 08.37d [P4] [DR] 08.33 ~ 08.37 [P4] [DR]   22.03a ~ 22.06d [P5] [UR] 22.13 ~ 22.15 [P5] [UR]
Maidenhead 08/47 [P3] [DR] 08/46 [P3] [DR]   21/56 [P4] [UR] 22/04 [P4] [UR]
Twyford 08/54 [P3] [DR] 08/54 [P3] [DR]   21/49 [P4] [UR] 21/58 [P4] [UR]
Kennet Bridge Jn 09/02 [DR-DM] 09/01 [DR-DM]   21/45 [UR] 21/52 [UM-UR]
Reading 09.04a ~ 09.13d [P8] [WL] 09.04 ~ 09.14 [P8]   21.39a ~ 21.42d [P10] 21.46 ~ 21.48 [P11]
Oxford Road Jn 09/16 09/19   21/37 [UFM] 21/42
Southcote Jn 09/19 09/20   21/35 21/40
Theale 09w30 ~ 09w56 [U&DG] 09.32 ~ 09.57 [U&DG]   21/30 21/37
Newbury 10.13a ~ 10.16d [P1] 10.16 ~ 10.18 [P1]   21.10a ~ 21.13d 21.20 ~ 21.23 [P2]
Bedwyn 10/35 [P1] 10/35 [P1]   20/52 [P2] 20/55 [P2]
Woodborough 10/50 10/50   20w16 ~ 20w37 [UGL] 20.21 ~ 20.37 [UGL]
Lavington 11/00½ 11/01   20/04 19/57
Heywood Road Jn 11/07½ 11/06   19/56 19/50
Westbury 11c15 ~ 11c28 [P1] 11.15 ~ 11.24 [P1]   19c51 ~ 19c53 [P3] 19.44 ~ 19.47 [P3]
Fairwood Jn 11/31 11/28   19/46 19/40
Clink Road Jn 11/35 11/35   19/40½ 19/36
Frome 11w38 ~ 11w50 11.38 ~ 11.51   - -
Blatchbridge Jn 11/53 11/55   19/38½ 19/34
East Somerset Jn 11/58 12/00   19/33½ 19/30
Castle Cary 12/06 [P2] 12/08 [P2]   19/24½ [P1] 19/21 [P1]
Somerton GF 12/16 12/16   19/13½ 19/12
Athelney LC 12/24 12/25   19/04½ 19/04
Cogload Jn 12/27½ 12/28   19/01 19/00
Taunton 12c33 ~ 12c47 [P2] [UDR] 12.34 ~ 12.46 [P2] [UDR]   18c49 ~ 18c55 [P2] 18.51 ~ 18.53 [P2]
Norton Fitzwarren 12/51 12/52   18/43 [DR] 18/48 [DR]
Bishops Lydeard 13L10a ~ 13L30d [P2] 13.24 ~ 13.47 [P2] 18L10a ~ ??L??d [P2] 18.16 ~ 18.33 [P2]
Crowcombe Heathfield 13.42 ~ 13.43 14/03 18/00 18/03
Williton 14/00 14/21 17/43 17/47
Blue Anchor 14.25 ~ 14.51 14.44 ~ 14.49 17/22 17/23
Dunster ? 14/58 ? 17/15
Minehead 15.05a 15.05 [P1] 17.08d 17.08 [P1]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z29 : (6233 with 33207 on rear) : Southall to Greenford East Jn
5Z29 : (33207 with 6233 on rear) : Greenford East Jn to London Paddington
5Z30 : (33207 with 47802 on rear) : London Paddington to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 05.43d 23.58a
Southall Yard 05.53 ~ 06.03 23.48 ~ 23.53
Southall East Jn 06/05 23/46
Drayton Green 06/11 -
Greenford South Jn 06/19 -
Greenford East Jn 06.22 ~ 06.58 -
Greenford South Jn 07/00 -
Drayton Green 07/06 -
West Ealing 07/08 23/36
Acton West 07/10 23/29
Ladbroke Grove 07/16 23/24
Portobello Jn 07/17 23/22
Royal Oak Jn 07/19 23/21
London Paddington 07.20a [P11] 23.20d [P10]


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