16th September 2023

UK Railtours
The Skipping Devonian

Locos Used 67005 'Queen's Messenger' & 67007
Stock Used 3397+3304+1657+3364+3386+3356+80042+3278+1200+9526

Route :
1Z66 : Peterborough to Paignton
1Z67 : Paignton to Peterborough

Loco(s) Route
67005 (1) Peterborough - (via ECML) - Finsbury Park - Holloway South Jn - Copenhagen Jn - York Way North Jn - Camden Road Central Jn - Camden Road Jn - Gospel Oak - West Hampstead - Kensal Green Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Acton Main Line - Ealing Broadway - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Twyford - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Chippenham - Thingley Jn - Melksham - Bradford Jn - Trowbridge - Westbury - Fairwood Jn - Clink Road Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Teignmouth - Newton Abbot - Torquay - Paignton
67007 (2) Paignton - (reverse of outward route) - Cogload Jn - Bridgwater - Uphill Jn - Worle Jn - Yatton - Bristol Temple Meads - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Bathampton Jn - Thingley Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Peterborough

Notes :
(1) 67007 on rear.
(2) 67005 on rear.
(3) Off tour option: A ride on the Dartmouth Steam Railway.


67005 passing Newton Abbot, non stop, on the outward leg (photo: Nathan Williamson)

Sources : David Lodwick (on the tour from Ealing Broadway, returned to Reading)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Lodwick & Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Peterborough 06.00d [P2] [UF] 06.00   00.14a [P5] 00.10 596.29
1.27 Fletton Jn 06/03 [UF] 06/04   00/10 [DS] 00/06 595.02
? Holme Jn 06/07½ [UF] 06/09   00/06 [DF] 23/58 589.12
8.79 Conington South Jn 06/09 [UF] 06/11   00/04 [DS] 23/56 ?
17.39 Huntingdon 06/14½ [P2] [US] 06/18   23/54½ [P3] [DS] 23/48 578.70
32.19 Sandy 06/29½ [P1] [US] 06/31   23/39½ [P2] [DS] 23/35 564.10
35.16 Biggleswade 06/32½ [P1] [US] 06/34   23/35½ [P4] [DS] 23/33 561.13
44.35 Hitchin 06/45 [P1] [US] 06/46   23/24½ [P2] [DS] 23/24 551.74
48.64 Stevenage 06.49a ~ 06.52d [P1] [US] 06.52 ~ 06.56   23.15a ~ 23.18d [P3] [DF] 23.15 ~ 23.19 547.45
52.41 Woolmer Green Jn 06/56½ [UF] 07/01   23/11½ [DF] 23/11 543.68
54.73 Digswell Jn 06/58½ [US] 07/04   22*55 ~ 23*08 [DF] ? ~ 23.08 541.36
56.04 Welwyn Garden City 07.01a ~ 07.04d [P2] [US] 07.09 ~ 07.13   22.50a ~ 22.53d [P3] [DS] 22.52 ~ 22.55 540.25
63.52 Potters Bar 07.17a ~ 07.20d [P1] [US] 07.21 ~ 07.25   22.37a ~ 22.40d [P4] [DS] 22.39 ~ 22.42 532.57
71.31 Alexandra Palace 07/32 [P2] [US2] 07/35   22/25 [P3] [DS] 22/22 524.78
73.68 Finsbury Park 07.40a ~ 07.43d [P1] [US2] 07.43 ~ 07.45   22.17a ~ 22.20d [P7] [DS1] 22.14 ~ 22.18 522.41
74.65 Holloway South Jn 07/47½ [US] 07/47   22/15 [DS] 22/12 521.35
75.45 Copenhagen Jn 07/51½ 07/51   22/12 [DS] 22/10 520.64
75.58 York Way North Jn 07/52½ ?   22/11 22/09 520.51
76.16 Camden Road Central Jn 07*55 ~ 07*58 ?   22/09 ? 520.13
76.42 Camden Road Jn 08/00 07/59   22/06½ 22/05 519.67
77.43 Gospel Oak 08/05 [P1] 08/05   22/00 [P2] 22/00 518.66
79.37 West Hampstead 08/12½ [P1] 08/12   21/55 [P2] 21/52 516.72
81.52 Kensal Green Jn 08/20 08/18   21/46 21/45 514.57
82.01 Willesden Junction HL 08/22 [P5] 08/20   21/45 [P4] 21/44 514.38
83.02 Acton Wells Jn 08/24 08/23   21*26 ~ 21*43 21.34 ~ 21.40 513.37
83.50 Acton Main Line 08c33 ~ 08c34 [DR] 08.32 ~ 08.34   21c22 ~ 21c23 21.31 ~ 21.33 512.69
84.29 Acton West 08/35½ [DR] 08/36   21/20½ [UR] 21/29 512.10
85.05 Ealing Broadway 08.37a ~ 08.39d [P3] [DR] 08.38 ~ 08.41   21.17a ~ 21.19d [P4] [UR] 21.24 ~ 21.27 [P4] 511.34
85.75 West Ealing 08/41 [P3] [DR] 08/43   21/15 [P4] [UR] 21/21 510.44
? Southall East Jn 08/44½ [DR] 08/45   21/13 [UR] 21/16 508.28
88.35 Southall 08/45 [P3] [DR] 08/46   21/12½ [P2] [UM] 21/15 508.04
90.44 Heathrow Airport Jn 08/48½ [DR] 08/48   21/11 [UM] 21/13 505.76
? Stockley Jn 08/49½ [DR] ?   21/10½ [UM] 21/12 504.77
97.65 Slough 08/57 [P4] [DR] 08/58   21/05 [P3] [UM] 21/08 498.54
103.48 Maidenhead 09/03½ [P3] [DR] 09/05   21/01 [P2] [UM] 21/03 492.71
110.30 Twyford 09/10½ [P3] [DR] 09/13 [P3]   20/56 [P2] [UM] 20/59 486.09
114.44 Kennet Bridge Jn 09/15½ [DR] 09/19   20/52½ [UM] 20/54 480.75
120.29 Reading 09/18 [P13] [DR] 09/21   20c42 ~ 20c50 [P10] [UM] 20.44 ~ 20.52 480.10
- Reading High Level Jn - -   20/41 [UM] 20/41 479.40
121.41 Reading West Jn 09/20 [DR] 09/23   - - -
124.09 Goring & Streatley 09/27 [P3] [DR] 09/30   20/32½ [P2] [UM] 20/31 471.30
132.39 Didcot Parkway 09/36 [P3] [RL] 09/36   20/27 [P2] [UM] 20/26 463.00
133.04 Foxhall Jn 09/42 [DM] 09/41   20/26½ 20/25 ?
139.65 Wantage Road 09/51 09/48   20/21½ 20/20 455.54
143.29 Challow 09/54 09/50   20/19 20/17 452.10
145.68 Uffington 09/56 09/52   20/17 20/16 449.51
155.52 Swindon 10/06 [P4] 09/59   20/08 [UM] 20/08 438.67
161.36 Wootton Bassett Jn 10/10½ 10/03   19/59½ 20/02 433.03
172.25 Chippenham 10/18 [P1] 10/12   19/51½ [P2] 19/54 422.14
173.54 Thingley East Jn 10/20 10/17   19/50½ 19/53 420.55
174.39 Thingley Jn 10/21½ 10/19   19/50 19/52 ?
? Melksham 10/26 10/24   - - -
182.69 Bradford Jn 10/31 10/32   - - -
? Trowbridge 10/32½ 10/34   - - -
188.13 Westbury 10c38 ~ 10c40 [P1] 10.40 ~ 10.42   - - -
189.47 Fairwood Jn 10/44 10/45   - - -
192.73 Clink Road Jn 10/50 10/49   - - -
194.66 Blatchbridge Jn 10/52 10/51   - - -
199.22 East Somerset Jn 10/55 10/54   - - -
207.74 Castle Cary 11/03 [P2] 11/01   - - -
218.13 Somerton GF 11/10 11/06   - - -
227.01 Athelney LC 11/16 11/14   - - -
- Bathampton Jn - -   19/42½ 19/46 411.45
- Bath Spa - -   19/39½ [P2] 19/43 409.19
- North Somerset Jn - -   19/29½ 19/34 398.44
- Bristol East Jn - -   19/28½ [UM] 19/33 398.09
- Bristol Temple Meads - -   19*23 ~ 19*26 [P11] 19.23 ~ 19.31 397.64
- Bristol West Jn - -   19/21½ [DM] 19/21 397.34
- Parson Street - -   19/19½ [P2] 19/19 395.71
- Yatton - -   19/11½ 19/11 ?
- Worle Jn - -   19/07½ 19/08 380.75
- Uphill Jn - -   19/05½ 19/06 378.02
- Bridgwater - -   18/56½ 18/57 364.39
230.32 Cogload Jn 11/19½ 11/17   18/51½ 18/52 357.63
234.74 Taunton 11/24½ [P3] 11/25 [P2]   18c43 ~ 18c45 [P4] 18.43 ~ 18.46 [P4] 352.74
236.70 Norton Fitzwarren 11/26 11/28   18/41½ 18/40 350.78
245.45 Whiteball 11/33½ 11/35   18/35 18/33 342.23
249.10 Tiverton Parkway 11/36½ [P1] 11/38   18/32 [P2] 18/30 338.58
250.54 Tiverton Loop 11/38 11/39   18/30½ 18/28 336.55
264.34 Cowley Bridge Jn 11/48½ 11/49   18/18 18/17 323.34
265.54 Exeter St Davids 11/52 [P4] 11/52   18/16 [P5] 18/15 322.14
276.19 Dawlish Warren 12/01 12/03   18/02 17/57 311.49
277.69 Dawlish 12/02½ [P1] 12/05   18/00½ [P2] 17/55 309.79
280.52 Teignmouth 12/05½ [P1] 12/07   17/57½ [P2] 17/52 307.16
285.67 Newton Abbot 12.11a ~ 12.14d [P2] 12/13?   17.48a ~ 17.51d 17/46? 302.01
286.25 Newton Abbot West Jn 12/15½ 12/14   17/47 17/45 301.43
291.61 Torquay 12.24a ~ 12.27d [P1] 12.22 ~ 12.24   17.35a ~ 17.38d [P2] 17.34 ~ 17.35 296.07
293.74 Paignton 12.33a [P1] 12.31   17.30d [P2] 17.30 293.74

Mileages as shown in the tour brochure.

Associated Workings on the Dartmouth Steam Railway

With Great Western Railway steam loco 2-8-0T 4277.

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Paignton Queens Park 13.00d 17.00a
Kingswear 13.25a 16.35d


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

16/09/23 :
0Z65 : (67005 + 67007) : Toton T.M.D. to Burton Wetmore Sidings

Location Booked
Toton T.M.D. 01.05d
Stapleford & Sandiacre 01.08 ~ 01.12
Toton Centre 01/15
Toton Jn 01/16
Trent East Jn 01/19
Sheet Stores Jn 01/23
Castle Donington 01/28
Stenson Jn 01/41
North Stafford Jn 01/42
Clay Mills Jn 01/47
Burton East Yard Loop 01.55 ~ 01.59
Wetmore Jn 02.03 ~ 02.07
Burton Wetmore Sidings 02.11a

5Z65 : (67005 with 67007 on rear) : Burton Wetmore Sidings to Peterborough

Location Booked
Burton Wetmore Sidings 03.25d
Wetmore Jn 03/29
Clay Mills Jn 03/34
North Stafford Jn 03/40
Stenson Jn 03/42
Castle Donington 03/55
Sheet Stores Jn 04/02
Trent South Jn 04/03
Ratcliffe Jn 04/05
Loughborough 04/14
Sileby Jn 04/20
Syston North Jn 04/26
Syston East Jn 04/28
Frisby-on-the-Wreake 04/36
Melton Mowbray 04/40
Whissendine LC 04/46
Ashwell LC 04/48
Langham Jn 04/50
Oakham 04/51
Manton Jn 04/55
Luffenham 05/00
Ketton SB 05/02
Uffington 05/08
Helpston Jn 05/13
Marholm Jn 05/16
New England North Jn 05/19
Peterborough 05.25a [P2]

5Z66 : (67005 with 67007 on rear) : Paignton to Goodrington C.S.

Location Booked
Paignton 12.42d [P1]
Goodrington C.S. 12.47a

5Z67 : (67007 with 67005 on rear) : Goodrington C.S. to Paignton

Location Booked
Goodrington C.S. 17.17d
Paignton 17.22a [P2]

17/09/23 :
5Z69 : (67007 with 67005 on rear) : Peterborough to Burton Wetmore Sidings

Location Booked
Peterborough 10.05d
Marholm Jn 10/09
Helpston Jn 10/12
Tallington Jn 10/18
Stoke Jn 10/35
Grantham 10/39 [P4]
Nottingham Branch Jn 10/41
Allington West Jn 10/45
Bottesford West Jn 10/51
Bingham 10/57
Netherfield Jn 11/06
Nottingham 11/13 [P7]
Mansfield Jn 11/15
Beeston South Jn 11*19 ~ 11*23
Trent East Jn 11/31
Sheet Stores Jn 11/34
Castle Donington 11/40
Stenson Jn 11/52
North Stafford Jn 11/53
Clay Mills Jn 11/58
Burton East Yard Loop 12.02 ~ 12.40
Wetmore Jn 12.45 ~ 12.50
Burton Wetmore Sidings 12.54a

0Z69 : (67005 + 67007) : Burton Wetmore Sidings to Toton T.M.D.

Location Booked
Burton Wetmore Sidings 13.38d
Wetmore Jn 13/42
Clay Mills Jn 13/48
North Stafford Jn 13/52
Stenson Jn 13/53
Castle Donington 14/05
Sheet Stores Jn 14/15
Trent East Jn 14/17
Toton Jn 14/20
Toton Centre 14/21
Stapleford & Sandiacre 14.25 ~ 14.29
Toton T.M.D. 14.32a


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