50007 in the snow at Okehampton (photo: Michael Croxford)
16th March 1985
Lea Valley Railway Circle
The Decennial Belle
| Locos Used | 47484 & 50007 'Hercules' |
Route :
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 50007 | 07.28 London Paddington - Reading - Swindon - Bristol Temple Meads |
| 50007 (1) | Bristol Temple Meads - Wapping Wharf |
| 47484 (2) | Wapping Wharf - Bristol Temple Meads |
| 50007 | Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - (?via Weston-super Mare avoiding line?) - Uphill Jn - Taunton - Exeter - Newton Abbot - Paignton - Churston - Kingswear |
| 50007 | Kingswear - Paignton - Exeter St Davids - Okehampton - Meldon Quarry |
| 50007 | Meldon - Exeter St Davids |
| 50007 | Exeter St Davids - Taunton - (via Frome avoiding line) - Westbury - Melksham - Swindon - Reading - London Paddington |
Notes :
(1) 47484 on rear.
(2) 50007 on rear.
(3) Route confirmation required. Tour may have gone via Weston-Super-Mare on the
outward leg, confirmation anyone?
50007 in the snow at Okehampton (photo: Michael Croxford)
Sources : Steve Goulden & Andy Pullar
Timings (Booked Only)
(from Michael Croxford)
| Location | Booked (out) | Booked (rtn) |
| Paddington | 07.28d | 21.45a |
| Reading | 07.59a ~ 08.00d | 21.01a ~ 21.11d |
| Didcot Parkway | 08/21 | ? |
| Swindon | 08.33a ~ 08.35d | 20.26a ~ 20.28d |
| Chippenham | - | 20.07a ~ 20.09d |
| Westbury | - | 19.41a ~ 19.42d |
| Bristol Parkway | 09/02 | - |
| Bristol Temple Meads | 09L12 ~ 09L22 | - |
| Wapping Wharf | 09.50a ~ 10.02d | - |
| Bristol Temple Meads | 10L28 ~ 10L33 | - |
| Taunton | 11/11 | 19/02 |
| Exeter St Davids | - | 18.22a ~ 18.36d |
| Meldon Quarry | - | 16.10a ~ 17.20d |
| Okehampton | - | 16p00a ~ 16p20d |
| Exeter St Davids | 11.38a ~ 11.43d | 15.02a ~ 15.10d |
| Paignton | 12.20a ~ 12.35d | 14.10a ~ 14.27d |
| Kingswear | 13.05a | 13.40d |
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