28th March 1992

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
Cornish Byways
 125 Special (no.84)

HST Used 43072+43153
Stock Used ?????

Route : 1Z37 throughout

HST Route
43153+43072 Bedford - ??? - Ealing Broadway - Slough - Twyford - Reading - Southcote Jn - Bedwyn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth - St Germans - Liskeard - Par - Truro - Falmouth Docks
43072+43153 Falmouth Docks - Truro - Par
43153+43072 Par - Goonbarrow Jn - Newquay
43072+43153 Newquay - Goonbarrow Jn - Par - (reverse of outward route) - Cogload Jn - Worle Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - Bath Spa - Chippenham - Swindon - Didcot Parkway - Reading - Twyford - Slough - Ealing Broadway - ??? - Bedford

Notes :
(1) There was an optional trip on the Bodmin & Wenford Railway, passengers transferring by roach coach from Newquay to Bodmin General, rejoining the train at Bodmin Parkway. What hauled the train from Bodmin General to Bodmin Parkway was not recorded by Alan Osborn who travelled on this option.

Sources : Alan Osborn (joined/left the train at Ealing Broadway) & Gary Thornton

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Osborn)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Bedford ??.??d ??.??   ??.??a ??.??
Ealing Broadway ??.??a ~ 07.45d 07.45   21.07a ~ ??.??d 21.20 ~ ??.??
Slough 08.03a ~ 08.04d 08.03 ~ 08.05   20.53a ~ 20.54d 21.03 ~ 21.05
Maidenhead 08/09 08/10   ? ?
Reading 08.17a ~ 08.19d 08.18 ~ 08.20   20.37a ~ 20.39d 20.48 ~ 20.50

 

Location Booked Actual
Southcote Jn 08/22 08/23
Newbury 08/34 08/32
Bedwyn 08/46 08/41
Castle Cary 09/20 09/12
Taunton 09/38 09/28
Tiverton Parkway 09/46 09/37
Cowley Bridge Jn 09/56 09/47
Exeter St Davids 09c58 ~ 10c00 09.53 ~ 09.59
Dawlish Warren 10/09 10/07
Newton Abbot 10/20 10/17
Totnes 10/32 10/28
Plymouth 11c00 ~ 11c10 10.57 ~ 11.11
Saltash 11/18 11/19
St Germans 11/23 11/28
Liskeard 11/32 11/36
Lostwithiel 11/45 11/51
Par 11c51 ~ 11c52 11.56 ~ 12.01
St Austell 11/57 12/06
Burngullow Jn 11/59 12/08
Truro 12/18 12.20 ~ 12.21
Penwithers Jn 12/19 12/22
Falmouth Docks 12.37 ~ 12.47 12.38 ~ 12.49
Penwithers Jn 13/04 13/05
Truro 13/06 13.07 ~ 13.09
Burngullow Jn 13/18 13/22
St Austell 13/20 13/24
Par 13.27 ~ 13.34 13.32 ~ 13.40
St Blazey 13/38 13.42 ~ 13.43
Goonbarrow Jn 13x49 ~ 14x00d 13.55 ~ 14.01
Newquay 14.29a ~ ??.??d 14.34 ~ ??.??
Par ? ?
Bodmin Parkway ??.??a ~ 16.50d ??.?? ~ 16.51
Liskeard 17/04 17/05
St Germans 17/13 17/14
Saltash 17/18 17/22
Plymouth 17.27a ~ 17.57d 17.30 ~ 17.57
Totnes 18/21 18/22
Newton Abbot 18/30 18/31
Dawlish Warren 18/38 18/41
Exeter St Davids 18.47 ~ 18.49 18/49
Worle Jn 19/28 19/28
Bristol Temple Meads 19c42 ~ 19c44 19.40 ~ 19.44
Bath Spa 19/54 19/54
Swindon 20/13 20/14
Didcot Parkway 20/26 20/30

Timings continue in first table.

Bodmin & Wenford Railway timings:

Location Booked Actual
Bodmin General 16.21d 16.15
Bodmin Parkway 16.40a 16.30


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