20th March 1999

Daylight Railtours
Quantock Flyer

Locos Used 47??? & steam: 5541, 7820, 41312 & 73096
Stock Used [1]: booked for load 10 (set RP02) including 73096 support coach
[2]: booked for load 9 (set RP02)

Route :
1Z95 : Alton to Minehead
1Z96 : Minehead to Alton

Loco(s) Stock Route
73096 [1] Alton - Bentley - Aldershot - Aldershot South Jn - Ash - Guildford
73096 [1] Guildford - Ash - Aldershot South Jn - Blackwater - Wokingham - Earley - Reading - Southcote Jn - Newbury - Bedwyn - Heywood Road Jn - (via Westbury avoiding line) - Fairwood Jn - Clink Road Jn - Frome - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Norton Fitzwarren Jn - Bishops Lydeard
7820+41312 [2] Bishops Lydeard - Williton - Minehead
5541+7820 [2] Minehead - Williton - Bishops Lydeard
47??? [2] Bishops Lydeard - (reverse of outward route) - Blatchbridge Jn - (via Frome avoiding line) - Clink Road Jn - Fairwood Jn - Westbury
73096 [1] Westbury - Heywood Road Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Guildford
73096 [1] Guildford - (reverse of outward route) - Alton

Notes :
(1) Above details largely taken from tour itinerary thus confirmation is required as to route and traction. Photographic evidence on the Internet confirms the use of 73096 & 41312+7820 on the outward leg and 5541+7820 on the return, though incorrectly dated as Saturday 21st March 1999! The WSR was holding it's Spring Steam Gala over this weekend.

Source : John Broderick

Timings (Booked Only)
(from John Broderick)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Alton 07.33d [P2] ?   23.10a [P2] ? 141.00
4.69 Bentley 07/43 ?   22x49 ~ 23x00 ? 136.11
8.60 Farnham 07/50 ?   22/40 ? 132.20
11.66 Aldershot 07/57 ?   22/32 [P2] ? 129.14
13.26 Aldershot North Jn 08/00 ?   22/29 ? 127.54
13.68 Aldershot South Jn 08/03 ?   22/27 ? 127.12
14.51 Ash 08/05 ?   22/25 ? 126.29
20.74 Guildford 08.17a ~ 08.30d ?   21.55a ~ 22.12d [P6] ? 120.21
27.17 Ash 08/42 ?   21/45 ? 114.13
28.00 Aldershot South Jn 08/43½ ?   21/43 ? 113.30
29.17 North Camp 08/45½ ?   21/41 ? 112.13
33.57 Blackwater 08/51½ ?   21/35 ? 107.52
40.07 Wokingham 09/00 ?   21/26 ? 101.30
44.00 Earley 09/08 ?   21/19 ? 97.37
45.75 Spur Jn 09/11 ?   21/16 ? 95.42
46.50 New Jn 09/14 [UML] ?   21/15 ? 94.67
46.58 Reading 09.16½a ~ 09.22½d [P5] ?   21.03a ~ 21.13d [P5] ? 94.59
48.52 Southcote Jn 09/28 ?   20/56 ? 92.55
? Theale ? ?   20w20 ~ 20w48 [UGL] ? 89.29
63.21 Newbury Racecourse 09w50 ~ 10w20 ?   ? ? 78.06
63.76 Newbury 10/23 ?   20/05 ? 77.31
77.23 Bedwyn 10/41 ?   19/50 ? 64.04
89.63 Woodborough GL 10/58 ?   19/37 ? 51.44
98.76 Lavington 11/04 ?   19/26½ ? 42.31
105.35 Heywood Road Jn 11/12 ?   19/16 ? 35.68
- Westbury - ?   18L54 ~ 19L12 ? 34.66
107.72 Fairwood Jn 11/15 ?   18/50 ? 33.32
111.18 Clink Road Jn 11/20 ?   18/48 ? 30.06
112.18 Frome 11w24 ~ 11w50 ?   - ? -
113.26 Blatchbridge Jn 11/54 ?   18/44 ? 28.13
126.34 Castle Cary 12/10 ?   18/32 ? 15.05
135.19 Cogload Jn 12/33 ?   18/14 ? 6.47
139.71 Taunton 12.43 ~ 12.44 ?   18.07 ~ 18.08 ? 1.48
141.39 Norton Fitzwarren Jn 12.49 ~ 12.54 ?   17.58 ~ 18.02 ? 0.00
? Bishops Lydeard 13L09a ~ 13L19d 13.55 ~ ??.??   17L34a ~ 17L48d ??.?? ~ 17.46 ?
? Crowcombe Heathfield 13/33 ?   17/24 ? ?
? Williton 13/47 ?   17.05 ~ 17.06 ? ?
? Watchet 13/57 ?   17/00 ? ?
? Blue Anchor 14x11 ~ 14x15 ?   16x42 ~ 16x45 ? ?
? Minehead 14L27a 15.19   16L30d ? 0.00


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