25th September 2004

Steamy Affairs
The Royal Sovereign

Locos Used 50031 & 50049
Stock Used 5278+5322+1863+3107+3140+1699+3122+3112+17077

Route:
1Z90 : Kings Lynn to Bath Spa
1Z91 : Bath Spa to Kings Lynn

Loco(s) Route
50049 (1) Kings Lynn - Downham Market - Ely - Soham - Chippenham Jn - Bury St Edmunds - Haughley Jn - Ipswich - (via GEML) - Stratford - Channelsea Jn - Temple Mills East Jn - Copper Mill Jn - Tottenham South Jn - South Tottenham - Harringay Park Jn - Upper Holloway - Junction Road Jn - Gospel Oak - Willesden Junction HL - Acton Wells Jn - South Acton - Kew East Jn - Brentford - Staines - Virginia Water - Earley - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Chippenham - Thingley Jn - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa
50031 (2) Bath Spa - (reverse of outward route) - Gospel Oak - Dalston Jn - Channelsea Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Kings Lynn

Notes :
(1) 50031 on rear.
(2) 50049 on rear.

Sources : various including Richard Savage

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual      
Kings Lynn 05.35d 05.37   00.10a 00.10
Watlington 05/44 05/45   00/01 23/58
Downham Market 05.50a ~ 05.53d 05.50 ~ 05.53   23.51a ~ 23.54d 23.48  ~23.51
Littleport 06/05 06/04   23/40 23/38
Ely North Jn 06/12 06/08   23/36 23/28
Ely 06.15a ~ 06.18d 06.10 ~ 06.18   23.32a ~ 23.34d 23.22 ~ 23.25
Ely Dock Jn 06/20 ?   23/30 ?
Soham 06/28 ?   23/20 ?
Chippenham Jn 06/36 06/32   23/13 23/09
Bury St Edmunds 06.57a ~ 06.59d 06.46 ~ 06.59   22.53a ~ 22.56d 22.53 ~ 22.55
Haughley Jn 07/13 ?   22/38 ?
Stowmarket 07/17 07/16   22/35 22/34
East Suffolk Jn 07/29 ?   22/24 ?
Ipswich 07.31a ~ 07.33d 07.34 ~ 07.39   22.17a ~ 22.22d 22.21 ~ 22.22
Halifax Jn 07/35 ?   22/15 ?
Manningtree 07/45 07/48   22/05 22/11
Colchester 07.55a ~ 07.57d 07.56 ~ 07.58   21.48a ~ 21.56d 22.01 ~ 22.03
Marks Tey 08/03 08/06   21/40 21/54
Witham up loop 08/10 ?   - -
Witham 07.12a ~ 08.16d 08.15 ~ 08.18   21/33 21/48
Chelmsford 08.28a ~ 08.30d 08.27 ~ 08.31   21.12a ~ 21.14d 21.37 ~ 21.40
Shenfield 08.42a ~ 08.44d 08.42 ~ 08.48   21.02a ~ 21.04d 21.27 ~ 21.28
Gidea Park 08/53 08/56   20/53 21/19
Ilford 08/59 09/01   20/44 21/13
Forest Gate Jn 09/01 09/02   20/42 21/11
Stratford 09/03 09/16   20.33a ~ 20.39d 21.01 ~ 21.07
Channelsea Jn 09/07 ?   20/30 ?
Dalston Jn   20/22 20/48
Temple Mills East Jn 09/11 09/20  
Copper Mill Jn 09/19 09/30  
Tottenham South Jn 09/21 ?  
South Tottenham 09/23 09/36  
Haringay Park Jn 09/27 ?  
Upper Holloway 09/30 09/42  
Junction Road Jn 09/31 ?  
Gospel Oak 09/34 09/47   20/10 20/35
Kensal Green Jn LL 09/49 09/53   19/52 20/21
Willesden Junction HL 09.50a ~ 09.52d 09.55 ~ 09.57   19/51 20/19
Acton Wells Jn 09/55 09/58   19/49 20/14
South Acton 09/58 ?   19/46 ?
Kew East Jn 10/08 10/05   19/44 19/59
Brentford 10/11 10/11   19/29 19/54
Hounslow 10/15 10/14   19/25 19/48
Feltham Jn 10/17 ?   19/23 ?
Staines 10/27 10/33   19/16 19/34
Virginia Water 10/36 10/42   19/09 19/23
Ascot 10.46a ~ 10.50d 10.51 ~ 10.59   18.56a ~ 19.01d 19.12 ~ 19.14
Wokingham 11/00 11/09   18/47 18/59
Earley 11/08 ?   18/42 ?
Reading Spur Jn 11/11 11.18 ~ ??.??   18/40 18/40
New Jn 11/26 ?   18/33 ?
Reading 11.28a ~ 11.32d 11.27 ~ 11.30   18/32 18/35
Didcot Parkway 11/49 11/45   18/17 18/22
Wantage Road 11/54 ?   18/11 ?
Challow 11/56 11/53   18/09 18/14
Uffington 11/58 11/56   18/07 18/13
Swindon 12.10a ~ 12.21d 12.07 ~ 12.18   17/59 18/01
Wootton Bassett Jn 12/28 12/27   17/53 17/52
Chippenham 12/37 12/35   17/44 17/43
Thingley Jn 12/40 12/37   17/43 17/42
Bathampton Jn 12/54 12/54   17/34 17/35
Bath Spa 13.00a 13.01   17.30d 17.31


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