31st March 2007

Nenta Train Tours
The Bath & Quantock Hills Explorer

Locos Used 47812 & 47815
Stock Used 21272+3097+3119+1679+3125+3110+3144+5276+5292+5008+5376

Route:
1Z47 : North Walsham to Minehead
1Z48 : Minehead to North Walsham

Loco(s) Route
47812 (1) (3) North Walsham - Norwich
47815 (2) Norwich - Stowmarket - Ipswich - Colchester - Ilford - Stratford - Dalston Jn - Camden Road - Gospel Oak - Acton Main Line - Slough - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Chippenham - Bath Spa - Bristol Temple Meads - Taunton - Minehead
47812 (1) (3) Minehead - (reverse of outward route) - Gospel Oak - Upper Holloway - Tottenahm South Jn - Temple Mills East Jn - Stratford - (reverse of outward route) - Norwich
47815 (2) (3) Norwich - North Walsham

Notes :
(1) 47815 on rear.
(2) 47812 on rear.
(3) Which loco led this section is believe to be correct, but confirmation is required.

Sources : Richard Rooker & John Clifford

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Richard Rooker)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
North Walsham 05.20d 01.45a
Hoveton & Wroxham 05.35a ~ 05.37d 01.24a ~ 01.27d
Whitlingham Jn 05/47 01/13
Norwich 05.55a ~ 06.03d 00.59a ~ 01.09d
Trowse Swing Bridge Jn 06/05 00/57
Trowse Jn 06/06 00/56
Diss 06.22a ~ 06.24d 00.33a ~ 00.36d
Haughley Jn 06/34 00/21
Stowmarket 06.37a ~ 06.39d 00.14a ~ 00.17d
Ipswich East Suffolk Jn 06/51 00/04
Ipswich 06.53a ~ 06.55d 23.58a ~ 00.02d
Ipswich Halifax Jn 06/57 23/56
Manningtree 07.06a ~ 07.08d 23.44a ~ 23.47d
Colchester 07.20a ~ 07.22d 23.34a ~ 23.36d
Marks Tey 07/28 23/28
Witham 07.35a ~ 07.39d 23.19a ~ 23.21d
Chelmsford 07.51a ~ 07.53d 23.07a ~ 23.09d
Shenfield Chelmsford Loop   22/58
Shenfield 08/03 22.51a ~ 22.56d
Shenfield London End Jn ? 22/50
Gidea Park 08/07 22/40
Ilford 08/12 22/32
Forest Gate Jn 08/13 22/30
Stratford 08.16a ~ 08.18d 22.22a ~ 22.27d
Channelsea Jn 08/25 22/13
Dalston Jn 08/40 -
Caanonbury West Jn 08/44 -
Camden Road East Jn 08/50 -
Camden Road 08/53 -
Temple Mills East Jn  - 22/10
Coppermill Jn  - 22/05
Tottenham South Jn  - 22/04
South Tottenham  - 22/02
Upper Holloway  - 21/56
Junction Road Jn  - 21/54
Gospel Oak 09/01 21/52
Kensal Green Jn 09/12 21/39
Willesden Jn High Level 09/14 21/38
Acton Wells Jn 09/16 21/33
Acton Main Line 09/43 21/27
Acton West 09/45 21/16
West Ealing ? 21/21
Southall 09/54 21/16
Heathrow Airport Jn 09/56 21/13
Slough 10/02 21/04
Slough West 10/03 ?
Maidenhead 10/07 20/53
Twyford 10/12 20/45
Reading 10/16 20.35a ~ 20.38d
Reading West Jn 10/17 20/31
Didcot Parkway 10.31a ~ 10.33d 20/18
Wantage Road 10/42 20/11
Challow 10/45 20/08
Uffington 10/47 20/06
Swindon 10/57 19/57
Wootton Bassett Jn 11/03 19/52
Chippenham 11/14 19/44
Thingley Jn 11/16 19/42
Bathampton Jn 11/22 19/33
Bath Spa 11.25a ~ 11.28d 19.26a ~ 19.29d
North Somerset Jn 11/39 19/14
Bristol East Jn 11/40 19/13
Bristol Temple Meads 11.41a ~ 11.47d 19.02a ~ 19.12d
Bristol West Jn 11/48 19/00
Parton Street ? 18/58
Worle Jn 12/04 18/45
Uphill Jn 12/06 18/43
Highbridge & Burnham ? 18/38
Bridgewater 12/20 18/33
Cogload Jn 12/26 18/28
Taunton 12.34a ~ 12.36d 18.21a ~ 18.22d
Norton Fitzwarren 12.41a ~ 12.47d 18.15a ~ 18.16d
Bishops Lydeard 12.59a ~ 13.00d 18.00a ~ 18.03d
Minehead 14.10a 16.50d


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