14th & 16th May 2010

V.S.O.E. (British Pullman)
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Locos Used at least 67005 'Queen's Messenger' & 67006 'Royal Sovereign'
Stock Used 6313+99536+99539+99537+99530+99531+99532+99535+99546+99534+99541+99545

Route :
1Z78 : London Victoria to Truro
1Z79 : Truro to London Victoria

Date Loco(s) Route
14/05 ????? London Victoria - Kensington Olympia - Willesden SW Sidings - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Slough - Twyford - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Chippenham - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - Bridgwater - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth - Liskeard - Par - Truro
16/05 ????? Truro - (reverse of outward route) - Bathampton Jn - Trowbridge - Westbury - Salisbury - Andover - Basingstoke - Woking - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Tooting - Streatham - Tulse Hill - Herne Hill - London Victoria

Notes :
(1) Outward route confirmation required - above is from booked timings

Sources : various including Mike Hunt & Ray Humphries

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Mike Hunt)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Victoria 09.48d ?   20.35a 20.35
Grosvenor Bridge Jn ? ?   20/33 20/32
Kensington Olympia 10/11 ?  
Acton Main Line 10/41 ?  
Acton West 10/43 ?  
Southall 10/52 ?  
Slough 11/06 ?  
Maidenhead 11/13 ?  
Twyford 11/21 ?  
Reading 11.30a ~ 11.32d ?  
Didcot Parkway 11/48 ?  
Swindon 12/08 ?  
Chippenham 12/30 ?  
Voltaire Road Jn   20/30 20/30
Brixton   20/29 20/28
Herne Hill   20/28 20/27
Tulse Hill   20/24 20/23
Streatham   20/19 20/18
Streatham South Jn   20/16 20/16
Wimbledon   20/08 20/09
Wimbledon West Jn   20/06 20/04
New Malden   20/01 20/01
Surbiton   19/59 19/58
Hampton Court Jn   19/58 19/57
Weybridge   19/52 ?
Woking   19/47 19/46
Woking Jn   19/46 19/43
Farnborough Main   19/34 19/34
Basingstoke   19/20 19/20
Worting Jn   19/16 19/13
Andover   19/01 18/57
Tunnel Jn   18/45 18/40
Salisbury   18/42 18/38
Wilton Jn   18/39 18/32
Wishford   18/35 18/28
Wylye LC   18/31 18/24
Upton Lovell LC   18/26 18/20
Warminster   18/18 18/15
Westbury   18.04 ~ 18.06 18.03 ~ 18.06
Bradford Jn   17/51 17/53
Bathampton Jn   17/40 17/44
Bath Spa 12/46 ?   17/37 17/39
North Somerset Jn ? ?   17/26 17/29
Bristol East Jn ? ?   17/25 ?
Bristol Temple Meads 13.00a ~ 13.32d ?   16.52a ~ 17.24d 16.54 ~ 17.06
Bristol West Jn ? ?   16/51 16/52
Parson Street ? ?   16/47 16/50
Nailsea ? ?   16/41 16/40
Yatton ? ?   16/34 16/34
Yatton Loop 13.50 ~ 13.58 ?   ? ?
Bridgwater 14/21 ?   16/08 16/07
Cogload Jn ? ?   16/03 16/01
Taunton 14/32 ?   15.45 ~ 15.47 15.43 ~ 15.56
Norton Fitzwarren ? ?   15/43 15/41
Tiverton Parkway 14/45 ?   15/31 15/30
Tiverton Loop ? ?   15/29 15/29
Cowley Bridge Jn ? ?   15/16 15/18
Exeter St Davids 15.02 ~ 15.04 ?   15.11 ~ 15.13 15.12 ~ 15.15
Dawlish Warren 15.19 ~ 15.33 ?   14.49 ~ 15.00 14.50 ~ 15.01
Dawlish 15/26 ?   14/45 14/46
Teignmouth 15/39 ?   14/40 14/41
Newton Abbot 15/47 ?   14/34 14/31
Newton Abbot West Jn ? ?   14/33 14/29
Dainton Tunnel ? ?   14/29 14/25
Totnes 16/01 ?   14/21 14/19
Aish Crossover ? ?   14/12 14/11
Ivybridge 16/16 ?   14/07 14/07
Hemerdon ? ?   14/02 14/00
Lipson Jn ? ?   13/55 13/55
Plymouth 16.32 ~ 16.38 ?   13.47 ~ 13.52 13.46 ~ 13.52
St Budeax Jn ? ?   13/42 13/41
Saltash 16/50 ?   13/38 13/37
St Germans 16/56 ?   13/33 13/31
Liskeard 17/06 ?   13/24 13/22
St Pinnock Viaduct East ? ?   13/19 13/17
Largin ? ?   13/18 13/16
Lostwithiel 17/20 ?   13/10 13/08
Par 17/25 ?   13/05 13/02
Burngullow Jn ? ?   12/54 12/54
Probus ? ?   12/46 12/46
Truro 17.50a ?   12.38d 12.38


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