23rd October 2010

Railway Touring Company
The Quantock Hills Express

Locos Used 47500 & steam: 6024 'King Edward I' & 44932
Stock Used ?????

Route :
1Z92 : Eastleigh to Minehead
1Z93 : Minehead to Eastleigh

Loco(s) Route
44932 (1) Eastleigh - St Denys - Northam Jn - Sothampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Dorchester South - Dorchester Jn - Weymouth
47500 (2) Weymouth - Dorchester Jn - Maiden Newton - Yeovil Pen Mill - Castle Cary
44932 (1) Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Norton Fitzwarren - Bishops Lydeard
6024 + 44932 (1) Bishops Lydeard - Williton - Minehead
6024 + 44932 (1) Minehead - (reverse of outward route) - Bishops Lydeard
44932 (1) Bishops Lydeard - (reverse of outward route) - Castle Cary - Frome
47500 (2) Frome - Castle Cary - (reverse of outward route) - Weymouth
44932 (1) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Eastleigh

Notes :
(1) 47500 on rear.
(2) 44932 on rear.
(3) Tour originally advertised to run on 5th June 2010 but postponed due to non-availability of then advertised steam loco 34067 'Tangmere'.
(4) Nick Bartlett comments: the tour was shown as delayed in both outward and return in the Somerton area, due to Lightning! Presumably damage to signalling?

Sources : various including Nick Bartlett & Neil Kearns

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Neil Kearns & Adrian Boyt)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Eastleigh 07.52d 07.57   23.40a 23.47
St Denys 08/00 08/04   23/32 23/41
Northam Jn 08/03 ?   23/39 ?
Southampton Central 08.06a ~ 08.09d 08.09 ~ 08.11   23.23a ~ 23.26d 23.35 ~ 23.36
Redbridge 08/16 08/16   23/12 23/31
Brockenhurst 08/29 08/27   22/57 23/20
Bournemouth 08.49a ~ 08.52d 08.49 ~ 08.52   22.33a ~ 22.36d 23.00 ~ 23.03
Branksome 08/57 08/58   22/14 22/55
Poole 09.04a ~ 09.07d 09.04 ~ 09.07   22.07a ~ 22.09d 22.46 ~ 22.50
Hamworthy 09/10 ?   22/03 ?
Wareham 09.16a ~ 09.27d 09.20 ~ 09.29   21.49a ~ 21.56d 22.26 ~ 22.35
Wool 09/36 09/37   21/42 22/20
Moreton 09/41 ?   21/36 ?
Dorchester South 09/47 09/49   21/28 22/09
Dorchester Jn 09/48 ?   21/27 ?
Weymouth 09.57a ~ 10.10d 10.06 ~ 10.15   21.08a ~ 21.16d 21.45 ~ 21.51
Dorchester Jn 10/19 ?   20/59 ?
Dorchester West 10/21 10/28   20/58 21/33
Maiden Newton 10/31 10/46   20.41 ~ 20.49 21.13 ~ ??.??
Yeovil Pen Mill 11w08 ~ 11w23 11.10 ~ 11.31   20.20 ~ 20.22 20.40 ~ 20.44
Castle Cary 11.58 ~ 12.06 11.52 ~ 12.10   19/54 20/19
East Somerset Jn   19/45 20/07
Blatchbridge Jn   19/41 20/01
Frome   19.23 ~ 19.38 19.42 ~ 19.57
Blatchbridge Jn   19/20 19/41
East Somerset Jn   19/15 19/35
Castle Cary   19/05 19/24
Somerton LC 12/19 12/46   18/54 ?
Athelney LC 12/30 12/57   18/45 18/39
Cogload Jn 12/34 13/00   18/41 18/36
Taunton East Jn 12/37 ?   18/36 ?
Taunton 12.40 ~ 12.45 13.06 ~ 13.10   18.31 ~ 18.33 ??.?? ~ 18.28
Norton Fitzwarren 12.56 ~ 12.57 13.17 ~ ??.??   18.22 ~ 18.24 ?
Bishops Lydeard 13.10a ~ ??.??d 13.19 ~ ??.??   ??.??a ~ 18.00d ??.?? ~ 18.00
Minehead 14.15a ?   16.55d ?


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