27th & 29th April 2012

V.S.O.E. (British Pullman)
Cornish Weekend

Locos Used 67005 'Queen's Messenger' & 67027 'Rising Star'
Stock Used 6313+99536+99537+99543+99530+99531+99535+99532+99546+99534+99541+99545

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

Date Loco(s) Route
27/04 67005 (1) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - North Pole Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden SW Sidings - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Chippenham - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - Bristol Temple Meads
27/04 67027 + 67005 Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Teignmouth - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth - Saltash - Liskeard - Par - Truro
29/04 67005 + 67027 (4) Truro - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads
29/04  67027 (2) (4) Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes:
(1) 67027 on rear.
(2) 67005 on rear.
(3) There were off-train options to visit the Eden Project & Lost Gardens of Heligan, Padstow, St Mawes and Tresco.
(4) Confirmation required of loco formation on the return leg.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked (out) Actual   Booked (rtn) Actual
Victoria 09.44d 09.44   19.59a 20.16
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 09/47 ?   19/56 ?
Stewarts Lane Jn 09/50 ?   19/46 ?
Longhedge Jn 09/55 ?   19/41 ?
Latchmere Jn 09/58 09/56   19/38 20/07
Kensington Olympia 10/04 10/00   19/32 20/01
North Pole Jn 10/09 10/02   19/29 19/58
Mitre Bridge Jn 10/10 10/07   19/28 19/57
Willesden SW Sidings 10.14a ~ 10.31d ?   19/19 ?
Acton Wells Jn 10/34 10/37   19/17 19/52
Acton Main Line 10/41 10/44   19/14 ?
West Ealing 10/46 10/51   19/10 19/46
Southall 10/52 10/57   19/07 19/43
Airport Jn 10/57 11/01   19/03 19/41
Slough 11/05 11/10   18/51 19/32
Maidenhead 11/13 11/18   18/43 19/26
Twyford 11/21 11/25   18/36 19/20
Reading 11.30a ~ 11.31d 11.32 ~ 11.35   18/31 19/16
Reading West Jn 11/34 11/38   18/30 19/15
Didcot Parkway 11/48 11/52   18.09a ~ 18.11d 18.59 ~ 19.01
Wantage Road 11/54 12/02   18/02 18/52
Challow 11/57 12/05   17/59 18/49
Uffington 11/59 12/08   17/57 18/47
Swindon 12/08 12/16   17/47 18/39
Wootton Bassett Jn 12/14 12/21   17/40 18/34
Chippenham 12/22 12/31   17/30 18/25
Thingley Jn 12/24 12/33   17/28 18/25
Bathampton Jn 12/35 12/41   17/20 18/19
Bath Spa 12/40 12/47   17/17 18/15
North Somerset Jn 12/54 13/00   17/07 18/06
Bristol Temple Meads 12L57a ~ 13L47d 13.04 ~ 13.47   16L13a ~ 17L05d 17.47 ~ 18.04
Parson Street ? ?   16/05 17/43
Worle Jn 14/04 14/16   15/51 17/32
Uphill Jn 14/06 14/19   15/49 17/30
Bridgwater 14/19 14/29   15/36 17/15
Cogload Jn 14/26 14/35   15/30 17/08
Taunton 14/31 14/38   15/26 17/04
Norton Fitzwarren Jn 14/32 14/40   15/23 17/03
Whiteball 14/41 14/48   15/16 16/57
Tiverton Parkway 14/44 14/50   15/13 16/53
Tiverton Loop 14/45 14/51   15/11 16/52
Cowley Bridge Jn 14/57 15/03   14/58 16/41
Exeter St Davids 15.00a ~ 15.02d 15.05 ~ 15.08   14.54a ~ 14.56d 16.36 ~ 16.39
Dawlish Warren 15/18 15/18   14/43 16/25
Dawlish 15/22 15/20   14/41 16/23
Teignmouth 15/27 15/25   14/38 16/17
Newton Abbot 15/34 15/32   14/32 16/09
Newton Abbot West Jn 15/35 15/33   14/31 16/08
Dainton 15/39 15/36   14/28 16/06
Totnes 15/46 15/41   14/21 16/00
Aish Crossover 15/56 15/49   14/12 ?
Ivybridge 16/00 15/52   14/07 ?
Hemerdon 16/05 15/57   14/01 ?
Lipson Jn 16/12 16/02   13/54 14/22
Plymouth 16.16a ~ 16.25d 16.05 ~ 16.23   13.43a ~ 13.50d 14.14 ~ 14.19
St Budeaux Ferry Rd 16/31 16/28   13/37 14/09
Saltash 16/35 16/33   13/33 14/06
St Germans 16/41 16/49   13/27 14/00
Liskeard 16/51 16/58   13/18 13/52
St Pinnock 16/56 ?   13/13 ?
Largin 16/57 ?   13/12 ?
Lostwithiel 17/06 17/13   13/03 13/37
Par 17.14a ~ 17.22d 17.19 ~ 17.26   12.53a ~ 12.57d 13.30 ~ 13.32
Burngullow 17/30 17/40   12/42 13/22
Probus 17/37 ?   12/34 ?
Truro 17.45a 17.58   12.25d 13.08


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