9th June 2018

Railway Touring Company
The Dartmouth Express

Locos Used 47746 'Chris Fudge, 47760 & steam: 45212
Stock Used (3) (99035)+99723+5032+1861+99352+99348+99347+99316+99125+13320

Route : 
1Z40 : Woking to Kingswear
1Z41 : Kingswear to Woking

Loco(s) Route
47760 (1) Woking - Guildford
47746 (2) Guildford - Ash - Farnborough North - Wokingham - Reading - Southcote Jn - Newbury - Bedwyn - Westbury
47760 (1) Westbury - Trowbridge - Bradford Jn - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - Bristol Temple Meads
45212 (1) Bristol Temple Meads - Yatton - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Paignton - Kingswear
45212 (1) Kingswear - (reverse of outward route) - Exeter St Davids - Taunton Sig.E481
47760 (1) Taunton Sig.E481 - Taunton - (reverse of outward route) - Bathampton Jn - Chippenham - Swindon - Didcot Parkway - Goring & Streatley - Reading - (reverse of outward route) - Guildford
47746 (2) Guildford - Woking

Notes : 
(1) 47746 on rear.
(2) 47760 on rear.
(3) 99035 was only in the consist when 45212 was on the train.
(4) This tour was originally advertised to be hauled by 60009 'Union of South Africa' from Bristol Temple Meads to Kingswear and return.

Source : Mark Herriott & Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked (out) Actual   Booked (rtn) Actual
Woking 06.35d [P4] 06.35   23.14a [P2] 23.52
Woking Jn 06/36 06/36   23/10 23/50
Guildford 06.44a ~ 06.56d [P6] 06.45 ~ 06.56   22.43a ~ 23.00d [P5] 23.32 ~ 23.43
Ash 07/05 07/07   22/33 23/19
Aldershot South Jn 07/06 07/08   22/31 23/16
North Camp 07/08 07/09   22/30 23/14
Farnborough North 07/10½ 07/12   ? ?
Blackwater 07/14 07/13   22/26 23/09
Wokingham 07/21 [P2] 07/20   22/18 [P1] 23/02
Earley 07/27 07/28   22/13 22/53
Reading Spur Jn 07/30 07/32   22/10 22/49
Reading New Jn 07/31 [DM] 07/34   - -
Reading Southern Jn - -   22/09 22/48
Reading 07.33a ~ 07.41d [P7] [WL] 07.37 ~ 07.41   22.03a ~ 22.06d [P15] 22.43 ~ 22.46
Oxford Road Jn 07/44 07/44   - -
Southcote Jn 07/46 07/47   - -
Theale 07/50½ 07/53   - -
Newbury 08.05a ~ 08.08d [P1] 08.06 ~ 08.08   - -
Bedwyn 08/30 [P1] 08/27   - -
Woodborough 08/41 08/39   - -
Lavington 08/47 08/46   - -
Heywood Road Jn 08/53 08/53   - -
Westbury 08.55a ~ 09.14d [P3] 08.56 ~ 09.14   - -
Trowbridge 09/21½ [P1] 09/20   - -
Bradford Jn 09/23½ 09/22   - -
Reading West Jn - -   22/01 [UR] 22/40
Goring & Streatley - -   21/55 [P4] [UR] 22/34
Didcot East Jn - -   21/49½ [UR] 22/26
Didcot Parkway - -   21.46 ~ 21.48 [P4] 22.21 ~ 22.25
Foxhall Jn - -   21/43 [RL] 22/18
Wantage Road - -   21/36½ 22/10
Challow - -   21/34 22/07
Uffington - -   21/32 22/05
Swindon - -   21/23 [P4] 21/56
Wootton Bassett Jn - -   21/17 21/49
Chippenham - -   21/09 [P2] 21/40
Thingley East Jn  - -   21/08 21/39
Bathampton Jn 09/36 09/36   21/00 21/26
Bath Spa 09/40 [P1] 09/39   20/57 [P2] 21/23
North Somerset Jn 09/50 09/49   20/47 21/10
Bristol East Jn 09/51 [DM] 09/50   20/46 21/09
Bristol Temple Meads 09L53a ~ 10L23d [P12]  09.53 ~ 10.36   20.41a ~ 20.44d [P9] 21.01 ~ 21.06
Bristol West Jn 10/24 10/37   20/39 [UM] 20/59
Parson Street 10/25½ 10/42   20/36 [P2] [RL] 20/57
Yatton 10/37½ [P1] 10/58 [P1]   ? ?
Worle Jn  10/43 11/17   20/23 20/35
Uphill Jn 10/45 11/20   20/21 20/28
Bridgwater 10/58 [P1] 11/34   20/12 20/16
Cogload Jn 11/05 11/41   20/07 20/11
Taunton 11w11 ~ 11w23 [P2] 11.47 ~ 12.12   20/04 [P2] 20/05 [P2]
Taunton Sig.E481 - -   19L38 ~ 20L00 [UDR] 19.38 ~ 20.00
Norton Fitzwarren 11/27 12/16   19/36 ?
Whiteball 11/39 12/27   19/27 19/27
Tiverton Parkway 11/43 [P1] 12/32   19/23 [P2] 19/24 [P2]
Tiverton Loop 11/45 12/34   19/21 19/22
Cowley Bridge Jn 11/59 12/50   19/07 19/08
Exeter St Davids 12*02 ~ 12*12d [P3] 12.53 ~ 13.04   19/05 [P5] 19/05 [P5]
Dawlish Warren 12*28 ~ 12*39 [P1] 13/16?   18/52 18/51
Dawlish 12/43 13/18   18/49 18/50
Teignmouth 12/49 13/21   18/45 18/47
Newton Abbot 12/56 [P2] 13/28   18/39 [P3] 18/41
Newton Abbot West Jn 12/57 13/29   18/38 18/39
Paignton 13.29a ~ 13.32d [P1] 13.43 ~ 13.55   18.20a ~ 18.24 [P2] 18.14 ~ 18.23
Paignton GF 13/35 ?   18.12 ~ 18.17 ?
Kingswear 13.55a ?   17.30d ?


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

5Z40 : (47746 with 47760 on rear) : Southall to Willesden SW Sidings
5Z40 : (47760 with 47746 on rear) : Willesden SW Sidings to Woking

Location Booked
Southall Depot 04.10d
Southall Yard 04.20 ~ 04.29
Southall East Jn 04/30
Acton West 04/41
Acton Main Line 04.44 ~ 04.52
Acton Wells Jn 04/55
Willesden SW Sidings 04.58 ~ 05.16
Acton Wells Jn 05/18
South Acton Jn 05/23
Kew East Jn 05/26
Brentford 05/33
Hounslow 05/37
Feltham Jn 05/39
Feltham 05/41
Staines 05/50
Virginia Water 05/59
Addlestone Jn 06/07
Byfleet & New Haw 06/09
Woking 06.24a [P4]

5Z39 : (45212 with 99035) : Southall to Bristol Temple Meads

Location Booked
Southall Depot 04.46d
Southall Yard 04.56 ~ 04.58
Southall West Jn 05/01
Heathrow Airport Jn 05/05
Slough 05/14
Maidenhead 05/21
Twyford 05/29
Kennet Bridge Jn 05/34
Reading 05/36 [P12]
Oxford Road Jn 05/40
Southcote Jn 05/42
Newbury 06/00
Bedwyn 06/17
Woodborough 06/32
Lavington 06/44
Heywood Road Jn 06/50
Hawkeridge Jn 06/52
Bradford Jn 06/59
Bathampton Jn 07/14
Bath Spa 07/17
North Somerset Jn 07/31
Bristol East Jn 07/32
Bristol Temple Meads 07/33 [DT]
Bristol West Jn 07.36 ~ 07.40
St Philips Marsh HST Depot 07.52 ~ 09.46
Bristol West Jn 09.58 ~ 10.08
Bristol Temple Meads 10.10a [P12]

0Z41 : (47760) : Bristol Temple Meads to Taunton

Location Booked
Bristol Temple Meads 10.05d
Taunton ?a

5Z41 : (45212 with 99035) : Norton Fitzwarren to Bishops Lydeard

Location Booked
Norton Fitzwarren 20.05d
Bishops Lydeard 20.15a

5Z42 : (47746 with 47760 on rear) : Woking to Willesden No.7 Jn
5Z42 : (47760 with 47746 on rear) : Willesden No.7 Jn to Acton Lane Reception Sidings

Location Booked
Woking 23.20d [P2]
Byfleet & New Haw 23/27
Addlestone Jn 23/30
Virginia Water 23/38
Staines 23/51
Feltham 23/56
Feltham Jn 23/58
Hounslow 00/01
Brentford 00/04
Kew East Jn 00/07
South Acton Jn 00/09
Acton Wells Jn 00/14
Acton Canal Wharf 00/16
Willesden No.7 Jn 00.19 ~ 00.26
Acton Lane Reception Sidings 00.29a


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