25th September 2021

Midland Pullman
The Cornish Coastal Pullman

HST Used 43055+44078+41169+40801+41182+41059+41162+40802+41108+41176+43046 'Geoff Drury 1930-1999'

Route :
1Z82 : Swansea to Penzance
1Z83 : Penzance to Swansea

HST Route
43055 T&T 43046 Swansea - Neath - Port Talbot Parkway - Bridgend - Pontyclun - Cardiff Central - Newport - Severn Tunnel Junction - Patchway - Filton Abbey Wood - Dr Day's Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - Yatton - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth - Saltash - Liskeard - Lostwithiel - Par - St Austell - Truro - Redruth - Camborne - St Erth - Penzance
43046 T&T 43055 Penzance - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads - North Somerset Jn
43055 T&T 43046 North Somerset Jn - Dr Day's Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Swansea


43046 leads passing Dawlish with the return leg (photo: Nathan Williamson)

Source : Nathan Williamson

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Swansea 06.57d [P3] 07.03   22.41a [P1] 22.45
Swansea Loop East 06/59 07/05   22/38½ 22/43
Neath 07.08a ~ 07.10d 07.18 ~ 07.21   22.27a ~ 22.29d 22.31 ~ 22.33
Port Talbot Parkway 07.16a ~ 07.18d 07.29 ~ ?   22.19a ~ 22.21d 22.23 ~ 22.24
Margam Moors Jn 07/22 07/34   22/16 22/19
Stormy 07/25 07/38   22/13½ 22/16
Bridgend 07.29a ~ 07.31d [P2] 07.43 ~ 07.45   22.07a ~ 22.09d [P1] 22.09 ~ 22.11
Pontyclun 07/39½ 07/54   21/59 22/01
Leckwith North Jn 07/47½ [B] 08/02   21/50½ 21/52
Cardiff Central 07.53a ~ 07.55d [P2] 08.07 ~ 08.10   21.46a ~ 21.48d [P4] [D] 21.46 ~ 21.49
Long Dyke Jn 07/56½ [UM] 08/12   21/44 [E] 21/43
Marshfield 08/01½ 08/17   21/29½ 21/37
Ebbw Jn 08/04 08/19   21/25½ 21/33
Newport 08.06a ~ 08.08d [P3] 08.23 ~ 08.27   21.20a ~ 21.22d [P1] 21.26 ~ 21.29
Maindee West Jn 08/10 08/29   21/17½ 21/24
Llanwern West Jn 08/12 08/32   21/13½ 21/21
Severn Tunnel Junction 08.18a ~ 08.20d [P4] 08.38 ~ 08.40   20.59a ~ 21.02d [P3] [DR] 21.08 ~ 21.10
Severn Tunnel West 08/21½ 08/42   20/57 21/06
Severn Tunnel East 08/25½ 08/47   20/53 21/03
Pilning 08/26½ [P1] 08/48   20/52 [P2] 21/02
Patchway 08.31a ~ 08.33d [P1] 08.52 ~ 08.54   20.45a ~ 20.48d [P2] 20.56 ~ 20.58
Filton Abbey Wood 08.36a ~ 08.38d [P3] 08.57 ~ 08.58   20.39a ~ 20.42d [P2] 20.50 ~ 20.53
Horfield Jn 08/40 [RL] 09/00   20/38 20/49
Narroways Hill Jn 08/41 09/01   20/36½ 20/47
Dr Day's Jn 08/43 09/03   20/35 [ML] 20/44
North Somerset Jn   20.27 ~ 20.33 [UBL] ??.?? ~ 20.43
Bristol East Jn 08/44 [UDR] 09/04   20/25 [UM] 20/28
Bristol Temple Meads 08.45a ~ 08.50d [P6] 09.06 ~ 09.09   20.16a ~ 20.24d [P12] 20.22 ~ 20.26
Bristol West Jn 08/52 [DM] 09/10   20/11 [DM] 20/20
Parson Street 08/53½ [P1] 09/13   20/09 [P2] [ML] 20/09
Yatton 09/02½ 09/20   20/01 20/02
Worle Jn 09/07 09/22   19/57 19/59
Uphill Jn 09/09 09/24   19/55 19/58
Bridgwater 09/18 09/32   19/46 19/47
Cogload Jn 09/23 09/36   19/41 19/39
Taunton 09/27 [P3] 09/39   19/38 [P4] 19/35
Norton Fitzwarren 09/28 09/40   19/36 19/31
Whiteball 09/35½ 09/45   19/29½ 19/24
Tiverton Parkway 09/38½ [P1] 09/47   19/26½ [P2] 19/22
Tiverton Loop 09/40 09/48   19/24 19/20
Cowley Bridge Jn 09/50 09/57   19/12 19/09
Exeter St Davids 09/55 [P4] 09/59   19/10 [P5] 19/07
Dawlish Warren 10/06 10/08   18/57½ 18/57
Dawlish 10/07½ 10/09   18/56 18/54
Teignmouth 10/10½ 10/12   18/50 18/49
Newton Abbot 10/15½ [P2] 10/17   18/43½ [P3] 18/42
Newton Abbot West Jn 10/16 10/18   18/43 18/41
Dainton Tunnel 10/20 10/21   18/39 18/34
Totnes 10/29½ 10/29   18/33 18/28
Aish Crossover 10/38 10/38   18/25 18/20
Ivybridge 10/42 [P1] 10/42   18/20½ [P2] 18/16
Hemerdon 10/47 10/47   18/15½ 18/11
Lipson Jn 10/52 10/51   18/07 18/06
Plymouth 10.56 ~ 11.06 [P4] 10.54 ~ 11.00   17.55 ~ 18.04 [P7] 17.51 ~ 18.03
St Budeaux Jn 11/11 11/06   17/49 17/46
Saltash 11/15 [P1] 11/09   17/45 [P2] 17/42
St Germans 11/20½ [P1] 11/15   17/40 [P2] 17/36
Liskeard 11/31 [P1] 11/24   17/31 [P2] 17/27
St Pinnock Viaduct East 11/36 ?   17/25 ?
Largin 11/37 ?   17/24 ?
Bodmin Parkway 11/41½ ?   17/19½ ?
Lostwithiel 11/45 [P2] 11/39   17/16 [P1] 17/12
Par 11/53 [P1] 11/49   17/10 [P2] 17/00
St Austell 11/59 ?   17/01½ ?
Burngullow Jn 12/02 ?   16/58 ?
Probus 12/09 ?   16/50 ?
Truro 12.18a ~ 12.20d [P2] 12.13 ~ 12.18   16.39a ~ 16.42d [P3] 16.38 ~ 16.40
Penwithers Jn 12/22 ?   16/38 ?
Baldhu 12/25½ ?   ? ?
Redruth 12/32 ?   16/29 ?
Camborne 12/36 12/32   16/24 16/23
St Erth 12.45a ~ 12.48d [P1] 12.41 ~ 12.43   16.11a ~ 16.14d [P2] 16.11 ~ 16.13
Long Rock 12/55 ?   16/06 ?
Penzance 12.59a [P1] 12.52   16.03d [P1] 16.03


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