13th August 2022

Midland Pullman
The Cornish Coastal Pullman

HST Used 43047+41108+41183+40802+41176+41169+41162+40801+41182+44078+43046 'Geoff Drury 1930-1999'

Route :
1Z12 : Eastleigh to Penzance
1Z13 : Penzance to Eastleigh

HST Route
43047 T&T 43046 Eastleigh - Winchester - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - Bramley - Southcote Jn - Reading West - Tilehurst - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Chippenham - Thingley Jn - Melksham - Bradford Jn - Trowbridge - Westbury - Fairwood Jn - Clink Road Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Tiverton Parkway - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Teignmouth - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth - Saltash - Liskeard - Lostwithiel - Par - St Austell - Truro - Redruth - Camborne - St Erth - Penzance
43046 T&T 43047 Penzance - (reverse of outward route) - Eastleigh


43046 passing Styles Hill on the Frome avoiding line on the return leg (photo: Guy Vincent)

Sources : Guy Vincent & Nathan Williamson

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Eastleigh 06.00d [P2] [UF] 06.00   22.14a [P3] 22.32
Shawford Jn 06/05 ?   22/07 [DS] 22/26
Winchester 06.08a ~ 06.11d [P1] 06.08 ~ 06.12   22.00a ~ 22.03d [P2] 22.21 ~ 22.23
Wallers Ash Loop 06/17½ 06/18   21/54½ 22/15
Worting Jn 06/24½ [US] 06/24   21/47½ 22/08
Basingstoke 06.27a ~ 06.30d [P4] 06.28 ~ 06.31   21.41a ~ 21.44d [P1] [DS] 22.02 ~ 22.05
Bramley 06/36 06/36   21/35 21/56
Southcote Jn 06/45 06/49   21/26½ 21/40
Reading West 06.47a ~ 06.50d 06.52 ~ ?   21.23a ~ 21.25d 21.37 ~ 21.39
Oxford Road Jn 06/50½ [DWC] 06/54   21/22 21/36
Reading West Jn 06/58 [DR] 06/56   21/21 [UWC] 21/34
Tilehurst East Jn 06/59½ [DM] 06/58   21/18 [UR] 21/32
Tilehurst 07.00a ~ 07.03d [P1] [DM] 06.59 ~ 07.03   21.13a ~ 21.16d [P2] [UM] 21.28 ~ 21.29
Goring & Streatley 07/09½ [P1] [DM] 07/09   21/07 [P2] [UM] 21/23
Didcot Parkway 07.15a ~ 07.18d [P1] 07.15 ~ 07.19   20.58a ~ 21.01d [P4] [UM] 21.14 ~ 21.16
Wantage Road 07/25 07/25   20/52 21/08
Challow 07/27 07/27   20/50 21/06
Uffington 07/30 07/29   20/48 21/04
Swindon 07.39a ~ 07.42d [P4] 07.37 ~ 07.42   20.38a ~ 20.40d [P3] 20.53 ~ 20.56
Wootton Bassett Jn 07/47 07/48   20/32 20/46
Chippenham 07.54a ~ 07.57d [P1] 07.56 ~ 07.58   20.20a ~ 20.22d [P2] 20.24 ~ 20.26
Thingley East Jn 08/00½ 08/01   20/17½ 20/22
Thingley Jn 08/02 08/02   20/16 20/20
Melksham 08.07a ~ 08.10d 08.07 ~ 08.08   20.07a ~ 20.10d 20.11 ~ 20.14
Bradford Jn 08/17 08/16   20/00 20/06
Trowbridge 08/19½ 08/18   19/58 20/03
Westbury 08.28a ~ 08.31d [P1] 08.24 ~ 08.31   19.48a ~ 19.51d [P3] 19.56 ~ 19.58
Fairwood Jn 08/33 08/34   19/45 19/53
Clink Road Jn 08/35 08/39   19/42 19/49
Blatchbridge Jn 08/37 08/40   19/41 19/47
East Somerset Jn 08/40½ 08/43   19/38½ 19/42
Castle Cary 08/46½ [P2] 08/50   19/32½ [P1] 19/36
Somerton GF 08/53 08/55   19/26 19/27
Athelney LC 08/58½ 09/02   19/20½ 19/21
Cogload Jn 09/00½ 09/04   19/18½ 19/18
Taunton 09c04 ~ 09c06 [P3] 09.08 ~ 09.10   19c12 ~ 19c14 [P4] 19.12 ~ 19.13
Norton Fitzwarren 09/09 09/13   19/10 19/10
Whiteball 09/14½ 09/19   19/04 19/02
Tiverton Parkway 09/17 [P1] 09/22   19/02 [P2] 18/59
Tiverton Loop 09/18 09/23   19/01 18/58
Cowley Bridge Jn 09/28 09/32   18/52 18/48
Exeter St Davids 09*30 ~ 09*33 [P4] 09/33   18/50 [P5] 18/46
Dawlish Warren 09/42 09/43   18/40 18/37
Dawlish 09/43½ 09/45   18/37½ 18/36
Teignmouth 09/46½ 09/48   18/34½ 18/33
Newton Abbot 09/52 [P2] 09/53   18/30 [P3] 18/28
Newton Abbot West Jn 09/52½ 09/54   18/28½ 18/27
Dainton Tunnel 09/56½ 09/57   18/25 18/23
Totnes 10/02 10/03   18/19½ 18/17
Aish Crossover 10/09½ 10/13   18/12 18/10
Ivybridge 10/13½ [P1] 10/17   18/08 [P2] 18/06
Hemerdon 10/18½ 10/22   18/03 18/01
Lipson Jn 10/24 10/26   17/58 17/55
Plymouth 10c28 ~ 10c34 [P5] 10.29 ~ 10.33   17c45 ~ 17c55 [P7] 17.47 ~ 17.52
St Budeaux Jn 10/39 10/38   17/39 17/43
Saltash 10/42½ [P1] 10/41   17/35 [P2] 17/39
St Germans 10/47½ [P1] 10/47   17/30 [P2] 17/34
Liskeard 10/56 [P1] 10/57   17/21½ [P2] 17/24
St Pinnock Viaduct East 11/00½ ?   17/17 ?
Largin 11/01½ ?   17/16 ?
Bodmin Parkway 11/06½ ?   17/12½ ?
Lostwithiel 11/10 [P2] 11/10   17/08½ [P1] 17/09
Par 11/15 [P1] 11/16   17/03½ [P2] 17/04
St Austell 11/19 ?   16/59 ?
Burngullow Jn 11/21 ?   16/57 ?
Probus 11/28 ?   16/50 ?
Truro 11.34a ~ 11.37d [P2] 11.35 ~ 11.38   16.39a ~ 16.44d [P3] 16.38 ~ 16.44
Penwithers Jn 11/38½ ?   16/38 ?
Baldhu 11/41½ ?   ? ?
Redruth 11/47 ?   16/29½ ?
Camborne 11/51½ 11/53   16/26 16/24
St Erth 12.01a ~ 12.05d [P1] 12.01 ~ 12.04   16.13a ~ 16.18d [P2] 16.12 ~ 16.14
Long Rock 12/11 ?   16/09 ?
Penzance 12.15a [P1] 12.13   16.05d [P1] 16.05


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