21st August 2024

Midland Pullman
Torbay Riviera Pullman

HST Used 43046 'Geoff Drury 1930-1999'+44081+41169+40801+41162+41059+41176+40802+41108++41149+43049 'Neville Hill'

Route :
1Z43 : Norwich to Paignton
1Z45 : Paignton to Norwich

HST Route
43046 T&T 43049 Norwich - Trowse Jn - Diss (1) - Stowmarket - Ipswich - Manningtree - Colchester - Chelmsford - Ilford - Stratford - Channelsea Jn - Lea Jn - Navarino Road Jn - Canonbury West Jn - Highbury & Islington - Westbourne Road Jn - Camden Road Jn - Primrose Hill - Camden Jn - Willesden West London Jn - Willesden SW Sidings - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Goring & Streatley - 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 - Torquay - Paignton
43049 T&T 43046 Paignton - (reverse of outward route) - Fairwood Jn - Westbury? (2) - Heywood Road Jn - Bedwyn - Newbury - Theale - Southcote Jn - Reading - (reverse of outward route) - Acton Wells Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Kensal Green Jn - West Hampstead - Gospel Oak - Camden Road Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Norwich

Notes :
(1) Confirmation required - the tour was advertised to pick up and set down at Diss, did it do so?
(2) Confirmation required - was the return leg diverted via Westbury?

Sources : Nick Bartlett & Taunton Trains

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains & OpenRail)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Norwich 06.16d [P1] 06.16   00.11a [P2] 23.58
Thorpe Jn 06/17 [C] 06/17   00/09 [W] 23/57
Trowse Swing Bridge 06/17½ 06/18   00/08½ [D] 23/56
Trowse Jn 06/18½ 06/19   00/07½ 23/55
Flordon LC 06/25½ 06/25   00/01 23/49
Diss 06/37½? 06/33?   23.47a ~ 23.49d 23/43?
Haughley Jn 06/46 06/49   23/34½ 23/34
Stowmarket 06.53a ~ 07.01d [P2] 06.54 ~ 07.01 [P2]   23.29a ~ 23.31d [P2] 23.28 ~ 23.31 [P2]
Claydon 07/09 07/09   23/22 23/21
Europa Jn 07/13 07/11   23/19 23/19
East Suffolk Jn 07/14 [UM] 07/13   23/18 23/18
Ipswich 07.16a ~ 07.29d [P2] 07.15 ~ 07.29   23.14a ~ 23.16d [P2] 23.13 ~ 23.16
Halifax Jn 07/31½ 07/31   23/11½ [UM] 23/09
Manningtree 07.41a ~ 07.43d [P2] 07.41 ~ 07.45   22.59a ~ 23.01d [P3] 22.56 ~ 22.59
Colchester 07.57a ~ 08.11d [P4] 07.57 ~ 08.11   22.42a ~ 22.50d [P1] 22.43 ~ 22.47
Marks Tey Up Loop 08*18 ~ 08*36 [UPL] ?   - -
Marks Tey 08/37½ [P1] 08/37   22/36 [P2] 22/35
Witham 08/43½ [P2] 08/43   22/29 [P3] 22/30
Chelmsford 08.51a ~ 08.53d [P1] 08.52 ~ 08.55   22.16a ~ 22.18d [P2] 22.15 ~ 22.19
Shenfield 09/07 [P1] 09/06   22.04a ~ 22.06d [P3] 21.46 ~ 22.03
Shenfield Up Loop 09*08 ~ 09*20 [UPL] ?   - -
Gidea Park Jn 09/26½ [EL] ?   21/58 ?
Gidea Park 09/27½ [P3] [EL] 09/34   21/57 [P2] [DM] 21/37
Romford 09/30 [P4] [UM] 09/38   21/56 [P3] [DM] 21/36
Ilford 09/35 [P1] [UM] 09/44   21/51 [P2] [DM] 21/32
Forest Gate Jn 09/36½ [UM] 09/49   21/49 [DM] 21/31
Maryland 09/37½ [P4] [XL] 09/58   21/48 [P4] [DM] 21/29
Stratford 09.40a ~ 09.46d [P10a] 10.00 ~ 10.03   21.30a ~ 21.46d [P10a] [DM] 21.26 ~ 21.28
Channelsea Jn 09/50 10/05   21/27 21/24
Lea Jn 09/51 10/06   21/26 21/23
Navarino Road Jn 09/58 10/10   21/16½ 21/15
Canonbury West Jn 10/03 10/14   21/12 21/11
Highbury & Islington 10/04½ [P7] 10/15   21/11 [P8] 21/10
Westbourne Road Jn 10/06½ 10/16   21/10 21/09
Camden Road East Jn 10/09 10/18   21/08 [RL] 21/06
Camden Road 10c10 ~ 10c11 [P1] 10.21 ~ 10.21   21/06½ [P2] 21/05
Camden Road Jn 10/12 10/22   21/06 21/04
Primrose Hill 10/19 ?   - -
Camden Jn 10/24 [DS] 10/24   - -
Willesden West London Jn 10/27 10/32   - -
Willesden SW Sidings 10*29 ~ 10*40 [DSW] 10.34 ~ ?   - -
Gospel Oak - -   21/02 [P2] 21/00
West Hampstead - -   20/55 [P2] 20/55
Kensal Green Jn - -   20/48 20/51
Willesden Junction HL - -   20c45 ~ 20c47 [P4] 20.49 ~ 20.50
Acton Wells Jn 10/42½ 10/44   20/41 20/46
Acton Main Line 10/45 [DR] 10/50   20/37 20/41
Acton West 10/50 [DM] 10/52   20/34 [UR] 20/36
West Ealing 10/51 [DM] 10/53   20/32½ [UM] 20/35
Southall 10/52½ [P1] [DM] 10/56   20/30 [P2] [UM] 20/33
Heathrow Airport Jn 10/53½ [DM] 10/57   20/29 [UM] 20/32
Slough 10/57½ [P2] [DM] 11/01   20/25½ [P3] [UM] 20/28
Maidenhead 11/00½ [P1] [DM] 11/04   20/22½ [P2] [UM] 20/25
Twyford 11/03½ [P1] [DM] 11/08   20/19 [P2] [UM] 20/21
Kennet Bridge Jn 11/06½ [DM] 11/10   20/16 [UM] 20/17
Reading 11/08 [P9] [DM] 11/11   20*12 ~ 20*14 [P11] [UM] 20.11 ~ 20.16
Reading High Level Jn 11/08½ [DM] 11/12   - -
Goring & Streatley 11/13 [P1] [DM] 11/17   - -
Didcot Parkway 11/19 [P1] 11/21   - -
Wantage Road 11/22½ 11/25   - -
Challow 11/24½ 11/27   - -
Uffington 11/25½ 11/28   - -
Swindon 11/32½ [P4] 11/35   - -
Wootton Bassett Jn 11/37½ 11/38   - -
Chippenham 11/46 [P1] 11/45   - -
Thingley East Jn 11/47½ 11/51   - -
Thingley Jn 11/48 11/52   - -
Melksham 11/52½ 11/58   - -
Bradford Jn 11/57 12/03   - -
Trowbridge 11/59 12/05   - -
Hawkeridge Jn 12/05 12/09   - -
Oxford Road Jn - -   20/09 [UFM] 20/09
Southcote Jn - -   20/07 20/07
Theale - -   19/59½ 20/05
Newbury - -   19/46 [P2] 19/54
Bedwyn - -   19/35 [P2] 19/44
Woodborough - -   19/26½ 19/35
Lavington - -   19/21 19/29
Heywood Road Jn - -   19/16 19/23
Westbury 12*06 ~ 12*17 [P1] 12.10 ~ 12.11   DIV? 19/20?
Fairwood Jn 12/20 12/19   19/11 [UWA] 19/18
Clink Road Jn 12/23 12/23   19/07 19/13
Blatchbridge Jn 12/27 12/25   19/04½ 19/08
East Somerset Jn 12/31½ 12/28   19/02 19/05
Castle Cary 12/44½ [P2] 12/40   18/56 [P1] 18/59
Somerton GF 12/51 12/46   18/49½ 18/51
Athelney LC 12/56½ 12/54   18/44 18/45
Cogload Jn 12/59½ 12/56   18/42 18/43
Taunton 13/02½ [P2] 13/01   18/39 [P5] 18/40
Norton Fitzwarren 13/03½ 13/05   18/38 18/39
Whiteball 13/09½ 13/12   18/32 18/32
Tiverton Parkway 13/12½ [P1] 13/14   18/30 [P2] 18/30
Tiverton Loop 13/13½ 13/15   18/28½ 18/29
Cowley Bridge Jn 13/23½ 13/25   18/19½ 18/19
Exeter St Davids 13/32 [P4] 13/28   18/18 [P5] 18/17
Dawlish Warren 13*52 ~ 14*01 [P1] 13/38   17/56½ 18/00
Dawlish 14/04 13/40   17/53 17/54
Teignmouth 14/08 13/45   17/50 17/51
Newton Abbot 14/12½ [P2] 13/52   17/45½ [P3] 17/46
Newton Abbot West Jn 14/13 13/53   17/45 17/45
Torquay 14.22a ~ 14.27d 14.00 ~ 14.05   17.33a ~ 17.37d 17.33 ~ 17.37
Paignton 14.33a [P1] 14.09   17.29d [P2] 17.29


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z44 : (43046 T&T 43049) : Paignton to Goodrington C.S.

Location Booked
Paignton 14.42d [P1]
Paignton GF 14/44
Goodrington C.S. 14.47a

3Z44 : (43049 T&T 43046) : Goodrington C.S. to Paignton

Location Booked
Goodrington C.S. 17.17d
Paignton GF 17/19
Paignton 17.22a [P2]


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