17th May 1969

Stephenson Locomotive Society
Grand Diamong Jubilee Railtour

Locos Used 804 'Avenger' & 868 'Zephyr'
Stock Used load 10

Route :

Locos Route
804 + 868 London Paddington - Slough - Twyford - Reading - Didcot - Swindon - Westerleigh Jn - Stapleton Road - Dr Days Jn - North Somerset Jn - Bristol West - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Totnes
804 + 868 Totnes - (reverse of outward route) - Exeter St Davids
804 + 868 Exeter St Davids - Exeter Central - Axminster - Yeovil Junction - Gillingham - Salisbury - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) At Totnes passengers transferred (by bus) to the Dart Valley Light Railway at Buckfastleigh where round trips using steam locos 4555 & 6412 were laid on for participants; the trains ran to 'a point near Totnes', the then limit of passenger operation. It is recorded that the official re-opening of the DVLR took place four days later, on 21st May.

Source : Ian Clark (SLS)

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Ian Clark (SLS))

Location Booked
Paddington 08.13d
Southall 08/22½
Reading 08/41
Didcot 08/53
Swindon 09/14
Badminton 09/30½
Stapleton Road 09/43½
North Somerset Jn 09/47
Bristol West 09/51
Taunton 10c30 ~ 10c33
Exeter St Davids 11/03
Newton Abbot 11/30
Totnes 11.45a ~ 17.45d
Newton Abbot 18/02
Exeter St Davids 18.32 ~ 18.42
Gillingham 20.03 ~ 20.12
Salisbury 20.28 ~ 20.31
Waterloo 21.47a


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