(19th &) 20th October 1979

Wirral Railway Circle
Atlantic Coast Express

Locos Used 25052, 25223 & 47515

Route : 1Z76 throughout

Date(s) Loco(s) Route
19/10-20/10 47515 Crewe - Chester - Wrexham General - Shrewsbury - Wellington - Wolverhampton - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - St Andrews Jn - Bordesley Jn - Kings Norton - Worcester Shrub Hill - Cheltenham Spa - Stroud - Swindon - Didcot Parkway - Reading West Jn - Southcote Jn - Basingstoke - Salisbury - Yeovil Junction - Exeter Central - Exeter St Davids
20/10 25052 + 25223 Exeter St Davids - Crediton - Okehampton - Meldon Quarry
20/10 25223 + 25052 Meldon Quarry - Okehampton - Crediton
20/10 25052 + 25223 Crediton - Barnstaple - Torrington - Meeth
20/10 25223 + 25052 Meeth - Torrington - Barnstaple - Crediton - Exeter St Davids
20/10 47515 Exeter St Davids - ??? - Crewe

Notes :
(1) Mark Hambly comments: there was a connecting coach Barnstaple (on return from Meeth) to Minehead for a run over the WSR (Pannier 6412 which failed at some point, necessitating change to the WSR's long-gone Park Royal DMUs for remainder of journey to Bishop's Lydeard) with coach then to Taunton to re-join main train. Incidentally also, the purpose of the call at Worcester Shrub Hill on the outward was to collect a Kitchen Car and RO to provide catering for part of the tour.


25052 & 25223 at Meldon Quarry (photo: Bernard Mills)

Sources : Bernard Mills, Mark Hambly & Brian Garrett
Timings (Actual Only)
(from Bernard Mills)

Location (Booked) Actual
Crewe (23.00d) 23.01
Chester 23.37 ~ 23.30
Wrexham General 23.53 ~ 23.55
Shrewsbury 00.29 ~ 00.31
Wellington 00/44
Wolverhampton 01.09 ~ 01.10
Birmingham New Street 01.30 ~ 01.54
Kings Norton 02/10
Worcester Shrub Hill 02.28 ~ 03.01
Honiton 07/59
Exeter St Davids 08.18 ~ 08.39
Okehampton 09/14
Meldon Quarry 09.20 ~ 09.45
Crediton 10.26 ~ 10.40
Barnstaple 11.48 ~ 11.50
Torrington 12.18 ~ 12.29
Meeth 13.03 ~ 13.18
Torrington 13.51 ~ 13.59
Barnstaple 14.32 ~ 14.35
Exeter St Davids 15.30 ~ ??.??


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