7th April 1985
S.L.O.A.
The Great Western Limited
| Locos Used | 37007, 37178, 47484, 50007 & steam: 6000 'King George V' & 7819 'Hinton Manor' | 
| Stock Used | London to Bristol: 12 coaches Bristol to Plymouth: 13 coaches (first was a ex-GWR brake coach)  | 
      
Route : 1Z47 throughout
| Loco(s) | Route | 
| 47484 | 09.30 London Paddington - Swindon - Bath - Bristol Temple Meads | 
| 7819 + 6000 | Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Taunton (1) | 
| 7819 (2) | Taunton - Tiverton Jn | 
| 7819 | Tiverton Jn - Exeter St Davids [P1] (3) | 
| 37007 + 37178 | Exeter St Davids [P1] - Newton Abbot - Plymouth | 
| 50007 | Plymouth - Newton Abbot - Exeter St Davids - Taunton - Bridgwater - Uphill Jn - Worle Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol Parkway - Wotton Bassett Jn - Swindon - Reading - London Paddington | 
Notes:
(1) 6000 failed at Taunton (Hot 'Box).
(2) 37007 & 37178 on rear.
(3) 7819 failed at Exeter (Hot 'Box).
Sources : Andy Pullar, Henry Allum & John Colwishaw
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Timings (Booked 
only)
(from 
John Cowlishaw)
| 
			 Location  | 
			
			 Booked  | 
		
| 
			 London Paddington  | 
			
			 09.30d  | 
		
| 
			 Swindon  | 
			
			 10/41  | 
		
| 
			 Bristol Temple Meads  | 
			
			 11L23a ~ 11L50d  | 
		
| 
			 Worle Jn  | 
			
			 12/20  | 
		
| 
			 Uphill Jn  | 
			
			 12/24  | 
		
| 
			 Bridgwater  | 
			
			 12/42  | 
		
| 
			 Taunton  | 
			
			 13wp00a ~ 13wp30d  | 
		
| 
			 Whiteball Tunnel  | 
			
			 13/49  | 
		
| 
			 Cowley Bridge Jn  | 
			
			 14/12  | 
		
| 
			 Exeter St Davids  | 
			
			 14wp15a ~ 15wp10d  | 
		
| 
			 Dawlish Warren  | 
			
			 15p30a ~ 16p00d  | 
		
| 
			 Newton Abbot  | 
			
			 16wp28a ~ 16wp50d  | 
		
| 
			 Aller Jn  | 
			
			 16/53  | 
		
| 
			 Dainton Tunnel  | 
			
			 17/01  | 
		
| 
			 Totnes  | 
			
			 17/07  | 
		
| 
			 Brent  | 
			
			 17/23  | 
		
| 
			 Hemerdon  | 
			
			 17/40  | 
		
| 
			 Lipson Jn  | 
			
			 17/46  | 
		
| 
			 Plymouth  | 
			
			 17L50a ~ 18L15d  | 
		
| 
			 Newton Abbot  | 
			
			 18/55  | 
		
| 
			 Dawlish Warren  | 
			
			 19/05  | 
		
| 
			 Exeter St Davids  | 
			
			 19c15 ~ 19c17  | 
		
| 
			 Taunton  | 
			
			 19/44  | 
		
| 
			 Bristol Temple Meads  | 
			
			 20.26a ~ 20.30d  | 
		
| 
			 Swindon  | 
			
			 21/10  | 
		
| 
			 London Paddington  | 
			
			 22.20a  |