10th June 1995

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Tinners & Knockers

Locos Used 37521, 37670, 47474, 47705 & 4770
Stock Used Set BN92 (load 12)

Route :
1T50 : Derby to Plymouth
1Z56 : Plymouth to Plymouth
1T50 : Plymouth to Derby

Loco(s) Route
47770

06.10d Derby - Stenson Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Wichnor Jn - Tamworth - Kingsbury - Water Orton - Landor Street Jn - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Selly Oak - Kings Norton - Bromsgrove - Stoke Works Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Standish Jn - Charfield - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Jn - Stapleton Road - Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - Uphill Jn - Taunton -Exeter St Davids - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Plymouth
37670 (1) 11.24d Plymouth - St Germans - Liskeard - Lostwithiel - Carne Point
37521 (2) 12.29d Carne Point - Lostwithiel
37670 (1) 12.54d Lostwithiel - Par - St Austell - Burngullow Jn - Parkandillack
37521 (2) 14.00d Parkandillack - Burngullow Jn - St Austell - Par - Lostwithiel - Liskeard - St Germans - Plymouth
47474 16.10d Plymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads
47705 19.10d Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - Derby

Notes :
(1) 37521 on rear.
(2) 37670 on rear.
(3) Mike Tetlow recorded the train as 1Z56 throughout - the brochure certainly confirms 1Z56 "west of Plymouth" but no headcode was recorded for the "to Plymouth" (and return) section so 1T50 may be correct...confirmation required.

Sources : Pete Drury (on the train throughout) & Mike Tetlow

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Pete Drury)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Derby 06.10d 06.10   21.12a 22.12
Stenson Jn 06/17 06/17   21/07 22/12
Burton-on-Trent 06.23a ~ 06.24d 06.23 ~ 06.24   20.53a ~ 20.55d 21.54 ~ 21.58
Wichnor Jn 06/31 06/31   20/48 21/49
Tamworth 06.38a ~ 06.39d 06.38 ~ 06.39   20.37a ~ 20.39d 21.38 ~ 21.41
Kingsbury Jn 06/48 06/46   20/29 ?
Water Orton 06/52 06/49   20/26 21/28
Landor Street Jn 06/58 06/56   20/20 21/19
Proof House Jn 0/59 06/58   20/18 21/16
Birmingham New Street 07.01a ~ 07.02d 07.01 ~ 07.07   20.14a ~ 20.16d 21.11 ~ 21.14
Selly Oak 07/10 ?   20/05 21/00
Kings Norton 07/13 07/21   20/02 20/56
Barnt Green 07/19 07/26   19/57 20/50
Bromsgrove 07/23 07/29   19/53 20/44
Stoke Works Jn 07/24 07/30   19/52 20/42
Abbotswood Jn 07/32 07/38   19/44 20/34
Ashchurch 07/41 07/45   19/36 20/26
Cheltenham Spa 07.49a ~ 07.52d 07.51 ~ 07.54   19.27a ~ 19.30d 20.16 ~ 20.18
Barnwood Jn 07/58 08/00   19/21 20/09
Gloucester Yard Jn 07/59 08/01   19/20 20/08
Standish Jn 08/04 08/07   19/13 20/02
Charfield 08/14 ?   19/04 ?
Yate 08/19 ?   18/59 19/35
Westerleigh Jn 08/21 ?   18/57 19/32
Bristol Parkway 08.27a ~ 08.29d 08.31 ~ 08.33   18.50a ~ 18.52d 19.20 ~ 19.21
Filton Jn 08/31 08/35   18/48 19/18
Stapleton Road 08/36 ?   18/44 19/14
Dr Days Jn 08/38 08/40   18/43 19/12
Bristol East Jn 08/39 ?   18/42 ?
Bristol Temple Meads 08.40a ~ 08.43d 08.43 ~ 08.46   18.31a ~ 18.41d 18.51 ~ 19.10
Worle Jn 09/01 09/02   18/08 18/37
Uphill Jn 09/03 09/04   18/06 18/35
Bridgwater 09/14 09/13   17/51 18/26
Cogload Jn 09/18 09/18   17/46 18/22
Taunton 09/24 09/24   17/43 18/19
Tiverton Parkway 09/37 09/39   17/32 18/08
Cowley Bridge Jn 09/49 09/49   17/18 17/55
Exeter St Davids 09/51 09/51   17/19 17/53
Dawlish Warren 10/03 10/02   17/03 17/44
Newton Abbot 10/20 10/25   16/53 17/32
Totnes 10.33 ~ 10.35 10.39 ~ 10.41   16.38 ~ 16.40 17.16 ~ 17.17
Ivybridge 10/50 10/59   16/24 17/01
Hemerdon 10/57 ?   16/20 ?
Lipson Jn 11/02 11/09   16/13 16/48
Plymouth 11L04a ~ 11L24d 11.12 ~ 11.34   15L31a ~ 16L10d 16.19 ~ 16.44
St Budeaux Jn 11/29 11/40   15/26 16/13
Saltash 11/33 11/44   15/22 16/09
St Germans 11/39 11/50   15/12 16/02
Liskeard 11/48 12/05   15/03 15/52
Largin 11/57 ?   14/56 ?
Lostwithiel 12/04 12/26   14/47 15/33
Fowey (Carne Point) 12.24 ~ 12.29 12.41 ~ 12.47  
Lostwithiel 12.49 ~ 12.54 13.11 ~ 13.12  
Par 13/00 13/21   14/40 14.57 ~ 15.21
St Austell 13/06 13/30   14/35 14/50
Burngullow Jn 13/09 13/34   14/30 14/46
Parkandillack 13.40a 14.09   14.00d 14.15


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