26th April 1997

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Teign & Dart (125 Special)

HST Used 43032 + 43140
Stock Used load 7 including 44067

Route :
1Z65 : Paddington to Buckfastleigh
1Z68 : Buckfastleigh to Heathfield
1Z69 : Heathfield to Paddington

HST Route
as listed London Paddington - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Chippenham - Thingley Jn - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - Worle Jn - (via Weston-super-Mare avoiding line) - Uphill Jn - Bridgwater - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Exeter St Davids - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Totnes - Buckfastleigh
as listed Buckfastleigh - Totnes - Newton Abbot - Heathfield
as listed Heathfield - Newton Abbot
as listed Newton Abbot - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington

Sources : Stuart Smith (on the train throughout), Mike Tetlow & Alan Restell

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Alan Restell)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Paddington 08.03d 21.23a 468.60
1.68 Ladbroke Grove 08/06 21/15 466.72
5.13 Acton West 08/09 21/09 463.47
9.01 Southall 08/15 21/04 459.59
11.20 Heathrow Airport Jn 08/19 21/02 457.40
17.35 Dolphin Jn 08/24 20/55 451.25
18.31 Slough 08.27a ~ 08.28d 20.52a ~ 20.53d 450.29
24.14 Maidenhead 08/33 20/44 444.46
30.76 Twyford 08/37 20/40 437.64
35.73 Reading 08.42a ~ 08.44d 20.33a ~ 20.35d 432.67
53.05 Didcot Parkway 08/57 20/16 415.55
66.34 Uffington 09/05 20/07 402.26
77.18 Swindon 09/12 19/59 391.42
83.02 Wotton Bassett Jn 09/17 19/55 385.58
93.71 Chippenham 09/25 19/48 374.69
96.05 Thingley Jn 09/27 19/47 372.55
104.50 Bathampton Jn 09/33 19/42 364.10
106.66 Bath Spa 09/35 19/39 361.74
117.45 North Somerset Jn 09/45 19/30 351.15
117.77 Bristol East Jn 09/48 19/29 350.63
118.21 Bristol Temple Meads 09*50 ~ 09*56 19.25 ~ 19.28 350.39
? Parson Street ? 19/22 348.50
135.06 Worle Jn 10/09 19/09 333.54
137.79 Uphill Jn 10/11 19/07 330.61
151.42 Bridgwater 10/21 18/57 317.18
158.04 Cogload Jn 10/25 18/53 310.56
163.07 Taunton 10/28 18/50 305.53
177.21 Tiverton Parkway 10/36 18/42 291.39
192.47 Cowley Bridge Jn 10/48 18/32 276.13
193.67 Exeter St Davids 10c50 ~ 10c54 18/30 274.73
204.29 Dawlish Warren 11/03 18/20 264.31
214.01 Newton Abbot 11/13 18t03 ~ 18t11 254.59
- Heathfield - 17.20 ~ 17.35 250.00
- Newton Abbot - 16t51 ~ 16t53 245.21
222.58 Totnes 11.32a ~ 11.42d 16.30a ~ 16.40d 236.44
229.51 Buckfastleigh 12.15a 16.00d 229.51


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