15th December 2012

Railway Touring Company
The Christmas Devonian

Locos Used 47500 & steam: 34067 'Tangmere'
Stock Used 35518+99127+99125+99712+3093+99121+99350+1860+99318+99723

Route : 
1Z29 : Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
1Z30 : Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads

Loco(s) Route
34067 (2) Bristol Temple Meads - Keynsham - Bath Spa - Bathampton Jn - Bradford Jn - Trowbridge - Westbury - Fairwood Jn - Clink Road Jn (1) - Blatchbridge Jn - Castle Cary - Yeovil Pen Mill - Yeovil Junction - Axminster - Honiton - Exeter Central - Exeter St Davids
34067 (2) Exeter St Davids - Tiverton  Parkway - Taunton - Cogload Jn - Castle Cary - Blatchbridge Jn - Frome - Clink Road Jn - Fairwood Jn - Westbury - (reverse of outward route) - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes: 
(1) This tour was originally advertised to call at Frome on the outward leg however, due to 'pathing issues', passengers from Frome travelled by service train to Westbury, and joined the tour there.
(2) 47500 on rear.

Source : Guy Vincent

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Guy Vincent)

Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
Bristol Temple Meads 10.05d 10.05   19.35a 19.39
North Somerset Jn 10/09 10/07   19/32 19/36
Keynsham 10.13a ~ 10.16d 10.13 ~ 10.16   19.25a ~ 19.27d 19.26 ~ 19.29
Oldfield Park 10/22 10/24   19/19 19/18
Bath Spa 10.24a ~ 10.27d 10.26 ~ 10.28   19.14a ~ 19.17d 19.12 ~ 19.15
Bathampton Jn 10/30 10/34   19/09 19/08
Bradford Jn 10/41 10/46   18/56 18/55
Trowbridge 10.44a ~ 10.47d 10.48 ~ 10.52   18.50a ~ 18.53d 18.48 ~ 18.52
Westbury 10.53a ~ 10.56d 10.58 ~ 11.06   18.42a ~ 18.45d 18.37 ~ 18.41
Fairwood Jn 10/59 11/10   18/39 18/34
Clink Road Jn 11/02 11/14   18/36 18/29
Frome   17w58a ~ 18w35d 18.06 ~ 18.27
Blatchbridge Jn 11/04 11/16   17/56 18/04
East Somerset Jn 11/09 11/20   17/52 17/59
Castle Cary 11/18 11/30   17/44 17/51

 

Location Booked Actual
Yeovil Pen Mill 11w34a ~ 11w48d 11.55 ~ 12.10
Yeovil Junction 11/52 12/34
Chard Jn 12.10 ~ 12.14 13/00
Axminster East Jn 12/20 13/06
Axminster 12/22 13/08
Axminster West Jn 12/24 13/10
Honiton 12.38 ~ 12.55 13/27
Pinhoe 13/14 13/51
Exmouth Jn 13/19 13/53
Exeter Central 13/22 14/01
Exeter St Davids 13.31a ~ 16.35d 14.04 ~ 16.36
Cowley Bridge Jn 16/38 16/39
Tiverton Loop 16/55 16/52
Tiverton Parkway 16/58 16/53
Whiteball 17/04 16/59
Norton Fitzwarren Jn 17/13 17/05
Taunton 17/15 17/08
Cogload Jn 17/20 17/30
Athelney LC 17/24 17/33
Somerton 17/33 17/41

Timings continue in first table.

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