2nd March 1985

F & W Railtours Ltd
The Thames Bullworker

Locos Used at least 08849, 31117, 31273, 31288, 37247, 37267 & 50016 'Barham'
Stock Used load 10

Route : 1Z07 throughout

Loco(s) Route
????? Plymouth - Exeter St Davids - Taunton - Uphill Jn - (direct) - Worle Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - Filton Jn - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Charfield - Gloucester
????? Gloucester - Cheltenham Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill
37247 + 37267 Worcester Shrub Hill - Evesham - Oxford - Kennington Jn - Morris Cowley
37267 + 37247 Morris Cowley - Kennington Jn - Oxford
31117 + 31273 Oxford - Didcot North Jn - (via avoiding line?) - Didcot East Jn - Reading (via avoiding line) - Maidenhead - Slough - West Drayton
31288 (2) West Drayton - Thorney Mill
31117 + 31273 (3) Thorney Mill - West Drayton
31117 + 31273 West Drayton - Southall - Brentford Goods
31273 + 31117 Brentford Goods - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon
08849 (4) Swindon - Highworth Branch No.2
31273 + 31117 (5) Highworth Branch No.2 - Swindon
31273 + 31117 Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Filton Jn - Bristol Temple Meads - Weston-super-Mare - Taunton - Exeter St Davids
50016 Exeter St Davids - Plymouth

Notes :
(1) Tour originally scheduled to run on 9th February but was postponed due to adverse weather (snow) as the coaching stock for the train was frozen-in for over 3 hours at Bristol, then only made it as far as Taunton before the decision was made to postpone the tour.
(2) 31117 + 31273 on rear.
(3) 31288 on rear.
(4) 31273 + 31117 on rear.
(5) 08849 on rear.

Sources : Paul Griffin, Mike Tetlow, Stephen Atkinson & MisterC

Timings (Booked Only)
(by Alan Costello)

Believed these timings are from the 9th February run - were they directly repeated (with add-on from Plymouth) on this date?

M Location Booked
- Plymouth 06.06d
0.00 Exeter St Davids ??.?? ~ 07.15d
19.72 Whiteball 07/32
30.60 Taunton 07.41a ~ 07.43d
42.25 Bridgwater 07/53
55.68 Uphill Jn 08/02
58.61 Worle Jn 08/04
75.36 Bristol Temple Meads 08.21a ~ 08.25d
80.06 Filton Jn 08/34
81.25 Bristol Parkway 08.39a ~ 08.41d
85.75 Westerleigh Jn 08/47
94.08 Charfield 08/54
107.33 Standish Jn 09/03
114.44 Gloucester 09.13a ~ 09.26d
121.04 Cheltenham Spa 09.34a ~ 09.36d
128.15 Ashchurch 09/44
139.02 Abbotswood Jn 09/52
142.76 Worcester Shrub Hill 10.00a ~ 10.15d
146.01 Norton Jn 10x21a ~ 10x37d
156.52 Evesham 10t48a ~ 10t49d
171.51 Moreton in Marsh 11t06a ~ 11t07d
182.71 Ascott under Wychwood 11x20a ~ 11x35d
196.75 Wolvercot Jn 11/52
199.66 Oxford 11.56a ~ 11.58d
202.19 Kennington Jn 12t02a ~ 12t04d
204.72 Morris Cowley 12.12a ~ 12.27d
207.45 Kennington Jn 12t35a ~ 12t37d
209.78
0.00		 Oxford 12L43a ~ 12L58d
9.47 Didcot North Jn 13/13
10.63 Didcot East Jn 13/14
27.43 Reading 13/37
32.40 Twyford 13/45
39.22 Maidenhead 13/52
45.05 Slough 13/57
50.24
0.00		 West Drayton 14L10a ~ 14L25d
2.25
0.00		 Thorney Mill 14p30a ~ 14p50d
2.25 West Drayton 14L55a ~ 15L05d
6.36 Southall 15.15a ~ 15.16d
9.26 Brentford Goods 15p26a ~ 15p46d
12.16 Southall 15.56a ~ 15.58d
21.46 Slough 16/20
27.29 Maidenhead 16/26
34.11 Twyford 16/33
39.08 Reading 16/42
56.20 Didcot 17/05
66.40 Challow 17/13
80.33
0.00		 Swindon 17L30a ~ 17L45d
2.07
0.00		 Highworth Branch No.2 17.57a ~ 18.02d
2.07
0.00		 Swindon 18L22a ~ 18L37d
5.64 Wootton Bassett Jn 18/44
16.67 Hullavington 18/52
29.69 Westerleigh Jn 19/02
34.39 Bristol Parkway 19.06a ~ 19.08d
35.58 Filton Jn 19/10
40.28 Bristol Temple Meads 19.19a ~ 19.25d
57.03 Worle Jn 19/42
59.25 Weston-super-Mare 19.46a ~ 19.48d
60.77 Uphill Jn 19/51
74.40 Bridgwater 20/01
86.05 Taunton 20.10a ~ 20.12d
96.73 Whiteball 20/24
116.65 Exeter St Davids 21.00a


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