7th June 1987

Branch Line Society
The Meldon Quarryman

Locos Used 08584, 37698, 47901 & 56081

Route : 1Z37 throughout

Loco Route
56081 Birmingham New Street - Rugby - Northampton - Bletchley Flyover - Bicester - Oxford North Jn - Didcot North Jn - Foxhall Jn - Chippenham - Melksham - Westbury
47901 Westbury - Castle Cary - Yeovil Pen Mill - Yeovil Junction - Axminster - Exeter St Davids
37698 Exeter St Davids - Meldon Quarry
08584 Shunt at Meldon Quarry (Quarry to viaduct) (1)
37698 Meldon Quarry - Crediton
37698 Crediton - Barnstaple
37698 Barnstaple - Exeter St Davids (2)
47901 Exeter St Davids - Taunton - Castle Cary - Westbury
56081 Westbury - Bradford-on-Avon - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Dr Days Jn - Bristol Parkway - Cheltenham Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Bromsgrove - Kings Norton - (via Camp Hill) - Birmingham New Street

Notes :
(1) Via loading hopper, back onto old passenger line, to just short of viaduct.
(2) Tour tickets valid on 1926 to Birmingham, for passengers with BR tickets forward from Birmingham. This latter proviso was not enforced.

Sources : Richard Hughes, Richard Rooker (both on the train throughout) & Kevin Driscoll

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Howard Harrison & Kevin Driscoll)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Birmingham New Street 07.27d 07.27
3.58 Stechford 07/35 ?
18.70 Coventry 07/48 ?
30.28 Rugby 08/01 07/56
39.58 Long Buckby 08/15 ?
49.30 Northampton 08/24 08/18
58.68 Hanslope Jn 08/35 ?
68.48 Bletchley Flyover 08/52 08.40a ~ 08.47d
81.29 Claydon LNE Jn 09/31 09/18
88.06 Bicester London Road 09.50a ~ 09.57d 09/40
98.61 Oxford North Jn 10/23 ?
99.66 Oxford 10.26a ~ 10.28d 10.24 ~ 10.35
109.34 Didcot North Jn 10/37 ?
110.09 Foxhall Jn 10/39 ?
133.57 Swindon 11.00a ~ 11.02d 11.12 ~ 11.15
139.41 Wootton Bassett Jn 11/09 ?
150.29 Chippenham 11/18 ?
152.44 Thingley Jn 11/21 ?
160.45 Bradford North Jn 11*32a ~ 11*40d ?
162.13 Trowbridge 11/47 ?
165.48 Hawkeridge Jn 11/56 ?
166.18 Westbury 12L03a ~ 12L23d 12.07 ~ 12.22
167.53 Fairwood Jn 12/26 ?
185.64 Castle Cary 12/44 12/44
197.44 Yeovil Pen Mill 12/58 12/57
199.25 Yeovil Junction 13/04 13.04a ~ 13.25d
(signal failure)
216.38 Chard 13.21a ~ 13.29d 13/42
231.60 Honiton 13/45 ?
245.50 Pinhoe 13/56 ?
247.07 Exmouth Jn 13/58 ?
248.64 Exeter St Davids 14L03a ~ 14L13d 14.16 ~ 14.36
250.11 Cowley Bridge Jn 14/16 ?
255.63 Crediton 14/24 14/51
273.76 Oakhampton 14/49 15/15
275.79 Meldon Quarry 14.59a ~ 15.19 ~
276.29 Meldon Viaduct DIV ?
276.59 Meldon Quarry ~ 15.19d ~ 15.57
278.62 Oakhampton 15/29 ?
296.75 Crediton 15.54a ~ 16.14d 16.26 ~ 16.38
321.36 Eggesford 16/34 ?
339.10 Barnstaple 16.58a ~ 17.30d 17.19 ~ 18.26
356.64 Eggesford 17/57 ?
361.25 Crediton 18/17 ?
366.77 Cowley Bridge Jn 18/23 ?
368.24 Exeter St Davids 18.26a ~ 18.40d 19.22 ~ ??.??
384.71 Tiverton Parkway 18/55 ?
399.05 Taunton 19/06 ?
404.08 Cogload Jn 19/09 ?
426.39 Castle Cary 19/28 ?
441.29 Clink Road Jn 19/40 ?
446.05 Westbury 19/41 ??L??a ~ ??L??d
451.39 Bradford South Jn 20/11 ?
460.51 Bathampton Jn 20/21 ?
462.76 Bath Spa 20.25a ~ 20.27d ?
473.52 North Somerset Jn 20/45 ?
473.79 Dr Days Jn 20/47 ?
474.76 Stapleton Road 20/50 ?
479.12 Bristol Parkway 20.56a ~ 20.58d ?
483.62 Westerleigh Jn 21/04 ?
485.06 Yate South Jn 21/06 ?
505.14 Standish Jn 21/20 ?
512.16 Barnwood Jn 21/29 ?
517.60 Cheltenham Spa 21/37 ?
524.79 Ashchurch 21/45 ?
535.57 Abbotswood Jn 21/53 ?
539.53 Worcester Shrub Hill 21.59a ~ 22.01d ?
545.22 Droitwich Spa 22/08 ?
549.38 Stoke Works Jn 22.19a ~ 22.23d ?
551.51 Bromsgrove 22/27 ?
555.20 Barnt Green 22/34 ?
564.44 Camp Hill 22/48 ?
565.60 St Andrews Jn 22/56 ?
567.44 Birmingham New Street 23.02a [P9] 23.12


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