Devon Belle 13.8.05

Post by **madhattie** » Fri Aug 12, 2005 12:04 pm

Saturday 13 August 2005

LNER A4 Class 4-6-2 no 60009 Union of South Africa doing the honours: Bristol-Yeovil-Exeter-Taunton-Bristol

1Z27
Bristol TM d 10.47
N Somerset Jc 10.50
Bath Spa 11.03
Bathampton Jc 11.08
Bradford Jc 11.22
Westbury 11.33
Clink Rd Jc 11.41
Castle Cary 11.57
Yeovil Pen Mill a 12.13 d 13.20
Yeovil Junc a 13.33 water d 13.45
Chard Jc a 14.10 d 14.15
Honiton a 14.35 d 14.40
Pinhoe 14.57
Exeter Central a 15.04 d 15.07
Exeter St Davids a 15.12

1Z28
Exeter St Davids d 17.27
Cowley Bridge Jc 17.31
Tiverton Parkway 17.49
Taunton a 18.05 water d 18.18
Bridgwater 18.30
Highbridge 18.36
Uphill Jc 18.43
Worle Jc 18.45
Parson St 19.01
Bristol TM a 19.06

APW · Post by **APW** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 5:18 pm

Hopefully I will be at Parsons Street later (18:45ish) to film her.

Not great weather though.

Post by **James** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 8:14 pm

Look out, she's near 20 mins early!

APW · Post by **APW** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 9:46 pm

Great, just great!

I got there at 18:45 and stayed till 19:45. Must have missed her by seconds.

Why was she so early?

Post by **James** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 11:53 pm

25 mins early into Bedminster apparently.

She was 11 mins early into Taunton, and then left as soon as she got the road. The water stop shown in the times didn't happen, and she left 17 minutes early...4 minutes before she was due to arrive!

Must have been a good run...had some people questioning whether there really is a hill at Whiteball

Pictures: http://mostlyrailways.fotopic.net/c651778.html