Logs of Bodmin's Crew Training Runs March 2001

     

Subj: Thursday's Bodmin run
Date: 26/03/2001 11:15:44 GMT Daylight Time
From: steamweb@tesco.net (Nigel Kendall)
To: tonywood@watercressline.co.uk (tony wood)

I did the Yeovil Jn trip behind 34016 on Thursday so I thought you might like the attached logs for the web site.

The outward run was right up to 'Bodmin' standards. The romp away from Romsey was great, with 70mph being achieved after 10 miles of almost unbroken upward gradients.

Over 51% of the 62.5 mile route to Yeovil Junction was covered at over 60mph. The fastest stretch was before Gillingham, with 14.5 miles being covered at an average of 69mph. The maximum speed on the outward journey was 72mph, four miles west of Gillingham.

The only late running throughout the whole round trip was a 1.5 minute late arrival at Yeovil Jn due to a severe signal check after Wyke Crossing. Virtually all arrival times were ahead of the working schedule.

The return trip, of 69.6 miles total, 36% of it was covered at over 60mph. Top speed on the return journey 76mph at Templecombe.

The climb from Gillingham to Semley was pretty good with a drop of only 8mph, from 62.4mph to 50.9mph. This would require estimated outputs of 1836 ihp, 1716 rhp and 1520 edhp - excellent figures! The climb out of Sherborne was also good with an average of 51mph over the last quarter mile to the summit. It would be fair to say that a nine-coach load isn't too taxing for a Bulleid light Pacific, on the other hand this class of loco tends to be in a class of its own for a 7P classification.

Generally speaking the loco worked like clockwork (despite a bit of 3-cylinder syncopation), with schedule gains on each section.

Cheers

Nigel Kendall

www.steamweb.net

12wcdn
Date: 22nd March 2001
loco: Rebuilt West Country 34016 'Bodmin'
Load: 9 on, 315 net 340 gross
Train: 9.09hrs crew training run ex Eastleigh
Mileage Location Sched. m s Decimal mph min/max Notes
          mins   mph  
0.00 Eastleigh 0 0 0 0.000  
0.30 Salisbury Arch ob   2 14 2.233 psr 30
0.56 Archers Rd fb   3 18 3.300 psr 30
1.59 MP75   5 57 5.950  
1.98 Chandlers Ford   6 36 6.600  
2.75 Ramally ob   7 50 7.833  
3.08 Baddesley ob   8 24 8.400 checked
5.24 Crawford o/a crossing   12 37 12.617  
5.49 Crampnore lc   13 33 13.550 checked
6.74 MP80   15 26 15.433  
7.18 Romsey East Jn pts   16 45 16.750 psr 40
7.33 Romsey arr 18 17 27 17.450      
0.00 Romsey dep 0 0 0 0.000  
0.64 Test River ub   2 11 2.183  
1.15 Dukes Head ob   2 56 2.933 46  
1.79 Terrys o/a   3 44 3.733  
2.15 Thurstons o/a   4 9 4.150  
2.48 Hilliers o/a   4 31 4.517 52  
2.97 Kimbridge lc   5 2 5.033 60  
3.72 Dunbridge   5 46 5.767  
4.14 Hathill Farm ob   6 12 6.200 61  
4.67 Lockerly stream ub   6 43 6.717  
5.43 Lockerly green ob   7 28 7.467 62  
6.13 Dean Hill lc   8 7 8.117  
7.55 Dean 6.5 9 19 9.317 69  
8.95 ob   10 31 10.517 70  
9.57 Alderbury ob   11 3 11.050 69  
10.62 ub   11 58 11.967 70  
12.41 MP93   13 33 13.550 64 35 checked psr 35
13.66 MP94.25   14 43 14.717 checked psr 35
14.69 Footpath   16 23 16.383  
15.17 Laverstock sth jn mp   17 29 17.483 psr 30
15.38 London rd ob   18 3 18.050  
15.48 Fisherton tun ent   18 20 18.333 checked psr 20
16.54 Salisbury 20 22 3 22.050      
0.00 Salisbury 0 0 0 0.000  
0.34 MP84.25   2 41 2.683  
0.54 Skew Bridge ob   3 13 3.217  
1.09 MP85   4 35 4.583  
1.25 ob   4 56 4.933  
1.59 Wilton Jn 3.5 5 36 5.600 psr 50
1.90 ob   6 7 6.117 checked
2.03 ob   6 21 6.350  
2.23 Wilton building 5 6 47 6.783 30 psr 30
2.84 MP86.75   7 59 7.983  
3.59 MP87.5   9 16 9.267  
4.09 MP88   9 59 9.983 43  
4.84 MP88.75   10 57 10.950 48  
5.59 MP89.5   11 48 11.800 58  
6.52 o/a   12 40 12.667  
7.84 MP91.75   13 49 13.817 67  
8.58 o/a   14 29 14.483  
9.09 MP93   14 56 14.933 69  
10.09 MP94   15 48 15.800 67  
11.75 Tisbury loop e jn ub 16.5 17 17 17.283  
12.34 MP96.25   17 46 17.767 72  
13.34 MP97.25   18 37 18.617 70  
14.09 MP98   19 15 19.250 70  
15.09 MP99   20 6 20.100 69 64.5  
17.09 MP101   21 53 21.883 68  
18.34 MP102.25   22 56 22.933 73  
19.34 MP103.25   23 46 23.767 71  
20.09 MP104   24 25 24.417  
20.59 MP104.5   25 2 25.033  
20.98 o/a   26 10 26.167  
21.09 MP105   26 41 26.683  
21.31 Gillingham 30 27 42 27.700      
0.00 Gillingham 0 0 0 0.000  
1.03 MP106.25   3 1 3.017 37  
1.78 MP107   4 8 4.133 41  
2.28 MP107.5   4 49 4.817 45  
3.78 MP109   6 19 6.317 72  
4.53 MP109.75   6 56 6.933 71  
5.53 MP110.75   7 48 7.800 66  
5.78 MP111   8 2 8.033 checked psr 40
6.76 Templecombe 9 9 29 9.483 35 psr 40
7.78 MP113   11 21 11.350 36  
8.28 MP113.5   12 9 12.150 38  
8.78 MP114   12 48 12.800  
9.16 milborne port building   13 13 13.217 60  
10.13 Three Arches Bridge   14 10 14.167  
10.78 MP116   14 45 14.750 68 checked
11.22 Oborne Bridge   15 8 15.133  
11.78 MP117   15 38 15.633 checked
12.31 Castleton Bridge   16 24 16.400  
12.83 Sherborne 18 17 11 17.183      
0.00 Sherborne 0 0 0 0.000  
0.39 ob   1 35 1.583  
0.95 MP119   2 27 2.450  
1.86 o/a   3 29 3.483 63  
2.70 Wyke crossing o/a   4 17 4.283 54 Sig check
3.70 MP121.75   5 54 5.900 dead slow
3.95 MP122   7 43 7.717  
4.23 rail ub   8 29 8.483  
4.55 Yeovil Jn 9 10 26 10.433      

Log 12wcup
Date: 22nd March 2001
loco: Rebuilt West Country 34016 'Bodmin'
Load: 9 on, 315 net 340 gross
Train: 13.24hrs crew training run ex Yeovil Junction
Mileage Location Sched. m s Decimal mph Min/max Notes
          mins   mph  
0.00 Yeovil Jn 0 0 0 0.000  
0.32 rail ub   2 13 2.217  
1.10 MP121.5   3 47 3.783  
1.60 MP121   4 33 4.550 41  
2.60 MP120   5 43 5.717 57  
3.60 MP119   6 44 6.733 58 check
4.16 ob   7 36 7.600  
4.55 Sherborne 9 8 54 8.900      
0.00 Sherborne 0 0 0 0.000  
0.45 ob   2 15 2.250  
1.05 MP117   3 24 3.400 30  
1.80 MP116.25   4 50 4.833 33  
2.80 MP115.25   6 41 6.683 34  
3.30 MP114.75   7 24 7.400 44  
3.66 milborne port building   7 51 7.850  
4.30 MP113.75   8 36 8.600 52  
5.05 MP113   9 24 9.400 61  
6.06 Templecombe 10 10 16 10.267 76  
7.05 MP111   11 3 11.050 74  
9.05 MP109   12 40 12.667 68  
10.08 buckhorn weston tn ent   13 38 13.633  
11.05 MP107   14 40 14.667 62  
12.05 MP106   15 38 15.633  
12.80 Gillingham 16.5 16 20 16.333 62  
14.05 MP104   17 34 17.567 58  
15.30 MP102.75   18 55 18.917  
16.05 MP102   19 46 19.767  
16.80 MP101.25   20 39 20.650 50  
17.55 MP100.5   21 30 21.500 54  
18.30 MP99.75   22 17 22.283 57  
19.05 MP99   23 2 23.033 60  
20.05 MP98   24 2 24.033 59 Checked
21.30 MP96.75   25 33 25.550 slow
21.85 Tisbury   26 48 26.800  
22.05 tisbury loop 29 28 47 28.783      
0.00 tisbury loop 0 0 0 0.000  
1.31 tisbury quarry lc   2 20 2.333  
2.75 MP93.5   4 3 4.050 58  
4.75 MP91.5   5 50 5.833 74  
6.50 MP89.75   7 13 7.217 73  
8.75 MP87.5   9 8 9.133 67 Checked
10.25 MP86   11 29 11.483 Checked
10.75 Wilton Jn 16.5 12 56 12.933 psr 40
11.50 MP84.75   14 19 14.317  
12.00 MP84.25   15 3 15.050 40