21st September 2002

Past Time Rail
The Spinnin' State IV

Locos Used 37668, 37706, 56095, 60076, 66015, 67009 & 92041
Stock Used 3148+3107+3110+3100+4999+4956+1658+21246+4998+4991+5002

Route:
1Z30 : Paddington to Crewe
1Z32 : Crewe to Paddington

Loco(s) Route
67009 London Paddington - Slough - Twyford - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Westerleigh Jn - Bristol Parkway - Pilning - Severn Tunnel Junction - Newport
60076 Newport - Maindee North Jn - Abergavenny - Hereford - Brecon Curve GF (1)
37668 + 37706 Brecon Curve GF - Craven Arms - Shrewsbury - Wem - Crewe
92041 (2) Crewe - (via WCML, Trent Valley) - Nuneaton
56095 Nuneaton - Bedworth - Coventry - Kenilworth - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Oxford U&DPL
66015 Oxford U&DPL - Didcot North Jn - Dicot East Jn - Reading - Twyford - Slough - London Paddington

Notes:
(1) Booked loco change point was at Hereford station. Kevin Driscoll comments: not stopping at Hereford station completely bowled a crowd of 37 bashers hoping to board there. They followed us to Shrewsbury where we were booked to stand for half an hour however they were bowled again as we stood in a non-platform through line.
(2) plus 56095 dead-in-tow.

Some tour photos.

Sources : Andrew Wilson, 'Selby', Mike Searle & David Russell

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Andrew Wilson & Alan Rintoul)

Miles Location Booked
0.0 London Paddington 07.45d
2.0 Ladbroke Grove 07/47
5.0 Acton West 07/55
9.1 Southall 08/01
11.2 Heathrow Airport Jn 08/06
18.5 Slough 08/21
24.3 Maidenhead 08/26
31.1 Twyford 08/32
36.0 Reading 08.47a ~ 08.50d
51.7 Didcot Parkway 09/09
64.0 Challow 09/18
66.5 Uffington 09/21
77.3 Swindon 09/30
83.4 Wootton Bassett Jn 09/38
94.3 Hulavington 09/46
107.2 Westerleigh Jn 09/57
111.8 Bristol Parkway 10c05 ~ 10c08
113.1 Patchway 10/10
116.7 Pilning 10/13
123.3 Severn Tunnel West 10/18
123.5 Severn Tunnel Junction 10/20
133.5 Newport 10L32 ~ 11L04
134.3 Maindee North Jn 11/06
145.1 Little Mill Jn 11/25
152.7 Abergavenny 11/35
164.6 Pontrilas 11/53
170.3 Tram Inn 11/59
176.8 Hereford 12L09 ~ 12L35
178.4 Shelwick Jn 12/38
189.4 Leominster 12/48
195.8 Woofferton 12/53
202.6 Bromfield 12/58
207.9 Craven Arms 13/03
221.5 Dorrington 13/15
227.0 Sutton Bridge Jn 13/28
227.8 Shrewsbury 13*32 ~ 14*00
229.9 Harlescott Crossing 14/07
238.5 Wem 14/20
246.8 Whitchurch 14/32
256.0 Nantwich 14/42
259.8 Gresty Lane 14/48
261.5
0.00
Crewe 14L42a ~ 15L16d
1.8 Basford Hall Jn 15/22
8.1 Madeley 15/28
19.1 Norton Bridge 15/43
24.1 Stafford No.5 15/52
24.5 Stafford 15/53
30.9 Colwich Jn 16/02
41.7 Lichfield TV (LL) 16/10
47.8 Tamworth (LL) 16/16
60.9 Nuneaton 16L37 ~ 16L55
71.1 Coventry 17/13
71.2 Park Jn 17/15
75.3 Kenilworth 17*21 ~ 17*26
80.5 Leamington Spa 17*36 ~ 17*51
91.9 Fenny Compton 18/04
100.6 Banbury 18/13
105.7 Aynho Jn 18/20
111.6 Heyford 18/26
120.5 Wolvercot Jn 18/34
123.4 Oxford 18.44a ~ 19.11d
123.9 Oxford South U&DPL 19L13 ~ 19L32
124.8 Hinksey North 19/34
133.0 Didcot North Jn 19/44
134.1 Didcot East Jn 19/48
150.9 Reading 20.05a ~ 20.08d
155.9 Twyford 20/14
162.7 Maidenhead 20/19
168.5 Slough 20/27
169.5 Dolphin Jn 20/30
175.8 Heathrow Airport Jn 20/35
177.9 Southall 20/38
180.4 West Ealing 20/46
182.1 Acton West 20/51
185.0 Ladbroke Grove 20/55
187.0 London Paddington 20.59a


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