13th September 2003

Daylight Railtours
The Severn Standard

Locos Used steam : 73096 & 60009
Stock Used 10 coaches

Route:
1Z82 : Alton to Worcester Shrub Hill
1Z83 : Worcester Shrub Hill to Alton

Loco(s) Route
73096 Alton - Aldershot - Ash - Guildford
73096 Guildford - Farnborough North - Wokingham - Reading Spur Jn - Reading New Jn - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Kemble - Stroud - Standish Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill
60009 Worcester Shrub Hill - (reverse of outward route) - Guildford
60009 Guildford - (reverse of outward route) - Alton

Notes :
(1) This tour served a double purpose: it took the BR Standard 73096  to the Severn Valley for their Autumn Steam Gala, and it took A4 60009 to the Mid Hants for their Autumn Steam Gala.


73096 passing Norton Jn (photo: Brian Basterfield)


60009 is seen south of Abbotswood Jn (photo: Brian Basterfield)

Sources : various including Daylight Railtours & Brian Basterfield

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Alton 07.28d 07.30   21.15a 21.22
Bentley 07.38a ~ 07.42d ?   20.54a ~ 21.05d ?
Farnham 07/59 08/00   20/45 20/54
Aldershot 08.05a ~ 08.07d 08.06 ~ 08.08   20.37a ~ 20.39d 20.44 ~ 20.47
Aldershot North Jn 08/10 ?   20/34 ?
Aldershot South Jn 08/12 ?   20/32 ?
Ash 08/13 08/16   20/30 20/33
Guildford 08.24a ~ 08.47d 08.27 ~ 08.48   19.56a ~ 20.17d 19.56 ~ 20.18
Ash 08/59 09/03   19/45 19/48
Aldershot South Jn 09/01 ?   19/44 ?
North Camp 09/02 ?   19/42 ?
Blackwater 09/08 ?   19/37 ?
Wokingham 09.16a ~ 09.17d 09.18 ~ 09.22   19.20a ~ 19.21d 19.22 ~ 19.25
Earley 09/23 ?   19/14 ?
Reading Spur Jn 09/26 09/29   19/11 19/11
Reading New Jn 09/31 ?   19/01 ?
Reading 09/33 09/34   19/00 19/00
Didcot East Jn ? ?   18/33 ?
Didcot Parkway 09/52 09/56   18/32 18/41
Foxhall Jn ? ?   18/28 ?
Wantage Road 10/00 ?   17*58a ~ 18*18d ?
Challow 10*05a ~ 10*30d ?   17/54 ?
Uffington 10/36 10/39   17/51 18/06
Swindon 10.51a ~ 11.15d 10.51 ~ 11.18   17/38 17/55
Swindon LHS 11/18 ?   17/33 ?
Kemble 11/32 11/42   17/20 17/33
Stroud 11/47 ?   17/09 ?
Stonehouse 11/50 ?   17/01 ?
Standish Jn 11/54 12/04   16/57 17/06
Gloucester Yard Jn 12/03 ?   16/50 ?
Barnwood Jn 12/05 12/14   16/49 16/50
Cheltenham Spa 12.13a ~ 12.16d 12.25 ~ 12.28   16.37a ~ 16.40d 16.19 ~ 16.41
Ashchurch 12/27 12/37   16/28 16/11
Abbotswood Jn 12/37 12/47   15*58a ~ 16*12d ? ~ 15.58
Norton Jn 12/39 ?   15/55 ?
Worcester Shrub Hill 12.46a 12.55   15.48d 15.51


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