22nd May 2004

Past Time Rail
The Inter City

Locos Used 67005 & steam: 60009

Route:
1Z52 : Birmingham Snow Hill to Paddington
1Z33 : Paddington to Birmingham Snow Hill

Loco(s) Route
60009 Birmingham Snow Hill - Tyseley - Dorridge - Warwick Parkway - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Aynho Jn - Princes Risborough - West Ruislip - Greenford West Jn - Greenford South Jn - West Ealing - Ealing Broadway (1)
67005 London Paddington - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot East Jn - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Warwick Parkway - Dorridge - Tyseley - Birmingham Snow Hill

Notes :
(1) 60009 failed "near Ealing" (reported due to losing its regulator packing) - the train terminated here and passengers made their own way into London on public transport.


60009 passing Hatton before running into problems (photo: Clive Hanley)

Sources : various including Simon Morgan & Mark Herriott

Timings (Booked & Actual)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Birmingham Snow Hill 09.30d 09.43   21.30a 21.22
Birmingham Moor Street 09.33a ~ 09.35d 09.45 ~ 09.45   21.24a ~ 21.26d 21.20 ~ 21.20
Small Heath South Jn 09/40 09/49   21/19 21/17
Tyseley 09/42 09/51   21/18 21/16
Dorridge 09.55a ~ 09.57d 10.06 ~ 10.09   21.05a ~ 21.07d 21.01 ~ 21.04
Hatton 10/05 10/18   20/57 20/54
Warwick Parkway 10/09 10/22   20/54 20/51
Leamington Spa 10/13 10/27   20.37a ~ 20.48d 20.34 ~ 20.47
Fenny Compton 10/29 10/38   20/25 20/24
Banbury 10w40a ~ 11w11d 10.50 ~ 11.20   19w39a ~ 20w15d 19.47 ~ 20.15
Aynho Jn 11/20 11/30   19/30 19/34
Heyford   19/24 19/28
Wolvercot Jn   19/12 19/20
Oxford North Jn   18w27a ~ 19w07d ?
Oxford   18/24 18/26
Didcot North Jn   18/12 18/11
Didcot East Jn   18/09 ?
Reading West Jn   17/48 ?
Reading   17.42a ~ 17.45d 17.40 ~ 17.46
Twyford   17/34 17/31
Maidenhead   17/27 17/24
Slough   17/20 17/18
Airport Jn   17/07 17/08
Southall   17/03 17/06
Bicester North 11.34a ~ 11.37d 11.42 ~ 11.42  
Haddenham & Thame Parkway 11/50 ?  
Princes Risborough 11/59 12/01  
Saunderton 12/05 12/05  
High Wycombe 12/13 12/11  
West Ruislip 12/28 12/28  
South Ruislip 12/32 12/30  
Greenford West Jn 12/39 ?  
Greenford South Jn 12/40 ?  
West Ealing 12/50 ?  
Acton West 12/53 13/03   16/59 17/02
Ladbroke Grove 12/56 DIV   16/55 16/59
Paddington 13.00a DIV   16.50d 16.55


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