21st May 2010

V.S.O.E.
The Orient Express

Locos Used 67003 & steam: 35028 'Clan Line'

Route :
1Z65 : Victoria to Oxford
1Z66 : Oxford to Victoria

Loco(s) Route
35028 (1) London Victoria - Stewarts Lane Jn - Lonhgedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Brentford - Hounsleo Jn - Feltham Jn - Staines - Virginia Water - Ascot - Wokingham - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Foxhall Jn
67003 (2) Foxhall Jn - Didcot North Jn - Oxford
35028 (1) Oxford - Didcot North Jn - (via Didcot station avoiding line) - Didcot East Jn - Reading - Wokingham (3)
67003 (4) Wokingham - Ascot - Virginia Water - Staines - Feltham Jn - Whitton Jn - Twickenham
67003 (2) Twickenham - Whitton Jn - Hounslow Jn - Brentford - Barnes - Clapham Junction - Longhedge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - London Victoria

Notes :
(1) 67003 on rear.
(2) 35028 on rear.
(3) 35028 expired at Wokingham - a failure of the injector(s) then caused a fusible plug to fail. As a result of the failure the train was 2hrs late back into Victoria.
(4) 67003 on rear assisted the train as far as Twickenham where it was reversed. Unclear if 35028 was providing any traction on this leg (unlikely).
(5) Route confirmation required - except where known to have reversed at Twickenham the route shown is as booked.

Sources : various including Ian McDavid

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Neil Kearns)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Victoria 08.45d 20.44a
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/48 20/41
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/51 20/38
Longhedge Jn 08/56 20/35
Clapham Junction 09/01 20/31
Barnes 09/08 20/23
Brentford 09/15 20/12
Hounslow 09/21 20/07
Feltham Jn 09/23 20/02
Feltham 09/25 20/00
Staines 09/31 19/53
Virginia Water 09/39 19/43
Ascot 09w48 ~ 10w05 19w13 ~ 19w33
Wokingham 10/19 19/00
Earley 10/24 18/51
Spur Jn 10/27 18/47
New Jn 10/34 18/46
Reading 10.36 ~ 10.44 18.34 ~ 18.44
Reading West Jn 10/47 18/30
Didcot East Jn 11/02 18/08
Didcot Parkway 11.04 ~ 11.06 -
Foxhall Jn 11.10 ~ 11.25 -
Didcot North Jn 11/32 18/06
Kennington Jn 11/39 17/54
Hinksey North 11/42 ?
Oxford 11.46a 17.50d


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