26th September 2015

Railway Touring Company
The Cotswold Venturer

Loco Used steam: 34067 'Tangmere'
Stock Used 35518+99128+99712+99127+99122+99121+99125+1860+4973+99304

Route : 
1Z24 : London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill
1Z26 : Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington

Loco Route
34067 London Paddington - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Oxford - Charlbury - Morton-in-Marsh - Evesham - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill
34067 Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Standish Jn - Kemble - Swindon - Didcot Parkway - Reading (2)

Notes: 
(1) 34067 'Tangmere' replaced advertised 6023 'King Edward II'.
(2) It is reported that 34067 failed at Reading on the return leg, where the train was terminated.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Gareth Kelly / Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
London Paddington 07.05d [P3] 07.05½   20.44a [P1] CAN
Ladbroke Grove 07/10 [RL] 07/09½   20/39 CAN
Old Oak Common East 07/11 07/11½   20/37½ CAN
Old Oak Common West 07/11½ 07/12   20/37 CAN
Friars Jn 07/12½ 07/12½   20/36 CAN
Acton Main Line 07/13 07/13½   20/35 CAN
Acton West 07/14 [DR] 07/14   20/34 [UR] CAN
Ealing Broadway 07/15½ 07/14½   20/32 CAN
West Ealing 07/17 ?   20/30 [UR] CAN
Hanwell 07/18½ 07/18   20/27½ CAN
Hanwell Bridge Loop 07/20 07/19½   20/25½ CAN
Southall East Jn 07/21½ 07/21   20/23 CAN
Southall 07/22 [DR] 07/23   20/22 [UR] CAN
Southalll West Jn 07/24½ 07/24   20/20½ CAN
Hayes & Harlington 07/27 07/27   20/18½ CAN
Heathrow Airport Jn 07/28 [DR] 07/27½   20/18 [UR] CAN
Slough 07.35a ~ 07.38d [P2] [DR] 07.35 ~ 07.37   20.02a ~ 20.08d [P5] [UR] CAN
Maidenhead 07/45 [P1] [DR] 07/46   19/53 [P4] [UR] CAN
Twyford 07/52 [P1] [DR] 07/52½   19/45 [P4] [UR] CAN
Kennet Bridge Jn 07/57 [DR] 07/57½   19/39 [UR] CAN
Reading 08.00a ~ 08.03d [P14] 08.01 ~ 08.05   19.21a ~ 19.36d [P15] 19.14½
Reading West Jn 08/06 [DR] 08/08   19/18 [UR] 19/11
Goring & Streatley 08/15 [DR] 08/16½   19/04 [UR] 19/04
Didcot East Jn 08/23 [DR] 08/25   18/56 [UR] 18/54½
Didcot Parkway 08.25a ~ 08.35d [P3] 08.26 ~ 08.34½   18.42a ~ 18.55d [P4] 18.44 ~ 18.54

 

Location Booked Actual
Didcot North Jn 08/40 08/40
Appleford 08/41½ 08/42
Culham 08/43 08/43½
Radley 08/45½ 08/46
Kennington Jn 08/49 08/49
Hinksey South 08/50 08/49½
Hinksey North 08/52 08/52
Oxford U&DPL 08w53 ~ 09w47 08.53 ~ 09.46
Oxford 09.50a ~ 09.52d [P1] 09.47 ~ 09.48 [P1]
Oxford North Jn 09/5 09/50
Wolvercote Jn 09/59 09/53
Charlbury 10/10 ?
Ascott-under-Wychwood 10/13 [P1] 10/07
Moreton-in-Marsh 10.27 ~ 10.42 [P1] 10.21 ~ 10.23 [P1]
Honeybourne 10/55 [P1] ?
Evesham 11/03 10/43
Norton Jn 11/15 10/55
Worcester Shrub Hill 11.22a [P1] ~ 16.09d [P1] 11.06 [P1] ~ 16.17 [P1]
Norton Jn 16/16 16/24
Abbotswood Jn 16/18 16/28
Eckington Looop 16/23½ 16/35
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 16/28 [P2] 16/39½
Cheltenham Spa 16/40 [P1] 16/48½
Barnwood Jn 16/47 16/54½
Gloucester Yard Jn 16/49 16/55
Standish Jn 16/58 17/02
Stonehouse 17/00½ 17/06
Stroud 17/04 17/10
St Mary's LC 17/08 17/11
Kemble 17/19 [P1] 17/22½
Swindon Loco Yard 17/34 17/38
Swindon 17.37a ~ 17.45d [P1] 17.39½ ~ 17.40½
Uffington 17/57 17/52½
Challow 18/00 17/54
Wantage Road 18/04 18/03
Steventon 18/10 [RL] 18/07
Milton Jn 18w13 ~ 18w33 ??.?? ~ 18.30½
Foxhall Jn 18/38 18/34

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

5Z24 : (34067 with Diesel Loco on rear) : Southall to Greenford East Jn
5Z24 : (Diesel Loco with 34067 on rear) : Greenford East Jn to London Paddington
5Z27 : (Diesel Loco with 34067 on rear) : London Paddington to Southall (cancelled)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 05.30d 21.51a
Southall Yard 05.40 ~ 05.50 21.31 ~ 21.41
Southall East Jn 05/51 21/29
Hanwell Bridge Loop - 21.22 ~ 21.27
Hanwell 05/53 21/18
Drayton Green 05/55 -
Greenford South Jn 06/02 -
Greenford East Jn 06.04 ~ 06.11 -
Greenford South Jn 06/13 -
Drayton Green 06/19 -
West Ealing 06/22 ?
Acton West 06/26 21/15
Ladbroke Grove 06/32 21/10
London Paddington 06.37a [P3] 21.05d [P1]

5Z25 : (34067) : Worcester Shrub Hill - Worcester L.M.D.
5Z26 : (34067) : Worcester L.M.D. - Worcester Shrub Hill

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Worcester Shrub Hill 11.30d [P1] 15.59a [P1]
Worcester L.M.D. 11.32a 15.57d

5Z28 : (34067 with 35518) : Worcester L.M.D. - Tunnel Jn - Henwick - Worcester Shrub Hill - Worcester L.M.D.
(Loco turning trip)

Location Booked
Worcester L.M.D. 13.56d
Tunnel Jn 13.58 ~ 14.01
Worcester Foregate Street 14/04
Henwick 14.07 ~ 14.26
Worcester Foregate Street 14/28
Worcester Shrub Hill 14.31 ~ 14.34
Worcester L.M.D. 14.37a


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