28th October 2017

Railway Touring Company
The Cotswold Venturer

Locos Used 57314 & steam: 46100 'Royal Scot'
Stock Used 35317+99304+4984+4973+99311+99348+99128+99122+3136+1961+99127

Route : 
1Z70 : London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill
1Z73 : Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington

Loco(s) Route
46100 (1) London Paddington - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Oxford - Wolvercote Jn - Charlbury - Ascott-under-Wychwood - Moreton-in-Marsh - Evesham - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill
46100 (1) Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Standish Jn - Stroud - Kemble - Swindon - Didcot Parkway - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) 57314 on rear.
(2) 46100 replaced the advertised 60103 'Flying Scotsman', which had failed with hot axle box at Peterborough on 18/10/17.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Paddington 07.04d [P9] 07.04   20.59a [P9] 20.58 [P9]
Royal Oak Jn 07/05 07/06   20/55½ 20/55
Portobello Jn 07/06½ 07/07   20/53½ 20/55
Ladbroke Grove 07/07½ 07/08   20/53 20/54
Acton Main Line 07/11 [DM] ?   20/49½ [UM] 20/51
Acton West 07/12 07/12   20/48½ 20/50
West Ealing 07/13½ ?   ? ?
Southall 07/15½ [P1] [DM] 07/16   20/45½ [P2] [UM] 20/47
Heathrow Airport Jn 07/17½ 07/18   20/43½ 20/45
Slough 07.31a ~ 07.33d [P4] [DR] 07.34 ~ 07.37   20.32a ~ 20.35d [P5] [UR] 20.32 ~ 20.35
Maidenhead 07/42 [P3] [DR] 07/44   20/23 [P4] [UR] 20/24
Twyford 07/50 [P3] [DR] 07/51   20/14 [P4] [UR] 20/17
Kennet Bridge Jn 07/55 07/56   20/09 20/09
Reading 07.59a ~ 08.02d [P12] 07.58 ~ 08.02   19.54a ~ 20.06d [P13] 19.56 ~ 20.04
Reading West Jn 08/04 08/05   19/51 19/50
Goring & Streatley 08/13½ 08/15   19/41 [P4] [UR] 19/41
Didcot East Jn 08/25 08/22   19/30½ 19/29
Didcot Parkway 08.26a ~ 08.35d [P3] 08.24 ~ 08.35 [P3]   19c25a ~ 19c29d [P4] 19.25 ~ 19.29 [P4]

 

Location Booked Actual
Didcot North Jn 08/41 08/37
Kennington Jn 08/50 08/45
Oxford 08.54 ~ 08.59 [P4] 08.51 ~ 08.54 [P4]
Oxford North Jn 09w03 ~ 09w46 [DR] ? ~ 09.34
Wolvercote Jn 09/50 09/40
Charlbury 10/01 ?
Ascott-under-Wychwood 10/05 [P1] 10/13
Kingham 10/10½ ?
Moreton-in-Marsh 10.20 ~ 10.40 [P1] 10.29 ~ 10.43
Honeybourne 10/54 [P1] ?
Evesham 11/03 11/00
Norton Jn 11/16 11/13
Worcester Shrub Hill 11.22a [P1] ~ 16.34d [P1] 11.24 [P1] ~ 16.34 [P1]
Norton Jn 16/41 16/42
Abbotswood Jn 16/47 16/44
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 16/57 [P2] 16/58
Cheltenham Spa 17/06 [P1] 17/05
Barnwood Jn 17/12½ 17/12
Gloucester Sig.G356 17.15 ~ 17.44 ?
Gloucester Yard Jn 17/45½ 17/44
Standish Jn 17/52 17/54
Stroud 17/59 [P1] 18/03
St Mary's LC 18/04 18/04
Kemble 18/16½ [P1] 18/14
Loco Yard Jn 18/27½ ?
Swindon 18/35 [P1] 18/34
Uffington 18/45 18/46
Challow 18/47 18/49
Wantage Road 18/56 [UR] 18/57
Steventon 19/00½ 19/01
Milton Jn 19w03 ~ 19w21 [UR] ? ~ 19.17
Foxhall Jn 19/23 19/20

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

5Z70 : (57314 with 46100 on rear) : Southall to London Paddington
5Z74 : (57314 with 46100 on rear) : London Paddington to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 05.32d 22.16a
Southall Yard 05.42 ~ 05.50 21.54 ~ 22.04
Southall East Jn 05/52 21/52
Hanwell Bridge Loop 05*54 ~ 06*18 -
Hanwell 06/21 21/50
West Ealing 06/24 21/49
Acton West 06/33 21/46
Ladbroke Grove 06/37 21/38
Portobello Jn 06/38 21/36
Royal Oak Jn 06/39 21/34
London Paddington 06.42a [P9] 21.33d [P9]

5Z71 : (46100 with 57314 on rear) : Worcester Shrub Hill - Worcester L.M.D.
5Z73 : (46100 with 57314 on rear) : Worcester L.M.D. - Worcester Shrub Hill

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Worcester Shrub Hill 11.30d [P1] 16.25a [P1]
Worcester L.M.D. 11.32a 16.22d

5Z72 : (46100 with 35317) : Worcester L.M.D. - Tunnel Jn - Henwick - Worcester Shrub Hill - Worcester L.M.D.
(Loco turning trip)

Location Booked
Worcester L.M.D. 13.55d
Tunnel Jn 13.58 ~ 14.01
Worcester Foregate Street 14.04 ~ 14.05
Henwick 14.08 ~ 14.11
Worcester Foregate Street 14/14
Worcester Shrub Hill 14.17 ~ 14.22
Worcester L.M.D. 14.25a


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