Six Bells Junction

Route :
1Z77 : Reading to London Paddington
1Z78 : London Paddington to Westbury
1Z79 : Westbury to London Paddington

Loco(s)	Route
47245 (1)	Reading - Maidenhead - Slough [Up Goods Loop] - Dawley [Up Goods Loop] - Hayes (4) - Hanwell Bridge (5) - Hanwell - Drayton Green Jn - Greenford South Jn - Greenford East Jn - Park Royal - Old Oak Common [Reception Line 1] - London Paddington
47760 (2)	London Paddington - Portobello Jn - Crossrail Depot [Line 1 - Line 2] - Kensal Green East Jn - Crossrail Depot [Line 1] - Grand Canal Jn - Engine & Carriage Line - Old Oak Common [Reception Line 1] - Park Royal - Greenford East Jn - Greenford West Jn
47245 (1)	Greenford West Jn - Greenford South Jn - Drayton Green Jn - Hanwell - Hayes [Goods Loop] (4) - Langley [Up Loop] - Slough - Maidenhead - Twyford - Kennet Bridge Loop - Reading - Reading [Festival Line] - Goring & Streatley - Didcot Parkway - Foxhall Jn - Milton Siding (54½ MP)
47760 (2)	Milton Siding - Foxhall Jn [Up Goods Loop] - Didcot Parkway - Goring & Streatley - Up Reading Passenger Loop - Reading West Jn - Up West Curve - Oxford Road Jn - Reading West - Southcote Jn - Towney [Dn Goods Loop] - Aldermaston - Newbury Racecourse - Woodborough [Down Goods Loop] - Westbury
47245 (1)	Westbury - Hawkeridge Jn - Bradford Jn - Melksham Single
47760 (2)	Melksham Single - Bradford Jn - Hawkeridge Jn - Westbury East Loop Jn - Woodborough [Up Goods Loop] - Hungerford [Up Loop] - Newbury [Up Westbury] - Newbury Racecourse - (6) - Southcote Jn - Oxford Road Jn [Dn Feeder Relief] - Reading - Reading Low Level Reversible Single (the Reading east end 'Dive under' to the Southern lines) - Earley - Wokingham - Ascot - Staines - Feltham - Hounslow - Old Kew Jn - Kew East Jn - Acton Canal Wharf - Neasden Curve - Wembley Stadium - Northolt Park Jn - South Ruislip
47245 (1)	South Ruislip - Greenford West Jn - Greenford South Jn - Drayton Green Jn - West Ealing Jn - Ealing Broadway - Acton [Dive under] - Acton Main Line - Friars Jn - Old Oak Common [Reception Line 1] - Old Oak East Engine & Carriage Line - Grand Canal Jn - Crossrail Depot [Line 1] - Ladbroke Grove - London Paddington

Notes:
(1) 47760 on rear.
(2) 47245 on rear.
(3) This was a joint venture between The Branch Line Society and The Brush Type 4 Fund, raising funds, (£4,400+), for Brush Type 4 Fund and the Railway Children charity.
(4) Hayes Loop not covered in the morning due to the rear wagon of the train in the sidings being foul of the loop. But thanks due to TVSC for amending the return from Paddington to include the Loop on the return to Reading.
(5) Hanwell Dn Goods Loop not covered due to a track defect in the East end points.
(6) Middle Road at Newbury Racecourse & Theale Loop on return from Westbury were omitted to save time due to late running from Westbury area.

Source : Alan Sheppard (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

M.C	Location	Booked	Actual
0.00	Reading	07.45d [P12] [DRL]	07.44½d [P12]
1.45	Kennet Bridge Jn	07/48 [RL]	07/46 [DR-UR]
4.77	Twyford	07/52 [RL]	07/51
11.59	Maidenhead	07/59 [P5] [RL]	08/00½ [P5]
16.68	Slough U.G.L.	0807 ~ 0808 [UGL]	08/10 [UGL]
17.42	Slough	08/10 [P5] [RL]	08/11½ [P5]
23.73	Dawley Loop	0819 ~ 0820 [UGL]	08/23½ [UGL]
24.64	Heathrow Airport Jn	08/21 [RL]	08/24½
25.07	Hayes & Harlington	08/22 [P4] [GL]	08/27 [P4] [UR]
?	Hayes & Harlington Loop	0824 ~ 0826 [UGL]	08/27½ [UR] (4)
26.08	Southall West Jn	08/30 [RL]	08.29 ~ 08.30 [UR-DR-UM-DM-SWL-UBL]
26.72	Southall	08/31 [RL]	08/36 [Up Brentford Loop]
?	Southall East Jn	08/32 [RL]	08/37 [UBL-SWL-DM-UM-DR-UR]
27.16	Hanwell Bridge Loop	0834 ~ 0846 [UGL]	08/39 [UR] (5)
28.50	Hanwell	08.49a ~ 08.51d	08.41a ~ 08.45½d [P3]
28.79	Drayton Green	08/55	08/49 [P1]
30.37	Greenford South Jn	09/00	08/55½
30.62	Greenford East Jn	09/01	08/58
33.31	Park Royal	09/08	09/05
34.57	Old Oak Common West	09/13 [RL1]	09/09 [RL1]
?	Old Oak Common Recp Line	09/14 [RL1]	09/10 [RL1]
35.15	Old Oak Common East	09/16 [CL1]	09/14 [CL1]
?	Kensal Green (2m26ch)	?	[CL1-UR]
35.68	Ladbroke Grove	09/21 [Line 6]	09/16½ [UR-DR] [Line 5]
36.44	Portobello Jn (London)	09/22 [Line 6]	09/19 [Line 5]
37.30	Royal Oak Jn	09/23	09/20½ [Line 5]
37.72	London Paddington	09.24a ~ 09.34d [P11] [Line 5]	09.23a ~ 09.34d [P11] [Line 6]
?	Royal Oak Jn	09/36 [Line 5]	09/36½ [Line 6]
?	Subway Jn	?	[Line 6-Line 5]
?	Portobello Jn (London)	09/38 [Line 5]	09/37½ [Line 5-UR-CRDL1]
?	Ladbroke Grove	09/40 [CL]	09/38 [CRDL1-CRDL2]
?	Kensal Green East Jn (2m15ch)	?	[CRDL2-CRDL1]
?	Grand Canal Jn	?	[CRDL1-E&C]
?	Old Oak Common East	09/44 [RL1]	09/44 [RL1]
42.33	Old Oak Common Recp Line	09/45	09/45 [RL1]
?	Old Oak Common West	09/46	09/46
42.33	Park Royal	09/49	09/50
?	Greenford East Jn	09/53	09/57½
45.35	Greenford West Jn	09.55 ~ 10.05	09.59½ ~ 10.02½
46.06	Greenford South Jn	10/08	10/05
47.48	Drayton Green	10/14	10/10 [P2]
48.04	Hanwell	10/21 [RL]	10.12½ ~ 10.18 [DR]
?	Southall	10c25 ~ 10c27 [RL]	10.24a ~ 10.24½d [P3]
?	Southall West Jn	10/29	10/27 [DR-UR-UGL]
?	Hayes & Harlington Loop	[DR] (4)	10/29 [UGL]
?	Hayes & Harlington	10/30½ [P3] [DR]	10/33½ [P4] [UR-DR]
?	Heathrow Airport Jn	10/31 [RL]	10/35½ [DR]
?	Langley East	?	10/42 [DR-UR]
?	Langley Loop	?	10/44½ [Up Loop]
?	Langley West	?	[UR-DR]
?	Slough East	?	10/52 [DR-UR]
?	Slough	10/40 [P4] [RL]	10/52½ [P5]
?	Slough West	?	10/55 [UR-DR]
?	Maidenhead East	?	[DR-UR]
?	Maidenhead	1051 ~ 1059 [P4] [URL]	11/01 [P4]
?	Maidenhead West	?	[UR-DR]
?	Twyford East	?	11/12½ [DR-UR]
?	Twyford	11/14 [P4] [URL]	11/13 [P4]
?	Twyford West	11/16 [RL]	11/14 [UR-DR]
75.18	Kennet Bridge Loop	1122 ~ 1123 [KPL]	11/23 [KPL]
?	Kennet Bridge Jn	11/24 [DML]	11/24 [DR-UR-DM]
76.63	Reading	11/26 [P8] [FVL]	11/25 [P8] [FVL]
?	Reading High Level Jn	11/28 [FVL]	11.27 ~ 11.31 [FVL-DR]
77.61	Reading West Jn	11/29 [RL]	11/32 [DR]
79.37	Tilehurst East Jn	11/36 [ML]	11/36 [DR-DM]
85.45	Goring & Streatley	11/42 [P1] [ML]	11/42 [P1]
92.71	Didcot East Jn	11/52 [RL]	11.51½ ~ 11.53½ [DM-DR]
93.75	Didcot Parkway	11/53 [P3] [GL]	11/58 [P3]
94.40	Foxhall Jn	11/55	12/01
95.55	Didcot Milton Sdg FL	12.00 ~ 12.10	12.06½ ~ 12.15
96.70	Foxhall Jn	12/13 [GL]	12/19½ [R-GL]
?	Chester Line Jn	?	12.22 ~ 12.23½ [UR-DR]
?	Didcot Parkway	1215 ~ 1220 [P4] [RL]	12.26 ~ 12.30 [P3]
?	Didcot East Jn	12/22 [RL]	12/32½ [DR-UM-DR-UR]
?	Goring & Streatley	12/29 [P4] [RL]	12/39½
?	Scours Lane Jn	12/38 [UPL]	12/48½ [UR-URPL]
113.49	Reading West Jn	1240 ~ 1256	12.51 ~ 12.59 [URPL-UR-DR-URWC]
114.10	Oxford Road Jn	12/58	13/02
115.05	Southcote Jn	13/00	13/03
121.34	Towney Loop	1308 ~ 1315 [DGL]	13.14½ ~ 13.18 [DGL]
129.54	Newbury Racecourse	13/25 [P3] [DNL]	13/32 [P3]
130.29	Newbury	1328 ~ 1349 [P1]	13p34a ~ 13p49½d [P1]
143.56	Bedwyn	14/03 [P1]	14/03
156.16	Woodborough	1417 ~ 1417 [DGL]	14/16½ [DGL]
165.29	Lavington	14/28	14/26
171.68	Heywood Road Jn	14/35	14/33
172.75	Westbury	14.38a ~ 14.53d [P1]	14.35½ ~ 15.02½ [P1]
?	Hawkeridge Jn	DIV	15/04½
?	Bradford Jn	DIV	15.14 ~ 15.21½
?	Melksham Single	DIV	15.24 ~ 15.29½
?	Bradford Jn	DIV	15.31 ~ 15.35½
?	Hawkeridge Jn	DIV	15/44
?	Westbury East Loop Jn	?	15/46
?	Heywood Road Jn	14/56	15/47½
?	Lavington	15/02	15/54½
?	Woodborough	1513 ~ 1529 [UGL]	16.04½ ~ 16.08 [UGL]
?	Bedwyn	15/42 [P2]	16/22½
207.72	Hungerford Loop	1549 ~ 1550 [UPL]	16/30 [UPL]
215.41	Newbury	15/59 [UW-DW]	16/38½ [UW]
216.16	Newbury Racecourse	16/02 [P1] [DW-UW]	16/39½ [P2] [UW]
226.44	Theale Loop	1618 ~ 1637 [DUGL]	16/53 [UW] [P1]
?	Southcote Jn	16/43	16/56½
231.60	Oxford Road Jn	16/45 [DFR]	16/58½ [DRWC-URWC-RFR]
?	Caversham Road Jn	?	17/01½ [DR-DRL-P14]
232.49	Reading	16.50a ~ 16.53d [P15]	17.03a ~ 17.06d [P14-LL]
233.05	Reading Southern Jn	16/56	17/09
233.41	Reading Spur Jn	16/57	17/09½
235.36	Earley	17/00 [P2]	17/11½
239.29	Wokingham	17/05 [P1]	17/17½
?	Englemere Crossovers	?	17.30½ ~ 17.31½ [UM-DM]
247.01	Ascot	17/16 [P2]	17/32½ [P2] [DM-UM]
252.65	Virginia Water	17/28 [P1]	17/39½
256.78	Staines	17/41 [P1]	17/45½ [P1]
261.12	Feltham	17/50 [P1]	17/54½
262.45	Feltham Jn	17/52	17/57½
263.43	Hounslow	17/54 [P1]	17/59½
266.31	Brentford	17/58 [P1]	18/03½
267.02	Old Kew Jn	?	18/05
267.43	Kew East Jn	18/01	18/07
268.23	South Acton Jn	18/11	18.09½ ~ 18.11
269.08	Acton Central	18c14 ~ 18c15 [P2]	18/14½
270.17	Acton Wells Jn	18/19	18/19
270.53	Acton Canal Wharf	18/21	18/20½
272.15	Neasden Jn	18/25	18/24½
272.40	Neasden South Jn	18/27	18/26½
273.71	Wembley Stadium	18/30 [P2]	18/29
278.71	Northolt Park Jn	18/39 [SL]	18/34
278.78	South Ruislip	18.42a ~ 18.52d	18.37½a ~ 18.41½d [P3]
281.45	Greenford West Jn	18/57	18.49 ~ 18.52½
271.78	Greenford East Jn	18/58	DIV
?	Park Royal	19/05	DIV
?	Greenford South Jn	DIV	18/55
?	Drayton Green Jn	DIV	18/59
?	West Ealing Jn	DIV	19/01 [UR-P4]
?	Ealing Broadway	DIV	19/03½ [P4]
?	Acton Diveunder	DIV	19/04½ [Acton Diveunder]
?	Acton Main Line	DIV	19/05½ [P4]
?	Friars Jn	DIV	19/08 [RL1]
?	Old Oak Common West	19/07 [RL1]	19/08½ [RL1]
?	Old Oak Common Recp Line	19/08 [RL1]	19/10 [RL1]
?	Old Oak Common East	19/09 [CL1]	19/11½ [E&C]
?	Grand Canal Jn	?	19/12 [E&C-CRDL1]
?	Kensal Green East Jn	?	19.?? ~ 19.22 [CRDL1]
?	Ladbroke Grove	19/15 [Line 6]	19/23 [CRDL1-UR-DR-Line 4]
?	Portobello Jn (London)	19/16 [Line 6]	19/25 [Line 4]
?	Royal Oak	19/23	19/27 [Line 4]
289.07	London Paddington	19.24a [P11]	19.30a [P11]

Locos Used	47245 & 47760
Stock Used	4984+99304+4973+99311+99348+99128+99122+3136+1961+99125

Location	Booked	Actual
Southall WCR	06.14d [GL]	06.12½ [No.5 Road]
Southall Boundary	?	06.14 ~ 06.16½
Southall	06.24 ~ 06.28	06/19 [P0]
Southall West Jn	06/30 [RL]	06.20 ~ 06.27 [SWL-DM-UM-DR]
Heathrow Airport Jn	06/32 [RL]	06/32½
Slough	06.40 ~ 06.45 [P4] [RL]	06.42 ~ 06.43 [P4] [DR]
Maidenhead	06/58 [P3] [RL]	06.56 ~ 07.01 [P3] [DR]
Twyford	07/06 [RL]	07/10½ [DR]
Kennet Bridge Loop	07.13 ~ 07.27 [KPL]	07.19 ~ 07.21½ [KPL]
Kennet Bridge Jn	07/28 [DRL]	07/22
Reading	07.30a [P12]	07.26½ [P12]

Location	Booked	Actual
London Paddington	19.30d [P11] [Line 5]	19.40 [P11]
Royal Oak Jn	19/31 [Line 5]	19/41
Portobello Jn (London)	19/32 [Line 5]	19/45
Ladbroke Grove	19/33 [RL]	19/46
Acton West	19/37 [RL]	19/51
Southall East Jn	19/41 [GL]	19/57
Southall	19.43 ~ 19.53 [GL]	19.59½ ~ 20.03 [P0]
Southall WCR	20.03a	20.10 [No.5 Road]