2nd December 2017

Branch Line Society / Brush Type 4 Fund
The Christmas Brush

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

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. 08*07 ~ 08*08 [UGL] 08/10 [UGL]
17.42
Slough 08/10 [P5] [RL] 08/11½ [P5]
23.73
Dawley Loop 08*19 ~ 08*20 [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 08*24 ~ 08*26 [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 08*34 ~ 08*46 [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 10*51 ~ 10*59 [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 11*22 ~ 11*23 [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 12*15 ~ 12*20 [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 12*40 ~ 12*56 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 13*08 ~ 13*15 [DGL] 13.14½ ~ 13.18 [DGL]
129.54
Newbury Racecourse 13/25 [P3] [DNL] 13/32 [P3]
130.29
Newbury 13*28 ~ 13*49 [P1] 13p34a ~ 13p49½d [P1]
143.56
Bedwyn 14/03 [P1] 14/03
156.16
Woodborough 14*17 ~ 14*17 [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 15*13 ~ 15*29 [UGL] 16.04½ ~ 16.08 [UGL]
?
Bedwyn 15/42 [P2] 16/22½
207.72
Hungerford Loop 15*49 ~ 15*50 [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 16*18 ~ 16*37 [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]
 
Mileages taken from Tour Brochure.


Associated E.C.S. Workings

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]


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