12th May 2018

UK Railtours
The Worcester Sorcerer

Loco Used 67018 'Keith Heller'
Stock Used 21272+3098+3097+80042+3110+3119+3121+1651+3123+1813+4949+4998

Route :
1Z86 : Letchworth to Worcester Shrub Hill
1Z87 : Worcester Shrub Hill to Letchworth

Loco Route
67018 Letchworth - Hitchin - Stevenage - Welwyn Garden City - Potters Bar - Alexandra Palace - Finsbury Park - Copenhagen Jn - York Way North Jn - Camden Road Jn - Gospel Oak - Kensal Green Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Oxford - Wolvercote Jn - Charlbury - Ascott-under-Wychwood - Moreton-in-Marsh - Evesham - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill
67018 Worcester Shrub Hill - (reverse of outward route) - Letchworth

Notes :
(1) Off tour option: visit to the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway, passengers conveyed by coach from Evesham.

Source : David Lodwick (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Lodwick & Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
0.00 Letchworth 07.19d [P1] 07.19   22.17a [P2] 22.14
2.56 Hitchin 07/22 [P1] [US] 07/23   22*00 ~ 22*10 [P2] [DCF] 21.59 ~ 22.08
7.05 Stevenage 07.28a ~ 07.31d [P1] [US] 07.29 ~ 07.33   21.52a ~ 21.55d [P4] [DS] 21.50 ~ 21.54
10.57 Woolmer Green Jn 07/35 07/37   21/46 [DS] 21/45
? Digswell Jn  07/37½ [US] 07/39   21/43 21/42
14.25 Welwyn Garden City 07.40a ~ 07.43d [P2] [US] 07.42 ~ 07.45   21.36a ~ 21.41d [P3] [DS] 21.36 ~ 21.39
21.73 Potters Bar 07.52a ~ 07.55d [P1] [US] 07.53 ~ 07.56   21.24a ~ 21.27d [P4] [DS] 21.22 ~ 21.26
29.52 Alexandra Palace 08/04½ [P2] [SL1] 08/13   21/11 [P3] [DS] 21/11
32.09 Finsbury Park 08.11a ~ 08.15d [P2] [US] 08.18 ~ 08.21   21.03a ~ 21.06d [P7] [SL1] 20.55 ~ 21.04
? Copenhagen Jn 08/21 08/26   20/57½ [DS] 20/51
33.66 York Way North Jn 08/22 ?   20/52½ ?
? Camden Road Central Jn 08*25 ~ 08*28 ?   20/50½ ?
? Camden Road Jn 08/30 08/29   20/49 20/47
35.56 Gospel Oak 08/35½ [P1] 08/32   20/44½ [P2] 20/42
39.63 Kensal Green Jn 08/48 08/45   20/32½ 20/31
40.05 Willesden Junction HL 08c50 ~ 08c51 [P5] 08.48 ~ 08.50   20c29 ~ 20c30 [P4] 20.28 ~ 20.30
40.70 Acton Wells Jn 08/54½ 08/54   20/26 20/24
41.42 Acton Main Line 08/56½ [GL] 08/56   20*11 ~ 20*23 [GL] 20/12?
? Acton West 09/00½ [DR] 08/58   20/07½ 20/09
? West Ealing 09/02½ [DR] 09/00   20/02½ [UR] 20/03
46.27 Southall 09/06½ [DR] 09/05   20/00 [UR] 20/01
48.47 Heathrow Airport Jn 09/09½ [DR] 09/08   19/57½ [UR] 19/58
55.57 Slough 09/18 [P4] [DR] 09/14   19/48 [P5] [UR] 19/51
61.40 Maidenhead 09/25½ [P3] [DR] 09/25   19/42½ [P4] [UR] 19/45
68.22 Twyford 09/33½ [P3] [DR] 09/32   19/37 [UR] 19/37
? Kennet Bridge Loop 09*38 ~ 09*43 09.37 ~ 09.39   - -
? Kennet Bridge Jn 09/44 [DR] 09/40   19/33 [UR] 19/33
73.19 Reading 09/46½ [P12] [DR] 09/41   19/31½ [P13] [UR] 19/32
? Reading West Jn 09/48 [DR] 09/43   19/29½ [UR] 19/28
82.01 Goring & Streatley 09/57½ [P3] [DR] 09/50   19/20 [P4] [UR] 19/20
? Didcot East Jn 10*06 ~ 10*12 [DR] 09/59?   19/14½ [UR] 19/13
90.31 Didcot Parkway 10c13 ~ 10c15 [P3] 10.00 ~ 10.14   19c08 ~ 19c13 [P4] [UR] 19.05 ~ 19.12
? Didcot North Jn 10/17 10/16   19/06 19/02
98.29 Kennington Jn 10/27 10/23   18/58 18/56
100.62 Oxford 10*30 ~ 10*35 [P4] 10/28?   18/55½ [TL] 18/54
103.53 Wolvercote Jn 10/40½ 10/33   18/52½ 18/50
114.01 Charlbury 10/51½ [P1] ?   18.28a ~ 18.40d [P2] ? ~ 18.40
117.57 Ascott-under-Wychwood 11/02 [P1] 11/03   18/22½ [P2] 18/14
128.77 Moreton-in-Marsh 11/13 [P1] 11/19   18/10½ [P2] 18/05
139.00 Honeybourne 11/22 [P1] ?   17/57½ [P2] ?
143.76 Evesham 11.28a ~ 11.35d 11.35 ~ 11.43   17.47a ~ 17.50d 17.45 ~ 17.50
154.46 Norton Jn 11/45½ 11/53   17/36½ 17/36
157.51 Worcester Shrub Hill 11.51a [P1] 12.00   17.30d [P1] 17.30


Associated E.C.S. Workings

11/05/18 :
5M61 : (67018) : Eastleigh Arlington to Wembley Yard
(diverted via Woking and Staines)

Location Booked Actual
Eastleigh Arlington 21.29d ?
Eastleigh 21/34 ?
Winchester 21/43 ?
Worting Jn 21/58 ?
Basingstoke 22/00 ?
Bramley 22/08 DIV
Southcote Jn 22/20 DIV
Oxford Road Jn 22/22 DIV
Reading 22C25 ~ 22C28 DIV
Kennet Bridge Jn 22/31 DIV
Twyford 22/36 DIV
Maidenhead 22/42 DIV
Slough 22/48 DIV
Heathrow Airport Jn 22/58 DIV
Southall 23/02 DIV
West Ealing 23/08 DIV
Acton West 23/12 DIV
Acton Main Line 23/16 DIV
Farnborough (Main) DIV ?
Woking DIV ?
Byfleet & New Haw DIV ?
Addlestone Jn  DIV ?
Virginia Water  DIV ?
Staines DIV ?
Feltham DIV ?
Hounslow DIV ?
Brentford DIV ?
Kew East Jn DIV ?
South Acton Jn DIV ?
Acton Wells Jn 23/23 ?
Acton Canal Wharf 23/27 ?
Willesden No.7 Jn 23/30 ?
Wembley Yard South Jn 23/33 ?
Wembley Yard 23.38a ?

12/05/18 :
5Z85 : (67018) : Wembley Yard to Letchworth
5Z88 : (67018) : Letchworth to Wembley Yard

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Wembley Yard 05.03d 23.59a
Wembley Yard South Jn 05/10 23/54
Willesden Railnet Reception 05/13 23/49
Harlesden Jn 05/17 23/47
Kensal Green Jn 05/22 23/42
Gospel Oak 05/32 23/29
Junction Road Jn 05/34 -
Upper Holloway 05/36 -
Harringay Park Jn 05/40 -
Camden Road Jn - 23/25
Camden Road Central Jn - 23/24
York Way North Jn - 23/22
Copenhagen Jn - 23/21
Finsbury Park - 23/17
Harringay 05/44 ?
Alexandra Palace 05/53 23/13
Potters Bar 06/01 23/08
Welwyn Garden City 06/08 23/02
Digswell Jn 06/09 23/01
Woolmer Green Jn 06/12 22/59
Stevenage 06/16 22/56
Hitchin 06/20 22/51
Letchworth 06/25 22/48
Letchworth A/D Line 06.27 ~ 07.11 22.26 ~ 22.46
Letchworth 07.13a [P1] 22.24d [P2]

5Z86 : (67018) : Worcester Shrub Hill to Worcester L.M.D.
5Z87 : (67018) : Worcester L.M.D. to Worcester Shrub Hill

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Worcester Shrub Hill 12.01d [P1] 17.19a [P1]
Worcester L.M.D. 12.04a 17.16d

14/05/18 :
5O61 : (Cl.67?) : Wembley Yard to Eastleigh Arlington

Location Booked
Wembley Yard 09.53d
Wembley Yard South Jn 10/00
Willesden No.7 Jn 10/03
Acton Canal Wharf 10/17
Acton Wells Jn 10/19
South Acton Jn 10/24
Kew East Jn 10/27
Brentford 10/30
Hounslow 10/37
Feltham Jn 10/39
Feltham 10/41
Staines 10/47
Virginia Water 10/57
Addlestone Jn 11/08
Byfleet & New Haw 11/10
Woking 11/15
Woking Jn 11/16
Farnborough (Main) 11/27
Fleet 11/31
Basingstoke 11/53
Worting Jn 11/58
Winchester 12/16
Eastleigh 12/23
Eastleigh Arlington 12.38a


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