3rd May 2024

Branch Line Society
Return of the Shedi

Locos Used (3) 33012 'Lt Jenny Lewis RN', 59005 'Kenneth J Painter', 66114, 66205, 66541, 66797
Stock Used 4TC unit (formed: 76324+70823+71163+76297)

Route : 
1Z32 : Eastleigh to Hinksey Reception Lines
1Z33 : Hinksey Reception Lines to Gloucester
1Z34 : Gloucester to Cardiff Central
1Z35 : Cardiff Central to Westbury
1Z36 : Westbury to Eastleigh

Loco(s) Route
33012 Eastleigh - Chandlers Ford - Romsey - Dean - Laverstock South Jn - Laverstock North Jn - Andover - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - Bramley - Southcote Jn - Oxford Road Jn - Reading West Jn - Goring & Streatley - Didcot Parkway - Kennington Jn - Hinksey Reception Lines
66205 + 66114 (1) Hinksey Reception Lines - Kennington Jn - Didcot North Jn - Foxhall Jn - Swindon - Kemble - Stroud - Standish Jn - Gloucester
59005 (1) Gloucester - Lydney - Chepstow - Severn Tunnel Junction - Newport - Cardiff Central
33012 (2) Cardiff Central - Newport - Severn Tunnel Junction - Patchway - Bristol Parkway
66541 + 59005 (1) Bristol Parkway - Filton Abbey Wood - Dr Day's Jn - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Bathampton Jn - Bradford-on-Avon - Trowbridge - Westbury
33012 Westbury - Heywood Road Jn - Bedwyn - Newbury - Theale - Southcote Jn - Reading
66797 (1) Reading - Southcote Jn - Bramley - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Winchester - Eastleigh

Notes: 
(1) 33012 on rear.
(2) 59005 on rear.
(3) 33012 running as D6515.

Sources : John Clifford & Nick Bartlett (both on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford & Nick Bartlett)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Eastleigh 09.21d [P3] 09.22 [P3]
0.10 Eastleigh East Jn 09/22 09/23
? Eastleigh Single Line Jn 09/23½ 09/24½
2.00 Chandlers Ford ? 09/27
? Romsey Single Line Jn 09/34½ 09/31
7.22 Romsey 09/36 [P2] 09/32½ [P2]
14.65 Dean 09/44 09/41 [P2]
22.36 Laverstock South Jn 09/54 09.50 ~ 09.56½
22.64 Laverstock North Jn 09/56 09/59
38.56 Andover 10/14 [P1] 10/16½ [P1]
54.54 Worting Jn 10/34½ [US] 10/35½ [UF]
57.14 Basingstoke 10.38a ~ 10.40d [P3] 10.38 ~ 10.40 [P3]
62.13 Bramley 10/46 10/46 [P1]
70.72 Southcote Jn 10/57½ 10/57
71.68 Oxford Road Jn 11/00½ [UWC] 11/01 [UWC]
72.54 Reading West Jn 11/07 [UPL] 11/03 [UPL]
73.12 Scours Lane Jn 11/09 [UR] 11/04 [UR]
? Tilehurst East Jn 11/11 [DR] 11/05 [DR]
74.04 Tilehurst 11/11½ [P3] [DR] 11/05½ [P3] [DR]
80.12 Goring & Streatley 11/17½ [P3] [DR] 11/11 [P3] [DR]
88.18 Didcot East Jn 11/25½ [DR] 11/22 [DR]
88.42 Didcot Parkway 11.27a ~ 11.38d [P3] [DOX] 11.24½ ~ 11.39 [P3] [DOX]
89.44 Didcot North Jn 11/48½ 11/41
97.42 Kennington Jn 11/56 11/53
? Hinksey South Jn - 11.54 ~ 11.54½
? Hinksey Sig.OD2357 - 11.57 ~ 11.57½
98.56 Hinksey Reception Lines 11L59a ~ 12L24d 12L01 ~ 12L24 [L1]
? Kennington Jn 12/28 12/29
? Didcot North Jn 12/37 12/36½
107.59 Foxhall Jn 12/40 [RL] 12/40 [RL]
? Milton Jn 12/43½ [DM] 12/43 [DM]
114.41 Wantage Road 12/48½ [DR] 12/48 [DR]
118.05 Challow 12*53½ ~ 13*02 [DR] 12.54 ~ 13.01½
120.44 Uffington 13/07 13/05
131.28 Swindon 13c18 ~ 13c19 [P1] 13.17 ~ 13.18 [P1]
? Rodbourne Jn 13/21 13/20½
145.04 Kemble 13/32½ [P2] 13/31 [P2]
152.67 St Mary's LC 13/42 13/39
156.18 Stroud ? 13/43
160.79 Standish Jn 13/51 13/49½
167.10 Gloucester Yard Jn 13/57½ 13/57
167.68 Horton Road Jn 13/59½ 13/59½
168.11 Gloucester 14L03a ~ 14L43d [P2] 14L01 ~ 14L56 [P2]
182.33 Awre 14/58 15/12
187.44 Lydney 15*05 ~ 15*06 [DGL] 15/20 [DGL] [P1]
195.40 Chepstow 15/16 15/30 [P1]
202.71 Severn Tunnel Junction 15/25 [P1] [DR] 15/38 [P1] [DR]
205.23 Magor 15/31 [DM] 15/41 [DM]
? Llanwern West Jn 15/40 [DR] 15/47 [DR]
212.05 Maindee East Jn 15/45 [DM] 15/50½ [DM]
212.27 Maindee West Jn 15/46 [DM] 15/51 [DM]
212.61 Newport (South Wales) 15*47 ~ 15*50 [P4] [DM] 15/52½ [P4] [DM]
214.18 Ebbw Jn 15/53 [DR] 15/57 [DR]
217.77 Marshfield 15/59 [DR] 16/00 [DR]
223.33 Long Dyke Jn 16/15½ [E] 16/10 [C]
224.41 Cardiff Central 16.17a [P0] ~ 17.35d [P1] [B] 16.14 [P2] ~ 17.35 [P1] [B]
? Long Dyke Jn 17/38 [UR] 17/37½ [UR]
? Marshfield 17/46 [UR] 17/45 [UR]
? Ebbw Jn 17/50½ [UR] 17/49½ [UR]
236.21 Newport 17/53½ [UR] 17/55 [UR]
? Maindee West Jn 17/54½ [UR] 17/57 [UR]
? Llanwern West Jn 17/58½ [UR] 18/01 [UR]
? Severn Tunnel Sig.NT1228 18*08 ~ 18*26 [UR] 18.13 ~ 18.27½
246.11 Severn Tunnel Junction 18/27½ [P4] 18/30 [P4] [UGL]
247.21 Severn Tunnel West 18/30½ 18/34
? Severn Tunnel East 18/35½ 18/41½
? Pilning Up Loop ? 18.47 ~ 18.56 [UGL]
253.07 Pilning 18*40 ~ 18*49 18/57 [P1]
256.63 Patchway 18/54 [P2] 19/06 [P1]
257.75 Bristol Parkway 18L58a ~ 18L29d [UPL] 19L08 ~ 19L28½ [UPL]
259.34 Filton Abbey Wood 19/31 [P1] [ML] 19/31½ [P1] [ML]
260.09 Horfield Jn 19/32 [ML] 19/32½ [ML]
263.09 Dr Day's Jn 19/37 [UBL] 19/37½ [UBL]
263.36 North Somerset Jn 19/39 19/39
274.11 Bath Spa 19/50 [P2] 19/51 [P2]
276.37 Bathampton Jn 19/54 19/57 [UPL]
? Bathampton Sig.BL1990 19/59 20/00
283.46 Bradford-on-Avon 20/03 20/04 [P2]
285.49 Bradford Jn 20/06 20/06½
286.70 Trowbridge ? 20/08
290.23 Hawkeridge Jn 20/14 20/13
290.73 Westbury 20L17a ~ 20L42d [P1] 20L15 ~ 20L40½ [P2]
292.00 Heywood Road Jn 20/44½ 20/42
299.55 Lavington 20/51 20/49
307.56 Woodborough 20/59 20/56 [UM]
320.12 Bedwyn 21/09½ [P2] 21/06½ [P2]
325.02 Hungerford 21/13½ 21/11
? Hungerford Loop 21*16 ~ 21*16 [UPL] 21/14 [UPL]
333.39 Newbury 21/28 21/24 [P2]
345.23 Theale 21/37 21/37 [P1]
348.63 Southcote Jn 21/41½ 21/43
349.59 Oxford Road Jn 21/42½ [WL] 21/45 [WL]
350.45 Reading 21L45a ~ 22L17d [P3] [WL] 21L47½ ~ 22L17 [P3]
? Oxford Road Jn 22/19 22/19½
352.27 Southcote Jn 22/21 22/21
? Bramley 22/30 22/30 [P2]
366.05 Basingstoke 22.36a ~ 22.38d [P2] [DF] 22.40 ~ 22.41½ [P3] [DF]
368.45 Worting Jn 22/42 22/46
378.37 Wallers Ash Loop 22/50½ 22/54½ [DM]
384.63 Winchester 22/55½ [P2] 22/59 [P2]
387.19 Shawford Jn 22/57½ [DF] 23/00½ [DF]
391.59 Eastleigh 23.03a [P2] 23.07½ [P2]

Mileages taken from tour brochure.

Associated E.C.S. Workings

3Z32 : (33012 + 4TC) : Eastleigh Arlington to Eastleigh

Location Booked
Eastleigh Arlington 09.01d
Eastleigh Depot Sig.E241 09/03
Eastleigh 09.06a [P3]

5Z34 : (59005 + 4TC with 33012 on rear) : Cardiff Central to Cardiff Brickyard

Location Booked Actual
Cardiff Central 16.49d [P0]  [P2]
Cardiff Brickyard 16.51a  

3Z35 : (33012 + 4TC with 59005 on rear) : Cardiff Brickyard to Cardiff Central

Location Booked
Cardiff Brickyard 17.29d
Cardiff Central 17.31a [P1]

5Z36 : (66797 + 4TC with 33012 on rear) : Eastleigh to Eastleigh Arlington

Location Booked
Eastleigh 23.13d [P2]
Eastleigh Depot Sig.E243 23/16
Eastleigh Arlington 23.23a


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