22nd February 2025

UK Railtours
The Shakespearean Sonnet

Locos Used 20007, 20142 & 20205
Stock Used 6310+3325+3314+1657+3333+6024+6067+5998+5961

Route : 
1Z58 : London Paddington to Long Marston
1Z60 : Long Marston to Stratford-upon-Avon
1Z62 : Stratford-upon-Avon to Fenny Compton MOD
1Z64 : Fenny Compton MOD to Oxford
1Z66 : Oxford to London Paddington

Loco(s) Route
20205+20007 (1) London Paddington - (via GWML) - Didcot Parkway - Appleford - Oxford - Wolvercote Jn - Moreton-in-Marsh - Honeybourne - Honeybourne North Jn
20142 (2) Honeybourne North Jn - Long Marston
20205+20007 (1) Long Marston - Honeybourne North Jn - Evesham - Workestershire Parkway - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich Spa - Kidderminster - Stourbridge Junction - Rowley Regis - Smethwick Jn - Smethwick Galton Bridge - The Hawthorns - Birmingham Snow Hill - Small Heath South Jn - Tyseley - Whitlocks End - Henley-in-Arden - Bearey Jn - Wilmcote - Stratford-upon-Avon
20142 (2) Stratford-upon-Avon - Wilmcote - Bearley Jn - Claverdon - Hatton West Jn - Warwick Parkway - Leamington Spa - Fenny Compton
20205+20007 (1) Fenny Compton - Fenny Compton MOD
20142 (2) Fenny Compton MOD - Fenny Compton - Banbury - Aynho Jn - Wolvercote Jn - Oxford North Jn - Oxford
20205+20007 (1) Oxford - Oxford North Jn - Bicester Village - Bicester South Jn - Haddenham & Thame Parkway - Princes Risborough - High Wycombe - West Ruislip - Northolt Jn - Greenford West jn - Greenford South Jn - South Greenford - Drayton green Jn - West Ealing Jn - Ealing Broadway - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) 20142 on rear.
(2) 20205+20007 on rear.

Source : Gary Thornton (from verified Internet sources & Real Time Trains)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Real Time Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 London Paddington 07.01d [P8] 07.01
0.41 Royal Oak Jn 07/02½ 07/02¼
1.28 Portobello Jn 07/04 07/03½
1.68 Ladbroke Grove 07/04½ 07/04
2.55 Old Oak Common East 07/05½ 07/05
3.15 Old Oak Common West 07/06½ 07/05¾
3.48 Friars Jn 07/07 07/06¼
4.16 Acton Main Line 07/08 [P3] 07/07
4.75 Acton West 07/09 07/08
5.51 Ealing Broadway 07/10½ [P3] 07/08¾
6.41 West Ealing 07/12 [P3] 07/10
6.49 West Ealing Jn 07/12 07/10
7.23 hanwell 07/13 [P2] 07/11
8.57 Southall East Jn 07/14½ 07/13
9.01 Southall 07/15 [P3] 07/14¾
9.65 Southall West Jn 07/16 07/15½
10.66 Hayes & Harlington 07/17½ [P3] 07/17¾
11.09 Heathrow Airport Jn 07/18 07/18¾
12.04 Stockley Jn 07/19 07/19
12.62 West Drayton East 07/20 07/19¾
13.12 West Drayton 07/20½ [P3] 07/20½
13.26 West Drayton Jn 07/20½ 07/20¾
14.55 Iver 07/22 [P3] 07/21¾
16.13 Langley 07/24 [P3] 07/23½
17.13 Dolphin Jn 07/25 07/24¼
18.31 Slough 07.27a ~ 07.30d [P4] 07.26¼ ~ 07.31¼
19.06 Slough West 07/31½ 07/32¾
20.72 Burnham 07/33½ 07/35½
22.34 taplow 07/35 [P3] 07/37
23.53 Maidenhead East 07/36½ 07/38½
24.14 Maidenhead 07/37 [P3] 07/39
29.40 Ruscombe 07/43½ 07/43¾
30.76 Twyford 07/45 [P3] 07/45½
31.57 Twyford West 07/46½ 07/46
35.10 Kennet Bridge Jn 07/52 07/49¾
35.56 Reading Main Line East 07/54 07/50¼
35.75 Reading 07.55a ~ 07.58d [P12] 07.51¾ ~ 07.58
36.12 Reading Main Line West 07/59 07/58½
37.15 Reading West Jn 08/01 08/00¼
37.55 Scours Lane Jn 08/02 08/00¾
38.29 Tilehurst East Jn 08/03 08/02
38.47 Tilehurst 08/03½ [P3] 08/02
41.38 Pangbourne 08/06½ [P1] 08/04¾
44.55 Goring & Streatley 08/10 [P3] 08/07¾
48.32 Cholsey 08/14 [P3] 08/10¾
51.32 Moreton Cutting 08/17½ 08/14¼
52.61 Didcot East Jn 08/19 08/16¾
53.05 Didcot Parkway 08.20a ~ 08.22d [P3] 08.17½ ~ 08.22¼
53.46 Didcot West Curve Jn 08/24 08/23¾
53.72 Didcot North Jn 08/25 08/24¾
54.45 Appleford LC 08/25½ 08/25¾
55.08 Appleford 08/26 [P2] 08/26½
56.09 Culham 08/27 [P1] 08/28
58.27 Radley 08/29 [P1] 08/30
61.00 Kennington Jn 08/31 08/32½
61.45 Hinksey South 08/31½ 08/33
62.42 Hinksey North 08/32 08/34
63.33 Oxford 08/34 [TL] 08/35
64.37 Oxford North Jn 08/35 08/37½
66.24 Wolvercote Jn 08/37 08/40¾
70.31 Hanborough 08/41 [P1] 08/46
71.36 Combe 08/42 ?
75.02 Finstock 08/46 ?
76.52 Charlbury 08/47½ [P1] 08/51¾
80.25 Ascott-under-Wychwood 08/51½ [P1] 08/54
81.51 Shipton 08/53 ?
84.51 Kingham 08/56 ?
91.53 Moreton-in-Marsh 08/03½ [P1] 09/03
101.52 Honeybourne 09/14 [P1] ?
101.78 Honeybourne North Jn 09R16 ~ 09R23 ?
102.41 Honeybourne Staff Hut 09t25 ~ 09t30 ?
105.43
0.00		 Long Marston 09.45a ~ 10.20d 09.45 ~ 10.15
3.02 Honeybourne Staff Hut 10t40 ~ 10t47 ?
3.45 Honeybourne North Jn 10/50 10/45
8.14 Evesham 10/59 10/54
9.11 Evesham West Jn 11/00 ?
14.11 Pershre 11/06½ ?
18.19 Worcestershire Parkway 11/11½ ?
18.65 Norton Jn 11/12 11/13
21.53 Wylds Lane Jn 11/18 ?
22.01 Worcester Shrub Hill 11*20 ~ 11*32 [P1] 11.20 ~ 11.34
22.31 Tunnel Jn 11/35 11/36
27.49 Droitwich Spa 11/43 11/43
33.27 hartlebury 11/51 [P1] 11/49¾
37.05 Kidderminster 11/57 [P1] 11/56
40.13 Blakedown 12/02 [P2] 12/01
42.68 Hagley 12/06 [P2] 12/02¾
44.55 Stourbridge Junction 12/09 [P2] 12/05½
45.10 Stourbridge North Jn 12/10 12/07
46.02 Lye 12/12 12/09¾
47.27 Cradley Heath 12/14½ [P1] 12/14
48.67 Old Hill 12/17½ [P1] 12/17½
50.03 Rowley Regis 12/20 [P1] 12/20¾
51.51 Langley Green 12/23 12/24
52.65 Smethwick Jn 12/25 12/27
52.76 Smethwick Galton Bridge 12/26 [P2] 12/27½
53.56 The Hawthorns 12/27½ 12/30
54.32 Queens Head Siding A&D Line 12/29 12/31½
56.03 Jewellery Quarter 12/32 [P2] 121/34
56.51 Birmingham Snow Hill 12*38 ~ 12*43 [P3] 12.39 ~ 12.42¾
57.21 Birmingham Moor Street 12/46 [P1] 12/45¾
58.04 Bordesley 12/47½ 12/48¾
59.03 Small Heath 12/49½ 12/50½
59.28 Small Heath South Jn 12/50 12/50¾
60.02 Tyseley 12/56 [P3] 12/52¾
60.14 Tyseley South Jn 12/56½ ?
60.70 Spring Road 12/59 12/56
61.36 Hall Green 13/00½ 12/58
62.62 Yardley Wood 13/05 13/02
64.00 Shirley 13/09 13/07½
64.74 Shitlocks End 13/12 13/10¾
65.73 Wythall 13/14½ 13/13¾
66.79 Eastwood 13/16½ 13/16¼
67.64 The lakes 13/18½ 13/21
68.70 Wood End 13/21 13/23¼
70.57 Danzey 13/23½ 13/26½
73.55 Henley-in-Arden 13/28 13/28½
75.36 Wootton Wawen 13/35 13/35¾
77.73 Bearley Jn 13/45 13/42¾
78.74 Wilmcote 13/47½ 13/47½
80.45 Stratford Parkway 13/52 13/48¾
81.46
0.00		 Stratford-upon-Avon 13.55a ~ 15.55d 13.51¼ ~ 15.55¼
? Stratford Parkway 15/57½ 15/58¾
? Wilmcote 16/00 16/00½
? Bearley Jn 16/02 16/02½
? Bearley 16/03 16/03¾
? Claverdon 16/09½ 16/07
? Hatton West Jn 16/12 16/09¾
? Hatton 16/15 [P3] 16/12¼
? Warwick Parkway 16/19 16/16¾
? Warwick 16/21 16/18¼
? Leamington Spa 16/24 [UM] 16/24¾
? Fenny Compton 16R42 ~ 16R52 [DGL] 16/40
? Fenny Compton Exchange Sidings 16.57 ~ 17.02 16.53 ~ 16.58
? Fenny Compton MOD 17.17 ~ 17.30d 17.13 ~ 17.30
? Fenny Compton Exchange Sidings 17.45 ~ 17.50 17.45 ~ 17.50
? Fenny Compton 17*55 ~ 18*08 [DGL] 17.54½ ~ 17.56¼
? Fenny Compton South Jn 18/09½ 17/57¼
? Reservoir Jn 18/20 18/05
? Banbury North Jn 18/21½ 18/06
? Banbury 18/22 [P3] 18/06¾
? Banbury Depot Jn 18/23 18/07½
? Kings Sutton 18/28½ 18/11
? Aynho Jn 18/31 18/12¼
? Heyford 18/44 [P1] 18/18¼
? Tackley 18/46½ 18/20½
? Wolvercote Jn 18/53 18/32¼
? Oxford North Jn 18/55 18/35¼
?
0.00		 Oxford 19.00 ~ 19.09 [P4] 18.57¾ ~ 19.08
1.04 Oxford North Jn 19*13 ~ 19*18 ??.?? ~ 19.16½
1.39 Oxford Canal Jn 19/20 19/18¼
2.49 Woodstock Road Jn 19/23 19/20¼
3.45 Oxford Parkway 19/26 [P2] 19/22
5.61 Islip 19/28½ 19/24½
10.58 Bicester Depot West Jn 19/34 19/29¼
11.36 Bicester Depot East Jn 19/34½ 19/31¾
11.56 Bicester Village 19/35 [P2] 19/33
12.16 Gavray Jn 19/37 19/34½
12.68 Bicester South Jn 19/40 19/35¾
24.54 Haddenham & Thame Parkway 19/53 [P2] 19/47½
30.39 Princes Risborough 20/02 [UML] 19/58¾
33.52 Saunderton 20/07 [P1] 20/03
36.31 West Wycombe 20/11 20/05¼
38.50 High Wycombe 20.15a ~ 20.23d [P2] 20/14¼
43.38 Beaconsfield 20/28½ 20/29
45.04 Seer green 20/30 20/30½
47.61 Gerrards Cross 20/33 [P2] 20/32¾
49.57 Denham Golf Club 20/35½ 20/34
50.49 Denham 20/36½ 20/34¾
53.31 West Ruislip 20/40 [TL] 20/39¼
53.79 Ruislip Gardens Jn 20/41 ?
55.12 South Ruislip 20/44 20/42½
55.19 Northolt Jn 20/44 ?
57.66 Greenford West Jn 20/50 ?
58.17 Greenford South Jn 20/51 ?
58.38 South Greenford 20/52 20/52
59.18 Castle Bar Park 20/55 20/54¼
59.55 Drayton Green 20/57 20/57½
59.59 Drayton Green Jn 20/57½ 20/59½
60.08 West Ealing Jn 21/00 21/00¼
60.16 West Ealing 21/01 [P4] 21/01¼
61.06 Ealing Broadway 21/02½ 21/04
61.82 Acton West 21/04 21/04
62.41 Acton Main Line 21/05½ 21/06
63.09 Friars Jn 21/07 21/06¾
63.42 Old Oak Common West 21/08 21/07¼
64.02 Old Oak Common East 21/09 21/08
64.69 Ladbroke Grove 21/11 21/12¼
65.29 Portobello Jn 21/12 21/13½
66.16 Royal Oak Jn 21/14½ 21/14¾
66.57 London Paddington 21.16a [P8] 21.17¼


Associated Light Engine & E.C.S. Workings

3Z58 : Willesden Receptions 1-7 to London Paddington
5Z66 : London Paddington to Willesden Receptions 1-7
Booked as: diesel locomotive, trailing, load 455 tonnes

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Wembley Receptions 1-7 05.46 [2] 05.46   22.13 [2] 22.13 14.64
0.48 Wembley Yard South Jn 05/49 05/51¾   22/08 22/13½ 14.16
1.05 Brent New Jn 05/50½ ?   22/06½ ? 13.59
1.34 Willesden No.7 05/52 05/55¼   22/05 22/08¾ 13.30
1.74 Acton Canal Wharf 05/54 05/58   22/02 22/06 12.70
2.35 Acton Wells Jn 05/56 06/00¼   22/00 22/03¾ 12.29
3.10 Acton Mail Line 05.59 ~ 06.01 [DGL] 06.03 ~ ??.??   21/57½ [URL] 22/00 11.54
3.69 Acton West 06/05 06/06½   21/56½ 21/36¼ 10.75
4.45 Ealing Broadway 06/07 [P3] 06/10   21/55½ 21/56¾ 10.19
5.35 West Ealing 06/10 [P4] 06/18½   21/54 [P4] 21/55¼ 9.29
5.43 West Ealing Jn 06/10½ 06/12¾   21/53½ 21/55 9.21
5.70 West Ealing Loop 06R12 ~ 06R30 ?   - - -
- Hanwell - -   21/52 [P3] 21/48 8.47
- Hanwell Bridge Loop - -   21R43 ~ 21R51 [UGL] 21.43 ~ 21.52½ 7.75
- Hanwell - -   21/41 [P2] 21/41½ 7.23
6.17 West Ealing Jn 06/32 06/24½   21/38 ? 6.49
6.25 West Ealing 06/32½ [P4] 06/25¼   21/37½ [P3] 21/39½ 6.41
7.15 Ealing Broadway 06/33½ [P4] 06/27¼   21/36 ? 5.51
7.71 Acton West 06/34½ 06/28¾   21/34½ 21/36 4.75
8.50 Acton Main Line 06/36 [P4] 06/30¼   21/33½ 21/35½ 4.16
9.18 Friars Jn 06/37½ 06/31¼   21/32½ 21/34¾ 3.48
9.51 Old Oak Common West 06/38 06/32¾   21/31½ 21/34 3.15
10.11 Old Oak Common East 06/39 06/32¾   21/31 21/33¼ 2.55
10.78 Ladbroke Grove 06/41 06/37¾   21/29½ 21/32¼ 1.68
11.38 Portobello Jn 06/42 06/39¼   21/28½ 21/31½ 1.28
12.25 Royal Oak Jn 06/43 06/40½   21/27 21/30 0.41
12.66 London Paddington 06.44a [P8] 06.43   21.26d [P8] 21.28½ 0.00

23/02/2025: 5Z60 : Willesden Receptions 1-7 to Carnforth North Jn
Booked as: diesel locomotive, trailing, load 455 tonnes

Location Booked Actual
Wembley Receptions 1-7 11.36d [2] ?
Wembley Central 11/41 [P5] 11/45
North Wembley Jn 11/42½ 11/46½
Harrow & Wealdstone 11/46 [P5] 11/50¼
Bushey 11/50½ 11/54¾
Watford South Jn 11/51½ 11/56½
Watford Junction 11/52 [P8] 11/57
Watford North Jn 11/52½ 11/57¼
Kings Langley 11/55½ 12/00
Apsley 11/57½ 12/01¾
Hemel Hempstead 11/59 12/03
Bourne End Jn 12/00 12/03¾
Berkhamsted 12/03 12/06¾
Tring 12/08 [P3] 12/14½
Tring North Jn 12/08½ 12/16¾
Cheddington 12/13½ 12/22
Ledburn Jn 12/15 12/23¼
Leighton Buzzard 12/18 12/25¾
Drayton Road Jn 12/24 ?
Water Eaton Road 12/24½ ?
Bletchley South Jn 12/25 ?
Bletchley 12/25 [P3] 12/31¼
Denbigh Hall South Jn 12/26 12/36½
Denbigh Hall North Jn 12/28 12/34¼
Milton Keynes Central 12/31 [P2] 12/36½
Wolverton 12/34½ 12/38¾
Hanslope Jn 12/40 12/42
Roade 12/43 12/44¼
Blisworth GF 12/46 12/47
Weedon 12/52 12/52½
Wilton Marina 12/54½ 12/55½
Hilmorton Jn 13/04 13/02¼
Rugby South Jn 13/05½ 13/03
Rugby 13/06 [P2] 13/03½
Rugby North Jn 13/07 13/03¾
Trent Valley Jn 13/07½ 13/03¾
Long Lawford Jn 13/08½ DIV?
Coventry 13/18 [P3] DIV?
Canley 13/21 DIV?
Tile Hill 13/26 DIV?
Berkswell 13/30 DIV?
Hampton-in-Arden 13/33½ DIV?
Birmingham International South Jn 13/35 DIV?
Birmingham International 13*36 ~ 13*51 [P2] DIV?
Birmingham International North Jn 13/52½ DIV?
Marston Green 13/55 DIV?
Lea Hall 13/58½ DIV?
Stechford 14/01 DIV?
Aston Signal Sb4619 14*07 ~ 14*15 DIV?
Aston South Jn 14/16 DIV?
Aston 14/17 DIV?
Witton 14/18½ DIV?
Perry Barr 14/20½ DIV?
Perry Barr South Jn 14/21 DIV?
Perry Barr North Jn 14/22 DIV?
Hamstead 14/23 DIV?
Tame Bridge Parkway 14/27 DIV?
Newton Jn 14/27 DIV?
Bescot Down Loop 14R30 ~ 15R28 DIV?
Newton Jn 15/31 DIV?
Tame Bridge Parkway 15/31 DIV?
Perry Barr North Jn 15/36 DIV?
Perry Barr West Jn 15/38 DIV?
Soho East Jn 15/42 DIV?
Soho North Jn 15/44 15/43½
Smthwick Rolfe Street 15/45½ 15/44¾
Galton Jn 15/46 15/45
Smethwick Galton Bridge 15/46½ 15/45½
Sandwell & Dudley 15/47½ 15/46¾
Albion GF 15/48 15/47¼
Dudley Port 15/49½ 15/49
Watery Lane 15/50½ 15/49¾
Tipton 15/51 15/49½
Coseley 15/53 15/51
Monmore Green 15/56 15/53¼
Wolverhampton Crane Street 15/57½ 15/55¼
Wolverhampton 15/58 [P1] 15/56½
Wolverhampton North Jn 16/00 15/58½
Bushbury Jn 16/02 16/00
Four Ashes Loop 16/06 16/04¼
Penkridge 16/09 16/06¾
Rickerscote 16/14 16/10
Trent Valley Jn 16/15 16/11¾
Stafford South Jn 16/16½ 16/12¾
Stafford 16/17 [DFL] 16/13¼
Stafford North Jn 16/17 16/13¾
Doxey Jn 16/17½ 16/14
Little Bridgeford Jn 16/20½ 16/17
Norton Bridge 16/21½ ?
Whitmore 16/29 16/23¾
Madeley 16/31 16/27
Betley Road SB 16/33½ 16/30
Basford Hall Jn 16/36 ?
Crewe South Jn 16/38 16/34¾
Crewe 16/38½ [DFL] 16/36
Crewe North Jn 16/39 16/36
Crewe Coal Yard 16/40 16/36½
Winsford 16/46 16/44½
Hartford 16/50 16/49
Hartford Jn 16/51 16/50
Acton Bridge 16/54 16/53¾
Weaver Jn 16/56½ 16/55¼
Acton Grange Jn 17/02 16/59¾
Warrington Bank Quay 17/06 [P3] 17/01¾
Dallam Jn 17/07 17/02
Winwick Jn 17/09 17/04
Golborne Jn 17/11 17/06¼
Haydock Branch Jn 17/12 ?
Bamfurlong Jn 17/13½ 17/09¼
Springs Branch Jn 17/14 17/10
Wigan South Jn 17/15 17/11
Wigan Station Jn 17/15½ 17/11¼
Wigan North Western 17/15½ 17/11½
Boars Head GF 17/17½ 17/12½
Balshaw Lane 17/22½ 17/18¼
Euxton Balshaw Lane 17/23½ 17/19
Euxton Jn 17/25 17/20½
Leyland 17/27 17/22
Farington Jn 17/29 17/22½
Farington Curve Jn 17/30½ 17/24
Skew Bridge 17/31 17/24¾
Ribble Jn 17/32 17/26
Preston South Jn 17/32½ 17/26¾
Preston 17/33 [P4] 17/31
Fylde Jn 17/34 ?
Barton & Broughton 17/38½ 17/41¼
Garstang & Catteral 17/42 17/44¾
Bay Horse 17/46½ 17/49½
Oubeck Goods Loop 17/49 17/52¼
Lancaster South Jn 17/51 ?
Lancaster 17*52 ~ 18*13 [DFL] 17/58
Morecambe South Jn 18/16 17/59
Carnforth South Jn 18/22 [GL2] ?
Carnforth North Jn 18.24a ?


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