9th April 1961

The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society (London Branch)
Berks & Wilts Rail Tour

DMU Used 6-car set

Route :

DMU Used Route
as listed London Paddington - Ealing Broadway - Slough - Bath Road Jn - Windsor & Eton Central
as listed Windsor & Eton Central - Bath Road Jn - Slough West Jn - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot - Highworth Jn - Swindon - Rodbourne Lane
as listed Rodbourne Lane - Swindon Works
as listed Swindon Works - Rodbourne Lane - Wootton Bassett Jn - Little Somersford - Malmesbury
as listed Malmesbury - Little Somersford - Wootton Bassett Jn - Swindon - Highworth Jn - Highworth
as listed Highworth - Highworth Jn
as listed Highworth Jn - Uffington
as listed Uffington - Faringdon
as listed Faringdon - Uffington - Didcot - Cholsey & Moulsford
as listed Cholsey & Moulsford - Wallingford
as listed Wallingford - Cholsey & Moulsford
as listed Cholsey & Moulsford - Didcot - Foxhall Jn
as listed oxhall Jn - Didcot - Didcot North Jn - London Paddington
as listed Didcot North Jn - Didcot East Jn - Cholsey & Moulsford - Reading - maidenhead - Slough - Ealing Broadway - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) Route & DMU confirmation required - above is from booked timings.

Sources : Trevor Machell, Brian Read/Edwin Wilmshurst & Gary Thornton

Photo Review


A lovely scene, at Malmesbury (photo: The John Debens Collection)


The train, paused at Highworth (photo: The John Debens Collection)

 
From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Brian Read/Edwin Wilmshurst)

Miles Location Booked
0.00 Paddington 09.15d
18.5 Slough 09/38
18.8 Bath Road Jn ??/??
21.3 Winsdor & Eton Central 09.44a ~ 09.55d
23.7 Bath Road Jn ??/??
23.9 Slough West Jn 10/05
29.3 Maidenhead 10/15
41.0 Reading 10.30a ~ 10.35d
58.2 Didcot 11/01
82.4 Swindon 11/32
83.0 Rodbourne Lane 11.35 ~ 11.40
??.? Swindon Works 11.45a ~ 14.00d
88.5 Wootton Bassett 14/10
95.4 Little Somerford 14.21 ~ 14.26
99.2 Malmesbury 15.49a ~ 14.59d
102.9 Little Somerford 15.22a ~ 15.32d
115.4 Swindon 15.52a ~ 16.00d
116.3 Highworth Jn 16/03
121.9 Highworth 16.18a ~ 16.28d
127.5 Highworth Jn 16.43 ~ 16.48
137.3 Uffington 17.00 ~ 17.05
140.8 Faringdon 17.17a ~ 17.27d
144.8 Uffington 17.39 ~ 17.40
157.8 Didcot 18/02
162.4 Cholsey & Moulsford 18.11 ~ 18.14
165.1 Wallingford 18.20a ~ 18.30d
167.7 Cholsey & Moulsford 18.36 ~ 18.39
172.4 Didcot 18/50
172.5 West End ??/??
173.0 Foxhall Jn 19.01 ~ 19.04
173.7 Didcot North Jn 19.08 ~ 19.11
174.2 Didcot East Jn 19/16
191.1 Reading 19.36a ~ 19.40d
202.8 Maidenhead 19/56
208.6 Slough 20.05a ~ 20.07d
218.0 Southall 20/21
227.1 Paddington 20.35a


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