8th December 1963

Home Counties Railway Society
Third Swindon Special

Loco Used 72006 'Clan Mackenzie'

Route :

Loco Route
72006 London Paddington - (via GWML) - Swindon - Swindon Works
72006 Swindon Works - Swindon - (via GWML) - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) For Works & Shed visit.
(2) Terry Jackson comments : The 'booked' timings are as detailed in the tour programme but they and some of the timing points should be treated with some caution. Despite the usual Sunday obstructions which always seemed to abound on the Western, the Clan did quite well with a heavy load although it would have been interesting to see how it performed with a decent timing and a clear road.
(3) Formed in 1955 and originally known as the 'Middlesex Loco Spotters Club', their name was changed in the late 1950's to the 'Home Counties Railway Club' then in January 1963 it changed again, to the 'Home Counties Railway Society'.

Sources : Terry Jackson & Ron Walker

Photo Review


72006 'Clan Mackenzie' waits to leave Paddington (photo: Philip Alexander)


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Terry Jackson, John Debens & Ron Walker)

Miles Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual Miles
0 Paddington 10.40d 10.40   17.30a 17.25 78½
1¼ Westbourne Park 10/44 10/44   ? ? ?
5¼ Ealing Broadway 10/49 10/52   17/20 17/08 72¼
9 Southall 10/53 10/56   17/16 17/05 68½
13¼ West Drayton 10/58 11/04   17/11 17/00 64¼
18½ Slough 11/03 11/10   17/07 16/55 59
21 Burnham 11/06 11/13   17/05 16/53 56½
22½ Taplow 11/07 11/15   17/03 16/51 55
24½ Maidenhead 11/09 11/24   17/01 [ML] 16/49 53
31 Twyford 11/17 11/35   16/46 16/43 47½
36 Reading General 11/22 11/42   16/42 [RL] 16/36 42½
41½ Pangbourne 11/28 11/47   16/34 16/30 37
48½ Cholsey & Moulsford 11/35 11/55   16/28 16/24 30
53¼ Didcot 11/42 11/58   16/22 [ML] 16/19 25¼
56½ Steventon 11/46 12/01   16/18 16/16 22
60½ Wantage Road 11/50 12/05   16/13 16/12 18
66½ Uffington 11/56 12/11   16/07 16/06 12
71½ Shrivenham 12/02 12/15   16/00 16/00 7
77½ Swindon 12/13 12/24   15/52 15/46 1
78½ Swindon Works Yard 12.25a 12.41   15.40d 15.39 0


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