7th March 1965

Home Counties Railway Society
Six Counties Railtour

Locos Used 31639 & 33006

Route :

Locos Route
31639 + 33006 London Paddington - Old Oak Jn - Greenford - Northolt - High Wycombe - Princes Risborough - Aynho Jn - Banbury - Fenny Compton Jn - (via SMJ route) - Stratford Town - Stratford-on-Avon - Bearley West Jn - Hatton - Leamington Spa South Jn
31639 + 33006 Leamington Spa South Jn - Leamington Spa Exchange Sidings
31639 + 33006 Leamington Spa Exchange Sidings - Leamington Spa Avenue - Marton Jn - Rugby Midland - Long Buckby - Northampton Castle - Duston Jn North - Bridge Street Jn - Billing - Castle Ashby - Wellingborough London Road - Wellingborough Jn - Wellingborough Midland
31639 + 33006 Wellingborough Midland - Bedford Midland Road - Bedford LNW
31639 + 33006 Bedford LNW - Millbrook - Fenny Stratford - Bletchley (2) - Verney Jn - Bicester London Road - Oxford - Kennington Jn - Thame - Princes Risborough - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) 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'. This, the societies thirteenth railtour, was the last one to run.
(2) Conflicting information received regarding routing through Bletchley - was originally uploaded as having passed through Bletchley station (a diversion from booked route which was the flyover), the Webmaster has however since received a timing sheet with an actual time provided for Bletchley (flyover) summit - so which route was actually taken (i.e. was the actual time actually for the station, not flyover summit, to tie in with original information recieved)?

Sources : John Clifford, Brian Basterfield & Ron Walker

Photo Review


31639 & 33006 at Kineton on the SMJ (photo: Terry Dorrity)


31639 & 33006 wait to leave Stratford-upon-Avon (photo: Brian Basterfield)


31639 & 33006 head to Wellingborough depot for servicing.
(photo: Brian Basterfield)


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Ron Walker & Tony Pirie)

Miles Location Booked Actual
0 Paddington 09.30d 09.30
1¼ Westbourne Park 09/34 09/34
3¼ Old Oak Jn 09/37 09/38
7¾ Greenford 09/44 09/45
10 Northolt 09/48 09/49
15 Denham 09/55 09/59
28½ High Wycombe 10w15a ~ 10w26d 10.22 ~ 10.28
36¾ Princes Risborough 10/42 10/44
? Ashenden Jn 10/54 10/56
55½ Bicester 11/12 11/08
69½ Banbury 11w24a ~ 11w34d 11.28 ~ 11.38
78¼ Fenny Compton 11/48 12/03
83¾ Ettington 12/16 12/30
93 Stratford-on-Avon 12w56a ~ 13w04d 12.56 ~ 13.06
95½ Wilmcote 13/07 13/13
96½ Bearley West Jn 13/10 13/15
99½ Claverdon 13/14 13/24
101 Hatton 13/21 13/28½
105 Warwick 13/28 13/45
107 Leamington Spa South 13.33 ~ 13.38 13.50½ ~ 13.54
? Leamington No.1 (Exchange Siding) 13.41 ~ 13.50 13.57½ ~ 14.00
111½ Marton Jn 13/59 14/11
113 Marton 14/10 14/13
121¾ Rugby Midland 14.16 ~ 14.18 14.31 ~ 14.37
128¾ Long Buckby 14/32 14/53
139 Northampton Castle 14/43 15.10 ~ 15.12
141¾ Billing 14/47 15/22
147 Castle Ashby 14/55 15/27
151 Wellingborough London Road 15/04 15/34
? Welingborough Jn 15.08 ~ 15.17 15/38½
152 Wellingborough Midland 15w20a ~ 16w15d 15.39 ~ 17.14
? Sharnbrook Summit 17/06 17/24
167¼ Bedford Midland Road 17.22 ~ 17.24 17.39½ ~ 17.43½
? Bedford LNW 17.29 ~ 17.35 17.46 ~ 17.48
173 Millbrook 17/47 18/02
179¼ Woburn Sands 17/56 18/11
182¼ Fenny Stratford 18/00 18/19
184¼ Bletchley Summit 18/04 18/31 (but see note 2)
192¾ Verney Jn 18/20 18/48
202¾ Bicester London Road 18/33 19/03
214½ Oxford 18w53a ~ 19w03d 19.29 ~ 19.48
216 Kennington Jn 19/08 19/44
218½ Morris Cowley 19/13 19/50
229 Thame 19/28 20/09½
234 High Wycombe 19w52 ~ 19w58 20/38
255 Denham 20/11 20/58
261½ Northolt 20/20 21/08
263¾ Greenford 20/22 21/09
268¼ Old Oak Common Jn 20/26 21/15
270¼ Westbourne Park 20/30 21/21
271½ Paddington 20.35a 21.26


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