15th August 1965

L.C.G.B.
The Western Ranger Rail Tour

Locos Used  3863, 6126, 9773, 75066, 75075

Route : 1X06 (throughout?) (1)

Loco(s) Route
75066 London Waterloo - Hounslow - Staines - Ascot - Reading General
3863 Reading General - Swindon - Rushey Platt Jn - Rodbourne Lane
3863 Rodbourne Lane - Swindon Works
3863 Swindon Works - Rodbourne Lane
3863 Rodbourne Lane - Swindon - Foxhall Jn - Didcot North Jn - Radley
9773 Radley - Abingdon
9773 Abingdon - Radley - Oxford - Yarnton - Witney
9773 Witney - Yarnton
6126 Yarnton - Oxford Road Jn - Wolvercot Jn - Bicester London Road
6126 Bicester London Road - Oxford
75075 Oxford - Prices Risborough - High Wycombe - Maidenhead - Old Oak Common East Jn - Kensington Olympia - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) 3863 carried 1X06 chalked on its smokebox.

Sources :  Terry Jackson & Simon Greenaway

Photo Review


3863 is caught on film here passing the Challow (photo: Adrian Vaughan)


A tour ticket (courtesy: Rob Fraser)


Timings (Booked Only)
(From Terry Jackson)

 M.C Location Booked
0.00 Waterloo 09.37d
03.71 Clapham Junction 09/44
07.04 Barnes 09/50
13.41 Hounslow 10/01
14.40 Feltham Junction 10/03
20.09 Staines Central 10/12
24.23 Virginia Water 10/20
30.08 Ascot 10/30
37.57 Wokingham 10/40
44.29 Reading New Jn 10/50
44.45 Reading General 10.54a  ~  11.05d L
61.57 Didcot 11/25
75.10 Uffington 11/37
85.71 Swindon 11/53
87.11 Rushey Platt Jn 11.58a  ~  12.12d RR
? Rodbourne Lane 12.17a  ~  12.22d
 ? Swindon Works Siding 12.30a  ~  14.10d
 ? Rodbourne Lane 14/17
87.61 Swindon 14.22a  ~  14.24d
98.42 Uffington 14/40
111.29 Didcot Foxhall Jn 14/53
111.64 Didcot North Jn 14/56
116.26 Radley 15.06a  ~  15.16d D L
118.77 Abingdon 15.26a  ~  15.40d RR
121.48 Radley 15.50a  ~  15.52d
126.52 Oxford 16.02a  ~  16.03d
129.44 Wolvercot Jn 16/08
130.37 Yarnton 16/11
138.50 Witney 16.35a  ~  16.50d  RR
146.63 Yarnton 17.15a ~  17.30d A L
148.30 Banbury Road Jn 17/35
156.55 Bicester London Road 17.55a  ~  18.10d 
168.03 Oxford North Jn 18/30
168.36 Oxford 18.32a  ~  18.42d  L
170.64 Kennington Jn 18/47
173.22 Morris Cowley 18/52
176.19 Wheatley 18/57
183.59 Thame 19/09
189.32 Princes Risborough 19/19
197.42 High Wycombe 19.30a  ~  19.32d
200.10 Loudwater 19/38
202.77 Bourne End 19/45
207.30 Maidenhead 19.54a  ~  19.55d
213.15 Slough 20/05
222.45 Southall 20/15
228.66 Old Oak Common East 20.30a  ~  20.32d
229.20 North Pole Jn 20/36
231.10 Kensington Olympia 20.44a  ~  20.45d
233.78 Latchmere Jn 20/53
234.46 Clapham Junction 20.55a  ~  21.10d
238.37 Waterloo 21.20a

L: Loco Change
PS: Photo Stop
A: Attach 3 coaches
D: Detach 3 coaches
RR: Run Round

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