18th October 1969
British Rail (W.R. -
London Division)
Rail Enthusiasts Tour
DMU's Used | 10 casr: sets 410 + ??? + 470 (2) |
Route :
DMU | Route |
410 + ??? + 470 | London Paddington - Slough - Windsor & Eton Central |
470 + ??? + 410 | Windsor & Eton Central - Slough (1) |
410 + ??? + 470 | Slough - Cholsey (Down Line) |
470 + ??? + 410 | Cholsey (Down Line) - Cholsey (URL) |
410 + ??? + 470 | Cholsey - Wallingford |
470 + ??? + 410 | Wallingford - Cholsey |
410 + ??? + 470 | Cholsey - Didcot East Jn - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Bicester London Road |
470 + ??? + 410 | Bicester London Rd - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Didcot - Didcot East Jn - Reading West Jn - Oxford Road Jn - Southcote Jn - Newbury (DPL) |
410 + ??? + 470 | Newbury (DPL) - Newbury (UPL) |
470 + ??? + 410 | Newbury (UPL) - Welford Park |
410 + ??? + 470 | Welford Park - Newbury - Reading - Twyford - Slough - Old Oak Common East Jn - North Pole Jn - Latchmere Jn - Clapham Junction West |
470 + ??? + 410 | Clapham Junction West - Old Oak Common East Jn |
410 + ??? + 470 | Old Oak Common East Jn - Westbourne Park - London Paddington |
Notes :
(1) Rod Miebs comments: This tour was run by the Western Region's London
Division. More were run subsequently by Gordon Rushton, but he did not master
mind this one. The weather was dry, being sunny at Welford Park for the then
permitted walk about. The timings do not show a reversal at Slough after leaving
Windsor. This indicates use of the south to west curve coming off the branch. My
slides show that DMU set 470 led from Windsor, and that it was the lead set up
to Welford Park. As the train was turned by running Reading West to Oxford Rd.
my logic is the train would have gone into Slough station after Windsor to
equate with this evidence. The timings also do not show a reversal at Cholsey on
the return from Wallingford, so one genuine typo. The brief notes with the
timings forecast the West London Line had a bright future with the prospect of a
channel tunnel terminal. That took more than 30 years to arrive, then only as a
depot which has been closed for International trains already.
(2) Set 470 had been strengthened to a 4-car set with the addition of a Metro-Cammell
centre car.
Set 470 with the additional Met-Camm trailer (second vehicle) is seen nearest
the
camera at Welford Park, looking in the Newbury direction (photo: David Pearson)
Sources : Rod Miebs (on the train throughout) & David
Pearson
Timings (Booked only)
(from Rod Miebs)
M.C | Location | Booked |
0.00 | London Paddington | 08.52d |
9.06 | Southall | 09/02 [ML] |
18.36 | Slough | 09.12a ~ 09.14d |
21.19 | Windsor & Eton Central | 09.20a ~ 09.30d |
24.02 | Slough | 09.36a ~ 09.40d [UML] |
- | Slough West | [RL] |
26.25 | Maidenhead | 09/48 |
36.07 | Twyford | 09/55 |
41.04 | Reading General | 10.02a ~ 10.04d |
53.43 | Cholsey | 10.20 ~ 10.25 [rev to URL] |
- | Cholsey | 10.27 ~ 10.32 [rev to Branch] |
56.23 | Wallingford | 10.52a ~ 11.00d |
59.03 | Cholsey | 11.20 ~ 11.25 [rev to DRL] |
63.47 | Didcot East Jn | 11/32 |
64.52 | Didcot North Jn | 11/34 |
74.22 | Oxford | 11.45a ~ 11.48d |
75.25 | Oxford North Jn | 11/50 |
86.00 | Bicester London Road | 12.10a ~ 12.20d |
96.55 | Oxford North Jn | 12/40 |
97.58 | Oxford | 12.43a ~ 13.50d |
107.28 | Didcot North Jn | 14/01 |
108.18 | Didcot | 14/03 [RL] |
108.42 | Didcot East Jn | [ML] |
124.56 | Reading West Jn | 14/20 |
125.17 | Oxford Road Jn | 14/23 |
126.12 | Southcote Jn | 14/26 |
141.57 | Newbury [DPL] | 14.45 ~ 14.50 [rev to UPL] |
- | Newbury | 14.52 ~ 14.55 |
147.76 | Welford Park | 15.40a ~ 15.55d |
154.15 | Newbury [UPL] | 16.40 ~ 16.42 |
169.60 | Southcote Jn | 16/58 [ML] |
171.44 | Reading General | 17/01 |
176.71 | Twyford | 17/07 |
183.53 | Maidenhead | 17/13 |
189.36 | Slough | 17/18 |
198.66 | Old Oak Common (Friars) | [RL] |
204.19 | Old Oak Common East Jn | 17.36 ~ 17.38 |
205.34 | North Pole Jn | 17/41 |
207.24 | Kensington Olympia | 17.47a ~ 17.49d |
- | Chelsea | 17/53 |
209.68 | Latchmere Jn | 17/58 |
210.38 | Clapham Junction West | 18.01a ~ 18.10d |
211.08 | Latchmere Jn | 18/12 |
- | Chelsea | 18/18 |
213.52 | Kensington Olympia | 18.21a ~ 18.23d |
215.42 | North Pole Jn | 18/29 |
216.57 | Old Oak Common East Jn | 18.32 ~ 18.38 [rev DRL - URL] |
218.21 | Westbourne Park | 18/41 |
219.41 | London Paddington | 18.45a |