14th February 1970

L.C.G.B. (Bath Branch)
The Isis Rail Tour

DMU Used 50679+59271+50727

Route :

DMU Route
as listed Bristol Temple Meads - Bristol East SB - North Somerset Jn - Bath Spa - Bathampton Jn - Chippenham - Wootton Basset Jn - Swindon - Foxhall Jn - Didcot North Jn - Radley
as listed Radley - Abingdon
as listed Abingdon - Radley - Oxford - Wolvercot Jn - Yarnton - Witney
as listed Witney - Yarnton - Wolvercot Jn - Oxford
as listed Oxford - Bicester London Road
as listed Bicester London Road - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Didcot East Jn - Cholsey & Moulsford
as listed Cholsey & Moulsford - Wallingford
as listed Wallingford - Cholsey & Moulsford - Reading West Jn - Oxford Road Jn - Southcote Jn - Newbury (1) - Welford Park
as listed Welford Park - Newbury (2) - Bedwyn - Heywood Road Jn - Hawkerisge Jn - Trowbridge - Thinglwy Jn - Chippenham
as listed Chippenham - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol East SB - Bristol Temple Meads

Notes :
(1) Shunt to up side.
(2) Shunt to down side.


The tour, at Whitney Goods Jn (photo: Stanley C. Jenkins)

Sources : Chris Harley (from contemporary sources), Kevin Driscoll & Dick Franklin

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Kevin Driscoll & Dick Franklin)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Bristol Temple Meads 08.07d 08.07
0.22 Bristol East SB 08/08 ?
0.65 North Somerset Jn 08/10 ?
11.40 Bath Spa 08.22a ~ 08.23d ?
13.66 Bathampton Jn 08/27 ?
24.35 Chippenham 08.38a ~ 08.39d ?
33.24 Wootton Bassett Jn 08/55 ?
39.06 Swindon 09.03a ~ 09.20d ?
52.79 Challow 09/34 ?
62.53 Foxhall Jn 09c45 ~ 09c46 ?
6..33 Didcot North Jn 09/48 ?
67.75 Radley 09.54a ~ 09.58d 10.02 ~ 10.10
70.26 Abingdon 10.08a ~ 10.20d 10.28 ~ 10.33½
72.57 Radley ? 10.41 ~ 10.42½
77.61 Oxford 10c41 ~ 10c43 ?
80.53 Wolvercot Jn 10/47 ?
81.46 Yarnton 10c50 ~ 10c52 10.57½ ~ 10.58½
89.60 Witney 11.30a ~ 11.50d 11.30 ~ ??.??
97.74 Yarnton 12c30 ~ 12c35 12.20½ ~ 12.21
98.67 Wolvercot Jn 12/37 12.23½ ~ 12.29
101.59 Oxford 12.41a ~ 12.48d 12.38½ ~ 13.01
102.12 Oxford North Jn 12/50 13/03½
113.39 Bicester London Road 13.10a ~ 13.25d 13.25½ ~ 13.32½
124.66 Oxford North Jn 13/45 13/56
125.19 Oxford 13c47 ~ 13c50 13.57½ ~ 13.58
134.65 Didcot North Jn 14/01 ?
135.61 Didcot East Jn 14/02 14/09
140.12 Cholsey & Moulsford 14.12a ~ 14.32d 14.15 ~ 14.23
142.45 Wallingford 14.32a ~ 14.45d 14.34 ~ 14.44
144.78 Cholsey & Moulsford 15.05a ~ 15.07d 15.02 ~ 15.04½
156.37 Reading West Jn 15/24 15/20½
157.17 Oxford Road Jn 15/27 15/22
158.19 Southcote Jn 15/30 15/24
173.38 Newbury 15.46a ~ 15.55d 15.43½ ~ 15.55
182.20 Welford Park 16.35a ~ 16.40d 16.31 ~ 16.43
187.02 Newbury 17.20a ~ 17.25d 17.16 ~ 17.25
200.28 Bedwyn 17/44 17.42 ~ 17.44
220.67 Lavington 18/05 18/10
228.40 Heywood Road Jn 18c12 ~ 18c13 18.17½ ~ 18.19
229.27 Hawkeridge Jn 18/15 18/23
232.60 Trowbridge 18/20 18/28
234.20 Bradford North Jn 18t23 ~ 18t25 18/31½
244.45 Chippenham 18.43a ~ 18.53d 18.49 ~ 18.59
255.14 Bathampton Jn 19/10 19/11½
257.40 Bath Spa 19.13a ~ 19.15d 19.15 ~ ??.??
268.15 North Somerset Jn 19/27 ?
268.58 Bristol East SB 19/28 ?
269.00 Bristol Temple Meads 19.30a 19.36


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