10th November 1973

B.R. (Western Region)
London Branch Lines Tour

DMU's Used 51320+59472+51305+51356+59508+51398+51365+59517+59538+51407

Route : 1Z73 throughout

DMU Route
as listed London Paddington - West Ealing - Greenford - High Wycombe - Princes Risborough - Chinnor
as listed Chinnor - Princes Risborough
as listed Princes Risborough - Aylesbury - Quainton Road - Claydon LNE Jn - Verney - Swanbourne Sidings
as listed Swanbourne Sidings - Verney - Quainton Road - Bicester London Road - Oxford - Kennington Jn - Morris Cowley - end of branch
as listed end of branch - Morris Cowley - Kennington Jn
as listed Kennington Jn - Radley - Abingdon
as listed Abingdon - Radley
as listed Radley - Didcot North Jn - (via Avoiding Line) - Didcot East Jn - Reading - Twyford - Slough - Southall West - Southall Sidings - Brentford Sidings (end of line)
as listed Brentford Sidings - Southall
as listed Southall - Hanwell - Drayton Green - Greenford South Jn - Greenford East Jn - Old Oak Common West Jn - London Paddington

Sources : John Broderick & Kevin Driscoll

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Kevin Driscoll, John Broderick & Alan Osborn)

M.C

Location Booked Actual
0.00
London Paddington 09.10d 09.10
6.41
West Ealing 09/20 09/22
9.12
Greenford 09/28 09/29
27.72
High Wycombe 09/50 09/49
36.02
Princes Risborough 10.03a ~ 10.10d 10.05 ~ 10.30
39.59
Chinnor 10.30 ~ 10.40 10.49 ~ 10.54
43.36
Princes Risborough 11.00a ~ 11.15d 11.09 ~ 11.22
49.20
Aylesbury 11.30a ~ 11.32d 11.35 ~ 11.38
?
Quainton Road ? 11/47½
61.17
Claydon LNE Jn 11/51 11/58
??
Verney ? 12/03½
70.69
Swanbourne Sidings 12.04 ~ 12.10 12.13 ~ 12.22
?
Verney ?? 12/33
80.41
Claydon LNE Jn 12/25 12/38
87.49
Bicester London Road 12/34 12/50
99.49
Oxford 13.05a ~ 14.15d 13.26 ~ 14.18
101.77
Kennington Jn 14/22 14/23
105.31
Morris Cowley 14.40 ~ 14.50 14/30
end of branch 14.32½ ~ 14.40½
Morris Cowley 14.43 ~ 14.48
108.65
Kennington Jn 15.05 ~ 15.15 14.56 ~ 15.13
111.42
Radley 15*20 ~ 15*30 15.19½ ~ 15.26½
114.13
Abingdon Station 15.40 ~ 15.50 15.34½ ~ 15.49
116.64
Radley 16.00 ~ 16.10 15.56 ~ 16.16½
121.26
Didcot North Jn 16/16 16/25
122.30
Didcot East Jn 16/17 16.27 ~ 17.02
(waiting guard)
140.21
Reading 16/35 17/19
145.18
Twyford 16/40 17/23
152.00
Maidenhead 16/46 17/28½
157.64
Slough 16/52 17/34½
??
Southall West ? 17/45
167.13
Southall Sidings 17c02 ~ 17c05 17.49 ~ 17.52
170.03
Brentford Sidings 17.15 ~ 17.25 18.08 ~ 18.14
172.73
Southall 17.35 ~ 17.45 18.21 ~ 18.45
174.31
Hanwell 17/50 18/51
174.53
Drayton Green 17/52 18/53
175.13
Greenford East Jn 17/57 18/57
179.10
Old Oak Common West Jn 18/02 19/03½
182.29
Paddington 18.10a 19.09


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