Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Broderick)
10th September 1977
B.R. (L.M.)
(Merrymaker Excursion)
[Trip no. E237]
| Locos Used | 25253 & 25260 |
| Stock Used | mark 1 LMR stock |
Route :
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 25253 + 25260 | London Marylebone - South Ruislip - West Ruislip - Gerrards Cross - High Wycombe - Princes Risborough - Bicester - Aynho Jn - Banbury - Fenny Compton - Leamington Spa - Kenilworth - Coventry - Birmingham International - Stechford - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho North Jn - Smethwick Rolfe Street - Rowley Regis - Stourbridge Junction - Hagley - Kidderminster |
| bus | Kidderminster - Bewdley (1) |
| bus | Bewdley - Kidderminster |
| 25253 + 25260 | Kidderminster - Hartlebury - Droitwich Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Evesham - Moreton-in-Marsh - Oxford |
| 25253 + 25260 | Oxford - Aynho Jn - Banbury |
| 25253 + 25260 | Banbury - (reverse of outward route) - London Marylebone |
Notes :
(1) For the SVR Enthusiasts Weekend. Locos in action on the SVR included: 6960
'Raveningham Hall', 7819 'Hinton Manor', 8233, 47383 & 45110. Trains were
operating from Bewdley to Bridgnorth and also from Bewdley to Foley Park.
Source :
John Broderick
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from
John Broderick)
| Location | Booked | Actual | Booked | Actual | |
| Marylebone | ? | ? | 21.33a | ? | |
| South Ruislip | ? | ? | 21.08a ~ ??.??d | ? | |
| West Ruislip | ? | ? | 21.00a ~ ??.??d | ? | |
| Gerards Cross | ? | ??.?? ~ 08.45 | 20.45a ~ ??.??d | 20.51 ~ ??.?? | |
| Seer Green | ? | 08/49 | ? | ? | |
| Beaconsfield | ? | 08.51½ ~ 08.52 | 20.33a ~ ??.??d | 20.35 ~ 20.37 | |
| High Wycombe | ? | 08.59½ ~ 09.01½ | 20.22a ~ ??.??d | 20.27 ~ 20.29 | |
| Saunderton | ? | 09/10 | ? | ? | |
| Princes Risborough | ? | 09.15½ ~ 09.20 | 20.08a ~ ??.??d | 20.13 ~ 20.14½ | |
| Bicester | ? | 09.40 ~ 09.41½ | 19.47a ~ ??.??d | 19.48½ ~ 19.50½ | |
| Aynho Jn | ? | 09/52 | ? | 19/39 | |
| Kings Sutton | ? | 09/54 | ? | 19/37 | |
| Banbury | ? | 09/57 | ? | 19.20 ~ 19.32 |
| Location | Booked | Actual |
| Fenny Compton | ? | 10/04 |
| Leamington Spa | ? | 10/15 |
| Milverton Jn | ? | 10/17 |
| Coventry | ? | 10/28 |
| Tile Hill | ? | 10/33 |
| Berkswell | ? | 10/34½ |
| Hampton-in-Arden | ? | 10/37 |
| Birmingham International | ? | 10/38 |
| Marston Green | ? | 10/39 |
| Stechford | ? | 10/41½ |
| Birmingham New Street | ? | 10.47½ ~ 10.51 |
| Smethwick Rolfe Street | ? | 10/57 |
| Smethwick West | ? | 10/59 |
| Langley Green | ? | 11/01 |
| Rowley Regis | ? | 11/02½ |
| Old Hill | ? | 11/04 |
| Cradley Heath | ? | 11/06 |
| Lye | ? | 11/08 |
| Stourbridge Junction | ? | 11/11 |
| Hagley | ? | 11/13 |
| Blakedown | ? | 11/15 |
| Kidderminster | 11.17a ~ ??.??d | 11.19a ~ ??.?? |
| Bewdley | (11.45a) ~ 16.30d | ??.?? ~ ??.?? |
| Kidderminster | ??.??a ~ 17.05d | ??.?? ~ 17.06 |
| Hartlebury | ? | 17/10½ |
| Droitwich Spa | ? | 17/15½ |
| Worcester Shrub Hill | ? | 17.24½ ~ 17.27 |
| Evesham | ? | 17/45 |
| Honeybourne | ? | 17/50½ |
| Moreton-in-Marsh | ? | 18/02½ |
| Kingham | ? | 18/09 |
| Shipton | ? | 18/11½ |
| Ascott-under-Wychwood | ? | 18/13 |
| Charlbury | ? | 18/19 |
| Wolvercote Jn | ? | 18/29 |
| Oxford | ? | 18.37½ ~ 18.49 |
| Wolvercote Jn | ? | 18/54 |
| Tackley | ? | 18/59 |
| Heyford | ? | 19/01½ |
| Aynho Jn | ? | ??/?? |
| Kings Sutton | ? | 19/14 |
Timings continue in first table.
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