7th January 1984

F & W Railtours
The Grain Train

Locos Used 33201, 50004 & 73107

Route : 1Z35 throughout

Loco Route
50004 Plymouth - Bristol Temple Meads - Filton Jn - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Swindon - Reading -Earley - Ascot - Staines - Barnes - Clapham Junction - Stewarts Lane - London Victoria
73107 London Victoria - Nunhead - Lewisham - Blackheath - Dartford - Hoo Jn - Grain
33201 Grain - Hoo Jn - Gravesend
33201 Gravesend - Strood - Maidstone West - Paddock Wood - Orpington - Lee Jn - Sidcup - Crayford - Crayford Creek Jn - Woolwich Arsenal - Charlton - London Bridge - London Cannon Street
50004 London Cannon Street - London Bridge - Sydenham - Crystal Palace - Tulse Hill - Herne Hill - Brixton - Factory Jn - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia -North Pole Jn - Old Oak Common East Jn - Ealing Broadway - Reading - (reverse of outward route) - Plymouth


From Bob Mitchell's ticket collection.

Source : David Hills (compiled from contemporary reports)

Timings (Booked Only)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Plymouth 06.25d 22.15a 654.69
6.65 Hemerdon 06/35 22/08 648.04
16.15 Brent 06/45 21/54 638.54
23.12 Totnes 06.54a ~ 06.55d 21.42a ~ 21.43d 631.57
31.69 Newton Abbot 07.08a ~ 07.10d 21.27a ~ 21.29d 623.00
41.41 Dawlish Warren 07/21 21/17 613.28
52.03 Exeter St Davids 07.32a ~ 07.34d 21.01a ~ 21.07d 602.66
71.75 Whiteball SB 07/53 20/43 582.74
82.63 Taunton 08.02a ~ 08.04d 20.29a ~ 20.31d 572.06
94.28 Bridgwater 08/15 20/18 560.41
107.71 Uphill Jn 08/25 20/09 546.78
110.64 Worle Jn 08/28 20/07 544.05
127.39 Bristol Temple Meads 08.45a ~ 08.52d 19.49a ~ 19.52d 527.30
132.09 Filton Jn 09/01 19/40 522.60
133.28 Bristol Parkway 09.03a ~ 09.05d 19.36a ~ 19.38d 521.41
137.78 Westerleigh Jn 09/10 19/32 516.71
151.00 Hullavington 09/20 19/22 503.69
162.03 Wotton Bassett Jn 09/28 19/14 492.66
167.67 Swindon 09.37a ~ 09.39d 19.05a ~ 19.07d 487.02
181.60 Challow 09/52 18/52 473.09
192.00 Didcot 10/01 18/40 462.69
209.12 Reading 10.18a ~ 10.21d 18.21a ~ 18.23d 445.57

 

M.C Location Booked
210.04 Reading Spur Jn 10/24
211.79 Earley 10/27
216.72 Wokingham 10/37
224.44 Ascot 10/46
230.28 Virginia Water 10/54
234.41 Staines 11/02
240.08 Feltham Jn 11/08
240.78 Hounslow 11/10
247.31 Barnes 11/25
250.44 Clapham Junction 11/31
251.52 Longhedge Jn 11/34
252.02 Stewarts Lane 11/37
253.38 London Victoria 11L47a ~ 11L57d
255.18 Factory Jn 12/01
256.52 Brixton 12/03
257.28 Cambria Jn 12/04
259.35 Nunhead 12/07
261.21 Lewisham 12/12
262.12 Blackheath 12/14
266.45 Welling 12/23
271.72 Dartford Jn 12/30
279.02 Gravesend 12/43
282.26 Hoo Jn 12.49a ~ 12.50d
293.29 Grain 13.16a ~ 13.46d
307.56 Gravesend 14.23a ~ 14.33d
314.72 Strood 14/43
326.17 Maidstone West 15/02
336.13 Paddock Wood 15/17
341.36 Tonbridge 15/22
348.69 Sevenoaks 15/32
357.13 Orpington 15/40
359.59 Chislehurst 15/43
362.00 Grove Park 15/45
363.63 Lee Jn 15/50
368.13 Sidcup 15/55
375.75 Crayford 15/58
377.67 Crayford Creek Jn 16/01
382.10 Abbey Wood 16/16
384.21 Woolwich Arsenal 16/21
386.09 Charlton 16/25
389.28 North Kent East Jn 16/34
390.62 Spa Road Jn 16/36
391.63 London Bridge 16/38
392.40 Cannon Street 16L41a ~ 16L51d
393.17 London Bridge 16/54
394.18 Spa Road Jn 16/56
395.25 Bricklayers Arms Jn 16/58
399.53 Sydenham 17/08
400.65 Crystal Palace 17/10
402.63 West Norwood 17/14
403.17 Tulse Hill 17/17
404.23 Herne Hill 17/24
405.05 Brixton 17/25
406.39 Factory Jn 17/28
407.64 Latchmere Jn 17/32
410.47 Kensington Olympia 17/38
412.20 North Pole Jn 17/42
412.53 Old Oak East Jn 17/45
414.10 Acton Main Line 17.48a ~ 17.50d
418.75 Southall 17/59
428.15 Slough 18/06
433.78 Maidenhead 18/10
440.60 Twyford 18/15

Timings continue in first table.

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