22nd June 1985

Branch Line Society
The Cotswold Lion

DMU's Used set L420 (51358+59510+51400) + set L128 (55028)

Route :

DMU Route
as listed London Paddington – Slough - Twyford - (via Reading Down Goods) – Didcot Parkway – Appleford Crossing GF – Appleford GLC Waste Terminal (1)
as listed Appleford GLC Waste Terminal - Appleford Crossing GF – Didcot Parkway
as listed Didcot Parkway – (via Hinksey Yard) – Oxford – Wolvercot Jn – Moreton-in-Marsh – Honeybourne GF
as listed Honeybourne GF – Long Marston Central Park MOD Exchange Sidings
as listed Long Marston Central Park MOD Exchange Sidings - Honeybourne GF – Evesham – Worcester Shrub Hill – Worcester Foregate Street – Great Malvern – Hereford DMU Siding (2)
as listed Hereford  DMU Siding– Brecon Curve Jn
as listed Brecon Curve Jn - Hereford Goods
as listed Hereford Goods – MEB Oil Sidings
as listed MEB Oil Sidings – Bulmer’s Platform
as listed Bulmer’s Platform – Wiggin Alloys Siding (3)
as listed Wiggin Alloys Siding - Barton Curve
as listed Barton Curve – Hereford Goods
as listed Hereford Goods – Brecon Curve Jn
as listed Brecon Curve Jn – Hereford – Little Mill Jn
as listed Little Mill Jn – Glascoed ROF (4)
as listed Glascoed ROF – Little Mill Jn – Pontypool – Maindee North Jn – Maindee East Jn – (via Llanwern Exchange Sidings & Bishton Flyover) – Severn Tunnel Junction – Filton Jn – Dr Days Jn – North Somerset Jn – Bath Spa – Melksham – Chippenham – Swindon – Highworth Jn - Highworth Branch BL Sidings (5)
as listed Highworth Branch BL Sidings - Highworth Jn – Swindon
as listed Swindon – Didcot Parkway – Reading – Twyford – Slough – London Paddington

Notes:
(1) Almost to end of engine release road.
(2) To water the DMU.
(3) Past first gate, to gate before LPG terminal.
(4) Close to former platform on through alignment.
(5) To level crossing beyond British Leyland factory.
(6) Alan Osborn comments: The single car DMU was not permitted to travel through Ledbury tunnel with passengers as this is a single bore and hence no means no evacuate, I was one of the participants in the single car and we were instructed that the train would stop at Colwall where we were to disembark and transfer temporarily into the 3-car set., stopping again at Ledbury so we could transfer back. Alas with everyone ready to disembark the train did not stop and we proceeded through the tunnel fully loaded with passengers, although we did pause at Ledbury afterwards!


From Bob Mitchell's ticket collection.

Sources : Andy Pullar, Kevin Driscoll & Alan Osborn

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Kevin Driscoll & Alan Osborn)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Paddington 08.55d 08.55
18.31 Slough 09/20 09/18
30.76 Twyford 09.34a ~ 09.37d 09.31 ~ 09.37
35.73 Reading Goods Line 09/47 09/46
53.05 Didcot Parkway 10.14a ~ 10.16d 10.14 ~ 10.18
55.01 Appleford GLC Siding 10.27a ~ 10.32d 10.33 ~ 10.35
56.77 Didcot Parkway 10.50a ~ 10.55d 10.53 ~ 10.57
? Hinksey Yard ? 11.22 ~ 11.27
67.37 Oxford 11/25 11.30 ~ 11.33
95.52 Moreton-in-Marsh 12.01a ~ 12.02d 12.01 ~ 12.08
105.58 Honeybourne GF 12t13a ~ 12t18d 12.19 ~ 12.26
108.56 Long Marston Exchange Sidings 12.28a ~ 12.33d 12.42 ~ 12.47
111.54 Honeybourne GF 12t43a ~ 12t48d 12.58 ~ 13.03
116.47 Evesham SB 12.57a ~ 12.58d 13.09 ~ 13.10
130.23 Worcester Shrub Hill 13.20a ~ 13.22d 13.25 ~ 13.26
145.78 Ledbury 13t47 ~ 13t49 13.46 ~ 13.51
159.54 Hereford ? ?
159.59 Hereford DMU Siding 14.05a ~ 14.20d 14.00 ~ 14.31
159.64 Hereford ? ?
160.14 Brecon Curve Jn ??.?? ~ ??.?? ?
160.34 Hereford Goods ??.?? ~ ??.?? ?
161.39 MEB Oil Siding ??.?? ~ ??.?? ?
161.71 Bulmers Platform ??.??a ~ ??.??d 14.55 ~ 14.59
? Sun Valley Crossing ? ? [via triangle]
162.63 Wiggin Alloys Siding ??.?? ~ ??.?? 15.13 ~ 15.15
163.00 Barton Curve ??.?? ~ ??.?? ?
163.43 Hereford Goods ??.?? ~ ??.?? ?
163.63 Brecon Curve Jn ??.?? ~ ??.?? ?
164.13 Hereford 15.36 ~ 15.37 15.40 ~ 15.43
188.20 Abergavenny 16/02 16/10
186.09 Little Mill Jn 16.11a ~ 16.17d 16.18 ~ 16.23
197.63 Glascoed 16.27a ~ 16.32d 16.31 ~ 16.39
? Little Mill Jn ? 16/48
210.43 Maindee East Jn 16.57a ~ 16.59d 17/06
212.29 Spencer Steelworks West 17/03 17/12
215.31 Spencer Steelworks East 17/18 17/32
219.51 Severn Tunnel Junction 17.26a ~ 17.28d 17.41 ~ 17.44
230.22 Filton Jn 17/40 17/58
233.51 Dr Days Jn 17/46 18/04
244.54 Bath Spa 18.10a ~ 18.12d 18.18 ~ 18.19
246.75 Bathampton Jn 18/16 18/23
255.62 Bradford West Jn 18.30 ~ 18.31 18.37 ~ 18.38
265.22 Chippenham 18.49a ~ 18.50d 18.55 ~ 18.56
281.74 Swindon 19.09a ~ 19.11d 19.12 ~ ??.??
283.59 Highworth Branch 19.23 ~ 19.28 ?
? Signal SN230 19*37 ~ 19*50 ?
285.44 Swindon 19.53a ~ 19.56d ?
301.64 Challow 20/12 ?
312.40 Didcot Parkway 20.22a ~ 20.23d ?
329.52 Reading 20.42a ~ 20.48d ?
347.14 Slough 21/08 ?
356.44 Southall 21/17 ?
365.45 Paddington 21.30a ?


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