Back to "The Railtour Files"2nd July 1988
Hertfordshire Railtours
The Somerset Secret
| Locos Used | 47478 & 47590 |
| Stock Used | included 354E |
Route :
| Loco | Route |
| 47590 | High Wycombe - Denham - West Ruislip - Greenford - West Ealing - Ealing Broadway - Acton Main Line - Paddington |
| 47478 | Paddington - Ealing Broadway - Slough - Reading - Newbury - Lavington - Westbury - Fairwood Jn - Clink Road Jn - Frome North Jn - Whatley Quarry |
| 47478 | Whatley Quarry - Frome North Jn - Fairwood Jn - Westbury |
| 47590 | Westbury - Fairwood Jn - Clink Road Jn - Blatchbridge Jn - East Somerset Jn - Merehead Quarry Jn - Merehead West Jn - Cranmore |
| 47590 | Cranmore - Westbury |
| 47590 | Westbury - Warminster - Salisbury - Tunnel Jn - Dean - Romsey - Eastleigh - Botley - Fareham - Cosham - Farlington Jn - Havant - Chichester - Barnham - Arundel Jn - Worthing - Hove - Preston Park - Haywards Heath - Gatwick Airport - Earlswood - East Croydon - Windmill Bridge Jn - Streatham Common - Balham - Clapham Junction - Kensington Olympia - Acton Wells Jn - Greenford East Jn - Greenford South Jn - West Ealing - Acton Wells Jn - Neasden Jn - Neasden South Jn - Northolt Jn - West Ruislip - High Wycombe |
Notes:
(1)
This tours 'secret' was that a between High Wycombe and Paddington a marriage
took place on board! Keith Webb and Carol Bates tied the knot in the 'Hardian Bar' (Pullman E354E), one of the vehicles in the formation.
Source : Alan Costello
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