1st July 1990

Hertfordshire Railtours
The Double Gloucester

Locos Used 37074, 37100, 37131 & 37235

Route :

Locos Route
37235 + 37131 London Paddington - Slough - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Wootton Basset Jn - Chippenham - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Dr Day's Jn - Stapleton Road - Filton Jn - Bristol Parkway - Westerleigh Jn - Charfield - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Gloucester (1)
37074 + 37100 (2) Gloucester - Gloucester Yard Jn - Standish Jn - Berkeley Road Jn - Sharpness
37235 + 37131 (3) Sharpness - Berkeley Road Jn - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Gloucester
37131 + 37235 Gloucester - Gloucester Yard Jn - Standish Jn - Kemble - Swindon - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) Stop made to allow visit to depot open day.
(2) 37235 + 37131 on rear.
(3) 37074 + 37100 on rear.

Source : Alan Costello

Photo Review
(all photos: Simon Cresswell)


37235+37131 at Gloucester (above) & Sharpness (below).


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Simon Cresswell)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Paddington 09.12d 20.05a 308.75
5.51 Ealing Broadway 09/19 19/56 303.24
9.01 Southall 09/21 19/54 299.74
18.31 Slough 09.31a ~ 09.33d 19.39a ~ 19.41d 290.44
24.14 Maidenhead 09/42 19/32 284.61
30.76 Twyford 09/47 19/27 277.79
35.73 Reading 09.55a ~ 09.58d 19.19a ~ 19.21d 273.02
53.05 Didcot Parkway 10/20 18/56 255.70
? Challow 10/30 18/51 ?
77.18 Swindon 10c44 ~ 10c46 18c37 ~ 18c39 231.57

 

M.C Location Booked
83.02 Wootton Bassett Jn 10/54
93.71 Chippenham 11/06
104.50 Bathampton Jn 11/16
106.66 Bath Spa 11/19
117.45 North Somerset Jn 11/38
117.68 Dr Day's Jn 11/40
118.65 Stapleton Road 11/41
121.65 Filton Jn 11/45
123.04 Bristol Parkway 11/52
127.54 Westerleigh Jn 11/57
135.67 Charfield 12/06
149.12 Standish Jn 12/18
155.22 Gloucester Yard Jn 12/24
156.23 Gloucester 12L26a ~ 15L40d
157.24 Gloucester Yard Jn 15/42
163.34 Standish Jn 15/48
171.36 Berkeley Road Jn 16/00
175.49 Sharpness 16.20 ~ 16.40
179.62 Berkeley Road Jn 17/00
187.64 Standish Jn 17/13
193.74 Gloucester Yard Jn 17/18
194.75 Gloucester 17L20a ~ 17L48d
195.76 Gloucester Yard Jn 17/50
202.06 Standish Jn 17/57
218.01 Kemble 18/19
? Swindon Loco Yard 18/32

Timings continue in first table.

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