20th December 1992

Flying Scotsman Services Ltd.
The William Shakespeare Express

Loco Used steam: 70000 'Britannia'

Route :

Loco Route
70000 Ealing Broadway - Drayton Green Jn - Greenford West Jn - South Ruislip - Gerrards Cross - High Wycombe - Princes Risborough - Aynho Jn - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Warwick - Hatton West Jn - Bearley Jn - Stratford-upon-Avon
70000 Stratford-upon-Avon - (reverse of outward route) - Ealing Broadway

Notes :
(1) Jim Porter comments: outward bound we made an unscheduled stop at Bicester North to let mainline passenger services through. Leaving Stratford-upon-Avon on the return journey the track had a slight incline and frost had settled on the rails.  Britannia could not get traction to get started and the crew were not allowed to use sand. After many unsuccessful attempts we finally got moving one hour and ten minutes behind schedule which we never managed to make up. Father Christmas left the train at Banbury.

Source : Jim Porter (on the train throughout)

Photo Review
(all photos: Jim Porter)


Jim Porter's Ticket.


70000 'Britannia' during the unscheduled stop at Bicester North.


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Jim Porter)

M.C Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) M.C
0.00 Ealing Broadway 11.45d 22.45a 196.58
3.25 Greenford West Jn 12/10 22/36 193.33
5.77 South Ruislip 12/15 22/32 190.61
13.08 Gerrards Cross 12.28a ~ 12.30d 22.17a ~ 22.19d 183.50
22.19 High Wycombe 12/45 22/02 174.39
30.40 Princes Risborough 12w58a ~ 13w13d 21w32a ~ 21w47d 166.18
49.06 Bicester North 13/35 21/09 147.52
58.08 Aynho Jn 13/47 21/00 138.50
63.12 Banbury 13w56a ~ 14w35d 19w46a ~ 20w43d 133.46
71.72 Fenny Compton 14/47 19/35 124.66
83.21 Leamington Spa 15/00 19/22 113.37
84.78 Warwick 15.03a ~ 15.04d 19.15a ~ 19.17d 111.60
89.10 Hatton 15/10 19/09 107.48
89.44 Hatton West Jn 15/12 19/07 107.14
94.48 Bearley Jn 15/22 18/57 102.10
98.29 Stratford-upon-Avon 15.28a 18.50d 98.29


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