30th April 2005

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Thames Trader

Locos Used 59206 'Pride of Ferrybridge' & 67005 'Queen's Messenger'
Stock Used (3) 2834+3120+3121+1698+3149+3146+1679+3123+5027+5037+4925+5023

Route:
1Z59 : London Euston to Oxford
1Z29 : Oxford to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
59206 (1) London Euston - Camden South Jn - Camden Jn - Willesden West London Jn - Willesden SWS - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Southall - West Drayton - Colnbrook Elf Oil Sidings [16m 5ch point]
67005 (2) Colnbrook Elf Oil Sidings - West Drayton - Southall - Acton Main Line - Acton Wells Jn - Willesden SWS
59206 (1) Willesden SWS - Acton Wells Jn - South Acton Jn - Kew East Jn - Old Kew Jn - Brentford - Hounslow - Feltham - Virginia Water - Ascot - Wokingham - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Didcot North Jn - Kennington Jn [DGL]
67005 (2) Kennington Jn [DGL] - Morris Cowley GF [16m 6ch point]
59206 (1) Morris Cowley GF - Kennington Jn - Oxford
67005 (2) Oxford - Kennington Jn - Didcot North Jn - Didcot East Jn - Reading - Wokingham - Ascot - Virginia Water - Feltham - Twickenham - Richmond - Barnes - Clapham Junction - Longhedge Jn - Factory Jn - Voltaire Road Jn - Denmark Hill - Crofton Road Jn - Nunhead - Lewisham - Hither Green - Sidcup - Crayford - Crayford Spur 'B' Jn - Slade Green - Plumstead - Woolwich Arsenal - Charlton - Angerstein Wharf [Tarmac sidings] [0m 53ch point]
59206 (1) Angerstein Wharf [Tarmac sidings] - Charlton - Woolwich Arsenal - Plumstead - Slade Green - Barnehurst - Blackheath - Lewisham - Nunhead - Crofton Road Jn - Denmark Hill - Voltaire Road Jn - Factory Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - London Victoria

Notes :
(1) 67005 on rear.
(2) 59206 on rear.
(3) Staff coach 2834 is BCK 21267.

Sources : various including John Clifford (on the tour throughout),
Nick Bartlett (on the tour from Acton Main Line),
Nick Wason, LASERman, Rob Fraser & Richard Rooker.

Photo Review


59206 pulls into Didcot Parkway (photo: Nick Wason)


67005 passing Didcot (photo: Nick Wason)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford, Nick Bartlett, Janet Cottrell & Rob Fraser)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 London Euston 08.38d 08.39 [P3]
? Camden South Jn 08/43 08/43
1.54 Camden Jn 08/44 08/44
5.23 Willesden West London Jn 08/49 08/50
5.63 Willesden SW Sidings 08/51 ?
6.59 Acton Wells Jn 08/54 08/54
? Acton Main Line ? 09.15 ~ 09.15 [P3]
7.59 Acton West 09*00 ~ 09*14 09/17
? Ealing Broadway 09/17 09/17
11.47 Southall 09/19 09/23
13.66 Heathrow Airport Jn 09/23 09/26
15.58 West Drayton 09t27 ~ 09t30 09.36 ~ 09.39
18.41 Colnbrook Elf Oil 09.50a ~ 09.55d 09.52½ ~ 09.59
21.24 West Drayton 10t15 ~ 10t18 10/18
23.16 Heathrow Airport Jn 10/22 10/22
25.35 Southall 10/25 10/24
? West Ealing 10/29 10/29
? Ealing Broadway 10/30 10/30
29.23 Acton West 10/34 10/32
? Acton Main Line 10/36 10/34 [P4]
30.23 Acton Wells Jn 10/38½ 10/38
31.19 Willesden SW Sidings 10.41a ~ 10.52d 10.43 ~ 10.58 [Thro Sdg]
32.15 Acton Wells Jn 10/54 11/00
33.77 South Acton 10/59 11/06
34.61 Kew East Jn 11/02 11/08
35.23 Old Kew Jn 11/04 ?
? Brentford 11/05 11/14 [P2]
38.62 Hounslow 11/09 11/21 [P2]
39.60 Feltham Jn 11/16 11/24
? Feltham 11/18½ 11/27 [P2]
45.27 Staines 11/26 11/32 [P2]
49.40 Virginia Water 11/35 11/39 [P2]
55.24 Ascot 11/48 11/47 [P2]
? Bracknell 11/55 11/56
62.76 Wokingham 12/02 12/03 [P2]
66.69 Earley 12/09 12/11
68.64 Reading Spur Jn 12/12 12/13
69.23 Reading New Jn 12/13 ?
69.61 Reading 12c15 ~ 12c17 12.17 ~ 12.20 [P4]
? Reading West Jn 12/20 12/23
86.49 Didcot East Jn 12/36 12/38 [DM]
86.73 Didcot Parkway 12.37a ~ 12.38d 12.39 ~ 12.39 [P3]
87.57 Didcot North Jn 12/40 12/43
94.71 Kennington Jn 12/52 12.55 ~
96.05 Hinksey Sidings 12.56a ~ 13.02d DIV
97.19 Kennington Jn 13/06 ~ 13.11 [DGL]
99.72 Morris Cowley 13.16a ~ 13.26d 13.20 ~ 13.29½ [GF]
102.45 Kennington Jn 13/40 13.36½ ~ 13.43
? Hinksey North 13/44 13/48 [D/UPL]
104.78 Oxford 13.48a ~ 15.23d 13.51½ [P1] ~ 15.24½ [P1]
107.31 Kennington Jn 15/26 15/28
114.45 Didcot North Jn 15/34 15/34 [Up Avoid]
115.44 Didcot East Jn 15/35 15/38 [UM]
? Reading West Jn 15/48 15.54 ~ 15.59 [UM]
132.32 Reading 15c50 ~ 15c52 16.01 ~ 16.30 [P9]
132.70 Reading New Jn 15/53 16/31
133.29 Reading Spur Jn 15/54½ 16/32
135.24 Earley 15/57 16/36
139.17 Wokingham 16/02 16/45 [P1]
146.69 Ascot 16/14 16/55 [P1]
152.53 Virginia Water 16/23 17/01 [P1]
156.66 Staines 16/32 17/07 [P1]
? Feltham 16/38½ 17/17 [P1]
162.33 Feltham Jn 16/40 17/15
164.46 Twickenham 16/43½ 17/17 [P4]
? St Margarets 16/44 17/18
166.11 Richmond 16/47 17/19 [P2]
168.61 Barnes 16/52 17/23 [P2] [UWF]
? Putney 17/25 17/25
171.74 Clapham Junction 16c57 ~ 17c01 17.28 ~ 17.31 [P4]
173.02 Longhedge Jn 17/05 17.34 ~ 17.37
173.41 Factory Jn 17*10 ~ 17*25 17/39
? Clapham High Street ? ? [P2]
? Voltaire Road Jn 17/26 17/40
175.76 Denmark Hill 17/31 17/45 [P2]
? Crofton Road Jn 17/32 17/48
177.51 Nunhead 17/34 17/52 [P2]
179.37 Lewisham 17/40 17/59 [P2]
? Court Hill Loop Jn South 17/43 18/01
180.56 Hither Green 17/46 18/02 [P6]
181.26 Lee 17/48 18/04
185.33 Sidcup 17/55 18/08
188.65 Crayford 18/01 18/12
189.51 Crayford Spur 'B' Jn 18/05 ?
191.13 Slade Green 18/06 18/23 [P1]
196.42 Plumstead 18/18 18/30
197.11 Woolwich Arsenal 18/20 18/33
198.79 Charlton 18/25 18/37
200.00 Angerstein Wharf 18.40a ~ 18.50d 18.54½ ~ 19.06½
201.01 Charlton 18/58 19/14
202.69 Woolwich Arsenal 19/02 19/18
203.38 Plumstead 19/04 19/19
208.67 Slade Green 19/13 19/27 [P2]
? Perry Street Fork Jn 19/15 19/32
210.33 Barnehurst 19/17½ 19/34
? Eltham 19/23½ 19/41 [P1]
217.29 Blackheath 19/27 19/46
218.20 Lewisham 19/35 19/49 [P3]
220.06 Nunhead 19/38 19/56 [P1]
? Crofton Road Jn 19/41 19/58 [UCL-AL]
? Denmark Hill 19/42 20/00 [P1]
222.13 Cambria Jn 19/43 DIV
222.69 Brixton 19/45 DIV
223.78 Voltaire Road Jn 19/48 20/03
? Factory Jn ? ? [Up Stew Lane]
? Stewarts Lane Jn ? ?
? Grosvenor Bridge Jn ? ?
226.03 London Victoria 19.56a 20.13½ [P2]


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