1st December 2012

Railway Touring Company
The Worcester 20th Anniversary Christmas Fayre

Locos Used 47500 & steam: 6201 'Princess Elizabeth'
Stock Used 99040+99127+99125+99712+3093+99121+99350+99348+1860+99318+99723

Route : 
1Z71 : London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill
1Z73 : Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington

Loco(s) Route
6201 (3) London Paddington - Acton Main Line - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Oxford - Charlbury - Morton-in-Marsh - Evesham - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill
6201 (3) Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Standish Jn - Kemble - Swindon - Didcot Parkway - Reading - Maidenhead - Slough - Acton Main Line - London Paddington

Notes: 
(1) 6201 'Princess Elizabeth' replaced advertised 5029 'Nunney Castle' or 70000 'Britannia'.
(2) 60163 'Tornado' on 'The Cathedrals Express', overtook 6201 'Princess Elizabeth', at Swindon on the return leg.
(3) 47500 on rear.

Source : Mark Herriott

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Mark Herriott)

Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
London Paddington 08.05d [P1] 08.05   20.55a [P1] 20.40
Ladbroke Grove 08/10 08/12   20/51 20/36
Acton West 08/15 [DR] 08/17   20/46 [UM] 20/32
Southall 08/23 [DR] 08/26   20/42 [UM] 20/28
Airport Jn 08/27 [DR] 08/31   20/39 [UM] 20/19
Slough 08.36a ~ 08.40d [P4] 08.42 ~ 08.45   20.17a ~ 20.20d [P5] 20.03 ~ 20.08
Maidenhead 08/48 [P3] 08/52   20/11 [P4] 19/57
Twyford 08/55 [P3] 08/58   20/01 [P4] 19/50
Reading 09.08a ~ 09.14d [P10] 09.06 ~ 09.13   19.37a ~ 19.52d [P10] 19.35 ~ 19.42
Reading West Jn 09/17 [DR] 09/16   19/34 [UR] 19/30
Didcot East Jn 09/33 [DR] 09/30   19/13 [UR] 19/13
Didcot Parkway 09.35a ~ 09.38d [P3] 09.32 ~ 09.37   18.46a ~ 19.11d [P4] 19.09 ~ 19.12

 

Location Booked Actual
Didcot North Jn 09/41 09/40
Kennington Jn 09/51 09/48
Oxford U&DPL 09w55a ~ 10w40d ?
Oxford 10/43 10/47
Wolvercot Jn 10/47 10/52
Charlbury 11/00 ?
Ascott-under-Wychwood 11/04 [P1] 11/07
Moreton-in-Marsh 11/17 [P1] 11/17
Honeybourne 11/28 [P1] ?
Evesham 11/36 11/32
Norton Jn 11/48 11/44
Worcester Shrub Hill 11.55a [P1] ~ 16.10d [P1] 11.50 ~ 16.14
Norton Jn 16/17 16/22
Abbotswood Jn 16/18 16/23
Ashchurch 16/32 16/35
Cheltenham Spa 16/40 [P1] 16/41
Barnwood Jn 16/47 16/47
Gloucester Yard Jn 16/48 16/48
Standish Jn 16/59 16/56
St Mary's LC 17/11 17/08
Kemble 17.24 ~ 17.32 [P1] 17.21 ~ 17.35
Swindon 17.49a ~ 17.52d [P3] 17.56 ~ 18.04
Uffington 18/05 18/17
Challow 18/07 18/19
Wantage Road 18w12a ~ 18w32d [UR] 18.35 ~ 18.56
Foxhall Jn 18/41 [UR] ?

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z71 : (47500 with 6201 on rear) : Southall to Paddington
5Z73 : (47500 with 6201 on rear) : Paddington to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 06.59d 22.04a
Southall Yard 07.09 ~ 07.19 21.44 ~ 21.54
Acton West 07/25 21/32
Paddington 07.51a 21.10d


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