15th June 2019

Railway Touring Company
The Cotswold Venturer

Loco Used steam: 60103 'Flying Scotsman'
Stock Used 99953+99723+4994+99328+1861+99347+3143+99371+99712+99121+13320

Route : 
1Z24 : London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill
1Z27 : Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington

Loco Route
60103 London Paddington - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Kemble - Stroud - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Barnwood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Abbotswood Jn - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill
60103 Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Evesham - Moreton-in-Marsh - Ascott-under-Wychwood - Charlbury - Wolvercote Jn - Oxford - Didcot Parkway - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Paddington 07.40d [P9] 07.41   20.25a [P9] 20.17
Royal Oak Jn 07/41 [L4] 07/43   20/23 [L4] 20/15
Portobello Jn 07/43 [L4] 07/44   20/20 [L4] 20/14
Ladbroke Grove 07/44 [DR] 07/45   20/18½ [UR-L4] 20/13
Acton West 07/48 [DR] 07/49   20/12½ [UR] 20/08
West Ealing 07/51 [P3] [DR] 07/51   20/08½ [P4] [UR] 20/04
Hanwell Bridge Loop - -   19*58 ~ 20.02 [GL] 19.56 ~ 20.01
Southall East Jn 07/55½ [DR] 07/53   19/56½ 19/56
Southall 07/56 [P3] [DR] 07/55   19/55½ [P4] [UR] 19/55
Heathrow Airport Jn 07/58½ [DR] 07/58   19/50 [UR] 19/51
Slough 08.09a ~ 08.11d [P4] [DR] 08.08 ~ 08.11   19.33a ~ 19.36d [P5] [UR] 19.36 ~ 19.39
Maidenhead 08/17 [P3] [DR] 08/20   19/26 [P4] [UR] 19/29
Twyford 08/24 [P3] [DR] 08/26   19/19 [P4] [UR] 19/22
Kennet Bridge Jn 08/30 [DR-DM] 08/32   19/15 [UR] 19/17
Reading 08.33a ~ 08.39d [P8] [DM] 08.35 ~ 08.39   19.09a ~ 19.12d [P15] [UR] 19.10 ~ 19.14
Reading High Level Jn 08/43 [DM] 08/41   - -
Reading West Jn - -   19/06 [UR] 19/07
Goring & Streatley 08/53 [P1] [DM] 08/49   18/54½ [P4] [UR] 18/57
Didcot East Jn 09/04 08/55   18/45 [UR] 18/47
Didcot Parkway 09.05a ~ 09.07d [P1] 08.57 ~ 09.07 [P1]   18.36a ~ 18.43d [P4] [UR] 18.37 ~ 18.46 [P5]

 

Location Booked Actual
Wantage Road 09/15 09/16
Challow 09w20 ~ 09w48 [DR] 09.21 ~ 09.48
Uffington 09/53 09/53
Swindon 10/06 [P3] 10/07
Swindon Loco Yard 10/09 10/09
Kemble 10/23 [P2] 10/21
St Mary's LC 10/32 10/30
Stroud 10/37 10/34
Standish Jn 10/44 10/44
Gloucester Yard Jn 10/53 10/51
Barnwood Jn 10/55 10/53
Cheltenham Spa 11/03 [P2] 11/03
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 11/14 [P1] 11/12
Abbotswood Jn 11/24 11/27
Norton Jn 11*27 ~ 11*42 11.28 ~ 11.40
Worcester Shrub Hill 11.50a [P1] ~ 16.31d [P1] 11.51 [P1] ~ 16.32 [P1]
Norton Jn 16/37 16/39
Evesham 16/49 16/49
Honeybourne 16/59 [P2] ?
Moreton-in-Marsh 17/14 [P2] 17/06
Ascott-under-Wychwood 17/28 [P2] 17/18
Charlbury 17w34 ~ 17w48 [P2] ? ~ 18.05
Wolvercote Jn 18/02 [UM] 18/17
Oxford North Jn 18/05½ [UM] 18/19
Oxford 18*08 ~ 18*19 [UT] 18/22?
Kennington Jn 18/24 18/24
Didcot North Jn 18/32½ 18/34

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

5Z24 : (60103 with 47802 on rear) : Southall to Greenford East Jn
5Z24 : (47802 with 60103 on rear) : Greenford East Jn to London Paddington
(Train turning trip)

Location Booked
Southall Depot 05.35d
Southall Yard 05.45 ~ 05.55
Southall East Jn 05/57
Hanwell Bridge Loop 05*59 ~ 06*05 [GL]
Hanwell 06/07
Drayton Green 06/11
Greenford South Jn 06/21
Greenford East Jn 06.24 ~ 06.35
Greenford South Jn 06/38
Drayton Green 06/44
West Ealing 06/46
Acton West 06/50
Ladbroke Grove 06/54
Portobello Jn 06/55
Royal Oak Jn 06/57
London Paddington 06.59a [P9]

5Z25 : (60103) : Worcester Shrub Hill - Worcester L.M.D.
5Z27 : (60103) : Worcester L.M.D. - Worcester Shrub Hill

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Worcester Shrub Hill 12.01d [P1] 16.19a [P1]
Worcester L.M.D. 12.04a 16.17d

5Z26 : (60103 with 99953) : Worcester L.M.D. - Tunnel Jn - Henwick - Worcester Shrub Hill - Worcester L.M.D.
(Loco turning trip)

Location Booked
Worcester L.M.D. 14.56d
Tunnel Jn 14.59 ~ 15.02
Worcester Foregate Street 15/05
Henwick 15.09 ~ 15.12
Worcester Foregate Street 15/15
Worcester Shrub Hill 15.18 ~ 15.21
Worcester L.M.D. 15.24a

5Z28 : (47802? with 60103 on rear) : London Paddington to Southall

Location Booked
London Paddington 21.00d [P9]
Royal Oak Jn 21/01
Portobello Jn 21/02
Ladbroke Grove 21/03
Acton West 21/08
West Ealing 21/10
Southall East Jn 21/13
Southall Yard 21.15 ~ 21.25
Southall Depot 21.35a


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