15th June 2019

Vintage Trains
The Oxford 175 Luncheon Circular

Locos Used 47773 & steam: 7029 'Clun Castle'
Stock Used 96100+35470+3098+3119+1671+3110+9101+5212+5191+5157

Route :
1Z70 : Oxford Parkway to Princes Risborough
1Z71 : Princes Risborough to Oxford

Loco(s) Route
7029 (1) Oxford Parkway - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Didcot East Jn - Goring & Streatley - Reading - Maidenhead - Slough - Southall - Hanwell - Drayton Green - Greenford South Jn - Greenford West Jn - South Ruislip - Gerrards Cross - High Wycombe - Princes Risborough - Haddenham & Thame Parkway - Bicester South Jn - Gavray Jn - Bicester Village - Oxford Parkway - Oxford

Notes:
(1) 47773 on rear.
(2) This tour celebrated 175 years of the Oxford to Didcot Railway, which opened on 12/06/1844.

Source : Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual
Oxford Parkway 12.38d [P1] 12.40
Woodstock Road Jn 12/41 12/43
Oxford North Jn 12/43 [UM] 12/47
Oxford 12.45a ~ 12.47d [P3] [UM] 12.49 ~ 12.52 [P3]
Kennington Jn 12/52 12/57
Didcot North Jn 13/02 13/05
Didcot East Jn 13/06 [UR] 13/06
Goring & Streatley 13/17 [P4] [UR] 13/17
Reading West Jn 13/34½ [UR] 13/28
Reading 13/36 [P15] [UR] 13/34
Kennet Bridge Jn 13/38½ [UR] 13/37
Twyford 13/43 [P4] [UR] 13/43
Maidenhead 13/52 [P4] [UR] 13/50
Slough 14/03 [P5] [UR] 14/00
Dolphin Jn 14/05 [UR-UM] 14/03
Heathrow Airport Jn 14/13 [UM] 14/11
Southall 14/16 [P2] [UM] 14/16
Southall East Jn 14/17 [UM-UR] 14/17
Hanwell 14/21 [P3] 14/21
Drayton Green 14/23 ?
Greenford South Jn 14/29 ?
Greenford West Jn 14/30 ?
South Ruislip 14.36 ~ 14.57 14.35 ~ 15.00
West Ruislip 15/00 15/03
Gerrards Cross 15/09½ [P1] 15/12
High Wycombe 15/21½ [P2] 15/28
Saunderton 15/28½ 15/34
Princes Risborough 15*33 ~ 15*44 [UM] 15.40 ~ 15.46 [UM]
Haddenham & Thame Parkway 15/52 [P1] 15/57
Bicester South Jn 16/07 16/09
Gavray Jn 16/10 16/10
Bicester Village 16/10½ [P1] 16/11
Oxford Parkway 16.18a ~ 16.20d [P1] 16.21 ~ ? [P1]
Woodstock Road Jn 16/23 16/29
Oxford North Jn 16/24½ [UR] 16/32
Oxford 16.27a [P3] 16.34


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z51 : (7029 with 47773 on rear) : Oxford to Oxford [Up & Down Passenger Loop]
5Z51 : (47773 with 7029 on rear) : Oxford [Up & Down Passenger Loop] to Bicester C.O.D.

Location Booked
Oxford 09.19d [P3]
Oxford [U&DPL] 09.22 ~ 09.41
Oxford 09/43
Oxford North Jn 09/47
Woodstock Road Jn 09/51
Oxford Parkway 09/54
Bicester Depot West Jn 10/04
Bicester C.O.D. 10.09a

5Z70 : (7029 with 47773 on rear) : Bicester C.O.D. to Oxford Parkway

Location Booked
Bicester C.O.D. 12.25d
Bicester Depot West Jn 12/27
Oxford Parkway 12.36a [P1]

5Z72 : (7029 with 47773 on rear) : Oxford to Foxhall Jn
5Z72 : (47773 with 7029 on rear) : Foxhall Jn to Didcot Parkway
(Whole train turned)

Location Booked Actual
Oxford 16.31d [P3]  
Oxford [U&DPL] 16.35 ~ 16.50  
Kennington [GL] 16.55 ~ 17.21  
Kennington Jn 17/22  
Didcot North Jn 17/35  
Foxhall Jn 17.40 ~ 17.45  
Didcot Parkway 17.48a [P3] [P3]

5Z65 : (7029 with 47773 on rear) : Didcot Parkway to Oxford

Location Booked Actual
Didcot Parkway 18.04d [P3] [P3]
Didcot North Jn 18/11  
Kennington Jn 18/20  
Oxford 18.27a [P4]  


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