26th August 2019

UK Railtours
The Metroland and Quainton

Locos Used 20007, 20142 'Sir John Betjeman' & D6515 'Lt Jenny Lewis RN'
Stock Used 4TC unit (formed: 76324+70823+71163+76297)

Route :
1Z33 : London Marylebone to Quainton Road
1Z34 : Quainton Road to Watford (Met)
1Z35 : Watford (Met) to Quainton Road
1Z36 : Quainton Road to London Marylebone
LT reporting code : 746 throughout

Loco(s) Route
D6515 (1) London Marylebone - Neasden South Jn - Harrow-on-the-Hill - Watford South Jn - Rickmansworth - Chorleywood - Chalfont & Latimer - Amersham - Great Missenden - Wendover - Aylesbury - Quainton Road
20007 + 20142 (2) Quainton Road - Aylesbury - Wendover - Great Missenden - Amersham - Chalfont & Latimer - Chorleywood - Rickmansworth - Watford North Jn - Croxley - Watford (Met)
D6515 (1) Watford (Met) - (reverse of outward route) - Quainton Road
20007 + 20142 (2) Quainton Road - (reverse of outward route) - London Marylebone

Notes : 
(1) 20142 + 20007 on rear.
(2) D6515 on rear.

Source : Doug Lindsay

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Doug Lindsay, Geoff Brockett & Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
0.00 London Marylebone 10.00d [P3] 10.00   17.43a [P1] 17.43
5.11 Neasden South Jn 10/09 10/09   17/33 17/32
9.18 Harrow-on-the-Hill 10/17 [P1] [ML] 10/16   17/20 17/15
15.07 Moor Park 10/25 ?   17/19 ?
16.07 Watford South Jn 10/27 ?   17/16 [ML] ?
17.16 Rickmansworth 10/29 ?   17/14 ?
19.32 Chorleywood 10/34 ?   17/09 ?
21.46 Chalfont & Latimer 10/38 ?   17/04 ?
23.49 Amersham 10/43 10/40   17/00 16/52
25.00 Mantles Wood 10/46 10/42   16/57 16/48
28.59 Great Missenden 10/54 [P2] 10/49   16/49 [P1] 16/44
33.34 Wendover 11/03 10/54   16/40 16/39
35.54 Stoke Manderville 11/08 [P2] 10/59   16/35 [P1] 16/35
37.72 Aylesbury 11/20 [P2] 11/02   16/30 [P3] 16/32
38.60 Aylesbury North Loop 11.24 ~ 11.27 11.06 ~ 11.16   16.24 ~ 16.27 16.28 ~ 16.30
40.17 Aylesbury Vale Parkway 11/32 11/20   16/20 16/20
44.27 Quainton Road 11.45a ~ 12.25d 11.33 ~ 12.25   15.08a ~ 16.05d 14.59 ~ 16.05
48.37 Aylesbury Vale Parkway 12/38 12/39   14/55 14/46
49.74 Aylesbury North Loop 12.42 ~ 12.45 12.45 ~ 12.50   14.47 ~ 14.50 14.38 ~ 14.41
50.62 Aylesbury 12/53 [P3] 12/54   14/43 [P2] 14/34
53.00 Stoke Manderville 12/58 [P1] 13/01   14/38 [P2] 14/31
55.20 Wendover 13/03 13/06   14/33 14/28
59.75 Great Missenden 13/13 [P1] 13/13   14/25 [P2] 14/23
63.54 Mantles Wood 13/20 13/18   14/17 14/18
65.05 Amersham 13/24 13/22   14/13 14/16
67.08 Chalfont & Latimer 13/28 ?   14/09 ?
69.22 Chorleywood 13/33 ?   14/05 ?
71.38 Rickmansworth 13.34 ~ 13.35 13/33   14/01 14/04
72.18 Watford North Jn 13/37 ?   13/58 ?
73.11 Croxley 13/40 ?   13.52½ ~ 13.55½ ?
74.26 Watford (Met) 13.43a [P2] ?   13.50½d [P2] ?

Mileages taken from tour brochure.

Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z33 : (D6515 with 20142 + 20007 on rear) : London Marylebone to Wembley Siding
5Z33 : (20007 + 20142 with D6515 on rear) : Wembley Siding to London Marylebone
(The train berthed at Marylebone from the previous day's tour)

Location Booked
London Marylebone 08.20d [Up Wall Sdg]
Neasden South Jn 08/29
Wembley Stadium 08/32
Wembley Siding 08.33 ~ 09.09
Wembley Stadium 09/10
Neasden South Jn 09/14
London Marylebone 09.24a [P3]

5Z37 : (D6515 with 20142 + 20007 on rear) : London Marylebone to West Ruislip Depot

Location Booked
London Marylebone 18.16d [P1]
Neasden South Jn 18/25
Wembley Stadium 18/28
Northolt Park Jn 18/36
South Ruislip 18/37
West Ruislip 18.40 ~ 18.44
West Ruislip Depot 18.55a


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