16th October 2021

UK Railtours
The Cotswold Lion

Loco Used 67005 'Queen's Messenger'
Stock Used 6158+1212+3278+1657+3340+3397+3304+1619+3333+3314+17105

Route :
1Z28 : Peterborough to Worcester Shrub Hill
1Z29 : Worcester Shrub Hill to Peterborough

Loco Route
67005 Peterborough - (via ECML) - Finsbury Park - Holloway South Jn - Copenhagen Jn - York Way North Jn - Camden Road Jn - Gospel Oak - Kensal Green Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Oxford - Wolvercote Jn - Charlbury - Ascott-under-Wychwood - Moreton-in-Marsh - Evesham - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill
67005 Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn- Abbotswood Jn - Ashchurch for Tewkesbury - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Standish Jn - Stroud - Kemble - Swindon - Didcot Parkway - (reverse of outward route) - Peterborough

Notes :
(1) Off tour options: visit to The Gloucester Warwickshire Railway (with 7903 'Foremark Hall', 35006 'Peninsular & Oriental S.N. Co' & 47105 in use) or Elgar's Birthplace Museum and cruise on the River Severn.
(2) Tour postponed from 21/03/20 & 27/03/21.

Sources : David Lodwick (on the tour throughout)
& Prar Rennie (on the tour from Finsbury Park to Evesham and Cheltenham Spa to Finsbury Park)

Photo Review


67005 at Peterborough at the start of the tour (photo: David Lodwick)


7903 at Winchcombe (photo: David Lodwick)


47105 at Cheltenham Race Course (photo: David Lodwick)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Lodwick & Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Peterborough 06.27d [P3] [UF] 06.27 [P3]   22.45a [P2] 22.48
Fletton Jn 06/30 06/29   22/42 22/43
Holme Jn 06/34½ 06/34   22/38 22/38
Conington South Jn 06/36 [UF] 06/35   22/36 22/37
Huntingdon 06.45a ~ 06.48d [P2] [US] 06.44 ~ 06.48   22.23a ~ 22.26d [P3] [DF] 22.26 ~ 22.29
Sandy 07/04 [P1] [US-UF] 07/06   22/09 [DF] 22/10
Biggleswade 07/08 [P2] [UF] 07/08   22/07 [P3] [DF] 22/09
Hitchin 07/14 [UF] 07/14   22/01 [DF] 22/03
Stevenage 07.18a ~ 07.21d [P2] [UF] 07.18 ~ 07.22   21.53a ~ 21.56d [P3] [DF] 21.55 ~ 21.58
Woolmer Green Jn 07/25 07/26   21/50 [DF] 21/51
Digswell Jn 07/27 [US] 07/28   21/48 21/47
Welwyn Garden City 07.30a ~ 07.33d [P2] [US] 07.30 ~ 07.33   21.40a ~ 21.44d [P3] [DS] 21.38 ~ 21.42
Potters Bar 07.43a ~ 07.46d [P1] [US] 07.41 ~ 07.46   21.27a ~ 21.31d [P4] [DS] 21.25 ~ 21.29
Alexandra Palace 07/54 [P2] [US1] 07/54   21/17 [P3] [DS] 21/16
Finsbury Park 07.59a ~ 08.02d [P2] [US] 07.57 ~ 08.02   21.08a ~ 21.12d [P7] [DS1] 21.07 ~ 21.11
Holloway South Jn 08/05 [US] 08/05   21/06 [DS] 21/04
Copenhagen Jn 08/08 08/07   21/03 [DS] 21/02
York Way North Jn 08/09 ?   20*24 ~ 21*01 ? ~ 21.01
Camden Road Central Jn 08*12 ~ 08*14 ?   20/21 ?
Camden Road Jn 08/16 08/15   20/19 20/20
Gospel Oak 08/21 [P1] 08/20   20/16 [P2] 20/16
West Hampstead 08/28 [P1] 08/27   20/10 [P2] 20/08
Kensal Green Jn 08/34 08/33   20/04 20/03
Willesden Junction HL 08c36 ~ 08c37 [P5] 08.35 ~ 08.38   20c00 ~ 20c02 [P4] 19.59 ~ 20.01
Acton Wells Jn 08/40 08/41   19/54 19/55
Acton Main Line 08/43 [DR] 08/46   19/51 19/51
Acton West 08/46 [DR] 08/48   19/50 [UR] 19/49
West Ealing 08/48½ [DR] 08/49   19/46 [UR] 19/45
Southall 08/53 [P3] [DR] 08/53   19/41 [P4] [UR] 19/40
Heathrow Airport Jn 08/57 [DR] 08/57   19/37 [UR] 19/36
Slough 09/05 [P4] [DR] 09/03   19/23 [P5] [UR] 19/25
Maidenhead 09/11 [P3] [DR] 09/09   19/17 [P4] [UR] 19/20
Twyford 09/17 [P3] [DR] 09/16   19/11 [P4] [UR] 19/13
Kennet Bridge Jn 09/22 [DR] 09/20   19/07 [UR] 19/08
Reading 09/24 [P12] [DR] 09/22   19/05 [P14] [UR] 19/07
Reading West Jn 09/25 [DR] 09/23   19/03 [UR] 19/05
Goring & Streatley 09/32 [P3] [DR] 09/29   18/52 [P4] [UR] 18/54
Didcot East Jn 09/41 [DR] 09/36   18/46 [UR] 18/47
Didcot Parkway 09c43 ~ 09c46 [P3] 09.37 ~ 09.45   18c42 ~ 18c44 [P4] [UR] 18.39 ~ 18.45

 

Location Booked Actual
Didcot North Jn 09/48 09/47
Kennington Jn 09/55 09/54
Oxford 10/01 [DT] 09/56
Oxford North Jn 10*04 ~ 10*28 [DM] ? ~ 10.27
Wolvercote Jn 10/33 10/30
Charlbury 10/42 [P1] 10/43
Ascott-under-Wychwood 10/46 [P1] 10/44
Moreton-in-Marsh 10/57 [P1] 10/55
Honeybourne 11/06 [P1] ?
Evesham 11.12a ~ 11.22d 11.09 ~ 11.23
Norton Jn 11/34 11/32
Worcester Shrub Hill 11.40a [P1] ~ 16.55d [P1] 11.39 ~ 16.55
Norton Jn 17/00 17/01
Abbotswood Jn 17/04 17/04
Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 17/14 [P2] 17/16
Cheltenham Spa 17.23a ~ 17.28d [P1] 17.25 ~ 17.29
Barnwood Jn 17/34 17/35
Gloucester Yard Jn 17/35 17/36
Standish Jn 17/42 17/41
Stroud 17/47½ 17/47
St Mary's LC 17/51 17/50
Kemble 18/01 [P1] 17/58
Rodbourne Jn 18/13 18/06
Swindon 18/15 [P1] 18/14
Uffington 18/25 18/24
Challow 18/27 18/26
Wantage Road 18/30 18/29
Foxhall Jn 18/35 [UM-RL] 18/36

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. Workings

16/10/21 :
5Z27 : (67005 + tour stock) : Burton Wetmore Sidings to Peterborough

Location Booked
Burton Wetmore Sidings 03.52d
Clay Mills Jn 03/58
North Stafford Jn 04/03
Stenson Jn 04/04
Castle Donington 04/16
Sheet Stores Jn 04/25
Trent South Jn 04/26
Ratcliffe Jn 04/28
Loughborough 04/37
Sileby Jn 04/43
Syston North Jn 04/47
Syston East Jn 04/48
Frisby-on-the Wreake 04/54
Melton Mowbray 04/59
Whissendine LC 05/05
Ashwell LC 05/07
Langham Jn 05/09
Oakham 05/10
Manton Jn 05/14
Luffenham 05/18
Ketton SB 05/20
Stamford 05/23
Uffington 05/26
Helpston Jn 05/31
New England North Jn 05/35
Peterborough Eastfield Jn 05*39 ~ 06*10
Spital South Jn 06/12
Peterborough 06.14a [P3]

5Z28 : (67005 + tour stock) : Worcester Shrub Hill to Worcester L.M.D.

Location Booked
Worcester Shrub Hill 11.50d [P1]
Worcester L.M.D. 11.53a

5Z29 : (67005 + tour stock) : Worcester L.M.D. to Worcester Shrub Hill

Location Booked
Worcester L.M.D. 16.37d
Worcester Shrub Hill 16.40a [P1]

5Z30 : (67005 + tour stock) : Peterborough to Peterborough West Yard

Location Booked
Peterborough 22.50d [P2]
Spital South Jn 22/52
Peterborough Eastfield Jn 22/53
Peterborough West Yard 22.55a

17/10/21 :
5M30 : (67005? + tour stock) : Peterborough West Yard to Burton Wetmore Sidings

Location Revised
Peterborough West Yard 13.00d
Peterborough Eastfield Jn 13.03 ~ 13.07
New England North Jn 13/11
Helpston Jn 13/17
Tallington Jn 13/22
Stoke Jn 13*38 ~ 13*48
Grantham 13/53
Claypole Loop 14*01 ~ 14*11 [DPL]
Newark Northgate 14/15
Newark Flat Crossing 14/16
Carlton-on-Trent Loop 14/20
Retford 14/29
Loversall Carr Jn 14/39
Decoy South Jn 14/41
Decoy North Jn 14/43
Bridge Jn 14/47
St James Jn 14/48
Hexthorpe Jn 14/52
Mexborough 15/00
Swinton 15/03
Aldwarke Jn 15/05
Holmes Jn 15/08
Wincobank Jn 15/10
Nunnery Main Line Jn 15/16
Sheffield 15/18
Dore Station Jn 15/23
Tapton Jn 15/32
Chesterfield 15/33
Chesterfield South Jn 15/34
Clay Cross North Jn 15/44
Ambergate Jn 15/53
St Mary's South Jn 16/01
Derby 16.03 ~ 16.10 [P2]
L.N.W. Jn 16/12
Stenson Jn 16/23
North Stafford Jn 16/24
Clay Mills Jn 16/32
Burton Sig.DY175 16.37 ~ 16.50
Burton Wetmore Jn 16.54 ~ 16.59
Burton Wetmore Sidings 17.03a


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