3rd April 1960

The Locomotive Club of Great Britain
The Six Counties Limited

Locos Used WD132, 1473, 49093, 69614 & 92220 'Evening Star'
Stock Used set 1: booked for 5 BR standard coaches formed: BSO, SO, cafeteria car, SO, BSO
set 2: ex-GWR auto-coach plus non-corridor vehicle

Route : 1X07 ?throughout?

Loco Stock Route
92220 set 1 London Paddington - Maidenhead - Bourne End - High Wycombe - Princes Risborough
1473 set 2 Princes Risborough - Watlington
1473 set 2 Watlington - Princes Risborough
92220 set 1 Princes Risborough - Thame - Oxford - Yarnton
49093 set 1 Yarnton - Oxford Road Jn - Bicester
WD132 set 1 Bicester - Arncott BMR
WD132 set 1 Arncott BMR - Bicester
49093 set 1 Bicester - Verney Jn - Bletchley
69614 set 1 Bletchley - Leighton Buzzard - Dunstable North - Luton Bute Street - Wheathampsted - Welwyn Garden City - Hatfield - Finsbury Park - Canonbury Jn - Dalston Western Jn - London Broad Street

Notes :
(1) This tour was the first passenger carrying service operated by 92220.

Sources : Terry Jackson (on the train throughout) & The Bluebell Railway Museum

Photo Review


92220 'Evening Star' at Maidenhead (photo: David Pearson)


1473 with the auto-coach rake at Watlington (photo: David Pearson)


WD 132 at Arncott on the Bicester Military Railway (photo: David Pearson)


49093 at Bicester Exchange Sidings (photo: David Pearson)


69614 waits to go on the train at Bletchley (photo: David Pearson)


David Pearson's ticket.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Terry Jackson & The Bluebell Railway Museum)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Paddington 09.20d 09.20
9.06 Southall 09/33 09/33
18.36 Slough 09/49 09/52
24.19 Maidenhead 10.04a ~ 10.09d 10.07 ~ 10.14
28.52 Bourne End 10.19a ~ 10.20d 10.27 ~ 10.28
??.?? High Wycombe South 'Box 10/40 ?
34.19 High Wycombe 10.44a ~ 10.48d ?
42.29 Princes Risborough 11.05a ~ 11.10d ?
51.24 Watlington 11.50a ~ 12.00d ?
60.19 Princes Risborough 12.40a ~ 12.50d ?
65.72 Thames 13/00 ?
73.32 Wheatley 13/16 ?
76.29 Morris Cowley 13/28 ?
78.67 Kennington Jn 13/30 ?
81.15 Oxford 13.35a ~ 13.40d ?
85.00 Yarnton 13.47a ~ 13.57d ?
86.62 Oxford Banbury Road Jn 14/07 ?
95.06 Bicester London Road 14.25a ~ 14.35d ?
100.06 Arncott (Bicester Military Railway) 14.55a ~ 15.20d ?
105.06 Bicester London Road 15.40a ~ 15.45d ??.?? ~ 15.56
124.46 Bletchley 16.37a ~ 16.47d 16.40 ~ 17.12
131.03 Leighton Buzzard 16/57 17/30
137.57 Dunstable North 17.15a ~ 17.17d 17.48 ~ 17.48
143.10 Luton Bute Street 17.30a ~ 17.35d 18.00 ~ 18.08
148.38 Harpenden East 17/45 18/18
158.07 Hatfield 18.13a ~ 18.19d 18.45 ~ 18.50
163.04 Potters Bar 18/31 19/01
173.20 Finsbury Park 18/53 19/23
174.52 Canonbury Jn 18/56 19/26
177.64 Broad Street 19.10a 19.35


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