23rd August 1969

R.C.T.S.
Bulmer and Welsh Border Rail Tour

DMU Used 51376+59536+59486+51334

Route : 1Z10 throughout

DMU Route
as listed

London PaLondon Paddington - Slough - Reading General - Didcot - Swindon - Stroud - Standish Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Barnwood Jn - Lansdown Jn - Toddington - Broadway - Honeybourne West Jn - Honeybourne Station South Jn - Evesham - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill - Worcester Foregate Street - Ledbury - Hereford
as listed Hereford - Brecon Curve Jn - Moorfields
as listed Moorfields - Bulmers Sidings (to end of line at Three Cocks & Hay)
as listed Bulmers Sidings - Moorfields
as listed Moorfields - Brecon Curve Jn - Hereford
as listed Hereford - Brecon Curve Jn - Moorfields
as listed Moorfields - Bulmers Sidings
as listed Bulmers Sidings - Moorfields
as listed Moorfields - Barton Goods
as listed Barton Goods - Brecon Curve Jn - Hereford - Pontrilas - Abergavenny Junction
as listed Abergavenny Junction - Abergavenny Junction Siding
as listed Abergavenny Junction Siding - Abergavenny (Brecon Road) Goods
as listed Abergavenny (Brecon Road) Goods - Abergavenny Junction Siding
as listed Abergavenny Junction Siding - Abergavenny Junction - Little Mill Jn
as listed Little Mill Jn - Glascoed
as listed Glascoed - Little Mill Jn - Pontypool Rod - Maindee East Jn - Severn Tunnel Junction - Patchway - Stoke Gifford - Westerleigh Jn - Swindon - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington


From Andrew Fairholm's ticket collection.

Source : John Broderick

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Broderick)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Paddington 09.10d ML 09.10
1.20 Westbourne Park 09/13 ?
9.06 Southall 09/21 09/20½
18.36 Slough 09/29 09/29
24.19 Maidenhead 09/34 09/35
31.01 Twyford 09/40 09/40½
35.78 Reading General 09.46a ~ 09.48d 09.45 ~ 09.48
53.10 Didcot 10/05 10/05½
63.66 Challow 10/15 ?
77.24 Swindon 10*32a ~ 10*40d 10.28½ ~ 10.33
90.79 Kemble 10/55 10/57½
102.13 Stroud 11/12 ?
106.59 Standish Jn 11/18 11/21
113.03 Gloucester Yard 11*26a ~ 11*28d 11.30 ~ 11.32
113.60 Barnwood Jn 11/30 ?
119.10 Lansdown Jn 11/37 11/42½
131.15 Toddington 11/55 ?
140.14 Honeybourne West Loop 12/07 12/12
140.50 Honeybourne 12/10 ?
145.43 Evesham 12/14 12/20
156.20 Norton Jn 12/25 ?
159.28 Worcester Shrub Hill 12*29a ~ 12*31d 12.35 ~ 12.36½
160.00 Worcester Foregate Street 12/34 ?
167.74 Great Malvern 12/44 12/56½
174.77 Ledbury 12/57 13/16
186.79 Shelwick Jn 13/10 ?
188.56 Hereford 13.15a ~ 13.20d 13.32 ~ 13.37
189.25 Brecon Curve Jn 13/24 13/40
189.61 Moorfields 13.34a ~ 13.37d 13/44½
? End of Branch (Three Cocks & Hay) ? 13.46a ~ 13.48d
? Bulmers Sidings 13.40a ~ 13.45d 13.51 ~ ??.??
? Moorfields 13.48a ~ 13.51d ?
? Brecon Curve Jn 14/05 ?
? Hereford 14.05a ~ 14.35d ?
? Brecon Curve Jn 14/39 ?
? Moorfields 14.49a ~ 14.52d ?
? Bulmers Sidings 14.55a ~ 15.05d ??.?? ~ 15.07
? Moorfields 15.08a ~ 15.11d 15.09 ~ 15.10
0.55 Barton Goods 15p18a ~ 15p28d 15.15½ ~ 15.19½
1.27 Brecon Curve Jn 15/33 15/33½
1.76 Hereford 15.37a ~ 15.39d 15.36 ~ 15.39
14.35 Pontrilas 15/54 15/55
25.74 Abergavenny Junction 16.06a ~ 16.09d 16.08½ ~ 16.12
? Abergavenny LNWR to pick up PW men -
25.74 Abergavenny Junction - 16.19½ ~ 16.22
? Abergavenny Junction Siding 16.11a ~ 16.14d 16.24 ~ 16.26
27.30 Abergavenny Brecon Road Goods 16p24a ~ 16p34d 16.32 ~ 16.42½
28.66 Abergavenny Junction 16/50 16.56½a ~ 16.58d
36.59 Little Mill Jn 17.00a ~ 17.03d 17.10½ ~ 17.13
38.27 Glascoed 17p15a ~ 17p22d 17.18 ~ 17.27
39.75 Little Mill Jn 17/34 17/31½
41.38 Pontypool Road 17/40 17.34½a ~ 17.37½d
42.55 Panteg & Griffithstown 17/45 17/43
45.73 Llantarnam Jn 17/55 17/50
51.42 Maindee East Jn 18*02a ~ 18*04d RL 17.59 ~ 18.02
60.55 Severn Tunnel Junction 18/31 18/21
67.50 Pilning High Level 18/39 18/29
71.17 Patchway 18/44 18/34
72.46 Stoke Gifford 18/46 18/36
84.21 Badminton 19/01 18/48½
101.32 Wootton Bassett 19/18 19/05
106.78 Swindon 19.25a ~ 19.34d 19.12 ~ 19.30½
120.36 Challow 19/49 ?
131.12 Didcot 19/59 19/54
148.24 Reading General 20.15a ~ 20.17d 20.16 ~ 20.17
153.21 Twyford 20/23 20/23½
160.03 Maidenhead 20/29 20/29
165.66 Slough 20/34 20/34
175.16 Southall 20/43 20/42½
183.02 Westbourne Park 20/50 ?
184.22 Paddington 20.55a 20.55


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