11th April 1970

R.C.T.S. (West Midlands Branch)
Thames & Cherwell Rail Tour

DMU Used 50327+59120+50309

Route : 1Z15 throughout

DMU Route
as listed Birmingham New Street - Coventry - Rugby - Northampton - Bletchley - Swanbourne - Verney Jn - Claydon LNE Jn - Quainton Road - Aylesbury - Princes Risborough - Princes Risborough South
as listed Princes Risborough South - Princes Risborough Thame Line
as listed Princes Risborough Thame Line - Princes Risborough Chinnor Siding
as listed Princes Risborough Chinnor Siding - Chinnor
as listed Chinnor - Princes Risborough Chinnor Siding
as listed Princes Risborough Chinnor Siding - Princes Risborough Thame Line
as listed Princes Risborough Thame Line - Princes Risborough South - High Wycombe - Bourne End - Maidenhead
as listed Maidenhead - Twyford - Reading - Pangbourne - Didcot (1)
as listed Didcot - Didcot North Jn - Radley
as listed Radley - Abingdon
as listed Abingdon - Radley - Oxford - Wolvercot Jn - Yarnton Jn - Witney
as listed Witney - Yarnton Jn - Wolvercot Jn - Oxford
as listed Witney - Oxford - Banbury - Leamington - Coventry - Birmingham New Street

Notes :
(1) For visit to GWS site.

Sources : David Hills (compiled from contemporary reports) & Kevin Driscoll

Photo Review


The tour, approaching Whitney (photo: Stanley C. Jenkins)


The tour, paused outside Whitney old station (photo: Stanley C. Jenkins)


The view of Witney from the rear of the tour (photo: Stanley C. Jenkins)


From Andrew Fairholm's ticket collection.


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Kevin Driscoll)

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Birmingham New Street 09.04d
18.78 Coventry 09.28a ~ 09.37d
30.30 Rugby ?
49.33 Northampton ?
55.27 Roade ?
68.46 Bletchley 10.38a ~ 10.39d
81.27 Claydon LNE Jn 11.00a ~ 11.01d
82.07 Calvert ?
92.79 Aylesbury 11.25a ~ 11.27d
100.17 Princes Risborough 11/42
? Princes Risborough South 11.44a ~ 11.46d
? Princes Risborough Thame Line 11.49a ~ 11.52d
? Princes Risborough Chinnor Siding 11.54a ~ 11.57d
103.74 Chinnor 12.17a ~ 12.50d
? Princes Risborough Chinnor Siding 13.10a ~ 13.13d
? Princes Risborough Thame Line 13.15a ~ 13.18d
? Princes Risborough South 13.20a ~ 13.23d
115.61 High Wycombe 13.35a ~ 13.37d
? Bourne End 13.47a ~ 13.59d
125.47 Maidenhead 14.10a ~ 14.15d
? Twyford 14/25
137.27 Reading General 14/33
154.46 Didcot 14.52a ~ 15.35d
159.66 Radley 15.43a ~ 15.47d
162.17 Abingdon 15.57a ~ 16.10d
? Radley 16.20a ~ 16.23d
169.52 Oxford 16c31a ~ 16c34d
172.44 Wolvercot Jn 16/38
173.37 Yarnton 16.41a ~ 16.43d
181.51 Witney 17.20a ~ 17.35d
? Yarnton 18.10a ~ 18.12d
? Wolvercot Jn 18/14
193.50 Oxford 18.18a ~ 18.22d
? Wolvercot Jn 18/26
? Heyford 18/34
216.30 Banbury ?
236.20 Leamington Spa 19/01
245.76 Coventry 19.16a ~ 19.18d
264.74 Birmingham New Street 19.37a


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