21st April 1979

Great Western Society
The Great Western Electric Railtour

Locos Used 31273, 76022, 76029 & 76046
Stock Used GWS rake: 7372+1111+536+2202+5952+1289+7371

Route :

Loco(s) Route
31273 London Paddington - Reading - Oxford - Leamington Spa - Tyseley - Landor Street Jn - Water Orton - Kingsbury Jn - Burton-on-Trent - Derby - Chesterfield - Beighton Jn - Rotherwood
76022 + 76029 Rotherwood - Woodburn Jn - Penistone - Woodhead - Dinting (1) - Guide Bridge - Manchester Piccadilly (2)
76046 Manchester Piccadilly - Guide Bridge - Dinting - (reverse of outward route) - Rotherwood
31273 Rotherwood - (reverse of outward route) - London Paddington

(1) For visit to Dinting Railway Centre.
(2) Harry Harper comments: 40138 shunted the stock at Manchester Piccadilly.

Sources : Kevin Prince, Kevin Driscoll, Harry Harper, Guy Vincent & Glenn Jacobs
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Kevin Driscoll)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn) (Actual)
London Paddington 07.25d 21.23a
Southall 07/40 21/07
Slough 07/51 20/54
Maidenhead 07/57 20/42
Twyford 08/04 20/33
Reading General 08.10a ~ 08.12d 20.24a ~ 20.27d
Didcot 08.34a ~ 08.36d 19.58a ~ 20.00d
Oxford 08.55a ~ 08.57d 19.42a ~ 19.44d
Wolvercot Jn 09/01 19/38
Heyford 09/12 19/28
Aynho Jn 09/18 19/22
Banbury General 09/24 19/12
Leamington Spa 09/45 18/51
Hatton 09/53 18/40
Knowle & Dorridge 10/00 18/32
Tyseley 10c12 ~ 10c14 18c21 ~ 18c23
Bordesley Jn 10/18 18/17
St. Andrews Jn 10/19 18/16
Landor Street Jn 10c20 ~ 10c22 18c12 ~ 18c14
Water Orton 10/30 18/02
Kingsbury Jn 10/35 17/58
Tamworth High Level 10/41 17/52
Wichnor Jn 10/49 17/44
Burton-on-Trent 10/55 17/38
Stenson Jn 11/02 17/31
Derby 11/12 17/24
Ambergate Jn 11/24 17/10
Clay Cross South Jn 11/35 16/59
Chesterfield 11c40 ~ 11c42 16c51 ~ 16c53
Tapton Jn 11/43 16/50
Beighton Jn 11/58 16/35
Woodhouse Jn 12/05 16/30
Rotherwood 12L11 ~ 12L21 16L10 ~ 16L25
Woodburn Jn 12/24 16/03
Sheffield No.4 12/26 16/00
Penistone 12/44 15/42
Dunford West 12/53 15/34
Woodhead 12/57 15/29
Valehouse 13/03 15/21
Dinting 13.06a ~ 13.08d 15.15a (15.17a) ~ 15.17d
Guide Bridge 13/18 15/03
Ashburys 13/22 14/58
Ardwick 13/23 14/57
Manchester Piccadilly 13.25a 14.55d (14.57d)


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