18th January 1986

Hertfordshire Railtours
Wirral Withershins

Locos Used 33051 & 33062

Route : 1Z25 throughout

Loco(s) Route
33051 + 33062 London Victoria - Clapham Junction - Barnes (1) - Richmond - Twickenham - (1) Feltham Jn - Staines - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Moreton-in-Marsh - Worcester Shrub Hill - Droitwich Spa - Stoke Works Jn - Bromsgrove - Barnt Green -(via Camp Hill) - Proof House Jn - Birmingham New Street - Soho South Jn - Dudley Port - Wolverhampton - Stafford - Stone - Stoke-on-Trent - Kidsgrove - Crewe - Chester - Rock Ferry South Jn - (via MD&HB) - Bidston East Jn - Bidston Dee Jn - Buckley - Wrexham General (2) - Shrewsbury - Wolverhampton - Dudley Port - Soho South Jn - Birmingham New Street - Proof House Jn - (via Camp Hill) - Solihull - Banbury - Oxford - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes :
(1) Booked route was via Kew Bridge & Hounslow.
(2) Train was shunted to other platform at Wrexham to allow a service train to pass.
(3) Extended stop at Shrewsbury to replenish buffet car water supply.


John Broderick's ticket.

Sources : various including John F Kappler, John J Kappler & Alan Osborn

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John F Kappler, John J Kappler, Alan Osborn & John Broderick)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Victoria 07.58d 08.01   22.08a ?
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/03 08/06   22/03 ?
Longhedge Jn 08/05 08/08   22/00 ?
Clapham Junction 08.08a ~ 08.09d 08.11 ~ 08.13   21.56a ~ 21.57d 21.55 ~ ??.??
Barnes 08/15 08/17   21/51 21/49
Hounslow 08/22 DIV  
Twickenham DIV ??/??   21/44 21/39
Feltham Jn 08/24 08/36   21/41 ?
Staines 08.31a ~ 08.32d 08.42 ~ 08.44   21.33a ~ 21.34d 21.26 ~ 21.27
Virginia Water 08/40 08/49   21/25 21/18½
Ascot 08/49 08/55   21/16 21/12½
Wokingham 09/00 09/04   21/06 21/03
Earley 09/08 09/09   21/01 20/58
Reading Spur Jn 09/11 09/13   20/58 ?
New Jn 09*12 ~ 09*16 09/13½   20/57 ?
Reading 09.19a ~ 09.24d 09.15 ~ 09.24   20.52a ~ 20.55d 20.50 ~ 20.52
Didcot 09.44a ~ 09.47d 09.43 ~ 09.47   20.35a ~ 20.37d 20.32 ~ 20.33
Didcot North Jn 09/49 09/49   20/33 ?
Oxford 10.04a ~ 10.06d 10.04 ~ 10.06   20.21a ~ 20.23d 20.14 ~ 20.17
Wolvercot Jn 10/11 10/12   ??/?? ?

 

Location Booked Actual
Ascott-under-Wychwood 10/26 10/27
Moreton-in-Marsh 10/36 10/37
Evesham 10x53 ~ 11x03 10/53
Evesham SB 11t04 ~ 11t05 10.54 ~ 11.01
Norton Jn 11/15 11/12
Worcester Shrub Hill 11c20 ~ 11c22 11.19 ~ 11.21
Tunnel Jn 11/23 11.21 ~ 11.27
Droitwich Spa 11/29 11/33
Stoke Works Jn 11/35 11/38
Bromsgrove 11/37 11/41
Barnt Green 11/42 11/47½
Kings Norton 11/51 11/52
Camp Hill 11/56 ?
Bordesley Jn 11/57 12/02½
St Andrews Jn 11/58 12/03½
Proof House Jn 12/03 12/06
Birmingham New Street 12.05½a ~ 12.11d 12.09 ~ 12.17
Soho South Jn 12/16 ?
Galton Jn 12/17½ ?
Dudley Port 12/24½ ?
Wolverhampton 12.31a ~ 12.32d 12.37 ~ 12.40
Stafford 12/50½ 12/57
Norton Bridge 12/57 13.02 ~ 13.07
Stone 13/03 13/14
Stoke Jn 13/11 ?
Stoke-on-Trent 13/12½ 13/23
Etruria 13/14 13/25
Kidsgrove 13/20 13/31
Alsager 13/24 13/35½
Crewe 13c35 ~ 13c37 13.47 ~ 13.52
Beeston Castle 13/49 14/02½
Chester 14/03 14.11 ~ 14.19
Hooton 14/17 14/29
Bromborough 14/20 14/32½
Rock Ferry 14p27a ~ 14p42d 14.39 ~ 14.57
Bidston East Jn 16/04 15/24
Bidston 16.05 ~ 16.07 15.25 ~ 15.27
Dee Marsh Jn 16/30 15/44
Penyffordd 16/45 15/54½
Wrexham General 17/06 16c09 ~ 17c10
Chirk 17/19 17/22½
Gobowen 17/23 17/27
Shrewsbury 17.43a ~ 17.45d 17.46 ~ 17.56
Wellington 17/57 18/06
Cosford 18/12 18/16
Wolverhampton 18.28a ~ 18.30d 18.28 ~ 18.30
Dudley Port 18/37 18/38
Galton Jn 18/43 ?
Soho South Jn 18/44 ?
Birmingham New Street 18.49a ~ 18.51d 18.49 ~ 18.54
Proof House Jn 18/53 ?
St Andrews Jn 18/56½ ?
Bordesley Jn 18/57½ 19/06½
Tyseley 19/01½ 19/09½
Dorridge 19/08½ 19/16
Hatton 19/16½ 19/21
Leamington Spa 19/27 19/27
Banbury 19/57 19/49
Aynho Jn 20/05 19/57½
Heyford 20/11 ?

Timings continue in first table.

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