29th May 1993

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Mothball

 
Loco used 56046
Stock Used 5341+5316+5323+9424+9418+13227+5433+4930+5008+5389

Route : 1Z40 throughout

 
Loco Route
56046 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Twickenham - Staines - Reading - Didcot East Jn - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Bicester London Road - Claydon LNE Jn - Fenny Stratford - Woburn Sands - Bedford
56046 Bedford - Woburn Sands - Fenny Stratford - Bletchley - Tring - Watford Junction - London Euston

Sources : Dave Burbridge & Alan Sheppard

Brief Review
(from Nigel Benning)

This tour was advertised as being almost certainly the last chance to travel from Oxford to Bedford throughout before the line was 'mothballed' between Claydon L&NE Junction and Bletchley. The route was due to close for freight traffic on 31 May 1993.

The tour started 15 minutes late from London Waterloo due, I believe, to the late arrival of the locomotive following problems with the 56 original chosen for the tour. This delay was retained, which with further delays experienced between Bicester and Bletchley resulted in a 45 minute arrival back in London

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(provided by Nigel Benning & Alan Sheppard)

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 LondonWaterloo 10.51d 11.05
2.54 Queenstown Road 10/55 11/11
3.74 Clapham Junction 10/58 11/15
7.07 Barnes 11/05 11/18
11.22 Twickenham 11/11 ?
13.35 Feltham Jn 11/14 11/29
19.02 Staines 11/21 11/35
23.15 Virginia Water 11/29 11/44
28.79 Ascot 11/39 ?
36.51 Wokingham 11/52 ?
40.44 Earley 11/57 ?
42.39 Reading Spur Jn 12/00 ?
42.78 Reading New Jn 12/03 ?
43.36 Reading General 12.05a ~ 12.07d 12.17 ~ 12.22
60.24 Didcot East Jn 12/22 12/36
61.23 Didcot North Jn 12/23 12/37
70.70 Oxford 12c35a ~ 12c37d 12.45 ~ 12.48
71.74 Oxford North Jn 12/40 12/52
82.52 Bicester North Road 13t02a ~ 13t09d 13.15 ~ 13.21
89.26 Claydon L&NE Jn 13/22 13.36a ~ 13.39d
94.73 Winslow 13p31a ~ 13p51d 13.58 ~ 14.19
102.07 summit of flyover 14/10 14.40a ~ 14.59d
103.04 Fenny Stratford 14/13 15/02
106.02 Woburn Sands 14/18 15/07
108.51 Ridgmont 14/23 15/11
111.73 Millbrook 14/33 15/17
117.74 Bedford St John's 14/50 15/28
118.54 Bedford Midland 14.53a ~ 15.13d 15.31 ~ 15.52
119.34 Bedford St John's 15/16 15/56
125.35 Millbrook 15/26 16.09a ~ 16.10d
128.57 Ridgmont 15/32 16.16a ~ 16.17d
131.26 Woburn Sands 15/36 16/22
134.24 Fenny Stratford 15/43 16/27
135.41 Bletchley 15/45 16.32a ~ 16.39d
143.71 Ledburn Jn 15/55 16/50
150.34 Tring 16/01 16/56
164.52 Watford Juncion 16.16a ~ 16.17d 17.17 ~ 17.19
170.57 Harrow & Wealdstone 16/22 17/25
176.22 Willesden Junction 16/27 ?
182.07 London Euston 16.52a 17.37


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