15th - 16th July 2011

Spitfire Railtours
The R'n'B 1

Locos Used 37516 & 37685
Stock Used 13440+99125+3093+9104+1860+5216

Route :
1Z73 : London Paddington to Lymington Pier
1Z74 : Lymington Pier to London Euston

Date(s) Loco(s) Route
15/07 37685 (1) London Paddington - (via GWML) - Reading - Southcote Jn - Bramley - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - Winchester - Eastleigh - St Denys - Northam Jn - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Lymington Pier
15/07-16/07 37516 (2) Lymington Pier - (reverse of outward route) - Twyford
16/07 37685 (1) Twyford - Henley-on-Thames
16/07 37516 (2) Henley-on-Thames - Maidenhead
16/07 37685 (1) Maidenhead - Bourne End
16/07 37516 (2) Bourne End - Maidenhead - Slough - Acton Main line - Acton Wells Jn - Willesden SWS - Willesden WL Jn - Camden Jn - London Euston

Notes :
(1) 37516 on rear.
(2) 37685 on rear.
(3) Chris Bracey comments: R'n'B in the tour name stood for Routes & Branches. The train followed the booked route and ran at night because the branches it went down and the two it should have done but didn't have no day time pathways. The train was also advertised to go to Windsor Central and St Albans Abbey but due to problems both were removed from the tour in advance of it running. At Paddington the screen showed the train as 20.07 to Euston, calling at Lymington Pier, Eastleigh, Henley on Thames & Bourne End. On arrival at Euston it was on the arrival screen as 04.26 from Lymington Pier.

Source : Chris Bracey

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Chris Bracey & Brian Ovington)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Paddington 20.07d 20.08 [P1]
2.57 Old Oak Common East 20/22 ?
? Old Oak Common Recp Line 20/23 ?
3.15 Old Oak Common West 20/24 20/23
3.48 Friars Jn 20/28 ?
4.75 Acton West 20/31 20/28
9.01 Southall 20/36 20/35
11.09 Airport Jn 20/38 20/38
18.31 Slough 20/49½ 20/50
24.14 Maidenhead 20/59 21/01
30.76 Twyford 21/07½ 21/11
35.73 Reading 21.14a ~ 21.17d 21.19 ~ 21.21 [P5]
37.57 Southcote Jn 21/20 21/24
46.36 Bramley 21/30 ?
51.26 Basingstoke 21.39a ~ 21.43d [P2] 21.41 ~ 21.44
53.66 Worting Jn 21/47½ 21/48
64.51 Wallers Ash 22.00 ~ 22.22 22.00 ~ 22.23 [Loop]
70.04 Winchester 22/29 22/31
73.15 Shawford 22/31½ ?
77.00 Eastleigh 22.45 ~ 22.47 22.46 ~ 22.50 [P2]
80.55 St Denys 22/53 22/56
81.60 Northam Jn 22/55 ?
82.64 Southampton Central 22/57 23/00 [P3]
85.35 Redbridge 23/00½ ?
96.31 Brockenhurst 23.13 ~ 23.17 23/18
101.60
0.00		 Lymington Pier 23.27a ~ 23.45d 23.30 ~ 23.46
5.29 brockenhurst 23/56 23/59
16.25 Redbridge 00/05½ 00/10
18.76 Southampton Central 00/12 00/13 [P2]
20.00 Northam Jn 00/15½ 00/16
21.05 St Denys 00/17½ 00/19
24.60 Eastleigh 00.32 ~ 00.52 00.28 ~ 00.53 [P1]
28.45 Shawford 00/58 ?
31.56 Winchester 01/01½ ?
37.09 Wallers Ash ? ?
47.74 Worting Jn 01/16½ ?
50.34 Basingstoke 01/20 01/23
55.24 Bramley 01/27 ?
64.03 Southcote Jn 01/40½ ?
65.67 Reading 01/44½ 01/43
70.64
0.00		 Twyford 01.51 ~ 02.01 01.51 ~ 02.01
4.47
0.00		 Henley-on-Thames 02.15 ~ 02.25 02.15 ~ 02.26
4.47 Twyford 02/38 02/40
11.29
0.00		 Maidenhead 02.45 ~ 02.52 02.49 ~ 02.56
4.36
0.00		 Bourne End 03.07 ~ 03.20 03.15 ~ 03.26
4.36 Maidenhead 03/35 03/42
10.19 Slough 03/41 ?
17.41 Airport Jn 03/48½ ?
19.49 Southall 03/50½ 04/03
23.55 Acton West 04/02 ?
24.37 Acton Main Line 04/03½ 04/08
25.09 Acton Wells Jn 04/06 ?
25.49 Willesden SWS 04/09 ?
26.45 Willesden WL Jn 04/16 ?
30.14 Camden Jn 04/22 ?
30.55 Camden South Jn 04/23 ?
31.68 Euston 04.26a 04.26 [P16]


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