6th October 2012

Railway Touring Company
The Cotswold Venturer

Loco Used steam: 70013 'Oliver Cromwell'
Stock Used 14099+99127+99125+99712+99350+99348+5249+5237+1860+99318+99723

Route : 
1Z71 : London Paddington to Worcester Shrub Hill
1Z73 : Worcester Shrub Hill to London Paddington

Loco Route
70013 London Paddington - Acton Main Line - Southall - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Oxford - Charlbury - Morton-in-Marsh - Evesham - Norton Jn - Worcester Shrub Hill
70013 Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Standish Jn - Kemble - Swindon - Didcot Parkway - Reading - Maidenhead - Slough - Acton Main Line - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) 70013 replaced advertised 6023 'King Edward II'.

Source : Nick Bartlett & David Lawery

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Lawery)

Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
London Paddington 08.05d [P1] 08.05   20.55a [P1] 20.56
Ladbroke Grove 08/10 08/09   20/51 20/52
Acton West 08/15 [DR] 08/13   20/46 [UM] 20/48
Southall 08/23 [DR] 08/22   20/42 [UM] 20/44
Airport Jn 08/27 [DR] 08/27   20/39 [UM] 20/40
Slough 08.36a ~ 08.40d [P4] 08.34 ~ 08.40   20.17a ~ 20.20d [P5] ? ~ 20.17
Maidenhead 08/48 [P3] 08/47   20/11 [P4] 20/04
Twyford 08/55 [P3] 08/53   20/01 [P4] 19/58
Reading 09.08a ~ 09.14d [P10] 09.05 ~ 09.13   19.37a ~ 19.52d [P10] 19.35 ~ 19.50
Reading West Jn 09/17 [DR] 09/16   19/34 [UR] 19/30
Didcot East Jn 09/33 [DR] 09/32   19/13 [UR] 19/14
Didcot Parkway 09.35a ~ 09.38d [P3] 09.34 ~ 09.37   18.46a ~ 19.11d [P4] 18.44 ~ 19.13

 

Location Booked Actual
Didcot North Jn 09/41 09/42
Kennington Jn 09/51 09/50
Oxford U&DPL 09w55a ~ 10w40d ?
Oxford 10/43 10/46
Wolvercot Jn 10/47 10/51
Charlbury 11/00 ?
Ascott-under-Wychwood 11/04 [P1] 11/05
Moreton-in-Marsh 11/17 [P1] 11/15
Honeybourne 11/28 [P1] ?
Evesham 11/36 11/37
Norton Jn 11/48 11/57
Worcester Shrub Hill 11.55a [P1] ~ 16.10d [P1] 12.05 ~ 16.10
Norton Jn 16/17 16/17
Abbotswood Jn 16/18 16/18
Ashchurch 16/32 16/30
Cheltenham Spa 16/40 [P1] 16/38
Barnwood Jn 16/47 16/46
Gloucester Yard Jn 16/48 16/47
Standish Jn 16/59 16/59
St Mary's LC 17/11 17/09
Kemble 17/33 [P1] 17/30
Swindon 17.49a ~ 17.52d [P3] 17.48 ~ 17.51
Uffington 18/05 18/02
Challow 18/07 18/04
Wantage Road 18w12a ~ 18w32d [UR] 18.09 ~ 18.32
Foxhall Jn 18/41 [UR] ?

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z71 : (DL with 70013 on rear) : Southall to Paddington
5Z74 : (DL with 70013 on rear) : Paddington to Southall

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Southall Depot 06.05d 22.04a
Southall Yard 06.15a ~ 06.25d 21.44a ~ 21.54d
Acton West 06/36 21/32
Ladbroke Grove 06/40 -
Royal Oak 06.42a ~ 07.49d -
Paddington 07.51a 21.10d


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