6th April 1968

R.C.T.S.
Thames & Avon Rail Tour

DMU Used 51367+59513+59543+51409

Route :

DMU Route
as listed London Paddington - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Reading Depot through line (1) - Reading West Jn - Didcot - Swindon - Rushley Platt Jn
as listed Rushley Platt Jn - Rodbourne Lane
as listed Rodbourne Lane - Swindon Works
as listed Swindon Works - Rodbourne Lane - Swindon
as listed Swindon - Wootton Bassett Jn - Chippenham - Thingley Jn - Bradford North Jn - Bradford West Jn - Limpley Stoke Jn
as listed Limpley Stoke Jn - Bradford South Jn - Trowbridge - Westbury - Frome North Jn - Frome West GF - Mells Road - Kilmersdon Colliery - Radstock West
as listed Radstock West - Writhlington Colliery
as listed Writhlington Colliery - Radstock West - Marsh Jn - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads (1) - Parson Street Jn - Ashton Jn - Portishead
as listed Portishead - Ashton Jn - Parson Street Jn - Bristol West Jn - St Phillips Marsh - Marsh Jn - North Somerset Jn - Dr Days Bridge Jn - Stapleton Road - Filton Jn - Stoke Gifford - Badminton - Wootton Bassett Jn - Swindon - Didcot - Reading - Maidenhead - Slough - London Paddington

Notes :
(1) For depot/works visit.


From The John Debens Ticket Collection
(originally supplied by Andrew Fairholm)

Sources : Chris Totty, Kevin Driscoll & Chris Harley

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Kevin Driscoll)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Paddington 08.33d 08.33   21.28a 21.28 296.12
1.20 Westbourne Park 08/37 ?   21/23 ? 294.72
9.06 Southall 08/45 ?   21/13 ? 287.06
18.36 Slough 08/53 ?   21/04 ? 277.56
24.19 Maidenhead 08/58 ?   20/59 ? 271.73
31.01 Twyford 09/04 ?   20/53 ? 265.11
35.78 Reading 09.10a ~ 09.12d ?   20.44a ~ 20.46d ? 260.14
36.38 Reading Depot through line 09.17a ~ 09.50d ?  
36.78 Reading West Jn 09.54a ~ 09.56d ?  
53.10 Didcot 10/13 ?   20/26 ? 243.02
66.43 Uffington 10/25 ?   20/16 ? 229.49
77.24 Swindon 10c37a ~ 10c38d ?   20c03a ~ 20c05d ? 218.68

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
78.42 Rushley Platt Jn 10.42a ~ 10.45d ?
79.21 Rodbourne Lane 10.50a ~ 10.53d ?
79.32 Swindon Works 10.58a ~ 12.40d ?
79.43 Rodbourne Lane 12/45 ?
80.12 Swindon 12.50a ~ 12.53d ?
85.58 Wootton Bassett Jn 13/00 ?
96.64 Chippenham 13/11 ?
98.78 Thingley Jn 13/16 ?
106.79 Bradford North Jn 13/26 ?
107.25 Bradford West Jn 13/28 ?
112.75 Limpney Stoke 13.38a ~ 13.42d ?
117.17 Bradford South Jn 13/50 ?
118.39 Trowbridge 13/53 ?
122.42 Westbury 14c00a ~ 14c02d ?
127.75 Frome North Jn 14.12a ~ 14.20d ?
128.15 Frome West GF 14/23 ?
133.18 Mells Road 14/38 ?
135.65 Kilmersdon Colliery 14p50a ~ 15p00d ?
136.36 Radstock West 15.05a ~ 15.15d ?
137.69 Writhlington Colliery 15.20a ~ 15.30d ?
139.22 Radstock West 15/35 ?
153.76 Marsh Jn 16/20 ?
154.13 North Somerset Jn 16/24 ?
154.74 Bristol Temple Meads 16.25a ~ 17.45d ?
156.72 Parson Street Jn 17/52 ?
157.65 Ashton Jn 17.57a ~ 17.58d ?
166.41 Portishead 18.20a ~ 18.30d ?
175.17 Ashton Jn 18.50a ~ 18.52d ?
176.10 Parson Street Jn 18/58 ?
177.58 Bristol West Jn 19/02 ?
178.25 St Phillips Marsh 19.05a ~ 19.08d ?
178.49 Marsh Jn 19/10 ?
178.66 North Somerset Jn 19/12 ?
179.12 Dr Days Bridge Jn 19/15 ?
180.11 Stapleton Road 19/18 ?
183.25 Filton Jn 19/23 ?
184.36 Stoke Gifford 19/25 ?
196.11 Badminton 19/39 ?
213.22 Wootton Bassett Jn 19/57 ?

Timings continue in the first table.

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