6th April 1968

The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society
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.

Sources : Chris Totty, Kevin Driscoll & Chris Harley

Photo Review

Cine footage of this tour is available on YouTube, courtesy of Bob Bishop.


From The John Debens Ticket Collection
(above ticket 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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