14th September 1968

R.C.T.S.
Bicester & Thames Valley Rail Tour

DMU Used 4-car Derby set
MoD Loco(s) Used AD892 'Wagoner'
Stock Used (with AD892) 4 brake vans

Route : 1Z74 (DMU legs throughout?)

Traction Route
DMU as listed London St Pancras - Cricklewood - Neasden Jn
DMU as listed Neasden Jn - Northolt Jn - High Wycombe - Princes Risborough - Chinnor
DMU as listed Chinnor - Princes Risborough
DMU as listed Princes Risborough - Aylesbury South - Claydon LNE Jn
DMU as listed Claydon LNE Jn - Bicester London Road Jn - Exchange Siding
AD892 Exchange Siding - Loco Shed - Arncott - Exchange Siding
DMU as listed Exchange Siding - Bicester North SB - Oxford
DMU as listed Oxford - Wolvercot Jn - Yarnton Jn - Witney
DMU as listed Witney - Yarnton Jn - Wolvercot Jn - Oxford - Radley
DMU as listed Radley - Radley (branch platform)
DMU as listed Radley (branch platform) - Abingdon
DMU as listed Abingdon - Radley (branch platform)
DMU as listed Radley (branch platform) - Didcot North Jn - Didcot (no.7 bay)
DMU as listed Didcot (no.7 bay) - Didcot East Jn - Reading - Maidenhead - Slough - Acton Main Line - Acton Wells Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Camden Road Jn - St Pancras Jn - London St Pancras

Notes :
(1) Stanley C. Jenkins comments: this was the last train to run into Witney New station.

Sources : John Broderick, Trevor Davis & Stanley C. Jenkins

Photo Review


The tour at Whitney Old Terminus (photo: Stanley C. Jenkins)


...and at Whitney New station (photo: Stanley C. Jenkins)


From Andrew Fairholm's ticket collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Broderick)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 St Pancras 08.45d 08.45
5.09 Cricklewood 09/03 08.59½a ~ 09.05d
7.03 Neasden Jn 09.12a ~ 09.17d 09.10 ~ 09.13
13.50 Northolt Jn 09/30 09/30½
30.09 High Wycombe 09/51 09/49½
40.19 Princes Risborough 10.03a ~ 10.06d 10.00 ~ 10.07
43.76 Chinnor 10.25a ~ 10.35d 10.25 ~ 10.37
47.53 Princes Risborough 10.53a ~ 11.00d 10.53 ~ 11.00
54.57 Aylesbury South 11/15 11.12a ~ 11.32d
67.26 Claydon LNE Jn 11.41a ~ 11.45d 11.51 ~ 11.54
74.09 Bicester London Road 11/55 12/05
74.57 Exchange Siding 12.00a ~ 12.10d 12.07 ~ 12.17½
75.57 Loco Shed 12.20a ~ 12.45d 12.23 ~ 12.50½
78.37 Arncott 13.00a ~ 13.10d 13.04½ ~ 13.26½
82.17 Exchange Siding 13.35a ~ 13.45d 13.42 ~ 13.50
82.30 Bicester North SB 13.48a ~ 13.53d 13.51 ~ 13.52
93.19 Oxford North Jn 14/13 14/11
93.52 Oxford 14.15a ~ 14.45d 14.14 ~ 14.48½
96.44 Wolvercot Jn 14/49 14/53
97.37 Yarnton Jn 14.51a ~ 15.53d 14.55 ~ 14.56
105.48 Witney 15.30a ~ 15.40d 15.32½ ~ 15.49
113.59 Yarnton Jn 16.15a ~ 16.17d 16/21
114.52 Wolvercot Jn 16/19 16/22½
117.44 Oxford 16.24a ~ 16.26d 16/26
122.48 Radley 16.33a ~ 16.36d 16.32 ~ 16.35
122.52 Radley (Branch Platform) 16.38a ~ 16.42d 16.37 ~ 16.41
125.16 Abington 16.52a ~ 17.00d 16.48½ ~ 16.58½
127.60 Radley (Branch Platform) 17.10a ~ 17.15d 17.06 ~ 17.12
132.26 Didcot North Jn 17/22 17/18½
133.10 Didcot (No.7 Bay) 17.25a ~ 18.10d 17.31½ ~ 18.12
133.32 Didcot East Jn [ML] ?
150.22 Reading 18/30 18/30
155.19 Twyford 18/35 18/35½
162.01 Maidenhead 18/41 18/41½
167.64 Slough 18/46 18/46½
177.14 Southall 18/54 18/54½
? West Ealing [RL] ?
181.79 Acton Main Line 19.05a ~ 19.13d 19.03½ ~ 19.05½
182.60 Acton Wells Jn 19/19 19/08
183.35 Willesden Junction HL 19/21 19/10½
187.79 Camden Road Jn 19/39 19/28
188.30 St Pancras Jn 19.48a ~ 19.50d ?
188.66 Incline SB 19/56 19/51
189.08 St Pancras 20.05 19.54


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