Hertfordshire Railtours
The Sugar Loafer

Route : 1Z27 throughout

Paddington - Slough - Reading - Didcot Parkway - Swindon - Bristol Parkway - Newport - Cardiff Central - Port Talbot Parkway - Dynevor Jn - Hendy Jn - Llandeilo - Llandrindod Wells - Craven Arms - English Bridge Jn - Abbey Foregate Jn - Telford Central - Wolverhampton - Galton Jn - Birmingham New Street - St Andrews Jn - Tyseley - Leamington Spa - Banbury - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Didcot East Jn - Reading - Slough - Paddington

Notes :
Nigel Benning adds "this tour was due to be hauled by two Class 33's, but by the time of the tour only two 85 mph locos remained and only one was available for the tour".

Source : Dave Burbridge

Route, Distances and Timings (Booked & Actual)
(provided by Nigel Benning)

 

M	C	Location	Booked	Actual
0	00	London Paddington	07.50d	-
1	73	Ladbroke Grove	07/53	-
5	13	Acton West	07/56	-
9	01	Southall	08/01	-
10	65	Hayes & Harlington	08/03	-
17	35	Dolphin Jn	08/10	-
18	31	Slough	08.13a ~ 08.15d	- ~ -
24	14	Maidenhead	08/21	-
30	76	Twyford	08/26	-
35	73	Reading General	08.31a ~ 08.34d	??.?? ~ 08.40
53	05	Didcot Parkway	08/50	08/57
60	17	Wantage Road	08/56	-
63	75	Challow	09*01a ~ 09*05d	- ~ -
66	34	Uffington	09/08	-
77	18	Swindon	09/20	09/23
83	02	Wootton Bassett Jn	09/25	-
94	05	Hullavington	09/34	-
107	07	Westerleigh Jn	09/44	-
111	57	Bristol Parkway	09/49	09/51
112	79	Patchway	09/51	09/54
116	45	Pilning	09/55	-
123	31	Severn Tunnel West	10/00	-
123	41	Severn Tunnel Junction	10/01	10/03
133	30	Newport	10/17	10/12
138	40	Marshfield	10/24	-
145	10	Cardiff Central	10c35a ~ 10c37d	10.25 ~ 10.27
156	20	Pontyclun	10/46	-
165	25	Bridgend	10/55	11/00
177	39	Port Talbot Parkway	11c07a ~ 11c08d	11.12 ~ 11.13
181	37	Court Sart Jn	11/11	-
182	46	Dynevor Jn	11/13	-
185	63	Felin Fran	11/18	-
193	43	Grovesend Loop Jn	11/30	-
194	09	Hendy Jn	11/31	11/41
194	61	Pontarddulais	11/33	-
199	43	Pantyffynnon	11t40a ~ 11t41d	11.53 ~ 11.53
207	44	Llandeilo	11t58a ~ 11t59d	12.14 ~ 12.15
218	59	Llandovery	12t18a ~ 12t19d	12.40 ~ 12.46
230	06	Llanwrtyd	12.38a ~ 13.22d	13.11 ~ 13.30
246	16	Llandrindod Wells	13.56a ~15.14d	14.00 ~ 15.15
246	53	Llandrindod Crossing	15t16a ~ 15t17d	- ~ -
265	66	Knighton	15x57a ~ 16x02d	15.56 ~ 15.58
278	24	Craven Arms	16c29a ~ 16c31d	16.26 ~ 16.26
285	47	Church Stretton	16/40	-
291	76	Dorrington	16/46	-
297	33	Sutton Bridge Jn	16/51	-
297	73	English Bridge Jn	16/56	16/58
298	18	Abbey Foregate	16/58	17/00
308	12	Wellington	17/11	17/11
311	73	Telford Central	17/15	17/17
318	44	Cosford	17/23	-
327	04	Wolverhampton North Jn	17/39	-
327	47	Wolverhampton	17/43	17.35a ~ 17.37d
333	07	Dudley Port	17/52	-
336	52	Galton Jn	17/58	-
338	30	Soho South Jn	18/00	-
340	31	Birmingham New Street	18c03a ~ 18c06d	17.56 ~ 18.05
341	05	Proof House Jn	18/08	-
342	02	St Andrews Jn	18/11	-
342	28	Bordesley Jn	18/12	-
343	60	Small Heath South Jn	18/17	-
344	34	Tyseley	18/18	18/18
351	44	Dorridge	18/26	-
358	25	Hatton	18/32	-
362	37	Warwick	18/36	-
364	14	Leamington Spa	18/38	18.39a ~ 18.40d
375	43	Fenny Compton	18/50	-
384	23	Banbury	18/57	19/00
389	27	Aynho Jn	19/04	-
395	18	Heyford	19/09	-
404	07	Wolvercot Jn	19/17	-
406	78	Oxford	19/20	19/22
416	45	Didcot North Jn	19/31	-
417	44	Didcot East Jn	19/32	19/32
434	32	Reading General	19.50a ~ 19.53d	19.48a ~ ??.??
439	29	Twyford	19/59	-
446	11	Maidenhead	20/04	-
451	74	Slough	20.09a ~ 20.11d	- ~ -
453	27	Dolphin Jn	20/13	-
459	39	Hayes & Harlington	20/20	-
461	24	Southall	20/22	-
465	17	Acton West	20/30	-
468	37	Ladbroke Grove	20/33	-
470	25	London Paddington	20.50a	-

Key;
a : arrival time
c : crew change
d : departure time
t : token swap
x : crossing train
/ : passing time
* : pathing/operational stop
A time in brackets is approximate

All distances, in miles and chains (M & C), are taken from the timing sheet given out on the train.
No attempt has been made to verify the mileages given.