17th February 2007

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
Severn Valley Railway 1960's Gala

Blue Pullman series (Winter Wonderland Special)

Locos Used 47839 & 47853
Stock Used 3356+3348+1692+97+345+3384+3390+1683+3426+3330+17077

Route:
1Z49 : Barking to Kidderminster
1Z50 : Kidderminster to Barking

Loco(s) Route
47853 (1) Barking - (via Barking flyover) - Woodgrange Park - Forest gate Jn - Stratford - Channelsea Jn - Dalston Jn - Camden Road Jn - Gospel Oak - Willesden Junction HL - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - Ealing Broadway - Slough - Maidenhead - Reading - Didcot East Jn - (via Didcot avoiding line) - Didcot North Jn - Oxford - Heyford - Aynho Jn - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Solihull - Tyseley - Birmingham Snow Hill - Jewellery Quarter - Smethwick Galton Bridge - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster
47839 (2) Kidderminster - (reverse of outward route) - Didcot North Jn - Didcot Parkway - Didcot East Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Barking

Notes :
(1) 47839 on rear.
(2) 47853 on rear.
(3) Train was delayed in the Tyseley area due to signalling problems.
(4) Reversible Signalling was used between Maryland and Woodgrange Park - after a stop of 6-7 minutes at Maryland (in the Down Fast platform) the train was routed from Down Fast to Up Slow to allow pathing of a Shoeburyness service to pass at Woodgrange Park.

Source : Mathew Cole (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Matthew Cole)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Barking 08.00d [P7] 08.02 [P8]   22.20a 22.00 [P7]
Woodgrange Park 08/05 08/07   22/17 21/53 [UL-DL]
Forest Gate Jn 08/07 [US-UF] 08/09   22/15 21/51
Maryland ? ?   ? ??.?? ~ ??.?? [DF-US]
Stratford 08.09a ~ 08.10d 08.13 ~ 08.16 [P10]   22.09a ~ 22.12d 21.39 ~ 21.42 [P10A]
Channelsea Jn 08/14 08/19   21/55 21/36
Dalston Jn 08/26 08/26   21/48 21/28
Camden Road Jn 08/37 08/35   21/35 21/18
Gospel Oak 08/42 08/40   21/32 21/13
Kensal Green Jn 08/54 08/53   21/21 21/03
Willesden Junction HL 08/56 08/54   21/20 21/02
Acton Wells Jn 08/59 08/57 [DS]   21/18 20/56
Acton Main Line 09/13 09/12   21/16 20/53
Ealing Broadway 09.17a ~ 09.19d 09.15 ~ 09.18 [P3]   21.10a ~ 21.12d 20.47 ~ 20.50 [P4]
Southall 09/24 09/23   21/01 20/40
Airport Jn 09/26 09/27   20/57 20/36
Slough 09.33a ~ 09.35d 09.33 ~ 09.35 [P4]   20.44a ~ 20.48d 20.26 ~ 20.29 [P5]
Maidenhead 09/42 09/42   20/37 20/21 [P4]
Twyford 09/48 09/48   20/29 20/15
Reading 10c01a ~ 10c13d 09.53 ~ 09.58 [P8]   20.17a ~ 20.22d 20/07 ~ 20.09 [P9]
Reading West Jn 10/16 10/01   20/10 20/05
Didcot East Jn 10/30 10/24   19/56 19/50
Didcot Parkway   19c42 ~ 19c54 19.34 ~ 19.48
Didcot North Jn 10/31 10/25   19/39 19/32
Kennington Jn 10/38 10/32   19/27 19/23
Oxford 10/40 10/40   19/24 19/21
Wolvercot Jn 10/43 10/42   19/19 19/18
Heyford 10/51 10/53   19/11 19/10
Aynho Jn 10/56 10/58   19/05 19/06
Banbury 11/02 11/02 [P2]   18/59 19/01 [P3]
Fenny Compton 11/09 11/09   18/52 18/54
Leamington Spa 11/22 11/19   18/41 18/43
Hatton 11/33 11/33   18/30 18/29
Dorridge 11c50 ~ 11c56 11.51 ~ 11.52 [P3]   18/25 18/26
Tyseley 12/10 12/19 [P4]   18/10 18/09
Small Heath South Jn 12/11 12/20   18/07 18/07
Birmingham Moor Street 12/14 12/24   18/04 18/03
Birmingham Snow Hill 12/17 12/26 [P2]   18/01 18/01 [P1]
Jewellery Quarter 12/20 12/28   17/56 17/56
Smethwick Galton Bridge 12/27 12/32   17/50 17/49
Stourbridge Junction 12/45 12/47 [P3]   17/29 17/29
Kidderminster 12.55a 13.00   17.18d 17.19


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