16th May 2015

UK Railtours
The Golden Jubilee Pullman

Locos Used D9009 'Alycidon', 67005 'Queen's Messenger' & steam: 34027 'Taw Valley'
Stock Used 6313+99541+99543+99539+99532+99530+99531+99535+99534+99537+99536+99545

Route :
1Z55 : London Victoria to Bridgnorth
1Z56 : Bewdley to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
D9009 (2) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - North Pole Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden WL Jn - Willesden SW Sidings - Acton Wells Jn - Acton Main Line - West Ealing - Drayton Green - Greenford South Jn - Greenford West Jn - South Ruislip - Gerrards Cross - High Wycombe - Princes Risborough - Bicester North - Aynho Jn - Banbury - Leamington Spa - Hatton - Dorridge - Tyseley - Birmingham Moor Street - Birmingham Snow Hill - Jewellery Quarter - Galton Bridge - Smethwick Jn - Rowley Regis - Stourbridge Junction - Kidderminster - Bewdley
34027 (2) Bewdley - Arley - Highley - Hampton Loade - Bridgnorth
67005 (3) Bewdley - Kidderminster
D9009 (2) Kidderminster - Droitwich Spa - Worcester Shrub Hill - Norton Jn - Abbotswood Jn - Ashchurch for Tewkesbury - Cheltenham Spa - Barnwood Jn - Gloucester Yard Jn - Standish Jn - Kemble - Swindon - Didcot Parkway - Reading - Maidenhead - Slough - Southall - West Ealing - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes :
(1) This tour marked 50 years of preservation of the Severn Valley Railway.
(2) 67005 on rear.
(3) D9009 on rear.


D9009 'Alycidon' passes Kemble on the return leg (photo: Guy Vincent)

Source : Doug Lindsay (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Doug Lindsay & Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 London Victoria 07.56d [P2] 07.56   22.30a [P2] 22.43 316.51
0.71 Grosvenor Bridge Jn 07/59 ?   22/27 ? 315.60
1.36 Stewarts Lane Jn 08/02 [RVL] ?   22/16½ [RVL] ? 315.15
1.66 Longhedge Jn 08/07 ?   22/11½ ? 314.65
2.51 Latchmere Jn 08/10 08/09   22/08½ 22/30 314.00
5.34 Kensington Olympia 08/16 [DM] 08/16   22/02½ [P3] 22/20 311.17
7.22 North Pole Jn 08/20½ 08/19   21/59½ 22/14 309.29
7.59 Mitre Bridge Jn 08/21½ 08/22   21/58½ 22/11 308.72
8.08 Willesden WL Jn  08/22½ 08/24   21/57½ 22/05 308.43
? Willesden SW Sidings 08/23½ ?   21/56½ ? ?
9.44 Acton Wells Jn 08/25½ 08/29   21/54½ 22/00 307.07
10.16 Acton Main Line 08/29 [DR] 08/36   21/52 [UR] 21/56 306.35
11.13 Acton West 08/31 [DR] 08/39   21/50½ [UR] 22/00 305.38
12.36 West Ealing 08/34 ?   21/45 [UR] ? 304.15

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
13.07 Drayton Green 08/36 ?
14.45 Greenford South Jn 08/42½ ?
14.76 Greenford West Jn 08/43½ 08/50
17.48 South Ruislip 08/48½ 08/55
19.29 West Ruislip 08/51½ 08/57
24.59 Gerrards Cross 08/57½ [P1] 09/02
33.70 High Wycombe 09/08½ [P2] 09/11
38.68 Saunderton 09/14½ 09/16
42.11 Princes Risborough 09/19½ [P3] 09/19
47.76 Haddenham & Thame Parkway 09/25½ [P1] 09/24
60.57 Bicester North 09/38½ [P1] 09/36
69.59 Aynho Jn 09/52½ 09/50
74.63 Banbury 10c00 ~ 10c01 [P2] 09.58 ~ 10.00
83.43 Fenny Compton 10/09½ 10/09
94.72 Leamington Spa 10/19 10/21
? Budbrook Jn 10/26 ?
? Hatton [DGL] 10.32 ~ 10.33 10.31 ~ 10.34
100.61 Hatton 10/36 10/37
107.42 Dorridge 10/44 [P2] 10/45
114.52 Tyseley 10/56 [P2] 10/54
115.26 Small Heath South Jn 10/57½ 10/56
117.33 Birmingham Moor Street 11/03 [P2] 11/02
118.03 Birmingham Snow Hill 11c06 ~ 11c08 [P1] 11.06 ~ 11.11
118.51 Jewellery Quarter 11/10½ 11/13
121.68 Smethwick Galton Bridge 11/15½ [P1] 11/20
121.79 Smethwick Jn 11/16½ 11/20½
124.61 Rowley Regis 11*24 ~ 11*32 [DGL] 11.26 ~ 11.33
129.79 Stourbridge Junction 11/43 [P3] 11/47 [P3]
133.53 Blakedown 11/48 11/52
136.58 Kidderminster NR 11c54 ~ 11c56 [P2] 11.55 ~ 11.56
137.07 Kidderminster Jn 12/02 12/01?
139.17 Bewdley 12L15a ~ 12L49d ??L?? ~ ??L??
142.53 Arley 13/03 ?
145.10 Highley 13/12 ?
147.22 Hampton Loade 13/20 ?
151.63 Bridgnorth 13.34a ?
151.63 Bewdley 17.50d ?
153.73 Kidderminster Jn 18/10 ?
154.22 Kidderminster NR 18.16 ~ 18.26 18.13 ~ ?
157.76 Hartlebury 18/32 18/44
163.58 Droitwich Spa 18/39 18/51
168.70 Tunnel Jn 18/45 19/03
169.37 Worcester Shrub Hill 18c47 ~ 18c48 [P2] 19.04 ~ 19.07
172.42 Norton Jn 18/53 19/13
173.24 Abbotswood Jn 19/00 19/14
184.11 Ashchurch for Tewkesbury 19/11 [P2] 19/25
191.22 Cheltenham Spa 19/18½ [P1] 19/33
196.65 Barnwood Jn 19/24 19/38
197.52 Gloucester Yard Jn 19/25 19/39
203.62 Standish Jn 19/33½ 19/48
211.72 St Mary's LC 19/46½ 19/57
219.57 Kemble 19/56½ [P1] 20/07
232.36 Swindon Loco Yard 20/07½ 20/19
233.33 Swindon 20/10 [P1] 20/20
244.17 Uffington 20/21 20/31
246.56 Challow 20/23 20/32
250.34 Wantage Road 20/26 20/36
257.46 Didcot Parkway 20c36 ~ 20c42 [P2] 20.43 ~ 20.45
273.60 Reading High Level Jn 21/02½ 21/03
274.58 Reading 21/04½ [P10] [UM] 21/04
279.55 Twyford 21/09½ [P2] [UM] 21/10
286.37 Maidenhead 21/14½ [P2] [UM] 21/15
292.20 Slough 21/19½ [P5] [UR] 21/23
299.31 Heathrow Airport Jn 21/36 [UR] 21/41
301.50 Southall 21/40 [UR] 21/45

Timings continue in first table.

Associated Workings on the Severn Valley Railway

G.W.R. 2-8-0 2857, S.R. 4-6-2 34053, L.M.S. 2-6-0 43106 and Deltic 55019 in operation.

Location Booked Booked Booked Booked Booked Booked
Kidderminster Town 10.30d 11.45d 13.05d 14.20d 15.40d 16.55d
Bewdley 10.44d 12.00d 13.20d 14.35d 15.54d 17.09d
Arley 11.00d 12.17d 13.37d 14.54d 16.10d 17.24d
Highley 11.11d 12.29d 13.49d 15.05d 16.21d 17.34d
Hampton Loade 11.21d 12.42d 14.00d 15.16d 16.32d 17.44d
Bridgnorth 11.36a 12.57a 14.15a 15.31a 16.47a 17.59a

 

Location Booked Booked Booked Booked Booked Booked Booked
Bridgnorth 11.00d 12.25d 13.40d 14.55d 15.35d 16.10d 17.25d
Hampton Loade 11.21d 12.43d 13.59d 15.15d - 16.31d 17.44d
Highley 11.32d 12.54d 14.10d 15.26d 16.00d 16.42d 17.54d
Arley 11.43d 13.05d 14.20d 15.37d 16.10d 16.53d 18.06d
Bewdley 11.59d 13.21d 14.36d 15.53d 16.30d 17.09d 18.21d
Kidderminster Town 12.25a 13.32a 14.47a 16.04a 16.45a 17.20a 18.32a


Associated E.C.S. Moves on Severn Valley Railway

(67005) : Bridgnorth to Kidderminster Town

Location Booked
Bridgnorth 14.20d
Hampton Loade 14/35
Highley 14/43
Arley 14/51
Bewdley 15/04
Kidderminster Town 15.20a

(D9009 with 67005 on rear) : Kidderminster Town to Bewdley

Location Booked
Kidderminster Town 16.42d
Bewdley 16.55a


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