6th August 1988
Hertfordshire Railtours
Chinnor Tonic
| DMU Used | 54224+51893+54213+51895 |
Route : 1Z22 throughout
| DMU | Route |
| as listed | London Marylebone - West Ruislip - Princes Risborough - Chinnor |
| as listed | Chinnor - Princes Risborough |
| as listed | Princes Risborough - Thame |
| as listed | Thame - Princes Risborough |
| as listed | Princes Risborough - Aylesbury - Quainton Road - Claydon LNE Jn |
| as listed | Claydon LNE Jn - Bicester - Oxford - Kennington Jn - Morris Cowley |
| as listed | Morris Cowley - Kennington Jn |
| as listed | Kennington Jn - Didcot North Jn - Didcot East Jn - Reading - Slough - Hanwell Jn - Drayton Green Jn - Greenford South Jn - Greenford East Jn - Old Oak West Jn - Old Oak East Jn - Old Oak Common Flyover - London Paddington (Plat. 1a) |
Notes :
(1)
The second of three (?) similar trips (see also 09/07/88
& 03/09/88). Hertfordshire Rail Tours invested in
building 'Thame Platform' especially for these tours.

The tour at Quainton Road (Photo: Robin Addison)
Sources : As per Phil Wieland (see 8th Sept 1988)
Robin Addison (on
the train throughout) & Robert Frise
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Timings (Booked and Actual)
(from Robin Addison and Dave Sheppard)
| Location | Booked | Actual |
| Marylebone | 0926d | 0926d |
| Neasden South Jn | 09/32 | 09/34 |
| Northolt Jn | 09/41 | 09/42 |
| West Ruislip | 09/44 | 09/45 |
| High Wycombe | 1004a ~ 1006d | 1005a ~ 1006d |
| Princes Risborough | 1017a ~ 1022d t | 1019a ~ 1025d |
| Chinnor (End of Line Loop) | 1047a ~ 1102d | 1039a ~ 1101d |
| Princes Risborough | 1127a ~ 1132d t | 1112a ~ 1123d |
| Thame (End of Line) | 1157a ~ 1207d | 1141a |
| Thame Platform | 1212a ~ 1400d | 1145a ~ 1401d |
| Princes Risborough | 1420a ~ 1423d t | 1416a |
| Signal P53 | 1425a ~ 1428d | - |
| Princes Risborough | 1430a ~ 1435d t | 14/31 |
| Aylesbury | 1450a ~ 1451d t | 1445a ~ 1507d |
| Quainton Road | 1506a ~ 1646d | 1516a ~ 1646d |
| Claydon LNE Jn | 1701a ~ 1706d t | 1659a ~ 1705d |
| Bicester London Road | 1723a ~ 1726d | 1818a ~ 1720d |
| Oxford North Jn | 17/48 | 17/54 |
| Oxford | 1751a ~ 1753d c | 17/58 |
| Kennington Jn | 1758a ~ 1800d t | 18/03 |
| Morris Cowley | 1810a ~ 1820d | 1814a ~ 1821d |
| Kennington Jn | 1830a ~ 1833d t | 1831a ~ 1833d |
| Didcot North Jn | 18/44 | 18/45 |
| Didcot East Jn | 18/45 | 18/46 |
| Reading | 1901a ~ 1903d | 1903a ~ 1904d |
| Twyford | 19/10 | - |
| Maidenhead | 19/16 | 19/21 |
| Slough | 19/21 | 19/26 |
| Southall | 19/30 | 19/35 |
| Hanwell | 19/32 | 19/37 |
| Drayton Green | 19/34 | 19/39 |
| Greenford South Jn | 19/39 | 19/43 |
| Greenford East Jn | 19/40 | 19/44 |
| Old Oak West Jn | 19/45 | 19/50 |
| Old Oak East Jn | 19/48 | 19/52 |
| Paddington | 2000a | 1959a |
Key;
PS: Photo Stop
a : arrival time
c : crew change
d : departure time
L : add or detach loco
t : token exchange
/ : passing time
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