26th September 1998

Mercia Charters
The Shapeshifter

Locos Used 37212, 37238, 47276, 56072 & 58045

Route :
1Z30 : Paddington to Salisbury
1Z96 : Salisbury to Paddington

Locos Route
37212 + 37238 Paddington - Slough - Reading - Didcot - Swindon
56072 Swindon - Melksham - Westbury - Salisbury
47276 Salisbury - Andover - Basingstoke
58045 Basingstoke - Reading - Slough - Paddington


56072 at Swindon (photo: Mark Sawyer)

Source : Denzil Morgan with additional data from Stuart Smith (joined/left the train at Slough)

Timings (Booked and Actual)
(From Janet Cottrell)

Location Booked Actual
Paddington 09.02d 09.07
Acton West 09/08 ?
Southall 09/13 ?
Slough 09.24a ~ 09.25d 09.24 ~ 09.25
Maidenhead 09/32 09/31
Twyford 09/38 09/37
Reading 09.43a ~ 09.48d 09.42 ~ 09.48
Didcot East Jn 10/10 10/03
Foxhall Jn 10/13 10/05
Challow 10/21 ?
Uffington 10/24 ?
Swindon 10.34a ~ 10.47d 10.26 ~ 10.49
Wotton Bassett Jn 10/54 11/01
Chippenham 11/04 11/10
Thingley Jn 11/06 11/13
Bradford Jn 11/20 11/26
Westbury 11/31 11/37
Warminster 11/39 11/43
Eilton 11/59 ?
Salisbury 12.02a ~ 13.10d 12.10 ~ ??.??
Tunnel Jn 13/13 ?
Andover 13/30 ?
Worting Jn 13/48 ?
Basingstoke 13.52a ~ 14.10d ?
Bramley 14/17 ?
Southcote Jn 14/27 ?
Reading 14.31a ~ 14.36d ?
Twyford 14/42 ?
Maidenhead 14/48 ?
Slough 14.54a ~ 15.00d ?
Southall 15/09 ?
Acton West 15/12 ?
London Paddington 15.18a ?


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