L.C.G.B WESSEX DOWNSMAN RAILTOUR: READING-BRISTOL: Engine: Modified Hall class 4-6-0 no 6963 Throwley Hall Load: 10 coaches, 332 tons tare, 355 tons full ----------------------------------------------------- miles sch m/sec mi/hr ----------------------------------------------------- 0.00 READING GENERAL 0 0:00 0.92 Reading West 3 3:19 1.78 Southcote Jc SB 5:12 39 5.31 Theale 9:35 52 8.81 Aldermaston 13:35 54 10.76 Midgham 15:44 55 13.60 Thatcham 18:53 55 sigs 20* 17.12 NEWBURY 21 25:49 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 1.08 Enborne Jc SB 4:35 sigs 5.38 Kintbury 10:38 8.44 Hungerford p.w.s 0* 13.32 Bedwyn 14 29:13 15.50 Grafton Curve Jc 32:32 42 16.99 Savernake 34:28 47 19.44 Wootton Rivers 36:52 72 22.22 Pewsey 39:13 71/72 23.90 mp 77 (Manningford) 68 25.76 Woodborough 42:11 70 27.99 Patney & Chirton 29 45:10 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 4.80 Devizes 8 12:20 slack 57 Seend 18:46 43* 50 13.01 Holt Jc 19 24:24 slack 14.42 Bradford N Jc 22 27:44 slack 14.75 Bradford W Jc 23 28:24 slack 16.44 BRADFORD ON AVON 31:01 50 18.73 Freshford 34:26 easy 19.52 Limpley Stoke 35:56 easy 23.57 Bathampton 38 42:39 slack 25.83 BATH SPA 43 46:53 slack 26.86 Oldfield Park 48:46 41 30.28 Saltford 52:48 56 32.69 Keynsham 55:13 61 36.53 North Somerset Jn p.w.s 37.32 BRISTOL TEMPLE MEADS 64 67:09 ----- -- ----- Date: Sunday 4th April 1965: L.C.G.B WESSEX DOWNSMAN: dep: Reading General 11.22am..19 late arr: Bristol Temple Meads 1.58pm..51 late ----------------------------------------------------- Southern 1960's Railtours Steam 1954-1967 Archives Page