H.C.R.S SIX COUNTIES RAILTOUR: Engines: Class U 2-6-0 no 31639 (pilot) and class Q1 0-6-0 no 33006 Load: 6 coaches, 205 tons tare, 220 tons full. ----------------------------------------------------- miles sch m/sec mi/hr ----------------------------------------------------- 0.00 BANBURY 0 0:00 3.63 Cropredy 8:15 38 5.05 mp 91.25 10:37 37 6.11 Claydon Xg SB sigs 0* 8.78 Fenny Compton SB 14 24:53 Stop 25:13 ? Burton Dassett 34:13 15.00 Kineton 41:53 19.00 Ettington 42 50:55 ? Clifford Sdgs 60:55 Stop 61:17 24.25 Stratford Town 65:22 ? Exchange Sdgs 66:55 Stop 72:17 sigs 0* ? STRATFORD 82 78:31 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 2.65 Wilmcote 6:46 3.76 Bearley W Jc SB 6 9:08 28.1 av 4.28 Bearley 10:45 19.3 av 7.54 Claverdon 10 17:54 27.3 av 9.24 Hatton 17 22:25 22.6 av 11.41 Budbrook SB p.w.s 13.41 Warwick 24 39:25 15.33 LEAMINGTON SPA GENERAL 43:56 15.53 Leamington Spa South 37 44:49 ----- -- ----- 0.00 Leamington Exch Sdgs 0 0:00 0.25 LEAMINGTON SPA AVENUE 1:34 4.75 Marton Jc SB 9 10:41 33 6.80 Marton 13:14 56 8.25 Birdingbury 15:05 47.0 av 10.60 Dunchurch 19:31 31.8 av 14.50 Rugby no 7 SB sigs 15.25 RUGBY MIDLAND 26 32:48 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 2.20 Hillmorton SB 5:42 9.36 Long Buckby 17:24 36.7 av 12.82 Althorp Park 22:10 43.6 av 17.37 Market Harboro line jc 29:25 37.6 av 18.98 NORTHAMPTON CASTLE 25 34:35 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 ? Dunston Jc N SB 2:01 slack ? Bridge St Jc SB 2:44 1.00 Bridge Street 3:47 ? Little Houghton Xg 9:33 ? Billing 10:26 8.00 Castle Ashby 16:00 ? London Road 23:27 ? Wellingborough Jc 26:35 12.00 WELLINGBOROUGH ? 27:22 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 1.37 Irchester Jc SB 3:54 34 2.40 Irchester 5:35 37 5.31 mp 59.75 10:37 34 8.40 Sharnbrook 14:41 48/55 12.11 Oakley 19:04 43 15.21 BEDFORD ? 25:57 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 0.35 Bedford LNW Jc ? 2:38 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 0.63 St Johns no 1 SB 3:35 3.74 Kempston Hardwick 8:31 45 5.47 Wootton Pillinge 10:48 48/43 6.63 Milbrooke 12:30 8.04 Lidlington 14:49 34 9.95 Ridgmont 17:48 42 11.62 Apsley Guise 20:21 44 12.55 Woburn Sands 21:51 14.00 Bow Brickhill 25:26 15.63 Fenny Stratford 30:28 16.69 BLETCHLEY ? 35:21 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 5.50 Swanbourne 12:05 7.25 Winslow 15:20 9.50 Verney Junction 19:30 11.25 Claydon ? 15.00 Marsh Gibbon ? 17.25 Launton ? 19.50 Bicester London Rd ? 25.50 Islip ? sigs 0* 31.50 OXFORD ? 59:57 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 2.35 Kennington Jc SB 5:55 4.83 Morris Cowley 10:53 7.79 Wheatley 17:03 ? Tiddington 22:40 15.29 THAME 30:33 sigs 0* 20.95 PRINCES RISBOROUGH ? 43:55 ----- -- ----- 0.00 0 0:00 p.w.s 3.16 Saunderton 8:26 8.14 HIGH WYCOMBE 16:31 slack 12.99 Beaconsfield 22:43 sigs 22.63 West Ruislip 42:15 57 31.40 Old Oak Common W Jc 52:06 slack sigs 34.68 PADDINGTON ? 63:21 ----- -- ----- Date: Sunday 7th March 1965: dep: Banbury 11.38am arr: Paddington 9.27pm Note: The above mileages contain estimates ----------------------------------------------------- Southern 1960's Railtours Steam 1954-1967 Archives Page