DMU Operations: Western Region
West Drayton - Uxbridge Vine Street
Single car DMUs were used on this 2½ mile line. This was a route on which the GWR railcars had formerly been used.
Gloucester parcel cars were not unknown to operate on the branch[1].
The service ended on 10 September 1962.
Sample Timetables
12th June to 10th September 1961
In the Passenger Services Western Region timetable it was Table 52 (0.4 mb pdf).
11th September 1961 to 17th June 1962
In the Passenger Services Western Region timetable it was Table 52 (0.4 mb pdf).
18th June to 9th September 1962
In the Passenger Services Western Region timetable it was Table 51 (0.3 mb pdf).
10th September 1962 to 16th June 1963
In the Passenger Services Western Region timetable it was still included as Table 51 (0.4 mb pdf), but noted as withdrawn.
Images
21st July 1962
BR single unit railcar (Pressed Steel/1960) at Uxbridge Vine Street station on 21 July 1962. The passenger service on the branch was withdrawn two months later on 10th September. John Cosford.
References
- ⋏ Image taken August 1962, Uxbridge Vine Street page of the Disused Stations website, accessed 13 August 2026