8th May 2010

UK Railtours
The Somerset & Dorset

Locos Used 66015 & steam: 35028 'Clan Line'
Stock Used (4) 35469+3066+3068+1691+3097+3069+1813+4902+5276+5341+17096

Route :
1Z95 : London Waterloo to Yeovil Junction
1Z96 Yeovil Junction to Weymouth
1Z97 : Weymouth to London Waterloo

Loco(s) Route
35028 (1) London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Woking - Farnborough Main - Basingstoke - Andover - Salisbury - Gillingham - Templecombe - Yeovil Junction
35028 (1) Yeovil Junction - Yeovil Pen Mill
66015 (2) Yeovil Pen Mill - Maiden Newton - Dorchester Jn - Weymouth
35028 (1) Weymouth - Poole - Bournemouth - Redbridge - Southampton Central - Northam Jn - St Denys - Eastleigh - Winchester - Basingstoke - (reverse of outward route) - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) 66015 on rear.
(2) 35028 on rear.
(3) John Clifford comments: The tour ran well with the only problem being a 6 min stand outside Waterloo on the return thus preventing an on time arrival.
(4) John Clifford recorded the order of 3097+3069 the opposite way round i.e. ...+1691+3069+3097+1813+... - confirmation required.

Sources : various including Neil Kearns, LASERman & John Clifford

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Neil Kearns & LASERman)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Waterloo 07.17d [P19] [MFL] 07.21 [P19]   21.15a [P19] 21.25
Clapham Junction 07/25 [P9] [FL] 07/30   21/07 [P8] [MFL] 21/04
Wimbledon 07/30 [P7] 07/34   21/02 [P6] 21/01
New Malden 07/33 07/36   20/59 20/58
Surbiton 07/36 [DF] 07/38   20/57 [P2] 20/56
Hampton Court Jn 07/37 07/39   20/55 20/55
Weybridge ? ?   20/48 [FL] 20/48
Byfleet & New Haw ? ?   20/44 20/44
Woking 07.50a ~ 07.52d [P4] 07.49 ~ 07.52   20.33a ~ 20.37d [P1] 20.34 ~ 20.37
Woking Jn 07/54 07/54   20/32 20/32
Pirbright Jn ? ?   20/26 20/23
Farnborough Main 08/04 08/06   20/21 20/20
Fleet ? ?   20/17 20/17
Winchfield 08/10 [SL] 08/13   ? ?
Basingstoke 08.20a ~ 08.23d [P1] 08.23 ~ 08.24   20.02a ~ 20.04 [P4] 20.02 ~ 20.05
Worting Jn 08/28 08/30   19/58 [SL] 19/59

 

Location Booked Actual
Andover 08/48 08/45
Tunnel Jn 09/03 09/00
Salisbury 09w06a ~ 09w19d [P4] 09.03 ~ 09.19
Wilton Jn 09/23 09/26
Wilton 09/25 09/27
Tisbury Loop 09/37 09/39
Gillingham 09x49 ~ 09x54 [P1] 09.51 ~ 09.53
Templecombe 10/06 [ML] 10/04
Sherborne 10/14 [P2] 10/14
Yeovil Junction [P3] 10.25a ~ 12.10d [P3] 10.23 ~ 12.12
Yeovil Pen Mill 12.20 ~ 12.25 [P1] 12.23 ~ 12.29
Maiden Newton 12t44 ~ 13t04 12.55 ~ 13.02
Dorchester West 13/16 13/19
Dorchester Jn 13/17 13/20
Weymouth [P3] 13.30a ~ 17.35d [P3] 13.33 ~ 17.35
Dorchester Jn 17/49 17/48
Dorchester South 17/50 [P1] 17/49
Moreton 17/57 17/57
Wool 18/03 [P1] 18/01
Wareham 18/09 [P1] 18/07
Poole 18/20 [P1] 18/17
Branksome 18/26 [P1] 18/23
Bournemouth 18/31 [P2] 18/28
Brockenhurst 18/49 [P2] 18/53
Redbridge 19/00 [FL] 19/03
Southampton Central 19/04 [P1] 19/09
Northam Jn 19/06½ [SL] 19/11
St Denys 19/09 19/13
Eastleigh 19w14 ~ 19w31 [P1] 19.21 ~ 19.31
Shawford 19/36½ 19/39
Winchester 19/41 19/43

Timings continue in first table.

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