13th November 2010

Branch Line Society
Scarcely Remembered Tracks Tour

Locos Used 66018 & 66065
Stock Used 5276+5350+4902+5040+1863+3110+6310

Route :
1Z66 : Eastleigh to Thameshaven
1Z67 : Thameshaven to Eastleigh

Loco(s) Route
66065 (1) Eastleigh - Winchester - Basingstoke - Woking - Byfleet & New Haw - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo
66018 (2) London Waterloo - Nine Elms Jn - West London Jn - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia - North Pole Jn - Mitre Bridge Jn - Willesden Junction High Level - West Hampstead - Gospel Oak - Junction Road Jn - Upper Holloway - South Tottenham - Woodgrange Park - Barking - Ripple Lane 'H' Group Sidings
66065 (1) Ripple Lane 'H' Group Sidings - Ripple Lane Railhead (Howard Tenens)
66018 (2) Ripple Lane Railhead (Howard Tenens) - Ripple Lane 'H' Group Sidings
66065 (1) Ripple lane 'H' Group Sidings - Ripple Lane West Yard
66018 (2) Ripple Lane West Yard - Renwick Road Jn - Ripple Lane Exchange Sidings - Dagenham Dock Ford Gate (EWS Loop)
66065 (1) Dagenham Dock Ford Gate (EWS Loop) - Ripple Lane Exchange Sidings - Renwick Road Jn - Ripple Lane West Yard
66018 (2) Ripple Lane West Yard - Renwick Road Jn - Ripple Lane West Jn - Dagenham Dock - Purfleet - West Thurrock Jn - Thameshaven Jn - Thames Haven
66065 (1) Thames Haven - Purfleet
66018 (2) Purfleet - Purfleet Long Siding (Deep Wharf L.C.) (3)
66065 (1) Purfleet Long Siding - Purfleet - Dagenham Dock - Ripple Lane East Jn - Renwick Road Jn - Barking - Woodgrange Park - Forest Gate - Stratford - Carpenters Road North Jn - Channelsea Jn - Temple Mills East Jn - Ruckholt Road Jn - Temple Mills Loop
66018 (2) Temple Mills Loop - Ruckholt Road Jn - Temple Mills East Jn - Channelsea Jn - Carpenters Road North Jn - Carpenters Road South Jn - Bow Jn - Bethnal Green - London Liverpool Street
66065 (1) London Liverpool Street - Bethnal Green - Reading Lane Jn - Navarino Road Jn - Dalston Kingsland - Camden Road - Gospel Oak - West Hampstead - Willesden Junction High Level - Acton Wells Jn - South Acton - Kew East Jn - Old Kew Jn - Hounslow - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Addlestone Jn - Byfleet & New Haw - (reverse of outward route) - Eastleigh

(1) 66018 on rear.
(2) 66065 on rear.
(3) Alan Sheppard comments: It had been hoped that we would travel along the 'Purfleet Long Siding' to beyond the Eastern Connection onto the Up Tilbury, (the mileages listed reflected this hope), then use that connection, but we had to reverse at Deep Wharf L.C.

Source : Alan Sheppard

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from LASERman & Alan Sheppard)

M.C Location
Booked
 Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Eastleigh 07.30d [P3][DSL] 08.07 [P3][DSL]   19.47a [P2]  ? 259.38
? Allbrook Jn 07/33 [FL] 08.10 ~ 08.12 [UF]   ?  ? ?
4.40 Shawford 07/37 08/17½   19/40  ?  ?
6.76 Winchester 07/41 [P1] 08/21½   19/37 [P2]  ?  ?
23.14 Worting Jn 07/58 [SL] 08/36½ [UF]   19/22  ?  ?
25.54 Basingstoke 08.02a ~ 08.05d [P4][SL] 08.39½ ~ 08.41½ [P3][UF]   19.12a ~ 19.17d [P1][SL] 19.14 ~ 19.15½ [P1] 233.64
? Basingstoke East ? ?   ? 19.08 ~ 19.11½  ?
36.77 Fleet 08/16 [P1][SL] 08/52 [UF]   18/51 [P2][SL] 18/45½ [P2] ?
40.18 Farnborough (Main) 08/20 [P1][FL] 08/55 [UF]   18/39 [P2][SL] 18/41 ?
44.04 Pirbright Jn ? 08/58   18/33 [SL] 18/36 [SL]  ?
46.36 Brookwood ? ?   ? 18/34 [SL]  ?
48.59 Woking Jn 08/28 [FL] 09/02   18/28 [SL] 18/30 [DF]  ?
49.08 Woking 08/30 [P2][FL] 09/02½ [P2][UF]   18/27½ [P4][FL] 18/29½ [P4][DF]  ?
53.03 Byfleet & New Haw ? 09/06   18/23 [FL] 18/25 [FL] 206.35
60.08 Hampton Court Jn 08/39 [FL] 09/12  
61.32 Surbiton 08/41 [P2][FL] 09/13½ [P2][UF]  
63.53 New Malden 08/45 [P2][FL] 09/15½ [P2][UF]  
66.16 Wimbledon 08/47½ [P6][FL] 09/18 [P6][UF]  
69.41 Clapham Junction 08/53½ [P8][MFL] 09/22 [P8][DMF]  
71.60 Queenstown Road (Battersea) 08/56 [P2][RVL] 09/26½ [P2][RVL]  
72.36 Nine Elms Jn 08/57 [RVL] 09/27½ [RVL]  
73.73 London Waterloo 09.01a ~ 09.16d [P19] 09.32 ~09.42 [P19]  
75.33 Nine Elms Jn 09/20 [RVL] 09/47 [RVL]  
76.52 West London Jn 09/22 [DRV] 09/50½ [URV]  
77.10 Latchmere No.2 Jn 09/23 09/52  
79.64 Kensington Olympia 09/28 09/56½ [DWL]  
81.57 North Pole Jn 09/31 10/02  
82.28 Mitre Bridge Jn 09/32 10/03  
- Addlestone Jn   18/19 18/22½ 205.31
 - Virginia Water   18/11 [P4] 18/13½ 200.40
 - Staines   18/04 [P2] 18.05½ 196.27
 - Staines DGL   17*59 ~ 18*02 18/03 [DGL] ?
 - Sig. F249   ? 17.58 ~ 18.01  ?
 - Feltham   17/53 [P2] 17/52 [P2] 192.13
 - Feltham Jn   17/51 17.42 ~ 17.48 190.60
 - Hounslow   17/41 [P2] 17/36 189.62
 - Brentford   17/31 [P2] 17/32 186.74
 - Old Kew Jn   ? 17.22 ~ 17.30 186.23
 - Kew East Jn   17/26 17/20 185.61
 - South Acton Jn   17/24 17/18½ 185.01
 - Acton Central   17.16a ~ 17.18d 17.14½ ~ 17.16 182.02
 - Acton Wells Jn   17/14 17/10½ 180.72
82.75 Willesden Junction High Level 09/35 [P4] 10/05½   17/12 [P5] 17/08 180.09
83.24 Kensal Green Jn 09/36 10/07½   17/10 17/07 ?
85.39 West Hampstead 09.42a ~ 09.45d [P2] 10.13½ ~ 10.14½ [P2]   16.59a ~ 17.02d [P1] 16.59½ ~ 17.01 [P1] 177.45
87.29 Gospel Oak 09/50 10/19   16/53 16/53½ 175.65
88.11 Junction Road Jn 09/53 10/21  
88.45 Upper Holloway 09/55 [P2] 10/022 [P2]  
89.61 Harringay Park Jn 09/58 10/24½  
91.35 South Tottenham 10/04 [P2] 10/28½ [P2]  
- Camden Road Jn   16/49 16/47½ 174.42
 - Camden Road East Jn   16/47 16/46 174.25
 - Westbourne Road Jn   16/43 [NL] 16/43 ?
 - Canonbury West Jn   16/40 16/41 172.53
 - Navarino Road Jn   16*29 ~ 16*34 16.31½ ~ 16.34 170.76
 - Reading Lane Jn   16/28 16/30½ 170.52
 - Bethnal Green   16/25 [P2] 16/24½ 169.07
 - London Liverpool Street   15.55a ~ 16.21d [P6] 16.05 ~ 16.21 [P6] 167.77
 - Bethnal Green   15/51½ [ML] 16/00 [UM] 166.67
 - Bow Jn   15/48½ [ML] 15/57 [UM] 165.05
 - Carpenters Road South Jn   15/33 [BL] 15/52½ 164.23
 - Channelsea Jn   15/31 15/51 ?
 - Temple Mills East Jn   15/27 15/47 ?
 - Temple Mills Loop   15.15 ~ 15.24 15.42 ~ 15.43.½ 162.01
 - Temple Mills East Jn   15/11 15.34 ~ 15.37½ 160.64
 - Channelsea Jn   15/06 15/31½ 160.05
 - Stratford   15/03 [P10] 15/29 [P10] 159.46
 - Forest Gate Jn   14/59½ [ML] 15/24½ [UM] 157.63
98.62 Woodgrange Park 10/18 [P2] 10/43   14/57 [P1] 15/21½ [UM] ?
99.58 Barking Station Jn 10/20 10.46 ~ 10.50   14/55 15/19 156.19
100.28 Barking 10*22 ~ 10*24 [P7][GL] 10.52½ ~ 10.53½ [P7]   14/54 [P8] 15/17½ ?
100.46 Barking Tilbury Line Jn East ? 10/54   ? 15.11½ ~ 15.16 155.37
101.26 Ripple Lane West Jn Sig.UR617 ? 10/56 [DG]  
? Ripple Lane Sig.UR807 10*34 ~ 10*36 [GL] 11.00 ~ 11.03 [DTS]  
102.40 Ripple Lane H Group Sdgs (Stora) 10.43 ~ (10.53) 11.12 ~ 11.14 [H8]  
addition Ripple Lane Railhead (H. Tenens) ? 11.19½ ~ 11.21½  
102.40 Ripple Lane H Group Sdgs (Stora) (10.43) ~ 10.53 11.28½ ~ 11.31 [H8]  
103.14 Ripple Lane West Yard 11.02 ~ 11.12 [SDG] 11.41 ~ 11.43 [Sdg.1]  
? Ripple Lane Renwick Road Jn 11/17 [Dn] 11/47  
? Ripple Lane Exchange Sidings 11.22 ~ 11.24 [SDG] 11/51½ [Ex.Sdg.3]  
104.69 Dagenham Dock (EWS Loop) 11.41 ~ 11.53 [SDG] 11.59½ ~ 12.03  
? Ripple Lane Exchange Sidings 12.10 ~ 12.12 [SDG] 12/10½ [Ex.Sdg.1]  
? Ripple Lane Renwick Road Jn 12/15 [GL] 12/11½  
106.64 Ripple Lane West Yard 12.18 ~ 12.26 [SDG] 12.16 ~ 12.32 [Sdg.1]  
? Ripple Lane Renwick Road Jn 12/29 [GL] 12/35 [DG]   14/45 [GL] 15/04½ [UG] ?
? Ripple Lane East Jn   ? 15/03 [UG] 153.39
108.49 Dagenham Dock 12/34 [P2] 12/41 [P2]   14/40 [GL] 14/59½ [P1]  ?
110.58 Rainham 12/37 [P2] 12/44 [P2]   14/38 [P1] 14/53 [P1]  ?
114.06 Purfleet 12/41 [P2] 12/48½ [P2]   14/34 [P1] 14.47½ ~ 14.48½  ?
? Purfleet Long Siding Jn North.   ? 14.40 ~ 14.46  ?
 ? Purfleet Long Siding (East Connection)   ? DIV 145.52
 ? Purfleet Long Siding (Deep Wharf LC)   14.20 ~ 14.30 14.33 ~ 14.35½ 144.46
 ? Purfleet   14.08 ~ 14.16 [P1] 14.22 ~ 14.25 143.63
117.07 West Thurrock Jn 12/45 [DT] 12/53½ [DT]   14/03 14/16  ?
117.74 Grays 12/46 [P2] 12/54 [P2]   14/02 [P1] 14/15 [P1]  ?
118.52 Tilbury Town 12/50 [P2] 12/56 [P2]   14/00 [P1] 14/12 [P1]  ?
125.26 Thames Haven Jn 12*58 ~ 13*00 [GL] 13/06   13*49 ~ 13*50 14.01 ~ 14.03½  ?
? Thames Haven Jn (Single Line Jn) ? 13.08 ~ 13.10½   ? 13/59  ?
128.78 No.43 Gate ? 13.20½ ~ 13.24   ? 13.44½ ~ 13.46  ?
129.25 Thames Haven T.C. 13.15a [SDG] 13.28½ [Sdg.17]   13.30d 13.40 [Sdg.17] 129.25


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