12th April 2014

UK Railtours
The Avon Lady

DMUs Used 159004 & 159020 (formed: 52876+58721+57876 'Basingstoke and Deane'+57892+58737+52892)

Route :
1Z61 : London Waterloo to Bristol Temple Meads
1Z62 : Bristol Temple Meads to London Waterloo

DMUs Route
159020 + 159004 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Hampton Court Jn - Woking - Farnborough Main - Basingstoke - Andover - Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury - Trowbridge - Bathampton Jn - Bath Spa - North Somerset Jn - Bristol Temple Meads
159004 + 159020 Bristol Temple Meads - (reverse of outward route) - London Waterloo

Notes: 
(1) Off tour options; visit to the Avon Valley Railway Diesel Gala, with 07010, 08822, D3668, 31130 and DMMU 52006+52025 in operation, or a visit to Wells and Cheddar Gorge which ran from Bristol Temple Meads.

Source : Mark Herriott (joined the tour at London Waterloo, and returned to Basingstoke)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Waterloo 08.32d [P8] [DMF] 08.33   19.29a [P8] 19.29
Clapham Junction 08/38 [P9] 08/39   19/22 [P8] [UMF] 19/22
Wimbledon 08/41½ [P7] 08/42   19/19 19/19
New Malden 08/43½ 08/44   19/17 19/18
Surbiton 08/45½ [DF] 08/45   19/15 [P2] 19/15
Hampton Court Jn 08/46½ 08/46   19/14 19/13
Weybridge 08/52 08/51   19/09½ 19/09
Byfleet & New Haw 08/53½ 08/52   19/08½ ?
Woking 09.02a ~ 09.07d [P5] [DF] 09.02 ~ 09.07   19.01a ~ 19.05d [P1] 19.00 ~ 19.05
Woking Jn 09/08½ 09/08   18/58 18/57
Farnborough Main 09/15 09/15   18/51½ 18/50
Basingstoke 09.26a ~ 09.28d [P2] 09.27 ~ 09.32   18.38a ~ 18.40d [P4] 18.37 ~ 18.40
Worting Jn 09/31 09/35   18/36 [US] 18/33
Andover 09/43½ [P2] 09/47   18/23½ [P1] 18/22
Tunnel Jn 09/56½ 09/59   18/11 18/10
Salisbury 09.59a ~ 10.01d [P4] 10.01 ~ 10.03   18.06a ~ 18.08d [P2] 18.06 ~ 18.07
Wilton Jn 10/04 10/06   18/03½ 18/03
Wishford 10/08½ 10/10   17/59 17/59
Wylye LC 10/12 10/14   17/55½ 17/55
Upton Lovell 10/16 10/18   17/52 17/52
Warminster 10/20 10/22   17/48 17/47
Westbury 10/27½ [P2] 10/28   17/42 [P1] 17/41
Trowbridge 10/31½ 10/33   17/36½ ?
Bradford Jn 10/33 10/34   17/35 17/35
Bathampton Jn 10/42½ 10/43   17/26 17/26
Bath Spa 10.45a ~ 10.49d [P1] 10.47 ~ 10.50   17.21a ~ 17.23d [P2] 17.20 ~ 17.22
North Somerset Jn 10/58½ 10/59   17/12 17/12
Bristol East Jn 10/59½ 11/03   17/11 17/11
Bristol Temple Meads 11.03a [P9] 11.04   17.10d [P11] 17.10


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z61 : (159020 & 159004) : Fratton Depot to Portsmouth & Southsea [Back Road]
5Z61 : (159004 & 159020) : Portsmouth & Southsea [Back Road] to London Waterloo
5Z62 : (159020 & 159004) : London Waterloo to Portsmouth & Southsea [Back Road]
5Z62 : (159004 & 159020) : Portsmouth & Southsea [Back Road] to Fratton Depot

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Fratton Depot 06.32d 22.18a
Portsmouth & Southsea 06.39 ~ 06.46 [BKR] 22.06 ~ 22.11 [BKR]
Fratton East Jn 06/49 22/00
Havant 06/59 21/51
Petersfield 07/09 21/35
Haslemere 07/20 21/25
Farncombe 07/31 21/17
Guildford 07.37 ~ 07.39 21/12
Woking 07/54 20/57
Surbiton 08/03 20/40
Wimbledon 08/07 20/35
Clapham Junction 08/10 20/32
London Waterloo 08.19a [P8] 20.26d [P8]

5Z63 : (159004 & 159020) : Bristol Temple Meads to Salisbury
5Z64 : (159020 & 159004) : Salisbury to Bristol Temple Meads

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Bristol Temple Meads 11.15d 16.59a
Bristol East Jn 11/16 16/54
North Somerset Jn 11/17 16/50
Bath Spa 11/26 16/40
Bathampton Jn 11/29 16/35
Bradford Jn 11/38 16/25
Westbury 11/44 16/19
Warminster 11/50 16/14
Upton Lovell 11/56 16/10
Wylye LC 12/00 16/06
Wishford 12/03 16/02
Wilton Jn 12/08 15/58
Salisbury 12.12a 15.55d


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