17th May 2014

UK Railtours
The Lorna Doone

Loco Used steam: 7828 'Odney Manor'
Stock Used 4660+5030+4876+9227+4346+4909+4956+4911
DMUs Used 159004 & 159020

Route :
1Z61 : London Waterloo to Westbury
1Z62 : Westbury to Bishops Lydeard
1Z63 : Bishops Lydeard to Westbury
1Z64 : Westbury to London Waterloo

Traction Route
159004 + 159020 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Hampton Court Jn - Woking - Farnborough Main - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Andover - Salisbury - Westbury
159020 + 159004 Westbury - Fairwood Jn - Clink Road Jn - (via Frome avoiding line) - Blatchbridge Jn - East Somerset Jn - Castle Cary - Cogload Jn - Taunton - Norton Fitzwarren - Bishops Lydeard (1)
7828 Bishops Lydeard - Williton - Minehead
7828 Minehead - Williton - Bishops Lydeard
159004 + 159020 Bishops Lydeard - (reverse of outward route) - Westbury
159020 + 159004 Westbury - (reverse of outward route) - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) The tour was originally advertised to run through to Minehead with the class 159s. In the confirmation letter, passengers were informed that the 159s were being terminated at Bishops Lydeard due to loading gauge issues with a WSR train taking over for the remainder of the tour.

Source : Matthew Cole (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains & Matthew Cole)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
0.00 London Waterloo 07.32d [P8] [MFL] 07.32½ [P13]   21.15a [P8] 21.15½ [P5]
0.43 Waterloo Carlisle Lane Jn 07/33 07/33½ [MFL]   21/13 21/12½ [FL]
1.29 Vauxhall 07/34 07/35½   21/11 21/12 [P5] [MF]
3.26 West London Jn 07/37 07/38   21/07 21/09 [MF]
3.74 Clapham Junction 07/38 [P9] [FL] 07/38½ [P9] [FL]   21/06 [P8] [FL] 21/09 [P8] [FL]
5.46 Earlsfield 07/39 07/40   21/05 21/06½
7.19 Wimbledon 07/41 07/41½   21/03½ [P6] 21/05 [P6]
7.87 Wimbledon West Jn 07/41½ ? [FL]   21/03 ?
8.51 Raynes Park 07/42 07/43   21/02 21/04
9.62 New Malden 07/43 07/44   21/01 21/04
12.03 Surbiton 07/45 [DF] 07/46   20/59 [P2] [FL] 21/01½ [P2] [FL]
13.27 Hampton Court Jn 07/46 07/47 [FL]   20/58 21/00 [FL]
14.31 Esher 07/47 07/48   20/57 20/59½
15.73 Hersham 07/49 07/49   20/56 20/58½
17.06 Walton-on-Thames 07/50 07/50   20/55 20/57½
19.12 Weybridge 07/52 [SL] 07/52 [FL-SL]   20/54 20/56 [FL]
20.32 Byfleet & New Haw 07/53 07/53   20/53 20/54 [FL]
21.54 West Byfleet 07/56 07/54   20/52 20/53½
24.27 Woking 08.02a ~ 08.04d [P5] 08.02 ~ 08.05 [P5] [SL]   20.48a ~ 20.49d [P1] 20.49½ ~ 20.51 [P2] [FL]
24.62 Woking Jn 08/05 08/05½ [SL]   20/47 20/48 [FL]
27.79 Brookwood 08/10 08/09   20/44 20/45½
29.48 Pirbright Jn 08/13 08/10½ [SL]   20/43 20/44½ [FL]
32.64 Farnborough London End 08/16 08/14½ [SL]   20/41½ 20/42 [FL]
33.17 Farnborough Main 08/17 [P2] 08/15½ [SL]   20/41 20/42 [FL]
36.68 Fleet 08/22 08/21   20/38 20/40
39.66 Winchfield 08/28 08/25½ [SL]   20/36 20/37
42.13 Hook 08/33 08/28   20/34 20/35
47.61 Basingstoke 08.44a ~ 09.46d [P1] [FL] 08.43½ ~ 08.46 [P1] [DF-DS]   20.28a ~ 20.30d [P3] [FL] 20.28 ~ 20.30 [P3] [FL]
50.21 Worting Jn 08/49 08/50½   20/26 [FL] 20/25 [FL]
55.45 Overton 08/54 08/54½   20/21 20/21½
59.08 Whitchurch 08/58 08/58   20/19 20/19
66.19 Andover 09/06 09/05   20/13 20/14
72.49 Grateley 09/11 09/13½   20/08 20/09½
82.10 Laverstock North Jn 09/20 09/20   20/01½ 20/02
82.36 Tunnel Jn 09/21 09/21   20/01 20/01½
83.43 Salisbury 09.24a ~ 09.26d [P3] 09.24 ~ 09.26 [P3]   19.53a ~ 19.58d [P2] 19.54½ ~ 19.59 [P2]
85.37 Wilton Jn 09/28 09/30   19/50 19/50
88.58 Wishford 09/33 09/34   19/45 19/45½
93.29 Wylye AHB LC 09/36 09/38   19/42 19/42
93.31 Wylye GF 09/36 ?   19/41 ?
98.02 Upton Lovell 09/40 09/42   19/38 19/40½
102.45 Beechgrove GF 09/45 ?   19/34 19/37
103.35 Warminster 09/46 09/46½   19/33 19/36
106.61 Dilton Marsh 10/02 09/50   19/27 19/32
108.08 Westbury 10*10 ~ 10*18 [P1] 10.03½ ~ 10.18 [P3]   19*27 ~ 19*25 [P3][ 19.26 ~ 19.29 [P3]
109.40 Fairwood Jn 10/21 10/21   19/14 19/23½
112.62 Clink Road Jn 10/26 10/24½   19/11 19/20½
114.64 Blatchbridge Jn 10/28 10/26   19/08 19/19½
118.74 East Somerset Jn 10/31 10/28½   19/05 19/16½
124.17 Bruton 10/35 10/32½   19/01½ ?
127.53 Castle Cary 10/38 10.37½ ~ 10.38½   18/59 19/10
? Somerton GF 10/45 10/52½   18/52 19/03
148.23 Athelney Crossing 10/51 10/58½   18/46 18/56½
151.13 Cogload Jn 10/54 11/00½   18/43 18/55
? Taunton East Jn ? 11/04½   18/40 18/51
156.16 Taunton 11*00 ~ 11*02 [P2] [RL] 11.05½ ~ 11.07½ [P2] [RL]   18*35 ~ 18*38 [P2] [RL] 18.42½ ~ 18.49 [P2] [UDR/DRL]
158.12 Norton Fitzwarren 11/05 11/12   18/32 [DRL] 18/44 [RL]
161.24 Bishops Lydeard 11.18a ~ 11.25d 11.29 ~ 11.42   18.13a ~ 18.23d 18.26 ~ 18.32
165.14 Crowcombe Heathfield 11x35 11/59   18/03 18/16
171.10 Williton 11/52 12/15   17/47 17/58
177.38 Blue Anchor 12/14 12/35   17x29 17/34½
180.75 Minehead 12.30a 12.46   17.10d 17.09½


Associated E.C.S. Workings

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

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Fratton Depot 05.35d 05.52   23.10a 22.55
Fratton Staff Halt 05*38 ~ 05*40 ?   23*05 ~ 23*07 ?
Portsmouth & Southsea 05*42 ~ 05*49 [BKR] ?   22*58 ~ 23*03 ?
Fratton East Jn 05/52 05/59   22/45½ [BKR] 22/56
Hilsea 05/55 06/03   22/42½ 22/49
Portcreek Jn 05/56 06/04   22/41½ 22/48
Farlington Jn 05/56½ 06/05   22/38½ 22/47½
Bedhampton 05/59 06/07½   22/34 22/46
Havant 05/59½ 06/08½   22/32½ 22/44
Rowlands Castle 06/02½ 06/12½   22/29 22/40½
Petersfield 06/09½ 06/20½   22/20 22/30½
Liss 06/12½ 06/23   22/17½ 22/28
Liphook 06/16½ 06/26½   22/14 22/24½
Haslemere 06/19½ 06/31   22/11 22/22
Witley 06/25 06/35½   22/07 22/17½
Milford 06/28 06/38   22/05½ 22/16
Godalming 06/30½ 06/39½   22/04 22/14½
Farncombe 06/31½ 06/40½   22/03 22/13½
Shalford Jn 06/33 06/42   22/01 22/11
Guildford 06*36½ ~ 06*38½ [P5] 06/44½ [P5]   21/59 [P4] 22/09½
Worplesdon 06/48½ 06/49   21/55½ 22/04½
Woking Jn 06/53½ [FL] 06/52½   21/53½ 22/03
Woking 06/54 [P2] 06/54   21/51½ [P4] 21/58½
West Byfleet 06/56 06/57   21/49 21/51
Byfleet & New Haw 06/57 06/58   21/48 21/49½
Weybridge 06/57 06/59   21/47 21/47
Walton-on-Thames 06/59½ 07/01   21/45½ 21/44½
Hersham 07/00 07/02   21/44½ 21/43½
Esher 07/01 07/03   21/43 21/43
Hampton Court Jn 07/02 07/03½   21/42 21/41½
Surbiton 07/03 [P2] [FL] 07/05   21/41 [FL] 21/40
Berrylands 07/04 07/05½   21/40 21/39½
New Malden 07/05 07/07   21/39 21/38
Raynes Park 07/06 07/08   21/38 21/37
Wimbledon West Jn 07/06½ ?   21/37½ ?
Wimbledon 07/07 [P6] 07/09   21/37 [P7] ?
Durnsford Road Staff Halt 07/08 07/09   - -
Earlsfield 07/09 07/10   21/35½ 21/34
Clapham Junction 07/10½ [P8] [MFL] 07/14   21/34 [P9] [FL] 21/32
West London Jn 07/11½ 07/14   21/32½ 21/30½
Vauxhall 07/15½ 07/17   21/28½ 21/28½
Carlisle Lane Jn 07/17½ 07/18   21/27 21/27
London Waterloo 07.19a [P8] 07.21 [P13]   21.25d [P8] [MFL] 21.25½ [P5] [MFL]


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