14th June 2014

UK Railtours
The Axe and Otter

DMUs Used 159004 & 159006 (formed: 52876 'Basingstoke and Deane'+58721+57876, 52878 'The Seaton Tramway'+58723+57878)

Route : 
1Z61 : London Waterloo to Axminster
1Z62 : Axminster to London Waterloo

DMU Route
159004 + 159006 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Woking - Farnborough Main - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Andover - Salisbury - Gillingham - Templecombe - Sherborne - Yeovil Junction - Axminster
159006 + 159004 Axminster - (reverse of outward route) - London Waterloo

Notes: 
(1) Off tour options: visit to the Seaton Tramway or Bicton Gardens.

Source : Mark Herriott

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Mark Herriott)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Waterloo 08.32d 08.32   19.29a 19.31
Clapham Junction 08/38 08/38   19/22 19/24
Wimbledon 08/41 08/41   19/19 19/20
New Malden 08/43 08/43   19/17 19/19
Surbiton 08/45 08/45   19/15 19/16
Hampton Court Jn 08/46 08/46   19/14 19/15
Weybridge 08/52 08/51   ? ?
Byfleet & New Haw 08/53 ?   ? ?
Woking 09.02a ~ 09.07d 09.04 ~ 09.08   19.01a ~ 19.05d 19.00 ~ 19.04
Woking Jn 09/12 09/09   18/58 18/57
Farnborough Main 09/19 09/16   18/49½ 18/50
Basingstoke 09.30a ~ 09.32d 09.27 ~ 09.32   18.36a ~ 18.38d 18.36 ~ 18.38
Worting Jn 09/35 09/34   18/34 18/32
Andover 09/47 09/46   18/14 18/16
Tunnel Jn 10/02 09/59   18/01 18/04
Salisbury 10.05 ~ 10.09 10.02 ~ 10.08   17.53 ~ 17.59 18.00 ~ 18.02
Wilton Jn 10/11 10/11   17/50 17/57½
Wilton South 10/13 10/14   17/49 17/57
Tisbury Loop 10/21 ?   17/41 ?
Gillingham 10/29 10/30   17/34 17/42
Templecombe 10/34 10/35   17/29  17/36
Sherborne 10/39 ?   17/17 ?
Yeovil Junction 10.43a ~ 10.50d 10.46 ~ 10.51   17/13 17/16
Chard Jn 11.04 ~ 11.12 11.07 ~ 11.12   16.52 ~ 16.58 16.52 ~ 17.01
Axminster East Jn 11/17 ?   16/47 ?
Axminster 11.19a 11.17   16.45d 16.45


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z61 : (159004 & 159006) : Fratton Depot to Portsmouth & Southsea [Back Road]
5Z61 : (159006 & 159004) : Portsmouth & Southsea [Back Road] to London Waterloo
5Z64 : (159004 & 159006) : London Waterloo to Portsmouth & Southsea [Back Road]
5Z64 : (159006 & 159004) : Portsmouth & Southsea [Back Road] to Fratton Depot

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn)
Fratton Depot 06.32d   22.19a
Portsmouth & Southsea 06.39 ~ 06.46 [BKR]   22.07 ~ 22.12 [BKR]
Fratton East Jn 06/49   22/01
Havant 06/59   21/52
Petersfield 07/09   21/36
Haslemere 07/20   21/26
Farncombe 07/31   21/18
Guildford 07.37 ~ 07.39   21.12 ~ 21.13
Woking 07/54   20.58 ~ 20.59
Surbiton 08/03   20/40
Wimbledon 08/07   20/35
Clapham Junction 08/10   20/32
London Waterloo 08.19a   20.26d

5Z62 : (159006 & 159004) : Axminster to Yeovil Junction [Sig.4723]
5Z62 : (159004 & 159006) : Yeovil Junction [Sig.4723] to Yeovil Junction [Down Siding]
5Z63 : (159006 & 159004) : Yeovil Junction [Down Siding] to Yeovil Junction [Sig.4721]
5Z63 : (159004 & 159006) : Yeovil Junction [Sig.4721] to Axminster

Location Booked (out)   Booked (rtn)
Axminster 11.30d   16.19a
Chard Jn 11.37 ~ 11.58   16.05 ~ 16.12
Yeovil Junction 12.13 ~ 12.14   15.50 ~ 15.51
Yeovil Junction [Sig.4723] 12.16 ~ 12.22   -
Yeovil Junction [Sig.4721] -   15.42 ~ 15.48
Yeovil Junction [Down Siding] 12.24a   15.40d


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