13th May 2018

Swanage Railway
The Purbeck Explorer II

Locos Used 20007, 20142 'Sir John Betjeman' & 73136 'Mhairi'
Stock Used 4TC unit (formed: 76297+71163+70823+76324)

Route : 1Z50 throughout

Loco(s) Route
20007 + 20142 (1) Corfe Castle - Norden - Worting Jn - Wareham - Poole - Bournemouth - Brockenhurst - Redbridge - Southampton Central - St Denys - Eastleigh - Winchester - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - Farnborough (Main) - Woking - Byfleet & New Haw - Weybridge - Hampton Court Jn - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Streatham - Tulse Hill - Herne Hill - Brixton - Voltaire Road Jn - Factory Jn - Longhedge Jn - Latchmere Jn - Kensington Olympia

Notes : 
(1) 73136 on rear.
(2) This tour was a way of getting locos and coaches back from the Swanage Railway Diesel Gala.

Source : John Clifford (on the tour from Basingstoke)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford & Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual
Corfe Castle 15.25d ?
Norden Gates 15/28½ ?
Furzebrook Sidings 15/37½ ?
Worgret Jn 15/51 15/50
Wareham 15t55 ~ 15t57 [P1] 15.53 ~ 15.57
Poole 16/09 [P1] 16/08
Branksome 16/14 [P1] 16/14
Bournemouth 16/18 [P2] 16/18
Brockenhurst 16/41 [P2] 16/39
Redbridge 16/54 [P1] 16/55
Southampton Central 17/01 [UF] [P1] 17/00 [P1]
Northam Jn 17/05 [UF] 17/04
St Denys 17/08 [P1] 17/07
Southampton Airport Parkway 17/13 [P1] [UF] 17/13
Eastleigh 17/17 [UF] 17/15
Shawford 17/21 17/20
Winchester 17/26 [P1] 17/27 [P1]
Wallers Ash Loop 17*34 ~ 17*39 [UPL] 17.34 ~ 17.38
Worting Jn 17/49 [US] 17/51
Basingstoke 17.52a ~ 17.58d [P4] [US] 18.02 ~ 18.05½ [P2] [UF]
Fleet 18/19 [P1] [US] 18/19 [UF]
Farnborough (Main) 18/24 [P1] [UF] 18/23 [UF]
Pirbright Jn 18/27½ 18/26
Woking Jn 18/32 18/32½ [UF]
Woking 18.33a ~ 18.36d [P2] 18.33½ ~ 18.35 [P2] [UF]
Byfleet & New Haw 18/41 18/40
Weybridge 18/42½ 18/41
Hampton Court Jn 18/49 18/48 [UF]
Surbiton 18/51 [P1] [UF] 18/51 [P1] [US]
New Malden 18/56 18/54 [P1] [US]
Raynes Park 18/59 [UF] 18/58 [P2] [UF]
Wimbledon West Jn 19/01 19/02
Wimbledon 19/03 [P9] 19/04 [P9]
Streatham South Jn 19/09 19/10
Streatham 19/10½ [P2] 19/11 [P2]
Tulse Hill 19/13½ [P1] 19/15 [P1]
Herne Hill 19/17 [P2] 19/18½ [P1]
Brixton 19/18 19/20 [P1]
Shepherds Lane Jn 19/19 [AL] 19/20½ [AL]
Voltaire Road Jn 19/20 [AL] 19/22 [AL]
Factory Jn 19/21 19/23
Longhedge Jn 19/27 19/25
Latchmere Jn 19/37 [DWL] 19.28 ~ 19.35 [DWL]
Kensington Olympia 19.46a [P2] 19.44 [P2]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z50 : (20007 + 20142 with 73136 on rear) : Kensington Olympia to Ferme Park 
(The locos and coaches subsequently went to the Severn Valley Railway for their Spring Diesel Gala on 17th to 20th May)

Location Booked Actual
Kensington Olympia 19.51d [P2] 19.53d [P2]
North Pole Jn 19/56  
Mitre Bridge Jn 19/58  
Willesden Junction HL 20/02  
Kensal Green Jn 20/04  
Gospel Oak 20/16  
Junction Road Jn 20/19  
Upper Holloway 20/21  
Harringay Park Jn 20/24  
Harringay 20/26  
Ferme Park Sidings 20.31a  


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