30th June 2018

GB Railfreight
(Staff Special)

Locos Used 66755 'Tony Berkeley OBE RFG Chairman 1997-2018' & 66786
Stock Used 21272+3097+3098+80042+3147+3120+3119+1651+3121+3149

Route :
1Z66 : Ashford International to Weymouth
1Z68 : Weymouth to Ashford International

Loco(s) Route
66755 (1) Ashford International - Headcorn - Paddock Wood - Tonbridge - Sevenoaks - Bat & Ball - Otford Jn - Swanley - St Mary Cray - Bickley Jn - Bromley South - Bellingham - Catford - Nunhead - Denmark Hill - Voltaire Road Jn - Factory Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Brentford - Hounslow - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Addlestone Jn - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Farnborough Main - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Winchester - Eastleigh - St Denys - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Dorchester South - Weymouth
66786 (2) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Feltham - Twickenham - Richmond - Barnes - (reverse of outward route) - Ashford International

Notes:
(1) 66786 on rear.
(2) 66755 on rear.
(3) The locos and stock were used on the following day for the 'Itchen-Scratch' tour.


66755 passing Beaulieu Road on the outward leg (photo: Mark V. Pike)

Sources : Matt Walker & Nick Bartlett

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked (out) Actual   Booked (rtn) Actual
Ashford International 07.55d [P2] 08.10   23.08a [P2] 23.12
Headcorn 08/07 [UM] 08/21   22/58½ [DM] 23/00
Paddock Wood 08/16 [UM] 08/31   22/50 [DM] 22/51
Tonbridge 08.22a ~ 08.25d [P2] 08.37 ~ 08.39   22.37a ~ 22.39d [P3] 22.38 ~ 22.40
Sevenoaks 08/36 [P3] 08/51   22/30½ [P4] 22/29
Bat & Ball 08/39½ 08/54   22/28½ 22/26
Otford Jn 08/42 08/56   22/26½ 22/25
Swanley 08/52 [P1] 09/09   22/09 [P2] 22/13
St Mary Cray Jn 09/00½ 09/15   22/05 22/07
Bickley Jn 09/02 09/16   22/04 22/07
Bromley South 09.06a ~ 09.11d [P3] 09.20 ~ 09.24   21.59a ~ 22.02d [P2] 21.59 ~ 22.03
Shortlands Jn 09/15½ 09/27   21/54½ 21/56
Bellingham 09/22½ 09/30   21/47 21/48
Catford 09/24½ 09/32   21/45 21/45
Nunhead 09/30 [P1] 09/35   21/40 [P2] 21/41
Crofton Road Jn 09/38 09/37   21/38 21/40
Denmark Hill 09/40 [P1] 09/38   21/37 [P2] 21/38
Brixton 09/42½ 09/41   21/34½ 21/35
Voltaire Road Jn 09/45 09/45   21/32 21/32
Factory Jn 09/46½ 09/46   21/31 21/31
Longhedge Jn 09/50½ 09/48   21/29½ 21/29
Clapham Junction 09.53a ~ 09.59d [P5] 09.54 ~ 09.59   21.23a ~ 21.26d [P3] 21.22 ~ 21.25
Barnes 10/07½ [P3] 10/04   21/16 [P1] 21/14
Brentford 10/13 [P2] 10/10   - -
Hounslow 10/22 [P2] 10/14   - -
Richmond - -   21/07 [P2] 21/06
Twickenham - -   21/02 [P4] 20/57
Feltham Jn 10/23½ 10/21   20/53½ 20/51
Feltham 10/25 [P2] 10/26   20/52 [P1] 20/48
Staines 10/29 [P2] 10/32   20/41 [P1] 20/41
Virginia Water 10/36 [P4] 10/43   20.28 ~ 20.33 [P3] 20.28 ~ 20.30
Addlestone Jn 10/43 10/52   20/11 20/15
Byfleet & New Haw 10/46½ [P2] 10/55   20/08 20/13
Woking 10/52½ [P4] 11/00   20/03 [P2] 20/08
Woking Jn 10/53 11/01   20/02½ 20/06
Pirbright Jn 10/57 11/05   19/58½ 20/01
Farnborough (Main) 11/00  11/07   19/55½ 19/58
Fleet 11/02½ 11/10   19/53 19/56
Basingstoke 11/12 [P1] 11/21   19/44 [P3] 19/46
Worting Jn 11/16 11/24   19/42 19/43
Winchester 11/29 [P2] 11/40   19/29 [P1] 19/28
Shawford Jn 11/31 11/42   19/25 19/24
Eastleigh 11/42 11/51   19/16½ [UF] 19/18
St Denys 11/52 [P2] 12/03   19/13 [P1] 19/14
Northam Jn 11/53 12/05   19/11½ 19/12
Southampton Central 11.56a ~ 11.58d [P4] 12.07 ~ 12.10   19.08a ~ 19.09d [P1] 19.05 ~ 19.08
Redbridge 12/00½ [P2] 12/14   19/02 [P1] 19/01
Brockenhurst 12/10 [P3] 12/29   18/49 [P2] 18/50
Bournemouth 12.31a ~ 12.34d 12.50 ~ 12.52   18.26a ~ 18.29d [P2] 18.30 ~ 18.33
Branksome 12/38 [P2] 12/59   18/16½ [P1] 18/26
Poole 12/42 [P2] 13/05   18/11½ [P1] 18/20
Wareham 12/54 [P2] 13/16   18/04½ [P1] 18/11
Wool 12/59 [P2] 13/24   18/00 [P1] 18/06
Moreton 13/04 [P2] 13/29   17/57 [P1] 18/01
Dorchester South 13/10 [P2] 13/37   17/51 [P1] 17/54
Dorchester Jn 13/11 13/38   17/50 17/53
Weymouth 13.19a [P2] 13.48   17.40d [P3] 17.42


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