18th August 2021

UK Railtours
The John Farrow Salute

Locos Used 67024 & steam: 35028 'Clan Line'
Stock Used 17096+4946+1813+3149+80042+3146+3123+3119+1671+3141+3110+35469

Route : 
1Z82 : London Victoria to Sherborne
1Z84 : Sherborne to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
35028 (1) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Brentford - Hounslow - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Chertsey - Addlestone Jn - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Farnborough (Main) - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Andover - Salisbury - Tisbury - Gillingham - Templecombe - Sherborne
35028 Sherborne - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes: 
(1) Banked by 67024 from London Victoria to Grosvenor Bridge.
(2) This tour was run to commemorate the life of John Farrow who founded UK Railtours and who died in 2020. A memorial service was held in Sherborne Abbey.
(3) John Clifford's comments: On the outward journey we ran roughly to time. Unusually for a steam hauled special train we were routed on the Fast Line from Byfleet to Worting Jn. There was a stop at Salisbury Tunnel Jn to allow the 10.08 Westbury to Eastleigh East Yard freight to cross our path. On the return journey the empties were slightly late arriving at Sherborne, hence a late departure. At Gillingham we duly passed the 15.20 London Waterloo to Exeter St Davids and were expecting to pass the 19.25 Basingstoke to Yeovil Junction at Tisbury Loop. However that train had terminated at Salisbury due to a lack of crew. An early arrival at the Salisbury water stop ensued. From Salisbury we were booked to follow the 16.25 Exeter St Davids to London Waterloo but this train had also terminated a Salisbury, so we left on time for another largely unchecked run. Again we had the luxury of using the Fast Line from Worting Jn to Woking. The remainder of the run ran without problems apart from catching up the 19.37 Weybridge to London Waterloo on the Hounslow loop. Arrival at London Victoria was 6 minutes early.


35028 at Salisbury on the return leg. (photo: David Lodwick)

Sources : John Clifford, David Lodwick & Nicholas Braddick (all on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford & David Lodwick)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 08.46d [P2] [DCF] 08.47 [P2] [DCF]   21.15a [P2] 21.09 [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/50 08/50   21/12 [UCS] 21/03½ [UCS]
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/54 [RVL] 08/53 [RVL]   21/09 21/01½
Longhedge Jn 08/58 08/54   21/07 [RVL] 20/59½ [RVL]
Longhedge Sig.W135 - 08.56 ~ 08.56½   - -
Clapham Junction 09.02a ~ 09.04d [P5] [DWF] 09.00½ ~ 09.04 [P5] [DWF]   21.00a ~ 21.02d [P4] 20.51½ ~ 20.54 [P3]
Barnes 09/10 [P3] 09/12 [P3]   20/52 [P1] [UWF] 20/42½ [P1] [UWS]
Brentford 09/16 [P2] 09/18½ [P2]   20/42 [P1] 20/33 [P1]
Hounslow 09/21½ [P2] 09/22 [P2]   20/35 [P1] 20/27 [P1]
Feltham Jn 09/23 09/26   20/28 20/24
Feltham 09/25 [P2] 09/28 [P2]   20/26 [P1] 20/22½ [P1]
Staines 09.33a ~ 09.35d [P2] 09.34 ~ 09.35 [P2]   20.16a ~ 20.18d [P1] 20.12½ ~ 20.14½ [P1]
Virginia Water 09/46 [P4] 09/45 [P4]   20/04½ [P3] 20/02½ [P3]
Chertsey 09/50 09/50   19/59½ 19/55
Addlestone Jn 09/54 09/55   19/54½ 19/51
Byfleet & New Haw 09/57 [DF] 09/57½ [P2] [DS-DF]   19/52½ [P1] 19/49 [P1]
Woking 10.04a ~ 10.06d [P4] [DF] 10.05 ~ 10.06 [P4] [DF]   19.43a ~ 19.45d [P1] [US] 19.36½ ~ 19.40 [P1] [US]
Woking Jn 10/08 [DF] 10/08 [DF]   19/42½ [UF-US] 19/34 [UF-US]
Farnborough (Main) 10/18 [DF] 10/17½ [DF]   19/35 [UF] 19/24 [UF]
Basingstoke 10/30 [P2] [DF] 10/30 [P2] [DF]   19/20 [P3] [UF] 19/11 [P3] [UF]
Worting Jn 10/34½ 10/34   19/16 [UF] 19/07 [UF]
Andover 10/51 [P2] 10/47½ [P2]   18/56 [P1] 18/53 [P1]
Tunnel Jn 11/06 11.02½ ~ 11.06   18/34 18/36½
Salisbury 11w09 ~ 12w10 [P4] 11.11 ~ 12.10 [P4]   18w02 ~ 18w31 [P4] 17.46½ ~ 18.31 [P4]
Wilton Jn 12/14½ 12/16   17/53 17/40
Wilton 12/16½ 12/17   17/51 17/39
Tisbury Loop 12/29 12/30 [ML]   17*32 ~ 17*39 17/30 [ML]
Gillingham 12*42 ~ 12*51 [P2] 12.43 ~ 12.52½   17*13 ~ 17*20 [P1] 17/18 [P1]
Templecombe 13/03 [DM] 13/05 [DM]   17/03 17/11
Sherborne 13.14a [P2] 13.12½ [P2]   16.55d [P1] 16.59 [P1]


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

5Z82 : (67024 + tour stock) : Eastleigh Arlington to Battersea Loop
5Z82 : (35028 with 67024 on rear) : Battersea Loop to Stewarts Lane Jn
5Z82 : (67024 with 35028 on rear) : Stewarts Lane Jn to London Victoria

Location Booked
Eastleigh Arlington 05.05d
Eastleigh Depot Sig.E241 05.07 ~ 05.09
Eastleigh 05/12
Shawford 05/17
Winchester 05/22
Wallers Ash Loop 05/27
Worting Jn 05/38
Basingstoke 05/43
Fleet 05/55
Farnborough (Main) 06/00
Pirbright Jn 06/05
Woking Jn 06/13
Woking 06/14
Byfleet & New Haw 06/20
Addlestone Jn 06/22
Virginia Water 06/30
Staines 06/45
Feltham 06/50
Feltham Jn 06/54
Whitton Jn 06/55
Twickenham 07/01
Richmond 07/07
Barnes 07/15
Clapham Junction 07/25
Longhedge Jn 07/28
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/30
Battersea Loop 07L33 ~ 08L03
Stewarts Lane Jn 08.07 ~ 08.09
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/12
London Victoria 08.15a [P2]

5Z72 : (35028 + 17096) : Stewarts Lane T&RSMD to Battersea Loop

Location Booked
Stewarts Lane T&RSMD 07.27d
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/37
Battersea Loop 07.40a

0Z82 : (67024) : London Victoria to Stewarts Lane T&RSMD

Location Booked
London Victoria 08.46d [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08.50 ~ 08.55
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/58
Stewarts Lane T&RSMD 09.03a

5Z83 : (35028 + tour stock) : Sherborne to Yeovil Junction
(Loco turned at Yeovil Railway Centre)

Location Booked Actual
Sherborne 13.20d [P2] 13.19 [P2]
Yeovil Junction 13.31a [P3]  

5Z84 : (35028 + tour stock) : Yeovil Junction to Sherborne

Location Booked Actual
Yeovil Junction 16.40d [P3]  
Sherborne 16.50a [P1] 16.52 [P1]

0Z84 : (67024) : Stewarts Lane T&RSMD to London Victoria

Location Booked
Stewarts Lane T&RSMD 21.11d
Stewarts Lane Jn 21/16
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 21/18
London Victoria 21.20a [P2]

5Z85 : (67024 with 35028 on rear) : London Victoria to Stewarts Lane Jn
5Z85 : (35028 with 67024 on rear) : Stewarts Lane Jn to Battersea Loop
5Z85 : (67024 + tour stock) : Battersea Loop to Eastleigh Arlington

Location Booked
London Victoria 21.45d [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 21/47
Stewarts Lane Jn 21.50 ~ 21.53
Battersea Loop 21L57 ~ 22L21
Stewarts Lane Jn 22/24
Longhedge Jn 22/29
Clapham Junction 22/32
Barnes 22/37
Richmond 22/41
Twickenham 22/44
Whitton Jn 22/46
Feltham Jn 22/48
Feltham 22/50
Staines 23/01
Virginia Water 23/10
Addlestone Jn 23/17
Byfleet & New Haw 23/24
Woking 23/36
Woking Jn 23/37
Farnborough (Main) 23/46
Basingstoke 00/01
Worting Jn 00/06
Wallers Ash Loop 00/17
Winchester 00/25
Shawford Jn 00/27
Eastleigh 00.47 ~ 00.49
Eastleigh Depot Sig.E241 00/52
Eastleigh Arlington 00.53a

5Z75 : (35028 + 17096) : Battersea Loop to Stewarts Lane T&RSMD

Location Booked
Battersea Loop 23.15d
Stewarts Lane Jn 23/18
Stewarts Lane T&RSMD 23.24a


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