9th July 2022

Railway Touring Company
The End of Southern Steam

Locos Used 47813 & steam: 35028 'Clan Line'
Stock Used (17096)+3058+99125+99712+13320+99121+3093+1860+4905+99304

Route : 
1Z27 : London Victoria to Yeovil Junction
1Z28 : Yeovil Junction to Weymouth
1Z29 : Weymouth 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 - Gillingham - Templecombe - Sherborne - Yeovil Junction
47813 Yeovil Junction - Yeovil Pen Mill
47813 Yeovil Pen Mill - Maiden Newton - Dorchester West - Weymouth
35028 (1) Weymouth - Dorchester South - Wareham - Poole - Bournemouth - Brockenhurst - Redbridge - Southampton Central - St Denys - Eastleigh - Winchester - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - Farnborough (Main) - Woking - Byfleet & New Haw - Weybridge - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo

Notes: 
(1) 47813 on rear.
(2) This tour marked the 55th anniversary since the end of Southern Steam on 9th July 1967.
(3) John Clifford's comments: The tour ran satisfactorily on the outward journey. The ground was dry so that the chance of causing lineside fires needed to be minimised. On the outward run we ran over the Up reversible line from Templecombe to Yeovil Junction, with an arrival there 1 minute late. After detaching 35028 we made our way round to Yeovil Pen Mill. Here we were told that there had been a signal failure and a track circuit failure in the Dorchester area. On this day there were two other tours to Weymouth apart from ours. With a limited siding space at Weymouth, the E.C.S. off these tours had to be berthed at Yeovil Pen Mill. We waited for the 13.30 Weymouth - Yeovil Pen Mill E.C.S. to arrive, which it did arriving 16 minutes late. We set off 40 minutes late. We continued without further problems and got to Weymouth 37 minutes late. Returning to the station after sustenance, we found that the 16.36 return charter to Norwich had not left. It was awaiting a Guard, who arrived on a delayed down train. The Norwich train left 43 minutes late. With all the problems which had occurred we left Weymouth 49 minutes late. We had been booked to stand on the down line at Wool to let the 17.20 Weymouth - London Waterloo overtake us, but this move did not take place. Arrival at Southampton Goods Loop was 32 minutes late, but the lateness was reduced to 20 minutes on leaving. There was a check at Winchester, but no further problems were encountered. Arrival at Woking was 19 minutes late.

Source : John Clifford (on the tour from/to Woking)

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

Location Booked Actual
London Victoria 08.43d [P2] [DCF] 08.43 [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/47 08/45
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/51 [RVL] 08/46
Longhedge Jn 08/54 08/50
Clapham Junction 08/57 [P5] [DWF] 09/06
Barnes 09/03 [P3] 09/13
Brentford 09/09 [P2] 09/19
Hounslow 09/13 [P2] 09/25
Feltham Jn 09/15½ 09/27
Feltham 09/17½ [P2] 09/29
Staines 09/23½ [P2] 09/35
Virginia Water 09/32½ [P4] 09/44
Chertsey 09/37 [P1] 09/48
Addlestone Jn 09/41 09/51
Byfleet & New Haw 09/52½ [P2] [DS] 09/55
Woking 10.02a ~ 10.05d [P5] [DS] 10.04½ ~ 10.06 [P5] [DS]
Woking Jn 10/06½ [DS] 10/08 [DS]
Pirbright Jn 10/12½ [DS] 10/15 [DS]
Farnborough (Main) 10/16½ [P2] [DS] 10/20 [P2] [DS]
Fleet 10/20½ [P2] [DS] 10/23½ [P2] [DS]
Winchfield 10w24 ~ 10w38 [P2] [DS] 10.27 ~ 10.37 [P2] [DS]
Basingstoke 10.48a ~ 10.50d [P1] [DS] 10.51½ ~ 10.53½ [P1] [DS]
Worting Jn 10/54½ 10/58
Andover 11/12½ [P2] 11/14 [P2]
Tunnel Jn 11/29½ 11/31
Salisbury 11w32a ~ 12w10d [P4] 11.35 ~ 12.10 [P4]
Wilton Jn 12/14½ 12/15½
Wilton 12/15½ 12/17½
Tisbury Loop 12/26½ 12/32½ [ML]
Gillingham 12*39 ~ 12*51 [P2] 12.49 ~ 12.53 [P2]
Templecombe 13/03 [ML] 13/01½ [ML]
Sherborne 13/13 [P1] 13/14½ [P1] [ML]
Yeovil Junction 13.22a ~ 14.00d [P3] 13.23 ~ 13.59½ [P3]
Yeovil Sig.YPM2 - 14.06½ ~ 14.12
Yeovil Pen Mill 14.08a ~ 14.28d [P1] 14.15½ ~ 15.08½ [P1]
Maiden Newton 14t52 ~ 14t56 [P2] 15.32 ~ 15.36 [P2]
Dorchester West 15.09½ ~ 15.14 [P2] 15.49 ~ 15.50½ [P2]
Dorchester Jn 15/15 15/52
Weymouth 15.24a [P2] ~ 17.09d [P3] 16.01 [P2] ~ 17.58 [P2]
Dorchester Jn 17/22 18/13
Dorchester South 17/23 [P1] 18/14 [P1]
Moreton 17/31½ [P1] 18/21 [P1]
Wool 17*39 ~ 17*50 [P2] 18/25½ [P1]
Wareham 17/58½ [P1] 18/34 [P1]
Poole 18/11½ [P1] 18/43 [P1]
Branksome 18/18½ [P1] 18/50 [P1]
Bournemouth 18/26½ [P2] 18/56 [P3]
Brockenhurst 18/49 [P2] 19/17 [P2]
Redbridge 19/02 [P1] 19/31 [P1]
Church Lane Jn 19/04 [UF] 19/35
Southampton [Up Goods Loop] 19w07 ~ 19w37 [UGL] 19.39½ ~ 19.59 [UGL]
Southampton Central 19/40 [P1] 20/01 [P1]
Northam Jn 19/43½ [UF] 20/03½ [UF]
St Denys 19/46 [P1] 20/05½ [P1]
Southampton Airport Parkway 19/51 [P1] [UF] 20/08 [P1] [UF]
Eastleigh 19/54 [UF] 20/11 [UF]
Shawford Jn 19/59½ [P1] 20/14
Winchester 20/04 [P1] 20/18 [P1]
Wallers Ash Loop 20/10 20/26
Worting Jn 20/19 [US] 20/38½ [US]
Basingstoke 20w23a ~ 20w43d [P4] [UF] 20.44 ~ 21.00½ [P4] [UF]
Fleet 20/54 [UF] 21/13
Farnborough (Main) 20/57 [UF] 21/12½ [UF]
Pirbright Jn 21/00 [UF] 21/18
Woking Jn 21/04 [UF] 21/23 [UF]
Woking 21.05a ~ 21.08d [P2] [UF] 21.24 ~ 21.26 [P2] [UF]
Byfleet & New Haw 21/13 [UF] 21/31
Weybridge 21/14½ [UF] 21/32
Hampton Court Jn 21/21 [UF] 21/37
Surbiton 21/22½ [P2] [UF] 21/38
New Malden 21/24½ [P2] [UF] 21/41
Wimbledon 21/27 [P6] [UF] 21/42
Clapham Junction 21/31½ [P8] [UMF] 21/46
Waterloo West Crossings 21/39½ [RVL] ?
London Waterloo 21.42a [P19] 21.56


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

5Z26 : (47813 + tour stock) : Southall to Battersea Loop
5Z26 : (35028 with 47813 on rear) : Battersea Loop to Stewarts Lane Jn
5Z26 : (47813 with 35028 on rear) : Stewarts Lane Jn to London Victoria

Location Booked
Southall WCR 06.05d
Southall 06.15 ~ 06.29
Southall East Jn 06/30
West Ealing 06/32
Acton West 06/37
Acton Main Line 06/40
Acton Wells Jn 06/42
Willesden SW Sidings 06*45 ~ 06*50
Willesden West London Jn 06/52
Mitre Bridge Jn 06/53
North Pole Jn 06/56
Shepherds Bush 06/59
Kensington Olympia 07/01
West Brompton 07c04 ~ 07c06
Latchmere Jn 07/10
Longhedge Jn 07/13
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/15
Battersea Loop 07L19 ~ 07L55
Stewarts Lane Jn 07.59 ~ 08.04
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/07
London Victoria 08.12a [P2]

5Z27 : (35028 with 17096) : Stewarts Lane T&RSMD to Battersea Loop

Location Booked
Stewarts Lane T&RSMD 07.20d
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/27
Battersea Loop 07.30a

5Z28 : (47813 + tour stock) : Weymouth - Jersey Sidings - Weymouth

Location Booked Actual
Weymouth 15.49d [P2]  
Jersey Sidings 15.53 ~ 16.39  
Weymouth 16.42a [P3] 17.28 [P2]

5Z29 : (35028 with 17096) : Yeovil Junction - Jersey Sidings - Weymouth
(Loco turned at Yeovil Railway Centre)

Location Booked Actual
Yeovil Junction 15.05d [P3]  
Yeovil Pen Mill 15.14 ~ 15.34 [P1] [P1]
Maiden Newton 15t57 ~ 15t59  
Dorchester West 16.13 ~ 16.16  
Dorchester Jn 16/18  
Weymouth 16.29 ~ 16.32 [P2]  
Jersey Sidings 16.35 ~ 16.54  
Weymouth 16.57a [P3] 17.51

5Z30 : (47813 with 35028 on rear) : London Waterloo to Willesden SW Sidings
5Z30 : (47813 + tour stock) : Willesden SW Sidings to Southall

Location Booked
London Waterloo 21.54d [P19]
Waterloo West Crossing 21/56
Nine Elms Jn 21/59
Queenstown Road 22/01
West London Jn 22/02
Latchmere Jn 22/10
West Brompton 22*15 ~ 22*17
Kensington Olympia 22/20
Shepherds Bush 22/22
North Pole Jn 22/25
Mitre Bridge Jn 22/26
Willesden West London Jn 22/28
Willesden SW Sidings 22L31 ~ 22L51
Acton Wells Jn 22/53
Acton Main Line 22/55
Acton West 22*59 ~ 23*02
West Ealing 23/04
Southall East Jn 23/07
Southall 23.09 ~ 23.24
Southall WCR 23.34a

5Z31 : (35028 with 17096) : Willesden SW Sidings to Stewarts Lane T&RSMD

Location Booked
Willesden SW Sidings 22.41d
Willesden West London Jn 22/43
Mitre Bridge Jn 22/44
North Pole Jn 22/46
Shepherds Bush 22/48
Kensington Olympia 22/49
West Brompton 22/52
Latchmere Jn 22/55
Longhedge Jn 22/59
Stewarts Lane Jn 23/01
Battersea Loop 23.04 ~ 23.54
Stewarts Lane Jn 23/57
Stewarts Lane T&RSMD 00.03a

0Z31 : (35028) : Battersea Loop - Factory Jn - Longhedge Jn - Battersea Loop
(Loco turning trip)

Location Booked
Battersea Loop 23.14d
Stewarts Lane Jn 23/17
Factory Jn 23.24 ~ 23.32
Longhedge Jn 23.35 ~ 23.37
Stewarts Lane Jn 23/40
Stewarts Lane T&RSMD 23.43a


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