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 |