30th December 2023

UK Railtours
Another Awkward Week Adventure

Locos Used 66028, 66158 & 66185 'DP WORLD London Gateway'
Stock Used 17105+3345+3390+1651+3340+3364+3325+1200+6042+6067+5921+6176

Route :
1Z66 : Peterborough to Southampton Eastern Docks
1Z67 : Southampton Eastern Docks to Southampton Western Docks
1Z68 : Southampton Western Docks to Eastleigh
1Z69 : Eastleigh to Peterborough

Loco(s) Route
66028 + 66185 (1) Peterborough - (via ECML) - Finsbury Park - Copenhagen Jn - York Way North Jn - Camden Road Jn - Primrose Hill - Camden Jn - Kilburn Up & Down Goods Loop - Willesden West London Jn - Acton Wells Jn - South Acton - Kew East Jn - Old Kew Jn - Brentford - Hounslow - Feltham Depot Arrival Road - Staines - Virginia Water - Ascot - Wokingham - Reading - Southcote Jn - Bramley - Basingstoke - Wallers Ash [DPL] - Winchester - Eastleigh East Yard (Reception Road No.3) - Eastleigh - St Denys - Northam Jn - Southampton Eastern Docks (5)
66158 (2) Southampton Eastern Docks - Northam Jn - Southampton Up Yard (No.1 Reception)
66028 + 66185 (3) Southampton Up Yard - Northam Jn - Southampton Central - Down Goods Loop - Down Loop Ext - Millbrook Down Docks Branch - Containing Handling Area (Middle Road) - Southampton Western Docks
66158 (2) Southampton Western Docks - Containing Handling Area (Middle Road) - Millbrook Up Docks Branch - Down Loop Ext - Down Goods Loop - Southampton Central - St Denys - Eastleigh
66028 + 66185 (3) Eastleigh - Chandlers Ford - Romsey - Laverstock South Jn - Laverstock North Jn - Andover - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - Farnborough (Main) - Woking - Byfleet & New Haw - Addlestone Jn - Chertsey - Virginia Water - Staines - Feltham - Hounslow - (reverse of outward route) - Acton Wells Jn - Willesden Junction HL - Kensal Green Jn - West Hampstead - Gospel Oak - Camden Road Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Peterborough

Notes: 
(1) 66185 dead-in-train.
(2) 66185 dead-in-train + 66028 on rear.
(3) 66185 dead-in-train, with 66158 on rear.
(4) 66185 failed near Oakham on the morning E.C.S. so 66028 ran round to the front and hauled the train.
(5) 66158 followed the tour light engine from Eastleigh to Southampton Eastern Docks and was attached to the train there, remaining attached all the way back to Burton Wetmore Sidings.

Sources : Alan Sheppard & David Lodwick (both on the train throughout) & Nick Bartlett (joined/left the train at Eastleigh)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00
 Peterborough 07.30d [P1] [FL] 08.31 [P1] [UF]   23.18a [P4] 23.17 [P4]
374.71
1.27
 Fletton Jn 07/33 [FL] 08/34
 
 23/15 [FL] 23/12 [DF]
373.44
?
 Holme Jn 07/38½ [FL] 08/39½
 
 23/10 [FL] 23/07½
?
8.79
 Conington South Jn 07/40 [FL] 08/41½ [UF]
 
 23/08 [FL] 23/06 [DS]
 ?
17.39
 Huntingdon 07.48a ~ 07.50d [P2] [SL] 08.49 ~ 08.50½ [P2] [US]
 
 22.55a ~ 22.58d [P3] [SL] 22.55 ~ 22.56½ [P3] [DS]
357.42
 ?
 St Neots 07/57½ [P4] [SL] 08/58 [P4] [US]   22/47½ 22/46½ [P1] [DS]
 ?
32.19
 Sandy 08/05 [P1] [SL] 09/04 [P1] [US]   22/40 [P2] [SL] 22/38½ [P2] [DS]
342.62
35.16
 Biggleswade 08/08 [P1] [SL] 09/07 [P1] [US]   22/36 [P4] [SL] 22/34½ [P4] [DS]
340.65
44.35
 Hitchin 08/16 [P1] [SL] 09/17 [P1] [US]   22/26 [P2] [SL] 22/26½ [P2] [DS]
331.46
48.64
 Stevenage 08.22a ~ 08.25d [P1] [SL] 09.23½ ~ 09.25 [P1] [DS]   22.18a ~ 22.21d [P4] [SL] 22.19 ~ 22.21 [P4] [DS]
327.17
52.41
 Woolmer Green Jn 08/29 [FL] 09/30   22/12 [SL] 22/12½ [DS]
323.40
54.73
 Digswell Jn 08/31½ [SL] 09/32 [US]   22*06 ~ 22*08 [FL] 22/07½
320.70
56.04
 Welwyn Garden City 08/34 [P2] [SL] 09/33½ [P2] [US]   22/03 [P3] [SL] 22/04 [P3] [DS]
319.77
63.52
 Potters Bar 08.47a ~ 08.52d [P1] [SL] 09.48 ~ 09.49 [P1] [US]   21.51a ~ 21.54d [P4] [SL] 21.51 ~ 21.53½ [P4] [DS]
312.29
71.31
 Alexandra Palace 09/03 [P1] [SL2] 10/00½ [P1] [US2]   21/42 [P3] [SL] 21/41 [P3] [DS]
299.25
 ?
 Hornsey 09/06½ 10/02 [US2]   21/40 21/39½ [DS1]
?
 ?
 Harringay 09/09 10.04 ~ 10.07   21/38½ 21/38½ [DS1]
 ?
73.68
 Finsbury Park 09.13a ~ 09.16d [P1] [SL2] 10.10½ ~ 10.15 [P1] [US2]   21.32a ~ 21.36d [P8] [SL2] 21.28 ~ 21.36 [P8] [DS1]
297.18
74.65
 Holloway South Jn 09/18 [SL] 10/17   21/27 [GL] 21/24 [DG]
296.12
75.45
 Copenhagen Jn 09/23 10/19   21/23 [SL] 21/21½ [DS]
294.70
75.58
 York Way North Jn 09/24 10/20   21*09 ~ 21*21 21.08 ~ 21.20½
294.57
76.16
 Camden Road Central Jn 09/29 10.22 ~ 10.27½
 
 21/06 21/06½
294.19
76.42
 Camden Road Jn 09/30 10/30
 
 21/04 21/06
293.73
?
 Primrose Hill 09/32½ ?   - - -
77.30
 Camden Jn 09/34 [SL] 10/33½   - - -
78.68
 Kilburn Up & Dn Goods Loop 09*40 ~ 09*49 [UDG] 10/39 [UDG]   - - -
81.02
 Willesden West London Jn 09/54 10/48   - - -
81.12
 Willesden SW Sidings 09*56 ~ 10*04 10/50 [DSW]   - - -
- Gospel Oak - -   21/00 [P2] 21/00½ [P2]
292.72
- West Hampstead - -   20/55 [P2] 20/53½ [P2]
290.48
- Kensal Green Jn - -   20/47 20/46½
288.63
- Willesden Junction High Level - -   20/45 [P4] 20.44 ~ 20.44½ [P4]
Sig.NL.1046 20.42 ~ 20.42½
288.34
81.69
 Acton Wells Jn 10/06 10/51   20/40 20/39½
287.41
83.53
 South Acton 10/13 [P1] 10/57 [P1]   20/35 [P2] 20/35 [P2]
285.57
84.40
 Kew East Jn 10/15 10/59   20/33 20/33
284.73
84.73
 Old Kew Jn 10/16½ 11/00   20/31 20/31
284.40
85.44
 Brentford 10/18 [P2] 11/02 [P2]   20/29 [P1] 20/29½ [P1]
283.70
88.32
 Hounslow 10/23 [P2] 11/06 [P2]   20/24 [P1] 20/26 [P1]
281.02
89.34
 Hounslow Jn 10/24 11/08½   20/23 20/25
280.43
90.48
 Feltham Jn 10/25 11.10 ~ 11.12½   20/22 20/24
280.04
91.17
 Feltham Arr Rd London End 10*29 ~ 10*29 11/17   - - -
91.69
 Feltham Arr Rd Country End 10.31 ~ 10.48 11.19½ ~ 11.25½   - - -
92.01
 Feltham 10/51 [P2] 11/27½ [P2]   20/20 [P1] 20/21 [P1]
279.54
96.15
 Staines 10.56a ~ 10.59d [P2] 11.34 ~ 11.36 [P2]   20.11a ~ 20.14d [P1] 20.11 ~ 20.15 [P1]
275.40
? Staines East Jn ? ?   ? Sig.BEF.2188 20.07 ~ 20.09½  
100.48
 Virginia Water 11/09 [P2] 11/45 [P2]   19/58 [P3] 19/58 [P3]
271.27

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
106.12
 Ascot 11p16a ~ 11p35d [P2] 11/54½ [P2]
106.37
 Bracknell 11/43 [P2] 12/02 [P2]
113.64
 Wokingham 11/51 [P2] 12/10 [P2]
117.57
 Earley 11/56 [P1] 12/18 [P1]
119.52
 Reading Spur Jn 12/00 12/22 [DR Spur]
120.11
 Reading New Jn 12/01 [DML] 12/23½ [DM]
120.51
 Reading 12.03 ~ 12.04 [P7] [WL] 12/25 [P7]
121.39
 Oxford Road Jn 12/06 12/26
122.73
 Southcote Jn 12/08 12/27
131.12
 Bramley (Hants) 12/20 [P2] 12/35 [P2]
?
 Basingstoke (North) 50m 45ch ? 12/41 [DnRG-UpRG]
136.08
 Basingstoke 12/27 [P2] [SL] 12/43 [P4]
136.48
 Worting Jn 12/30 12/47
147.43
 Wallers Ash Loop 12.42 ~ 12.43 [DPL] 12/58 [DPL]
153.69
 Winchester 12/52 [P2] 13/03½ [P2]
156.23
 Shawford Jn 12/55 [SL] 13/06 [DS]
159.73
 Allbrook 13/01 [RCL] 13/12
160.35
 Eastleigh East Yard 13.03 ~ 13.06 13.17 ~ 13.18 [Recp.3]
160.62
 Eastleigh 13.09a ~ 13.14d [P2] 13.22 ~ 13.27½ [P3]
164.14
 St Denys 13/22 [P2] [FL] 13/35 [P2] [DF]
165.10
 Northam Jn 13/23 13/36½
165.79
 Southampton Dock Gates 13.28 ~ 13.30 13.42 ~ 13.44
166.69
 Southampton Eastern Docks 13.40 ~ 14.02 13L58 ~ 14L30½
167.19
 Southampton Dock Gates 14.12 ~ 14.14 14.43 ~ 14.43½
168.48
 Northam Jn 14/21 [SL] 14/51 [US]
168.79
 Southampton Up Yard 14.25 ~ 14.52 [FL] 14.53½ ~ 15.08 [No.1 Recp]
169.70
 Northam Jn 14/55 15/11½
170.74
 Southampton Central 14/59 [P2] [DPL] 15/14 [P4] [DGL+DLE]
?
 Millbrook ? 15/16 [Dn Docks]
172.07
 Millbrook Dock Entrance 15.02 ~ 15.04 15.17½ ~ 15.22
173.02
 Southampton Western Docks 15.15 ~ 15.31 15.32½ ~ 15.46
173.77
 Millbrook Dock Exit 15.41 ~ 15.42 [DFL] 15.53½ ~ 16.03 [DLE+DGL]
175.10
 Southampton Central 15/49 [P1] 16/20½ [P1]
176.19
 Northam Jn 15/52 [SL] 16/23 [US]
177.07
 St Denys 15/54 [P1] 16/25 [P1]
179.31
 Southampton Airport Parkway 15/57 [P1] [SL] 16/28 [P1] [US]
180.62
 Eastleigh 16.00a [P1] ~ 17.34d [P3] 16.32 [P1] ~ 17.43½ [P3]
180.72
 Eastleigh East Jn 17/35 17/44
181.47
 Eastleigh Single Line Jn 17/37 17/46½
187.25
 Romsey Single Line Jn 17/48 17/57
187.58
 Romsey Sig.E883 17*50 ~ 17*56 17.59 ~ 18.00½
188.14
 Romsey 17/58 [P2] 18/03½
195.57
 Dean 18/09 [P2] 18/14
203.28
 Laverstock South Jn 18/29 18/29
203.56
 Laverstock North Jn 18/31 18/31
219.48
 Andover 18/49 [P1] 18/49 [P1]
235.46
 Worting Jn 19/04 [SL] 19/04 [UF-US]
238.06
 Basingstoke 19.07a ~ 19.10d [P4] [SL] 19.10½ ~ 19.12½ [P4] [US]
249.29
 Fleet 19/21 [P1] [SL] 19/24½ [P1] [US]
252.50
 Farnborough (Main) 19/24 [P1] [SL] 19/27 [P1] [US]
256.36
 Pirbright Jn 19/28 [SL] 19/32½ [US]
261.11
 Woking Jn 19/34 [SL] 19/37 [US]
261.43
 Woking 19/37 [P1] [SL] 19/38 [P1] [US]
265.35
 Byfleet & New Haw 19/44 [P1] 19/44 [P1] [US]
266.36
 Addlestone Jn 19/46 19/46½
268.47
 Chertsey 19/50 [P2] 19/51 [P2]

Timings continue in first table.
Mileages as shown in the tour brochure.


Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

0Z66 : (66028 + 66185) : Toton T.M.D. to Burton OT Wetmore Sidings

Location Booked Actual (from RTT)
Toton T.M.D. 02+05d 02+05
Stapleford & Sandiacre 02+08 ~ 02+12 [DGL] ?
Toton Centre 02/15 [ML] ?
Toton Jn 02/16 [ML] ?
Trent East Jn 02/19 ?
Sheet Stores Jn 02/21 ?
Castle Donington 02/27 ?
Stenson Jn 02/40 03/07½
North Stafford Jn 02/41 03/08½
Clay Mills Jn 02/46 [DTG] 03/11½
Burton OT East Yard Loop 02+54 ~ 02+59 ?
Burton Wetmore Jn 03+03 ~ 03+07 03/13
Burton OT Wetmore Sidings 03+11a 03+36

3Z66 : (66185 + tour stock + 66028) : Burton OT Wetmore Sidings to Oakham Area
3Z66 : (66028 with 66185 dead-in-train + tour stock) : Oakham Area to Peterborough

Location Booked Actual (from RTT)
Burton OT Wetmore Sidings 04+25d 04+22 [UG]
Burton Wetmore Jn 04/29 [GL] ?
Clay Mills Jn 04/33 04/28 [UTG]
North Stafford Jn 04/37 04/34
Stenson Jn 04/39 04/36
Castle Donington 04/52 04/47½
Sheet Stores Jn 05/01 04/53½
Trent South Jn 05/02 [FL] 04/54½
Ratcliffe Jn 05/04 [SL] 04/57½
Loughborough 05*15 ~ 05*22 [USL] 05/08 [USL]
Sileby Jn 05/29 [SL] 05/26½
Syston North Jn 05/34 05/33½
Syston East Jn 05/36 05/34½
Frisby-on-the-Wreake 05/44 05/45
Melton Mowbray 05/48 [P1] 05/49
Melton Mowbray Sig.MN.54 05/51 05/51
Whissendine L.C. 05/54 05/54
Ashwell L.C. 05/56 ?
Langham Jn 05/58 [ML] 05+57 ~ ??+?? [ML]
Oakham 06/00 [P1] 07/26
Manton Jn 06/04 07/36
Luffenham 06/09 ?
Ketton S.B. 06/14 07/55
Uffington S.B. (Lincs) 06/20 08/01
Helpston Jn 06/24 08/04½
Marholm Jn 06/27 08/08
New England North Jn 06/29 [GL] 08/15
Peterborough Eastfield Jn 06*34 ~ 07*22 [SUD] DIV
Spital South Jn Sig.P458 07/24 DIV
Peterborough 07+26a [P3] 08+22½ [P1]

0Z66 : (66158) : Eastleigh D.C.S. to Southampton Eastern Docks

Location Additional Actual (from RTT)
Eastleigh D.C.S. 13+40d 13+40
Eastleigh East Yard 13/45 ?
Eastleigh 13/47 13/45½ [P3][DM]
St Denys 13/52 [P2] 13/54 [P2][DF]
Northam Jn 13/53 13/56 [DD]
Southampton Dock Gates 13+58 ~ 14+00 ?
Southampton Eastern Docks 14+10a 14+13


5Z68 : (66158 + tour stock + 66185 dead-in-train + 66028) : Eastleigh to Eastleigh East Jn
5Z68 : (66028 + 66185 dead-in-train + tour stock + 66158) : Eastleigh East Jn to Eastleigh T&RSMD (via Eastleigh Loop)
5Z69 : (66028 + 66185 dead-in-train + tour stock + 66158) : Eastleigh T&RSMD to Eastleigh
Location Booked Actual (from RTT)
Eastleigh 16+10d [P1] 16+40 [P1]
Eastleigh Sig.E228 16+12 ~ 16+27 16+41 ~ 16+52
Eastleigh 16/28 [P3] 16/53½ [P3] [PS]
Eastleigh Depot Sig.243 16/31 DIV
Eastleigh South Jn DIV ?
Eastleigh T&RSMD 16+38 ~ 17+16 17+03 ~ 17+30½ [PLP]
Eastleigh Depot Ent/Exit Sig 17+18 ~ 17+18 17/33
Eastleigh 17+21a [P3] 17+35½ [P3]


5Z70 : (66028 + 66185 dead-in-train + tour stock + 66158) : Peterborough to Peterborough West Yard
Location Booked Actual (from RTT)
Peterborough 23+30d [P4] 23+23 [P4]
Spital South Jn Sig.P458 23/32 [SDA] ?
P'Boro Eastfield Jn 23/33 ?
Peterborough West Yard 23+35a 23+25

31/12/23 :
5Z70 : (66028 + 66185 dead-in-train + tour stock + 66158) : Peterborough West Yard to Burton OT Wetmore Sidings
Location Booked Actual (from RTT)
Peterborough West Yard 13+00d 13+00
Peterborough Eastfield Jn 13+03 ~ 13+06 [GL] ?
New England North Jn 13/10 [SL] ?
Helpston Jn 13/16 13/17
Uffington S.B. (Lincs) 13/20 13/21
Ketton S.B. 13/26 13/27
Luffenham 13/28 ?
Manton Jn 13/33 13/35
Oakham 13/36 [P2] [ML] 13/38
Langham Jn 13/37 13/40
Ashwell L.C. 13/39 ?
Whissendine L.C. 13/41 13/44
Melton Mowbray 13/47 [P2] ?
Frisby-on-the-Wreake 13/50 13/52
Syston East Jn 13/56 14/00 [DNC]
Syston North Jn 13/57 [SL] 14/02 [DS]
Sileby Jn 14/06 [FL] 14/07½
Loughborough 14/11 [P1] [FL] 14/14½ [P1]
Trent South Jn 14/20 14/23½
Sheet Stores Jn 14/21 14/25½ [DC]
Castle Donington 14/27 14/32
Stenson Jn 14/53 14/53½
North Stafford Jn 14/54 14/54½
Clay Mills Jn 14/59 [DTG] 15/01½
Burton OT East Yard 15+10 ~ 15+30 ?? ~ 15+19
Burton Wetmore Jn 15+34 ~ 15+39 ?? ~ ??
Burton OT Wetmore Sidings 15+43a 15+32


0Z70 : (66028 + 66185 dead-in-train + 66158) : Burton OT Wetmore Sidings to Toton T.M.D.

Location Booked Actual (from RTT)
Burton OT Wetmore Sidings 16+26d 15+59 [UG]
Burton Wetmore Jn 16/30 [GL] ?
Clay Mills Jn 16/34 16/05 [UT]
North Stafford Jn 16/38 16/10
Stenson Jn 16/40 16/12
Castle Donington 16/52 16/24
Sheet Stores Jn 16*59 ~ 17*03 ?? ~ 16.31½ [UEC]
Trent East Jn 17/05 [ML] 16/33½ [DE]
Toton Jn 17/07 [GL] ?
Toton Centre 17/09 [DGL] ?
Stapleford & Sandiacre 17+13 ~ 17+17 [GL] ?
Toton T.M.D. 17+20a 16+48


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