5th October 1957
Railway Enthusiasts' Club
Compass Rose
Loco Used | 30051 |
Stock Used | set 721 (2 coaches) |
Route :
Loco | Route |
30051 | Farnborough - Sturt Lane West Jn - Frimley Jn - Frimley |
30051 | Frimley - Frimley Jn - Ash Vale - Aldershot North Jn - Aldershot (1) |
30051 | (1) Aldershot - Aldershot North Jn - Aldershot East Jn - Ash Jn - Wanborough |
30051 | Wanborough - Ash Jn - Tongham |
30051 | Tongham - Ash Jn - Wanborough - Guildford - Shalford Jn - Farncombe - Godalming Goods |
30051 | Godalming Goods - Farncombe - Shalford Jn - Guildford - Woking Jn - Byfleet & New Haw - Addlestone Jn - Chertsey - (via Virginia Water west curve) - Sunningdale - Ascot - Wokingham - New Jn - Reading General - Southcote Jn - Reading Central Goods |
30051 | Reading Central Goods - Southcote Jn - Reading West |
30051 | Reading West - Southcote Jn - Bramley - Basingstoke - Overbridge No.2, Thorneycrofts |
30051 | Overbridge No.2, Thorneycrofts - Basingstoke - Farnborough |
Notes :
(1) Train went on from Aldershot station to the
Aldershot Government Sidings Station - confirmation required of the
reversal point(s) (in both directions).
(2) The timing sheet in John Debens collection (detailed below) carries a
comment that some timings had been revised slightly from those originally given
out (5-7 days previously).
Sources : John Clifford (from contemporary
sources) & John Debens
Photo Review
The train at Farnborough (photo: The John Debens Collection)
30051 in the weeds at Tongham (photo: The John Debens Collection)
In the government sidings, Aldershot (photo: The John Debens Collection)
Reversal at Godalming (old station) (photo: The John Debens Collection)
Reading Central Goods (photo: The John Debens Collection)
From the ticket collection of Andrew Fairholm.
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Debens)
Location | Booked | Actual |
Farnborough | 13.36d [Up Bay] | 13.36 |
Sturt Lane Jn | 13/40 | 13/42 |
Frimley Jn | 13/42 | 13/44 |
Frimley | 13.44 ~ 13.49 | 13.45 ~ 13.49 |
Frimley Jn | 13/51 | 13/51 |
Ash Vale | 13/56 | 14/00 |
Aldershot Jn | 13/59 | 14/03 |
Aldershot (station) | 14.04 ~ 14.10 | 14w07 ~ 14w11 |
Aldershot Government Sidings SB | 14.14 ~ 14.15 | 14.15 ~ 14.16 |
Aldershot Government Sidings station | 14.20 ~ 14.30 | 14.19 ~ 14.29 |
Aldershot Government Sidings SB | 15.34 ~ 14.35 | 14.30 ~ 14.32 |
Aldershot Jn | 14/37 | 14/35 |
Ash | 14/41 | 14/40 |
Wanborough | 14.45 ~ 14.50 | 14.45 ~ 14.50 |
Ash Jn | 14/53 | 14/53 |
Ash Green Halt | 14.57 ~ 15.07 | 14.57 ~ 15.06 |
Tongham | 15.11 ~ 15.16 | 15.11 ~ 15.17 |
Ash Jn | 15/24 | 15/26 |
Guildford | 15.34 ~ 15.42 | 15w36 ~ 15w44 |
Farncombe | 15/48 | 15/51 |
Godalming Goods | 15.50 ~ 16.00 | 15.54 ~ 16.00 |
Guildford | 16/09 | 16/09 |
Woking Jn | 16/19 | 16/20 |
Byfleet Jn | 16/27 | 16/27 |
Addlestone Jn | 16.30 ~ 16.36 | 16.30 ~ 16.40 |
Virginia Water West Curve | 16/46 | 16/52 |
Ascot | 16.58 ~ 17.04 | 17w04 ~ 17w09 |
Wokingham | 17/17 | 17/22 |
Reading New Jn | 17.30 ~ 17.41 | 17.31 ~ 17.46 |
Reading General | 17.45 ~ 17.50 | 17.49 ~ 17.59 [P8] |
Southcote Jn | 17/55 | 18/04 |
Reading Central Goods | 18.00 ~ 18.20 | 18.10 ~ 18.18 |
Southcote Jn | ? | 18.25 ~ 18.27 |
Reading West | 18.25 ~ 18.27 | 18.30 ~ 18.33 |
Southcote Jn | 18/29 | 18/37 |
Basingstoke | 19.02 ~ 19.08 | 19w06 ~ 19w10 |
Overbridge No.2, Thorneycrofts | 19.13 ~ 19.20 | 19.16 ~ 19.24 |
Basingstoke | 19.25 ~ 19.32 | 19.31 ~ 19.34 |
Farnborough | 19.55a | 19.57 |