16th February 1964

The Locomotive Club of Great Britain
The Quantock Flyer Rail Tour

Locos Used 4593, 9663 & 35030 'Elder Dempster Lines'
Stock used see note 1

Route :

Loco(s) Route
35030 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Earlsfield - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Woking - Basingstoke - Andover Junc. - Salisbury - Gillingham - Yeovil Junction
4593 + 9663 Yeovil Junction - Yeovil South Jn - Yeovil Pen Mill
4593 + 9663 Yeovil Pen Mill - Langport West - Athelney - Durston - Taunton
4593 + 9663 Taunton - Creech Jn - Hatch - Chard Central - Chard Jn
35030 Chard Jn - Yeovil Jn - (reverse of outward route) - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) Per the tour itinerary: The train will be formed of 10 coaches, the majority of which form Southern Region set train No.237 and a restaurant kitchen buffet car, formerly known as a tavern car, for refreshments. Formed: BSK, 5x SO, RKB, 2x SO, BSK. Due to the complicated nature of the layout at Chard Jn it will be necessary for the train to be split up on the branch and reformed for the return journey up the main line.


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.

Source : John Clifford (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Terry Jackson & John Clifford)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Waterloo 09.23d [TL] 09.23
3.71 Clapham Junction 09/30 09/30
13.26 Hampton Court Jn 09/40 09/39
24.61 Woking Jn 09/50 09/48
50.23 Worting Jn 10/13 10/11
83.56 Salisbury 10/43 10/39
86.17 Wilton South 10/48 10/44
112.15 Templecombe 11w15a ~ 11w28d 11.08 ~ 11.27
122.69 Yeovil Junction 11L44a ~ 11L54d 11.43 ~ 11.49
124.42 Yeovil Pen Mill 12.01a ~ 12.18d 11.58 ~ 12.13
125.80 Yeovil Town 12/21 12/16
129.55 Montacute 12p33a ~ 12p55d 12.30 ~ 12.47
137.37 Langport West 13/11 13.03a ~ 13.11d
138.18 Curry Rivel Jn 13/12 13/14
142.15 Athelney 13/21 13/21
144.31 Durston 13*27a ~ 13*32d 13.28 ~ 13.30
145.33 Cogload Jn [RL] -
150.13 Taunton 13.44a ~ 14.14d 13/42
150.41 Taunton East Jn [RL] -
152.48 Creech Jn 14/20 14/31
156.61 Hatch 14p30a ~ 14p42d 14/41
165.32 Chard Central 15/02 15.02a ~ 15.16d
168.60 Chard Junction 15L10a ~ 16L10d 15.25 ~ 16.22
185.49 Yeovil Junction 16/35 16/42
196.23 Templecombe 16w50a ~ 16w55d 16.54 ~ 16.59
222.21 Wilton South 17/23 17/24
224.62 Salisbury 17/27 17/30
258.15 Worting Jn 18/01 [TL] 18/02
283.57 Woking Jn 18/21 18/26
304.47 Clapham Junction 18/40 18/44
308.38 Waterloo 18.47a 18.51


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