3rd January 1965

Locomotive Club of Great Britain
The Maunsell Commemorative Rail Tour

Locos Used

30545, 31411, 31639 & 31831
Stock Used booked for nine coaches, mainly SR set 770
(formed: BSK, BSO, 3x SO, RKB, 2x SO, BSK)

Route:

Loco(s) Route

31639

London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Wimbledon

31639 (1)

Wimbledon - Merton Park - Tooting Goods
30545 (2) Tooting Goods - Merton Park - Wimbledon

31639

Wimbledon - Surbiton - Weybridge - Addlestone - Virginia Water - Staines Central

30545

Staines Central - Ascot - Wokingham - Earley - Reading Spur Jn - Reading Southern

31831

Reading Southern - Earley - Wokingham - Blackwater - Ash - Guildford - Shalford - Deepdene - Redhill

31411

Redhill - Godstone - Crowhurst Jn - Edenbridge - Tonbridge

31411

Tonbridge - Edenbridge - Crowhurst Jn - Hurst Green Jn - Oxted - Sanderstead - Woodside - New Beckenham - Catford Bridge - Ladywell - Lewisham - St. Johns - London Bridge

Notes :
(1) 30545 on rear.
(2) 31649 on rear.
(3) This was the last known occasion that the Crowhurst spur was used for a passenger train.


A tour ticket (courtesy: Rob Fraser)

Sources: Terry Jackson & John Debens

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

M.C Location Booked Actual

00.00

Waterloo

  09.32d [LL]

09.32½

03.71

Clapham Junction

  09/39

09/41

07.17

Wimbledon

  09.41a ~ 09.50d

09.42½ ~ ??.??

07.27

Wimbledon (Central)

  09.52a ~ 10.03d

?

08.05

Merton Park

  10.06a ~ 10.07d

?

09.01

Merton Abbey

  10.12a ~ 10.15d

?

09.73

Tooting Goods

  10.20a ~  10.30d

?

10.65

Merton Abbey

  10.35a ~10.37d

?

11.61

Merton Park

  10.42a ~ 10.44d

?

12.39

Wimbledon (Central)

  10.48a ~ 10.50d

?

12.49

Wimbledon

  10.52a ~ 11.10d [LL]

??.?? ~ 11.08½

18.58

Hampton Court Jn

  11/20 [TL]

11/27

24.41

Weybridge

  11/34

11/37

30.17

Virginia Water

  11/48

11/49½

34.31

Staines Central

  11.57a ~ 12.06d 

12.02 ~ 12.10½

38.45

Virginia Water

  12/13

12/21½

44.30

Ascot

  12/21

12/32

51.79

Wokingham 

  12/31

12/43

58.61

Reading Southern

  12.41a ~ 12.54d

12.53½ ~ 13.06

65.43

Wokingham

  13.04

13/18

76.30

North Camp

  13p18a ~ 13p28d

13/30½ ~ 13.39

78.29

Ash

  13/32

13/44

84.52

Guildford

  13/42

13/52

85.68

Shalford Jn

  13/45

13/54½

100.31

Betchworth

  14/10

14/15½

105.07

Redhill

  14.18a ~ 14.28d

14.23 ~ 14.31

115.49

Edenbridge

  14/44

14/47

124.64

Tonbridge

  15.00a ~ 15.25d

14.59½ ~ 15.24½

133.79

Edenbridge

  15/42

15/40½

136.23

Crowhurst Jn South

  15/46

15/44½

137.48

Crowhurst Jn North

  15/49½

15/50

139.42

Hurst Green Jn

  15/52

15/55

140.54

Oxted

  15w55a ~ 16w01d

15.58½ ~ 16.03

149.29

Selsdon

  16/19

16/19

151.60

Woodside

  16/24

16/25

152.63

Elmers End

  16/26

16/27½

156.27

Catford Bridge

  16/36

16/33½

157.66

Lewisham

  16/39

16/37½

159.01

New Cross

  16/42

16/39½

162.00

London Bridge (Low Level)

  16.47a

16.48½


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