7th March 1965

The Locomotive Club of Great Britain
East Devon (No.2)

Locos Used 4666, 35022 'Holland-America Line', 41206, 41291 & 80041

Route :

Loco(s) Route
35022 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Earlsfield - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Woking - Basingstoke - Andover Jn - Salisbury - Gillingham - Yeovil Junction - Axminster (2) - Seaton Jn
80041 Seaton Jn - Seaton
80041 Seaton - Seaton Jn
35022 Seaton Jn - Sidmouth Junction
4666 Sidmouth Junction - Tipton St Johns - Sidmouth
4666 Sidmouth - Tipton St Johns
4666 + 41291 Tipton St Johns - Budleigh Salterton - Exmouth
4666 + 41291 Exmouth - Topsham - Exeter Central
35022 Exeter Central - Axminster - (reverse of outward route) - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) Owing to its popularity, this was a repeat of the train that ran on 28th February 1965.
(2) there was an option to leave the main tour at Axminster for a supplementary tour;

Loco(s) Route
41291 (3) Axminster - Lyme Regis
41206 (4) Lyme Regis - Axminster
41206 + 41291 Axminster - Seaton Jn
80041 Seaton Jn - Seaton
80041 Seaton - Seaton Jn - Sidmouth Junction
41291 Sidmouth Junction - Tipton St Johns (5)

(3) 41206 on rear.
(4) 41291 on rear.
(5) Passengers rejoined main train here.


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.

Sources : John Clifford (on the main train throughout) & Brian Halford

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Terry Jackson)

Combined Tour

M.C Location Booked Actual Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Waterloo 09.02d 09.01 18.50a 19.02 373.05
3.71 Clapham Junction 09/09 09/14 18/43 18/52 369.14
13.26 Hampton Court Jn 09/19 09/24 ? ? ?
24.26 Woking Jn 09/29 09/34 18/24 18/25 348.59
50.23 Worting Jn 09/52 09/56 18/05 18/06 322.62
83.56 Salisbury 10/20 10/23 17/33 17/34 289.29
86.17 Wilton South 10/25 10/30 17/29 17/30 286.68
? Templecombe ? ? 17/02 17/01 260.70
122.69 Yeovil Junction 11W05a ~ 11W12d 11.00 ~ 11.06 16W45a ~ 16W50d 16.36 ~ 16.48 250.16
144.66 Axminster 11.38a 11.36 ? ? ?

Tour A

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Axminster 11.45d ?
4.21 Combpyne 11p56a ~ 12p04d ?
6.59 Lyme Regis 12.10a ~ 12.20d ?
13.38 Axminster 12W38a ~ 12W55d ?
16.60 Seaton Junction 13.05a ~ 13.15d ?
18.29 Colyton 13p19a ~ 13p29d ?
20.76 Seaton  13.35a ~ 13.45d BD ?
25.12 Seaton Junction 13.55a ~ 14.06d ?
36.53 Sidmouth Junction 14.24a ~ 14.30d ?
41.61 Tipton St Johns 14.38a ?

Tour B

M.C Location Booked Actual
144.66 Axminster 11.42d 11.43
148.08 Seaton Junction 11.49a ~ 11.59d 11.49 ~ 11.56
149.57 Colyton 12p03a ~ 12p13d 12.00 ~ 12.09
152.24 Seaton 12.18a ~ 12.28d 12.16 ~ 12.28
156.40 Seaton Junction 12.37a ~ 12.50d 12.35 ~ 12.48
168.01 Sidmouth Junction 13.06a ~ 13.16d 13.06 ~ 13.12
170.78 Ottery St Mary 13p21a ~ 13p11d 13.18 ~ 13.27
176.25 Sidmouth 13.45a ~ 14.05d BA 13.40 ~ 14.04
179.41 Tipton St Johns 14.15a 14.12

Combined Tour

M.C Location Booked Actual
179.41 Tipton St Johns 14.45d 14.36
190.66 Exmouth 15.05a ~ 15.25d 15.02 ~ 15.19
201.25 Exeter Central 15.46a ~ 15.55d 15.38 ~ 15.43

Notes:
BD: Passengers alight for bus to Sidmouth
BA: Passengers join from bus
 
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