5th September 1965

Warwickshire Railway Society
The Hants & Dorset Rail Tour

Locos Used D2985, 7029, 34019, 60145 & 73085

Route : at least 1X82

Loco Route
60145 Birmingham Moor Street - Solihull - Leamington Spa General - Banbury General
7029 Banbury General - Oxford - Didcot North Jn - Reading West - Basingstoke
73085 Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Eastleigh - Loco Works Yard
D2985 Loco Works Yard - Eastleigh
34019 Eastleigh - Southampton Central - Lymington Central - Bournemouth Central - Poole - Dorchester Jn - Weymouth
7029 Weymouth - Dorchester West - Yeovil Pen Mill - Castle Cary - Frome - Westbury - Newbury - Reading West - (reverse of outward route) - Banbury
60145 Banbury - (reverse of outward route) - Birmingham Moor Street

Notes :
(1) 60145 photographed at Banbury carrying headcode 1X82 - was this used throughout?

Sources : Neville Wellings (on the train throughout), John Clifford, Dennis Lloyd & Steve Armitage

Photo Review


34019 near Weymouth (photo: Terry Dorrity)


From Andrew Fairholms ticket collection.


A tour ticket (courtesy: Rob Fraser) - was this
a  second tour by WRS run the same day or
were service trains used to join the main tour?
Further details are required.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Neville Wellings & John Debens)

Miles Location Booked Actual
0.00 Birmingham Moor Street 09.05d 09.05
7.00 Solihull 09.16a ~ 09.18d 09.18 ~ 09.20
24.00 Leamington Spa General 09.36a ~ 09.40d 09.41 ~ 09.43
44.00 Banbury General 10.08a ~ 10.14d 10.10 ~ 10.25
? Aynho Jn 10/22 10/33
66.00 Oxford 10.43a ~ 10.46d 11.11 ~ 11.12
77.00 Didcot North Jn 10/57 11/28
94.00 Reading West 11.18a ~ 11.20d 11.55 ~ 11.??
108.00 Basingstoke 11L41a ~ 11L46d 12.20a ~ 12.30d
? Worting Jn 11/51 12/36
134.00 Eastleigh 12.25a ~ 12.30d 13.06 ~ 13.10
? Loco Works Yard 12L30a ~ 14L00d 13.10 ~ 14.02
? Eastleigh 14L04a ~ 14L14d 14.14 ~ 14.19
139.00 Southampton Central 14/25 14/33
? Lymington Jn 14/43 ??/??
168.00 Bournemouth Central 15/01 15/10
175.00 Poole 15/10 15/21
? Worget Jn 15/20 15/??
197.00 Dorchester Jn 15/35 15/46
204.00 Weymouth 15L43a ~ 16L10d 15.?? ~ 17.08
211.00 Dorchester West 16/30 17/22
214.60 Grimstone & Frampton 16p37a ~ 16p42d 17.29 ~ 17.35
231.40 Yeovil Pen Mill 17/09 18/15
243.20 Castle Cary 17/25 18/38
257.25 Frome 17/44 18/57
263.00 Westbury 17w52a ~ 17w58d 19.?5 ~ 19.45
271.57 Lavington 18/10 19/58
291.00 Bedwyn 18/31 20/20
305.40 Newbury 18/43 20/44
321.35 Reading West 19.02a ~ 19.04d 21.15 ~ 21.20
338.00 Didcot North Jn 19/27 21/44
348.00 Oxford 19.40a ~ 19.45d 22.03 ~ 22.13
? Aynho Jn 20/07 22/??
370.00 Banbury 20.13a ~ 20.17d 22.49 ~ 23.10
390.00 Leamington Spa General 20.40a ~ 20.43d 23.40 ~ 23.??
396.00 Hatton 20/54 ??/??
407.00 Solihull 21.08a ~ 21.10d 00.05 ~ 00.07
414.00 Birmingham Moor Street 21.21a 00.18


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