8th January 1966

D. Winkworth & G.F. Bloxham
Last Steam Train to Exeter Central

Locos Used 34001 'Exeter' & 34015 'Exmouth'

Route :

Loco Route
34001 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Earlsfield - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Woking - Guildford - Haslemere - Havant - Cosham - Fareham - Botley - Eastleigh - Chandlers Ford - Romsey - Dean - Salisbury
34015 Salisbury - Gillingham - Yeovil Junction - Axminster - Exeter Central
34015 Exeter Central - (reverse of outward route) - Salisbury
34001 Salisbury - Andover Jn - Basingstoke - (reverse of outward route) - London Waterloo


A tour ticket courtesy of Rob Fraser.

Sources : John Clifford (on the train throughout) & John Debens

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

Miles Location Booked Actual   Booked  Actual Miles
0.0 Waterloo 09.20d 09.19½   19.29a 19.40 83.7
3.9 Clapham Junction 09/27 09/28   19/22 19/33½ 79.8
13.3 Hampton Court Jn 09/37 09/38   ? ? ?
24.8 Woking Jn 09/48 09/49   19/03 19/15 58.9
- Winchfield   TL - 43.9
- Hook   LL - 41.5
- Worting Jn   18/33 18/45 33.4
30.3 Guildford 09/56 09/56½    
43.0 Haslemere 10/13 10/11    
54.9 Petersfield 10/24 10/22    
66.5 Havant 10/36 10/37    
69.5 Farlington Jn 10/39½ 10/41    
70.5 Cosham 10/42 10/43    
76.3
0.0		 Fareham 10w50a ~ 10w56d 10.50½ ~ 10.57    
11.3 Eastleigh 11/14 11/14½    
18.6 Romsey 11/25 11/26    
34.0 Tunnel Jn 11/43 11/45    
35.1
0.0		 Salisbury 11L46a ~ 12L43d 11.48½ ~ 12.43   17L51a ~ 18L01d 18.04 ~ 18.11 88.0
0.0
2.5 Wilton South 12/48 12/49½   17/47 17/59½ 85.5
12.6 Tisbury 12/58 13/00½   17/35 17/50 75.5
21.7 Gillingham 13/06 13/11   17/27 17/41 66.4
28.5 Templecombe 13/11 13/17½   17/21 17/35 59.6
39.1 Yeovil Junction 13/20 13/29   17/12 17/23 48.9
47.9 Crewkerne 13/27 13/37   17/05 17/14½ 40.1
61.1 Axminster 13/37 13/48   16/53 17/01 27.0
- Seaton Jn   16/50 16/58 ?
75.9 Sidmouth Jn 13/54 14/07   16/38 16/43 12.1
87.0 Exmouth Jn 14/08½ 14/17   16/27 16/29½ 1.0
88.0 Exeter Central 14.10a 14.19½   16.25d 16.25 0.0


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