2nd April 1966

D.W.Winkworth
Steam Again Over Honiton Railtour (2)

Locos Used D7069, 34006 'Bude' & 34032 'Camelford'

Route :

Loco Route
34032 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Earlsfield - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Woking - Basingstoke - Andover Jn - Salisbury
34006 Salisbury - Gillingham - Yeovil Junction - Axminster - Sidmouth Jn
D7069 Sidmouth Jn - Tipton St Johns - Budleigh Salterton - Exmouth
D7069 Exmouth - (reverse of outward route) - Sidmouth Jn
34006 Sidmouth Jn - (reverse of outward route) - Salisbury
34032 Salisbury - Dean - Romsey - Chandlers Ford - Eastleigh - Botley - Fareham - Cosham - Havant - Haslemere - Guildford - Woking - (reverse of outward route) - London Waterloo

Notes:
(1) There was an option to get off at East Budleigh for visit to Bicton gardens.
(2) Also recorded as 'The Bicton Railtour'.


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.

Source : John Clifford (on the train throughout)

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

Miles Location Booked Actual
0.0 Waterloo 08.55d 08.55
3.9 Clapham Junction 09/02 09/03
13.3 Hampton Court Jn 09/13 09/15
24.8 Woking Jn 09/23 09/28
50.3 Worting Jn 09/47 09/56½
83.7
0.0		 Salisbury 10L17a ~ 10L30d 10.28 ~ 10.35
2.5 Wilton South 10/35 10/41½
28.5 Templecombe 10/58 11/08
34.5 Sherborne 11/03 11/13
39.1 Yeovil Junction 11/07 11/17
61.1 Axminster 11/25 11/36½
64.3 Seaton Jn 11/28 11/39
75.9
0.0		 Sidmouth Junction 11L45a ~ 11L55d 11.52 ~ 11.57
3.0 Ottery St Mary 12/01 12/02½
9.4
0.0		 East Budleigh 12.20a ~ 12.30d 12.24 ~ 12.30½
5.3 Littleham 12/42 12.49
7.0
0.0		 Exmouth 12.47a ~ ??.??d 12.49 ~ ??.??
7.0
0.0		 East Budleigh 15.30a ~ 15.35d ?
6.4 Ottery St Mary 15/47 ?
9.4
0.0		 Sidmouth Junction 15L54a ~ 16L00d ?.?? ~ 16.12½
11.6 Seaton Jn 16/14½ 16/28
14.9 Axminster 16/17 16/32
27.9 Crewkerne 16/29 16/46½
36.8 Yeovil Junction 16/36 16/54
41.3 Sherborne 16/39½ 16/58
47.5 Templecombe 16/45 17/04
73.4 Wilton South 17/10 17/27
75.9
0.0		 Salisbury 17L15a ~ 17L23d 17.31 ~ 17.39
1.1 Tunnel Jn 17/27 17/43
5.0 Alderbury Jn 17/33 17/49
13.6 Kimbridge Jn 17/41 17/56½
16.5 Romsey 17/45 18/00
23.8 Eastleigh 17/56 18/12
35.1
0.0		 Fareham 18w14a ~ 18w19d 18.29½ ~ 18.35
5.8 Cosham 18/27 18/43
6.8 Farlington Jn 18/29 18/45
9.8 Havant 18/34 18/51
21.4 Petersfield 18/49 19/08½
33.3 Haslemere 19/03 19/28
46.0 Guildford 19/17 19.45a ~ 19.49d
51.5 Woking Jn 19/25 19/58
63.0 Hampton Court Jn 19/35 20/11
72.4 Clapham Junction 19/45 20/23½
76.3 Waterloo 19.52a 20.31


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