30th April 1966

R.C.T.S. (London Branch)
Longmoor Rail Tour

Locos Used WD195, WD196, WD600, WD878, 31639, 31791 & 73114 'Etarre'
Stock Used Expected to have been formed as: 2x BSK & 5x SO's & 1x RB

Route : at least SPL3

Loco(s) Route
31791 + 31639 London Waterloo - Hampton Court Jn - Woking
WD600 Woking - Guildford - Haslemere - Liss
WD195 (2) Liss (BR) - Longmoor Downs
WD196 Longmoor Downs - Hollywater Loop - Longmoor Downs
WD878 Longmoor Downs - Hollywater Loop - Longmoor Downs
WD196 (2) Longmoor Downs - Whitehill - Bordon
WD600 Bordon - Bentley - Ash Vale - Ascot - Staines - Staines Loop
73114 Staines Loop - Staines - Windsor & Eton Riverside
31791 + 31639 Windsor & Eton Riverside - Staines - Hounslow - London Waterloo

Notes:
(1) The second of two tours run in April by the RCST to the LMR.
(2) WD600 on rear.
(3) 31791 & 31639 were photographed at Windsor & Eton Riverside carrying headcode SPL3 - was this headcode used throughout?


From Andrew Fairholm's ticket collection.

Sources : Terry Jackson, John Debens & Steve Armitage

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Terry Jackson & Kevin Driscoll)

M.C Location Booked (actual)
0.00 Waterloo 09.59d TL (09.59)
03.71 Clapham Junction 10/06
13.26 Hampton Court Jn 10/17
24.26 Woking 10L29a ~ 10L39d
30.27 Guildford 10/49
43.02 Haslemere 11/12
51.38 Liss 11*25a ~ 11*30d
to Longmoor Military Railway
? Bordon 16.30a ~ 16.40d
56.16 Bentley 16*55a ~ 16*56d
63.14 Aldershot 17/08
65.57 Ash Vale 17/13
68.06 Frimley Jn 17/19
71.12 Camberley 17/28
77.45 Ascot 17/38
83.30 Virginia Water 17/50
87.44 Staines 18/02
87.52 Staines Loop 18L05a ~ 18L22d
87.60 Staines 18/24
94.29 Windsor & Eton Riverside 18L40a ~ 18L55d
100.78 Staines 19/08
106.47 Feltham Jn 19/20
107.46 Hounslow 19/23
114.03 Barnes 19/23 TL
117.16 Clapham Junction 19/47
121.07 Waterloo 19.54a (19.56)


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