26th June 1966
Southern Counties Touring
Society
The Devonshire Rambler
Locos Used | 34002 'Salisbury', 34100 'Appledore' & 35023 'Holland-Afrika Line' |
Route : 1X08 throughout
Loco | Route |
34002 | London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Earlsfield - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Woking - Basingstoke - Andover Jn - Salisbury |
35023 | Salisbury - Gillingham - Yeovil Junction - Axminster - Exeter Central - Exeter St Davids - Tiverton Junction - Taunton - Castle Cary - Frome - Westbury |
34100 | Westbury - Warminster - Salisbury - Dean - Romsey - Redbridge - Southampton Central - Eastleigh - Winchester City - Basingstoke - (reverse of outward route) - London Waterloo |
Source : John Clifford (on the train throughout)
Photo Review
Cine footage of this tour is available on YouTube, courtesy of Bob Bishop.
From Andrew Fairholm's ticket collection.
A 21st century H&S nightmare! 35023 pauses for water at Exeter Central
(photo: Bernard Mills)
35023 at Standerwick on the approaches to Westbury (photo: Bob Bishop)
34100 caught at Westbury, en-route homewards to London Waterloo
(image: John Simons -from Cine film, courtesy of Bob Bishop)
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford & John Debens)
Location | Booked | Actual |
Waterloo | 09.55d [TL] | 09.55½ |
Clapham Junction | 10/02 | 10/04½ |
Hampton Court Jn | 10/31 | 10/30 |
Woking Jn | 10/31 | 10/30 |
Worting Jn | 10/55 | 10/59½ |
Salisbury | 11L25 ~ 11L40 | 11.31 ~ 11.40½ |
Wilton South | 11/46 | 11/47 |
Templecombe | 12/12 | 12/12 |
Yeovil Junction | 12/22 | 12/21 |
Sidmouth Jn | 12/40 | 12/42½ |
Exeter Central | 13w17 ~ 13w37 | 13.16 ~ 13.43 |
Exeter St Davids | 13.40a ~ 13.43d | 13.47 ~ 13.49 |
Cowley Bridge Jn | 13/45 | 13/53 |
Taunton | 14/20 | 14/31 |
Frome | 15/02 | 15/08½ |
Westbury | 15L15 ~ 15L25 | 15.18½a ~ 15.29½ |
Dilton Marsh Halt | 15/29 | 15/34 |
Salisbury | 16p00a ~ 16p20d | 16.04 ~ 16.19 |
Tunnel Jn | 16/24 | 16/23 |
Alderbury Jn | 16/30 | 16/28 |
Kimbridge Jn | 16/39 | 16/37 |
Romsey | 16/42 | 16/42 |
Redbridge | 16/50 | 16/50 |
Southampton Central | 16w55 ~ 17w05 | 16.57 ~ 17.02½ |
Northam Jn | 17/08½ | 17/06 |
Eastleigh | 17/16 | 17/13 |
Worting Jn | 17/45 | 17/44½ |
Woking Jn | 18/09 | 18/07 |
Hampton Court Jn | 18/24 | 18/22 |
Clapham junction | 18/35 | 18/33 |
Waterloo | 18.42a | 18.40 |