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.


35023 is seen running through Weybridge (photo: Chris Totty)


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


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