13th November 1966

Southern Counties Touring Society
The West Country Special

Locos Used 34019, 35023 & 73065
Stock Used 3959S+1453S+1460S+1496S+7898S+1465S+4274S

Route :

Loco Route
73065 (1) London Victoria - Factory Jn - Herne Hill - Tulse Hill - Crystal Palace - Norwood Junction - East Croydon - Redhill - Shalford Jn - Guildford - Wokingham - Reading General - Newbury - Westbury
34019 Westbury - Castle Cary - Exeter St Davids - Exeter Central - Yeovil Junction
35023 Yeovil Junction - Salisbury - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) Booked loco (according to the timing sheet) was to have been 73029. Other locos worked as booked.

Sources : John Clifford, Brian Halford, Bluebell Railway Museum & John Debens

Photo Review

Cine footage of this tour is available on YouTube, courtesy of Bob Bishop.


From Andrew Fairholm's ticket collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Brian Halford, Bluebell Railway Museum & John Debens)

Location Booked Actual
Victoria (E) 09.58d [P7] 09.58
Factory Jn 10/08 10/07
Herne Hill 10/13 10/13
Tulse Hill 10/18 10/18
West Norwood 10/20 10/19
Crystal Palace 10/27 10/24
Norwood Junction 10p32a ~ 10p46d 10.32 ~ 10.46
East Croydon 10/53 10/54
Coulsdon North 11/00 11/04
Redhill 11.10a ~ 11.11d 11.14 ~ 11.17
Shalford Jn 11/43 11/45
Guildford 11p47a ~ 12p08d 11.47 ~ 12.08
Wokingham 12/38 12/36
Reading General 12.51a ~ 12.56d 12.45 ~ 12.52
Newbury 13/16 13/14
Lavington 13/47 13/52
Westbury 14L00 ~ 14L10 14.10 ~ 14.37
Castle Cary 14/35 15/03
Taunton 15p01a ~ 15p10d 15/27
Exeter St Davids 15.48 ~ 15.55 16.11 ~ 16.17
Exeter Central 16.00 ~ 16.15 16.21 ~ 16.35
Yeovil Junction 17L02 ~ 17L20 17.24 ~ 17.35
Salisbury 18/07 18/10
Waterloo 19.40a 19.43


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