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 |