31st December 1966

L.C.G.B.
The Isle of Wight Steam Farewell Rail Tour

Locos Used W24 'Calbourne', W31 'Chale', 34013, 73043 & 73065
Stock Used mainland : 10 coaches BR/SR stock (booked formation: BSK, 3x SO, RB, 4x SO, BSK)
IoW : 5 non-corridor coaches

Route :

Loco(s) Route
73065 + 73043

London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Hampton Court Jn - Woking - Guildford - Haslemere - Petersfield - Havant - Portcreek Jn - Portsmouth & Southsea - Portsmouth Harbour
MV Southsea

Portsmouth Harbour - Ryde Pier Head
W24 + W31

Ryde Esplanade - Brading - Sandown - Shanklin
W24 + W31 Shanklin - Sandown - Brading - Ryde Esplanade
MV Brading

Ryde Pier Head - Portsmouth Harbour
34013

Portsmouth Harbour - Portsmouth & Southsea - Portcreek Jn - Havant - Chichester - Arundel Jn - Horsham - Dorking North - Epsom - Raynes Park - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.

Sources : Terry Jackson (from contemporary publications) & George Woods

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from George Woods, John Broderick & John Debens)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Waterloo 08.40d 08.41
3.71 Clapham Junction 08/47 08/47
13.26 Hampton Court Jn 08/57 08/57½
24.61 Woking Jn 09/08 09/08
30.27 Guildford 09/15 09/17
43.02 Haslemere 09/32 09/31½
54.73 Petersfield 09/44 09/43
66.38 Havant 09/57 09/57
70.02 Portcreek Jn 10/01 ?
73.49 Portsmouth & Southsea 10/07 10/08
74.35 Portsmouth Harbour 10.10a ~ 10.40d 10.10 ~ 10.43

Ferry (steamer)
- Ryde Pier Head 11.10a 11.13
0.00 Ryde Esplanade 12.15d 12.16
0.67 Ryde St Johns Road 12.20a ~ 12.22d 12.18½ ~ 12.19½
4.22 Brading 12/30 12/27
6.09 Sandown 12/34 12/30½
7.76 Shanklin 12.39a ~ 13.37d 12.34½ ~ 13.38
9.63 Sandown 13/41 13/42
11.50 Brading 13/45 13/45½
15.05 Ryde St Johns Road 13*53 ~ 13*55 13.53 ~ 13.56½
15.72 Ryde Esplanade 13.58a 13.59½
- Ryde Pier Head 14.30d 14.32½

Ferry (steamer)
74.35 Portsmouth Harbour 15.00a ~ 15.32d 14.58 ~ 15.32
75.21 Portsmouth & Southsea 15/36 15/38½
78.68 Portcreek Jn 15/42 ?
82.32 Havant 15/47 15/48½
91.25 Chichester 16/01 16/00
97.45 Barnham 16/12 16/12
100.75 Arundel Jn 16/18 16/20
110.71 Pulborough 16/35 16/37
123.14 Horsham 16/51 16/52
136.56 Dorking North 17/10 17/17
140.60 Leatherhead 17/15 17/28
144.46 Epsom 17.21a ~ 17.22d 17.31 ~ 17.32
150.15 Raynes Park 17/32 [TL] 17/42
154.74 Clapham Junction 17/39 17/48½
158.65 Waterloo 17.46a 17.55½


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