12th March 1988

Southern Electric Group
The Gyre & Gimble

Loco Used 73138
Stock Used 4TC's 8104+8034

Route : 1Z8 (S.R. Headcode: 48) throughout

Loco Route
73138 (1)

London Waterloo – Clapham Junction – Raynes Park – Motspur Park – Chessington Goods
73138 Chessington Goods - Motspur Park – Raynes Park – Wimbledon
73138 (1) Wimbledon – Mitcham Jn – Sutton – Epsom Downs
73138 Epsom Downs – Sutton – West Croydon – Norwood Junction
73138 (1) Norwood Junction – Norwood Fork - Windmill Bridge Jn - East Croydon – Purley - Caterham
73138 Caterham – Purley
73138 (1) Purley – Tattenham Corner
73138 Tattenham Corner – Purley - East Croydon – Norwood Junction
73138 (1) Norwood Junction – West Croydon – Mitcham Jn – Streatham South Jn - Streatham North Jn - Balham - Clapham Junction – Pouparts Jn – Longhedge Jn – Factory Jn – Brixton - Loughborough Junction – London Blackfriars Bay platform
73138 London Blackfriars – Blackfriars Jn (1) – Metropolitan Jn – London Bridge - North Kent East Jn – (1) Lewisham – Blackheath - Charlton – Crayford Spur 'A' Jn - Crayford Spur 'B' Jn – Crayford – Lee Jn – Lee Spur Jn – Grove Park – Sundridge Park – Bromley North
73138 (1) Bromley North – Grove Park – Hither Green - New Cross
73138 New Cross – Lewisham - New Beckenham – Elmers End - Hayes
73138 (1) Hayes – Elmers End
73138 Elmers End – Addiscombe
73138 (1) Addiscombe – Elmers End - New Beckenham
73138 New Beckenham – Beckenham Junction
73138 (1) Beckenham Junction - Birbeck - Bromley Jn – Crystal Palace 167 signal
73138 Crystal Palace 167 signal – Bromley Jn - Norwood Junction – West Croydon – Sutton – West Sutton – St Helier – Wimbledon
73138 (1) Wimbledon – Surbiton – Hampton Court
73138 Hampton Court – Surbiton
73138 (1) Surbiton – Weybridge – Virginia Water – Staines – Twickenham
73138 Twickenham – Shepperton
73138 (1) Shepperton – Kingston – Wimbledon – Clapham Junction – London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) Loco propelling.
(2) Booked route was Blackfriars - Loughborough Junction - Cambria Jn - Nunhead - Lewisham. Reason for on-the-day diversion not known.

Source : Martin Pettit, Dave Spencer & John Broderick

Tour Review
(from Dave Spencer)

This is one of those infamous SEG extravaganzas that over 15 years later shows what could be arranged in the BR days. I believe that certain SEG officers had a major hand in the timings! I doubt that such an event could be operated today!! Joining at Clapham Junction, connection off the early morning Manchester - Brighton. Nowadays it can't be done!! This tour was right time virtually all day. All these Southern branches were 'caned in' for loco and stock. Smart operating by all concerned ensured that a full itinerary was achieved and congratulations should be given to all involved in its running. Early arrival back at Waterloo ensured that I made the 20.40 Euston to Wolves.

Dave Spencer

Timings (Booked Only)
(from Greg Beecroft & John Broderick)

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Waterloo 08.18d
3.74 Clapham Junction 08.26a ~ 08.27d
7.19 Wimbledon 08/33
8.51 Raynes Park 08/36
9.57 Motspur Park 08/38
14.31 Chessington Goods 08.48a ~ 09.00d
19.05 Motspur Park 09/07
20.11 Raynes Park 09/17
21.13 Wimbledon West Jn 09/20
21.43 Wimbledon 09.22a ~ 09.38d
24.47 Mitcham Junction 09/45
27.73 Sutton 09/51
31.75 Epsom Downs 09.58a ~ 10.03d
35.77 Sutton 10/10
40.37 West Croydon 10/19
42.17 Norwood Junction 10.28a ~ 10.33d
42.75 Norwood Fork Jn 10/35
43.31 Windmill Bridge Jn 10/36
43.70 East Croydon 10/37
46.71 Purley 10/42
51.48 Caterham 10.55a ~ 11.00d
56.25 Purley 11.09a ~ 11.14d
64.49 Tattenham Corner 11.31a ~ 11.39d
72.73 Purley 11/56
75.74 East Croydon 12/01
76.33 Windmill Bridge Jn 12/02
77.47 Norwood Junction 12.08a ~ 12.19d
79.27 West Croydon 12/24
82.35 Mitcham Junction 12/35
84.54 Streatham South Jn 12/39
85.03 Streatham North Jn 12/41
86.45 Balham Jn 12/43
88.40 Clapham Junction 12.46a ~ 12.47d
89.13 Pouparts Jn 12/49
89.47 Longhedge Jn 12/51
90.06 Factory Jn 12/59
91.33 Brixton 13/02
92.11 Loughborough Junction 13/05
95.18 London Blackfriars 13.12a ~ 13.23d
98.25 Loughborough Junction 13/30
98.50 Cambria Jn 13/32
100.57 Nunhead 13/35
102.43 Lewisham 13/40
103.34 Blackheath 13/42
105.29 Charlton 13/45
107.17 Woolwich Arsenal 13/49
109.28 Abbey Wood 13/53
113.15 Slade Green 13/59
113.51 Crayford Creek Jn 14/00
114.57 Crayford Spur 14/02
115.43 Crayford 14/04
123.02 Lee 14/12
123.31 Lee Spur Jn 14/15
124.65 Grove Park 14/20
125.79 Sundridge Park 14*25 ~ 14*30
126.34 Bromley North 14.33a ~ 14.38d
128.03 Grove Park 14/42
129.65 Hither Green 14/45
130.67 Parks Bridge Jn 14/46
132.13 New Cross 14.49a ~ 14.58d
133.29 Lewisham 15/01
136.69 New Beckenham 15/07
138.32 Elmers End 15/10
141.57 Hayes 15.16a ~ 15.26d
145.02 Elmers End 15.33a ~ 15.40d
146.72 Addiscombe 15.45a ~ 15.55d
148.62 Elmers End 16/00
150.25 New Beckenham 16.03a ~ 16.11d
150.77 Beckenham Junction 16.14a ~ 16.23d
153.17 Bromley Jn 16/28
154.03 Crystal Palace Sig. 167 16.30 ~ 16.38
154.69 Bromley Jn 16/40
155.42 Norwood Junction 16/42
157.22 West Croydon 16/46
161.62 Sutton 16/57
162.65 West Sutton 16/59
167.13 Wimbledon 17.08a ~ 17.16d
167.43 Wimbledon West Jn 17/18
168.45 Raynes Park 17/20
169.56 New Malden 17/23
171.77 Surbiton 17/27
174.70 Hampton Court 17.33a ~ 17.45d
177.63 Surbiton 17.50a ~ 17.56d
179.07 Hampton Court Jn 17.58 ~ 18.02
184.72 Weybridge 18/11
185.54 Addlestone Jn 18/13
190.45 Virginia Water 18/20
194.58 Staines 18/27
200.25 Feltham Jn 18/35
202.38 Twickenham 18.41a ~ 18.49d
203.38 Strawberry Hill 18/54
203.72 Fulwell Jn 18/57
210.09 Shepperton 19.14a ~ 19.20d
216.26 Fulwell Jn 19/30
217.25 Teddington 19/33
218.70 Kingston 19/38
221.17 New Malden 19/43
222.28 Raynes Park 19/52
223.60 Wimbledon 19.55a ~ 19.56d
227.05 Clapham junction 20/00
230.79 Waterloo 20.08a


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