Photo Review
20th April 1992
Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Crewe Avoider
| Locos Used | 33008, 37107, 37131 & 56001 |
| Stock Used | 4909+4858+5040+4998+5025+17151+17153+4869+4916+5042 |
Route : 1Z33 throughout
| Loco | Route |
| 56001 | London Paddington - (via GWML) - Reading - Didcot East Jn - (via Didcot avoiding line) - Didcot North Jn - Hinksey Sidings |
| 37131 + 37107 (1) | Hinksey Sidings - Morris Cowley |
| 56001 (2) | Morris Cowley - Hinksey Sidings |
| 37131 + 37107 | Hinksey Sidings - Didcot North Jn - (via Didcot avoiding line) - Didcot East Jn - Reading West Jn - Basingstoke - Winchester - Eastleigh - Southampton - Bournemouth |
| 33008 (2) | Bournemouth - Poole - Hamworthy Goods |
| 37107 + 37131 (3) | Hamworthy Goods - Poole - Bournemouth - Redbridge - Southampton Up Goods Loop |
| 33008 (2) | Southampton Up Goods Loop - Redbridge - Totton - Fawley Ground frame |
| 37107 + 37131 (3) | Fawley Ground frame - Totton - Redbridge - Southampton - Eastleigh - Romsey - Laverstock South Jn - Laverstock North Jn - Andover |
| 33008 (2) | Andover - Ludgershall |
| 37107 + 37131 (3) | Ludgershall - Andover |
| 37107 + 37131 | Andover - Basingstoke - Reading - (via GWML) - London Paddington |
Notes :
(1) 56001 on rear.
(2) 37107 + 37131 on rear.
(3) 33008 on rear.
(4)
This tour was originally advertised as "The Hampton Wanderer" taking
in branches near Southampton and Northampton (Brackmills). Unfortunately shortly
before the tour BR at Crewe announced a ban for running tours over LMR freight
lines. A hasty re-organisation courtesy of BR (WR) and (SR) enabled a tour still
to be run on this date, steering well clear of the LMR (hence the name). The
locos carried a larger-than-usual headboard too!
Sources : Gary Thornton
(joined/left train at Slough), Alan Sheppard & Ian Hutton
Photo Review
56001 at Paddington at the start of the day (photo: Mark Sawyer)
37131 leads 37107 at Eastleigh (photo: Gary Thornton)
37107 & 37131 at Bournemouth during a break (photo: Mark Sawyer)
33008 'Eastleigh' at Bournemouth (photo: Martin Pettit)
Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Alan Sheppard)
| M.C | Location | Booked | Actual |
| 0.00 | Paddington | 08.03d | 08.03 |
| 5.51 | Ealing Broadway | 08/11 | 08/11 |
| 9.01 | Southall | 08/14 | 08/14 |
| 18.31 | Slough | 08.22a ~ 08.23d | 08.22 ~ 08.23 |
| 24.14 | Maidenhead | 08/32 | 08/32 |
| 30.76 | Twyford | 08/41 | 08/40 |
| 35.73 | Reading | 08.49a ~ 08.51d | 08.50 ~ 08.52 |
| 52.61 | Didcot East Jn | 09/06 | 09/08 |
| 53.60 | Didcot North Jn | 09/07 | 09/08 |
| 62.08 | Hinksey Sidings | 09L20a ~ 09L35d | 09.20 ~ 09.31 |
| 63.22 | Kennington Jn | 09t40a ~ 09t43d | 09.38 ~ 09.38 |
| 65.75 | Morris Cowley | 09.58a ~ 10.13d | 09.54 ~ 09.57 |
| 68.48 | Kennington Jn | 10t28a ~ 10t31d | 10.13 ~ 10.15 |
| 69.62 | Hinksey Sidings | 10L36a ~ 10L46d | 10.19 ~ 10.33 |
| 78.10 | Didcot North Jn | 11/01 | 10/44 |
| 79.09 | Didcot East Jn | 11/02 | 10/45 |
| 94.79 | Reading West Jn | 11/20 | 11/00 |
| 95.40 | Oxford Road Jn | 11.22a ~ 11.30d | 11.01 ~ 11.02 |
| 96.65 | Southcote Jn | 11/32 | 11/04 |
| 110.42 | Basingstoke | 11/56 | 11/24 |
| 113.02 | Worting Jn | 12/00 | 11/28 |
| 129.20 | Winchester | 12/19 | 11/40 |
| 132.31 | Shawford | 12/22 | 11/44 |
| 136.16 | Eastleigh | 12c29a ~ 12c30d | 11.55 ~ 12.02 |
| 139.71 | St Denys | 12/35 | 12/07 |
| 140.76 | Northam Jn | 12/36 | 12/08 |
| 142.00 | Southampton | 12/39 | 12/11 |
| 144.51 | Redbridge | 12/44 | 12/13 |
| 155.47 | Brockenhurst | 13.01a ~ 13.24d | 12.25 ~ 12.26 |
| 170.63 | Bournemouth | 13L43a ~ 14L08d | 12.42 ~ 14.08 |
| 173.32 | Branksome | 14/13 | 14/15 |
| 176.43 | Poole | 14/19 | 14/19 |
| 178.58 | Hamworthy Jn | 14t25 | 14.26a ~ 14.33d |
| 180.66 | Hamworthy Goods | 14.35a ~ 14.50d | 14.41 ~ 14.47 |
| 182.74 | Hamworthy Jn | 15t01 | 14/54 |
| 185.09 | Poole | 15/07 | 15/00 |
| 188.20 | Branksome | 15/13 | 15/06 |
| 190.69 | Bournemouth | 15c18a ~ 15c19d | 15.10 ~ 15.19 |
| 206.05 | Brokenhurst | 15/37 | 15/34 |
| 217.01 | Redbridge | 15/49 | 15/45 |
| 218.76 | Southampton UGL | 15*54a ~ 16*00d | 15.49 ~ 16.02 |
| 219.12 | Millbrook | 16/04 | 16/05 |
| 220.71 | Redbridge | 16/07 | 16/09 |
| 221.44 | Totton | 16/09 | 16/10 |
| 225.09 | Marchwood | 16t19 | 16/23 |
| 230.43 | Fawley GF | 16.31a ~ 16.45d | 16.40 ~ 16.45 |
| 235.77 | Marchwood | 16t57 | 17/02 |
| 239.42 | Totton | 17/09 | 17/14 |
| 240.15 | Redbridge | 17/11 | 17/16 |
| 242.66 | Southampton | 17/17 | 17/19 |
| 243.70 | Northam Jn | 17/20 | 17/21 |
| 244.75 | St Denys | 17/21 | 17/23 |
| 248.50 | Eastleigh | 17c27a ~ 17c29d | 17.29 ~ 17.30 |
| 255.62 | Romsey | 17/41 | 17/41 |
| 263.25 | Dean | 17/50 | 17/49 |
| 270.72 | Laverstock South Jn | 17/59 | 17/58 |
| 271.26 | Laverstock North Jn | 18/01 | 17/58 |
| 287.12 | Andover | 18.20a ~ 18.26d | 18.16 ~ 18.26 |
| 294.38 | Ludgershall | 18.46a ~ 19.01d | 19.07 ~ 19.09 |
| 301.64 | Andover | 19L20a ~ 19L30d | 19.35 ~ 19.50 |
| 317.62 | Worting Jn | 19/50 | 20/06 |
| 320.22 | Basingstoke | 19.53a ~ 19.55d | 20.11 ~ 20.13 |
| 333.79 | Southcote Jn | 20/15 | 20.29a ~ 20.39d |
| 335.63 | Reading | 20.20a ~ 20.22d | 20.42 ~ 20.43 |
| 340.60 | Twyford | 20/32 | 20/49 |
| 347.42 | Maidenhead | 20/38 | 20/54 |
| 353.25 | Slough | 20.52a ~ 20.53d | 21.00 ~ 21.02 |
| 362.55 | Southall | 21/05 | 21/10 |
| 366.05 | Ealing Broadway | 21/09 | 21/13 |
| 371.56 | Paddington | 21.21a | 21.21 |
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