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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