5th September 1992

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Wool Witch

Locos Used at least 33102 & 33116
Stock Used 4TC units: 410+417

Route :

Loco(s) Route
33102 (1) London Charing Cross - London Bridge - North Kent East Jn - Greenwich - Charlton - Crayford Creek Jn - Dartford Jn - Dartford - Gravesend - Strood - Gillingham - Sittingbourne - Herne Bay - Margate - Sandwich - Buckland Jn - Dover Priory - Folkestone Central - Ashford
???? Ashford - Ore - Hastings - Bopeep Jn - Hampden Park - Eastbourne
???? Eastbourne - Southerham Jn - Lewes - Brighton
???? Brighton - Preston Park
???? Preston Park - Hove - Worthing - Arundel Jn - Barnham - Chichester - Havant - Cosham - Fareham - St Denys - Southampton - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Dorchester Jn - Weymouth
???? Weymouth - Dorchester Jn - Maiden Newton - Yeovil Pen Mill (3) - Castle Cary - (via Frome station avoiding line) - Fairwood Jn - Westbury
???? Westbury - Warminster - (3) Salisbury - Andover - Basingstoke - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) 33116 on rear.
(2) Photos on social media show the tour passing through Ramsgate with 33102 leading and 33116 on the rear. Were these locos used throughout (it is thought likely they were)?
(3) Booked route was: Yeovil Pen Mill - Yeovil Junction (reverse) - Templecombe - Salisbury, then as booked. Reason for the diversion is not specified.

Sources : John Broderick & David Burrin (courtesy of Nick Bartlett)

Timings (Booked Only)
(from John Broderick)

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Charing Cross 08.07d
1.31 Metropolitan Jn 08/11
1.70 London Bridge 08/13
2.71 Spa Road Jn 08/15
4.25 North Kent East Jn 08/17
5.36 Greenwich 08/20
7.44 Charlton 08/24
9.32 Woolwich Arsenal 08/28
15.66 Crayford Creek Jn 08/36
17.05 Dartford Jn 08/38
17.32 Dartford 08.39a ~ 08.41d
24.15 Gravesend 08/51
31.31 Strood 09/01
34.48 Gillingham 09/10
43.32 Sittingbourne 09/18
50.50 Faversham 09/26
61.31 Herne Bay 09/37
72.42 Margate 09/48
77.74 Ramsgate 09/57
86.21 Sandwich 10/08
90.31 Deal 10/13
94.60 Martin Mill 10/18
98.60 Buckland Jn 10/24
99.51 Dover Priory 10/26
107.04 Folkestone Central 10/37
120.68 Ashford 10.57a ~ 11.17d
129.29 Appledore 11/29
136.13 Rye 11/39
146.21 Ore 11/54
147.13 Hastings 11c57 ~ 11c58
148.57 Bopeep Jn 12/02
158.46 Pevensey & Westham 12/14
160.52 Hampden Park 12/19
162.50 Eastbourne 12.23a ~ 12.30d
167.01 Polegate 12/37
177.29 Southerham Jn 12/48
178.46 Lewes 12/51
186.43 Brighton 13.06a ~ 13.26d
187.71 Preston Park 13.30a ~ 13.40d
189.26 Hove 13/44
198.37 Worthing 13/54
206.72 Arundel Jn 14/09
210.20 Barnham 14/16
216.42 Chichester 14/26
225.32 Havant 14/44
228.29 Farlington Jn 14/49
228.75 Cosham Jn 14/52
235.17 Fareham 15/01
247.64 St Denys 15/19
248.69 Northam Jn 15/21
249.73 Southampton 15c24 ~ 15c26
252.44 Redbridge 15/30
263.40 Brockenhurst 15/45
278.56 Bournemouth 16/04
281.25 Branksome 16/09
284.36 Poole 16/18
291.44 Wareham 16/27
300.78 Moreton 16/35
306.44 Dorchester South 16/43
306.69 Dorchester Jn 16/44
313.38 Weymouth 17.07a ~ 18.07d
320.07 Dorchester Jn 18/17
320.38 Dorchester West 18/18
328.09 Maiden Newton 18x28 ~ 18x35
340.79 Yeovil Pen Mill 18.53a ~ 19.10d
342.58 Yeovil Junction 19.17a ~ 19.30d
347.22 Sherborne 19/36
353.24 Templecombe 19/43
360.03 Gillingham 19/49
379.01 Wilton South 20/07
379.69 Wilton Jn 20/08
381.63 Salisbury 20c11 ~ 20c13
382.70 Tunnel Jn 20/16
399.07 Andover 20/32
415.05 Worting Jn 20/47
417.45 Basingstoke 20/50
440.44 Woking Jn 21/11
440.79 Woking 21.12a ~ 21.13d
451.79 Hampton Court Jn 21/24
453.23 Surbiton 21/25
455.44 New Malden 21/27
458.07 Wimbledon 21/30
461.32 Clapham Junction 21/38
465.26 Waterloo 21.52a

John Broderick calculated the actual distance due to the diversion to be 456m 1ch.


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