14th May 1995

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
The Bovington
(Ocean Liner Express series)

Loco Used 33008 'Eastleigh'
Stock Used Ocean Liner set

Route : 
1Z60 : London Waterloo to Wool
1Z62 : Wool to London Waterloo

Loco Route
33008 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Woking - Farnborough (Main) - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Andover - Laverstock North Jn - Laverstock South Jn - Dean - Romsey - Chandler's Ford - Eastleigh - St Denys - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Wool
33008 Wool - (reverse of outward route) - London Waterloo

Notes: 
(1) Off tour option: visit to Bovington Tank Museum.
(2) The E.C.S. workings from Wool to Weymouth and return were available to those that did not want to visit the Tank Museum.


33008 on arrival at Wool on the outward leg (photo: Guy Vincent)

Sources : Jon Piesing (on the tour throughout) & Guy Vincent (on the tour from/to Surbiton)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Jon Piesing & Guy Vincent)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
0.00 London Waterloo 09.00d [P11] ?   20.25a [P13] ?
3.74 Clapham Junction 09/07 ?   20/16 ?
7.19 Wimbledon 09/12 ?   20/11 ?
9.62 New Malden 09/15 ?   20/09 ?
12.03 Surbiton 09.18a ~ 09.19d [P3] ??.?? ~ 09.18   20.02a ~ 20.06d [P1] [UF] 19.53 ~ ??.??
13.34 Hampton Court Jn 09/20 ?   20/00 [UF-US] ?
24.27 Woking 09.32a ~ 09.34d ?   19.46a ~ 19.48d [P2] ?
24.62 Woking Jn 09/35 ?   19/45 ?
47.61 Basingstoke 09/58 ?   19/25 ?
50.21 Worting Jn 10/03 ?   19/23 [UF] ?
66.19 Andover 10/20 ?   19/05 ?
82.05 Laverstock North Jn 10/39 ?   18/47 ?
82.39 Laverstock South Jn 10/45 ?   18/45 ?
90.06 Dean 10/54 ?   18/36 ?
97.49 Romsey 11/03 ?   18/28 ?
104.56 Eastleigh East Jn 11*17 ~ 11*20 ?   18*10 ~ 18*14 ?
104.61 Eastleigh 11c22 ~ 11c23 [P2] ?   18c06 ~ 18c08 ?
108.36 St Denys 11/29 ?   18/00 ?
109.41 Northam Jn 11/30 [DF] ?   17/58 [UF] ?
110.45 Southampton Central 11/33 [P4] [DF] ?   17/56 [UF] [P1] ?
113.16 Redbridge 11/37 ?   17/53 ?
124.12 Brockenhurst 11/49 ?   17/40 ?
139.28 Bournemouth 12c06 ~ 12c07 [P3] ?   17c20 ~ 17c23 [P2] ?
141.77 Branksome 12/10 ?   17/17 ?
145.08 Poole 12/14 ?   17/13 ?
152.16 Wareham 12/22 ?   17/05 ?
157.15 Wool 12.28a [P2] 12.34   17.00d [P1] 17.00

Mileages taken from tour brochure.

Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z61 : (33008) : Wool to Weymouth
5Z62 : (33008) : Weymouth to Wool

ocation Booked (out) Actual   Booked (rtn) Actual
Wool 12.35d 12.37   16.40a 16.43
Moreton 12/40 ?   16/35 ?
Dorchester South 12/46 ?   16/29 ?
Dorchester Jn 12/47 ?   16/28 ?
Weymouth 12.56a 13.06   16.20d 16.20


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