Back to "The Railtour Files"25th October 2008
Pathfinder Tours
The Andover Fist
Train postponed until ??/??/2009 due to reasons as listed below.
Route:
| Advertised Loco(s) | Advertised Route |
| GBRf 66/7 | Clapham Junction - Staines - Ascot - Wokingham - Wokingham - Reading - Newbury - Westbury Down Reception |
| GBRf 66/7 (2) | Westbury Down Reception - Whatley Quarry |
| EWS class 60 (3) | Whatley Quarry - Westbury Down Reception |
| GBRf 66/7 (2) | Westbury Down Reception - Warminster - Salisbury |
| 2x GBRf 73/2 (2) | Salisbury - Andover |
| EWS class 60 (4) | Andover - Ludgershall |
| 2x GBRf 73/2 (2) | Ludgershall - Andover |
| 2x GBRf 73/2 | Andover - Basingstoke - Woking - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Earlsfield - Clapham Junction - Waterloo International |
| EWS class 66 | Waterloo International - Linford Street Jn - Herne Hill - Tulse Hill - Balham - Clapham Junction |
Notes :
(1) Letter received from pathfinder stated: Unfortunately an incident on the
Whatley branch last week, in which two locomotives came to grief, has meant that
a lot of freight traffic out of Whatley has to be accommodated at Merehead,
resulting in Mendip Rail now being unable to guarantee that they will have
enough ground staff available to facilitate our visit, having worked unplanned
long hours since the accident. Furthermore, we have just been advised that
access to the International platforms at Waterloo has been refused by the
British Railways Board (actual owners of the infrastructure), as work to convert
the platforms and access for domestic use will not be completed in time.
(2) EWS class 60 on rear.
(3) GBRf class 66/7 on rear.
(4) 2x GBRf class 73/2 on rear.
Source : John Clifford
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