11th October 2009

UK Railtours
The Eton Rifles

Locos Used 73141, 73212 & 73213
Stock Used DEMU 1001 (60118+60501+69337+60529+60116)

Route :
1Z73 : Hastings to London Waterloo
1Z74 : London Waterloo to London Waterloo
1Z75 : London Waterloo to Windsor & Eton Riverside
1Z76 : Windsor & Eton Riverside to Shepperton
1Z77 : Shepperton to London Waterloo
1Z78 : London Waterloo to Hastings

Loco(s) Route
73141 (1) Hastings - Bopeep Jn - Battle - Etchingham - Tunbridge Wells - Tonbridge - Sevenaoks - Orpington - Petts Wood Jn - Bickley Jn - Bromley South - Shortlands Jn - Catford - Nunhead - Denmark Hill - Cambria Road Jn - Brixton Jn - Shepherds lane Jn - Voltaire Road Jn - Linford Street Jn - Nine Elms Jn - Vauxhall - London Waterloo
73212 + 73213 (2) London Waterloo - Vauxhall - Nine Elms Jn - Linford Street Jn - Voltaire Road Jn - Shepherds lane Jn - Brixton - Tulse Hill - Streatham South Jn - Mitcham Junction - Sutton - Epsom Downs
73141 (1) Epsom Downs - Sutton - Mitcham Junction - Streatham South Jn (3) - Balham - Clapham Junction - Latchmere Jn's - Kensington Olympia
73212 + 73213 (2) Kensington Olympia - Latchmere Jn - (via Shepcote Lane curve) - West London Jn - Vauxhall - London Waterloo (3)
73141 (1) London Waterloo - Vauxhall - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Richmond - Feltham - Staines - Windsor & Eton Riverside (4)

Notes :
(1) 73212 + 73213 on rear.
(2) 73141 on rear.
(3) After leaving Epsom Downs, the tour was initially advertised to run to London Bridge, reverse then operate via the Wimbledon Loop and the Wimbledon Crossovers to Chessington before continuing to London Waterloo and operating as shown above to Windsor. The tour was diverted at short notice due to a possession taken on a level crossing between Motspur Park and Raynes Park. The intended route was as follow: Epsom Downs - (reverse of outward route) - Tulse Hill - Peckham Rye - South London Line - London Bridge - (reverse of outward route) - Streatham - Tooting - Wimbledon - Motspur Park - Tolworth - Chessington South - (reverse of outward route) - Wimbledon - Clapham Junction - Vauxhall - London Waterloo (Main).
(4) The tour was cancelled at Windsor and Eton Riverside; as the train approached the buffer stops at Windsor, the leading loco & carriage was subjected to track gauge spreading… The signaller was informed of the situation…and a Network Rail Track Inspector attended the incident. It was later made aware that it was not safe to move the train at the time which resulted in the tour being cancelled. All tour passengers were passed on South West Trains / Southeastern Services back to Waterloo for connections for trains to Orpington, Tonbridge and Hastings free of charge. The booked onward route would have been as follows;

Route
Windsor & Eton Riverside - Staines - Feltham Jn - Twickenham
Twickenham - Fulwell - Hampton - Shepperton
Shepperton - Hampton - Fulwell - Teddington - Kingston - New Malden - Wimbledon - East Putney - Point Pleasant Jn - Clapham Junction - Vauxhall - London Waterloo
London Waterloo - (reverse of outward route) - Hastings

Source : Matthew Cole (joined the train at Tonbridge)

Photo Review


73141 (above) & 73212 + 73213 (below) all photographed at Windsor &
Eton Riverside (photos: Matthew Cole)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Matthew Cole)

Location

Booked

Actual

 

Booked

Actual

Hastings

08.35d

?

 

19.34a CANX
Bopeep Jn 08/39 ?   19/26 CANX
Mountfield Siding 08/52 ?   19/12 CANX
Robertsbridge 08/54 ?   19/09 CANX
Wadhurst 09/06 ?   18/59 CANX
Strawberry Hill Tunnel 09/13 ?   18/48 CANX
Tunbridge Wells 09.16a ~ 09.19d ?   18.42a ~ 18.45d CANX
Wells Tunnel Jn 09/21 ?   18/40 CANX
Somerhill Tunnel 09/25 ?   18/35 CANX
Tonbridge 09.27a ~ 09.36d 09.28˝ ~ 09.40 [P1]   18.24a ~ 18.33d CANX
Sevenoaks 09/47 09/53   18/14 CANX
Orpington 09.58a ~ 10.01d 10.01˝ ~ 10.03˝ [P2]   18.03a ~ 18.05d CANX
Petts Wood Jn 10/04 10/07   18/00 CANX
Bickley Jn 10/06 10/08   17/58 CANX
Shortlands Jn 10/09 10/10˝   17/54 CANX
Bellingham 10/12 10/13   17/50 CANX
Nunhead 10/16 10/17   17/45 CANX
Crofton Road Jn 10/18 10/19   17/43 CANX
Denmark Hill 10/19 10/20˝ [P3]   17/42 CANX
Cambria Jn 10/20 10/21˝   17/41 CANX
Brixton 10/23 10/22˝   17/39 CANX
Voltaire Road Jn 10/25 10/24˝   17/37 CANX
Linford Street Jn 10/27 10/25˝   17/36 CANX
Nine Elms Jn 10/28 10/26˝ [UWF]   17/35 CANX
London Waterloo 10.33a ~ 10.42d [Main] 10.30 ~ 10.42˝ [P17] [DWF]   16.33a ~ 17.30d [P19] CANX

 

Location

Booked

Actual

Nine Elms Jn

10/47

10/47

Linford Street Jn 10/49 10/49
Voltaire Road Jn 10/50 10/50
Brixton 10/52 10/51˝
Herne Hill 10/53 10/53˝ [P3]
Tulse Hill 10/56 10/57 [P4]
Streatham 10/59 11/00
Streatham South Jn 11/00 11/01
Mitcham Junction 11/04 11/04˝
Sutton 11/11 11/13
Epsom Downs 11.21a ~ 11.36d 11.22 ~ 11.36
Sutton 11/47 11/44
Mitcham Junction 11/53 11/50
Streatham South Jn 11/59 11/55
Streatham North Jn 12/02 11/56˝
Balham 12/13 12/02 [P2]
Clapham Junction 12/19 [P16] 12/08 [P16]
Latchmere Jn 12/22 12/08
Kensington Olympia 12.29a ~ 12.35d 12.19 ~ 12.35 [P2]
Latchmere Jn 12/41 12/42
Nine Elms Jn 12/45 12/46
London Waterloo 12.50a ~ 13.30d [Main] 12.51 ~ 13.30˝ [P17] [DWF]
Nine Elms Jn 13/35 13/35˝ [FL]
Clapham Junction 13/40 13/39 [P5] [DWF]
Barnes 13/46 13/43 [P3]
Richmond 13/50 13/48
Twickenham 13/54 13/51
Feltham 14/00 13/59
Staines 14/11 14/10˝
Windsor & Eton Riverside 14.25a ~ 14.38 14.24 ~ CANX
Staines 14/52 CANX
Feltham 14/58 CANX
Twickenham 15.05a ~ 15.10d CANX
Strawberry Hill 15/13 CANX
Shepperton 15.25a ~ 15.32d CANX
Shackleton Gate Jn 15/44 CANX
Teddington 15/46 CANX
Kingston 15/49 CANX
Raynes Park 15/55 CANX
Wimbledon 15*59 ~ 16*06 CANX
Wimbledon Park 16/09 CANX
East Putney 16/14 CANX
Point Pleasant Jn 16/17 CANX
Clapham Junction 16/21 CANX
Nine Elms Jn 16/25 CANX

Timings continue in first table.

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