27th April 2012

UK Railtours
The Royal Wessex

Locos Used 67028 & steam: 35028 'Clan Line'
Stock Used 17096+17015+3149+3123+1691+3119+3097+3120+80042+1832+5341+5292+5322

Route : 
1Z97 : London Victoria to Swanage
1Z98 : Swanage to London Waterloo

Loco(s) Used Route
35028 (1) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Brentford - Hounslow - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Addlestone Jn - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Farnborough Main - Basingstoke - Winchester - Eastleigh - St Denys - Southampton Central -  Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Motala GF - Swanage
67028 (2) Swanage - Motala GF - Wareham - Poole - Bournemouth - Brockenhurst - Redbridge - Millbrook
35028 (1) Millbrook - Redbridge - Romsey - Laverstock South Jn - Laverstock North Jn - Andover - Basingstoke - Farnborough Main - Woking - Hampton Court Jn - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo

Notes:
(1) 67028 on rear.
(2) 35028 on rear.
(3) This was reported as being the first time a 'Merchant Navy' class locomotive had worked a through train from Wareham to Swanage,  as they were too heavy for the branch line during the British Railways period.

Source : Nick Bartlett & Roy Roberts

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Nick Bartlett & John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual Booked Actual
London Victoria 08.45d [P2] [FL 08.51 [P2] [FL] - -
London Waterloo   21.53a [P19] 21.58 [P19]
Nine Elms Jn   21/43 [RVL] 21/52
Queenstown Road   21/42 [P2] 21/51 [RVL]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/49 08/54  
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/53 [RVL] 08/56 [RVL]  
Longhedge Jn 08/57 08/57  
Clapham Junction 09/01 [P5] [FL] 09.07 ~ 09.08 [P5] [FL] 21/39 [P8] [MFL] 21/45 [P8] [MFL]
Barnes 09/08 [P3] 09/15 [P3]  
Brentford 09/15 [P2] 09/20 [P2]  
Hounslow 09/21 [P2] 09/25 [P2]  
Feltham Jn 09/23 09/27  
Feltham 09/25 [P2] 09/30 [P2]  
Staines 09/32 [P2] 09/35 [P2]  
Virginia Water 09/43 [P4] 09/44 [P4]  
Addleston Jn 09/51 09/54  
Wimbledon   21/34 [P6] 21/40 [P6] [FL]
New Malden   21/32 [FL] 21/38 [P2] [FL]
Surbiton   21/30 [P2] [FL] 21/34 [P2] [FL]
Hampton Court Jn   21/28 [FL] 21/33 [FL]
Byfleet & New Haw 09/54 [SL] 09/56 [SL] ? ?
Woking 10.03a ~ 10.06d [P5] 10.04 ~ 10.09 [P5] [SL] 21.12a ~ 21.15d [P2] [FL] 21.18 ~ 21.20 [P2] [FL]
Woking Jn 10/08 [FL] 10/10 [FL] 21/10 [SL] 21/16 [FL]
Farnborough Main 10/19 [FL] 10/23 [FL] 21/03 [FL] 21/09 [FL]
Basingstoke 10/33 [P1] [SL] 10/37 [P1] [SL] 20/49 [P3] 20/56 [P3] [FL]
Worting Jn 10/38 [SL] 10/40 20/46 [FL] 20/53 [FL]
Winchester 10/53 [P2] 10/59 [P2]  
Shawford Jn 10/55 [SL] 11/02 [SL]  
Eastleigh 11.04a ~ 11.07d [P2] 11.08 ~ 11.14 [P2]  
St Denys 11/15 [P2] 11/25 [FL]  
Northam Jn 11/24 11/28  
Southampton Central 11/27 [P4] [FL] 11/31 [P4] [FL]  
Southampton Down Loop 11w29a ~ 11w54d [DGL] 11.34 ~ 11.52  
Andover   20w07a ~ 20w27d [P1] 20.15 ~ 20.30 [P1]
Laverstock North Jn   19/50 19/57
Laverstock South Jn   19/48 19/53
Dean   19/37 [P2] 19/43 [P2]
Romsey   19/28 [P2] 19/33 [P2]
Redbridge   19/20 [P2] 19/24
Millbrook Sig. E769   19.11 ~ 19.16 [FL] 19.12 ~ 19.16
Redbridge 11/59 [P2] 11/58 19/06 [P1] [SL] 19/08 [SL]
Brockenhurst 12/11 [P3]  12/09 [P3] 18/50 [P2] 18/51 [P2]
Bournemouth 12/29 [P3] 12/26 [P4] [P4] 18/28 [P2] 18/31 [P2]
Branksome 12/35 [P2] 12/34 [P2] 18/24 [P1] 18/26 [P1]
Poole 12/42 [P2] 12/41 [P2] 18/17 [P1] 18/20 [P1]
Hamworthy 12/49 [P2] 12/51 [P2] 18/12 [P1] 18/16 [P1]
Wareham 12.56a ~ 12.58d [P2] 12.58 ~ 13.01 [P2] 18.01a ~ 18.03d [P1] 18.03 ~ 18.05 [P2]
Worgret Jn 13/02 13/06 17/56 17/59
Motala GF 13t15 ~ 13t25 13.16 ~ 13.24 17t32 ~ 17t42 17.36 ~ 17.44
Norden 13/35 13/31   17/20 17/30
Corfe Castle 13.37 ~ 13.38 13.35 ~ 13.36   17.18 ~ 17.19 17.25 ~ 17.27
Harmans Cross ? 13/47 [P2]   ? 1719 [P2]
Swanage 13.45a 13.55 [P2] 17.10d 17.10


Associated E.C.S. & Light-Engine Workings

0Z90 : (35028 light-engine) : Battersea Loop to Factory Jn
0Z90 : (35028 light-engine) : Factory Jn to Lonhgedge Jn
0Z90 : (35028 light-engine) : Lonhgedge Jn to Battersea Loop

Location Booked
Battersea Loop 00.01d
Stewarts Lane Jn 00/05
Factory Jn 00.09 ~ 00.12
Longhedge Jn 00.14 ~ 00.16
Stewarts Lane Jn 00/18
Stewarts Lane Depot 00.20a

5Z97 : (67028) : Eastleigh T&RSMD to Battersea Loop
5Z97 : (67028 with 35028 on rear) : Battersea Loop to Victoria
5Z98 : (67028 with 35028 on rear) : Waterloo to Willesden SW Sidings
5Z98 : (67028) : Willesden SW Sidings to Eastleigh T&RSMD

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Eastleigh T&RSMD 05.00d 01.00a
Eastleigh South Jn - 00/47
Eastleigh 05/13 [P2] [FL] 00/45 [P2]
Shawford // Shawford Jn 05/18 00/32 [SL]
Winchester 05.22 ~ 05.24 [P1] 00.25 ~ 00.27 [P2]
Worting Jn 05/40 [FL] 00/11
Basingstoke 05/51 [P3] [FL] 00/08 [P2] [FL]
Farnborough (Main) 06/06 23/55
Woking Jn 06/14 23/46 [FL]
Woking 06/15 [P1] [SL] 23/45 [P5]
Byfleet & New Haw 06/24 23/41 [SL]
Addlestone Jn 06/30 23/38
Virginia Water 06/37 [P3] 23/28 [P4]
Staines 06/46 [P1] 23/18 [P18]
Feltham 06/51 [P1] 23/12 [P2]
Feltham Jn 06/43 23/10
Hounslow 06/55 23/08
Brentford 07/01 23/05

 

Location Booked
Barnes 07/08 [P1] [SL]
Clapham Junction 07/16 [P3]
Longhedge Jn 07/22 [RVL
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/27
Battersea Loop 07L30 ~ 08L00
Stewarts Lane Jn 08.03 ~ 08.07
Victoria 08.13a [P2]
Waterloo 22.10d [P19] [RVL]
Nine Elms Jn 22/15
Queens Road (Battersea) 22/17
West London Jn 22/18 [URV]
Kensington Olympia 22/29 [DML]
Mitre Bridge Jn 22/35 [REV]
Willesden SW Sidings 22L38 ~ 22L53
Acton Wells Jn 22/55
South Acton Jn 22/59
Kew East Jn 23/01

Timings continue in first table.

5Z98 : (35028 + coach 17096) : Stewarts Lane Depot to Battersea Loop

Location Booked
Stewarts Lane Depot 07.25d
Stewarts Lane Jn 07/32
Battersea Loop 07.35a

5Z?? : (35028 + coach 17096) : Willesden SWS to Stewarts Lane Depot

Location Booked
Willesden SWS ??.??d
Stewart Lane Depot ??.??a


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