14th February 2015

Steam Dreams
Valentine's Lunchtime Tour over the South Downs

Locos Used 47580 'County of Essex' & steam: 61306 'Mayflower'
Stock Used 35479+5216+5222+9104+5237+5236+1666+99352+99348+99371

Route :
1Z82 : London Victoria to Eastleigh
1Z84 : Eastleigh to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
61306 (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 - Guildford - Farncombe - Haslemere - Petersfield - Havant - Farlington Jn - Cosham - Fareham - Botley - Eastleigh
61306 (1) Eastleigh - Winchester - Worting Jn - Basingstoke - Farnborough Main - Woking - (reverse of outward route) - London Victoria

Notes :
(1) 47580 on rear.
(2) John Clifford comments: The original plan was for 61306 to work this tour on its own and for 47580 to berth at Acton Lane, after banking the tour out of Victoria. However this was cancelled as 47580 came with us.


61306 'Mayflower' taking water at Basingstoke (photo: Nick Bartlett)

Source : John Clifford (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Victoria 08.57d [P2] [FL] 08.57 [P2] [FL]   16.01a [P2] 15.48 [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 09/01 09/00   15/58 [SL] 15/44 [SL]
Stewarts Lane Jn 09/05 [RVL] 09/06½ [RVL]   15/47 [RVL] 15/42 [RVL]
Longhedge Jn 09/08 09/08   15/44  15/40½
Clapham Junction 09/12 [P5] [DF] 09/14 [P5] [DF]   15/40 [P3] 15.34 ~ 15.36½ [P3]
Putney 09.21a ~ 09.24d 09.18 ~ 09.24 [P3] [DF]   15.32a ~ 15.34d 15.27½ ~ 15.28½ [P1] [US]
Barnes 09/30 [P3] 09.28 ~ 09.30 [P3]   15/29 [P1] [US] 15/24 [P1] [US]
Chiswick 09.36a ~ 09.39d 09.35½ ~ 09.39 [P2]   15.19a ~ 15.23d 15.19 ~ 15.20½ [P1]
Brentford 09/44 09/43 [P2]   15/13½ 15/15 [P1]
Hounslow 09/52 09/51 [P2]   15/06 15/03½ [P1]
Feltham Jn 09/53 09/53½   15/03 14/57
Feltham 09/55 [P2] 09/55½ [P2]   15/00 [P1] 14/54½ [P1]
Staines 10/02 [P2] 10/00½ [P2]   14.50a ~ 14.52d [P1] 14.46½ ~ 14.48 [P1]
Virginia Water 10/12 [P4] 10/08 [P4]   14/40 [P3] 14/38 [P3]
Addlestone 10.20a ~ 10.22d 10.17½ ~ 10.22 [P1]   14.30a ~ 14.32d 14.28 ~ 14.30 [P2]
Addlestone Jn 10/25 10/24½   14/27 14/25½
Byfleet & New Haw 10/27½ [DS] 10/26½ [DS]   14/25 14/23
Woking 10.35a ~ 10.37d [P5] 10.36 ~ 10.39 [P5] [DS]   14.16a ~ 14.18d [P1] 14.15 ~ 14.17 [P1] [US]
Woking Jn 10/38½ 10/40½   14/14 14/14 [US]

 

Location Booked Actual
Guildford 10.48a ~ 11.07d [P3] 10.51½ ~ 11.07½ [P3]
Shalford Jn 11/10 11/11
Farncombe 11/13 11/13½ [P2] 
Haslemere 11w27 ~ 11w37 [P1] 11w29 ~ 11w41 [P1]
Petersfield 11/52 [P2] 11/53 [P2]
Havant 12/08 [P2] 12/08 [P1]
Farlington Jn 12/14 12/14
Cosham Jn 12/20 12/17½
Cosham 12/21 [P1] 12/20 [P1]
Fareham 12/32 [P1] 12/33 [P1]
Fareham North Jn 12.35 ~ 12.47 12.37 ~ 12.43½
Botley 12/54 12/51 [P1]
Eastleigh South Jn 13/00 12/57
Eastleigh 13.02a ~ 13.03d 13/05 [P2] [UF]
Shawford 13/09 13/10½ [P1]
Winchester 13/13 [P1] 13/13½ [P1]
Worting Jn 13/29 [US] 13/28½ [US]
Basingstoke 13w33 ~ 13w50 [P4] [US] 13w33 ~ 13w52 [P4] [US]
Fleet 14/02 14/03½ [P1] [US]
Farnborough Main 14/05 [P1] [US] 14/06 [P1] [US]
Pirbright Jn 14/09 14/09 [US]

Timings continue in first table.

Associated E.C.S. & Light Engine Workings

5Z82 : (47580 with 61306 on rear) : Southall Depot to London Victoria

Location Booked
Southall Depot 06.47d
Southall 06.57 ~ 07.11
Southall East Jn 07/12
West Ealing 07/15
Acton West 07/19
Acton Main Line 07/23
Acton Wells Jn 07/26
Willesden SW Sidings 07.29 ~ 07.36
Mitre Bridge Jn 07/41
North Pole Jn 07/42
Kensington Olympia 07.48 ~ 07.51
Latchmere Jn 08/00
Longhedge Jn 08/07
Stewarts Lane Jn 08/09
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 08/10
London Victoria 08.14a [P2]

5Z85 : (47580 with 61306 on rear) : London Victoria to Stewarts Lane Jn
5Z85 : (61306 with 47580 on rear) : Stewarts Lane Jn to Battersea Loop

Location Booked Actual
London Victoria 16.20d [P2] 16.22 [P2]
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 16/22 ?
Stewarts Lane Jn 16.25 ~ 16.29 ?
Battersea Loop 16.33a ?

0Z93 : (61306) : Battersea Loop - Longhedge Jn - Factory Jn - Battersea Loop
(loco turning trip)

Location Booked
Battersea Loop 17.00d
Stewarts Lane Jn 17/04
Longhedge Jn 17.06 ~ 17.10
Factory Jn 17.16 ~ 17.18
Stewarts Lane Jn 17/21
Battersea Loop 17.26a


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