26th September 2015

UK Railtours
Trams and Cars and Trains

DMUs Used 159004 'Basingstoke and Deane' & 159020

Route :
1Z61 : London Waterloo to Axminster
1Z62 : Axminster to London Waterloo

DMUs Route
159020 + 159004 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Weybridge - Woking - Farnborough Main - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Andover - Salisbury - Tisbury - Gillingham - Templecombe - Sherborne - Yeovil Junction - Axminster
159004 + 159020 Axminster - (reverse of outward route) - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) Off tour options: visit to Seaton Tramway, or Haynes International Motor Museum, or the East Somerset Railway (with G.W.R. 0-6-2T 5637 in use) and Gartell Light Railway (with No.s 1 'Amanda' & 6 'Mr G' in use).

Source : Mark Herriott (on the tour from Waterloo to Sherborne and return)

Photo Review


5637 at Cranmore, East Somerset Railway (photo: Mark Herriott)


6 at Pinesway Junction at the Gartell Light Railway (photo: Mark Herriott)


1 at Park Lane, Gartell Light Railway (photo: Mark Herriott)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Realtime Trains)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Waterloo 08.32d [P13] [DMF] 08.32   19.29a [P11] 19.28
Clapham Junction 08/38 [P9] [DF] 08/39   19/22 [P8] [UMF] 19/22
Wimbledon 08/41½ [P7] [DF] 08/42   19/19 [P6] [UF] 19/19
New Malden 08/43½ [P3] [DF] 08/44   19/17 [P2] [UF] 19/17
Surbiton 08/45½ [DF] 08/45   19/15 [P2] [UF] 19/15
Hampton Court Jn 08/46½ [DF] 08/46   19/14 19/14
Weybridge 08/52 [P3] [DS] 08/51   19/09½ 19/10
Woking 09.03a ~ 09.08d [P5] [DS] 09.02 ~ 09.08   19.01a ~ 19.05d [P2] [UF] 19.04 ~ 19.05
Woking Jn 09/12½  09/09   18/58½ 19/02
Farnborough Main 09/19 [DF] 09/16   18/50 [UF] 18/56
Basingstoke 09.30a ~ 09.32d [P2] [DF] 09.28 ~ 09.32   18.36a ~ 18.38d [P4] 18.43 ~ 18.45
Worting Jn 09/35 09/35   18/34 [US] 18/32
Andover 09/47½ [P2] 09/47   18/14½ [P1] 18/14
Tunnel Jn 10/02 09/58   18/02 18/01
Salisbury 10.05a ~ 10.09d [P4] 10.00 ~ 10.03   17.54a ~ 17.59d [P3] 17.53 ~ 17.58
Wilton Jn 10/11½ 10/05   17/50½ 17/50
Wilton South 10/13½ 10/14   17/49 17/49
Tisbury Loop 10/21½ ?   17/41½ ?
Gillingham 10/29 [P1] 10/30   17/34 [P1] 17/33
Templecombe 10/34 [P1] 10/36   17/29 17/29
Sherborne 10.41a ~ 10.43d [P2] 10.43 ~ 10.44   17.19a ~ 17.21d [P1] 17.16 ~ 17.21
Yeovil Junction 10.48a ~ 10.50d [P2] 10.50 ~ 10.53   17.13a ~ 17.14d [P1] 17/11?
Chard Jn 11.04½ ~ 11.12½ 11.09 ~ 11.11   16.52 ~ 16.58 16.51 ~ 16.57
Axminster East Jn 11/17 ?   16/47 ?
Axminster 11.19a [P1] 11.17   16.45d [P1] 16.45

 
Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z61 : (159020 & 159004) : Fratton Depot to Portsmouth & Southsea [Back Road]
5Z61 : (159004 & 159020) : Portsmouth & Southsea [Back Road] to London Waterloo
5Z64 : (159020 & 159004) : London Waterloo to Portsmouth & Southsea [Back Road]
5Z64 : (159004 & 159020) : Portsmouth & Southsea [Back Road] to Fratton Depot

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Fratton Depot 06.32d 22.18a
Portsmouth & Southsea 06.39 ~ 06.46 [BKR] 22.06 ~ 22.11 [BKR]
Fratton East Jn 06/49 22/00
Havant 06/59 21/52
Petersfield 07/09 21/35
Haslemere 07/20½ 21/25
Farncombe 07/31 21/17
Guildford 07.37 ~ 07.39 21.10 ~ 21.13
Woking 07/54½ 21/03
Surbiton 08/03½ 20/45½
Wimbledon 08/07½ 20/41½
Clapham Junction 08/11 20/38
London Waterloo 08.19a [P13] 20.32d [P11]

5Z62 : (159004 & 159020) : Axminster to Yeovil Junction Sig.4723
5Z62 : (159020 & 159004) : Yeovil Junction Sig.4723 to Yeovil Junction Down Siding 1&2 
5Z63 : (159004 & 159020) : Yeovil Junction Down Siding 1&2 to Yeovil Junction Sig.4721
5Z63 : (159020 & 159004) : Yeovil Junction Sig.4721 to Axminster

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Axminster 11.30d [P1] 16.19a [P1]
Axminster East Jn 11/32 16/17
Chard Jn 11.37 ~ 11.58 16.05 ~ 16.12
Yeovil Junction 12.13 ~ 12.14 15.50 ~ 15.51
Yeovil Junction Sig.4723 12.16 ~ 12.22 -
Yeovil Junction Sig.4721 - 15.42 ~ 15.48
Yeovil Junction Down Siding 12.24a 15.40d


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