24th September 2016

UK Railtours
The Purbeck Adventurer

Locos Used 73107 'Tracy' & 73109
Stock Used 4927+4946+4998+1832+3149+3147+1651+3121+3098+35469

Route : 
1Z63 : Tonbridge to Swanage
1Z64 : Swanage to Tonbridge

Loco(s) Route
73109 + 73107 Tonbridge - Sevenoaks - Orpington - Petts Wood Jn - Bickley Jn - Bromley South - Shortlands Jn - Bellingham - Catford - Nunhead - Denmark Hill - Voltaire Road Jn - Factory Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Richmond - Twickenham - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Addlestone Jn - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Farnborough Main - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Winchester - Eastleigh - St Denys - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Worgret Jn - Norden - Corfe Castle - Swanage
73107 + 73109 Swanage - (reverse of outward route) - Feltham - Hounslow - Brentford - Barnes - (reverse of outward route) - Tonbridge

Notes: 
(1) John Clifford comments: On the outward run we were held outside Clapham Junction as London Overground appeared to be having problems. This meant that we were behind the 08.33 Waterloo - Waterloo via Kingston instead of ahead of it. By missing out the Feltham Jn pathing stop we got back almost on time. The Addlestone Jn stop was made at Byfleet Jn and we were let out onto the S.W. main line early. This meant that we caught up the late 09.12 Waterloo - Basingstoke in the Farnborough area and followed it to Basingstoke. By omitting the Wallers Ash Loop we made up more time. A notable move was going down the up line from Northam Jn to Southampton Central. With all this haste we got onto the Swanage Railway early but had to wait at Corfe Castle for their train and so arrived at Swanage behind time. Locos working on the Swanage Railway were 'U' class no. 31806 and 'Crompton’s D6515 & 33201. The return journey kept roughly to time for the part that I was on, although there was some slow running in part due to the train having been timed behind slower train, e.g. between Basingstoke and Woking where we followed the 17.50 Poole - Waterloo which we caught up near Hook. Presumably due to a signal problem we run via platform 1 at Eastleigh instead of running through on the Up Fast.
(2) The return mileage was 1 mile and 03 chains longer via Hounslow.


73107+73109 at Swanage with 2-6-4T 80104 (photo: Andrew P.M. Wright)

Sources : John Clifford & Doug Lindsay (both on the tour), Chris Skerman & Nigel Benning

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford & Doug Lindsay)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
0.00 Tonbridge 07.45d [P2] ?   22.33a [P3] ?
7.33 Sevenoaks 07.52a ~ 07.54d [P1] ?   22.09a ~ 22.24d [P2] ?
15.57 Orpington 08.01a ~ 08.04d [P2] [UF] ?   21.58a ~ 22.01d [P5] ?
17.17 Petts Wood Jn 08/06 [UFV] ?   21/54½ [DS] ?
18.10 Bickley Jn 08/08 [UF] ?   21/51½ [DSV] ?
19.57 Bromley South 08.11a ~ 08.14d [P1] 08.16 ~ 08.18½ [P1] [UF]   21.46a ~ 21.48d [P4] ?
20.71 Shortlands Jn 08/16 08/21   21/44½ [DS] ?
22.64 Bellingham 08/21 08/23 [P1]   21/41 ?
25.60 Nunhead 08/26 [P1] 08/27 [P1]   21/34½ [P2] ?
26.70 Crofton Road Jn 08/30 08.29 ~ 08.29 [AL]   21/31½ ?
27.35 Denmark Hill 08/31 [P1] [AL] 08/32 [P1] [AL]   21/30½ [P2] ?
29.45 Voltaire Road Jn 08/35 08/36 [AL]   21/26 ?
29.70 Factory Jn 08/35½ 08/37   21/25½ [AL] ?
30.29 Longhedge Jn 08/38½ 08/38   21/21½ ?
? Sig.W135 - 08.40 ~ 08.46   - -
31.37 Clapham Junction 08.42a ~ 08.44d [P5] [DF] 08.49½ ~ 08.51 [P5] [DF]   21.15a ~ 21.18d [P4] 21.13 ~ 21.19 [P4]
34.50 Barnes 08/49 [P3] 08/57½ [P3]   21/07½ [P2] [UF] 21/06 [P2] [UF]
37.20 Richmond 08/53 [P1] 09/03 [P1]   - -
38.65 Twickenham 08/57 [P5] 09/08 [P5]   - -
? Whitton Jn 09/00 09/10½   - -
? Brentford - -   20/59 [P1] 21/00 [P1]
(2) Hounslow - -   20/55 [P1] 20/57 [P1]
40.78 Feltham Jn 09*01 ~ 09*09 09/11   20/53 20/55
? Feltham 09/11½ [P2] 09/12½ [P2]   20/51½ [P1] 20/52½ [P1]
46.45 Staines 09/17½ [P2] 09/17 [P2]   20/46½ [P1] 20/48 [P1]
50.58 Virginia Water 09/27½ [P4] 09/27 [P4]   20.30 ~ 20.40 [P3] 20.30½ ~ 20.36 [P3]
55.49 Addlestone Jn 09*40 ~ 09*52 09/38   20/21 20/19
? Byfleet Jn - 09.40 ~ 09.48   - -
56.40 Byfleet & New Haw 09/56 [DS] 09/50 [DS]   20/19 20/17
60.44 Woking 10/04 [P5] 09/59 [P5] [DS]   20/14 [P1] 20/12½ [P1] [US]
60.79 Woking Jn 10/05 10/00 [DS]   20/13 20/12 [US]
65.56 Pirbright Jn 10/15 10/05 [DS]   20/08½ 20/06 [US]
69.34 Farnborough (Main) 10/20½ [P2] 10/09½ [P2] [DS]   20/05 [P1] 20/02½ [P1] [US]
72.55 Fleet 10/31½ 10/15 [P2] [DS]   20/02 19/58 [P1] [US]
83.78 Basingstoke 10/43½ [P1] [DS] 10/33 [P2] [DF]   19/47 [P4] [US] 19/44 [P4] [US]
86.38 Worting Jn 10/47 10/36   19/44 [US] 19/42 [US]
97.23 Wallers Ash Loop 10*58 ~ 11*04 [DPL] [DF]   - -
102.56 Winchester 11/09½ [P2] 10/52 [P2]   19/29 [P1] 19/29 [P1]
105.27 Shawford Jn / Shawford 11/12 [DF] 10/55 [DF]   19/25½ [P1] 19/27 [P1]
109.52 Eastleigh 11/16 [DF] 11/01 [DF]   19/21 [UF] 19/22 [P1] [UF]
113.27 St Denys 11/22 [P2] 11/07 [P2]   19/16½ [P1] 19/15 [P1]
114.32 Northam Jn 11/26 [DF] 11/10½ [DF-UF]   19/14½ [UF] 19/13½ [US]
115.36 Southampton Central 11c30 ~ 11c35 [P2] [DF] 11.15 ~ 11.16 [UF] [P3] [DS]   19c09 ~ 19c12 [UF] [P2] 19.08½ ~ 19.10 [US] [P2]
118.07 Redbridge 11/39 [P2] 11/21 [P2]   19/05½ [P1] 19/03 [P1]
129.03 Brockenhurst 11/52½ [P3] 11/33 [P3]   18/54 [P2] 18/52 [P2]
144.19 Bournemouth 12.07a ~ 12.09d [P3] 11.52 ~ 11.54½ [P3]   18.30a ~ 18.34d [P2] 18.28 ~ 18.33½ [P2]
146.68 Branksome 12/15 [P2] 12/00 [P2]   18/24½ [P1] 18/23 [P1]
149.79 Poole 12/23 [P2] 12/08 [P2]   18/17½ [P1] 18/17½ [P1]
157.07 Wareham 12c35 ~ 12c37 [P2] 12.21 ~ 12.25 [P2]   18c05 ~ 18c07 [P1] 18.05 ~ 18.05½ [P1]
158.14 Worgret Jn 12/41 12/29   17/58 18/00½
? Furzebrook 12/48 12/37½   17/50 17/54
? Norden Gates 12/53 12/45   17/46 17/48
163.12 Corfe Castle 12.55a ~ 13.00d [DM] 12.50 ~ 13.08 [DM]   17.40a ~ 17.43d [UM] 17.41 ~ 17.44 [UM]
165.11 Harmans Cross 13/05 [DM] 13/16 [DM]   17/35 [UPV] 17/36 [DM]
168.11 Swanage 13.14a [P2] 13.26½ [P2]   17.25d [P2] 17.25½ [P2]


Associated E.C.S. Workings

24/09/16:
5Z63 : (73107 + 73109) : Eastleigh T&RSMD to Sevington Loop
5Z63 : (73109 + 73107) : Sevington Loop to Tonbridge
25/09/16:
5Z65 : (73107 + 73109) : Tonbridge West Yard to Sevington Loop
5Z65 : (73109 + 73107) : Sevington Loop to Eastleigh T&RSMD

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Eastleigh T&RSMD 02.00d 17.53a
Eastleigh South Jn 02/05 17/40
Eastleigh 02/06 17/38
Winchester 02/19 17/32
Worting Jn 02/37 17/18
Basingstoke 02/39 17/13
Fleet 02/51 16/57
Farnborough Main 02/54 16/52
Pirbright Jn 02/57 16/49
Woking Jn 03/03 16/43
Woking 03/04 16/38
Byfleet & New Haw 03/10 16/33
Addlestone Jn 03/12 16*26 ~ 16*30
Virginia Water 03/21 16/18
Staines 03/32 16/08
Feltham 03/37 16/04
Feltham Jn 03/39 16/02
Twickenham 03/41 -
Richmond 03/44 -
Hounslow - 16/00
Brentford - 15/56
Barnes 03/47 15/48
Clapham Junction 03/51 15/43
Longhedge Jn 03/55 15/40
Factory Jn 03/57 15/37
Voltaire Road Jn 03/58 15/36
Denmark Hill 04/04 15/29
Crofton Road Jn  04/05 15/27
Nunhead 04/09 15/24
Bellingham 04/17 15/18
Shortlands Jn 04/21 15/14
Bickley Jn 04/24 15/11
Petts Wood Jn 04/26 -
Orpington 04/29 -
Sevenoaks 04/41 -
Tonbridge 04.52 ~ 04.54 -
Paddock Wood 05/00 -
Cranmore [DPL] 05*13 ~ 05*32 -
Headcorn 05/34 -
St Mary Cray Jn - 15/10
Swanley - 15/05
Otford Jn - 14/57
Maidstone East - 14/39
Lenham [UPL] - 14*09 ~ 14*29
Charing - 14/04
Ashford International 05/48 13/51
Sevington Loop 05.52 ~ 07.04 13.07 ~ 13.49
Ashford International 07/06 13/05
Headcorn 07/23 12/51
Paddock Wood 07/36 12/34
Tonbridge 07.42a [P2] 12/28
Tonbridge West Yard - 12.27d

24/09/16 : 
5Z64 : (73107 + 73109) : Tonbridge to Sevington Loop
5Z64 : (73109 + 73107) : Sevington Loop to Tonbridge West Yard

Location Booked
Tonbridge 22.40d [P3]
Paddock Wood 22/46
Headcorn 22/55
Ashford International 23/12
Sevington Loop 23.15 ~ 23.59
Ashford International 00/01
Headcorn 00/14
Paddock Wood 00/29
Tonbridge 00/35
Tonbridge West Yard 00.37a


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