17th August 2024

UK Railtours
By Routemaster to the Lost Village of Imber

DEMU Used (1) 1001 (formed: 60118 'Tunbridge Wells'+60528+69337+70262+60529+60119+60116 'Mountfield')

Route :
1Z80 : Tonbridge to Warminster
1Z81 : Warminster to Tonbridge

DEMU Route
as listed Tonbridge - Edenbridge - Godstone - Redhill - Purley - South Croydon - East Croydon - Selhurst - Streatham - Tulse Hill - Herne Hill - Brixton - Voltaire Road Jn - Linford Street Jn - Nine Elms Jn - London Waterloo
as listed London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Woking - Farnborough (Main) - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Andover - Salisbury - Wilton Jn - Warminster
as listed Warminster - Wilton Jn - Salisbury - Dean - Romsey - Redbridge - Southampton Central - St Denys - Eastleigh - Winchester - Worting Jn - (reverse of outward route) - London Waterloo
as listed London Waterloo - (reverse of outward route) - Tonbridge

Notes :
(1) 60119 carried unit number 1013.
(2) This tour ran in conjunction with the annual Imberbus event.

Source : Doug Lindsay (on the tour throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Doug Lindsay & Realtime Trains)

M.C Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Tonbridge 08.08d [P2] 08.12   21.13a [P1] 21.15 320.32
9.07 Edenbridge 08/22 08/28   20/59 21/03 311.25
13.77 Godstone 08/29 08/35   20/53½ 20/59 307.05
19.50 Redhill 08/35½ [UM] 08/43   20/47 [DM] 20/52 301.32
27.66 Stoats Nest Jn 08/43½ [US] 08/58   20/41 20/44 293.16
28.61 Purley 08/49 [P3] [US] 08/57   20/40 [P4] [DS] 20/43 292.21
30.69 South Croydon 08.55a ~ 09.04d [P4] [RVS] 09.01 ~ 09.03   20.25a ~ 20.35d [P4] [DS] 20.38 ~ 20.39 290.13
31.62 East Croydon 09/06 [P4] [US] 09/06   20/23 [P5] [RVS] 20/35 289.20
32.08 Windmill Bridge Jn 09/07 [UVS] 09/07   20/22 [DVS] 20/34 288.61
32.59 Selhurst 09/08 [P2] [US] 09/08   20/15 [P1] [DS] 20/33 288.10
35.42 Streatham Common 09/13 [P2] 09/12   20/06 [P1] [DS] 20/22 285.27
36.00 Streatham Jn 09*14 ~ 09*20 ?   ? ? ?
36.09 Streatham 09/22 [P2] 09/16   20/03½ [P1] 20/18 284.69
37.50 Tulse Hill 09/26½ [P1] 09/20   19/59½ [P2] 20/13 283.28
39.61 Herne Hill 09/31 [P2] 09/23   19/54½ [P3] 20/07 281.17
40.43 Brixton 09/32 [P1] 09/25   19/48½ [P2] 20/05 280.35
41.42 Voltaire Road Jn 09/33½ [UCF] 09/26   19/46½ 20/03 279.36
42.12 Linford Street Jn 09/34½ ?   19/45½ [DCM] 20/01 278.66
42.64 Nine Elms Jn 09/37½ [WL] 09/29   19/44½ 19/57 278.14
44.23 Waterloo West Crossings 09/41 [UW] 09/32   19/40½ [DWF] 19/54 276.55
44.62 London Waterloo 09.42a ~ 09.55d [P16] [UMR] 09.36 ~ 09.55   19.29a ~ 19.39d [P16] [DW] 19.41 ~ 19.53 276.16
45.21 Waterloo West Crossings 09/56½ [DMF] 09/56   19/27 [UW] 19/38 275.57
49.15 Clapham Junction 10/02 [P9] [DF] 10/01   19/23 [P7]  [UMF] 19/32 272.24
52.40 Wimbledon 10/06½ [P7] [DF] 10/05   19/19½ [P6] [UF] 19/27 268.79
55.03 New Maldon 10/09 [P3] [DF] 10/07   19/17½ [P2] [UF] 19/25 262.36
57.24 Surbiton 10/11 [DF] 10/08   19/15½ [P2] [UF] 19/23 260.15
58.53 Hampton Court Jn 10/12 [DF] 10/10   19/14½ [UF] 19/21 258.66
?? Weybridge 10/16½ [DF] 10/15   19/09½ [UF] 19/16 ?
69.48 Woking 10.21a ~ 10.23d [P4] [DF] 10.22 ~ 10.25   19.01a ~ 19.04d [P2] [UF] 19.10 ~ 19.11 247.41?
69.77 Woking Jn 10/24 [DF] 10/26   19/00 [UF] 19/09 247.42?
78.38 Farnborough (Main) 10/32½ [DF] 10/35   18/53 [UF] 19/01 239.01
? Fleet 10/35 [DF] 10/38   18/50½ [UF] 18/59 ?
93.02 Basingstoke 10.43a ~ 10.47d [P2] [DF] 10.48 ~ 10.50 [P2]   18.37a ~ 18.40d [P3] {UF] 18.47 ~ 18.48 224.37
95.42 Worting Jn 10/51½ 10/53   18/34½ [UF] 18/41 221.77
111.40 Andover 11/08 [P2] 11/07   - - -
- Wallers Ash Loop - -   18/26½ 18/29 211.12
- Winchester - -   18/21½ [P1] 18/24 205.59
- Shawford Up Jn - -   18/15½ ? 202.13
- Eastleigh - -   18/12½ [UF] 18/17 198.53
- Southampton Airport Parkway - -   18/10½ [P1] [UF] 18/14 197.22
- St Denys - -   18/08 [P1] 18/09 194.78
- St Denys Sig.E706 - -   18*02 ~ 18*07 ? 194.63
- Northam Jn - -   18/00 [US] 18/02 193.73
- Southampton Central - -   17c55 ~ 17c57 [P2] 17.56 ~ 17.59 192.69
- Church Lane Jn - -   17/51½ [US] 17/53 191.36
- Redbridge - -   17/49½ [P1] 17/51 [P1] 190.18
- Romsey - -   17/42½ [P1] 17/44 184.65
- Dean - -   17/36½ 17/36 177.22
127.57 Tunnel Jn 11/24 11/25   17/27½ 17/27 169.48
128.64 Salisbury 11c26 ~ 11c28 [P4] 11/27   17*20 ~ 17*24 [P2] 17.22 ~ 17.23 168.41
130.58 Wilton Jn 11/32 11/30   17/17 17/18 166.47
133.79 Wishford 11/35 11/35   17/14 17/13 163.26
138.50 Wylye AHB 11/39 11/40   17/10½ 17/09 158.55
143.21 Upton Lovell 11/44 11/44   17/05½ 17/06 154.07
148.54 Warminster 11.50a [P1] 11.49   17.00d [P2] 17.00 [P2] 148.54

Mileages as shown in the Tour brochure.

Associated E.C.S. Workings

3Z80 : (1001) : St Leonards T&RSMD to Tonbridge

Location Booked
St Leonards T&RSMD 06.37d
Bopeep Jn SB 06/40
St Leonards Warrior Square 06/43
Hastings 06.45 ~ 07.02 [P3]
St Leonards Warrior Square 07/04
Bopeep Jn SB 07/06
Battle 07/13
Mountfield Tunnel 07/19
Robertsbridge 07/21
Wadhurst Tunnel South 07/34
Wadhurst 07/37
Strawberry Hill Tunnel 07/42
Tunbridge Wells Central 07/45
Wells Tunnel Jn 07/47
Somerhill Tunnel 07/51
Tonbridge 07.58a [P2]

5Z80 : (1001) : Warminster to Westbury

Location Booked
Warminster 11.55d [P1]
Westbury 12.05 ~ 12.10 [UR]
Westbury Up T.C. 12.13a

3Z81 : (1001) : Warminster to Westbury

Location Booked
Westbury Up T.C. 16.33d
Westbury 16.36 ~ 16.43 [UR]
Warminster 16.51a [P2]

5Z81 : (1001) : Tonbridge to St Leonards T&RSMD

Location Booked
Tonbridge 21.27d [P1]
Somerhill Tunnel 21/28
Wells Tunnel Jn 21/34
Tunbridge Wells Central 21/35
Strawberry Hill Tunnel 21/39
Wadhurst 21/44
Wadhurst Tunnel South 21/46
Robertsbridge 21/54
Mountfield Tunnel 21/56
Battle 22/01
Bopeep Jn SB 22/10
St Leonards Warrior Square 22/13
Hastings 22.16 ~ 22.22 [P2]
St Leonards Warrior Square 22/24
Bopeep Jn SB 22/25
St Leonards T&RSMD 22.31a


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