13th June 1965

L.C.G.B.
The Wealdsman Rail Tour

Locos Used 31411, 31803, 33006, 33027 & 34050 'Royal Observer Corps'
Stock Used booked for load 10: BSK, 3x SO, RKB, 4x SO & BSK

Route :

Loco(s) Route
34050 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Earlsfield - Wimbledon - Worcester Park - Epsom - Leatherhead - Dorking North - Horsham
34050 Horsham - Crawley - Three Bridges
31803 + 31411 Three Bridges - Rowfant - East Grinstead HL - Forest Row - Ashurst Jn - Eridge - Heathfield - Polegate - Stone Cross Jn - Bexhill Central - Hastings
31411 + 31803 Hastings - Bexhill Central - Eastbourne
31803 + 31411 Eastbourne - Polegate - Lewes - Plumpton - Haywards Heath
34050 Haywards Heath - Preston Park - Hove - Shoreham - Steyning - Horsham
33027 + 33006 Horsham - Cranleigh - Guildford - Effingham Junction - Cobham - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Earlsfield - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) The tour brochure carried the comments that the 'Cuckoo' and Cranleigh lines over which this train was to travel had both closed one day earlier on 12th June.

Sources : John Clifford (on the train throughout), Terry Jackson, John Debens
& The Bluebell Railway Museum

Photo Review
(all photos: Alan Sainty Collection)


31803, leading 31411, caught on camera during a photo-stop at Heathfield.
(with thanks to Bob Cable for confirming the location)


33027 leads 33006 at Baynards.


A tour ticket (courtesy: Rob Fraser)


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(From Terry Jackson & John Clifford)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Waterloo 09.53d [TL] 09.54
3.71 Clapham Junction 10/00 10/02
8.50 Raynes Park 10/07 10/10
14.19 Epsom 10/17 10/21
18.05 Leatherhead 10/23 10/28
22.09 Dorking North 10/30 10/34
35.51 Horsham 10.48a  ~  10.58d 10.54 ~ 11.05
44.07 Three Bridges 11L12a  ~  11L16d 11.19 ~ 11.34
46.49 Rowfant 11p.38a  ~  11p55d 11.43 ~ 11.58
50.60 East Grinstead 12/06 12/09
54.19 Forest Row 12p14a  ~  12p30d 12.17 ~ 12.32
60.47 Ashurst Jn 12/45 12/46
61.45 Bichden jn 12/47 12/48
62.42 Eridge 12/49 12/50
63.66 Redgate Mill Jn 12/51 12/52
65.53 Rotherfield 12/57 12/58
68.33 Mayfield 13/05 13/06
72.15 Heathfield 13w15a  ~  13w32d 13.16 ~ 13.32
74.56 Horam 13/45 13/45
78.24 Hellingly 13p52a  ~  14p03d 13.52 ~ 14.07
80.07 Hailsham 14/08 14/12
83.04 Polegate 14w14a  ~  14w23d 14.19 ~ 14.26
84.70 Stonecross Jn 14/27 14/30
93.17 Bexhill Central 14/42 14/40
96.24 Bopeep Jn 14/47 14/44
97.68 Hastings 14.52a  ~  15.05d 14.49 ~ 15.05
99.32 Bopeep Jn 15/10 15/10
102.39 Bexhill Central 15/15 15/15
110.66 Stonecross Jn 15/30 15/27
115.28 Eastbourne 15.37a  ~  16.40d 15.35 ~ 16.42
119.45 Polegate 16/47 16/50
130.36 Southerham Jn 17/03 17/04
131.18 Lewes 17/05 17/07
140.25 Keymer Jn 17/19 17/21
143.36 Haywards Heath 17L23a  ~  17L35d 17.24 ~ 17.34
146.47 Keymer Jn 17/41 17/40
155.00 Preston Park 17/53 17/51
156.35 Hove 17/57 17/57
160.69 Shoreham-by-Sea 18/06 18/03
165.49 Steyning 18p15a  ~  18p30d 18.13 ~ 18.30
178.13 Itchingfield Jn 18/53 18/53
181.09 Horsham 18L58a  ~  19L06d 19.01 ~ 19.08
183.40 Christ's Hospital 19/11 19/13
189.36 Baynards 19p24a  ~  19p38d 19.24 ~ 19.39
192.28 Cranleigh 19/44 19/44
197.24 Bramley & Wonersh 19/54 19/52
198.79 Peasmarsh Jn 19/58 19/57
199.42 Shalford Jn 19/59 19/58
200.58 Guildford 20.02a  ~  20.03d 20/01
209.38 Effingham Junction 20/17 20/23
217.26 Hampton Court Jn 20.32  ~  20.37 [TL] 20/37
226.61 Clapham Junction 20/51 20/51
228.02 Queens Road 20/55 [WTL] 20/55
230.52 Waterloo 21.01a 21.02


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