29th November 1992

D.C. Tours
The Solent & Torbay Coaster

Locos Used 31201, 31319, 33012, 33101 & 60029

Route :

Locos Route
60029 + 33012 London Waterloo - Woking - Basingstoke - Andover - Salisbury
31201 + 31319 + 33101 Salisbury - Yeovil Junction - Exeter Central - Exeter St Davids
31201 + 31319 Exeter - Dawlish - Newton Abbot - Paignton
31201 + 31319 Paignton - Newton Abbot - Dawlish - Exeter St Davids
31201 + 31319 + 33101 Exeter St Davids - Exeter Central - Yeovil Junction - Salisbury
31201 + 31319 + 33012 Salisbury - Andover - Basingstoke - Woking - London Waterloo


60029+33012 having arrived at Salisbury (photo: Richard Rooker)


31201+31319+33101 at Salisbury after replacing the grid (photo: Richard Rooker)

Source : Richard Rooker (on the train throughout)

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Janet Cottrell)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
Waterloo 09.30d 09.30   20.33a 20.41
Clapham Junction 09/37 09/37   20/24 20/32
Wimbledon 09/41 09/41   20/20 ?
New Malden 09/43½ 09/44   20/17½ ?
Surbiton 09/45½ 09/46   20/15½ ?
Hampton Court Jn 09/46½ 09/47   20/14½ ?
Woking 09/58½ 09/58   20/03½ ?
Basingstoke 10/24 10/23   19/38 19/55
Worting Jn 10/27 10/26   19/35 ?
Andover 10/45 10/42   19/20 19/37
Tunnel Jn 11/03 10/59   19/03 ?
Salisbury 11L06a ~ 11L29d 11.02 ~ 11.45   18L37a ~ 19L00d 19.03 ~ 19.22
Wilton Jn 11/32 ?   18/32 ?
Tisbury Loop ? ?   18/20 ?
Gillingham 11/55 12/05   18/10 18/43
Templecombe 12/03 12/10   18/03 18/38
Sherborne 12/09½ ?   17/56½ 18/31
Yeovil Junction 12/15 12/21   17.33a ~ 17.50d 18.23 ~ 18.24
Chard Jn 12/33 ?   17/04 18/06
Honiton 12/51 13/00   16/52 17/48
Pinhoe 13/06 13/11   16/37 17/36
Exmouth Jn 13/10 13/12   16/35 17/24
Exeter Central 13/12 13/14   16/33 17/22
Exeter St Davids 13.15a ~ 13.37d 13.16 ~ 13.35   15L56a ~ 16L30d 16.53 ~ 17.19
Dawlish Warren 13/48 14.10a ~ 14.37d   15/43 16/37
Newton Abbot 14/00 14/55   15/31 ??.??a ~ 16.23d
Paignton 14.16a 15.10   15.15d 15.38

Delays at Dawlish Warren & Newton Abbot caused by single line working.

Back to "The Railtour Files"