9th January 1999

Daylight Railtours
West London Explorer

Locos Used D6593 & steam: 31625 & 73096
Stock Used 35329+... (booked for set RP02, 9 coaches)

Route : 1Z95 throughout

Loco(s) Route
D6593+31625 Alresford - Ropley - Alton
31625 Alton - Bentley - Aldershot - Aldershot North Jn - Aldershot South Jn - Ash - Guildford
31625 Guildford - Woking - Addlestone Jn - Chertsey - Virginia Water - Egham - Staines - Ashford - Feltham - Hounslow - Brentford - Old Kew Jn - Kew East Jn - Acton Wells Jn - Willesden South West Sidings - Mitre Bridge Jn - North Pole Jn - Kensington Olympia - Latchmere Jn - Cplapham Junction - Balham - Streatham Hill - West Norwood - Crystal Palace - Bromley Jn - Norwood Junction - Windmill Bridge Jn - East Croydon - Purley - Stoats Nest Jn - Redhill - Reigate - Deepdene - Gomshall - Shalford - Guildford - (reverse of outward route) - Alton
73096+D6593 Alton - Ropley - Alresford

Source : John Broderick

Photo Review

The John Broderick Collection contains the following album of photos taken on this date;
West London Explorer


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Broderick)

M.C Location Booked Actual Booked Actual M.C
0.00 Alresford 08.00d 08.01½ 16.20a 16.26 141.71
2.55 Ropley 08/07 08/09 16/12 16.11½ ~ 16.13 139.16
5.00 Medstead & Four Marks 08/14 08/17 16/05 16/03 136.16
10.15 Alton [URL] 08L25a ~ 09L25d [P2] [URL] 08.27 ~ 09.26 [P2] 15L37a ~ 15L50d [P2] 15.35½ ~ 15.53½ 131.56
15.02 Bentley 09/34 09/35 15x19 ~ 15x27 15.23 ~ 15.25½ 126.69
18.75 Farnham 09/42 09/41½ 15/10½ 15/14½ 121.76
22.00 Aldershot 09/57 09/49 15/03½ [P3] 15/08 118.71
23.40 Aldershot North Jn 10/00 09/53 15/01 ? 117.31
24.02 Aldershot South Jn 10/02 09.54 ~ 10.02 14/59½ ? 116.69
24.65 Ash 10/04 10/04½ 14/58 15/00½ 116.06
30.72 Guildford 10.16a ~ 10.37d [P5] 10.18 ~ 10.39½ 14.32a ~ 14.45d [P5] 14.27 ~ 14.46½ 114.01

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
36.38 Woking Jn 10/48 ?
36.73 Woking 10/49 [SL] 10/50
40.68 Byfleet & New Haw 10/55 10/58
41.59 Addlestone Jn 10/57 11/02
46.50 Virginia Water 11/10 11/09½
50.63 Staines 11/18 11/17
56.30 Feltham Jn 11/26 ?
57.30 Hounslow 11w29 ~ 11w45 11.30 ~ 11.48
60.18 Brentford 11/50 11/53
61.11 Kew East Jn 11/53 11/56
61.75 South Acton 11/58 11/59
63.59 Acton Wells Jn 12/04 12/05
? Willesden South West Sidings 12/06 ?
64.79 Mitre Bridge Jn 12/15 12/09½
65.33 North Pole Jn 12/16 12/10½
67.23 Kensington Olympia 12/20 12/20
70.02 Latchmere Jn 12/27 12/35
70.56 Clapham Junction 12c30 ~ 12c31 [P17] 12.36 ~ 12.38½ [P17]
72.52 Balham 12/37 12/45
73.56 Streatham Hill 12/39 12/48
73.79 West Norwood 12/42½ 12/52
75.53 Crystal Palace 12/48 12/59
76.69 Bromley Jn 12/52½ ?
77.43 Norwood Junction 12/57 [P6] [SL] 13/03
78.55 Windmill Bridge Jn 13/00 ?
79.15 East Croydon 13/01½ [P5] [RVS] 13/06
80.07 South Croydon 13/03½ 13/09
89.42 Redhill 13/21 [P3] 13/25
91.29 Reigate 13/27 13/30
96.67 Deepdene 13/35 13/37
102.23 Gomshall 13/44 13/45
106.18 Chilworth 13w50 ~ 14w22 13.50 ~ 14.18½
108.05 Shalford 14/26 14/22
108.63 Shalford Jn 14/28 ?

Timings continue in first table

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