Photo Review
23rd June 1957
G.R. Lockie / British Rail
The
Riverside Special
| Loco Used | 32331 'Beattie' |
Route : at least SPL107
| Loco | Route |
| 32331 | London Bridge - Peckham Rye - Tulse Hill - Streatham - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Weybridge - Addlestone Jn - Virginia Water - (via Staines west curve) - Windsor & Eton Riverside |
| 32331 | Windsor & Eton Riverside - (reverse of outward route) - London Bridge |
Notes :
(1) Route confirmation required - above is from advertised timings.
Run in conjunction with the Ramblers' Association Rally being held at Longmead,
Runnymeads Pleasure Park. A number of optional conducted rambling parties were
arranged in association with the excursion, with river trips for some of them at
extra fares. A stop was also made at Chertsey to make a connection with Salter
Bros' morning upstream steamer, for this purpose.
Sources : John Clifford
& Steve Armitage
Photo Review
32331 at Streatham (photo: The John Debens Collection)
From John Debens ticket collection.
A different ticket, from Andrew Fairholm.
Timings (Advertised Only)
(from John Debens)
| Location | Advertised (out) | Advertised (rtn) |
| London Bridge | 09.28d | 21.22a |
| Peckham Rye | ??.??a ~ 09.36d | 21.13a ~ ??.??d |
| Tulse Hill | ??.??a ~ 09.44d | 21.06a ~ ??.??d |
| Streatham | ??.??a ~ 09.49d | 21.00a ~ ??.??d |
| Wimbledon | ??.??a ~ 09.59d | 20.48a ~ ??.??d |
| Surbiton | ??.??a ~ 10.08d | 20.36a ~ ??.??d |
| Chertsey | 10.24a ~ ??.??d | ? |
| Virginia Water | 10.29a ~ ??.??d | ??.??a ~ 20.14d |
| Egham | 10.35a ~ ??.??d | ??.??a ~ 20.10d |
| Datchet | 10.50a ~ ??.??d | ??.??a ~ 19.54d |
| Windsor and Eton Riverside | 10.55a | 19.50d |
