16th December 1962

R.C.T.S / Stephenson Locomotive Society
South Western Suburban Rail Tour

Locos Used 30585, 30587 & 30517
Stock Used included 34999 (in set 352) (3)

Route :

Loco(s) Route
30585 + 30587 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Point Peasant Jn - East Putney - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Hampton Court
30585 + 30587 Hampton Court - Surbiton - Wimbledon
30517 Wimbledon - Raynes Park - Motspur Park - Chessington South
30517 Chessington South - Motspur Park - Raynes Park - Wimbledon
30585 + 30587 Wimbledon - Raynes Park - New Malden - Teddington - Fulwell - Shepperton
30585 + 30587 Shepperton - Fulwell - Strawberry Hill - Twickenham - Barnes - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) This tour was an exact repeat of the one run on 2nd December 1962. Immediately after the tour the three remaining Beattie 2-4-0WT's were withdrawn.
(2) Route confirmation required - above is from booked timings.
(3) Stock believed to have been: part of SR set 278 (which very likely included 35006) & part of set 352 (of which 34999 was a part).

Sources : John Clifford (on the train throughout) & Mike Morant

Photo Review


Two shots of 30587 & 30585 at Hampton Court (photo: Mike Morant Collection)


30517 at Chessington South (photo: The Jim Porter Collection)


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


From Bob Mitchell's ticket collection.


Timings (Booked Only)
(from Bluebell Railway Museum, Terry Jackson & John Debens)

M.C Location Booked
0.00 Waterloo 11.00d [WLL]
2.50 Queens Road 11/07 [LL]
3.71 Clapham Junction 11/10
5.06 Point Pleasant Jn 11/14
5.57 East Putney 11/18
8.43 Wimbledon 11/27 [TL]
13.28 Surbiton 11.38a ~ 11.45d
14.52 Hampton Court Jn 11/47
16.21 Hampton Court 11.55a ~ 12.50d
17.70 Hampton Court Jn 13/00
23.59 Wimbledon 'C' 13.13a ~ 13.29d [RL]
25.12 Raynes Park 13/34
26.20 Motspur Park 13/38
30.36 Chesington South 13.50a ~ 14.05d
34.52 Motspur Park 14/18
35.60 Raynes Park 14/23
37.13 Wimbledon 14.28a ~ 14.44d [RL]
38.46 Raynes Park 14/50
39.57 New Malden 14/54
42.03 Kingston 15/00
43.48 Teddington 15/08
44.65 Fulwell 15/12
46.38 Hampton 15/17
50.64 Shepperton 15w25 ~ 15w45
56.63 Fulwell 15/58
57.36 Strawberry Hill 16/03
58.38 Twickenham 16.07 ~ 16.12
62.54 Barnes 16/27 [TL]
65.67 Clapham Junction 16/37
69.58 Waterloo 16.44a


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