4th April 1965

L.C.G.B.
The Wessex Downsman Rail Tour (No.1)

Locos Used D7007, 6963 (1), 30837, 34051 'Winston Churchill', 44466 & 48309
Stock Used Expected to have been 10 coaches of BR/SR open stock, including SR 'Tavern Car' for refreshments
formed: BSK+SO+SO+SO+RKB+SO+SO+SO+SO+BSK

Route :

Loco(s) Route
30837 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Twickenham - Staines Central - Ascot - Wokingham - Reading General
6963 Reading General - Newbury - Patney - Devizes - Holt Jn - Bradford North Jn - Bradford West Jn - Bath Spa - Bristol Temple Meads
D7007 + 44466 Bristol Temple Meads - Mangotsfield
44466 Mangotsfield - Bath Green Park
48309 Bath Green Park - Radstock North - Evercreech Jn - Templecombe No. 2 Jn - Blandford Forum - Broadstone - Poole - Bournemouth West
34051 Bournemouth West - Bournemouth Central - Brockenhurst - Southampton Central - Eastleigh - Winchester City - Basingstoke - Woking - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Earlsfield - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) Running without nameplates ('Throwley Hall').

Sources : John Clifford (on the train throughout), Terry Jackson & John Debens

Photo Review


34051 'Winston Churchill' caught on camera at Bournemouth West
(photo: J.C.Hammersley/The John Debens Collection)


From Andrew Fairholms ticket collection.


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

M.C Location Booked Actual
00.00 Waterloo 09.18d 09.18
03.71 Clapham Junction 09/25 09/28½
07.04 Barnes 09/32 09/32½
11.20 Twickenham 09/42 09/40
13.33 Feltham Jn 09/46½ 09/46
19.02 Staines Central 09/58 09/55
23.16 Virginia Water 10/08 10/06½
29.01 Ascot 10p18a~  10p27d 10.16½ ~ 10.38½
36.50 Wokingham 10/38 10/52½
43.22 Reading New Jn 10L48 ~ 10L58 11.02 ~ 11.03
43.38 Reading General 11.01a ~ 11.03d 11.10½ ~ 11.21½
45.28 Southcote Jn 11/06 11/26½
60.47 Newbury 11/24 11.47½ ~ 11.56½
73.73 Bedwyn 11/38½ 12/25½
88.47 Patney & Chirton 11p53a ~ 12p03d 12.41½ ~ 12.51
93.31 Devizes 12/11 13/03
101.48 Holt Jn 12/22 13/15
103.01 Bradford North Jn 12/25 13/18½
103.27 Bradford West Jn 12/26 13/19
112.13 Bathampton 12/41 13/33½
114.34 Bath Spa 12/46 13/37½
125.71 Bristol Temple Meads 13L07 ~ 13L19 13.58 ~ 14.20
130.79 Mangotsfield 13p29a ~ 13p39d 14.40 ~ 14.49
140.68 Bath Green Park 13L56 ~ 14L05 15.08 ~ 15.15
141.29 Bath Jn 14/07 15/17
145.17 Midford 14/15 15/29
151.40 Radstock North 14/23 15/44½
159.39 Masbury 14/46 16/18½
162.56 Shepton Mallet (Charlton Road) 14.41a ~ 15.01d 16.24½ ~ 16.36
167.22 Evercreech Junction 15wp10a ~ 15wp20d 16/45
170.04 Cole 15/29 16/49
172.24 Wincanton 15/38 16/55½
177.42 Templecombe Jn 15/45 17/00½
180.64 Stalbridge 15/52 17/07
184.62 Sturminster Newton 15/58 17/13½
187.65 Shillingstone 16/05 17/18½
193.22 Blandford Forum 16p15a ~ 16p23d 17/29
201.13 Corfe Mullen 16/33 17/38
204.13 Broadstone 16/40 17/44
207.47 Poole 16/47 17.50½a ~ 17.51d
210.58 Branksome 16/53 17.59a ~ 18.01½d
211.75 Bournemouth West 16L57 ~ 17L17 18.06 ~ 18.18½
215.23 Bournemouth Central 17/25 18/30
244.06 Southampton Central 17w57 ~ 18w01 19.20½ ~ 19.24
245.11 Northam Jn 18/04½ 19/27½
249.60 Eastleigh 18/11 19/34
273.02 Worting Jn 18/38 19/59
298.44 Woking Jn 18/59 20/21
319.34 Clapham Junction 19/18 20/40
323.25 Waterloo 19.25a 20.48½


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