23rd May 1965

Warwickshire Railway Society Tours
Merchant Navy Locomotive Tour to Swindon & Eastleigh (1)

Locos Used 35005 "Canadian Pacific" & 76006

Route :

Loco Route
35005 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Earlsfield - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Woking - Basingstoke - Winchester City - Eastleigh
76006 Eastleigh - Eastleigh Works Yard (for visit to Eastleigh works)
76006 Eastleigh Works Yard - Eastleigh station
35005 Eastleigh - Southampton Central - Redbridge - Romsey - Dean - Salisbury - Warminster - Westbury - Trowbridge - Melksham - Chippenham - Swindon (for visit to Swindon works) - Didcot - Reading General - Slough - Ealing Broadway - London Paddington

Notes:
John Clifford comments - For the name of the tour I have used the name on the brochure. However, I have also seen this one called "Eastleigh & Swindon Works Rail Tour" & "Southern Pacific". Take your pick!


35005 on the tour (photo: John Broderick)


One of the tour tickets

Source : John Clifford (on the train throughout) & Terry Jackson

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

Location Booked Actual
Waterloo 10.00d 10.00
Clapham Junction 10/08 10/07½
Hampton Court Jn 10/23 10/21
Woking Jn 10/35 10/33½
Worting Jn 11/00 10/58
Winchester Jn 11/14 11/15½
Eastleigh 11L25a  ~  11L35d 11.28½ ~ ??.??
Loco Works Yard 11.40a  ~  13.40d ?
Eastleigh 13L45a  ~  13L55d ??.?? ~ 13.55½
Northam Jn 14/02 14/05½
Southampton Central 14/05 14/08
Romsey 14/17 14/21
Salisbury 14W39a  ~  14W43d 14.53 ~ 14.58
Westbury 15.18a  ~  15.20d 15.31 ~ 15.33
Bradford North Jn 15/30 15/53½
Thingley Jn 15/45 16/06½
Wootton Bassett 16/01 16/23½
Rodbourne Lane 16.13a  ~  16.18d 16.33 ~ ??.??
Swindon Works Siding 16.23a  ~  19.15d ?
Rodbourne Lane 19/21 ?
Swindon 19.27a  ~  1.928d ??.?? ~ 19.21½
Uffington 19/41 19/34½
Didcot 19/52 19/44½
Reading General 20/09 20/04½
Twyford 20/15 20/11
Maidenhead 20/23 20/18
Slough 20/28 20/23½
Southall 20/39 20/37½
Westbourne Park 20/50 20/47½
Paddington 20.55a 20.52½


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