27th February 1966

L.C.G.B.
The Dorset Belle Rail Tour

Locos Used "Battle of Britain" 34057 "Biggin Hill", "Merchant Navy" 35028 "Clan Line", "LMS 2MTT" 41284 & 41301

Route :

Loco(s) Route
35028 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Earlsfield - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Woking - Brookwood - Ash Vale - Aldershot - Alton - Alresford - Winchester City - Eastleigh - Southampton Central - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth Central - Poole - Wareham
41301 + 41284 Wareham - Swanage
41301 + 41284 Swanage - Wareham
35028 Wareham - Dorchester South - Weymouth
41301 + 41284 Weymouth - Dorchester West - Maiden Newton
41301 (1) Maiden Newton - Bridport
41284 (2) Bridport - Maiden Newton
41284 + 41301 Maiden Newton - Yeovil Pen Mill
41284 + 41301 Yeovil Pen Mill - Yeovil Junction
34057 Yeovil Junction - Gillingham - Salisbury - Andover Jn - Basingstoke - Woking - (reverse of outward route) - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) 41284 on rear.
(2) 41301 on rear.


A tour ticket courtesy of Rob Fraser.

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

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

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Waterloo 09.00d TL 09.00
3.71 Clapham Junction 09/07 09/08
13.26 Hampton Court Jn 09/18 09/17½
24.26 Woking 09.29a ~ 09.30d 09.27 ~ 09.29
27.79 Brookwood 09/36 LL 09/37
32.40 Ash Vale 09/43 09/44
35.03 Aldershot 09/47 09/49
46.68 Alton 10*04a ~ 10*05d 10/05
51.23 Medstead & Four Marks 10/18 10/14
? Alresford home signal 10*27a ~ 10*32d 10.22 ~ 10.30½
56.78 Alresford 10x33 10/32
63.64 Winchester Jn 10/40 10/42½
71.79 Allbrook TL -
72.69 Eastleigh 10/50 10/55
77.38 Northam Jn 10/56 11/02
78.43 Southampton Central 10w59a ~ 11w05d LL 11.05 ~ 11.11
81.14 Redbridge 11/10 11/16½
93.04 Lymington Jn 11/24 11/28
94.69 Sway 11.27½a ~ 11.28d 11/31
97.68 New Milton 11.33a ~ 11.33½d 11/36
107.26 Bournemouth Central 11/50 11/57
113.06 Poole 12/00 12/06
120.14 Wareham 12L10a ~ 12L20d 12.17 ~ 12.26
121.21 Worgret Jn 12/23 12/30
126.18 Corfe Castle 12/32 12.39½ ~ 12.40
131.17 Swanage 12.41a ~ 13.05d 12.54 ~ 13.10
136.16 Corfe Castle 13p14a ~ 13p24d 13.22 ~ 13.29
141.13 Worgret Jn 13/33 13/37½
142.20 Wareham 13L36a ~ 13L46d 13.41 ~ 13.46
143.27 Worgret Jn 13/49 13/49
157.45 Dorchester Jn 14/04 14/05
164.15 Weymouth 14L14a ~ 14L45d 14.14 ~ 14.15
170.63 Dorchester Jn 15/00 15/06½
171.15 Dorchester West 15/02 15/07
178.69 Maiden Newton 15w15a ~ 15w40d 15.20 ~ 15.53
188.11 Bridport 16.02a ~ 16.15d 16.15 ~ 16.25½
197.33 Maiden Newton 16L40a ~ 16L55d 17.09½ ~ 17.27½
210.14 Yeovil Pen Mill 17.12a ~ 17.32d 17.47 ~ 17.55½
211.79 Yeovil Junction 17L38a ~ 17L48d 18.03 ~ 18.08
222.53 Templecombe 18/05 18/25
248.51 Wilton South 18/36 18/51
251.12 Salisbury 18w40a ~ 18w50d 19.00 ~ 19.04
284.45 Worting Jn 19/24 LL 19/46
292.54 Hook TL -
210.07 Woking Jn 19/49 20/16
330.77 Clapham Junction 20/08 20/39
334.68 Waterloo 20.15a 20.48


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