13th June 1987

British Rail
Blackmore Vale Express

Locos Used 33026 & steam: 4472 'Flying Scotsman' & 35028 'Clan Line'
Stock Used 8 coaches (7x mark 1 FO's plus former Pullman used as buffet car)

Route :

Train Loco(s) Route
[1] 33026 London Waterloo - Woking - Basingstoke - Salisbury
[1] 4472 Salisbury - Gillingham - Templecombe - Yeovil Junction
[1] 4472 Yeovil Junction - (reverse of outward route) - Salisbury
[2] 35028 Salisbury - Gillingham - Templecombe - Yeovil Junction
[2] 35028 Yeovil Junction - (reverse of outward route) - Salisbury
[1] ?33026? Salisbury - (reverse of outward route) - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) Scheduled to run on 6th, 13th and 20th June 1987. Bruce Nathan is unsure if the train ran on 6th June however.


4472 at Yeovil Junction (photo: Bruce Nathan)

Sources : Bruce Nathan

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from Bruce Nathan)

Miles Location Train 1
Booked		 Train 1
Actual		   Train 1
Booked		 Train 1
Actual		   Train 2
Booked (out)		 Train 2
Booked (rtn)
0 Waterloo 09.58d ?           22.38a
4 Clapham Junction ??.??a ~ 10.06d ?           22.29a ~ ?/.??d
24½ Woking ??.??a ~ 10.30d ?           22.07a ~ ??.??d
47¾ Basingstoke ??.??a ~ 10.55d ??.?? ~ 11.12           21.44a ~ ??.??d
83¼ Salisbury 11L29a ~ 11L50d 11.47 ~ 12.00½   15.45a 15.41   16.43d 20L47a ~ 21L07d
86½ Wilton Jn 11/58 12/05½   15/39½ 15/36   16/51 20/41
95¾ Tisbury Loop 12/16 12/19   15/20 15/23   17/02 20/22
105½ Gillingham 12.29a ~ 12.39d 12.32½ ~ 12.41   14p50a ~ 15p08d 14.49 ~ 15.08   17/20 20/12
112 Templecombe 12.50a ~ 12.52d 12.52 ~ 12.53½   14.36a ~ 14.37d 14.33½ ~ 14.36½   17p29a ~ 18p05d 20/02
118¾ Sherborne 13/03 13/05½   14/25 14/24   18/16 19/52
122½ Yeovil Junction 13.13a 13.12½   14.15a 14.14½   18.26a 19.42d


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