19th August 2009

Steam Dreams
Sunny South Special

Locos Used 37706 & steam: 34067 'Tangmere'
Stock Used 35518+5249+5236+5237+1961+99121+9104+13440+1840+5171+5200

Route :
1Z92 : Clapham Junction to Weymouth
1Z93 : Weymouth to London Waterloo

Loco(s) Route
34067 Clapham Junction - Barnes - Brentford - Hounslow - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Addlestone Jn - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Basingstoke - Winchester - Eastleigh - Northam Jn - Southampton - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Wareham - Weymouth
34067 (1) Weymouth - (reverse of outward route) - Wareham
34067 Wareham - (reverse of outward route) - Byfleet & New Haw - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Earlsfield - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) 37706 on rear.
(2) John Clifford comments: The outward run was slightly delayed by some slow running in parts, possible due to some poor quality coal but the arrival in Weymouth was just 9mins late. On the return there had been some delays on the Westbury - Weymouth line & we had to wait for the 17.30 Weymouth - Bristol to go (it went at 1745). There was some fine running through the New Forest. After the water stop we were going well again until Eastleigh when we caught up a freight train which we had to follow to Basingstoke. After this there was a good sprint to Woking. Arrival in London was 12mins late.

Source : John Clifford

Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from John Clifford & Nick Bartlett)

Location Booked Actual   Booked Actual
London Waterloo   21.48a 22.00
Clapham Junction 08.10d 08.14   21/38 21/44
Barnes 08/16½ 08/22  
Brentford 08/27½ 08/29  
Hounslow 08/34 08/36  
Feltham Jn 08/39½ 08/41  
Feltham 08/41 08/43½  
Staines Central 08/50 08/53  
Virginia Water 08/58½ 09/04  
Addlestone Jn 09/09 09/14  
Wimbledon   21/33 21/39½
New Malden   21/30 21/37
Surbiton   21/28 21/35
Hampton Court Jn   21/26 21/33½
Byfleet & New Haw 09/16 09/16   ? ?
Woking 09.23a ~ 09.26½d 09.24 ~ 09.29   21.10½a ~ 21.13d 21.14½ ~ 21.18
Woking Jn 09/29 09/31½   21/09 21/12
Pirbright Jn 09/34½ 09/38   ? ?
Farnborough 09/38½ 09/42   21/02 21/03½
Fleet 09/42½ 09/45   ? ?
Winchfield 09w47½ ~ 10w00 09.50 ~ 10.01   ? ?
Basingstoke 10/11 10/16   20.38 ~ 20.45 20.41½ ~ 20.48½
Worting Jn 10/15 10/19½   20/31 20/36½
Winchester 10/30½ 10/35   20/12 20/17
Shawford Jn 10/33½ 10/38   ? ?
Shawford 10.36 ~ 10.38 10.40 ~ 10.43   20/07 20/11½
Eastleigh 10/45 10/50   19/59 19/57½
St Denys 10/52 10/56   19/53 19/52
Northam Jn 10/54 10/58½   19/51 19/50
Southampton 10/57 11/01   19w33½ ~ 19w47½ 19.33 ~ 19.46½
Redbridge 11/02 11/04½   19/22½ 19/26
Brockenhurst 11/13 11/17   19/06 19/14½
Bournemouth 11/36 11/39   18/48 18/55½
Branksome 11/42 11/44   18/34 18/50
Poole 11/47 11/51   18/26 18/44
Hamworthy Jn 11/51 11/54   ? ?
Wareham 11w59 ~ 12w01 12.01 ~ 12.13½   18.10½ ~ 18.15 18.27½ ~ 18.33
Wool 12/17 12/22   18/04 18/21
Moreton 12/22 12/27   17/59 18/17
Dorchester South 12.32 ~ 12.34 12.39½ ~ 12.42   17.48 ~ 17.51 18.08 ~ 18.09
Dorchester Jn 12/37 12/44   17/47 18.03 ~ 18.05
Weymouth 12.46a 12.55   17.35d 17.51½


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