28th December 2012

UK Railtours
The Solent Witness

Locos Used 66007 & 66201
Stock Used 6310+3122+3147+1651+3069+3149+3123+1832+5292+4959+4946+5322

Route : 
1Z62 : London Victoria to Southampton Eastern Docks
1Z63 : Southampton Eastern Docks to Fawley
1Z64 : Fawley to London Victoria

Loco(s) Route
66007 (1) London Victoria - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Longhedge Jn - Clapham Junction - Barnes - Richmond - Twickenham - Feltham - Staines - Virginia Water - Addlestone Jn - Byfleet & New Haw - Woking - Farnborough Main - Basingstoke - Worting Jn - Winchester - Eastleigh - St Denys - Northam Jn - Canute Road LC - Southampton Eastern Docks
66201 (2) Southampton Eastern Docks - Canute Road LC - Northam Jn - Northam Depot Reception Line No.1
66007 (1) Northam Depot Reception Line No.1 - Northam Jn - Southampton Central - Millbrook Docks Entrance - Southampton Western Docks
66201 (2) Southampton Western Docks - Millbrook Docks Exit - Southampton Down Loop
66007 (1) Southampton Down Loop - Redbridge - Totton Yard - Marchwood - Fawley Esso Gates
66201 (2) Fawley Esso Gates - Marchwood - Totton Yard
66007 (1) Totton Yard - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth - Poole - Hamworthy - Hamworthy Goods
66201 (2) Hamworthy Goods - Hamworthy - Poole - Bournemouth - Brockenhurst - Southampton Up Goods Loop - Southampton Central - Northam Jn - St Denys - Eastleigh - (reverse of outward route) - Feltham - Hounslow - Brentford - Barnes - Clapham Junction - Longhedge Jn - Stewarts Lane Jn - Grosvenor Bridge Jn - London Victoria 

Notes: 
(1) 66201 on rear.
(2) 66007 on rear.
(3) The outward route was originally advertised as : London Victoria - Tooting - Wimbledon - Surbiton - Woking, however this was changed due to Engineering Works.
(4) It was announced on the train that this 'could' be the last train to Hamworthy Goods, as regular stone traffic had finished three months ago.

Sources : Mike Richmond (on the train throughout), David Lodwick & Nick Bartlett

Photo Review


66007 arriving at Eastleigh on the outward leg (photo: Nick Bartlett)


66201 at Southampton Eastern Docks, QE II Terminal (photo: Nick Bartlett)


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(from David Lodwick & John Clifford)

M.C Location Booked (out) Actual   Booked (rtn) Actual M.C
0.00 London Victoria 07.48d [P2] 07.49 [P2]   20.00a [P2] 20.03 [P2] 278.33
0.71 Grosvenor Bridge Jn 07/51 07/53   19/56 19/51 277.42
1.36 Stewarts Lane Jn 07/55 [RVL] 07/55 [RVL]   19/50 [RVL] 19/49 [RVL] 276.77
1.66 Longhedge Jn 08/04 08/02   19/44 19/48 276.47
2.74 Clapham Junction 08/07 [P5] 08/10 [P5]   19/41 [P4] 19/44 [P4] 275.39
6.07 Barnes 08/17 [P3] 08/16 [P3]   19/36 [P2] 19/38 [P2] 272.26
8.57 Richmond 08/21 [P1] 08/20 [P1]   - - -
10.22 Twickenham 08/24 [P5] 08/25 [P5]   - - -
- Brentford - -   19/27 [P1] 19/29 [P1] 268.61
- Hounslow - -   19/22 [P1] 19/25 [P1] 265.73
12.35 Feltham Jn 08/29 08/31   19/20 19/22 264.75
? Feltham 08/32 [P2] ?   19/19 [P1] ? ?
18.02 Staines 08/40 [P2] 08/40 [P2]   19/12 [P1] 19/12 [P1] 259.28
22.15 Virginia Water 08/48 [P4] 08/48 [P4]   18/57 [P3] 18/59 [P3] 255.15
27.06 Addlestone Jn 08/55 08/57   18/50 18/51 250.24
27.77 Byfleet & New Haw 08/57 [DS] 08/58 [DS]   18/48 [US] 18/49 [US] 249.33
32.01 Woking 09.03a ~ 09.06d [P5] 09.05 ~ 09.06 [P5]   18.35a ~ 18.42d [P1] 18.41 ~ 18.43 [P1] 245.29
40.71 Farnborough Main 09/17 [P2] 09/18 [P2]   18/25 [UF] 18/31 [UF] 236.39
44.12 Fleet 09/22 [P2] 09/22 [P2]   ? ? ?
55.35 Basingstoke 09.35a ~ 09.38d [P1] 09.39 ~ 09.41 [P1]   18.09a ~ 18.11d [P3] 18.15 ~ 18.17 [P3] 221.75
57.75 Worting Jn 09/42 [DS] 09/45 [DS]   18/06 [UF] 18/11 [UF] 219.35
74.13 Winchester 09/56 [P2] 09/59 [P2]   17/51 [P1] 17/54 [P1] 203.17
? Shawford Jn / Shawford 09/59 [DF] ?   17/46 [P1] 17/48 [P1] 200.06
81.09 Eastleigh 10c04a ~ 10c07d [P2] 10.07 ~ 10.09 [P2]   17c32a ~ 17c38d [P1] [US] 17.36 ~ 17.38 [P1] [US] 196.21
84.64 St Denys 10/15 [P2] 10/16 [P2]   17/26 [P1] 17/27 [P1] 192.46
85.69 Northam Jn 10*19 ~ 10*22 [DS] 10/17 [DF]   17/24 [UF] 17/25 [UF] 191.41

 

M.C Location Booked Actual
86.56 Canute Road LC 10.27 ~ 10.31 10.21 ~ 10.24
87.45 Southampton Eastern Docks 10.41a ~ 11.23d 10.35 ~ 11.22
88.34 Canute Road LC 11.31 ~ 11.35 11/33
? Northam Jn 11/40 11/38
89.21 Northam Depot Reception 11.41 ~ 11.51 11.39 ~ 11.48 [Recp No.1]
? Northam Jn 11/52 11/49
90.25 Southampton Central 11/54 [P4] [DPL] 11/54 [P4] [DPL]
91.00 Millbrook Dock Entrance 11.58 ~ 12.02 12.01 ~ 12.07
93.11 Southampton Western Docks 12.12a ~ 12.22d 12.16 ~ 12.26
95.22 Millbrook Dock Exit 12.32 ~ 12.34 12.32 ~ 12.33
95.51 Southampton Down Loop 12.37 ~ 12.47 [DPL] 12.39 ~ 12.45 [DPL]
97.76 Redbridge 12/51 12/50 [P2]
98.68 Totton Yard 12.54 ~ 12.56 12/54 [Fawley]
102.14 Marchwood 13t05 ~ 13t08 13.01 ~ 13.02 [Down]
107.48 Fawley Esso Gates 13.25a ~ 13.35d 13.18 ~ 13.25
113.02 Marchwood 13t49 ~ 13t50 13.40 ~ 13.41 [Up]
116.28 Totton Yard 13.59 ~ 14.14 13.50 ~ 14.02 [Fawley]
126.32 Brockenhurst 14/27 [P3] 14/19 [P3]
141.48 Bournemouth 14/48 [P3] 14/50 [P3]
144.17 Branksome 14/54 [P2] 14/55 [P2]
147.28 Poole 15/03 [P2] 15/02 [P2]
149.43 Hamworthy Junction 15t09 ~ 15t12 15.08 ~ 15.09
151.51 Hamworthy Goods 15.20a ~ 15.30d 15.25 ~ 15.33
153.59 Hamworthy Junction 15t40 ~ 15t53 15.42 ~ 15.49
155.74 Poole 15/59 [P1] 15/55 [P1]
159.05 Branksome 16/07 [P1] 16/01 [P1]
161.54 Bournemouth 16/12 [P2] 16/07 [P2]
176.70 Brockenhurst 16/37 [P2] 16/39 [P2]
187.66 Redbridge 16/50 16/52 [P1]
190.11 Southampton Up Goods Loop 16*55 ~ 17*19 17.00 ~ 17.18
190.37 Southampton Central 17/22 [P1] 17.21 ~ 17.22 [P1]

Timings continue in first table.
 
Associated E.C.S. Workings

5Z62 : (66201 with 66007 on rear) : Eastleigh T&RSMD to London Victoria
5Z64 : (66007 with 66201 on rear) : London Victoria to Eastleigh T&RSMD

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Eastleigh T&RSMD 04.54d 23.48a
Eastleigh 05/04 23.34 ~ 23.38
Winchester 05.13 ~ 05.15 23.11 ~ 23.13
Basingstoke 05/32 22/36
Woking 05/55 22/04
Byfleet & New Haw 06/01 21/52
Addlestone Jn 06/03 21/45
Virginia Water 06/10 21/38
Staines 06/23 21/28
Feltham 06/28 21/24
Twickenham 06/32 -
Richmond 06/34 -
Hounslow - 21/21
Brentford - 21/13
Barnes 06/37 21/07
Clapham Junction 06/51 20/58
Longhedge Jn 06/54 20/55
Stewarts Lane Jn 07.00 ~ 07.25 20.28 ~ 20.52
Grosvenor Bridge Jn 07/28 20/25
London Victoria 07.31a [P2] 20.22d [P2]


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