8th March 1964

Southern Counties Touring Society
The South Western Rambler Rail Tour

Locos Used 4634, 70020 'Mercury' & 92209

Route :

Loco(s) Route
70020 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Brentford Central - Staines Central - Ascot - Wokingham - Reading General - Basingstoke - Andover Junction - Ludgershall
70020 Ludgershall - Andover Junction
70020 Andover Junction - Salisbury
92209 Salisbury - Gillingham - Templecombe
4634 (1) Templecombe - Templecombe No. 2 Jn
92209 Templecombe No. 2 Jn - Blandford Forum - Broadstone - Hamworthy Jn
92209 Hamworthy Jn - Poole - Bournemouth Central
70020 Bournemouth Central - Brockenhurst - Southampton Central - Eastleigh - Winchester City - Basingstoke - Woking - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Earlsfield - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) 92209 on rear.

Source : John Clifford (on the train throughout)

Photo Review


70020 passing Grateley on the outward leg (photo: Carl Symes)


From The John Debens Ticket Collection.


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

Location Booked Actual
Waterloo 09.45d 09.45
Queens Road 09/51½ 09/52
Clapham Junction 09/53 09/54
Barnes 10/00 09/58½
Hounslow 10/15 10/08
Feltham Jn 10/18 10/17
Staines Central 10/29 10/28½
Virginia Water 10/38 10/38½
Ascot 10/50 10/54½
Wokingham 11/02 11/06½
Reading Old Jn 11c14 ~ 11c15 11.14 ~ 11.15
Reading General 11/20 11/22
Southcote Jn 11/24 11/26
Basingstoke 11w44 ~ 11w50 11.46 ~ 11.53½
Worting Jn 11/55½ 12/01½
Andover Junction 12.12 ~ 12.14 12/23½
Ludgershall 12p33a ~ 12p50d 12.39 ~ 12.53
Andover Junction 13.08 ~ 13.20 13.09½ ~ 13.23½
Salisbury 13L40 ~ 13L51 13.46 ~ 13.57½
Wilton South 13/57 14/04
Templecombe 14.24 ~ 14.41 14.32 ~ 14.43
Templecombe Jn 14.46 ~ 14.48 14.47½ ~ 14.48½
Shillingstone 15/12 15/05
Blandford Forum 15p22a ~ 15p30d 15.12½ ~ 15.27½
Corfe Mullen 15/40 15/38½
Broadstone 15p48a ~ 16p00d 15.45 ~ 15.56
Hamworthy Jn 16.06 ~ 16.25 16.03 ~ 16.21½
Poole 16/33 16/28
Bournemouth Central 16L44 ~ 17L25 16.43 ~ 17.24
Redbridge 17/52 17/58
Millbrook [LL] -
Southampton Central 17w57 ~ 18w01 18.03 ~ 18.05
Northam Jn 18/04½ 18/08½
Eastleigh 18/11 18/14½
Worting Jn 18/38 [TL] 18/43½
Woking Jn 18/58 19/12
Hampton Court Jn 19/08 19/20½
Clapham Junction 19/19 19/29½
Waterloo 19.26a 19.36½


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