5th July 1964

L.C.G.B.
The Surrey Wanderer Rail Tour

Locos Used 30053 & 78038

Route :

Loco Route
30053 London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Twickenham - Strawberry Hill - Fulwell - Shepperton
78038 Shepperton - Fulwell - Kingston - New Malden - Wimbledon
? cross to Central Section
78038 Wimbledon - Merton Park - Mitcham Junction - Beddington Lane - West Croydon
78038 West Croydon - Sutton - Epsom Downs
78038 Epsom Downs - Sutton - West Croydon - Gloucester Road emergency spur - Selhurst - Streatham - Tulse Hill
78038 Tulse Hill - West Norwood - Crystal Palace - Beckenham Junction
78038 Beckenham Junction - Spur Jn - Norwood Junction - East Croydon - Purley - Caterham
30053 Caterham - Purley
30053 Purley - Tattenham Corner
30053 Tattenham Corner - Purley - East Croydon - Norwood Junction - Crystal Palace - Streatham Hill - Clapham Junction - Latchmere Jn - Kensington (Olympia)
30053 Kensington (Olympia) - Latchmere Jn - Longhedge Jn - London Victoria

Source : John Clifford (on the train throughout)

Photo Review


30053 running round at Tattenham Corner (photo: Brian Basterfield)


From Bob Mitchell's ticket collection.


Timings (Booked & Actual)
(booked from Terry Jackson, actual from John Broderick)

M.C Location Booked Actual
0.00 Waterloo 09.02d [WLL] 09.02
2.50 Queens Road 09/08 09/09
3.71 Clapham Junction 09/11 09/11½
7.04 Barnes 09/18 09/18
11.20 Twickenham 09/30 09/29
12.22 Strawberry Hill 09/34 09/32½
12.50 Fulwell Jn 09/38 09/35
18.74 Shepperton 09L56a ~ 10L06d 09.58 ~ 10.08½
25.18 Fulwell Jn 10/20 10/21
26.10 Teddington 10/23 10/23
27.55 Kingston 10/27 10/26
30.01 New Malden 10/32 LL 10/32
31.12 Raynes Park 10/36 TL 10/40
31.70 Wimbledon 'C' 10*40a ~ 10*47d [X] 10.43a
32.45 Wimbledon 10.48a ~ 10.58d 10.50 ~ 10.58½
33.23 Merton Park 11/02 11/05
34.76 Mitcham 11/07 11/09
35.53 Mitcham Junction 11/09 11/12
36.30 Beddington Lane 11w14a ~ 11w20d [G] 11.15 ~ 11.22½
38.67 West Croydon 11.27a ~ 11.36d 11.32 ~ 11.40
41.38 Wallington 11/43 11/46½
43.27 Sutton 11*50a ~ 11*56d 11.53 ~ 11.57
47.30 Epsom Downs 12p06a ~ 12p39d 12.11 ~ 12.39
51.33 Sutton 12/49 12/47
53.22 Wallington ?11/43? 12/51
55.73 West Croydon 13*03a ~ 13*07d [E] 12.57½ ~ 13.01
57.08 Selhurst 13/15 LL 13/17
59.72 Streatham Common 13/23 13/22
60.39 Streatham 13/26 13/25
62.00 Tulse Hill 13.30a ~ 13.42d 13.30 ~ 13.43
62.54 West Norwood 13/46 13/47
64.29 Crystal Palace 13/51 13/52
65.14 Bromley Jn 13/54 13/55
67.35 Beckenham Junction 14.03a ~ 14.10d 14.04 ~ 14.12
69.13 Norwood Spur Jn 14/15 ?
69.68 Norwood Junction 14w17a ~ 14w22d 14.20 ~ 14.32
71.00 Windmill Bridge Jn 14/25 TL ?
71.41 East Croydon 14/26 14/36
74.42 Purley 14*33a ~ 14*42d ??.?? ~ 14.43
79.20 Caterham 14L52a ~ 15L07d 14.55 ~ 15.07
83.78 Purley 15.16a ~ 15.22d 15.15 ~ 15.23
87.26 Chipstead 15/31 15/37
92.22 Tattenham Corner 15.40a ~ 15.59d [D] 15.53½ ~ 16.26
93.41 Tadworth 16w03a ~ 16w08d ?
97.18 Chipstead 16/16 16/39
100.46 Purley 16/26 TL 16/45½
102.55 South Croydon 16/30 LL 16.50½ ~ 16.52
103.47 East Croydon 16w33a ~ 16w40d 16.53 ~ 16.55
104.08 Windmill Bridge Jn 16/42 LL ?
105.20 Norwood Junction 16/46 17/03
105.74 Bromley Jn 16/48½ ?
106.59 Crystal Palace 16/51 ?
109.56 Streatham Hill 16/59 17/16½
110.44 Balham Jn 17/01½ LL 17/18
112.56 Clapham Junction 17/06 17/22½
113.19 Latchmere Jn 17/09 17/24
116.17 Kensington Olympia 17p16a ~ 17p30d 17.31 ~ 17.44½
119.15 Latchmere Jn 17/37 17/54
120.00 Longhedge Jn 17/40 17/56
120.30 Stewarts Lane Jn 17/43 17/58
121.49 Victoria (Eastern) 17.53a 18/02

Key :
WLL : Windsor local line
TL : Through line
G : Goods line
p : Photographic stop
[D] : Passengers must alight whilst the train runs to the sidings for the engine to run round
LL : Local line
X : Cross to Central Section line
E : Via Emergency Spur

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