The Railtour Files

Loco(s)	Route
35028	London Waterloo - Clapham Junction - Twickenham - Staines Central - Virginia Water - Woking - Aldershot - Alton - Alresford - Winchester City - Eastleigh - Southampton Central - Brockenhurst - Bournemouth Central - Poole - Broadstone - Blandford Forum - Templecombe No.2 Jn
41283 + 41249	Templecombe No.2 Jn - Evercreech Junction - Glastonbury & Street - Highbridge (S&D) (3)
34013	(3) Highbridge (GWR) - Weston-super-Mare - Bristol Temple Meads - Mangotsfield North Jn
D7014 (1)	Mangotsfield North Jn - Mangotsfield South Jn - Bath Green Park
34013 + 34057	Bath Green Park - Radstock - Evercreech Jn - Templecombe
35028	Templecombe - Gillingham - Salisbury - Andover Junction - Basingstoke - Woking - Surbiton - Wimbledon - Earlsfield - Clapham Junction - London Waterloo

Notes :
(1) 34013 on rear.
(2) This was a repeat of the tour run on January 2nd, with a few variations. Closure of the Somerset & Dorset would occur on March 7th. This was one of two rail tours this day to make a final trip over the S&D (the other one being organised by the Stephenson locomotive Society). Train suffered delays at Branksome (due to needing to replace a steam pipe) and at Broadstone.
(3) Passengers were required to de-train at Highbridge and walk between the S&D and GWR platforms/stations. Steph Gillett confirms: the stock was shunted by the two Ivatts and drawn across the GWR mainline into the Up goods and through the goods shed (not shown on the OPC plan). It was then reversed into the Down (ie southbound) platform of the GWR station. 34013 which had been waiting in the Down goods loop was then backed onto the train. The Up line was gained on departure north.

Sources : David Hills, John Clifford, Tony Davies & Steph Gillett

Photo Review

Two shots of 34013 being admired by the crowds at Highbridge (GWR)
(photos: above - Bob Bishop, below - Ralph Whitby)

M.C	Location	Booked	Actual
0.00	Waterloo	09.00d	09.00
3.71	Clapham Junction	09/07	09/08
11.70	Twickenham	09/22	09/20
19.02	Staines Central	09/33	09/30
23.16	Virginia Water	09/41	09/39
28.02	Addlestone Jn	09/50	09.46a ~ 09.48d
28.71	Byfleet Jn	09/52	09/51
32.30	Woking Jn	09/56	09/57
40.09	Ash Vale	10/09	10/07
42.52	Aldershot	10/13	10/10
54.37	Alton	10/29	10/24
58.72	Medstead home signal	10.42a ~ 10.44d	10.32 ~ 10.44
64.47	Alresford	10/55	10/52
71.33	Winchester Jn	11/07	11/01
73.40	Winchester City	11.10a ~ 11.15d	11.05 ~ 11.16
80.38	Eastleigh	11/25	11/24
86.12	Southampton Central	11/35	11/31
100.53	Lymington Jn	11/52	11/48
114.75	Bournemouth Central	12/16	12/17
120.55	Poole	12/25	12.41a ~ 12.43d
124.09	Broadstone	12.32a ~ 12.42d	12.50 ~ 13.05
127.09	Corfe Mullen SB	12/48	13/19
135.00	Blandford Forum	12.58a ~ 13.08d	13.29 ~ 13.35
140.37	Shillingstone	13/20	13/45
143.40	Sturminster Newton	13/26	13/49
147.38	Stalbridge	13/32	13/55
151.11	Templecombe No.2 Jn	13.38a ~ 13.48d	14.00 ~ 14.08
161.31	Evercreech Jn	14.07a ~ 14.17d	14.25 ~ 14.33
172.08	Glastonbury	14/50	14.54a ~ 14.55d
184.01	Highbridge (S&D)	15.12a	15.19
-	Highbridge (GWR)	15.35d	15.41
191.21	Uphill Jn	15/48	15/52
192.72	Weston-super-Mare	15/51	15/56
195.15	Worle Jn	15/55	16/00
211.79	Bristol Temple Meads	16/16	16/19
217.06	Mangotsfield	16/29	16/29
217.47	Mangotsfield North Jn	16.31 ~ 16.41	?
?	Bath Green Park	??.??a ~ ??.??d	16.54 ~ 17.26
228.19	Bath Jn	17/20	17/28
232.07	Midford	17.28a ~ 17.38d	17.36 ~ 17.46
238.30	Radstock North	17/47	18.06a ~ 18.07d
244.63	Binegar	18/06	18/23
249.29	Shepton Mallet (Charlton Road)	18/14	18.32a ~ 18.34d
254.12	Evercreech Jn	18/23	18/45
261.14	Wincanton	18/39	18/56
264.65	Templecombe	18.47a ~ 19.08d	19.04 ~ 19.17
271.49	Gillingham	19/16	19/25
290.63	Wilton South	19/43	19/44
293.16	Salisbury	19.47a ~ 19.52d	19.49 ~ 19.54
326.57	Worting Jn	20/24	20/29
329.17	Basingstoke	20.28a ~ 20.30d	20.33 ~ 20.34
352.19	Woking Jn	20/58	20/58
273.09	Clapham Junction	21/18	21/29
377.00	Waterloo	21.25a	21.36

Locos Used	D7014, 34013 'Okehampton', 34057 'Biggin Hill', 35028 'Clan Line', 41249 & 41283
Stock Used	9 coaches