14th February 1981

Hertfordshire Rail Tours
Solent & Sarum Surveyor

Locos Used 33102, 47069, 47104 & 47292

Route : 1Z39 throughout

Loco(s) Route
47069 London Marylebone – High Wycombe – Bicester – Banbury
47069 Banbury – Oxford – Didcot Parkway – Reading West Jn – Basingstoke – Andover
47069 (1) Andover – Ludgershall
47292 (2) Ludgershall – Andover
47069 Andover – Salisbury
47104 Salisbury – Romsey – Eastleigh – Southampton – Bournemouth – Dorchester South – Weymouth Signalbox
33102 Weymouth Signalbox – Weymouth Quay
33102 Weymouth Quay - Weymouth Signalbox
47104 Weymouth Signalbox – Dorchester West – Yeovil Pen Mill – Castle Cary – Westbury – Thingley Jn – Chippenham – Swindon – Foxhall Jn – Oxford - Banbury
47104 Banbury – (reverse of outward route) -  London Marylebone

Notes :
(1) 47292 on rear.
(2) 47069 on rear.
(3) The original plan was to visit Southampton Docks, but permission was withdrawn, and Weymouth Quay was visited instead.

Source : Ray Humphries, Ian Monkton & Mike Barnsley
Timings (Booked Only)
(from Mike Barnsley)

Location Booked (out) Booked (rtn)
Marylebone 08.17d 22.32a
Neasden South 08/25 22/24
Northolt Jn 08/33 22/16
Gerrards Cross 08/47 ?
High Wycombe 08.56a ~ 08.58d 21.54a ~ 21.56d
Princes Risborough 09/10 21/42
Bicester 09/27 21/23
Aynho Jn 09/37 21/13
Banbury 09.43a ~ 09.57d 20.38a ~ 21.06d
Aynho Jn 10/06 20/33
Heyford 10/12 20/28
Wolvercot Jn 10/19 20/18
Oxford 10.23a ~ 10.25d 20.10a ~ 20.14d

 

Location Booked
Didcot Parkway 10.40a ~ 10.48d
Reading West Jn 11/05
Oxford Road Jn 11/07
Southcote Jn 11/10
Basingstoke 11c24a ~ 11c25d
Worting Jn 11/30
Andover 11.44a ~ 12.06d
Ludgershall 12.28a ~ 12.38d
Andover 13.00a ~ 13.20d
Tunnel Jn 13/37
Salisbury 13.40a ~ 13.56d
Tunnel Jn 13/59
Romsey 14/15
Eastleigh 14/26
Northam Jn 14/32
Southampton 14/35
Redbridge 14/39
Brockenhurst 14/49
Bournemouth 15c02a ~ 15c05d
Poole 15/18
Wareham 15/28
Dorchester Jn 15/46
Weymouth SB 15.55a ~ 16.03d
Weymouth Quay 16.23a ~ 16.43d
Weymouth SB 17.03a ~ 17.14d
Dorchester Jn 17/31
Dorchester West 17/32
Maiden Newton 17/41
Yeovil Pen Mill 18x01
Castle Cary 18/16
Blatchbridge Jn 18/28
Clink Road Jn 18/30
Fairwood Jn 18/34
Westbury 18.37a ~ 18.39d
Bradford Jn's 18/50
Thingley Jn 19/02
Chippenham 19/07
Wotton Bassett Jn 19/20
Swindon 19.27a ~ 19.28d
Challow 19/40
Foxhall Jn 19/49
Didcot North Jn 19/55

Timings continue in first table.

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