Back to "The Railtour Files"7th October 1989
Woking Homes
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| Locos Used | 33106, 33108, 47197 & 50048 |
| Stock used | Waterloo - Exeter mark 2 rake |
Route :
| Loco(s) | Route |
| 33106 + 33108 | 08.10 London Waterloo - Basingstoke (1) |
| 33106 (2) | Basingstoke - Salisbury |
| 33106 + 33108 | Salisbury - Westbury - near Merehead (3) |
| 33106 (2) | near Merehead - (4) Cranmore |
| 47197 | Cranmore - Westbury |
| 50048 | Westbury - Salisbury - Basingstoke - London Waterloo |
Notes :
(1) 33108 shut down at Basingstoke and did not power again until
departure from Salisbury having been topped up with coolant.
(2) plus 33108 dead-in-tow.
(3) 33108 shut down again.
(4) In the last 2 miles to Cranmore 33106 seized its turbo & limped to
Cranmore.
Sources : Ian Saunders
(on the train throughout) & Steve Thorpe
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