| To mark the departure of Mk 1 stock from its main line and to celebrate the launch of its "heritage" operation on the Lymington branch, South West Trains organised two "Seaside Slammer " railtours between Waterloo and Weymouth. The first was on Saturday 11th June 2005 for staff and the second for the public was on Saturday June 18th. Money raised from both tours was donated to the new Lymington Hospital. | |
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The early bird (well photographer) catches the worm (well empty stock working)! Such are the sacrifices the keen railway enthusiast and photographer has to make, this is the positioning move of the stock from Bournemouth TRSMD to Waterloo passing through Eastleigh at 05.50. photograph by Mike Cook |
The outward jouney was routed via the Guildford New Line and the Portsmouth Direct, thence via Cosham and Swanwick to Southampton. Return is via the main line, fast from Bournemouth.
Blue 4Vep 3417 operated the
first tour with green 3Cig 1498. Timings for both tours are were follows
(half minutes, where applicable, are rounded down and stops
of a minute or under are not detailed):
| Waterloo Clapham Junction Wimbledon New Malden Surbiton Hampton Court Junction Effingham Junction Clandon arrive (11th) Clandon depart (11th) Guildford Shalford Junction Farncombe Haslemere arrive Haslemere depart Petersfield Havant Farlington Junction Cosham Junction Cosham Fareham St. Denys Northam Junction Southampton Central Redbridge Brockenhurst arrive Brockenhurst depart Bournemouth arrive Bournemouth depart Branksome Poole arrive Poole depart Wareham Wool Dorchester South Dorchester Junction Weymouth |
09.02 09/08 09/11 09/13 09/15 09/18 09/27 09.33 09.37 09/43 09/45 09/47 09.58 10.15 10/24 10/35 10/41 10/42 10/44 10.52 11/09 11/10 11.12 11/17 11.27 11.37 11.53 11.57 12/01 12.05 12.13 12.23 12/29 12.39 12/41 12.49 |
Weymouth Dorchester Junction Dorchester South arrive Dorchester South depart Wool Wareham arrive Wareham depart Poole arrive Poole depart Branksome Bournemouth arrive Bournemouth depart Brockenhurst Redbridge Southampton Central Northam Junction St. Denys Eastleigh Shawford Winchester Worting Junction Basingstoke Farnborough (main) Woking Junction Woking Hampton Court Junction Surbiton New Malden Wimbledon Clapham Junction Waterloo
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17.08 17/17 17.18 17.20 17/32 17.38 17.43 17.52 17.54 17/59 18.03 18.10 18/24 18/33 18/36 18/38 18/39 18/45 18/48 18/50 19/05 19/07 19/16 19/22 19/23 19/32 19/33 19/35 19/37 19/41 19.51
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Waterloo platform 5 before departure photograph by Colin Duff |
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Clandon for a quick picture stop - u5708
is working a New Line service to Waterloo photograph by Colin Duff |
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Haslemere for a picture stop photograph by Colin Duff |
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Poole also for a picture stop photograph by Colin Duff |