Andrew Pepper has provided details of a journey he made
behind 34007 back in 1964.
Wadebridge at Weymouth Town, Sunday 22nd September
1963,
prior to departure with the 2.15 pm SuO Weymouth - Waterloo.
Photo © Andrew Pepper
Andrew Pepper, who is actively involved in the restoration of an L&SWR coach, has sent details of a journey behind
Wadebridge that he made when he was 13. At that time Andrew was living
in Weymouth and saw Wadebridge frequently. She was, he says his
favourite flat-top! Andrew also took the photographs on this page, with a
Brownie camera so the quality is not quite up to today's standards.
WEYMOUTH JUNCTION - WATERLOO, 16th April 1964.
|
| 4.00 p.m. Channel Islands Boat Express. |
| 34007 Wadebridge plus 6 coaches and 1 bogie
van. |
| Timing Point |
Passing Speed |
| WEYMOUTH JUNCTION |
- |
| Radipole Halt |
29 |
| Upwey & Broadway |
34 |
| Bincombe Tunnel |
32 |
| Monkton & Came |
57 |
| Dorchester South |
20* |
| Moreton |
65/76 |
| Wool |
66 |
| Wareham |
61 |
| Holton Heath |
70/75 |
| Hamworthy Junction |
37* |
| POOLE |
- |
| Parkstone |
27 |
| Branksome |
30* |
| Gas Works Junction |
38 slowed by signals/51 |
| Bournemouth Central |
25* |
| Boscombe |
53 |
| Pokesdown |
61 |
| Christchurch |
32 slowed by signals |
| Hinton Admiral |
57 |
| Lymington Junction |
65* |
| Brockenhurst |
62* |
| Beaulieu Road |
61 |
| Lyndhurst Road |
58* |
| Totton |
- held at signals (11 minutes) |
| SOUTHAMPTON CENTRAL |
- |
| St Denys |
45 |
| Eastleigh MPD |
- held at signals (¼ minute) |
| Shawford |
28 |
| Winchester City |
62 |
| Micheldever |
64 |
| Litchfield Tunnel |
67 |
| Worting Junction |
60* |
| BASINGSTOKE |
- |
| Brookwood |
62 |
| Woking |
75 |
| West Byfleet |
19 slowed by signals |
| Walton-on-Thames |
82 |
| Surbiton |
65* |
| New Malden |
70* |
| Wimbledon |
50* |
| Clapham Junction |
39* |
| WATERLOO |
- |
*Permanent speed restriction
Booked station stops shown in bold. |
It was frequently the case that if a boat train made good time
traversing the tramway from Weymouth Dock it would be allowed to leave Weymouth
Junction as much as 10 minutes early. This was almost certainly the case on
this day, and having left early the crew made easy meat of the 1 in 50 climb
out of Weymouth (with the maximum load permitted for an unassisted light
pacific) so it is not surprising that, apart from a creditable pull up through
Micheldever, they did not make much effort to regain time lost at signals until
later in the journey - after West Byfleet.
Close-up of Wadebridge's Nameplate
Photo © Andrew Pepper
As usual, the doors for filling the sanding gear have been left open!
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