34010 Sidmouth – Timing Logs

Two logs of runs made by Sidmouth in BR service, recorded by Brian L Smith ©B L Smith.

17:24 Basingstoke to Waterloo, Ex Bournemouth, Monday 21st March 1964

Load: 11 coaches, 1 van - 396 tons tare / c. 420 tons gross
Crew: Driver L Nash (Nine Elms MPD)
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Distance   Station Schedule Time Speed
0.00   Basingstoke 0.00 0.00
5.60   Hook   7.44 63½
7.95   Winchfield   9.53 68
11.30   Fleet   12.33 78/79
14.55   Farnborough 15.07 72
15.75   Sturt Lane SB   15.59 72½
16.80   MP 31   16.59 72½/76
19.80   Brookwood   19.23 75
23.05   Woking Junction   22.17 49*
23.45   Woking arr. 26.00 23.14
 
0.00   Woking dep. 0.00 0.00
2.70   West Byfleet   4.53 55½
3.95   Byfleet & Newhaw   7.22 63
5.25   Weybridge   7.22 63
7.25   Walton   9.16 68½
8.40   Hersham   10.15 71/73½
9.95   Esher   11.32 72½/74
11.00   Hampton Court Junction 14.00 12.26 71½/70
12.30   Surbiton   13.31 70½
13.40   Berrylands   14.27 68
14.60   New Malden   15.33 63½/59½
15.70   Raynes Park   16.43 60½
17.15   Wimbledon   18.07 61½/64
18.80   Earlsfield 19.42 63½
20.45   Clapham Junction 26.00 21.45 41*
21.70   Queens Road 23.29 46½
23.05   Vauxhall   26.18 38½
24.35   Waterloo 33.00 28.47  

Net times: 23.25 min Basingstoke - Woking, 28.75 min Woking - Waterloo

Dep Basingstoke 1.25 min late, arrive Woking 1.50 min early. Dep Woking on time, arr Waterloo 4.25 min early.

With quite a heavy train Sidmouth easily beat the schedule from Basingstoke to Woking, and then arrived in Waterloo 4 min early thanks to a rare run into London with no signal checks.

21:58 Basingstoke to Waterloo, Ex Weymouth, Monday 25th April 1964

Load: 5 coaches, 5 vans - 323 tons tare / c. 350 tons gross
Crew: Driver Reuben Hendicott (Nine Elms MPD)
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Distance   Station Schedule Time Speed
0.00   Basingstoke 0.00 0.00
5.60   Hook   6.54 70½
7.95   Winchfield   8.52 74½/81
11.30   Fleet   11.24 78/80
14.55   Farnborough 13.58 74½
15.75   Sturt Lane SB   14.54 74
16.80   MP 31   15.45 73½
19.80   Brookwood   18.07 83½/86½
23.05   Woking Junction   20.49 32*
23.45   Woking arr. 26.00 21.59
 
0.00   Woking dep. 0.00 0.00
2.70   West Byfleet   5.32 61½
3.95   Byfleet & Newhaw   5.32 70½
5.25   Weybridge   6.38 71/70
7.25   Walton   8.19 77½
8.40   Hersham   9.13 80½/79½
9.95   Esher   10.24 80
11.00   Hampton Court Junction 12.00 11.15 75½
12.30   Surbiton   12.21 69
13.40   Berrylands   13.18 69
14.60   New Malden   14.21 69/70
15.70   Raynes Park   15.19 69
17.15   Wimbledon   16.38 65/62½
18.80   Earlsfield 18.18 63½ *sigs
20.45   Clapham Junction 22.00 22.11 18 *sigs
21.70   Queens Road 24.46 48½
23.05   Vauxhall   26.35 38½
24.35   Waterloo 29.00 30.23  

Net times: 22 min Basingstoke - Woking, 27 min Woking - Waterloo

Dep Basingstoke on time, arr Woking 4 min early. Dep Woking on time, arr Waterloo 1.50 min late.

With a lighter load Sidmouth touched 86½ at Brookwood, followed by 80½ at Hersham.