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2002 Main Line Steam Tours
(For Basingstoke!)

Heres a brief schedule of all the steam locomotives that came through Basingstoke (Hampshire) during 2002.
Date of Tour (2002) |
Train Number |
Destination |
Time in at Basingstoke (There) |
Time in at Basingstoke (Back) |
Tour Opperator |
Sun Jan 13th |
4472 |
Victoria - Southampton Docks & Return |
11.07 |
18.04 |
VSOE |
Sun Feb 3rd |
4472 |
Victoria - Southampton Docks & Return |
11.07 |
18.04 |
VSOE |
Fri Feb 15th |
35005 |
POSTPONED to 19th April Salisbury - Alton EWS Crew Training Specials |
------------- |
22.41 |
SD |
Sun Feb 17th |
4472 Diesel |
Victoria - Southampton Docks & Return Replaced by an EWS diesel |
11.07 |
18.04 |
VSOE |
Sun Mar 3rd |
4472 |
Victoria - Southampton Docks & Return |
11.07 |
18.04 |
VSOE |
Wed Mar 13th |
4472 |
Victoria - Salisbury & Return |
12.28 |
18.28 |
VSOE |
Sat Apr 13th |
4472 |
Victoria - Salisbury & Return |
12.28 |
18.28 |
VSOE |
Friday Apr 19th |
35005 |
CANCELLED (EWS Crew Training) Salisbury Basingstoke Driver overshot red light |
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22.41 |
SD |
Wed Apr 17th |
4472 |
Victoria - Bath - Newbury - Victoria |
10.55 |
------------- |
VSOE |
Wed 1st May |
35005 |
Cathedral Express Salisbury |
12.38 |
19.13 |
SD |
Wed 15th May |
4472 |
Victoria - Bath - Newbury - Victoria |
10.55 |
------------- |
VSOE |
Sat 18th May |
34016 35005 |
Woking - Salisbury - Winchester - Woking Replaced by 35005 |
08.55 |
19.57 |
DRT |
Thurs 23rd May |
35005 |
Cathedral Express Bath Ran 30 minutes earlier than scheduled |
------------- |
19.12 18.44 |
SD |
Sat 25th May |
4472 |
Victoria - Westbury - Newbury - Victoria Charter Run |
10.52 |
----------- |
VSOE |
Wed 29th May |
35005 |
Cathedral Express Chichester Cancelled - both 35005 & 34016 out of action |
------------- |
18.47 |
SD |
Wed 5th June |
35005 |
Cathedral Express Salisbury 35005 replaced by a class 37 diesel |
12.38 |
19.13 |
SD |
Thurs 13th June |
4472 |
Victoria - Bath - Salisbury 4472 replaced by an EWS diesel |
10.51 |
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VSOE |
Sat 22nd June |
4472 |
Victoria - Salisbury & Return 4472 was running 10 minutes early |
12.28 |
18.28 |
VSOE |
Sun 23rd June |
34016 35005 |
Alton - Reading - Eastleigh - Guildford - Alton Revised Motive Power |
13.08 |
------------ |
DRT |
Wed 26th June |
35005 |
Cathedral Express Bath |
------------- |
18.44 |
SD |
Thurs 27th June |
34027 |
Victoria Portsmouth (& Return) CANCELLED* |
? |
? |
PTR |
Wed 3rd July |
35005 |
Cathedrals Express - Portsmouth |
------------ |
18.45 - 19.05 Waterstop |
SD |
Sat 6th July |
5051 |
Swindon Reading Southptn - Westbury - Swindon CANCELLED Due to guage and clearance problems |
? |
------------- |
PTR |
Sun 7th July |
76079 |
Didcot Reading portsmouth - Eastleigh CANCELLED |
? |
------------- |
PTR |
Mon 8th July |
34027 |
Waterloo - Eastleigh CANCELLED* |
? | ? | PTR |
Tue 9th July |
35005 |
Cathedral Express Salisbury Ran as 'Waterloo Sunset' |
12.38 |
19.13 |
SD |
Wed 10th July |
4472 |
Victoria - Bath - Newbury - Victoria |
10.55 |
------------ |
VSOE |
Sat 13th July |
34027 |
Victoria Salisbury & Return CANCELLED* |
? |
? |
PTR |
Thurs 18th July |
35005 |
Cathedral Express Winchester Last minute change affected return timings. |
13.55 |
17.50 19.02 |
SD |
Wed 24th July |
35005 |
Cathedral Express Bath |
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19.12 |
SD |
Wed 31st July |
35005 |
Cathedrals Express - Portsmouth CANCELLED |
------------- |
18.45 - 19.05 Waterstop |
SD |
Thurs 1st Aug |
35005 |
Cathedral Express Chichester Revises route (opposite to last years timetable). |
12.57 |
------------ |
SD |
Sat 3rd Aug |
34067 |
Waterloo Salisbury & Return CANCELLED |
? |
? |
PTR |
Wed 7th Aug |
4472 |
Victoria - Bath - Newbury - Victoria |
10.51 |
------------- |
VSOE |
Wed 21st Aug |
35005 |
Cathedral Express Salisbury |
12.38 |
19.13 |
SD |
Thurs 22nd Aug |
35005 |
Cathedral Express Bath |
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19.13 |
SD |
Sat 31st Aug |
35005 |
Cathedral Express Winchester |
13.51 |
18.09 |
SD |
Thurs 5th Sept |
35005 |
Cathedrals Express - Portsmouth |
------------- |
18.45 - 19.05 Waterstop |
SD |
Wed 11th Sept |
4472 Diesel |
Victoria - Bath - Newbury - Victoria 4472 unavailable - coaches diesel hauled |
10.55 |
------------- |
VSOE |
Sun 15th Sept |
34067 |
Victoria - Chichester & Return CANCELLED (34067 still unavailable) |
? |
? |
PTR |
Wed 18th Sept |
35005 |
Cathedral Express Bath |
------------- |
19.12 |
SD |
Thurs 19th Sept |
35005 |
Cathedral Express Salisbury |
12.38 |
19.13 |
SD |
Sat 21st Sept |
4472 |
Victoria - Southampton Docks & Return |
13.51 |
18.57 |
VSOE |
Sun 6th Oct |
34016 (35005) |
Alton - Andover - Southampton - Basingstoke - Alton |
11.47 |
15.12 |
DRL |
Tues 8th Oct |
35005 |
Cathedrals Express - Portsmouth 35005 running late, so waterstop @ Basingstoke Cancelled |
------------- |
18.45 - 19.05 Waterstop |
SD |
Wed 9th Oct |
4472 |
Victoria - Bath - Newbury - Victoria CANCELLED 4472 Unavaliable |
10.51 |
- |
VSOE |
Sat 12th Oct |
4472 |
Victoria - Salisbury & Return CANCELLED Due to railworks between Andover and Salisbury |
12.28 |
18.28 |
VSOE |
Wed 16th Oct |
35005 |
Cathedral Express Salisbury |
12.38 |
19.13 |
SD |
Wed 23rd Oct |
35005 |
Cathedral Express Chichester CANCELLED - 35005 unavaliable |
12.57 |
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SD |
Sat 26th Oct |
34016 35005 34016 |
Alton - Southampton - Andover - Woking - Alton CANCELLED 34016 unavaliable, 35005 became unavaliable & 34016 was still unavaliable. Motive Power unavaliable. |
- |
- |
DRL |
Wed 30th Oct |
35005 34016 |
Cathedral Express Bath CANCELLED - 35005 unavaliable. 34016 as substitue loco. 34016 Unavaliable |
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19.12 |
SD |
Wed 6th Nov |
4472 |
Victoria - Bath - Newbury - Victoria |
10.55 |
------------- |
VSOE |
Sat 9th Nov |
4472 |
Victoria - Salisbury & Return |
12.30 |
17.28 |
VSOE |
Sun 17th Nov |
73096 |
Alton - Reading - Westbury - Salisbury - Reading - Guildford - Aton 73096 - Returns to the mainline! Heralding run! |
- |
15.54 |
DRL |
Tues 3rd Dec |
35005 |
Cathedrals Express - Portsmouth (Christmas Special) CANCELLED |
------------ |
18.45 - 19.05 Waterstop |
SD |
Tues 10th Dec |
35005 73096 or 34016 |
Cathedral Express Salisbury (Christmas Special) |
12.38 |
19.13 |
SD |
Sun 15th Dec |
4472 |
Victoria - Southampton Docks & Return |
11.07 |
18.04 |
VSOE |
Thurs 19th Dec |
35005 73096 or 34016 |
Cathedral Express Winchester (Christmas Special) |
12.49* |
18.06* |
SD |
Tues 31st Dec |
4472 |
Victoria - Andover - Southampton - Winchfield - Victoria * To be confirmed |
?- (Late evening!)* |
? - (around midnight!)* |
VSOE |
Note: All steam tours that start with 'Cathedral Express' leave from either London Victoria or London Waterloo.
Loco Information:
Number |
Name |
Wheel arr. |
Class |
Railway |
Find out more about the loco at... |
4472 |
4-6-2 |
A3 |
LNER |
Flying Scotsman Railways | |
35005 |
4-6-2 |
Merchant Navy |
Ex. Southern |
Watercress Line & Steamdreams | |
34016 |
4-6-2 |
Ex. Southern |
Watercress Line & Steamdreams | ||
34027 |
4-6-2 |
West Country |
Ex. Southern |
- | |
34067 |
4-6-2 |
Battle of Britain |
Ex. Southern |
Wessex Trains | |
- |
2-6-0 |
4MT |
BR |
- | |
5051 |
4-6-0 |
4073 (Castle Class) |
GWR |
- | |
(was 73080 - 'Merlin') |
4-6-0 |
Standard Class |
BR |
Watercress Line & Steamdreams |
Tour Operators
VSOE = Venice Simplon Orient Express
SD = Steamdreams (Cathedrals Express)
PTR = Past Time Rail
DRT = Daylight Limited Rail Tours
PT = Pathfinder Tours
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