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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

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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

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VSOE

Wed 1st May

35005

Cathedral Express – Salisbury

12.38

19.13

SD

Wed 15th May

4472

Victoria - Bath - Newbury - Victoria

10.55

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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

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19.12

18.44

SD

Sat 25th May

4472

Victoria - Westbury - Newbury - Victoria

Charter Run

10.52

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VSOE

Wed 29th May

35005

Cathedral Express – Chichester

Cancelled - both 35005 & 34016 out of action

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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

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DRT

Wed 26th June

35005

Cathedral Express – Bath

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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

?

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PTR

Sun 7th July

76079

Didcot – Reading – portsmouth - Eastleigh

CANCELLED

?

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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

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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

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18.45 - 19.05

Waterstop

SD

Thurs 1st Aug

35005

Cathedral Express – Chichester

Revises route (opposite to last years timetable).

12.57

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SD

Sat 3rd Aug

34067

Waterloo – Salisbury & Return

CANCELLED

?

?

PTR

Wed 7th Aug

4472

Victoria - Bath - Newbury - Victoria

10.51

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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

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18.45 - 19.05

Waterstop

SD

Wed 11th Sept

4472

Diesel

Victoria - Bath - Newbury - Victoria

4472 unavailable - coaches diesel hauled

10.55

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VSOE

Sun 15th Sept

34067

Victoria - Chichester & Return

CANCELLED

(34067 still unavailable)

?

?

PTR

Wed 18th Sept

35005

Cathedral Express – Bath

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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

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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

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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

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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

Flying Scotsman

4-6-2

A3

LNER

Flying Scotsman Railways

35005

Canadian Pacific

4-6-2

Merchant Navy

Ex. Southern

Watercress Line & Steamdreams

34016

Bodmin

4-6-2

West Country

Ex. Southern

Watercress Line & Steamdreams

34027

Taw Valley

4-6-2

West Country

Ex. Southern

-

34067

Tangmere

4-6-2

Battle of Britain

Ex. Southern

Wessex Trains

76079

-

2-6-0

4MT

BR

-

5051

Earl Barthurst

4-6-0

4073

(Castle Class)

GWR

-

73096

(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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