2003 Main Line Steam Tours

(For Basingstoke! - Hampshire)

Here's a brief schedule of all the steam locomotives coming through my home town Basingstoke (Hampshire) during 2005.

As you can see, Basingstoke receives lots of steam locomotivies, so this page is updated 'Frequently' to supply accurate information. I will try update the page before or on the day of the tour to supply accurate information. If there are no times and you want them in advance e-mail stephen.newell@steamland.com and ill try to get them for you.

The way to use the tours sheet is simple, the 'Date of tour' is the date when the Mainline steam tour is taking place. The 'Motive Power' is the steam locomotive hauling it (noted by the number the loco currently carries - see table below tours sheet for loco details). The 'route' is where the locotive will be travelling with the excursion. 'Time in at Basingstoke (There)' is when the locomotive will be travelling through Basingstoke Station on its outward journey, and 'Time in at Basingstoke (Back)' is when the locomotive will be travelling through Basingstoke Station on its inward return journey. When there is a ' - ' in one of the boxes it shows that the locomotive will not be travelling through Basingstoke Station on either the outward or inward journey. The Timmings are given in the 24 hour clock, and are the stated times issued for 'Basingstoke station' by EWS or Railtrack. The trains are all expresses and don't stop at Basingstoke Staton unless stated. The 'Tour Opperator' is the company that orgainises and plans the excursions. (see 'Tour Opperators' below tours sheet) Other notes; If there are any changes made on the day regarding the tour, notes will be added to speciffy afterward. The Italic writing at the top of the page eg. 'The Branch Liner' is the name of the express the locomotive is taking.

Last Updated; Saturday 20th December 2003

Basingstoke's 2003 Main Line Steam Tours

Date of Tour

(2003)

Motive Power

Route

Time in at Basingstoke

(There)

Time in at Basingstoke

(Back)

Tour Opperator

Sorry! You've got here too early. No tours confirmed yet! Try again in October 2004!

Notes:

All steam tours that start with 'Cathedrals Express' leave from either London Victoria or London Waterloo. Click here for details or email @ stephen.newell@steamland.20m.com

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# = Train hauling the excursion is unknown/not yet specified

* = Times stated may change

? = Route/Times yet to be confirmed

TBA = To Be Arranged

Loco Information:

(list of the locomotives scheduled to pass through Basingstoke during the course of the year)

Number	Name	Wheel arr.	Class	Railway	Find out more about the loco at...
60800	Green Arrow	2-6-2	V2	Ex. LNER	National Railway Museum
4472 /60103	Flying Scotsman	4-6-2	A3	LNER	Flying Scotsman Railways
60009	Union of South Africa	4-6-2	A4	Ex. LNER	Somerset & Dorset Railway
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
71000	Duke of Gloucester	4-6-2	8P	BR	Duke of Gloucester Society
76079	-	2-6-0	4MT	BR	-
73096	(was 73080 - 'Merlin')	4-6-0	Standard 5	BR	Watercress Line & Steamdreams

Tour Operators

(The companys that organise the tours)

VSOE = Venice Simplon Orient Express

SD = Steamdreams (Cathedrals Express)

PTR = Past Time Rail

DRT = Daylight Limited Rail Tours

PT = Pathfinder Tours

WXTR = Wessex Trains

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Any other information e.g. the full route, compleate journey timing sheets or general information, e-mail stephen.newell@steamland.20m.com and I will try my best to help you.

A big Thank You to www.uksteam.info for a lot of the information provided!